2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 1,406 179 13.8 11.5-16.6 306 23.0 20.0-26.4 321 23.2 20.1-26.6 600 39.9 36.4-43.5
Eastern NC 537 64 13.5 10.1-17.9 111 21.8 17.5-26.9 130 23.3 19.1-28.1 232 41.4 35.7-47.3
GENDER
Male 241 34 14.8 10.2-21.2 53 24.1 17.6-32.0 56 20.5 15.0-27.4 98 40.6 32.3-49.5
Female 296 30 12.2 7.8-18.7 58 19.5 14.2-26.3 74 26.1 20.1-33.1 134 42.2 34.6-50.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 242 27 10.8 7.1-16.0 48 22.9 17.0-30.2 64 25.6 19.7-32.6 103 40.7 33.1-48.6
Non-Hispanic Black 128 17 12.6 7.3-21.0 21 13.5 7.4-23.5 31 20.2 13.7-28.8 *** *** ***
Other 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 66 16.7 9.8-26.9
AGE
18-34 116 28 24.0 16.1-34.2 43 33.8 24.5-44.6 17 17.2 10.6-26.6 28 25.0 16.3-36.3
35-44 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 26.8 18.2-37.6 *** *** ***
45-54 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 15.8 9.7-24.6 *** *** ***
65-74 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 135 16 15.3 8.7-25.5 34 26.7 18.2-37.5 27 21.1 13.8-30.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 171 21 13.8 8.4-21.8 34 19.6 12.7-29.2 42 23.3 16.5-31.8 74 43.3 33.7-53.4
College Graduate 189 27 14.9 9.7-22.1 35 20.2 13.8-28.5 50 24.5 17.7-32.8 77 40.4 31.5-50.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 200 23 12.0 7.3-19.1 39 23.3 16.3-32.1 47 24.1 17.2-32.7 91 40.6 31.5-50.4
No 333 40 14.4 10.0-20.2 71 21.1 15.8-27.7 82 23.0 17.9-29.1 140 41.5 34.3-49.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 129 27 23.6 16.0-33.4 33 25.7 17.9-35.5 22 16.1 9.9-25.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 406 37 9.5 6.2-14.4 77 20.1 15.1-26.3 108 26.2 21.0-32.2 184 44.1 37.3-51.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 319 46 16.8 12.1-22.9 72 22.8 17.2-29.4 80 22.6 17.4-28.7 121 37.8 30.7-45.6
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** 14 17.0 9.3-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 154 *** *** *** 24 14.6 9.0-22.7 49 28.4 20.3-38.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 87 *** *** *** 16 17.9 10.3-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 277 31 12.2 7.9-18.3 48 19.1 13.9-25.8 75 24.5 18.8-31.3 123 44.1 36.3-52.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 87 *** *** *** 16 17.9 10.3-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 328 34 12.6 8.4-18.4 51 17.3 12.2-24.1 88 24.6 19.2-30.9 155 45.5 38.0-53.2
Rent 168 25 18.2 11.8-27.0 46 27.8 20.3-36.7 38 25.1 17.6-34.4 59 29.0 20.9-38.7
Other arrangement 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 168 32 18.3 12.4-26.3 39 23.6 16.9-32.0 40 21.9 15.7-29.8 57 36.1 27.6-45.6
Rural 338 32 11.7 7.6-17.6 65 19.2 13.8-26.2 81 24.1 18.4-30.9 160 44.9 37.0-53.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 389 52 14.5 10.5-19.7 79 22.0 16.7-28.4 87 22.2 17.2-28.2 171 41.4 34.4-48.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 179 27 13.7 9.0-20.4 38 18.3 12.8-25.4 42 22.4 16.2-30.2 72 45.6 36.7-54.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 220 21 12.4 6.8-21.6 40 19.5 11.9-30.4 47 23.0 15.5-32.7 *** *** ***

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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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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