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
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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 167 31 15.5 10.4-22.4 65 38.4 29.5-48.2 *** *** *** 37 21.5 15.1-29.6
35-44 138 17 11.4 6.8-18.3 33 21.4 14.7-30.0 38 29.0 20.6-39.1 50 38.3 29.1-48.5
45-54 153 15 5.4 3.1- 9.2 20 11.3 6.9-18.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 138 *** *** *** 15 8.5 4.7-14.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 141 14 7.9 4.5-13.4 38 26.0 18.0-36.1 29 27.2 18.5-38.0 60 39.0 29.9-48.9
Some Post-H.S. 215 23 10.3 6.4-16.1 37 18.5 13.1-25.4 53 27.8 20.0-37.2 102 43.4 35.5-51.8
College Graduate 353 37 11.1 7.9-15.3 72 21.2 16.7-26.5 110 32.4 26.6-38.7 134 35.4 29.7-41.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 116 17 16.9 9.7-27.8 26 22.6 15.2-32.1 25 22.4 14.9-32.3 48 38.1 28.6-48.7
$75,000+ 304 24 7.4 4.8-11.2 59 19.3 14.4-25.4 103 34.4 28.1-41.3 118 38.9 32.3-45.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 253 19 5.0 3.0- 8.2 52 21.0 15.0-28.4 59 29.5 21.0-39.7 123 44.5 36.0-53.3
No 472 55 12.2 9.1-16.1 94 19.9 15.9-24.6 134 28.7 23.9-34.1 189 39.2 34.0-44.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 145 22 13.2 8.6-19.8 37 26.7 19.0-36.2 35 29.1 20.5-39.5 51 31.0 23.1-40.1
Non-Veteran 585 53 8.5 6.2-11.6 111 19.0 15.2-23.4 160 29.1 23.9-34.9 261 43.5 38.1-49.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 217 25 12.2 8.1-17.9 45 21.6 15.7-29.0 57 23.7 17.8-30.9 90 42.5 34.8-50.6
Regional City or Suburban County 234 27 9.3 5.9-14.4 49 18.7 13.6-25.1 63 35.0 26.3-45.0 95 37.0 29.4-45.3
Rural 281 23 7.2 4.5-11.3 55 21.7 15.6-29.3 75 26.4 20.3-33.7 128 44.7 37.0-52.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 455 53 10.4 7.7-14.0 113 25.0 20.2-30.5 115 28.5 22.9-35.0 174 36.0 30.7-41.7
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 24.6 16.6-34.9 77 66.1 55.3-75.5
Unable to Work 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 473 50 10.5 7.7-14.2 102 22.4 18.1-27.3 130 27.4 22.7-32.7 191 39.8 34.4-45.3
HOUSING
Own 478 39 7.4 5.1-10.5 72 16.1 12.2-20.9 148 33.3 27.4-39.7 219 43.3 37.5-49.2
Rent 204 28 14.4 9.6-20.9 56 27.4 20.7-35.3 44 22.6 15.8-31.2 76 35.7 27.6-44.7
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 197 25 9.2 5.9-13.9 37 23.3 15.8-33.0 45 23.1 16.5-31.4 90 44.4 35.3-53.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 223 20 9.7 6.0-15.2 46 19.3 14.1-26.0 62 28.7 21.5-37.1 95 42.3 34.5-50.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 312 30 9.3 6.2-13.8 66 19.8 14.9-25.7 88 32.3 24.8-40.8 128 38.6 31.7-46.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 264 26 10.2 6.5-15.6 55 21.8 16.2-28.6 68 27.8 20.1-37.0 115 40.3 32.8-48.2
2nd Quartile 210 22 8.9 5.7-13.8 46 21.0 15.2-28.3 57 29.2 21.1-38.9 85 40.9 32.7-49.6
3rd Quartile 188 20 9.5 5.8-15.3 37 18.9 12.3-27.9 55 30.0 22.3-39.0 76 41.6 32.8-51.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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