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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 426 62 13.9 10.7-18.0 103 26.4 21.8-31.5 110 24.3 20.0-29.2 151 35.4 30.3-40.8
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 121 21 16.7 10.4-25.6 *** *** *** 25 18.5 11.8-27.9 37 31.6 22.3-42.7
AGE
18-34 211 48 20.6 15.4-26.9 85 41.6 34.3-49.2 35 15.6 10.9-21.6 43 22.3 16.5-29.4
35-44 130 21 17.8 11.3-27.0 41 30.2 22.2-39.6 40 27.4 19.9-36.5 28 24.5 16.9-34.0
45-54 145 15 8.9 5.0-15.2 30 19.7 13.2-28.2 38 23.8 17.0-32.3 62 47.6 37.9-57.5
55-64 141 25 20.2 13.3-29.5 31 22.6 15.7-31.4 33 19.4 13.4-27.2 52 37.8 29.2-47.2
65-74 84 *** *** *** 17 22.7 14.2-34.2 16 15.7 9.2-25.4 *** *** ***
75+ 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 59 *** *** *** 16 20.7 12.2-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 211 33 14.8 10.3-20.9 69 36.7 29.4-44.7 35 15.2 10.6-21.3 74 33.3 26.4-41.0
Some Post-H.S. 223 36 18.2 13.0-24.8 60 30.0 23.5-37.5 51 19.5 14.7-25.5 76 32.3 25.8-39.5
College Graduate 255 46 19.7 14.7-26.1 63 24.8 19.5-31.1 73 28.7 23.0-35.2 73 26.7 21.3-32.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 17.3 9.7-28.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 83 11 12.3 6.3-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 73 13 17.1 9.6-28.4 *** *** *** 16 19.8 11.6-31.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** 26 26.3 17.5-37.5 23 18.3 11.8-27.3 27 28.0 19.1-39.1
$50,000- 74,999 97 11 10.6 5.5-19.2 *** *** *** 25 21.8 14.2-31.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 233 41 18.3 13.2-24.7 52 23.8 18.0-30.7 63 27.4 21.3-34.4 77 30.5 24.5-37.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 243 51 21.7 16.2-28.5 59 26.8 20.6-34.0 41 11.2 7.9-15.8 92 40.2 32.9-48.1
No 501 71 14.7 11.5-18.7 148 31.2 26.7-36.2 127 23.9 20.0-28.3 155 30.1 25.7-35.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 240 46 18.4 13.5-24.6 71 34.4 27.7-41.8 53 19.9 14.8-26.3 70 27.2 21.3-33.9
Non-Veteran 507 76 16.2 12.8-20.3 137 28.1 23.7-32.9 115 19.9 16.3-23.9 179 35.9 31.1-41.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 261 44 19.0 13.9-25.3 83 32.2 26.1-38.9 56 17.4 13.1-22.7 78 31.5 25.0-38.8
Regional City or Suburban County 229 40 16.0 11.5-21.9 62 31.1 24.2-38.9 44 17.2 12.5-23.2 83 35.7 28.9-43.2
Rural 258 38 15.1 10.7-20.9 63 26.0 20.2-32.9 69 25.6 19.9-32.3 88 33.2 26.9-40.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 514 81 16.2 12.9-20.2 152 30.9 26.5-35.8 128 22.6 18.8-26.8 153 30.3 25.9-35.1
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 100 17 18.1 10.6-29.1 19 22.0 13.9-33.1 18 13.7 8.3-21.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 79 *** *** *** 16 19.4 11.4-30.9 13 14.7 7.8-26.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.4 9.9-28.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.7 6.3-20.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 11 14.3 7.7-25.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 391 66 16.9 13.0-21.5 97 26.5 21.6-32.0 103 24.8 20.3-30.0 125 31.8 26.7-37.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 175 33 19.2 13.3-26.8 47 29.9 22.5-38.6 41 19.1 13.6-26.2 54 31.8 24.1-40.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 257 37 14.1 9.9-19.6 76 33.6 27.0-40.9 57 19.4 14.7-25.1 87 32.9 26.4-40.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 316 52 17.8 13.4-23.3 85 26.9 21.6-32.8 71 20.9 16.3-26.4 108 34.4 28.6-40.8

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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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