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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,825 1,066 39.9 37.6-42.1 1,759 60.1 57.9-62.4
GENDER
Male 1,326 502 40.1 36.9-43.5 824 59.9 56.5-63.1
Female 1,499 564 39.6 36.5-42.8 935 60.4 57.2-63.5
AGE
18-34 541 256 44.5 39.7-49.3 285 55.5 50.7-60.3
35-44 324 228 67.3 60.7-73.3 96 32.7 26.7-39.3
45-54 440 232 52.7 47.0-58.2 208 47.3 41.8-53.0
55-64 516 187 34.5 29.7-39.6 329 65.5 60.4-70.3
65-74 588 129 21.6 17.4-26.5 459 78.4 73.5-82.6
75+ 386 28 7.8 4.8-12.3 358 92.2 87.7-95.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 57 32.4 24.0-42.0 132 67.6 58.0-76.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 654 219 34.5 30.2-39.1 435 65.5 60.9-69.8
Some Post-H.S. 831 339 42.5 38.5-46.7 492 57.5 53.3-61.5
College Graduate 1,151 453 44.0 40.6-47.4 698 56.0 52.6-59.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 195 86 42.5 33.8-51.6 109 57.5 48.4-66.2
$15,000- 24,999 341 139 41.8 35.2-48.6 202 58.2 51.4-64.8
$25,000- 34,999 236 92 44.6 36.7-52.9 144 55.4 47.1-63.3
$35,000- 49,999 342 128 39.2 33.0-45.8 214 60.8 54.2-67.0
$50,000- 74,999 418 155 39.4 33.7-45.3 263 60.6 54.7-66.3
$75,000+ 813 350 46.0 41.9-50.2 463 54.0 49.8-58.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 883 337 40.5 36.4-44.8 546 59.5 55.2-63.6
No 1,934 726 39.6 36.9-42.3 1,208 60.4 57.7-63.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 457 231 57.8 52.2-63.2 226 42.2 36.8-47.8
Non-Veteran 2,372 837 37.1 34.7-39.6 1,535 62.9 60.4-65.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 648 247 39.9 35.6-44.3 401 60.1 55.7-64.4
Regional City or Suburban County 730 318 43.6 39.3-48.1 412 56.4 51.9-60.7
Rural 1,451 503 37.2 34.0-40.5 948 62.8 59.5-66.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,415 673 48.1 44.9-51.2 742 51.9 48.8-55.1
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 915 159 17.9 14.9-21.3 756 82.1 78.7-85.1
Unable to Work 221 123 55.0 46.4-63.3 98 45.0 36.7-53.6
Other not in Labor Force 197 70 32.9 25.5-41.2 127 67.1 58.8-74.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 330 148 47.0 40.3-53.8 182 53.0 46.2-59.7
151% to 200% 201 67 35.2 27.3-43.9 134 64.8 56.1-72.7
More than 200% 1,601 626 42.1 39.2-45.1 975 57.9 54.9-60.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 497 175 38.8 33.1-44.8 322 61.2 55.2-66.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,210 467 39.6 36.2-43.0 743 60.4 57.0-63.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,122 426 40.5 37.1-44.0 696 59.5 56.0-62.9

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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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