2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

At Risk for HIV:
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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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,986 155 6.4 5.3- 7.6 2,831 93.6 92.4-94.7
GENDER
Male 1,400 88 7.2 5.7- 9.1 1,312 92.8 90.9-94.3
Female 1,586 67 5.5 4.2- 7.3 1,519 94.5 92.7-95.8
AGE
18-34 550 86 16.7 13.3-20.8 464 83.3 79.2-86.7
35-44 344 28 6.2 4.1- 9.4 316 93.8 90.6-95.9
45-54 460 24 4.9 3.1- 7.6 436 95.1 92.4-96.9
55-64 552 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 631 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 416 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 687 33 6.1 4.1- 9.0 654 93.9 91.0-95.9
Some Post-H.S. 880 59 7.9 5.9-10.5 821 92.1 89.5-94.1
College Graduate 1,217 56 5.4 4.0- 7.1 1,161 94.6 92.9-96.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 355 27 10.2 6.7-15.4 328 89.8 84.6-93.3
$25,000- 34,999 254 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 360 19 6.6 3.9-10.7 341 93.4 89.3-96.1
$50,000- 74,999 452 16 4.1 2.3- 7.0 436 95.9 93.0-97.7
$75,000+ 855 42 5.7 4.1- 7.9 813 94.3 92.1-95.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 946 47 6.4 4.6- 8.9 899 93.6 91.1-95.4
No 2,032 108 6.4 5.1- 7.9 1,924 93.6 92.1-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 490 27 6.4 4.2- 9.6 463 93.6 90.4-95.8
Non-Veteran 2,500 128 6.3 5.2- 7.7 2,372 93.7 92.3-94.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 689 48 8.3 6.1-11.2 641 91.7 88.8-93.9
Regional City or Suburban County 765 49 7.2 5.2- 9.9 716 92.8 90.1-94.8
Rural 1,536 58 4.4 3.3- 6.0 1,478 95.6 94.0-96.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,485 109 7.8 6.3- 9.6 1,376 92.2 90.4-93.7
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 982 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 203 26 14.2 9.2-21.4 177 85.8 78.6-90.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 150 16 12.7 7.0-21.9 134 87.3 78.1-93.0
101% to 150% 346 22 5.8 3.6- 9.3 324 94.2 90.7-96.4
151% to 200% 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,698 80 5.7 4.5- 7.3 1,618 94.3 92.7-95.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 515 22 4.6 2.7- 7.6 493 95.4 92.4-97.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,276 63 6.1 4.6- 8.0 1,213 93.9 92.0-95.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,199 70 7.1 5.4- 9.2 1,129 92.9 90.8-94.6

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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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