2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

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

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year Within the 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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 748 122 16.8 13.9-20.1 208 29.8 26.1-33.9 169 20.0 17.0-23.4 249 33.3 29.5-37.5
Female 943 142 15.8 13.3-18.7 251 28.7 25.4-32.3 235 23.7 20.8-27.0 315 31.7 28.4-35.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 902 115 12.9 10.7-15.6 213 25.7 22.5-29.2 271 27.9 24.7-31.2 303 33.5 30.1-37.1
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 78 15 16.3 9.5-26.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 179 31 18.6 13.0-26.1 52 30.4 23.2-38.7 32 17.1 11.5-24.7 64 33.8 26.4-42.1
AGE
18-34 460 111 22.2 18.4-26.6 181 38.9 34.0-44.1 73 16.0 12.6-20.2 95 22.8 18.7-27.6
35-44 361 60 17.9 13.7-23.0 118 32.3 27.1-38.1 100 26.1 21.4-31.5 83 23.6 19.0-29.1
45-54 348 33 7.5 5.1-10.8 68 20.1 15.6-25.5 103 27.6 22.8-33.1 144 44.8 38.7-51.1
55-64 302 35 13.4 9.4-18.8 60 22.0 16.6-28.6 75 22.8 18.0-28.6 132 41.7 35.5-48.3
65-74 153 16 12.1 7.2-19.8 25 17.8 11.9-25.8 39 22.8 16.2-31.2 73 47.2 38.5-56.1
75+ 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 18 13.5 8.3-21.1 36 25.3 18.0-34.3 19 13.9 8.3-22.4 65 47.4 37.8-57.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 395 68 16.8 13.1-21.3 115 32.8 27.5-38.6 69 15.3 11.8-19.5 143 35.1 29.8-40.7
Some Post-H.S. 528 75 15.5 12.2-19.5 143 29.6 25.2-34.4 131 24.1 20.2-28.4 179 30.8 26.6-35.4
College Graduate 630 103 17.8 14.6-21.5 165 27.1 23.3-31.1 185 28.7 25.0-32.8 177 26.4 22.8-30.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 557 94 17.7 14.3-21.8 139 26.6 22.3-31.3 112 18.2 14.7-22.2 212 37.6 32.8-42.6
No 1,127 170 15.7 13.4-18.3 319 30.6 27.5-33.8 290 23.8 21.1-26.6 348 30.0 27.0-33.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 289 57 19.3 14.6-25.1 85 34.2 28.0-40.9 67 20.8 16.1-26.5 80 25.7 20.5-31.7
Non-Veteran 1,401 207 15.7 13.6-18.1 374 28.4 25.6-31.3 336 22.2 19.8-24.7 484 33.7 30.9-36.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,079 172 16.4 14.0-19.1 308 30.0 26.9-33.3 278 23.9 21.2-26.8 321 29.7 26.7-33.0
Unemployed 81 13 16.2 9.1-27.2 *** *** *** 19 16.9 10.0-27.3 *** *** ***
Retired 194 29 16.8 11.3-24.2 33 19.9 13.6-28.3 45 19.9 14.6-26.5 87 43.4 35.5-51.6
Unable to Work 200 29 14.1 9.5-20.4 48 23.8 17.4-31.7 35 17.9 12.2-25.4 88 44.2 36.2-52.6
Other not in Labor Force 127 20 18.0 11.5-27.1 43 37.4 28.2-47.6 25 18.3 12.0-27.0 39 26.3 18.8-35.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 140 28 21.7 14.9-30.6 39 28.9 21.2-38.1 24 14.5 9.3-21.8 49 34.9 26.5-44.3
$15,000- 24,999 210 34 16.0 11.1-22.4 65 34.1 26.8-42.2 28 11.2 7.1-17.0 83 38.8 31.2-47.0
$25,000- 34,999 170 26 15.2 10.1-22.3 59 38.1 29.9-47.1 36 18.4 13.0-25.5 49 28.3 21.3-36.5
$35,000- 49,999 203 44 22.9 16.6-30.6 58 31.2 24.2-39.1 50 21.5 16.1-28.2 51 24.4 18.2-31.9
$50,000-74,999 211 23 11.0 7.1-16.7 60 30.8 23.8-38.7 65 27.4 21.2-34.7 63 30.8 23.7-39.0
$75,000+ 485 77 16.9 13.4-21.1 109 22.9 18.9-27.4 149 31.5 27.0-36.5 150 28.7 24.5-33.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 272 32 13.3 9.2-18.7 69 28.7 22.5-35.7 52 14.9 11.0-19.8 119 43.2 36.4-50.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 187 30 15.4 10.5-22.2 54 31.4 24.0-39.9 31 15.4 10.3-22.3 72 37.8 30.0-46.2
101% to 150% 192 35 19.4 13.5-27.0 66 38.0 30.2-46.6 31 12.5 8.4-18.2 60 30.1 22.9-38.4
151% to 200% 128 21 17.6 11.1-26.6 44 38.4 29.0-48.7 33 22.4 15.5-31.3 30 21.6 14.7-30.6
More than 200% 841 128 15.5 12.9-18.5 209 26.0 22.6-29.6 249 29.1 25.7-32.8 255 29.4 26.0-33.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 272 32 13.3 9.2-18.7 69 28.7 22.5-35.7 52 14.9 11.0-19.8 119 43.2 36.4-50.3
HOUSING
Own 954 115 12.7 10.5-15.4 219 26.1 22.9-29.6 271 26.4 23.4-29.7 349 34.7 31.3-38.2
Rent 612 124 22.0 18.3-26.1 204 35.3 31.0-39.9 114 15.0 12.3-18.2 170 27.7 23.7-32.2
Other arrangement 116 24 23.7 16.0-33.6 36 33.7 24.7-44.0 17 12.6 7.6-20.2 39 30.0 21.6-40.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 591 108 19.7 16.3-23.7 174 30.9 26.8-35.3 134 19.7 16.4-23.3 175 29.7 25.6-34.2
Regional City or Suburban County 490 81 15.9 12.6-19.8 129 29.2 24.6-34.3 112 21.3 17.6-25.6 168 33.6 29.0-38.6
Rural 610 75 12.8 10.0-16.3 156 27.5 23.4-32.0 158 25.2 21.3-29.5 221 34.5 30.2-39.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 407 67 16.7 12.9-21.4 120 32.7 27.3-38.5 89 19.6 15.5-24.3 131 31.1 26.0-36.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 550 78 14.5 11.4-18.2 152 30.3 25.9-35.1 137 23.2 19.4-27.4 183 32.0 27.6-36.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 734 119 17.4 14.5-20.8 187 26.9 23.4-30.8 178 22.3 19.1-25.8 250 33.4 29.6-37.4

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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