2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 837 33 4.6 2.9- 7.1 804 95.4 92.9-97.1
GENDER
Male 396 22 6.4 3.9-10.3 374 93.6 89.7-96.1
Female 441 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 738 32 5.0 3.1- 7.7 706 95.0 92.3-96.9
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 129 15 10.8 6.1-18.6 114 89.2 81.4-93.9
35-44 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 255 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 288 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** 104 100 . - .
$75,000+ 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 290 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 545 24 5.0 3.0- 8.3 521 95.0 91.7-97.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 724 28 4.4 2.7- 7.1 696 95.6 92.9-97.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 619 25 4.6 2.7- 7.8 594 95.4 92.2-97.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 381 23 5.8 3.4- 9.5 358 94.2 90.5-96.6
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 294 *** *** *** 294 100 . - .
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 404 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 265 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 335 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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