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 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 238 47 18.8 13.8-25.2 84 39.4 32.0-47.3 41 15.0 10.8-20.4 66 26.8 20.6-34.2
35-44 207 17 6.5 3.8-10.9 56 25.3 19.1-32.7 66 32.7 25.6-40.8 68 35.5 28.0-43.7
45-54 183 *** *** *** 33 15.5 10.7-21.9 69 36.3 28.8-44.5 74 45.1 36.9-53.6
55-64 164 *** *** *** 28 17.7 11.7-26.0 53 30.9 23.5-39.6 74 44.4 35.9-53.3
65-74 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 196 17 8.8 5.3-14.3 48 28.0 20.5-36.9 49 22.7 16.7-30.0 82 40.5 32.6-48.9
Some Post-H.S. 262 22 8.5 5.3-13.3 62 26.2 20.4-33.1 74 27.3 21.6-33.9 104 38.0 31.4-44.9
College Graduate 445 44 10.7 7.8-14.4 101 22.5 18.5-27.0 152 35.2 30.4-40.3 148 31.7 27.1-36.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 108 12 15.0 8.2-25.9 *** *** *** 28 22.3 14.5-32.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 138 *** *** *** 41 30.0 22.0-39.5 46 31.4 23.1-41.0 42 30.5 22.1-40.3
$75,000+ 369 32 8.0 5.4-11.7 90 24.6 19.7-30.3 116 30.5 25.4-36.2 131 36.9 31.3-43.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 277 24 9.4 5.8-14.8 65 26.6 20.0-34.6 78 25.3 19.7-32.0 110 38.6 31.9-45.8
No 664 64 9.7 7.4-12.6 159 26.3 22.2-30.8 200 28.3 24.6-32.4 241 35.7 31.4-40.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 188 26 14.1 9.3-20.8 56 30.2 23.1-38.3 40 18.1 12.9-24.8 66 37.7 29.5-46.6
Non-Veteran 758 63 8.6 6.5-11.3 169 25.5 21.5-29.9 239 29.5 25.9-33.4 287 36.4 32.4-40.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 310 34 9.9 6.9-14.1 79 26.3 20.9-32.5 99 31.3 25.9-37.3 98 32.4 26.8-38.7
Regional City or Suburban County 276 24 9.0 5.8-13.7 72 27.1 21.1-34.1 74 24.6 19.2-30.9 106 39.3 32.5-46.6
Rural 360 31 9.9 6.5-14.8 74 25.7 19.5-33.1 106 26.1 21.0-31.9 149 38.3 32.2-44.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 618 59 9.0 6.8-11.8 159 25.8 22.0-30.1 187 28.9 25.0-33.2 213 36.2 31.8-40.9
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 30.5 21.7-40.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** 15 17.7 10.1-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.9 10.0-30.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 586 51 9.1 6.6-12.4 146 26.1 22.0-30.7 182 29.0 24.9-33.4 207 35.8 31.2-40.6
HOUSING
Own 629 47 7.9 5.8-10.9 143 25.5 21.2-30.3 208 30.6 26.6-34.9 231 36.0 31.6-40.6
Rent 252 32 14.1 9.7-20.0 66 29.0 22.9-36.1 59 19.7 15.0-25.3 95 37.2 30.7-44.3
Other arrangement 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 187 23 11.1 7.0-17.0 42 21.7 14.8-30.7 43 22.4 16.2-30.2 79 44.8 35.9-54.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 427 38 10.5 7.4-14.7 104 28.1 22.5-34.3 123 25.4 21.0-30.4 162 36.0 30.8-41.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 28 8.0 5.1-12.1 79 26.8 21.4-32.9 113 32.0 26.6-38.0 112 33.2 27.7-39.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 327 23 6.2 3.6-10.3 65 25.2 18.8-32.8 123 34.2 28.4-40.5 116 34.5 28.5-41.0
2nd Quartile 275 27 11.0 7.3-16.1 66 25.1 19.5-31.7 79 26.6 21.1-32.9 103 37.4 31.0-44.3
3rd Quartile 270 34 13.7 9.7-19.2 74 28.3 22.4-35.1 60 20.3 15.4-26.3 102 37.6 30.8-44.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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