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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 455 42 9.9 7.1-13.6 105 27.2 21.7-33.4 149 30.5 25.8-35.7 159 32.4 27.4-37.9
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 209 29 17.0 11.2-25.1 58 32.1 24.4-40.9 41 15.1 10.5-21.1 81 35.8 27.5-45.0
AGE
18-34 243 53 25.2 19.1-32.5 100 43.1 35.7-50.8 33 9.3 6.4-13.2 57 22.4 16.5-29.6
35-44 247 32 13.9 9.4-20.0 66 23.0 17.8-29.3 65 27.0 20.9-34.1 84 36.1 29.3-43.6
45-54 182 14 6.5 3.8-11.0 38 19.7 13.7-27.5 62 34.2 26.6-42.7 68 39.6 31.3-48.5
55-64 154 13 9.0 4.7-16.7 22 12.4 7.7-19.4 42 27.7 20.2-36.6 77 50.9 41.6-60.1
65-74 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 14 11.5 6.6-19.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 181 21 14.5 8.9-22.7 54 35.1 26.2-45.2 38 19.4 13.6-26.9 68 31.0 23.5-39.7
Some Post-H.S. 267 41 19.1 13.7-26.0 63 25.4 19.6-32.2 65 21.3 16.3-27.4 98 34.2 27.6-41.4
College Graduate 407 42 12.2 8.8-16.8 100 25.1 20.6-30.1 122 29.8 25.0-35.1 143 32.9 27.9-38.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 19 19.8 11.5-31.9 *** *** *** 18 11.8 6.8-19.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 130 17 16.3 9.5-26.5 *** *** *** 35 22.8 15.4-32.4 49 28.4 19.8-38.9
$35,000- 49,999 104 14 17.5 9.6-29.7 *** *** *** 24 19.4 12.0-29.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 25.9 17.7-36.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 259 31 13.1 8.9-18.8 68 26.8 20.8-33.7 77 29.6 23.5-36.4 83 30.6 24.5-37.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 38 14.7 10.4-20.3 61 24.1 17.6-32.1 67 20.7 15.6-26.9 129 40.5 33.6-47.8
No 648 78 15.1 11.8-19.2 176 29.5 25.2-34.2 162 22.3 18.9-26.1 232 33.1 28.8-37.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 896 110 14.9 12.1-18.3 223 28.0 24.3-32.1 224 22.4 19.4-25.6 339 34.7 31.0-38.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 314 40 14.9 10.6-20.6 92 28.9 23.3-35.2 89 24.7 19.9-30.2 93 31.4 25.6-37.8
Regional City or Suburban County 257 33 15.9 11.0-22.5 63 25.5 19.4-32.7 56 20.6 15.5-26.8 105 38.0 31.0-45.5
Rural 380 45 14.3 10.0-19.9 84 29.1 22.7-36.5 84 19.2 14.8-24.5 167 37.5 31.4-43.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 564 74 15.7 12.2-20.0 162 27.8 23.6-32.5 150 24.1 20.3-28.4 178 32.3 27.7-37.4
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 18.9 11.5-29.6 *** *** ***
Retired 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 19.6 11.5-31.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 97 12 11.8 6.4-20.9 14 16.2 8.4-28.8 19 18.9 11.0-30.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 102 12 15.2 7.9-27.3 *** *** *** 22 15.9 9.9-24.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 11.2 6.2-19.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 113 17 16.1 9.4-26.1 *** *** *** 26 18.8 12.2-27.8 37 28.5 19.7-39.1
151% to 200% 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 20.3 12.5-31.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 423 46 12.4 9.0-16.8 111 28.5 23.4-34.1 126 28.0 23.3-33.3 140 31.1 26.0-36.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 276 36 13.0 8.8-18.9 65 25.5 19.1-33.1 50 17.9 12.9-24.3 125 43.6 36.0-51.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 355 43 17.1 12.3-23.3 96 30.3 24.1-37.4 83 18.5 14.4-23.5 133 34.0 28.1-40.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 320 39 14.0 10.1-19.3 78 27.4 21.8-33.8 96 26.9 21.9-32.6 107 31.7 26.1-37.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 259 27 12.4 8.0-18.6 56 26.9 19.6-35.7 94 31.4 25.3-38.3 82 29.3 23.2-36.2
2nd Quartile 247 35 18.2 12.8-25.0 61 27.7 21.5-35.0 55 18.5 13.8-24.4 96 35.6 29.0-42.8
3rd Quartile 306 43 16.6 12.0-22.6 91 29.3 23.6-35.7 58 17.7 13.3-23.1 114 36.4 29.8-43.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 139 13 7.1 3.7-13.3 *** *** *** 22 16.6 9.8-26.7 *** *** ***

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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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