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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,334 907 40.8 38.5-43.1 1,427 59.2 56.9-61.5
GENDER
Male 1,110 429 40.5 37.2-43.9 681 59.5 56.1-62.8
Female 1,224 478 41.0 37.9-44.3 746 59.0 55.7-62.1
AGE
18-34 430 228 53.4 48.2-58.6 202 46.6 41.4-51.8
35-44 290 183 60.3 53.8-66.5 107 39.7 33.5-46.2
45-54 364 185 50.4 44.6-56.2 179 49.6 43.8-55.4
55-64 444 170 35.1 30.3-40.2 274 64.9 59.8-69.7
65-74 461 97 19.3 15.6-23.6 364 80.7 76.4-84.4
75+ 324 38 12.5 8.6-17.7 286 87.5 82.3-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 114 38 32.9 24.1-43.0 76 67.1 57.0-75.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 477 192 42.8 37.8-48.0 285 57.2 52.0-62.2
Some Post-H.S. 723 281 41.2 37.2-45.3 442 58.8 54.7-62.8
College Graduate 1,014 395 41.4 38.1-44.9 619 58.6 55.1-61.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 57 43.9 34.1-54.2 56 56.1 45.8-65.9
$15,000- 24,999 221 82 36.8 29.7-44.5 139 63.2 55.5-70.3
$25,000- 34,999 190 86 49.1 41.0-57.3 104 50.9 42.7-59.0
$35,000- 49,999 277 104 40.8 34.2-47.7 173 59.2 52.3-65.8
$50,000- 74,999 316 131 44.4 38.0-50.9 185 55.6 49.1-62.0
$75,000+ 770 315 43.8 39.9-47.8 455 56.2 52.2-60.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 748 291 40.7 36.5-45.0 457 59.3 55.0-63.5
No 1,574 614 41.0 38.2-43.8 960 59.0 56.2-61.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 374 180 52.0 46.0-57.9 194 48.0 42.1-54.0
Non-Veteran 1,959 727 39.0 36.5-41.5 1,232 61.0 58.5-63.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 669 268 42.8 38.6-47.1 401 57.2 52.9-61.4
Regional City or Suburban County 688 281 42.0 37.9-46.3 407 58.0 53.7-62.1
Rural 977 358 38.4 34.9-42.1 619 61.6 57.9-65.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,224 578 47.2 44.1-50.4 646 52.8 49.6-55.9
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 726 121 16.4 13.4-19.8 605 83.6 80.2-86.6
Unable to Work 168 99 58.7 49.9-66.9 69 41.3 33.1-50.1
Other not in Labor Force 137 65 48.2 39.0-57.5 72 51.8 42.5-61.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 141 71 47.6 38.3-57.2 70 52.4 42.8-61.7
101% to 150% 196 84 43.2 35.5-51.2 112 56.8 48.8-64.5
151% to 200% 165 66 40.7 32.2-49.8 99 59.3 50.2-67.8
More than 200% 1,346 533 42.8 39.8-45.8 813 57.2 54.2-60.2
HOUSING
Own 1,686 598 38.5 35.8-41.2 1,088 61.5 58.8-64.2
Rent 498 246 51.5 46.4-56.5 252 48.5 43.5-53.6
Other arrangement 140 61 39.9 31.3-49.2 79 60.1 50.8-68.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 448 177 41.6 36.4-47.0 271 58.4 53.0-63.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 851 337 40.8 37.0-44.8 514 59.2 55.2-63.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,035 393 40.4 37.1-43.9 642 59.6 56.1-62.9

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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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