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
-MALES 837 147 18.2 15.2-21.7 221 29.3 25.6-33.3 163 17.7 14.9-20.9 306 34.8 30.9-38.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 497 70 14.3 10.9-18.4 122 27.2 22.6-32.4 116 21.5 17.6-25.9 189 37.0 31.9-42.5
Non-Hispanic Black 191 45 24.9 18.1-33.1 62 35.5 27.8-44.0 23 8.8 5.6-13.7 61 30.8 23.6-39.1
Other 133 28 20.9 13.9-30.0 36 29.1 20.5-39.6 22 19.8 12.1-30.8 47 30.2 22.1-39.7
AGE
18-34 241 66 26.5 20.5-33.5 100 42.8 35.7-50.3 26 10.7 6.9-16.4 49 19.9 14.7-26.4
35-44 157 31 18.8 12.5-27.3 45 33.6 25.2-43.1 35 20.6 14.4-28.4 46 27.1 19.9-35.7
45-54 167 17 9.5 5.2-16.6 31 18.0 12.0-26.2 45 23.4 16.9-31.6 74 49.1 39.6-58.6
55-64 140 21 15.7 9.8-24.1 27 18.9 12.5-27.6 34 22.4 15.4-31.4 58 43.0 33.5-53.0
65-74 101 11 11.2 5.5-21.5 15 11.1 5.9-19.8 19 19.4 11.7-30.5 *** *** ***
75+ 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 37 16.7 11.8-23.3 66 30.0 23.4-37.6 38 15.7 11.0-21.8 88 37.5 30.5-45.2
Some Post-H.S. 254 52 22.6 16.7-29.7 71 31.2 24.6-38.6 47 17.6 12.8-23.8 84 28.6 22.5-35.7
College Graduate 275 48 16.1 11.8-21.4 69 28.0 22.1-34.8 70 25.8 20.2-32.3 88 30.2 24.2-36.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 19 14.8 8.8-23.8 38 31.1 22.2-41.6 22 15.2 9.6-23.2 56 38.9 29.2-49.6
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 20 19.4 11.8-30.0 *** *** *** 18 14.1 8.3-22.8 34 29.3 20.3-40.2
$50,000- 74,999 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 14.7 9.0-23.3 31 19.7 12.8-29.0
$75,000+ 239 37 15.7 10.9-22.1 54 24.9 18.7-32.3 65 25.7 19.7-32.8 83 33.7 27.0-41.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 252 40 16.8 11.9-23.2 55 24.6 18.5-32.0 52 17.8 12.8-24.3 105 40.7 33.4-48.5
No 579 106 18.9 15.3-23.2 164 30.9 26.5-35.8 110 17.6 14.4-21.4 199 32.6 28.1-37.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 298 66 25.6 19.7-32.5 85 31.1 25.2-37.7 55 17.8 13.2-23.7 92 25.4 20.1-31.7
Non-Veteran 539 81 14.7 11.5-18.6 136 28.5 23.9-33.5 108 17.6 14.3-21.5 214 39.3 34.3-44.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 227 41 19.5 14.2-26.2 66 30.6 24.0-38.0 42 18.6 13.7-24.9 78 31.3 25.0-38.4
Regional City or Suburban County 252 43 18.4 13.2-25.1 75 33.0 26.3-40.5 61 21.0 15.8-27.3 73 27.6 21.4-34.9
Rural 358 63 16.9 12.6-22.2 80 24.7 19.3-31.0 60 13.7 10.2-18.3 155 44.7 38.1-51.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 553 107 19.7 16.0-24.1 166 32.3 27.8-37.2 103 15.9 12.7-19.7 177 32.0 27.5-36.9
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 131 14 11.0 6.0-19.5 20 14.2 8.7-22.4 27 24.6 16.7-34.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 90 14 15.6 8.4-27.2 16 17.7 9.8-29.8 21 21.1 12.8-32.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 68 12 14.8 8.0-26.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 125 17 16.3 9.6-26.2 *** *** *** 19 11.4 6.9-18.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 467 88 19.6 15.4-24.4 127 30.6 25.7-36.1 101 19.9 16.0-24.5 151 29.9 25.2-35.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 148 27 15.8 10.0-24.1 41 27.0 19.0-36.8 23 16.8 10.2-26.2 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 379 76 21.3 16.7-26.8 97 29.7 24.3-35.7 80 17.5 13.5-22.3 126 31.6 26.0-37.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 310 44 15.2 11.0-20.7 83 29.5 23.7-36.0 60 18.2 14.0-23.3 123 37.1 31.1-43.5

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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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