2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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.
Do any of these situations apply to you?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,919 234 7.3 6.3- 8.4 3,685 92.7 91.6-93.7
-Eastern NC 1,281 88 8.4 6.6-10.4 1,193 91.6 89.6-93.4
GENDER
Male 562 51 10.7 8.0-14.2 511 89.3 85.8-92.0
Female 719 37 6.2 4.3- 9.0 682 93.8 91.0-95.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 765 48 7.7 5.7-10.3 717 92.3 89.7-94.3
Non-Hispanic Black 313 28 9.8 6.5-14.3 285 90.2 85.7-93.5
Other 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 257 48 18.2 13.5-24.1 209 81.8 75.9-86.5
35-44 178 12 5.9 3.2-10.5 166 94.1 89.5-96.8
45-54 205 16 8.5 4.9-14.2 189 91.5 85.8-95.1
55-64 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 240 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 358 26 8.8 5.8-13.1 332 91.2 86.9-94.2
Some Post-H.S. 427 34 9.9 7.0-14.0 393 90.1 86.0-93.0
College Graduate 373 23 7.3 4.8-10.9 350 92.7 89.1-95.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 494 32 7.9 5.4-11.6 462 92.1 88.4-94.6
No 778 55 8.5 6.4-11.2 723 91.5 88.8-93.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 225 19 9.7 6.1-15.0 206 90.3 85.0-93.9
Non-Veteran 1,055 69 8.1 6.2-10.4 986 91.9 89.6-93.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 631 57 9.2 7.0-12.1 574 90.8 87.9-93.0
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 352 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 86 13 17.5 9.8-29.2 73 82.5 70.8-90.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 180 15 11.8 6.9-19.3 165 88.2 80.7-93.1
$25,000- 34,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 165 15 9.3 5.4-15.4 150 90.7 84.6-94.6
$50,000- 74,999 151 14 10.3 5.8-17.7 137 89.7 82.3-94.2
$75,000+ 298 15 5.5 3.1- 9.3 283 94.5 90.7-96.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 13 12.8 7.1-21.9 117 87.2 78.1-92.9
101% to 150% 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 582 39 7.4 5.3-10.3 543 92.6 89.7-94.7
HOUSING
Own 809 33 4.2 2.9- 6.0 776 95.8 94.0-97.1
Rent 371 44 17.7 13.0-23.5 327 82.3 76.5-87.0
Other arrangement 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 11 17.1 9.3-29.1 86 82.9 70.9-90.7
Regional City or Suburban County 406 32 9.0 6.2-13.0 374 91.0 87.0-93.8
Rural 778 45 6.9 5.0- 9.5 733 93.1 90.5-95.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 712 47 7.9 5.7-10.8 665 92.1 89.2-94.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 310 20 7.8 4.8-12.4 290 92.2 87.6-95.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 259 21 10.1 6.4-15.4 238 89.9 84.6-93.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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