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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 371 57 16.3 12.3-21.2 87 25.1 20.3-30.6 88 22.8 18.3-28.0 139 35.9 30.5-41.7
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 136 19 11.8 7.2-18.9 31 22.0 14.8-31.5 24 20.1 12.7-30.4 62 46.0 36.0-56.4
AGE
18-34 179 37 22.7 16.2-30.9 66 35.3 27.7-43.6 36 19.1 13.4-26.4 40 23.0 16.5-31.1
35-44 134 25 16.2 10.6-24.1 27 20.6 14.1-29.0 30 24.8 16.9-34.8 52 38.4 29.6-48.1
45-54 119 22 17.6 11.3-26.3 21 18.8 11.5-29.1 21 16.8 10.6-25.5 *** *** ***
55-64 116 *** *** *** 21 18.4 11.7-27.6 30 23.5 16.1-32.8 *** *** ***
65-74 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 14.6 7.6-26.1 *** *** ***
75+ 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 26 16.5 10.9-24.1 48 27.5 20.8-35.5 36 20.9 14.7-28.8 65 35.1 27.5-43.6
Some Post-H.S. 149 23 16.3 10.6-24.2 30 22.1 15.2-30.9 25 17.9 11.9-26.1 71 43.7 35.1-52.7
College Graduate 269 48 17.1 12.8-22.6 62 24.4 19.0-30.8 65 23.8 18.7-29.8 94 34.6 28.5-41.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 19 20.7 12.3-32.7 21 20.5 12.6-31.6 18 14.8 8.9-23.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 265 43 17.0 12.4-22.9 61 23.3 18.0-29.5 65 24.6 19.1-31.1 96 35.1 28.8-41.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 200 26 13.1 8.5-19.5 46 20.2 14.8-26.9 56 27.7 20.9-35.7 72 39.1 31.2-47.6
No 444 80 18.6 14.7-23.2 103 25.7 21.2-30.8 79 17.1 13.5-21.4 182 38.7 33.7-44.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 183 30 17.4 11.9-24.7 53 30.1 23.2-38.1 36 18.9 13.4-26.1 64 33.5 26.4-41.5
Non-Veteran 468 76 16.3 12.7-20.7 96 20.9 16.9-25.6 99 20.6 16.6-25.2 197 42.2 37.0-47.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 226 46 20.3 15.0-27.0 45 18.9 13.9-25.1 53 22.5 17.0-29.2 82 38.3 31.3-45.8
Regional City or Suburban County 229 33 12.8 8.6-18.6 56 26.7 20.4-34.1 45 19.6 14.2-26.4 95 40.9 33.6-48.7
Rural 196 27 17.2 11.6-24.7 48 25.4 18.9-33.2 37 18.1 12.6-25.2 84 39.4 31.7-47.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 459 84 17.8 14.1-22.1 119 28.0 23.4-33.1 94 19.4 15.5-23.8 162 34.9 30.0-40.1
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 82 *** *** *** 15 16.0 8.8-27.5 16 19.2 11.2-31.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 15.8 8.1-28.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 374 58 15.8 11.9-20.5 96 26.9 22.0-32.4 84 22.9 18.2-28.4 136 34.4 29.2-40.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 155 25 17.3 11.4-25.5 51 32.4 24.6-41.2 23 14.9 9.4-22.7 56 35.4 27.3-44.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 188 24 13.7 8.7-21.0 38 21.7 15.5-29.6 45 23.5 17.2-31.2 81 41.1 33.2-49.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 308 57 18.1 13.7-23.6 60 19.7 15.0-25.4 67 21.0 16.2-26.8 124 41.1 34.8-47.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 210 32 14.4 9.9-20.5 46 21.6 15.8-28.8 41 18.6 13.3-25.5 91 45.3 37.5-53.5
2nd Quartile 214 44 20.1 14.6-27.0 43 22.1 16.2-29.3 50 24.3 18.2-31.6 77 33.5 26.8-41.0
3rd Quartile 177 24 15.3 10.0-22.9 45 26.7 19.8-34.9 37 18.8 13.1-26.1 71 39.2 31.3-47.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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