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
MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 338 38 9.6 6.8-13.5 73 21.3 16.4-27.1 91 31.2 24.1-39.4 136 37.9 31.3-45.0
Non-Hispanic Black 141 24 14.1 8.7-22.2 *** *** *** 27 17.3 10.9-26.3 *** *** ***
Other 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 156 41 21.6 15.2-29.7 *** *** *** 22 19.3 11.0-31.9 34 20.2 13.7-28.9
35-44 124 21 15.7 9.4-25.0 33 25.4 17.4-35.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** 15 9.6 5.1-17.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 149 23 15.1 9.3-23.4 40 25.7 18.2-35.0 28 24.6 16.3-35.4 58 34.6 25.6-44.8
Some Post-H.S. 168 22 11.3 7.0-17.6 38 26.3 17.9-36.9 34 22.8 14.2-34.4 74 39.6 30.0-50.1
College Graduate 243 36 14.7 10.2-20.6 45 17.0 12.3-23.1 71 31.3 23.6-40.2 91 37.0 29.7-45.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 60 11 11.7 5.4-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 15 17.8 9.9-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 16 15.0 8.8-24.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 236 27 10.6 6.9-15.8 44 18.4 12.9-25.6 69 31.8 24.6-39.9 96 39.3 31.7-47.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 211 24 11.6 7.1-18.4 40 18.9 12.3-28.0 *** *** *** 98 37.6 28.7-47.4
No 403 62 14.3 10.9-18.7 88 24.7 19.2-31.1 95 21.8 17.2-27.3 158 39.2 33.1-45.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 196 30 16.4 11.1-23.6 45 22.2 16.0-30.0 46 25.3 17.8-34.5 75 36.1 27.7-45.4
Non-Veteran 418 56 11.8 8.6-15.9 85 23.1 17.5-29.8 98 25.7 19.5-33.0 179 39.4 33.1-46.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 205 34 18.0 12.6-25.1 39 19.4 13.9-26.5 48 21.5 15.6-28.9 84 41.0 33.2-49.3
Regional City or Suburban County 186 28 10.3 6.5-15.9 51 26.3 18.4-36.1 *** *** *** 63 27.9 20.5-36.7
Rural 227 25 11.4 7.2-17.7 41 22.7 14.6-33.5 52 18.5 12.7-26.1 109 47.4 37.6-57.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 421 66 14.9 11.4-19.3 97 23.3 18.6-28.7 98 26.6 20.7-33.5 160 35.2 29.6-41.3
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 103 *** *** *** 13 12.8 7.0-22.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 384 52 12.4 9.1-16.6 83 22.9 18.1-28.7 96 25.3 20.2-31.3 153 39.3 33.1-45.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 195 28 13.8 8.9-20.8 43 25.0 17.4-34.5 42 22.4 15.3-31.6 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 168 16 8.3 4.6-14.5 38 26.0 17.6-36.6 40 20.1 13.3-29.2 74 45.7 35.9-55.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 255 43 16.3 11.6-22.3 50 19.7 13.7-27.6 62 30.2 22.0-39.9 100 33.8 26.8-41.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 187 28 15.5 10.1-23.1 38 20.1 14.0-28.1 *** *** *** 75 35.5 27.2-44.7
2nd Quartile 166 24 13.2 8.4-20.0 37 24.4 16.4-34.6 41 26.6 17.9-37.5 64 35.9 27.3-45.5
3rd Quartile 174 22 10.3 6.4-16.2 40 22.0 15.5-30.1 40 23.0 16.1-31.7 72 44.8 35.6-54.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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