2024 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 1,462 208 14.7 12.7-17.0 323 22.9 20.4-25.6 305 20.1 17.8-22.6 626 42.3 39.4-45.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 361 68 18.8 14.6-24.0 102 28.2 23.0-34.0 40 10.6 7.5-14.7 151 42.4 36.5-48.5
GENDER
Male 135 28 21.0 14.1-30.1 31 23.1 16.1-32.0 20 13.7 8.5-21.5 56 42.2 33.1-51.9
Female 226 40 17.0 12.3-23.1 71 32.5 25.5-40.4 20 7.9 4.9-12.6 95 42.5 35.2-50.3
AGE
18-34 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 80 18 20.1 12.2-31.2 *** *** *** 12 16.5 8.9-28.5 *** *** ***
45-54 87 12 13.1 7.1-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 17.1 9.7-28.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 118 23 19.4 12.5-28.9 33 31.7 22.5-42.7 *** *** *** 56 43.4 33.7-53.6
College Graduate 147 28 17.4 11.9-24.9 44 30.5 22.6-39.6 17 10.5 6.2-17.3 58 41.6 32.8-51.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 121 21 17.9 11.4-27.0 38 30.8 22.2-40.9 14 12.3 6.9-20.8 48 39.1 29.5-49.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 99 23 22.0 14.0-32.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 259 45 17.8 13.0-23.9 73 27.5 21.6-34.2 29 10.7 7.1-15.8 112 44.0 37.1-51.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 306 59 18.7 14.2-24.2 92 29.9 24.1-36.4 31 9.1 6.1-13.3 124 42.3 35.9-49.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 156 35 21.7 15.2-30.1 40 24.9 18.1-33.2 20 11.9 7.4-18.8 61 41.4 32.9-50.5
Regional City or Suburban County 97 15 15.2 8.6-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 108 18 18.1 11.1-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 240 49 18.6 13.7-24.7 74 32.2 25.5-39.7 25 9.5 6.1-14.4 92 39.7 32.6-47.3
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 203 37 18.0 12.7-24.9 60 29.9 23.2-37.6 21 10.6 6.6-16.5 85 41.6 33.9-49.6
HOUSING
Own 177 23 14.2 9.3-21.2 47 27.5 20.6-35.8 19 10.8 6.8-16.9 88 47.4 39.2-55.7
Rent 163 40 25.0 18.4-32.9 47 28.8 21.8-37.0 20 11.2 7.0-17.4 56 35.1 27.4-43.5
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 108 17 19.3 11.8-30.0 37 30.1 21.5-40.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 94 16 13.7 7.8-23.0 *** *** *** 16 14.2 8.3-23.1 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 159 35 21.7 15.2-30.0 38 26.3 18.6-35.9 17 10.1 5.8-17.0 69 41.9 33.2-51.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 78 14 17.6 10.0-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 127 27 20.5 13.4-29.9 31 23.4 16.1-32.6 20 14.7 9.1-23.0 49 41.5 31.8-51.8
3rd Quartile 103 18 17.7 10.6-28.0 26 27.0 18.0-38.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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