2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 655 331 51.6 46.3-56.8 324 48.4 43.2-53.7
GENDER
Male 273 143 49.5 41.4-57.5 130 50.5 42.5-58.6
Female 382 188 53.4 46.5-60.1 194 46.6 39.9-53.5
AGE
18-34 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 162 76 46.1 36.2-56.4 86 53.9 43.6-63.8
Some Post-H.S. 212 107 53.4 44.3-62.3 105 46.6 37.7-55.7
College Graduate 231 124 57.0 48.7-64.9 107 43.0 35.1-51.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 236 112 50.7 41.6-59.8 124 49.3 40.2-58.4
No 416 218 52.0 45.6-58.4 198 48.0 41.6-54.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 568 280 51.1 45.4-56.8 288 48.9 43.2-54.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 242 130 52.9 45.0-60.6 112 47.1 39.4-55.0
Regional City or Suburban County 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 253 119 49.5 40.7-58.4 134 50.5 41.6-59.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 351 202 56.1 49.0-63.0 149 43.9 37.0-51.0
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 315 172 56.0 48.6-63.1 143 44.0 36.9-51.4
HOUSING
Own 347 166 51.3 44.2-58.3 181 48.7 41.7-55.8
Rent 236 132 56.9 47.8-65.6 104 43.1 34.4-52.2
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 251 118 45.8 37.4-54.5 133 54.2 45.5-62.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 245 133 52.8 44.4-61.0 112 47.2 39.0-55.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 177 94 54.3 44.4-63.9 83 45.7 36.1-55.6
3rd Quartile 218 112 52.2 43.5-60.8 106 47.8 39.2-56.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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