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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 853 95 12.0 9.5-14.9 223 27.2 23.7-31.0 190 20.3 17.3-23.8 345 40.5 36.5-44.6
Female 951 118 15.0 12.2-18.2 239 28.0 24.4-32.0 229 21.6 18.8-24.8 365 35.4 31.7-39.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 946 89 9.6 7.6-12.1 225 26.3 22.8-30.2 279 27.4 24.2-30.8 353 36.6 33.0-40.4
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 218 32 16.1 11.0-22.9 60 26.8 20.2-34.6 39 16.7 11.4-23.8 87 40.5 32.2-49.4
AGE
18-34 447 98 23.4 18.9-28.5 167 39.3 33.9-45.0 64 12.5 9.4-16.3 118 24.8 20.2-30.1
35-44 410 50 12.2 8.8-16.6 111 24.7 20.3-29.8 99 22.9 18.4-28.0 150 40.2 34.6-46.1
45-54 372 28 6.1 4.1- 9.1 88 22.3 17.7-27.7 109 28.9 23.8-34.6 147 42.7 36.7-48.9
55-64 304 24 10.0 6.4-15.3 57 18.6 13.9-24.4 80 24.4 19.3-30.4 143 47.0 40.4-53.7
65-74 179 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 26.6 19.1-35.8 95 46.2 36.2-56.5
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 11.6 5.9-21.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 20 11.5 6.9-18.6 45 31.0 22.1-41.6 16 8.5 4.7-14.8 87 49.0 39.2-58.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 418 48 13.3 9.7-17.9 127 33.3 27.7-39.4 75 16.1 12.4-20.7 168 37.3 31.8-43.1
Some Post-H.S. 499 66 16.1 12.4-20.7 118 24.5 20.3-29.3 116 22.0 18.1-26.6 199 37.3 32.4-42.5
College Graduate 714 79 11.8 9.3-15.0 172 25.0 21.6-28.8 211 29.1 25.5-33.0 252 34.1 30.2-38.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 547 60 13.3 10.0-17.5 129 26.7 21.8-32.2 121 19.8 16.1-24.1 237 40.2 35.2-45.4
No 1,245 150 13.5 11.3-16.2 330 28.0 25.0-31.2 297 21.7 19.2-24.5 468 36.8 33.5-40.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 323 46 15.3 11.2-20.5 94 32.0 26.0-38.7 58 14.0 10.4-18.5 125 38.8 32.4-45.5
Non-Veteran 1,479 167 13.2 11.1-15.7 368 26.8 24.0-29.8 361 22.4 20.0-25.1 583 37.5 34.5-40.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,130 138 13.5 11.2-16.2 323 28.6 25.5-31.9 279 22.6 19.9-25.5 390 35.3 31.9-38.8
Unemployed 133 20 19.8 12.0-30.8 37 30.4 21.6-41.0 30 16.3 10.8-23.9 46 33.5 24.2-44.3
Retired 233 13 6.9 3.6-12.7 34 19.9 12.3-30.6 56 22.2 16.4-29.2 130 51.0 42.3-59.6
Unable to Work 179 19 10.6 6.4-17.0 35 21.4 14.7-30.0 31 17.0 11.4-24.6 94 51.0 42.0-59.9
Other not in Labor Force 118 18 17.9 10.7-28.6 *** *** *** 23 16.8 9.9-26.9 44 29.6 21.0-40.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 119 14 16.3 8.8-28.2 32 25.0 16.6-36.0 16 12.5 7.2-20.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 195 31 17.7 11.7-25.9 42 25.6 18.0-34.9 37 15.9 10.8-22.7 85 40.8 32.3-49.9
$25,000- 34,999 211 29 17.9 11.9-26.0 57 33.2 24.5-43.2 47 19.7 14.1-26.7 78 29.2 22.4-37.1
$35,000- 49,999 207 24 13.6 8.6-20.9 66 34.3 26.5-43.1 45 17.1 12.1-23.7 72 34.9 26.9-43.9
$50,000-74,999 217 22 12.3 7.7-18.9 65 30.8 24.1-38.5 60 25.0 18.6-32.7 70 31.9 25.0-39.8
$75,000-100,000 187 27 14.6 9.4-21.9 54 28.9 21.6-37.4 44 22.1 16.1-29.5 62 34.5 26.9-42.9
$100,000-150,000 187 19 10.6 6.5-17.0 41 23.0 16.6-30.9 65 31.0 24.0-38.9 62 35.4 27.4-44.2
$150,000+ 160 12 6.7 3.6-12.2 34 22.8 15.4-32.5 42 25.7 18.6-34.4 72 44.7 35.7-54.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 321 35 12.6 8.6-18.2 71 24.0 18.7-30.3 63 19.0 14.4-24.6 152 44.3 37.9-50.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 168 21 17.7 10.6-28.3 41 25.0 17.6-34.4 31 14.7 9.5-22.0 75 42.5 33.1-52.5
101% to 150% 187 24 14.4 9.3-21.6 60 37.7 29.0-47.2 35 15.2 10.4-21.7 68 32.7 25.2-41.2
151% to 200% 166 24 17.3 11.0-26.2 *** *** *** 37 21.9 15.3-30.3 61 33.0 24.4-42.9
More than 200% 898 96 11.4 9.1-14.1 228 27.1 23.7-30.9 247 25.0 21.8-28.4 327 36.6 32.8-40.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 321 35 12.6 8.6-18.2 71 24.0 18.7-30.3 63 19.0 14.4-24.6 152 44.3 37.9-50.9
HOUSING
Own 1,033 98 11.4 9.1-14.2 230 25.0 21.6-28.6 282 24.2 21.3-27.3 423 39.5 35.9-43.2
Rent 626 95 17.9 14.3-22.1 192 33.0 28.6-37.6 112 15.3 12.4-18.7 227 33.8 29.5-38.4
Other arrangement 133 18 15.1 9.2-23.7 39 30.7 22.0-41.0 24 17.5 10.2-28.3 52 36.8 27.2-47.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 599 78 14.4 11.3-18.3 163 27.4 23.3-31.9 156 24.1 20.4-28.2 202 34.1 29.8-38.8
Regional City or Suburban County 519 61 13.4 10.1-17.5 139 27.8 23.3-32.8 111 19.2 15.7-23.3 208 39.6 34.5-44.9
Rural 686 74 12.8 9.7-16.6 160 27.8 23.3-32.7 152 19.3 16.0-23.2 300 40.1 35.5-44.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 506 70 14.4 11.0-18.7 126 26.1 21.4-31.5 86 15.3 11.8-19.5 224 44.2 38.6-49.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 689 71 13.7 10.6-17.5 181 29.1 24.8-33.7 163 20.1 16.9-23.7 274 37.2 32.9-41.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 609 72 12.9 10.0-16.5 155 27.2 23.1-31.8 170 25.5 21.7-29.6 212 34.4 30.1-39.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 500 51 10.8 7.8-14.7 110 25.4 20.5-31.1 162 29.1 24.7-33.9 177 34.8 29.9-40.0
2nd Quartile 482 59 15.2 11.6-19.7 127 28.3 23.7-33.4 108 20.1 16.3-24.5 188 36.4 31.6-41.6
3rd Quartile 578 79 15.6 12.3-19.7 167 29.5 25.2-34.1 106 15.9 12.9-19.5 226 38.9 34.0-44.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 244 24 9.7 6.0-15.4 58 26.2 19.0-34.9 43 16.5 11.3-23.4 119 47.6 39.5-55.9

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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