2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

Including fluid testing from your mouth, but not counting tests you may have had as part of blood donation, have you ever been tested for HIV?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,557 1,807 40.4 38.6-42.2 2,750 59.6 57.8-61.4
-Western 575 185 31.2 26.2-36.6 390 68.8 63.4-73.8
GENDER
Male 269 78 27.1 21.4-33.8 191 72.9 66.2-78.6
Female 306 107 34.8 27.4-43.0 199 65.2 57.0-72.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 470 136 28.2 22.9-34.2 334 71.8 65.8-77.1
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 106 31 22.7 15.1-32.6 75 77.3 67.4-84.9
65-74 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 133 41 29.5 20.4-40.5 92 70.5 59.5-79.6
Some Post-H.S. 168 58 33.0 25.0-42.2 110 67.0 57.8-75.0
College Graduate 207 65 30.4 24.0-37.6 142 69.6 62.4-76.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 204 69 31.6 22.7-42.0 135 68.4 58.0-77.3
No 367 114 30.5 24.9-36.6 253 69.5 63.4-75.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 513 156 29.5 24.2-35.3 357 70.5 64.7-75.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 291 104 34.2 28.0-41.1 187 65.8 58.9-72.0
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 139 49 36.2 27.5-46.1 90 63.8 53.9-72.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 131 25 16.2 10.1-24.9 106 83.8 75.1-89.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 265 89 33.1 26.9-40.0 176 66.9 60.0-73.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 131 25 16.2 10.1-24.9 106 83.8 75.1-89.9
HOUSING
Own 389 109 29.3 23.4-36.1 280 70.7 63.9-76.6
Rent 149 66 40.5 31.3-50.3 83 59.5 49.7-68.7
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 165 59 34.6 26.7-43.4 106 65.4 56.6-73.3
Rural 410 126 30.0 24.0-36.7 284 70.0 63.3-76.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 178 53 27.1 19.7-36.2 125 72.9 63.8-80.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 287 102 36.2 28.8-44.4 185 63.8 55.6-71.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 110 30 24.3 16.8-33.7 80 75.7 66.3-83.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 290 95 33.1 25.7-41.4 195 66.9 58.6-74.3
2nd Quartile 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 164 45 23.9 17.1-32.3 119 76.1 67.7-82.9

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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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