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| Total Respond.# |
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| All Participants | 147039 | 31,204 | 21.1 | 20.7-21.5 | 93,561 | 64.5 | 64.0-64.9 | 2,977 | 2.3 | 2.1- 2.4 | 19,297 | 12.2 | 11.9-12.5 |
| Alabama | 1,951 | 309 | 15.4 | 13.6-17.4 | 1,375 | 71.2 | 68.8-73.5 | 61 | 3.4 | 2.6- 4.5 | 206 | 9.9 | 8.6-11.5 |
| Alaska | 2,234 | 402 | 18.8 | 16.4-21.4 | 1,439 | 63.4 | 60.3-66.5 | 49 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.5 | 344 | 15.4 | 13.3-17.9 |
| Arizona | 2,134 | 462 | 22.4 | 20.0-24.9 | 1,366 | 62.7 | 59.8-65.5 | 45 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.6 | 261 | 12.5 | 10.6-14.7 |
| Arkansas | 1,933 | 306 | 15.0 | 13.3-16.8 | 1,331 | 70.6 | 68.3-72.8 | 49 | 2.7 | 2.0- 3.7 | 247 | 11.7 | 10.2-13.3 |
| California | 3,050 | 785 | 25.0 | 23.3-26.9 | 1,992 | 65.6 | 63.5-67.6 | 59 | 2.2 | 1.7- 3.0 | 214 | 7.2 | 6.1- 8.4 |
| Colorado | 1,572 | 311 | 19.2 | 17.0-21.6 | 1,048 | 66.8 | 64.1-69.5 | 39 | 2.8 | 1.9- 4.0 | 174 | 11.2 | 9.5-13.0 |
| Connecticut | 5,540 | 1,509 | 26.5 | 25.2-28.0 | 3,248 | 59.4 | 57.8-61.0 | 88 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.3 | 695 | 12.2 | 11.2-13.3 |
| Delaware | 2,547 | 605 | 25.0 | 22.8-27.3 | 1,604 | 63.6 | 61.1-66.0 | 58 | 2.2 | 1.6- 3.0 | 280 | 9.3 | 8.0-10.8 |
| District of Colum | 1,417 | 570 | 38.1 | 35.1-41.2 | 698 | 50.4 | 47.2-53.6 | 21 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.1 | 128 | 9.6 | 7.8-11.8 |
| Florida | 2,993 | 686 | 20.7 | 19.1-22.4 | 1,772 | 60.4 | 58.3-62.5 | 92 | 3.7 | 2.9- 4.6 | 443 | 15.2 | 13.7-16.9 |
| Georgia | 3,216 | 749 | 23.5 | 21.7-25.4 | 1,893 | 59.9 | 57.8-62.0 | 86 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.7 | 488 | 13.8 | 12.4-15.3 |
| Hawaii | 3,128 | 897 | 27.3 | 25.2-29.4 | 1,882 | 62.1 | 59.8-64.4 | 49 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.3 | 300 | 9.1 | 7.8-10.6 |
| Idaho | 3,371 | 478 | 14.0 | 12.7-15.5 | 2,375 | 70.9 | 69.0-72.8 | 59 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.5 | 459 | 13.2 | 11.9-14.7 |
| Illinois | 1,598 | 319 | 20.4 | 18.2-22.9 | 1,074 | 67.4 | 64.7-70.0 | 20 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.1 | 185 | 10.9 | 9.3-12.7 |
| Indiana | 2,864 | 484 | 15.6 | 14.3-17.1 | 1,927 | 69.0 | 67.2-70.8 | 60 | 2.1 | 1.6- 2.8 | 393 | 13.2 | 11.9-14.6 |
| Iowa | 2,410 | 381 | 15.8 | 14.2-17.6 | 1,649 | 69.0 | 66.8-71.1 | 48 | 2.2 | 1.6- 3.0 | 332 | 13.0 | 11.6-14.6 |
| Kansas | 3,215 | 629 | 19.5 | 18.0-21.2 | 2,034 | 63.7 | 61.8-65.6 | 51 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.3 | 501 | 15.0 | 13.7-16.4 |
| Kentucky | 4,730 | 768 | 17.3 | 15.7-19.0 | 3,025 | 64.6 | 62.6-66.5 | 131 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.1 | 806 | 15.0 | 13.7-16.4 |
| Louisiana | 3,215 | 678 | 20.1 | 18.7-21.7 | 1,967 | 62.3 | 60.5-64.2 | 94 | 3.2 | 2.6- 4.0 | 476 | 14.3 | 13.0-15.7 |
| Maine | 1,708 | 355 | 20.1 | 18.1-22.4 | 1,107 | 65.7 | 63.1-68.2 | 38 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.6 | 208 | 12.4 | 10.7-14.2 |
| Maryland | 3,238 | 901 | 29.0 | 27.1-31.0 | 1,896 | 57.6 | 55.4-59.7 | 43 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.1 | 398 | 12.0 | 10.6-13.5 |
| Massachusetts | 6,137 | 1,746 | 26.9 | 25.6-28.2 | 3,700 | 61.8 | 60.3-63.2 | 70 | 1.4 | 1.0- 1.9 | 621 | 9.9 | 9.1-10.9 |
| Michigan | 2,805 | 610 | 20.8 | 19.1-22.6 | 1,805 | 65.2 | 63.2-67.2 | 44 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.3 | 346 | 11.8 | 10.5-13.1 |
| Minnesota | 2,905 | 623 | 20.2 | 18.6-21.8 | 1,856 | 65.5 | 63.5-67.3 | 40 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.1 | 386 | 12.9 | 11.7-14.3 |
| Mississippi | 1,878 | 317 | 15.5 | 13.8-17.3 | 1,180 | 64.5 | 62.0-66.9 | 55 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.2 | 326 | 16.9 | 15.1-18.9 |
| Missouri | 2,842 | 477 | 19.0 | 17.0-21.1 | 1,748 | 60.6 | 58.1-63.0 | 64 | 1.9 | 1.4- 2.6 | 553 | 18.5 | 16.7-20.4 |
| Montana | 2,226 | 342 | 15.9 | 13.9-18.2 | 1,476 | 66.1 | 63.3-68.8 | 49 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.5 | 359 | 15.5 | 13.4-17.8 |
| Nebraska | 2,355 | 484 | 22.1 | 20.1-24.3 | 1,409 | 58.7 | 56.3-61.1 | 46 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.2 | 416 | 16.9 | 15.2-18.8 |
| Nevada | 1,890 | 367 | 18.6 | 16.4-21.1 | 1,269 | 66.2 | 62.8-69.5 | 36 | 3.8 | 1.9- 7.5 | 218 | 11.3 | 9.4-13.5 |
| New Hampshire | 3,004 | 670 | 21.0 | 19.5-22.7 | 1,860 | 62.9 | 60.9-64.8 | 51 | 2.2 | 1.6- 3.1 | 423 | 13.8 | 12.5-15.2 |
| New Jersey | 4,136 | 1,101 | 24.8 | 23.1-26.5 | 2,424 | 61.1 | 59.1-63.0 | 82 | 2.3 | 1.7- 3.0 | 529 | 11.9 | 10.7-13.2 |
| New Mexico | 2,395 | 436 | 17.0 | 15.3-18.8 | 1,508 | 64.8 | 62.5-67.1 | 54 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.7 | 397 | 16.2 | 14.5-18.1 |
| New York | 2,877 | 740 | 24.2 | 22.4-26.1 | 1,725 | 61.5 | 59.4-63.6 | 54 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.7 | 358 | 12.2 | 10.9-13.7 |
| North Carolina | 4,355 | 1,048 | 23.3 | 21.3-25.4 | 2,597 | 59.3 | 57.0-61.6 | 74 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.8 | 636 | 15.5 | 13.8-17.2 |
| North Dakota | 1,790 | 246 | 13.5 | 11.9-15.4 | 1,286 | 72.1 | 69.8-74.3 | 36 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.2 | 222 | 12.1 | 10.6-13.8 |
| Ohio | 2,372 | 419 | 16.5 | 14.8-18.4 | 1,562 | 66.5 | 64.2-68.8 | 41 | 2.2 | 1.6- 3.0 | 350 | 14.8 | 13.1-16.7 |
| Oklahoma | 2,906 | 550 | 19.0 | 17.1-20.9 | 1,785 | 62.0 | 59.7-64.3 | 84 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.6 | 487 | 16.3 | 14.6-18.1 |
| Oregon | 1,861 | 406 | 21.2 | 19.3-23.3 | 1,184 | 63.9 | 61.4-66.3 | 25 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.9 | 246 | 13.7 | 12.0-15.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,537 | 494 | 18.8 | 17.1-20.6 | 1,679 | 67.3 | 65.2-69.4 | 35 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.8 | 329 | 12.6 | 11.3-14.1 |
| Rhode Island | 2,850 | 716 | 24.1 | 22.4-26.0 | 1,734 | 61.4 | 59.3-63.5 | 43 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.5 | 357 | 12.7 | 11.2-14.2 |
| South Carolina | 2,169 | 393 | 16.7 | 15.1-18.6 | 1,426 | 67.9 | 65.6-70.1 | 46 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.5 | 304 | 12.8 | 11.3-14.5 |
| South Dakota | 3,405 | 506 | 14.7 | 13.4-16.1 | 2,369 | 70.6 | 68.9-72.3 | 89 | 2.8 | 2.2- 3.5 | 441 | 11.9 | 10.8-13.1 |
| Tennessee | 1,932 | 399 | 19.7 | 17.8-21.8 | 1,198 | 62.9 | 60.3-65.5 | 35 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.8 | 300 | 15.5 | 13.6-17.6 |
| Texas | 4,174 | 799 | 18.3 | 17.0-19.6 | 2,715 | 65.6 | 64.0-67.2 | 95 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.6 | 565 | 13.3 | 12.1-14.4 |
| Utah | 2,738 | 462 | 16.9 | 15.0-18.9 | 1,932 | 71.1 | 68.7-73.3 | 67 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.3 | 277 | 9.6 | 8.3-11.1 |
| Vermont | 3,212 | 730 | 21.7 | 20.2-23.4 | 2,070 | 65.2 | 63.3-67.1 | 39 | 1.5 | 1.1- 2.3 | 373 | 11.5 | 10.4-12.8 |
| Virginia | 2,140 | 474 | 21.9 | 19.9-24.1 | 1,365 | 63.9 | 61.5-66.3 | 34 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.6 | 267 | 12.3 | 10.8-14.0 |
| Washington | 3,208 | 719 | 21.2 | 19.6-22.7 | 2,128 | 67.4 | 65.5-69.2 | 36 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.0 | 325 | 10.1 | 9.0-11.3 |
| West Virginia | 2,005 | 328 | 15.1 | 13.4-16.9 | 1,357 | 69.1 | 66.8-71.3 | 44 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.1 | 276 | 13.6 | 12.0-15.3 |
| Wisconsin | 2,499 | 351 | 13.4 | 11.9-15.0 | 1,923 | 77.8 | 75.9-79.6 | 40 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.3 | 185 | 7.2 | 6.1- 8.4 |
| Wyoming | 2,235 | 330 | 14.5 | 12.9-16.2 | 1,539 | 69.7 | 67.6-71.8 | 43 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.5 | 323 | 14.0 | 12.5-15.6 |
| Guam | 522 | 92 | 17.2 | 13.7-21.3 | 339 | 65.0 | 60.2-69.6 | 31 | 6.9 | 4.7-10.2 | 60 | 10.9 | 8.3-14.1 |
| Puerto Rico | 3,015 | 877 | 28.9 | 26.6-31.2 | 1,772 | 59.4 | 57.0-61.9 | 105 | 3.6 | 2.7- 4.7 | 261 | 8.1 | 6.9- 9.4 |
| Virgin Islands | 1,600 | 368 | 22.6 | 20.1-25.3 | 939 | 59.3 | 56.3-62.3 | 50 | 4.0 | 2.8- 5.6 | 243 | 14.1 | 12.1-16.3 |
+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.
* This question was asked only if the respondent (< 65 yrs.) and who believed medical treatments were available for HIV.
#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.
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