2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 484 189 38.9 34.0-44.1 295 61.1 55.9-66.0
GENDER
Male 252 102 40.2 33.3-47.6 150 59.8 52.4-66.7
Female 232 87 37.6 30.5-45.2 145 62.4 54.8-69.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 397 151 37.7 32.4-43.3 246 62.3 56.7-67.6
Non-Hispanic Black 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 100 63 67.4 57.0-76.4 37 32.6 23.6-43.0
35-44 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 96 24 16.8 10.5-25.8 72 83.2 74.2-89.5
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 102 *** *** *** 67 66.2 55.0-75.9
Some Post-H.S. 148 66 45.4 36.3-54.9 82 54.6 45.1-63.7
College Graduate 189 77 42.3 34.5-50.5 112 57.7 49.5-65.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 168 64 36.8 28.2-46.2 104 63.2 53.8-71.8
No 315 125 40.2 34.1-46.6 190 59.8 53.4-65.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 410 155 38.3 32.9-43.9 255 61.7 56.1-67.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 246 114 44.9 37.7-52.3 132 55.1 47.7-62.3
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 155 38 23.9 16.4-33.4 117 76.1 66.6-83.6
Unable to Work 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 110 47 41.2 31.3-51.8 63 58.8 48.2-68.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 217 84 37.5 30.6-44.9 133 62.5 55.1-69.4
HOUSING
Own 342 121 35.7 30.0-41.7 221 64.3 58.3-70.0
Rent 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 139 68 49.8 40.7-58.9 71 50.2 41.1-59.3
Rural 345 121 35.3 29.5-41.5 224 64.7 58.5-70.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 202 78 39.3 31.4-47.8 124 60.7 52.2-68.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 195 80 40.1 32.7-48.0 115 59.9 52.0-67.3

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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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