2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 914 108 13.4 10.8-16.4 252 28.2 24.8-31.8 229 22.2 19.3-25.4 325 36.2 32.6-40.1
GENDER
Male 439 47 10.9 7.8-15.0 122 28.2 23.4-33.5 106 21.8 17.6-26.7 164 39.1 33.7-44.8
Female 475 61 15.5 11.8-20.1 130 28.2 23.6-33.3 123 22.6 18.7-26.9 161 33.8 28.9-39.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 495 43 8.2 5.9-11.3 130 27.0 22.7-31.9 150 28.5 24.3-33.3 172 36.2 31.3-41.4
Non-Hispanic Black 240 34 18.5 12.9-25.7 73 31.2 24.8-38.6 39 13.0 9.2-18.2 94 37.2 30.3-44.7
Other 166 25 17.5 11.3-26.0 46 26.1 18.8-34.9 40 22.5 15.5-31.5 55 33.9 25.3-43.8
AGE
18-34 251 52 22.5 16.8-29.6 99 39.5 32.5-47.0 40 13.3 9.3-18.6 60 24.7 18.5-32.2
35-44 230 26 12.0 7.8-18.2 64 24.2 18.6-30.9 61 24.2 18.4-31.2 79 39.5 32.2-47.4
45-54 181 *** *** *** 44 25.0 18.3-33.3 63 31.4 24.3-39.5 64 39.2 31.0-48.1
55-64 143 *** *** *** 27 19.5 12.9-28.3 38 25.0 17.9-33.6 67 45.3 36.3-54.7
65-74 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 172 18 12.8 7.9-20.2 59 35.8 27.7-44.9 36 17.4 11.9-24.7 59 34.0 26.1-42.9
Some Post-H.S. 239 30 15.8 10.7-22.7 64 25.1 19.3-31.9 58 23.2 17.7-29.7 87 36.0 29.1-43.5
College Graduate 426 50 12.4 9.2-16.6 111 26.6 22.3-31.5 127 28.8 24.4-33.7 138 32.1 27.4-37.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 237 22 11.1 7.1-17.0 59 27.0 20.6-34.5 55 20.6 15.3-27.1 101 41.3 34.1-48.8
No 673 85 14.1 11.1-17.8 192 28.5 24.6-32.7 173 22.8 19.4-26.6 223 34.6 30.3-39.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 14.4 9.2-22.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 794 97 13.8 11.0-17.1 214 27.7 24.1-31.6 206 23.3 20.1-26.8 277 35.2 31.3-39.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 619 71 13.0 10.0-16.7 185 29.3 25.2-33.7 169 24.1 20.5-28.1 194 33.6 29.2-38.3
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.9 7.7-23.9 *** *** ***
Retired 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 24.5 16.3-35.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 16.9 9.1-29.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 14.5 8.6-23.5 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 20.7 13.1-31.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 18.2 11.2-28.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 12 11.7 6.4-20.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 30.4 21.2-41.5
$75,000+ 315 33 9.9 6.7-14.4 83 27.0 21.5-33.4 94 26.5 21.5-32.2 105 36.6 30.5-43.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 158 19 13.0 7.6-21.4 38 25.8 18.5-34.8 36 21.6 15.1-29.9 65 39.6 30.9-48.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 14.7 8.4-24.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 20.3 12.4-31.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.7 9.0-28.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 483 49 9.8 7.2-13.3 137 29.2 24.6-34.4 140 25.8 21.6-30.5 157 35.1 30.2-40.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 158 19 13.0 7.6-21.4 38 25.8 18.5-34.8 36 21.6 15.1-29.9 65 39.6 30.9-48.9
HOUSING
Own 508 51 12.1 9.0-16.3 130 26.3 22.0-31.2 147 24.9 21.0-29.3 180 36.6 31.8-41.7
Rent 337 48 16.1 11.7-21.6 103 31.9 26.3-38.1 72 18.5 14.3-23.5 114 33.5 27.7-39.9
Other arrangement 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 554 75 14.8 11.5-18.9 154 27.8 23.5-32.4 138 23.1 19.4-27.3 187 34.3 29.8-39.1
Regional City or Suburban County 208 16 8.8 5.0-14.9 56 27.2 20.6-35.1 56 22.9 17.2-29.8 80 41.1 33.1-49.5
Rural 152 17 15.6 9.2-25.1 42 31.2 23.1-40.6 35 17.8 12.1-25.5 58 35.4 26.7-45.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.2 7.9-24.1 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 329 37 14.4 10.0-20.3 97 30.0 24.5-36.2 77 19.4 15.1-24.5 118 36.2 30.2-42.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 509 62 12.8 9.7-16.7 137 28.1 23.6-33.1 138 25.2 21.2-29.8 172 33.9 29.2-38.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 297 32 11.0 7.4-16.2 71 24.7 19.3-31.1 94 30.2 24.6-36.4 100 34.1 28.0-40.7
2nd Quartile 341 43 14.7 10.6-20.1 90 28.0 22.7-34.0 78 19.8 15.4-24.9 130 37.5 31.8-43.6
3rd Quartile 251 31 14.2 9.7-20.5 84 31.8 25.5-38.9 51 16.8 12.3-22.4 85 37.1 29.8-45.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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