2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

Time of last HIV test (Not including blood donations)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year Within the 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 1,804 213 13.6 11.7-15.7 462 27.6 25.1-30.4 419 21.0 18.9-23.3 710 37.8 35.1-40.6
-Eastern NC 705 89 15.3 12.2-19.1 168 25.2 21.3-29.5 136 18.0 14.9-21.5 312 41.6 37.2-46.1
GENDER
Male 336 40 14.1 9.8-19.7 84 26.2 20.8-32.4 65 17.5 13.3-22.7 147 42.3 36.1-48.7
Female 369 49 16.6 12.2-22.2 84 24.1 18.8-30.4 71 18.4 14.2-23.6 165 40.8 34.8-47.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 315 37 13.6 9.4-19.3 66 22.0 16.5-28.7 83 25.1 20.1-30.9 129 39.3 33.1-45.9
Non-Hispanic Black 236 36 20.2 14.3-27.7 53 20.6 15.3-27.2 31 12.8 8.4-19.0 116 46.4 38.8-54.2
Other 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 8.8 5.1-14.7 63 35.8 26.7-46.1
AGE
18-34 162 39 26.1 18.7-35.1 58 38.0 29.2-47.6 17 10.0 5.9-16.4 48 25.9 19.1-34.2
35-44 146 22 15.3 9.5-23.9 38 23.8 17.0-32.2 30 19.3 13.3-27.2 56 41.6 32.7-51.1
45-54 143 15 8.5 4.9-14.2 35 21.0 14.6-29.3 33 23.4 15.9-33.1 60 47.1 37.4-57.1
55-64 130 *** *** *** 23 15.5 9.6-24.2 32 23.2 16.0-32.5 *** *** ***
65-74 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 205 27 14.5 9.5-21.5 59 30.8 23.0-39.8 29 12.9 8.6-18.9 90 41.8 33.8-50.3
Some Post-H.S. 202 29 18.7 12.9-26.2 40 21.4 15.5-28.8 45 20.2 14.8-27.1 88 39.7 32.4-47.4
College Graduate 223 25 11.0 7.2-16.6 50 22.1 16.6-28.9 55 26.5 20.0-34.2 93 40.4 33.1-48.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 241 32 17.9 12.0-26.0 52 21.7 15.9-29.0 47 20.1 14.6-27.1 110 40.3 33.0-48.0
No 458 56 13.9 10.4-18.2 115 27.1 22.2-32.7 89 17.2 13.6-21.5 198 41.8 36.4-47.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 175 29 18.0 12.2-25.7 45 31.2 23.3-40.4 31 14.5 9.6-21.4 70 36.3 28.5-44.9
Non-Veteran 529 60 14.4 10.8-19.0 123 23.0 18.7-28.0 105 19.2 15.5-23.5 241 43.4 38.2-48.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 407 57 15.7 11.9-20.5 114 27.4 22.6-32.8 81 18.0 14.1-22.6 155 39.0 33.4-44.8
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 113 *** *** *** 15 14.4 8.3-23.8 21 19.8 11.8-31.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 17.1 9.7-28.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 15.7 8.8-26.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 22.6 14.4-33.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 170 22 13.9 8.8-21.3 34 19.3 13.3-27.2 42 24.5 17.8-32.7 72 42.3 33.8-51.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 138 14 12.8 7.3-21.4 27 18.6 12.2-27.5 21 14.7 9.0-23.0 76 53.9 44.0-63.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 326 40 15.6 10.9-21.7 72 23.0 18.0-28.9 77 21.3 16.6-27.0 137 40.1 33.9-46.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 138 14 12.8 7.3-21.4 27 18.6 12.2-27.5 21 14.7 9.0-23.0 76 53.9 44.0-63.5
HOUSING
Own 416 40 12.2 8.6-17.1 77 20.0 15.4-25.7 98 21.9 17.6-26.9 201 45.9 40.0-51.8
Rent 223 39 22.0 15.7-30.0 73 35.9 28.6-43.9 27 9.3 6.0-14.0 84 32.8 26.2-40.2
Other arrangement 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 252 41 21.1 15.3-28.2 69 28.2 21.9-35.4 38 13.4 9.5-18.6 104 37.3 30.7-44.5
Rural 408 45 12.1 8.5-17.0 90 23.8 18.7-29.8 80 18.8 14.6-23.9 193 45.2 39.2-51.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 377 51 14.3 10.5-19.1 94 27.6 21.8-34.2 63 15.1 11.2-20.1 169 43.0 36.8-49.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 258 28 15.4 10.4-22.2 59 22.5 17.0-29.0 54 20.1 15.2-26.2 117 42.0 35.3-49.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 108 *** *** *** 20 18.0 11.1-27.8 35 30.4 21.3-41.3 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 15.5 9.2-25.1 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 282 41 17.0 12.4-22.9 72 27.8 21.8-34.7 48 15.9 11.7-21.1 121 39.4 32.9-46.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 219 22 9.7 5.9-15.8 51 24.3 16.9-33.7 37 15.7 10.3-23.3 109 50.2 41.3-59.1

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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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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