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What are your chances of getting infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS?*
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
High
N % C.I.(95%) |
Medium
N % C.I.(95%) |
Low
N % C.I.(95%) |
None
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
2341 |
36 1.5 ( 1.0- 2.3) |
81 3.6 ( 2.7- 4.9) |
528 22.2 (20.2-24.3) |
1696 72.6 (70.4-74.8) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
926 |
11 1.4 ( 0.7- 2.7) |
33 4.3 ( 2.8- 6.6) |
228 24.1 (20.9-27.7) |
654 70.3 (66.5-73.8) |
| Female |
1415 |
25 1.7 ( 1.1- 2.6) |
48 3.0 ( 2.2- 4.1) |
300 20.3 (18.1-22.7) |
1042 75.0 (72.4-77.4) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
1761 |
24 1.2 ( 0.8- 1.9) |
65 4.0 ( 2.9- 5.5) |
385 21.9 (19.6-24.4) |
1287 72.8 (70.2-75.3) |
| African American |
489 |
10 2.2 ( 1.0- 4.9) |
14 2.7 ( 1.5- 5.0) |
121 23.4 (19.1-28.4) |
344 71.7 (66.5-76.3) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
246 |
6 2.3 ( 0.9- 5.6) |
11 7.4 ( 3.7-14.2) |
73 29.4 (22.6-37.2) |
156 60.9 (52.9-68.5) |
| 25-34 |
536 |
8 1.4 ( 0.6- 3.5) |
23 3.4 ( 2.1- 5.5) |
156 28.3 (24.0-33.1) |
349 66.9 (62.0-71.4) |
| 35-44 |
614 |
8 1.0 ( 0.4- 2.3) |
25 3.8 ( 2.5- 5.8) |
151 22.9 (19.5-26.7) |
430 72.3 (68.3-75.9) |
| 45-54 |
544 |
6 1.2 ( 0.5- 3.0) |
12 1.8 ( 0.9- 3.5) |
111 19.1 (15.7-22.9) |
415 77.9 (73.8-81.5) |
| 55-64 |
401 |
8 2.0 ( 0.9- 4.6) |
10 2.3 ( 1.2- 4.4) |
37 8.3 ( 5.9-11.7) |
346 87.3 (83.4-90.5) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
268 |
5 2.0 ( 0.7- 5.3) |
5 3.5 ( 1.2-10.1) |
44 21.0 (14.4-29.7) |
214 73.5 (64.8-80.7) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
755 |
9 1.7 ( 0.7- 3.6) |
18 2.6 ( 1.5- 4.4) |
125 17.1 (14.1-20.5) |
603 78.7 (75.0-82.0) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
628 |
11 1.2 ( 0.6- 2.4) |
32 5.6 ( 3.5- 8.9) |
150 22.0 (18.6-25.8) |
435 71.2 (66.9-75.2) |
| College Graduate |
690 |
11 1.4 ( 0.7- 2.8) |
26 3.0 ( 2.0- 4.6) |
209 29.1 (25.2-33.3) |
444 66.4 (62.1-70.4) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
191 |
5 2.9 ( 1.0- 8.2) |
3 4.1 ( 1.2-12.7) |
43 23.0 (16.7-30.8) |
140 70.0 (61.4-77.4) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
406 |
8 2.2 ( 0.9- 5.1) |
18 4.3 ( 2.5- 7.2) |
81 21.5 (16.6-27.3) |
299 72.1 (66.1-77.4) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
365 |
6 1.7 ( 0.6- 5.2) |
12 4.1 ( 1.9- 8.5) |
95 23.8 (19.2-29.1) |
252 70.4 (64.5-75.6) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
393 |
5 1.0 ( 0.4- 2.5) |
20 3.9 ( 2.4- 6.3) |
86 21.8 (16.7-27.8) |
282 73.3 (67.3-78.6) |
| $50,000+ |
723 |
11 1.5 ( 0.8- 2.9) |
24 3.5 ( 1.9- 6.2) |
178 23.8 (20.3-27.6) |
510 71.3 (67.2-75.0) |
| *This question is asked to respondents who reported being ages 18-64 years old. |
| #Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level). |
| Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. |
