2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

Including fluid testing from your mouth, but not counting tests you may have had as part of blood donation, have you ever been tested for HIV?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,729 1,701 47.1 45.2-48.9 2,028 52.9 51.1-54.8
-MALES 1,723 752 45.2 42.5-48.0 971 54.8 52.0-57.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,110 429 40.5 37.2-43.9 681 59.5 56.1-62.8
Non-Hispanic Black 303 188 63.1 56.6-69.1 115 36.9 30.9-43.4
Other 282 121 42.3 35.5-49.4 161 57.7 50.6-64.5
AGE
18-34 412 211 51.2 45.8-56.6 201 48.8 43.4-54.2
35-44 240 131 55.3 48.3-62.2 109 44.7 37.8-51.7
45-54 288 145 51.9 45.2-58.6 143 48.1 41.4-54.8
55-64 292 142 44.2 37.9-50.7 150 55.8 49.3-62.1
65-74 287 84 25.9 20.8-31.9 203 74.1 68.1-79.2
75+ 186 31 16.8 10.9-25.0 155 83.2 75.0-89.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 172 60 37.2 29.1-46.2 112 62.8 53.8-70.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 434 213 50.9 45.5-56.3 221 49.1 43.7-54.5
Some Post-H.S. 492 223 46.3 41.4-51.3 269 53.7 48.7-58.6
College Graduate 620 255 42.6 38.3-46.9 365 57.4 53.1-61.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 207 84 41.8 33.9-50.1 123 58.2 49.9-66.1
$25,000- 34,999 152 74 50.6 41.6-59.6 78 49.4 40.4-58.4
$35,000- 49,999 212 100 49.4 41.7-57.2 112 50.6 42.8-58.3
$50,000- 74,999 200 97 54.5 46.4-62.4 103 45.5 37.6-53.6
$75,000+ 537 233 44.5 39.7-49.4 304 55.5 50.6-60.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 541 245 45.7 40.7-50.8 296 54.3 49.2-59.3
No 1,170 503 45.2 41.9-48.5 667 54.8 51.5-58.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 462 240 54.9 49.5-60.2 222 45.1 39.8-50.5
Non-Veteran 1,257 511 42.3 39.1-45.5 746 57.7 54.5-60.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 583 263 47.7 43.0-52.5 320 52.3 47.5-57.0
Regional City or Suburban County 485 230 47.9 42.7-53.1 255 52.1 46.9-57.3
Rural 655 259 40.7 36.3-45.2 396 59.3 54.8-63.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,038 516 50.9 47.4-54.3 522 49.1 45.7-52.6
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 429 102 23.0 18.6-28.0 327 77.0 72.0-81.4
Unable to Work 129 79 61.2 51.0-70.5 50 38.8 29.5-49.0
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 142 71 47.4 38.0-56.9 71 52.6 43.1-62.0
101% to 150% 182 89 52.2 43.5-60.8 93 47.8 39.2-56.5
151% to 200% 137 64 45.3 36.0-54.9 73 54.7 45.1-64.0
More than 200% 895 391 45.9 42.2-49.8 504 54.1 50.2-57.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 379 175 47.7 41.9-53.7 204 52.3 46.3-58.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 574 259 45.4 40.6-50.2 315 54.6 49.8-59.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 770 318 44.0 40.0-48.2 452 56.0 51.8-60.0

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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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