2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

Including fluid testing from your mouth, but not counting tests you may have had as part of blood donation, have you ever been tested for HIV?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,725 1,425 40.0 37.8-42.3 2,300 60.0 57.7-62.2
Piedmont NC 1,868 730 41.6 38.6-44.7 1,138 58.4 55.3-61.4
GENDER
Male 846 317 40.3 35.7-44.9 529 59.7 55.1-64.3
Female 1,022 413 42.8 38.9-46.9 609 57.2 53.1-61.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,141 381 36.5 32.7-40.4 760 63.5 59.6-67.3
Non-Hispanic Black 367 190 52.2 45.4-59.0 177 47.8 41.0-54.6
Other 331 144 43.6 36.4-51.1 187 56.4 48.9-63.6
AGE
18-34 432 188 44.2 38.1-50.4 244 55.8 49.6-61.9
35-44 273 153 55.0 47.8-62.1 120 45.0 37.9-52.2
45-54 315 157 47.4 40.0-54.9 158 52.6 45.1-60.0
55-64 315 125 39.5 32.2-47.2 190 60.5 52.8-67.8
65-74 285 64 29.5 22.3-37.9 221 70.5 62.1-77.7
75+ 219 30 14.9 9.4-22.9 189 85.1 77.1-90.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 370 140 39.7 33.5-46.3 230 60.3 53.7-66.5
Some Post-H.S. 437 187 46.3 40.2-52.5 250 53.7 47.5-59.8
College Graduate 900 335 39.0 35.1-43.0 565 61.0 57.0-64.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 552 228 48.5 42.7-54.3 324 51.5 45.7-57.3
No 1,303 497 38.8 35.3-42.3 806 61.2 57.7-64.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 197 93 52.3 43.0-61.4 104 47.7 38.6-57.0
Non-Veteran 1,669 636 40.3 37.1-43.5 1,033 59.7 56.5-62.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,085 494 45.6 41.7-49.5 591 54.4 50.5-58.3
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 469 89 22.7 17.6-28.7 380 77.3 71.3-82.4
Unable to Work 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 211 86 44.2 36.1-52.6 125 55.8 47.4-63.9
$50,000- 74,999 239 96 40.2 31.9-49.1 143 59.8 50.9-68.1
$75,000+ 686 281 41.1 36.4-45.9 405 58.9 54.1-63.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 409 132 38.0 31.6-44.8 277 62.0 55.2-68.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,069 427 40.4 36.6-44.2 642 59.6 55.8-63.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 409 132 38.0 31.6-44.8 277 62.0 55.2-68.4
HOUSING
Own 1,161 400 39.3 35.5-43.3 761 60.7 56.7-64.5
Rent 556 265 48.4 43.2-53.7 291 51.6 46.3-56.8
Other arrangement 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,062 438 42.4 38.7-46.2 624 57.6 53.8-61.3
Regional City or Suburban County 436 165 41.8 35.4-48.5 271 58.2 51.5-64.6
Rural 370 127 39.0 32.3-46.3 243 61.0 53.7-67.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 665 247 39.7 34.7-44.9 418 60.3 55.1-65.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,076 439 42.9 39.0-46.9 637 57.1 53.1-61.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 677 258 40.4 35.5-45.6 419 59.6 54.4-64.5
2nd Quartile 718 281 39.8 35.1-44.7 437 60.2 55.3-64.9
3rd Quartile 410 163 45.1 38.9-51.4 247 54.9 48.6-61.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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