2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 618 87 13.4 10.5-16.9 131 22.8 18.4-27.9 144 25.4 20.5-31.1 256 38.4 33.3-43.8
Female 788 92 14.3 10.8-18.6 175 23.2 19.1-27.9 177 21.3 17.8-25.3 344 41.2 36.5-46.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 732 75 9.4 7.3-12.1 149 20.5 17.0-24.5 195 29.0 24.4-34.0 313 41.1 36.5-45.9
Non-Hispanic Black 327 57 19.9 14.0-27.4 71 21.3 15.9-28.1 64 17.7 13.2-23.3 135 41.1 34.3-48.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 10.6 4.7-22.4 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 155 23 15.1 9.5-23.2 49 30.0 22.4-38.9 21 12.6 7.5-20.3 62 42.3 33.2-52.0
AGE
18-34 327 80 25.0 19.0-32.1 119 36.7 29.5-44.5 49 16.5 11.3-23.3 79 21.9 16.9-27.8
35-44 299 46 15.0 10.7-20.6 84 27.7 21.8-34.6 78 26.3 20.4-33.2 91 30.9 24.8-37.9
45-54 288 29 8.5 5.5-12.7 46 13.3 9.4-18.4 85 34.4 26.7-43.0 128 43.9 36.3-51.8
55-64 260 16 5.5 3.0- 9.9 31 13.4 8.6-20.4 57 20.0 13.6-28.4 156 61.1 52.2-69.3
65-74 154 *** *** *** 18 8.6 4.9-14.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 306 41 15.8 10.7-22.6 77 27.2 20.4-35.2 62 23.4 17.5-30.5 126 33.7 27.2-40.8
Some Post-H.S. 405 56 15.1 10.8-20.9 84 21.1 16.2-27.0 85 22.2 16.9-28.7 180 41.5 35.2-48.1
College Graduate 578 74 13.2 10.2-16.9 124 23.0 18.7-28.0 155 26.7 22.1-31.8 225 37.1 32.2-42.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 482 52 10.6 7.7-14.6 105 22.5 17.6-28.3 104 24.6 18.7-31.6 221 42.2 36.0-48.7
No 914 126 15.7 12.5-19.5 198 23.3 19.4-27.6 213 22.4 19.1-26.0 377 38.7 34.5-43.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 242 40 16.7 11.9-22.9 58 23.0 17.3-29.9 53 24.5 17.8-32.7 91 35.8 28.1-44.2
Non-Veteran 1,160 138 13.1 10.5-16.3 247 23.1 19.6-26.9 268 23.0 19.6-26.8 507 40.8 36.9-44.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 885 131 15.8 12.8-19.3 222 26.1 22.2-30.4 198 23.9 20.1-28.3 334 34.2 30.2-38.4
Unemployed 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 16.6 9.4-27.7 *** *** ***
Retired 214 *** *** *** 20 7.6 4.6-12.3 56 23.1 16.4-31.6 128 66.6 57.7-74.4
Unable to Work 120 *** *** *** 17 12.7 7.2-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 88 11 12.3 6.3-22.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 103 15 13.7 7.2-24.8 16 13.4 7.2-23.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 146 *** *** *** 35 21.6 14.2-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 183 24 14.9 9.5-22.7 47 26.1 19.0-34.8 39 22.0 14.9-31.4 73 36.9 28.1-46.6
$50,000-74,999 203 26 13.3 8.4-20.2 *** *** *** 44 19.6 13.8-27.0 83 33.8 25.8-42.9
$75,000-100,000 139 14 9.5 5.1-16.8 31 25.2 17.0-35.7 45 36.7 27.2-47.4 49 28.7 20.3-38.8
$100,000-150,000 170 21 13.7 8.2-22.0 41 22.7 16.3-30.7 48 28.2 20.1-37.9 60 35.4 27.0-44.8
$150,000+ 158 17 10.3 6.0-17.0 26 18.0 10.6-29.1 45 26.2 18.9-35.1 70 45.5 35.8-55.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 239 30 15.4 9.4-24.1 44 19.4 12.8-28.2 37 13.8 9.2-20.4 128 51.4 42.4-60.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 13 9.4 5.1-16.5 39 25.8 17.6-36.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 105 *** *** *** 19 17.6 9.9-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 773 91 12.1 9.5-15.2 170 24.9 20.7-29.6 193 24.2 20.5-28.2 319 38.9 34.5-43.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 239 30 15.4 9.4-24.1 44 19.4 12.8-28.2 37 13.8 9.2-20.4 128 51.4 42.4-60.4
HOUSING
Own 817 81 11.1 8.2-14.9 134 18.9 15.0-23.5 221 27.5 23.2-32.2 381 42.4 37.8-47.3
Rent 477 76 18.3 14.3-23.2 140 30.3 25.0-36.1 90 18.1 14.1-23.0 171 33.2 27.9-39.1
Other arrangement 102 22 22.0 13.6-33.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 466 70 16.5 12.8-21.0 102 23.3 18.4-29.1 102 20.1 16.1-24.9 192 40.1 34.7-45.7
Regional City or Suburban County 381 58 14.1 9.7-19.9 90 22.8 17.5-29.0 91 28.3 21.7-35.9 142 34.9 28.8-41.5
Rural 559 51 10.6 7.1-15.7 114 23.0 17.8-29.1 128 21.7 17.3-26.8 266 44.7 38.5-51.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 464 61 12.6 9.3-17.0 94 23.2 17.8-29.6 101 21.2 16.5-26.9 208 42.9 36.2-49.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 373 43 15.3 10.1-22.4 78 22.3 16.3-29.7 84 20.5 15.6-26.5 168 41.9 35.2-48.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 569 75 13.6 10.5-17.3 134 23.4 19.2-28.3 136 26.0 21.0-31.6 224 37.0 32.1-42.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 401 46 12.3 8.8-17.0 95 25.4 20.4-31.3 94 24.5 18.7-31.4 166 37.8 32.0-43.9
2nd Quartile 382 58 17.8 12.8-24.2 84 22.6 16.9-29.4 88 22.2 16.9-28.5 152 37.5 31.4-44.1
3rd Quartile 377 50 11.5 8.3-15.5 81 21.4 16.5-27.3 86 23.0 18.0-28.9 160 44.2 37.7-50.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 246 25 11.3 6.5-19.1 *** *** *** 53 23.7 15.7-34.2 *** *** ***

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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