2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

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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
-FEMALES 2,280 1,010 46.4 43.8-49.0 1,270 53.6 51.0-56.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,499 564 39.6 36.5-42.8 935 60.4 57.2-63.5
Non-Hispanic Black 476 280 62.8 57.0-68.2 196 37.2 31.8-43.0
Other 276 153 53.3 45.8-60.7 123 46.7 39.3-54.2
AGE
18-34 439 245 52.5 47.1-57.8 194 47.5 42.2-52.9
35-44 305 231 75.9 69.8-81.1 74 24.1 18.9-30.2
45-54 367 218 59.1 52.8-65.1 149 40.9 34.9-47.2
55-64 414 176 40.5 34.8-46.4 238 59.5 53.6-65.2
65-74 431 103 21.3 16.8-26.7 328 78.7 73.3-83.2
75+ 279 16 4.7 2.6- 8.3 263 95.3 91.7-97.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 235 107 42.3 34.4-50.6 128 57.7 49.4-65.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 531 208 39.5 34.5-44.8 323 60.5 55.2-65.5
Some Post-H.S. 693 314 49.2 44.5-53.8 379 50.8 46.2-55.5
College Graduate 817 379 50.7 46.6-54.8 438 49.3 45.2-53.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 219 114 46.9 38.4-55.6 105 53.1 44.4-61.6
$15,000- 24,999 375 185 51.5 44.9-58.0 190 48.5 42.0-55.1
$25,000- 34,999 210 106 54.0 45.2-62.5 104 46.0 37.5-54.8
$35,000- 49,999 263 114 48.6 41.3-56.0 149 51.4 44.0-58.7
$50,000- 74,999 274 114 49.3 42.0-56.6 160 50.7 43.4-58.0
$75,000+ 456 230 53.9 48.4-59.4 226 46.1 40.6-51.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 756 326 44.9 40.3-49.6 430 55.1 50.4-59.7
No 1,516 682 47.2 44.1-50.3 834 52.8 49.7-55.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,198 954 45.7 43.1-48.4 1,244 54.3 51.6-56.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 608 294 49.6 44.9-54.3 314 50.4 45.7-55.1
Regional City or Suburban County 536 244 45.3 40.2-50.5 292 54.7 49.5-59.8
Rural 1,136 472 44.4 40.6-48.2 664 55.6 51.8-59.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,015 575 57.9 54.2-61.5 440 42.1 38.5-45.8
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 675 124 16.3 13.2-19.9 551 83.7 80.1-86.8
Unable to Work 235 136 56.6 48.2-64.7 99 43.4 35.3-51.8
Other not in Labor Force 254 110 41.7 34.7-49.1 144 58.3 50.9-65.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 195 120 55.1 45.4-64.3 75 44.9 35.7-54.6
101% to 150% 339 166 51.1 44.5-57.7 173 48.9 42.3-55.5
151% to 200% 165 75 49.1 39.4-59.0 90 50.9 41.0-60.6
More than 200% 1,008 449 50.0 46.2-53.8 559 50.0 46.2-53.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 441 194 51.4 44.9-57.8 247 48.6 42.2-55.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 966 427 44.1 40.2-48.0 539 55.9 52.0-59.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 873 389 47.4 43.4-51.4 484 52.6 48.6-56.6

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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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