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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,485 114 5.5 4.5- 6.8 2,371 94.5 93.2-95.5
GENDER
Male 1,178 69 6.7 5.2- 8.6 1,109 93.3 91.4-94.8
Female 1,307 45 4.5 3.2- 6.1 1,262 95.5 93.9-96.8
AGE
18-34 443 62 14.8 11.4-18.9 381 85.2 81.1-88.6
35-44 302 21 7.1 4.5-11.0 281 92.9 89.0-95.5
45-54 388 15 3.0 1.7- 5.3 373 97.0 94.7-98.3
55-64 485 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 494 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 349 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 517 22 5.2 3.4- 8.1 495 94.8 91.9-96.6
Some Post-H.S. 764 47 7.4 5.4- 9.9 717 92.6 90.1-94.6
College Graduate 1,078 40 4.3 3.1- 6.0 1,038 95.7 94.0-96.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 196 14 8.3 4.8-14.0 182 91.7 86.0-95.2
$35,000- 49,999 290 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 336 20 6.5 4.0-10.5 316 93.5 89.5-96.0
$75,000+ 830 35 4.7 3.3- 6.6 795 95.3 93.4-96.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 801 34 5.3 3.7- 7.6 767 94.7 92.4-96.3
No 1,671 80 5.7 4.5- 7.2 1,591 94.3 92.8-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 394 17 5.0 3.0- 8.3 377 95.0 91.7-97.0
Non-Veteran 2,090 97 5.6 4.5- 7.0 1,993 94.4 93.0-95.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 707 40 6.6 4.8- 9.2 667 93.4 90.8-95.2
Regional City or Suburban County 730 38 6.3 4.5- 8.9 692 93.7 91.1-95.5
Rural 1,048 36 4.2 2.9- 6.0 1,012 95.8 94.0-97.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,294 79 6.4 5.0- 8.1 1,215 93.6 91.9-95.0
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 775 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 147 18 13.5 8.5-20.9 129 86.5 79.1-91.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 207 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,438 60 4.6 3.5- 6.1 1,378 95.4 93.9-96.5
HOUSING
Own 1,814 44 2.9 2.1- 3.9 1,770 97.1 96.1-97.9
Rent 517 53 14.0 10.5-18.4 464 86.0 81.6-89.5
Other arrangement 143 16 13.8 8.3-22.1 127 86.2 77.9-91.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 478 23 5.7 3.6- 8.9 455 94.3 91.1-96.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 908 34 4.7 3.3- 6.8 874 95.3 93.2-96.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,099 57 6.2 4.7- 8.1 1,042 93.8 91.9-95.3

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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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