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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 651 106 16.6 13.5-20.3 149 23.7 20.1-27.7 135 20.1 16.8-23.9 261 39.6 35.3-44.1
Female 811 102 12.8 10.3-15.8 174 22.1 18.9-25.8 170 20.1 17.1-23.5 365 44.9 40.9-49.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 772 93 12.9 10.3-16.0 149 21.3 18.1-25.0 196 24.3 21.0-27.9 334 41.5 37.6-45.6
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
Non-Hispanic Other 85 16 17.4 9.8-28.9 24 23.0 14.6-34.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 230 28 11.2 7.5-16.6 48 19.2 14.0-25.7 45 20.8 15.2-27.8 109 48.8 41.4-56.2
AGE
18-34 352 83 22.7 18.1-28.2 125 34.9 29.5-40.8 57 15.9 11.9-20.8 87 26.5 21.4-32.2
35-44 319 54 15.3 11.5-20.1 69 21.0 16.5-26.3 78 25.4 20.1-31.4 118 38.3 32.4-44.6
45-54 321 37 12.8 8.9-18.2 69 20.1 15.4-25.9 64 19.3 14.8-24.7 151 47.7 41.4-54.2
55-64 264 17 5.8 3.3- 9.8 43 17.2 11.9-24.1 66 24.1 18.7-30.5 138 53.0 45.5-60.3
65-74 132 13 11.5 6.2-20.4 *** *** *** 29 18.4 12.2-26.6 81 64.1 54.0-73.0
75+ 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 123 17 12.3 7.4-19.8 16 13.4 7.8-21.9 25 20.2 13.0-29.9 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 308 39 14.7 10.5-20.3 88 28.9 23.5-35.0 54 17.3 12.9-22.7 127 39.1 33.0-45.6
Some Post-H.S. 400 56 14.4 10.8-18.9 79 21.0 16.5-26.2 71 17.9 14.0-22.7 194 46.8 41.2-52.4
College Graduate 624 95 15.4 12.5-18.9 137 22.7 19.1-26.7 154 24.8 21.1-28.8 238 37.1 33.0-41.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 467 65 14.4 10.9-18.7 99 21.7 17.5-26.7 106 22.6 18.4-27.6 197 41.3 35.9-46.8
No 982 143 15.1 12.6-17.9 224 23.8 20.8-27.1 199 19.2 16.6-22.2 416 41.9 38.4-45.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 233 37 17.1 12.1-23.6 67 30.5 24.2-37.7 47 19.1 14.0-25.4 82 33.3 26.9-40.3
Non-Veteran 1,228 170 14.0 11.8-16.5 256 21.2 18.6-24.1 258 20.4 17.9-23.1 544 44.4 41.1-47.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 952 155 16.1 13.6-19.0 237 26.2 23.0-29.7 206 20.0 17.3-23.1 354 37.6 34.0-41.3
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** 11 10.3 5.1-19.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 188 12 8.4 4.3-15.6 21 11.1 6.5-18.2 38 20.6 14.5-28.3 117 60.0 51.3-68.1
Unable to Work 125 18 13.1 8.0-20.8 25 15.1 9.8-22.5 21 17.8 11.2-26.9 61 54.0 43.9-63.8
Other not in Labor Force 100 13 12.6 6.5-23.0 *** *** *** 22 22.8 14.2-34.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 11 14.5 7.8-25.3 13 17.2 9.6-29.0 14 19.6 11.6-31.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 97 15 16.1 9.3-26.4 *** *** *** 21 20.6 12.6-32.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 128 24 21.1 13.8-30.8 35 26.7 18.7-36.5 19 16.9 10.0-27.1 50 35.3 26.1-45.7
$35,000- 49,999 208 38 18.4 12.9-25.6 42 18.1 12.9-24.7 39 17.6 12.5-24.1 89 46.0 38.0-54.1
$50,000-74,999 191 20 8.6 5.2-13.9 54 30.7 23.5-38.9 37 19.6 13.6-27.4 80 41.1 33.0-49.7
$75,000-100,000 156 25 19.5 13.0-28.2 42 26.8 19.4-35.7 29 19.0 12.6-27.6 60 34.7 26.8-43.6
$100,000-150,000 180 20 9.3 5.7-14.6 45 25.4 18.7-33.5 51 28.3 21.4-36.5 64 37.0 29.2-45.5
$150,000+ 177 17 11.8 7.1-19.1 31 18.5 13.0-25.7 47 23.9 17.7-31.4 82 45.8 37.7-54.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 255 38 16.1 11.0-22.8 37 18.1 12.4-25.6 48 15.3 11.1-20.6 132 50.5 43.2-57.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 18 18.0 11.1-27.8 23 17.8 11.3-27.0 24 20.9 13.3-31.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 25 16.0 10.3-24.0 40 22.5 16.0-30.8 32 20.8 14.2-29.4 64 40.7 31.5-50.5
151% to 200% 87 13 15.4 8.3-26.8 *** *** *** 16 17.0 9.9-27.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 779 101 13.2 10.7-16.3 188 25.1 21.8-28.9 174 22.0 18.7-25.6 316 39.6 35.7-43.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 255 38 16.1 11.0-22.8 37 18.1 12.4-25.6 48 15.3 11.1-20.6 132 50.5 43.2-57.8
HOUSING
Own 815 87 12.5 10.0-15.5 152 20.3 17.3-23.8 191 22.1 19.1-25.5 385 45.1 41.2-49.0
Rent 557 107 19.5 16.0-23.4 147 28.0 23.9-32.6 103 17.0 13.9-20.8 200 35.5 31.0-40.1
Other arrangement 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 11.3 5.8-20.7 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 536 95 18.0 14.6-22.0 116 21.9 18.2-26.2 126 21.6 18.0-25.7 199 38.5 33.9-43.3
Regional City or Suburban County 471 57 10.4 7.7-14.1 99 23.1 18.7-28.2 97 21.0 16.9-25.8 218 45.5 40.1-51.0
Rural 455 56 15.5 11.7-20.2 108 23.7 19.4-28.7 82 17.6 13.9-22.1 209 43.2 37.9-48.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 336 43 15.3 11.0-21.0 98 27.9 22.8-33.8 39 12.0 8.4-16.8 156 44.7 38.7-51.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 426 59 13.7 10.3-18.1 86 21.5 17.2-26.6 108 24.7 20.3-29.8 173 40.0 34.6-45.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 700 106 15.0 12.2-18.2 139 21.0 17.6-25.0 158 21.4 18.1-25.2 297 42.6 38.3-46.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 461 57 12.0 9.1-15.8 104 23.2 18.8-28.4 105 21.0 17.1-25.5 195 43.8 38.4-49.4
2nd Quartile 487 80 16.1 12.7-20.3 95 21.3 17.3-26.0 108 22.4 18.3-27.0 204 40.2 35.2-45.3
3rd Quartile 381 53 14.5 10.8-19.2 85 23.7 19.0-29.2 80 20.3 16.0-25.4 163 41.5 35.9-47.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 133 18 18.0 10.8-28.4 39 25.2 18.0-34.2 12 8.7 4.6-16.0 64 48.1 38.3-58.1

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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