2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 489 72 18.9 14.7-23.9 131 27.9 23.2-33.0 71 12.6 9.6-16.2 215 40.7 35.5-46.1
GENDER
Male 211 28 16.1 10.7-23.5 58 29.4 22.2-37.8 32 12.9 8.5-19.2 93 41.6 33.6-50.0
Female 278 44 20.9 15.2-28.1 73 26.7 21.0-33.4 39 12.3 8.7-17.1 122 40.1 33.3-47.2
AGE
18-34 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 20.9 12.6-32.6
35-44 110 22 21.7 13.6-32.7 29 24.4 16.6-34.4 14 9.6 5.3-16.6 *** *** ***
45-54 109 *** *** *** 33 28.2 19.2-39.4 21 23.0 14.8-34.0 *** *** ***
55-64 99 *** *** *** 22 21.8 13.6-33.0 19 15.2 9.1-24.4 *** *** ***
65-74 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 126 18 19.2 11.7-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 53 36.8 27.2-47.6
Some Post-H.S. 147 28 26.7 18.4-37.2 28 20.5 13.8-29.4 25 13.9 8.9-21.1 66 38.8 30.1-48.3
College Graduate 175 23 14.0 8.7-21.8 51 29.7 22.6-38.0 30 17.4 11.7-24.9 71 38.9 30.9-47.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 102 18 17.2 10.4-26.9 *** *** *** 16 14.6 8.6-23.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 167 18 14.0 8.4-22.5 36 25.4 17.4-35.5 25 13.9 8.8-21.2 88 46.7 37.5-56.2
No 319 53 20.9 15.6-27.4 93 28.3 22.9-34.5 46 12.1 8.7-16.7 127 38.6 32.3-45.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 396 61 19.7 15.0-25.4 105 26.7 21.8-32.3 60 13.7 10.3-17.9 170 39.9 34.2-45.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 176 26 19.6 13.0-28.6 52 30.4 22.9-39.1 30 14.7 9.8-21.4 68 35.2 27.7-43.7
Regional City or Suburban County 144 26 22.7 15.2-32.6 36 25.6 17.8-35.3 18 11.2 6.8-17.9 64 40.5 30.9-50.9
Rural 169 20 13.9 8.1-22.6 43 26.6 19.1-35.7 23 11.0 6.5-18.1 83 48.5 39.1-58.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 280 49 20.9 15.5-27.6 87 29.7 23.8-36.5 46 15.4 11.2-20.8 98 34.0 27.8-40.8
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 205 29 15.1 10.2-21.8 56 29.5 22.3-37.9 36 14.6 10.1-20.7 84 40.7 32.9-49.1
HOUSING
Own 242 30 17.8 12.2-25.2 55 24.3 18.1-31.7 36 12.9 8.8-18.5 121 45.1 37.6-52.7
Rent 208 37 21.2 14.7-29.5 68 34.2 26.9-42.3 28 11.5 7.5-17.2 75 33.1 25.7-41.5
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 179 25 13.8 8.9-20.8 39 20.2 14.0-28.3 28 13.8 8.7-21.2 87 52.2 42.8-61.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 164 23 22.4 14.7-32.6 50 32.3 24.3-41.4 19 9.9 6.0-15.9 72 35.4 27.5-44.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 146 24 19.7 12.8-29.0 42 30.0 22.0-39.5 24 13.9 8.9-21.0 56 36.4 27.9-45.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 121 24 25.8 17.5-36.4 37 32.3 23.4-42.6 14 10.5 6.0-17.8 46 31.4 23.0-41.2
3rd Quartile 196 25 14.4 9.5-21.3 54 26.1 19.8-33.6 27 12.9 8.7-18.8 90 46.5 38.2-55.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 97 *** *** *** 19 17.6 9.8-29.5 18 16.7 9.0-28.8 *** *** ***

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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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