2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,124 127 7.5 6.2- 9.1 1,997 92.5 90.9-93.8
GENDER
Male 977 67 8.6 6.6-11.1 910 91.4 88.9-93.4
Female 1,147 60 6.5 4.9- 8.6 1,087 93.5 91.4-95.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,351 56 5.1 3.9- 6.8 1,295 94.9 93.2-96.1
Non-Hispanic Black 432 44 13.2 9.6-17.8 388 86.8 82.2-90.4
Other 341 27 9.5 6.1-14.5 314 90.5 85.5-93.9
AGE
18-34 464 72 16.4 12.9-20.6 392 83.6 79.4-87.1
35-44 323 24 9.1 5.8-13.8 299 90.9 86.2-94.2
45-54 353 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 410 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 312 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 434 29 8.7 6.0-12.6 405 91.3 87.4-94.0
Some Post-H.S. 588 51 10.6 7.9-14.1 537 89.4 85.9-92.1
College Graduate 908 43 5.5 4.0- 7.7 865 94.5 92.3-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 614 38 7.3 5.2-10.2 576 92.7 89.8-94.8
No 1,498 89 7.6 6.1- 9.6 1,409 92.4 90.4-93.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 253 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,867 122 8.1 6.7- 9.8 1,745 91.9 90.2-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,208 90 8.8 7.0-11.0 1,118 91.2 89.0-93.0
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 523 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 151 13 8.2 4.6-14.4 138 91.8 85.6-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 185 19 12.5 7.8-19.4 166 87.5 80.6-92.2
$35,000- 49,999 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 239 17 8.8 5.1-14.8 222 91.2 85.2-94.9
$75,000+ 688 41 6.7 4.8- 9.2 647 93.3 90.8-95.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 209 17 10.7 6.4-17.2 192 89.3 82.8-93.6
151% to 200% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,127 67 7.1 5.4- 9.3 1,060 92.9 90.7-94.6
HOUSING
Own 1,327 46 4.8 3.5- 6.5 1,281 95.2 93.5-96.5
Rent 641 59 11.2 8.5-14.6 582 88.8 85.4-91.5
Other arrangement 141 20 17.1 10.8-25.9 121 82.9 74.1-89.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,180 87 9.1 7.2-11.3 1,093 90.9 88.7-92.8
Regional City or Suburban County 525 23 6.2 4.0- 9.7 502 93.8 90.3-96.0
Rural 419 17 4.6 2.6- 7.8 402 95.4 92.2-97.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 766 39 7.0 5.0- 9.8 727 93.0 90.2-95.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,237 81 7.8 6.2- 9.9 1,156 92.2 90.1-93.8

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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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