2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

Time of last HIV test (Not including blood donations)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within past year Within past 2-5 years More than 5 years ago Not Sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,691 264 16.3 14.3-18.4 459 29.2 26.7-31.9 404 22.0 19.9-24.3 564 32.5 29.9-35.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 458 89 22.0 17.8-26.9 153 36.5 31.5-41.9 70 12.3 9.5-15.8 146 29.1 24.7-34.1
GENDER
Male 187 36 23.1 16.6-31.2 65 37.2 29.5-45.6 31 12.0 8.2-17.1 55 27.7 21.0-35.5
Female 271 53 21.1 15.9-27.4 88 36.0 29.5-43.2 39 12.6 8.8-17.7 91 30.2 24.4-36.7
AGE
18-34 112 36 31.1 22.6-41.1 48 44.4 34.6-54.7 *** *** *** 21 19.3 12.5-28.7
35-44 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 26.2 17.5-37.3
45-54 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 18.1 11.5-27.3 *** *** ***
55-64 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.3 10.6-29.6 *** *** ***
65-74 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 111 25 23.5 15.7-33.7 *** *** *** 13 7.1 3.9-12.5 35 32.2 23.1-42.9
Some Post-H.S. 168 29 21.0 14.4-29.5 58 38.7 30.5-47.5 28 14.2 9.5-20.9 53 26.1 19.6-33.8
College Graduate 147 30 22.8 15.7-31.9 46 33.4 25.2-42.9 28 17.8 12.1-25.5 43 25.9 19.1-34.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 104 20 23.6 15.1-34.9 *** *** *** 19 14.2 8.4-23.0 31 28.4 19.8-38.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 158 26 18.1 12.0-26.3 46 32.0 23.7-41.7 19 9.5 5.7-15.5 67 40.4 31.8-49.7
No 296 63 24.0 18.7-30.3 106 38.7 32.5-45.4 51 13.8 10.2-18.4 76 23.5 18.5-29.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 72 12 16.6 9.1-28.2 *** *** *** 14 15.9 9.1-26.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 385 77 23.0 18.3-28.4 125 35.4 30.0-41.3 55 11.5 8.6-15.3 128 30.1 25.2-35.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 190 44 26.2 19.5-34.3 67 38.0 30.4-46.1 31 11.3 7.8-16.1 48 24.5 18.3-31.9
Regional City or Suburban County 125 23 17.7 11.2-26.9 *** *** *** 18 11.7 6.8-19.3 42 30.7 22.2-40.8
Rural 143 22 19.0 12.4-27.9 44 31.0 22.7-40.7 21 14.7 9.0-22.9 56 35.3 27.0-44.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 280 64 24.4 19.0-30.8 100 38.0 31.6-44.8 46 13.8 10.0-18.6 70 23.9 18.7-29.8
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 17.5 9.6-29.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 202 39 21.2 15.3-28.7 66 35.5 28.0-43.7 39 17.9 12.8-24.6 58 25.4 19.3-32.7
HOUSING
Own 206 30 17.4 12.0-24.6 61 35.5 28.1-43.8 37 13.8 9.6-19.5 78 33.2 26.5-40.7
Rent 214 54 28.1 21.6-35.7 78 38.0 30.9-45.7 29 10.8 7.4-15.6 53 23.0 17.2-30.1
Other arrangement 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 145 29 22.1 15.1-31.1 43 31.7 23.1-41.8 24 16.7 10.6-25.3 49 29.5 21.5-38.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 136 22 18.6 11.9-27.7 53 43.8 34.3-53.7 17 9.3 5.6-15.0 44 28.4 20.9-37.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 177 38 24.3 17.6-32.5 57 34.5 27.0-42.9 29 11.8 7.9-17.2 53 29.4 22.5-37.5

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*Asked of respondents who reported they had been tested for HIV. Responses indicating test was done before January 1985 were recoded to 'don’t know.'

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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