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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 491 47 9.4 6.8-12.9 120 25.6 21.3-30.4 130 24.3 20.3-28.9 194 40.7 35.7-46.0
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 141 16 12.5 6.8-21.7 45 32.8 23.6-43.7 *** *** *** 52 33.6 24.4-44.3
AGE
18-34 204 45 21.0 15.1-28.4 67 34.3 26.8-42.6 31 16.7 11.2-24.2 61 28.0 21.1-36.2
35-44 163 18 10.0 5.6-17.1 45 26.9 19.8-35.6 34 17.5 11.9-25.0 66 45.6 36.6-54.9
45-54 190 14 5.7 3.1-10.3 50 24.9 18.3-32.8 47 23.7 17.2-31.6 79 45.7 37.4-54.3
55-64 150 11 11.0 5.9-19.5 35 24.7 17.2-34.2 38 21.2 14.8-29.3 66 43.1 34.0-52.7
65-74 98 *** *** *** 18 17.7 10.4-28.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.2 7.0-26.5 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 237 27 12.4 8.2-18.3 73 31.9 25.1-39.7 37 13.8 9.4-19.8 100 41.9 34.5-49.7
Some Post-H.S. 232 25 12.3 8.0-18.5 55 23.5 17.7-30.5 51 22.9 17.0-30.2 101 41.2 34.2-48.7
College Graduate 307 37 11.3 7.9-15.8 72 25.0 19.8-31.0 89 28.1 22.8-34.0 109 35.7 30.0-41.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 12 14.6 8.0-25.1 16 17.5 10.1-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.4 7.4-26.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 14.7 8.8-23.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 118 13 13.1 7.1-22.9 35 28.6 20.1-39.0 29 24.3 15.6-35.8 41 34.0 24.6-44.9
$75,000+ 275 27 8.7 5.6-13.4 61 23.3 17.6-30.3 74 23.0 18.0-28.8 113 45.0 37.9-52.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 252 22 11.7 7.1-18.7 68 29.7 22.9-37.6 54 18.7 13.7-24.9 108 39.9 32.9-47.3
No 597 72 11.8 9.1-15.2 154 26.3 22.3-30.7 135 21.0 17.4-25.2 236 40.8 36.1-45.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 269 38 15.1 10.7-20.8 78 32.8 26.1-40.2 53 15.1 11.1-20.2 100 37.0 30.4-44.3
Non-Veteran 583 57 10.7 7.8-14.4 145 24.9 20.9-29.4 137 22.6 18.7-27.0 244 41.9 37.0-46.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 285 38 13.8 9.6-19.6 71 25.6 19.9-32.2 67 23.3 17.8-29.8 109 37.3 30.9-44.1
Regional City or Suburban County 262 28 10.8 7.1-16.1 76 30.1 23.8-37.3 55 17.8 13.2-23.7 103 41.2 34.0-48.8
Rural 306 29 11.0 7.1-16.5 76 26.1 20.5-32.6 68 19.6 14.8-25.3 133 43.4 36.7-50.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 566 64 11.3 8.6-14.9 161 29.4 25.1-34.2 129 21.1 17.4-25.3 212 38.1 33.5-43.1
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 11.8 5.8-22.4 *** *** ***
Retired 132 *** *** *** 23 17.2 10.8-26.4 37 24.1 16.8-33.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.8 8.1-25.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 475 50 10.5 7.6-14.3 117 25.9 21.4-31.1 121 22.2 18.1-26.9 187 41.4 36.1-46.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 230 34 16.0 10.9-22.8 61 26.8 20.2-34.8 36 12.3 8.2-18.0 99 44.9 36.7-53.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 334 28 9.6 6.5-13.9 85 27.6 22.2-33.6 80 21.9 17.3-27.3 141 41.0 35.0-47.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 289 33 11.6 7.7-17.2 77 27.1 21.4-33.7 74 23.9 18.5-30.3 105 37.4 30.9-44.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 241 24 9.0 5.4-14.5 54 23.7 17.8-30.8 68 26.5 20.5-33.5 95 40.9 33.6-48.6
2nd Quartile 235 24 11.8 7.6-18.0 66 29.0 22.5-36.4 53 21.8 16.1-28.9 92 37.4 30.5-44.9
3rd Quartile 272 36 14.5 10.2-20.4 76 29.7 23.6-36.7 48 14.1 10.3-18.9 112 41.7 34.6-49.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 105 11 13.2 6.8-24.3 27 23.2 14.5-34.9 21 16.3 9.4-26.9 *** *** ***

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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 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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