2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

Time of last HIV test (Not including blood donations)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within past year Within past 2-5 years More than 5 years ago Not Sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,844 279 16.1 14.1-18.2 477 28.8 26.3-31.4 427 21.7 19.5-24.0 661 33.5 30.9-36.2
-FEMALES 1,007 132 14.2 11.7-17.1 256 28.3 25.0-31.9 264 25.2 22.0-28.6 355 32.4 28.9-36.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 563 60 11.7 8.7-15.5 126 25.6 21.2-30.5 184 30.0 25.8-34.6 193 32.7 28.2-37.6
Non-Hispanic Black 279 48 19.9 14.7-26.4 70 27.0 21.1-33.7 56 21.7 15.7-29.2 105 31.4 25.1-38.5
Other 153 23 12.2 7.7-18.8 56 40.8 31.7-50.5 22 13.5 8.5-20.8 52 33.5 25.0-43.1
AGE
18-34 244 57 24.2 18.5-30.9 95 38.8 32.0-46.0 41 16.5 12.0-22.3 51 20.5 15.4-26.7
35-44 230 33 13.1 8.8-19.1 69 31.3 24.4-39.2 65 29.5 22.4-37.7 63 26.1 19.7-33.7
45-54 218 22 9.4 5.9-14.7 42 19.7 14.1-26.9 73 30.3 23.8-37.8 81 40.5 32.6-49.0
55-64 175 12 6.8 3.4-13.4 30 19.2 13.0-27.5 54 30.9 23.2-39.8 79 43.1 34.3-52.3
65-74 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 21.2 13.1-32.3 *** *** ***
75+ 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 14 14.8 8.1-25.6 *** *** *** 13 11.3 5.8-20.9 45 32.5 23.1-43.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 207 23 13.7 8.7-20.8 63 35.4 27.6-44.0 41 18.3 13.1-24.9 80 32.7 25.4-40.9
Some Post-H.S. 313 50 15.7 11.4-21.2 63 21.5 16.5-27.4 87 27.3 21.5-34.1 113 35.5 29.3-42.3
College Graduate 378 45 12.5 9.1-17.0 93 26.1 21.2-31.5 123 32.7 27.5-38.4 117 28.7 23.6-34.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 18 15.0 8.7-24.9 *** *** *** 16 10.5 6.2-17.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 184 26 11.3 7.2-17.3 52 37.3 28.9-46.6 47 20.8 14.9-28.4 59 30.5 23.1-39.1
$25,000- 34,999 106 12 14.3 7.7-25.1 *** *** *** 23 19.5 12.1-29.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 114 25 25.2 16.7-36.2 *** *** *** 23 17.0 10.6-26.0 32 25.7 17.5-36.0
$50,000- 74,999 114 18 15.8 9.4-25.3 32 28.6 19.9-39.2 29 24.9 17.0-35.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 229 15 7.3 4.1-12.7 47 20.7 15.3-27.4 97 43.1 35.5-51.0 70 28.9 22.4-36.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 325 36 13.0 8.7-18.9 70 24.9 19.2-31.7 73 21.2 16.3-27.1 146 40.9 34.4-47.8
No 680 96 14.7 11.8-18.2 184 29.5 25.5-33.9 191 26.9 23.0-31.1 209 28.9 24.9-33.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 951 123 14.0 11.5-17.0 243 28.3 24.8-32.0 249 25.1 21.9-28.6 336 32.7 29.1-36.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 292 45 16.3 11.9-21.9 92 30.3 24.7-36.6 79 26.2 20.6-32.8 76 27.2 21.5-33.7
Regional City or Suburban County 243 30 12.8 8.5-18.9 71 32.6 25.7-40.3 61 23.3 17.8-29.8 81 31.4 24.9-38.6
Rural 472 57 13.1 9.7-17.5 93 23.3 18.6-28.8 124 25.5 21.0-30.6 198 38.1 32.7-43.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 575 81 14.8 11.6-18.6 154 27.3 23.2-31.8 173 29.7 25.3-34.4 167 28.3 24.0-33.0
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 124 *** *** *** 17 15.1 8.9-24.5 25 19.8 12.9-29.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 135 14 9.9 5.3-17.8 27 25.5 16.7-36.9 27 16.6 11.0-24.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 109 18 17.2 10.2-27.7 *** *** *** 22 17.3 10.7-26.9 25 20.4 13.1-30.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 119 17 11.7 6.7-19.8 *** *** *** 19 13.5 7.6-22.9 43 32.7 23.6-43.4
101% to 150% 166 28 15.2 9.8-22.9 43 33.3 24.7-43.1 40 20.0 14.1-27.4 55 31.6 23.6-40.8
151% to 200% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 448 50 12.4 9.1-16.7 103 24.0 19.6-29.0 151 33.8 28.6-39.3 144 29.9 25.0-35.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 194 28 16.8 10.7-25.3 41 29.7 21.4-39.7 38 19.0 12.8-27.2 87 34.5 26.3-43.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 426 60 13.9 10.4-18.3 112 30.9 25.5-36.7 108 21.9 17.9-26.6 146 33.3 28.2-38.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 387 44 13.6 10.0-18.4 103 25.5 20.8-30.7 118 30.1 24.8-35.9 122 30.8 25.5-36.6

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*Asked of respondents who reported they had been tested for HIV. Responses indicating test was done before January 1985 were recoded to 'don’t know.'

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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