2023 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 3,725 1,425 40.0 37.8-42.3 2,300 60.0 57.7-62.2
Eastern NC 1,377 546 41.9 38.2-45.8 831 58.1 54.2-61.8
GENDER
Male 588 245 42.9 37.3-48.6 343 57.1 51.4-62.7
Female 789 301 41.0 36.2-46.1 488 59.0 53.9-63.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 673 244 37.9 33.3-42.7 429 62.1 57.3-66.7
Non-Hispanic Black 271 130 47.6 39.5-55.8 141 52.4 44.2-60.5
Other 417 164 47.2 37.5-57.2 253 52.8 42.8-62.5
AGE
18-34 246 119 44.4 37.1-52.0 127 55.6 48.0-62.9
35-44 209 120 61.5 51.1-70.9 89 38.5 29.1-48.9
45-54 206 106 44.9 35.6-54.5 100 55.1 45.5-64.4
55-64 278 111 44.2 35.4-53.4 167 55.8 46.6-64.6
65-74 260 66 27.1 20.1-35.4 194 72.9 64.6-79.9
75+ 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 329 138 42.9 35.2-51.1 191 57.1 48.9-64.8
Some Post-H.S. 444 175 43.3 37.1-49.6 269 56.7 50.4-62.9
College Graduate 487 191 43.4 37.6-49.4 296 56.6 50.6-62.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 500 203 42.3 36.2-48.7 297 57.7 51.3-63.8
No 866 338 41.1 36.6-45.8 528 58.9 54.2-63.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 226 131 63.3 55.2-70.7 95 36.7 29.3-44.8
Non-Veteran 1,148 413 37.1 33.0-41.3 735 62.9 58.7-67.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 709 323 44.8 39.8-50.0 386 55.2 50.0-60.2
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 390 91 27.7 21.5-34.8 299 72.3 65.2-78.5
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 189 83 50.7 40.9-60.4 106 49.3 39.6-59.1
$75,000+ 398 155 41.3 34.8-48.2 243 58.7 51.8-65.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 278 89 33.6 26.2-42.0 189 66.4 58.0-73.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 717 281 44.1 39.1-49.3 436 55.9 50.7-60.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 278 89 33.6 26.2-42.0 189 66.4 58.0-73.8
HOUSING
Own 936 335 40.4 35.7-45.2 601 59.6 54.8-64.3
Rent 338 168 47.6 40.7-54.5 170 52.4 45.5-59.3
Other arrangement 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 359 172 49.8 43.5-56.1 187 50.2 43.9-56.5
Rural 931 342 38.1 33.2-43.2 589 61.9 56.8-66.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 953 396 44.9 40.1-49.8 557 55.1 50.2-59.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 165 67 43.3 33.9-53.2 98 56.7 46.8-66.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 259 83 32.9 26.1-40.6 176 67.1 59.4-73.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 210 66 33.5 26.0-41.9 144 66.5 58.1-74.0
2nd Quartile 162 75 47.2 37.9-56.8 87 52.8 43.2-62.1
3rd Quartile 416 182 44.4 38.4-50.6 234 55.6 49.4-61.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 589 223 40.4 33.3-48.0 366 59.6 52.0-66.7

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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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