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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 401 36 9.3 6.4-13.3 62 17.4 13.4-22.3 108 25.9 21.2-31.1 195 47.4 41.8-53.1
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 179 25 15.4 9.5-24.0 41 19.7 13.7-27.4 41 23.9 16.9-32.7 72 41.0 32.2-50.4
AGE
18-34 173 46 22.8 16.7-30.2 59 34.6 27.0-43.1 21 12.2 7.5-19.3 47 30.4 23.1-39.0
35-44 185 29 14.6 9.9-20.9 42 21.3 15.5-28.4 48 25.9 19.4-33.6 66 38.3 30.5-46.6
45-54 202 15 9.2 4.8-17.1 48 21.2 15.5-28.2 43 21.2 15.3-28.6 96 48.4 40.4-56.5
55-64 148 *** *** *** 22 16.1 8.9-27.3 36 24.7 17.2-34.1 *** *** ***
65-74 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 133 13 11.8 6.5-20.4 40 31.2 22.7-41.2 18 11.2 6.8-17.9 62 45.8 36.2-55.8
Some Post-H.S. 251 33 13.0 8.8-18.8 49 20.2 14.7-26.9 46 17.9 13.0-24.0 123 49.0 41.8-56.3
College Graduate 355 47 14.0 10.3-18.8 75 21.2 16.8-26.5 89 25.5 20.7-31.1 144 39.2 33.6-45.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 84 15 19.4 11.3-31.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 112 19 16.3 10.0-25.6 21 15.8 9.9-24.3 21 20.2 12.8-30.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 120 13 10.4 5.6-18.6 29 24.5 16.6-34.7 25 18.6 12.0-27.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 248 19 8.2 5.0-13.1 57 23.9 18.2-30.8 62 23.5 18.1-30.0 110 44.4 37.4-51.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 267 39 15.6 10.8-21.9 53 23.2 17.1-30.7 50 18.0 13.1-24.3 125 43.2 36.3-50.5
No 538 63 11.7 8.9-15.2 121 21.9 18.1-26.2 120 21.3 17.6-25.6 234 45.1 40.2-50.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 760 94 12.3 9.8-15.4 160 21.5 18.1-25.3 159 20.2 17.1-23.7 347 46.0 41.8-50.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 310 49 15.9 11.9-20.9 71 24.6 19.5-30.6 73 20.8 16.3-26.0 117 38.7 32.7-45.0
Regional City or Suburban County 242 24 7.7 4.8-12.2 43 18.9 13.2-26.3 52 22.6 16.7-29.7 123 50.8 43.1-58.5
Rural 259 29 14.1 9.4-20.6 60 22.3 16.8-29.0 45 17.2 12.4-23.5 125 46.4 39.2-53.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 493 71 14.3 11.1-18.2 118 24.4 20.1-29.2 112 20.8 17.0-25.1 192 40.5 35.5-45.8
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 21.8 13.7-32.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** 18 20.9 12.6-32.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 12 13.7 7.1-24.7 24 22.7 14.4-34.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 405 43 10.6 7.6-14.5 92 23.3 18.8-28.5 90 20.9 16.8-25.8 180 45.2 39.6-50.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 181 18 13.1 7.6-21.7 47 22.9 16.9-30.4 16 8.6 5.0-14.5 100 55.3 46.7-63.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 238 35 13.7 9.5-19.5 48 21.4 15.7-28.4 63 25.8 19.8-32.9 92 39.1 31.8-46.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 392 49 12.1 9.0-16.1 79 22.3 17.5-27.9 91 21.8 17.4-26.9 173 43.9 38.2-49.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 251 25 9.8 6.4-14.8 58 24.7 18.4-32.1 64 23.1 17.7-29.6 104 42.4 35.2-49.9
2nd Quartile 273 36 12.2 8.5-17.3 52 20.6 15.4-27.0 58 20.6 15.5-26.7 127 46.6 39.8-53.6
3rd Quartile 204 29 13.7 9.2-19.9 40 20.6 14.7-28.1 43 21.8 15.8-29.4 92 43.9 36.1-52.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 83 *** *** *** 24 24.1 15.4-35.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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