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%)
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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 394 37 9.2 6.3-13.2 76 19.8 15.1-25.5 104 26.9 21.6-32.9 177 44.2 38.0-50.6
Non-Hispanic Black 186 33 24.3 15.6-35.9 43 19.8 13.9-27.5 37 17.9 12.1-25.7 73 37.9 29.3-47.3
Other 196 22 14.0 8.0-23.5 *** *** *** 34 13.9 8.3-22.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 171 39 28.1 19.0-39.5 60 34.7 25.0-45.8 27 13.8 9.0-20.7 45 23.3 16.5-32.0
35-44 175 25 14.5 9.1-22.1 51 29.7 21.5-39.4 43 24.0 17.2-32.3 56 31.9 24.1-40.7
45-54 177 19 8.9 5.3-14.8 31 16.1 10.7-23.5 55 34.8 25.8-45.1 72 40.1 30.9-50.0
55-64 139 *** *** *** 21 16.7 9.7-27.2 24 11.7 7.0-18.9 88 68.2 57.3-77.5
65-74 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 157 18 16.4 9.0-28.0 *** *** *** 34 22.3 14.7-32.3 68 32.8 24.0-43.0
Some Post-H.S. 237 34 18.4 11.7-27.6 46 16.8 11.9-23.2 51 21.7 15.7-29.3 106 43.1 35.1-51.5
College Graduate 335 38 12.1 8.3-17.1 79 27.6 21.3-34.9 84 23.2 18.3-29.0 134 37.1 30.9-43.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 9.4 4.3-19.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** 22 22.9 14.1-34.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 17.2 10.3-27.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 231 25 12.0 7.5-18.6 54 25.2 18.3-33.6 69 27.8 21.3-35.4 83 35.0 27.7-43.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 271 28 9.8 6.3-14.9 65 25.8 19.3-33.7 55 17.9 12.6-24.9 123 46.5 38.4-54.7
No 511 64 16.8 12.0-23.0 110 22.1 17.0-28.2 118 22.8 18.4-28.0 219 38.2 32.8-44.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 742 82 14.0 10.4-18.6 162 23.0 18.7-27.9 170 21.3 17.7-25.5 328 41.6 36.8-46.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 261 36 15.2 10.6-21.4 63 26.5 19.2-35.4 54 19.0 13.8-25.6 108 39.3 32.1-47.1
Regional City or Suburban County 195 30 17.8 10.7-28.0 39 19.2 13.0-27.6 47 21.1 14.8-29.2 79 41.9 33.0-51.2
Rural 332 26 10.0 5.2-18.5 73 23.2 17.0-30.8 76 24.1 18.1-31.3 157 42.6 34.9-50.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 464 65 16.6 12.0-22.5 125 28.9 22.9-35.8 100 21.3 16.8-26.6 174 33.2 27.7-39.0
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.1 7.5-27.9 *** *** ***
Retired 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 20.3 12.7-31.0 72 74.9 63.9-83.5
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 389 39 11.7 8.0-16.7 87 26.9 20.4-34.6 97 23.0 18.2-28.6 166 38.5 32.3-45.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 269 33 11.7 7.5-17.7 51 21.7 14.6-30.9 59 20.2 14.4-27.8 126 46.4 37.4-55.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 205 27 21.0 12.8-32.5 40 19.3 11.6-30.5 44 20.9 14.5-29.2 94 38.8 30.2-48.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 314 32 11.2 7.5-16.3 84 26.7 21.1-33.2 74 22.2 17.0-28.4 124 39.9 33.4-46.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 214 18 9.3 5.4-15.6 57 30.4 23.1-39.0 48 20.3 14.7-27.4 91 39.9 32.2-48.2
2nd Quartile 216 34 21.3 13.7-31.4 47 21.2 13.9-30.9 47 18.8 13.1-26.3 88 38.7 30.4-47.8
3rd Quartile 203 28 12.5 8.1-18.7 41 20.9 14.0-29.8 46 23.0 16.4-31.4 88 43.6 34.9-52.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 155 12 7.6 3.1-17.5 30 16.8 10.0-26.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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