2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 720 102 14.2 11.1-17.8 166 23.5 19.4-28.1 158 24.1 19.8-29.0 294 38.3 33.8-43.0
GENDER
Male 312 48 13.3 9.6-18.1 67 22.2 16.4-29.4 76 29.4 22.3-37.8 121 35.1 28.4-42.3
Female 408 54 14.9 10.6-20.6 99 24.5 19.1-30.8 82 19.6 15.1-24.9 173 41.0 35.1-47.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 375 42 10.1 7.2-14.0 77 19.4 14.7-25.0 101 31.6 25.0-39.0 155 38.9 32.8-45.4
Non-Hispanic Black 188 37 21.1 14.0-30.6 48 25.2 17.8-34.4 33 18.0 12.2-25.7 70 35.7 27.6-44.7
Other 142 20 13.2 7.9-21.2 *** *** *** 22 15.3 8.6-25.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 186 50 25.2 17.9-34.3 61 35.2 25.9-45.6 30 18.3 11.2-28.5 45 21.3 15.3-28.9
35-44 153 24 15.0 9.7-22.6 46 28.4 20.7-37.6 39 27.9 19.9-37.7 44 28.6 21.1-37.5
45-54 153 15 7.1 4.0-12.5 26 12.6 8.2-18.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 122 *** *** *** 21 17.8 10.6-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 137 20 12.5 7.6-20.0 *** *** *** 32 27.1 18.6-37.8 50 31.8 23.4-41.5
Some Post-H.S. 183 31 17.2 10.8-26.2 38 20.2 13.9-28.5 35 23.0 15.2-33.2 79 39.6 31.0-48.9
College Graduate 332 43 13.8 10.1-18.7 80 23.8 18.4-30.2 85 26.4 20.6-33.1 124 35.9 30.0-42.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 226 26 11.0 7.1-16.7 55 22.7 15.9-31.4 46 26.8 18.3-37.5 99 39.4 31.1-48.4
No 489 76 15.9 12.0-20.8 109 23.7 18.8-29.4 110 22.5 18.2-27.5 194 37.8 32.6-43.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 93 12 11.0 6.0-19.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 626 89 14.4 11.1-18.5 143 23.5 19.1-28.7 132 22.9 18.4-28.2 262 39.1 34.2-44.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 486 79 16.6 12.6-21.5 126 26.1 21.1-31.8 103 25.1 19.9-31.2 178 32.2 27.3-37.5
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 85 14 16.9 9.5-28.2 17 19.3 11.5-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.1 8.7-25.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 276 35 12.5 8.7-17.7 66 23.8 18.0-30.9 76 28.8 22.6-35.8 99 34.9 28.6-41.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 13.1 7.5-21.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 421 56 13.5 10.1-17.9 106 26.3 21.0-32.5 97 23.0 18.4-28.4 162 37.2 31.6-43.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 13.1 7.5-21.8 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 393 39 9.9 6.5-14.9 72 20.2 15.0-26.5 106 29.2 23.2-36.1 176 40.7 34.5-47.1
Rent 264 46 19.5 14.3-26.0 80 30.6 23.6-38.7 46 17.6 12.5-24.2 92 32.3 25.7-39.8
Other arrangement 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 435 70 17.7 13.8-22.5 95 22.6 17.7-28.3 93 20.1 15.9-25.0 177 39.6 34.2-45.4
Regional City or Suburban County 163 *** *** *** 37 20.5 13.1-30.4 *** *** *** 66 34.5 25.7-44.6
Rural 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 22.8 14.5-33.9 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 243 31 14.9 9.3-23.2 54 22.7 15.9-31.4 52 21.9 15.7-29.7 106 40.4 32.6-48.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 434 66 14.7 11.2-19.0 101 22.6 17.7-28.3 95 25.3 19.6-32.1 172 37.4 31.8-43.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 253 37 14.8 10.2-21.1 60 23.3 17.2-30.8 51 23.5 15.9-33.2 105 38.4 31.0-46.4
2nd Quartile 278 42 16.2 11.0-23.2 60 22.4 16.0-30.3 60 22.8 16.6-30.5 116 38.7 31.7-46.2
3rd Quartile 163 19 10.5 6.5-16.7 40 25.2 17.6-34.8 41 26.7 18.8-36.4 63 37.5 28.5-47.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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