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
-Non-Hispanic White 902 115 12.9 10.7-15.6 213 25.7 22.5-29.2 271 27.9 24.7-31.2 303 33.5 30.1-37.1
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 228 40 16.9 12.3-22.8 92 39.0 32.2-46.2 49 20.9 15.7-27.2 47 23.2 17.5-30.1
35-44 182 23 12.2 8.0-18.3 54 29.5 22.8-37.2 71 37.7 30.3-45.8 34 20.5 14.6-28.1
45-54 185 15 6.4 3.6-11.0 29 13.6 9.2-19.8 67 33.5 26.5-41.3 74 46.5 38.3-54.8
55-64 168 22 13.7 8.7-21.0 21 16.3 10.2-24.9 48 25.2 18.8-32.9 77 44.8 36.6-53.4
65-74 96 *** *** *** 12 14.2 8.0-24.0 26 24.2 15.8-35.2 *** *** ***
75+ 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 191 22 11.1 7.1-16.9 52 30.5 23.6-38.4 41 19.6 14.2-26.4 76 38.8 31.3-46.9
Some Post-H.S. 280 36 13.5 9.6-18.6 59 23.6 18.3-29.8 87 29.4 23.9-35.6 98 33.5 27.7-40.0
College Graduate 394 50 13.3 9.9-17.7 93 24.3 20.0-29.2 138 34.8 29.8-40.1 113 27.5 22.9-32.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 17 16.6 10.0-26.1 *** *** *** 27 20.9 13.9-30.3 31 29.0 20.2-39.7
$50,000- 74,999 131 *** *** *** 33 26.6 18.9-36.0 49 32.4 24.2-41.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 314 45 14.8 10.9-19.8 57 18.5 14.1-23.8 112 37.6 31.8-43.8 100 29.1 24.1-34.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 289 47 17.4 12.8-23.2 61 23.6 18.2-29.9 73 22.7 17.7-28.6 108 36.3 30.1-43.0
No 611 68 10.9 8.5-13.9 152 26.8 22.9-31.0 196 30.0 26.2-34.2 195 32.3 28.2-36.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 180 37 19.8 14.0-27.4 46 30.3 23.1-38.7 45 22.7 16.5-30.4 52 27.1 20.5-35.0
Non-Veteran 722 78 11.4 9.1-14.3 167 24.7 21.2-28.6 226 29.0 25.5-32.8 251 34.9 31.0-39.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 265 37 14.7 10.6-20.1 67 26.7 21.1-33.1 81 28.1 22.5-34.4 80 30.5 24.4-37.3
Regional City or Suburban County 280 43 14.2 10.3-19.3 62 24.0 18.7-30.3 75 25.0 19.9-30.9 100 36.8 30.7-43.3
Rural 357 35 10.4 7.2-14.8 84 26.3 21.2-32.2 115 30.0 24.9-35.7 123 33.2 27.8-39.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 576 68 12.0 9.3-15.4 143 26.0 22.1-30.3 186 30.3 26.3-34.6 179 31.7 27.5-36.2
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 118 20 18.8 11.7-28.9 *** *** *** 31 22.0 15.1-30.8 54 44.2 34.2-54.7
Unable to Work 99 14 13.7 7.9-22.6 25 25.0 16.7-35.5 22 20.8 13.3-31.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 16.1 9.5-26.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 532 71 13.4 10.5-17.0 111 21.8 18.1-26.0 183 33.6 29.2-38.2 167 31.3 27.0-35.9
HOUSING
Own 596 60 10.6 8.1-13.8 120 22.0 18.3-26.1 198 31.8 27.8-36.2 218 35.6 31.4-40.0
Rent 244 43 18.3 13.4-24.6 76 35.0 28.3-42.3 60 18.7 14.2-24.2 65 28.0 21.7-35.2
Other arrangement 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.9 8.8-27.0 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 177 22 12.1 7.4-19.0 52 33.3 25.6-42.0 48 22.8 16.8-30.3 55 31.8 24.4-40.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 333 43 13.1 9.5-17.8 77 25.0 20.0-30.9 103 28.4 23.3-34.1 110 33.5 27.7-39.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 392 50 13.1 9.9-17.2 84 23.3 18.8-28.5 120 29.4 24.6-34.6 138 34.2 29.2-39.6

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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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