2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

At Risk for HIV:
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You have injected any drug other than those prescribed for you in the past year.
You have been treated for a sexually transmitted disease or STD in the past year.
You have given or received money or drugs in exchange for sex in the past year.
You had anal sex without a condom in the past year.
You had four or more sex partners in the past year.
Do any of these situations apply to you?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,208 261 7.3 6.2- 8.5 3,947 92.7 91.5-93.8
Females 2,231 106 5.6 4.3- 7.4 2,125 94.4 92.6-95.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,392 49 3.9 2.8- 5.5 1,343 96.1 94.5-97.2
Non-Hispanic Black 444 28 6.5 4.1-10.2 416 93.5 89.8-95.9
Other 352 27 11.4 6.2-20.1 325 88.6 79.9-93.8
AGE
18-34 443 47 12.0 8.1-17.4 396 88.0 82.6-91.9
35-44 341 23 6.8 4.0-11.4 318 93.2 88.6-96.0
45-54 351 20 4.7 2.8- 7.8 331 95.3 92.2-97.2
55-64 421 *** *** *** 411 97.0 92.9-98.8
65-74 384 *** *** *** 381 98.8 94.3-99.8
75+ 247 *** *** *** 246 99.9 99.4- 100
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 141 *** *** *** 133 94.6 88.7-97.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 453 22 4.9 2.8- 8.5 431 95.1 91.5-97.2
Some Post-H.S. 670 33 7.2 4.4-11.7 637 92.8 88.3-95.6
College Graduate 962 43 4.7 3.2- 6.7 919 95.3 93.3-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 217 *** *** *** 210 97.8 94.5-99.1
$25,000- 34,999 255 18 8.0 4.5-13.7 237 92.0 86.3-95.5
$35,000- 49,999 237 15 5.3 2.9- 9.6 222 94.7 90.4-97.1
$50,000- 74,999 267 *** *** *** 257 94.9 87.5-98.0
$75,000+ 620 34 5.6 3.7- 8.3 586 94.4 91.7-96.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 730 34 6.6 3.9-10.9 696 93.4 89.1-96.1
No 1,480 71 5.1 3.8- 6.8 1,409 94.9 93.2-96.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 *** *** *** 74 95.7 86.3-98.8
Non-Veteran 2,151 103 5.7 4.3- 7.5 2,048 94.3 92.5-95.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 726 40 6.8 4.6- 9.9 686 93.2 90.1-95.4
Regional City or Suburban County 589 31 6.0 3.9- 9.2 558 94.0 90.8-96.1
Rural 916 35 4.1 2.1- 8.0 881 95.9 92.0-97.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,121 73 7.2 5.4- 9.5 1,048 92.8 90.5-94.6
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 618 *** *** *** 614 99.7 99.2-99.9
Unable to Work 181 *** *** *** 175 96.9 91.4-98.9
Other not in Labor Force 203 14 10.4 4.5-22.3 189 89.6 77.7-95.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 63 *** *** *** 61 97.7 90.9-99.5
50% to 100% 214 *** *** *** 205 91.9 77.2-97.4
101% to 150% 165 12 7.2 3.6-13.9 153 92.8 86.1-96.4
151% to 200% 190 11 7.5 3.3-16.2 179 92.5 83.8-96.7
More than 200% 1,079 57 5.2 3.8- 7.1 1,022 94.8 92.9-96.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 574 24 2.5 1.3- 4.8 550 97.5 95.2-98.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 706 28 5.7 3.7- 8.8 678 94.3 91.2-96.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 951 54 7.1 4.8-10.3 897 92.9 89.7-95.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 672 35 6.7 4.0-11.1 637 93.3 88.9-96.0
2nd Quartile 632 33 7.0 4.6-10.5 599 93.0 89.5-95.4
3rd Quartile 551 19 3.7 2.1- 6.3 532 96.3 93.7-97.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 376 19 3.0 1.3- 6.9 357 97.0 93.1-98.7

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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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