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%)
North Carolina 3,919 234 7.3 6.3- 8.4 3,685 92.7 91.6-93.7
-FEMALES 2,114 101 5.8 4.7- 7.2 2,013 94.2 92.8-95.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,307 45 4.5 3.2- 6.1 1,262 95.5 93.9-96.8
Non-Hispanic Black 461 37 9.7 6.8-13.7 424 90.3 86.3-93.2
Other 317 18 5.9 3.5-10.0 299 94.1 90.0-96.5
AGE
18-34 405 55 14.5 11.0-18.9 350 85.5 81.1-89.0
35-44 315 17 4.8 2.9- 8.1 298 95.2 91.9-97.1
45-54 345 17 5.2 3.0- 8.9 328 94.8 91.1-97.0
55-64 414 11 2.4 1.2- 4.6 403 97.6 95.4-98.8
65-74 351 *** *** *** 350 99.7 98.2- 100
75+ 254 *** *** *** 254 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 177 *** *** *** 175 98.9 94.7-99.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 445 23 7.6 4.9-11.5 422 92.4 88.5-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 664 43 7.2 5.1- 9.9 621 92.8 90.1-94.9
College Graduate 825 33 4.8 3.2- 7.0 792 95.2 93.0-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 165 13 10.7 5.7-19.3 152 89.3 80.7-94.3
$15,000- 24,999 277 *** *** *** 269 96.9 93.5-98.6
$25,000- 34,999 176 11 8.7 4.7-15.4 165 91.3 84.6-95.3
$35,000- 49,999 228 *** *** *** 219 94.8 89.3-97.6
$50,000- 74,999 249 14 4.9 2.6- 9.1 235 95.1 90.9-97.4
$75,000+ 529 26 5.5 3.6- 8.4 503 94.5 91.6-96.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 722 30 5.2 3.4- 7.8 692 94.8 92.2-96.6
No 1,382 71 6.2 4.8- 8.0 1,311 93.8 92.0-95.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** 66 91.4 79.9-96.6
Non-Veteran 2,042 96 5.7 4.6- 7.2 1,946 94.3 92.8-95.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 667 43 8.3 6.1-11.4 624 91.7 88.6-93.9
Regional City or Suburban County 567 28 5.8 3.8- 8.7 539 94.2 91.3-96.2
Rural 880 30 3.6 2.4- 5.6 850 96.4 94.4-97.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,024 62 6.5 4.9- 8.6 962 93.5 91.4-95.1
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 575 *** *** *** 572 99.2 97.3-99.8
Unable to Work 215 *** *** *** 209 97.5 93.8-99.0
Other not in Labor Force 210 17 8.5 5.1-13.8 193 91.5 86.2-94.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 209 14 7.3 4.0-13.0 195 92.7 87.0-96.0
101% to 150% 214 *** *** *** 205 95.2 90.5-97.6
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** 137 95.5 88.5-98.3
More than 200% 990 49 5.4 3.9- 7.4 941 94.6 92.6-96.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 530 29 5.7 3.7- 8.5 501 94.3 91.5-96.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 686 20 4.4 2.7- 7.1 666 95.6 92.9-97.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 898 52 6.9 5.2- 9.3 846 93.1 90.7-94.8

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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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