2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 3,919 234 7.3 6.3- 8.4 3,685 92.7 91.6-93.7
GENDER
Male 1,805 133 8.9 7.4-10.7 1,672 91.1 89.3-92.6
Female 2,114 101 5.8 4.7- 7.2 2,013 94.2 92.8-95.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,485 114 5.5 4.5- 6.8 2,371 94.5 93.2-95.5
Non-Hispanic Black 773 73 11.8 9.2-15.0 700 88.2 85.0-90.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 101 *** *** *** 97 96.4 89.9-98.8
Non-Hispanic Other 144 12 11.7 6.2-21.0 132 88.3 79.0-93.8
Hispanic 359 26 7.5 4.9-11.3 333 92.5 88.7-95.1
AGE
18-34 827 133 16.7 14.0-19.8 694 83.3 80.2-86.0
35-44 560 39 7.5 5.2-10.5 521 92.5 89.5-94.8
45-54 644 34 5.2 3.5- 7.5 610 94.8 92.5-96.5
55-64 725 23 2.9 1.9- 4.6 702 97.1 95.4-98.1
65-74 655 *** *** *** 653 99.7 98.9-99.9
75+ 456 *** *** *** 453 99.4 98.0-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 356 12 3.8 2.0- 7.2 344 96.2 92.8-98.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 901 55 7.6 5.8-10.1 846 92.4 89.9-94.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,174 94 9.9 8.0-12.3 1,080 90.1 87.7-92.0
College Graduate 1,479 73 5.6 4.4- 7.2 1,406 94.4 92.8-95.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,288 74 6.9 5.3- 8.8 1,214 93.1 91.2-94.7
No 2,609 159 7.5 6.3- 8.9 2,450 92.5 91.1-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 556 25 5.1 3.4- 7.6 531 94.9 92.4-96.6
Non-Veteran 3,358 209 7.6 6.6- 8.9 3,149 92.4 91.1-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,103 161 8.5 7.1-10.0 1,942 91.5 90.0-92.9
Unemployed 138 19 18.3 11.4-28.0 119 81.7 72.0-88.6
Retired 1,037 *** *** *** 1,030 99.2 98.1-99.6
Unable to Work 352 15 5.4 3.0- 9.5 337 94.6 90.5-97.0
Other not in Labor Force 263 30 11.7 8.1-16.7 233 88.3 83.3-91.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 271 22 9.7 6.0-15.3 249 90.3 84.7-94.0
$15,000- 24,999 496 23 5.5 3.5- 8.4 473 94.5 91.6-96.5
$25,000- 34,999 332 27 9.9 6.7-14.4 305 90.1 85.6-93.3
$35,000- 49,999 449 27 7.8 5.0-11.8 422 92.2 88.2-95.0
$50,000-74,999 460 33 8.6 5.8-12.6 427 91.4 87.4-94.2
$75,000+ 1,102 64 6.4 4.9- 8.4 1,038 93.6 91.6-95.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 809 38 6.9 4.8- 9.7 771 93.1 90.3-95.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 106 *** *** *** 98 89.4 78.9-95.0
50% to 100% 355 29 8.5 5.7-12.6 326 91.5 87.4-94.3
101% to 150% 403 26 8.4 5.6-12.6 377 91.6 87.4-94.4
151% to 200% 285 15 6.4 3.7-10.7 270 93.6 89.3-96.3
More than 200% 1,939 114 6.7 5.5- 8.3 1,825 93.3 91.7-94.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 809 38 6.9 4.8- 9.7 771 93.1 90.3-95.2
HOUSING
Own 2,504 88 4.4 3.5- 5.5 2,416 95.6 94.5-96.5
Rent 1,119 108 12.7 10.4-15.5 1,011 87.3 84.5-89.6
Other arrangement 271 36 15.7 11.2-21.6 235 84.3 78.4-88.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,277 98 9.4 7.6-11.5 1,179 90.6 88.5-92.4
Regional City or Suburban County 1,079 66 7.4 5.7- 9.7 1,013 92.6 90.3-94.3
Rural 1,563 70 5.3 4.0- 6.9 1,493 94.7 93.1-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 925 56 7.3 5.4- 9.8 869 92.7 90.2-94.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,294 64 6.5 4.9- 8.5 1,230 93.5 91.5-95.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,700 114 7.9 6.5- 9.6 1,586 92.1 90.4-93.5

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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 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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