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 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 174 36 19.7 13.9-27.2 64 36.9 29.3-45.2 35 18.4 12.9-25.7 39 24.9 18.4-32.9
35-44 161 22 13.4 8.5-20.3 29 17.9 12.4-25.1 45 27.1 20.2-35.4 65 41.6 33.5-50.2
45-54 154 16 10.5 6.2-17.3 24 15.5 9.9-23.4 45 28.6 21.1-37.4 69 45.4 36.5-54.6
55-64 158 *** *** *** 20 10.8 6.7-16.9 46 31.0 23.4-39.8 85 54.7 45.9-63.2
65-74 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 20.2 12.6-30.8 *** *** ***
75+ 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 146 16 13.9 8.3-22.5 45 34.2 26.1-43.3 26 16.5 10.9-24.2 59 35.4 27.5-44.2
Some Post-H.S. 212 21 11.1 7.1-16.8 32 16.1 11.1-22.9 54 25.0 19.0-32.2 105 47.8 40.3-55.3
College Graduate 384 52 13.7 10.3-18.0 69 19.7 15.6-24.6 109 28.9 24.2-34.2 154 37.7 32.5-43.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 19.1 12.3-28.4 44 36.1 26.6-46.9
$75,000+ 336 36 11.3 7.9-15.9 63 20.2 15.7-25.6 94 27.1 22.0-32.9 143 41.4 35.5-47.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 271 30 11.1 7.4-16.2 50 20.2 15.1-26.5 69 25.1 19.5-31.7 122 43.7 36.9-50.7
No 494 63 14.0 10.7-18.2 99 22.2 18.2-26.9 127 24.2 20.2-28.7 205 39.5 34.7-44.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 140 19 14.7 9.1-22.9 47 35.4 27.0-44.8 30 19.3 13.0-27.5 44 30.6 22.8-39.7
Non-Veteran 631 73 12.1 9.4-15.4 102 17.6 14.3-21.5 166 25.7 22.0-29.8 290 44.6 40.1-49.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 238 42 16.8 12.4-22.4 42 19.1 14.0-25.4 69 27.0 21.3-33.6 85 37.1 30.5-44.3
Regional City or Suburban County 277 29 9.0 5.7-13.8 53 21.6 16.3-28.0 67 25.1 19.5-31.6 128 44.4 37.7-51.3
Rural 257 22 13.7 8.9-20.4 54 23.1 17.5-29.9 60 20.9 15.7-27.2 121 42.3 35.6-49.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 498 74 15.4 12.0-19.4 112 24.7 20.6-29.4 136 24.8 20.8-29.2 176 35.1 30.5-40.1
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 23.3 15.7-33.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 17.0 9.3-29.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 476 53 11.3 8.4-15.0 100 23.1 19.0-27.9 123 24.8 20.7-29.5 200 40.7 35.8-45.9
HOUSING
Own 500 51 12.2 9.2-16.2 83 18.5 14.8-22.9 131 24.9 20.9-29.4 235 44.3 39.5-49.3
Rent 224 37 15.2 10.8-21.0 55 28.8 22.3-36.3 56 23.1 17.4-29.9 76 32.9 26.2-40.4
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 157 14 11.5 6.4-19.7 47 32.1 24.2-41.1 25 14.1 9.3-20.7 71 42.4 33.9-51.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 244 26 12.4 8.1-18.7 41 19.7 14.2-26.5 73 29.2 23.0-36.3 104 38.7 31.9-46.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 371 53 13.8 10.4-18.2 61 17.6 13.5-22.5 98 25.4 20.6-30.8 159 43.2 37.5-49.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 276 33 12.2 8.4-17.3 50 17.9 13.4-23.4 75 24.9 19.7-31.1 118 45.0 38.3-51.8
2nd Quartile 251 36 14.4 10.1-20.2 45 21.8 16.2-28.7 66 26.8 20.9-33.7 104 37.0 30.6-43.9
3rd Quartile 199 21 11.4 7.0-18.0 43 24.1 17.8-31.8 48 23.0 17.1-30.2 87 41.4 33.8-49.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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