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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,060 130 12.9 10.6-15.6 248 26.4 23.1-29.9 300 25.9 23.0-29.0 382 34.8 31.3-38.5
GENDER
Male 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
Female 563 60 11.7 8.7-15.5 126 25.6 21.2-30.5 184 30.0 25.8-34.6 193 32.7 28.2-37.6
AGE
18-34 254 57 22.9 17.5-29.5 102 42.1 35.1-49.3 42 16.4 11.9-22.0 53 18.6 14.0-24.3
35-44 228 28 11.6 7.3-17.8 65 30.6 23.8-38.5 75 29.2 23.0-36.2 60 28.6 22.0-36.4
45-54 231 21 8.9 5.4-14.3 36 16.7 11.4-23.8 82 32.4 25.7-39.8 92 42.1 34.3-50.3
55-64 185 *** *** *** 24 15.6 10.1-23.5 63 31.1 23.8-39.5 83 44.8 36.2-53.8
65-74 128 *** *** *** 17 9.2 5.2-16.0 30 23.2 15.3-33.6 *** *** ***
75+ 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 219 31 14.3 9.6-20.7 57 28.6 21.7-36.6 44 19.2 13.9-26.0 87 38.0 30.6-46.0
Some Post-H.S. 337 51 16.4 12.1-22.0 73 24.3 19.2-30.3 97 24.5 19.8-30.0 116 34.7 28.9-41.0
College Graduate 449 48 10.4 7.7-14.0 103 24.2 19.9-29.1 152 36.0 31.0-41.3 146 29.4 24.8-34.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 12.5 6.8-21.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 139 16 11.1 6.3-18.7 29 26.3 17.9-36.9 41 24.7 17.6-33.5 53 37.9 28.4-48.6
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 19.4 11.8-30.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 127 21 18.8 11.6-28.9 *** *** *** 26 14.8 9.4-22.4 42 31.5 22.7-41.7
$50,000- 74,999 153 28 19.1 12.5-28.1 45 33.7 25.1-43.4 35 22.2 15.6-30.5 45 25.0 17.8-33.9
$75,000+ 347 32 9.8 6.5-14.4 64 19.2 14.7-24.6 133 36.8 31.2-42.8 118 34.3 28.6-40.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 335 37 12.3 8.2-17.9 63 22.4 17.0-28.8 88 22.2 17.6-27.7 147 43.2 36.5-50.1
No 722 95 13.6 10.9-16.9 182 27.6 23.7-31.9 212 27.5 23.9-31.4 233 31.3 27.3-35.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 227 41 20.1 14.3-27.4 60 31.5 24.5-39.4 50 20.3 15.0-26.9 76 28.1 21.7-35.6
Non-Veteran 835 91 11.5 9.1-14.5 188 25.1 21.5-29.1 250 27.1 23.8-30.7 306 36.3 32.3-40.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 246 32 16.0 11.1-22.5 61 23.8 18.4-30.2 76 30.1 24.2-36.8 77 30.0 24.0-36.9
Regional City or Suburban County 315 43 14.0 10.0-19.2 86 32.6 26.3-39.5 92 23.8 19.1-29.3 94 29.6 23.7-36.3
Rural 501 57 10.4 7.6-14.1 101 22.8 18.3-28.0 132 24.5 20.2-29.3 211 42.3 36.8-48.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 668 89 14.4 11.4-18.0 177 28.6 24.6-32.9 200 26.8 23.2-30.8 202 30.2 26.2-34.6
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 159 *** *** *** 18 8.4 4.7-14.7 36 23.6 16.5-32.5 93 59.5 49.7-68.6
Unable to Work 122 *** *** *** 18 19.8 11.8-31.4 32 22.3 15.0-31.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 20.2 12.1-31.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.6 10.8-30.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 17 9.6 5.4-16.6 37 32.5 23.2-43.3 40 21.9 15.5-30.1 54 36.0 26.7-46.5
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 622 81 14.0 10.9-17.7 141 24.1 20.3-28.5 194 29.6 25.7-33.9 206 32.3 28.0-36.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 175 21 8.8 5.3-14.4 43 28.3 20.2-38.1 38 22.9 15.6-32.4 73 39.9 30.6-50.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 463 65 14.6 11.1-18.9 106 27.1 22.2-32.7 132 23.6 19.6-28.2 160 34.7 29.4-40.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 424 46 12.7 9.3-17.3 99 25.0 20.4-30.3 130 28.8 24.3-33.9 149 33.4 28.3-38.9

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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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