2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

At Risk for HIV:
I am going to read you a list. When I am done, please tell me if any of the situations apply to you. You do not need to tell me which one.
You have used intravenous drugs in the past year.
You have been treated for a sexually transmitted or venereal disease in the past year.
You have given or received money or drugs in exchange for sex in the past year.
You had anal sex without a condom in the past year.
You had four or more sex partners in the past year.

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,440 235 6.4 5.5- 7.4 4,205 93.6 92.6-94.5
-FEMALES 2,390 104 5.4 4.3- 6.7 2,286 94.6 93.3-95.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,586 67 5.5 4.2- 7.3 1,519 94.5 92.7-95.8
Non-Hispanic Black 488 22 5.0 3.0- 8.3 466 95.0 91.7-97.0
Other 287 14 5.1 2.7- 9.2 273 94.9 90.8-97.3
AGE
18-34 451 55 13.1 9.8-17.3 396 86.9 82.7-90.2
35-44 320 22 5.0 3.0- 8.1 298 95.0 91.9-97.0
45-54 382 16 3.2 1.8- 5.7 366 96.8 94.3-98.2
55-64 435 *** *** *** 427 98.2 95.7-99.2
65-74 455 *** *** *** 453 98.9 93.7-99.8
75+ 300 *** *** *** 300 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 246 *** *** *** 237 94.0 88.0-97.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 559 24 5.7 3.5- 9.2 535 94.3 90.8-96.5
Some Post-H.S. 722 40 6.1 4.3- 8.6 682 93.9 91.4-95.7
College Graduate 859 31 3.9 2.6- 5.9 828 96.1 94.1-97.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 233 14 5.1 2.6- 9.6 219 94.9 90.4-97.4
$15,000- 24,999 386 23 9.1 5.7-14.4 363 90.9 85.6-94.3
$25,000- 34,999 224 11 6.4 3.1-12.7 213 93.6 87.3-96.9
$35,000- 49,999 278 12 4.9 2.5- 9.3 266 95.1 90.7-97.5
$50,000- 74,999 288 *** *** *** 279 95.7 91.1-97.9
$75,000+ 480 12 2.5 1.3- 4.6 468 97.5 95.4-98.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 802 37 6.6 4.5- 9.6 765 93.4 90.4-95.5
No 1,580 67 4.8 3.6- 6.4 1,513 95.2 93.6-96.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 81 *** *** *** 76 93.0 83.2-97.2
Non-Veteran 2,308 99 5.3 4.2- 6.7 2,209 94.7 93.3-95.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 638 33 6.2 4.2- 9.0 605 93.8 91.0-95.8
Regional City or Suburban County 559 26 5.8 3.7- 9.1 533 94.2 90.9-96.3
Rural 1,193 45 4.3 3.0- 6.1 1,148 95.7 93.9-97.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,056 70 6.6 5.0- 8.7 986 93.4 91.3-95.0
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** 79 90.5 80.2-95.8
Retired 720 *** *** *** 720 100 . - .
Unable to Work 249 *** *** *** 243 96.3 89.9-98.7
Other not in Labor Force 263 18 8.1 4.6-13.8 245 91.9 86.2-95.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 90 *** *** *** 83 94.0 86.6-97.4
50% to 100% 202 18 11.4 6.5-19.4 184 88.6 80.6-93.5
101% to 150% 359 15 4.3 2.4- 7.4 344 95.7 92.6-97.6
151% to 200% 171 *** *** *** 163 92.7 83.7-96.9
More than 200% 1,065 33 3.7 2.5- 5.4 1,032 96.3 94.6-97.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 458 19 4.4 2.4- 7.9 439 95.6 92.1-97.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,013 48 5.9 4.2- 8.1 965 94.1 91.9-95.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 919 37 5.1 3.5- 7.3 882 94.9 92.7-96.5

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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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