2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,039 1,559 39.4 37.4-41.5 2,480 60.6 58.5-62.6
Eastern NC 1,454 570 42.4 39.0-45.9 884 57.6 54.1-61.0
GENDER
Male 665 255 42.9 37.8-48.1 410 57.1 51.9-62.2
Female 789 315 41.9 37.4-46.6 474 58.1 53.4-62.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 808 271 35.2 31.1-39.4 537 64.8 60.6-68.9
Non-Hispanic Black 306 158 54.5 46.7-62.1 148 45.5 37.9-53.3
Other 306 127 49.5 41.2-57.8 179 50.5 42.2-58.8
AGE
18-34 296 136 44.8 38.0-51.8 160 55.2 48.2-62.0
35-44 219 140 65.2 56.6-72.8 79 34.8 27.2-43.4
45-54 213 98 49.6 40.5-58.8 115 50.4 41.2-59.5
55-64 277 110 43.1 35.1-51.5 167 56.9 48.5-64.9
65-74 275 68 29.3 21.9-37.9 207 70.7 62.1-78.1
75+ 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 368 146 43.6 36.9-50.5 222 56.4 49.5-63.1
Some Post-H.S. 457 185 43.3 37.6-49.3 272 56.7 50.7-62.4
College Graduate 474 179 39.2 33.9-44.8 295 60.8 55.2-66.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 515 213 44.1 38.3-50.2 302 55.9 49.8-61.7
No 923 350 41.3 37.1-45.6 573 58.7 54.4-62.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 267 150 65.6 58.2-72.4 117 34.4 27.6-41.8
Non-Veteran 1,182 418 36.9 33.2-40.7 764 63.1 59.3-66.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 771 345 46.6 42.1-51.3 426 53.4 48.7-57.9
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 399 85 23.3 17.8-29.9 314 76.7 70.1-82.2
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 169 88 59.5 49.2-69.0 81 40.5 31.0-50.8
$35,000- 49,999 162 58 40.5 31.1-50.7 104 59.5 49.3-68.9
$50,000- 74,999 175 75 47.1 37.5-57.0 100 52.9 43.0-62.5
$75,000+ 400 154 40.4 34.4-46.7 246 59.6 53.3-65.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 312 91 32.7 25.9-40.2 221 67.3 59.8-74.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 702 265 40.8 36.1-45.7 437 59.2 54.3-63.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 312 91 32.7 25.9-40.2 221 67.3 59.8-74.1
HOUSING
Own 985 335 37.9 33.9-42.2 650 62.1 57.8-66.1
Rent 359 189 55.9 49.3-62.3 170 44.1 37.7-50.7
Other arrangement 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 106 *** *** *** 70 68.3 57.0-77.8
Regional City or Suburban County 385 183 48.9 42.8-55.0 202 51.1 45.0-57.2
Rural 963 351 40.1 35.7-44.6 612 59.9 55.4-64.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 788 325 46.4 41.2-51.6 463 53.6 48.4-58.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 334 136 43.0 36.5-49.6 198 57.0 50.4-63.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 109 33.1 27.4-39.4 223 66.9 60.6-72.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 268 83 30.9 24.7-37.9 185 69.1 62.1-75.3
2nd Quartile 190 89 48.3 39.9-56.9 101 51.7 43.1-60.1
3rd Quartile 416 178 42.5 36.7-48.5 238 57.5 51.5-63.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 580 220 45.1 38.8-51.6 360 54.9 48.4-61.2

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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