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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 476 53 12.0 9.0-15.8 110 25.1 20.8-30.0 161 31.2 26.7-36.0 152 31.7 27.2-36.7
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 184 34 19.0 13.4-26.4 49 28.3 20.9-37.1 34 19.9 13.4-28.6 67 32.7 25.2-41.2
AGE
18-34 249 63 23.7 18.4-29.9 96 36.6 30.2-43.5 38 16.4 11.7-22.6 52 23.3 17.8-30.0
35-44 231 39 18.0 13.0-24.3 77 33.8 27.1-41.2 60 25.2 19.4-32.1 55 23.1 17.5-29.8
45-54 203 18 6.3 3.7-10.3 38 20.5 14.8-27.7 65 30.8 24.4-38.1 82 42.4 34.9-50.3
55-64 161 *** *** *** 29 21.4 13.7-31.9 42 26.1 18.9-34.8 80 45.5 36.6-54.6
65-74 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 11 14.6 7.8-25.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 35 19.3 13.7-26.6 46 27.8 20.6-36.4 34 15.5 10.7-21.8 69 37.4 29.7-45.8
Some Post-H.S. 305 39 13.5 9.6-18.6 83 29.3 23.6-35.6 80 27.6 22.1-33.8 103 29.7 24.3-35.8
College Graduate 375 57 16.5 12.6-21.4 102 28.5 23.6-33.9 112 28.7 23.9-34.1 104 26.3 21.6-31.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 17 20.9 12.8-32.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 127 23 18.8 12.2-27.9 38 32.2 23.4-42.5 18 12.8 7.3-21.5 48 36.1 27.2-46.2
$25,000- 34,999 97 13 13.7 7.5-23.8 *** *** *** 20 17.3 10.9-26.5 24 23.7 15.4-34.6
$35,000- 49,999 103 20 18.1 11.1-28.1 *** *** *** 27 25.0 16.8-35.5 24 20.5 12.8-31.1
$50,000- 74,999 114 12 11.4 6.2-20.2 28 27.4 18.8-38.1 40 33.3 24.3-43.8 34 27.9 19.4-38.2
$75,000+ 252 36 15.6 11.1-21.6 57 22.0 16.8-28.3 86 35.4 28.9-42.5 73 26.9 21.3-33.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 314 43 14.5 10.5-19.7 80 26.4 20.8-32.8 71 23.7 18.4-29.9 120 35.4 29.4-41.9
No 626 99 16.5 13.4-20.1 171 30.0 25.9-34.4 163 23.7 20.2-27.5 193 29.9 26.0-34.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 894 131 15.4 12.9-18.4 237 28.5 25.1-32.2 221 23.6 20.6-27.0 305 32.4 28.9-36.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 330 64 20.3 15.9-25.7 91 29.8 24.4-35.9 78 21.5 17.1-26.8 97 28.3 23.2-34.0
Regional City or Suburban County 261 41 15.7 11.3-21.5 67 27.4 21.5-34.1 68 25.3 19.9-31.7 85 31.6 25.6-38.3
Rural 352 37 11.0 7.7-15.6 93 28.6 23.1-34.9 89 24.9 19.8-30.7 133 35.5 29.7-41.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 565 91 16.5 13.3-20.3 156 29.1 24.9-33.7 150 25.3 21.4-29.5 168 29.2 25.1-33.6
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 94 12 15.4 8.4-26.5 *** *** *** 27 26.3 17.8-37.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 121 13 9.6 5.4-16.7 32 26.7 18.0-37.7 22 20.0 12.4-30.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 107 17 17.8 10.8-27.9 *** *** *** 22 19.0 12.1-28.7 34 27.0 18.8-37.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 22 18.9 12.0-28.4 *** *** *** 15 14.1 8.0-23.8 44 32.6 23.8-42.9
101% to 150% 104 19 17.5 10.6-27.4 *** *** *** 18 13.4 7.9-21.6 29 26.8 18.1-37.6
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.7 9.1-28.6
More than 200% 450 62 14.2 11.0-18.3 112 25.5 21.2-30.3 146 33.1 28.3-38.3 130 27.2 22.8-32.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 232 34 14.5 9.9-20.8 73 35.1 27.8-43.2 48 20.0 14.6-26.8 77 30.4 23.9-37.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 293 41 14.8 10.6-20.2 76 27.3 21.7-33.7 80 26.7 21.2-33.1 96 31.2 25.4-37.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 418 67 17.1 13.4-21.5 102 27.0 22.3-32.3 107 23.3 19.2-28.0 142 32.6 27.8-37.8

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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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