2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

HIV/AIDS

Not counting tests you may have had as part of blood donation, have you ever been tested for HIV?

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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
-Western 789 271 35.8 31.5-40.5 518 64.2 59.5-68.5
GENDER
Male 371 128 36.1 29.7-43.0 243 63.9 57.0-70.3
Female 418 143 35.6 29.8-41.9 275 64.4 58.1-70.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 693 225 33.8 29.2-38.6 468 66.2 61.4-70.8
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 127 56 40.6 31.1-50.7 71 59.4 49.3-68.9
35-44 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 156 54 29.2 21.0-38.9 102 70.8 61.1-79.0
65-74 174 32 15.2 9.9-22.5 142 84.8 77.5-90.1
75+ 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 202 62 31.4 24.0-39.8 140 68.6 60.2-76.0
Some Post-H.S. 236 85 33.3 26.0-41.6 151 66.7 58.4-74.0
College Graduate 271 98 45.2 37.7-52.8 173 54.8 47.2-62.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 181 61 41.4 32.3-51.1 120 58.6 48.9-67.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 271 93 38.6 30.8-47.1 178 61.4 52.9-69.2
No 516 176 34.4 29.2-39.9 340 65.6 60.1-70.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 687 230 35.7 31.1-40.6 457 64.3 59.4-68.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 201 85 43.6 35.8-51.9 116 56.4 48.1-64.2
Rural 590 186 32.7 27.5-38.3 404 67.3 61.7-72.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 363 159 44.9 38.3-51.6 204 55.1 48.4-61.7
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 271 36 10.2 6.7-15.3 235 89.8 84.7-93.3
Unable to Work 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 378 121 35.5 29.5-42.1 257 64.5 57.9-70.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 231 69 33.2 24.5-43.2 162 66.8 56.8-75.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 252 86 32.4 25.4-40.2 166 67.6 59.8-74.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 308 116 40.9 34.2-47.9 192 59.1 52.1-65.8

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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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