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
-MALES 2,050 131 7.5 6.2- 9.1 1,919 92.5 90.9-93.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,400 88 7.2 5.7- 9.1 1,312 92.8 90.9-94.3
Non-Hispanic Black 325 20 7.1 4.5-11.2 305 92.9 88.8-95.5
Other 296 17 7.1 4.1-12.1 279 92.9 87.9-95.9
AGE
18-34 480 78 16.9 13.4-21.1 402 83.1 78.9-86.6
35-44 263 19 6.3 3.9-10.2 244 93.7 89.8-96.1
45-54 342 16 4.5 2.6- 7.7 326 95.5 92.3-97.4
55-64 355 *** *** *** 345 97.8 95.3-98.9
65-74 376 *** *** *** 371 98.2 95.7-99.3
75+ 210 *** *** *** 208 99.3 96.1-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 229 12 5.4 2.7-10.3 217 94.6 89.7-97.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 532 32 7.3 5.0-10.6 500 92.7 89.4-95.0
Some Post-H.S. 555 45 9.1 6.6-12.4 510 90.9 87.6-93.4
College Graduate 729 42 7.0 5.1- 9.5 687 93.0 90.5-94.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 15 12.0 6.7-20.7 123 88.0 79.3-93.3
$15,000- 24,999 279 24 10.9 7.0-16.7 255 89.1 83.3-93.0
$25,000- 34,999 173 *** *** *** 164 93.6 87.4-96.8
$35,000- 49,999 246 15 7.0 4.0-11.9 231 93.0 88.1-96.0
$50,000- 74,999 313 12 4.2 2.2- 7.7 301 95.8 92.3-97.8
$75,000+ 577 37 7.3 5.1-10.2 540 92.7 89.8-94.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 606 43 9.0 6.5-12.4 563 91.0 87.6-93.5
No 1,433 87 7.0 5.5- 8.8 1,346 93.0 91.2-94.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 594 29 5.7 3.8- 8.3 565 94.3 91.7-96.2
Non-Veteran 1,456 102 8.1 6.5-10.0 1,354 91.9 90.0-93.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 556 42 8.7 6.2-11.9 514 91.3 88.1-93.8
Regional City or Suburban County 508 40 8.6 6.1-11.9 468 91.4 88.1-93.9
Rural 986 49 5.8 4.3- 8.0 937 94.2 92.0-95.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,205 94 8.3 6.7-10.4 1,111 91.7 89.6-93.3
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** 56 88.6 76.9-94.8
Retired 544 *** *** *** 541 99.4 97.8-99.8
Unable to Work 159 *** *** *** 150 95.6 90.9-97.9
Other not in Labor Force 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 12 12.6 6.8-21.9 116 87.4 78.1-93.2
101% to 150% 257 21 8.4 5.1-13.7 236 91.6 86.3-94.9
151% to 200% 139 *** *** *** 132 93.1 85.4-96.9
More than 200% 1,148 69 6.8 5.3- 8.8 1,079 93.2 91.2-94.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 393 22 6.7 4.2-10.7 371 93.3 89.3-95.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 852 53 6.9 5.1- 9.2 799 93.1 90.8-94.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 805 56 8.4 6.3-11.1 749 91.6 88.9-93.7

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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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