2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

Not counting tests you may have had as part of blood donation, have you ever been tested for HIV?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,250 1,854 45.7 43.8-47.6 2,396 54.3 52.4-56.2
-Non-Hispanic Black 794 472 62.2 57.9-66.3 322 37.8 33.7-42.1
GENDER
Male 318 192 61.5 54.9-67.8 126 38.5 32.2-45.1
Female 476 280 62.8 57.0-68.2 196 37.2 31.8-43.0
AGE
18-34 163 122 73.3 64.8-80.3 41 26.7 19.7-35.2
35-44 113 89 80.8 71.5-87.6 24 19.2 12.4-28.5
45-54 156 106 63.2 53.1-72.2 50 36.8 27.8-46.9
55-64 150 81 53.9 43.7-63.8 69 46.1 36.2-56.3
65-74 139 57 39.0 29.2-49.8 82 61.0 50.2-70.8
75+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 235 128 57.9 49.8-65.6 107 42.1 34.4-50.2
Some Post-H.S. 253 153 62.6 55.1-69.6 100 37.4 30.4-44.9
College Graduate 209 140 72.2 64.5-78.7 69 27.8 21.3-35.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 95 67.9 58.3-76.1 57 32.1 23.9-41.7
$25,000- 34,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 83 69.3 58.3-78.4 32 30.7 21.6-41.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 260 144 61.4 53.2-69.0 116 38.6 31.0-46.8
No 532 327 62.5 57.4-67.4 205 37.5 32.6-42.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 121 86 73.9 63.8-82.0 35 26.1 18.0-36.2
Non-Veteran 673 386 60.3 55.5-64.8 287 39.7 35.2-44.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 266 166 65.5 58.6-71.8 100 34.5 28.2-41.4
Regional City or Suburban County 170 109 65.0 55.7-73.2 61 35.0 26.8-44.3
Rural 358 197 56.7 49.7-63.4 161 43.3 36.6-50.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 397 271 68.3 62.5-73.6 126 31.7 26.4-37.5
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 200 75 37.3 29.3-46.1 125 62.7 53.9-70.7
Unable to Work 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 85 58.3 48.3-67.6 63 41.7 32.4-51.7
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 319 205 67.2 60.6-73.2 114 32.8 26.8-39.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 201 108 52.8 43.0-62.4 93 47.2 37.6-57.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 341 205 64.1 57.7-70.0 136 35.9 30.0-42.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 252 159 64.0 56.8-70.7 93 36.0 29.3-43.2

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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