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
-MALES 1,970 844 45.0 42.2-47.7 1,126 55.0 52.3-57.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,326 502 40.1 36.9-43.5 824 59.9 56.5-63.1
Non-Hispanic Black 318 192 61.5 54.9-67.8 126 38.5 32.2-45.1
Other 297 134 44.0 37.2-50.9 163 56.0 49.1-62.8
AGE
18-34 479 243 49.6 44.5-54.8 236 50.4 45.2-55.5
35-44 260 159 60.9 53.6-67.8 101 39.1 32.2-46.4
45-54 333 168 49.3 42.7-55.9 165 50.7 44.1-57.3
55-64 333 141 40.3 34.0-46.8 192 59.7 53.2-66.0
65-74 350 102 29.8 23.7-36.8 248 70.2 63.2-76.3
75+ 193 25 14.4 8.8-22.9 168 85.6 77.1-91.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 223 79 39.6 31.7-48.2 144 60.4 51.8-68.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 517 230 45.1 39.9-50.3 287 54.9 49.7-60.1
Some Post-H.S. 532 256 47.7 42.6-52.9 276 52.3 47.1-57.4
College Graduate 693 279 44.5 40.0-49.0 414 55.5 51.0-60.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 274 135 48.7 41.4-56.0 139 51.3 44.0-58.6
$25,000- 34,999 165 75 54.3 45.1-63.1 90 45.7 36.9-54.9
$35,000- 49,999 236 102 43.9 36.3-51.7 134 56.1 48.3-63.7
$50,000- 74,999 291 123 44.3 37.3-51.6 168 55.7 48.4-62.7
$75,000+ 555 242 46.1 41.1-51.2 313 53.9 48.8-58.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 568 253 48.7 43.5-53.9 315 51.3 46.1-56.5
No 1,391 585 43.5 40.3-46.8 806 56.5 53.2-59.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 555 303 62.7 57.7-67.4 252 37.3 32.6-42.3
Non-Veteran 1,415 541 39.6 36.4-42.8 874 60.4 57.2-63.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 537 229 44.0 39.3-48.8 308 56.0 51.2-60.7
Regional City or Suburban County 495 255 53.1 47.8-58.5 240 46.9 41.5-52.2
Rural 938 360 39.9 35.8-44.1 578 60.1 55.9-64.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,171 559 47.5 44.1-51.0 612 52.5 49.0-55.9
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 506 131 29.5 24.6-34.9 375 70.5 65.1-75.4
Unable to Work 152 90 59.9 49.5-69.5 62 40.1 30.5-50.5
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 251 125 49.3 41.7-57.0 126 50.7 43.0-58.3
151% to 200% 129 51 40.8 31.3-51.0 78 59.2 49.0-68.7
More than 200% 1,094 471 45.7 42.1-49.4 623 54.3 50.6-57.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 377 148 37.7 31.4-44.5 229 62.3 55.5-68.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 828 383 49.0 44.8-53.2 445 51.0 46.8-55.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 765 313 43.0 38.9-47.2 452 57.0 52.8-61.1

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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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