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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide

HIV/AIDS

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  Total
Respond.#		 Routine Checkup Just to Find out Due to Pregnancy Military Induction Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 72,586 12,522 18.6 18.1-19.2 15,963 21.5 21.0-22.1 12,271 15.9 15.5-16.3 3,455 4.6 4.4- 4.9 28,375 39.4 38.7-40.0
Alabama 1,045 274 24.2 21.5-27.2 193 18.1 15.4-21.1 155 13.7 11.6-16.2 49 6.8 4.9- 9.2 374 37.2 33.9-40.7
Alaska 1,362 238 18.2 15.2-21.6 328 23.2 19.8-27.0 223 15.8 13.3-18.6 107 9.5 7.2-12.5 466 33.3 29.7-37.1
Arizona 1,074 195 18.9 15.8-22.3 217 20.7 17.5-24.2 149 14.0 11.4-17.1 40 3.5 2.2- 5.4 473 43.0 38.9-47.2
Arkansas 954 181 18.8 16.1-21.9 235 26.1 22.9-29.6 149 14.5 12.3-17.0 49 6.3 4.6- 8.4 340 34.3 31.1-37.7
California 1,678 288 18.3 15.8-21.0 449 26.3 23.7-29.0 243 13.4 11.7-15.3 53 3.7 2.7- 4.9 645 38.4 35.5-41.3
Colorado 842 134 17.1 14.3-20.3 190 20.7 17.9-23.8 130 13.8 11.5-16.5 45 6.2 4.5- 8.5 343 42.2 38.5-46.0
Connecticut 2,575 408 16.4 14.7-18.2 500 18.8 17.0-20.7 468 17.4 15.8-19.2 67 2.8 2.1- 3.7 1,132 44.7 42.3-47.0
Delaware 1,346 21 1.3 0.8- 2.2 354 26.6 23.7-29.8 254 19.5 17.1-22.3 65 4.0 2.9- 5.5 652 48.5 45.1-51.9
District of Colum 984 307 31.1 27.7-34.7 269 26.9 23.6-30.4 79 9.1 7.1-11.6 19 2.2 1.2- 3.8 310 30.8 27.5-34.3
Florida 1,871 397 21.9 19.7-24.3 283 15.4 13.5-17.6 259 13.4 11.6-15.3 74 4.5 3.4- 6.1 858 44.8 42.1-47.5
Georgia 1,966 420 21.7 19.4-24.2 388 19.2 17.1-21.5 288 12.8 11.3-14.6 114 5.7 4.6- 7.1 756 40.5 37.7-43.4
Hawaii 1,524 217 12.3 10.2-14.6 480 28.3 25.1-31.8 230 14.9 12.7-17.5 179 16.0 13.6-18.7 418 28.5 25.4-31.8
Idaho 1,491 191 12.5 10.7-14.5 370 24.6 21.9-27.5 306 18.7 16.5-21.2 92 8.0 6.4-10.0 532 36.2 33.3-39.2
Illinois 795 92 12.3 9.7-15.6 182 23.1 19.9-26.7 144 16.2 13.7-19.1 27 3.3 2.2- 4.9 350 45.1 41.0-49.2
Indiana 1,300 172 13.1 11.1-15.4 300 22.9 20.4-25.5 277 20.3 18.0-22.9 44 4.2 3.0- 5.8 507 39.6 36.6-42.6
Iowa 833 87 10.8 8.4-13.7 180 21.6 18.5-24.9 127 14.7 12.1-17.8 45 7.3 5.2-10.0 394 45.7 41.8-49.6
Kansas 1,432 184 13.2 11.3-15.3 380 26.9 24.3-29.6 252 16.2 14.4-18.3 89 7.1 5.7- 8.8 527 36.6 33.8-39.4
Kentucky 2,038 269 15.6 13.3-18.2 447 21.5 19.1-24.2 466 21.1 18.8-23.7 82 4.4 3.4- 5.7 774 37.3 34.4-40.3
Louisiana 1,797 377 21.3 19.2-23.5 342 19.7 17.6-21.9 331 16.6 14.9-18.5 62 4.0 3.0- 5.2 685 38.5 36.0-41.1
Maine 724 101 15.1 12.3-18.5 176 24.9 21.2-29.0 94 13.4 10.9-16.4 39 5.8 4.1- 8.1 314 40.8 36.9-44.9
Maryland 1,794 381 22.3 19.9-24.8 384 22.7 20.3-25.4 319 16.4 14.6-18.5 66 3.7 2.8- 4.8 644 34.9 32.3-37.6
Massachusetts 3,164 536 16.3 14.8-17.9 681 20.4 18.7-22.2 437 13.1 11.8-14.6 83 3.1 2.4- 4.0 1,427 47.1 45.0-49.2
Michigan 1,391 217 16.0 14.0-18.3 276 19.7 17.3-22.3 257 17.4 15.4-19.6 40 3.8 2.7- 5.3 601 43.1 40.1-46.1
Minnesota 1,120 233 21.1 18.5-23.9 221 19.0 16.5-21.8 203 17.4 15.2-19.9 49 4.7 3.5- 6.3 414 37.7 34.5-41.1
Mississippi 1,047 246 22.7 19.9-25.8 196 19.4 16.7-22.4 186 15.7 13.5-18.2 40 5.7 3.9- 8.3 379 36.5 33.1-40.0
Missouri 1,342 231 19.6 16.8-22.8 267 21.2 18.4-24.3 272 18.5 16.1-21.3 59 3.9 2.8- 5.3 513 36.8 33.5-40.3
Montana 1,001 141 13.9 11.0-17.3 203 18.4 15.4-21.8 181 16.9 14.1-20.1 59 7.6 5.6-10.2 417 43.3 39.2-47.5
Nebraska 881 111 12.4 10.2-15.1 176 19.5 16.7-22.7 156 16.9 14.2-19.9 44 6.8 4.9- 9.3 394 44.4 40.5-48.2
Nevada 1,129 199 16.3 13.6-19.4 233 20.5 17.4-23.9 138 13.8 11.0-17.2 62 5.8 4.3- 7.9 497 43.6 39.2-48.1
New Hampshire 1,373 184 14.5 12.4-16.9 315 22.8 20.4-25.4 207 14.4 12.6-16.6 55 4.4 3.3- 6.0 612 43.8 40.8-46.8
New Jersey 2,265 456 20.5 18.3-22.9 456 18.0 16.1-20.1 398 17.4 15.3-19.6 39 2.4 1.7- 3.4 916 41.7 39.1-44.5
New Mexico 1,267 255 20.4 17.7-23.2 325 25.6 22.9-28.6 204 15.8 13.7-18.2 62 5.7 4.3- 7.5 421 32.5 29.5-35.7
New York 1,450 297 21.5 19.1-24.2 303 21.0 18.6-23.7 275 17.4 15.4-19.6 28 2.3 1.5- 3.4 547 37.8 34.9-40.7
North Carolina 2,439 659 29.3 26.2-32.6 502 19.3 17.1-21.8 341 13.9 11.8-16.4 192 6.4 5.2- 7.8 745 31.0 28.1-34.1
North Dakota 650 63 9.9 7.7-12.7 143 21.0 17.8-24.5 108 16.9 14.1-20.2 82 12.8 10.3-15.8 254 39.4 35.3-43.6
Ohio 1,059 159 14.1 11.9-16.7 234 22.6 19.5-26.1 200 18.8 16.1-21.8 29 3.1 2.0- 4.7 437 41.4 37.9-44.9
Oklahoma 1,354 253 19.4 16.6-22.6 244 17.7 15.3-20.5 233 15.2 13.0-17.7 91 7.7 6.0- 9.8 533 40.0 36.7-43.4
Oregon 901 104 11.2 9.2-13.7 295 32.4 29.0-35.9 143 14.7 12.3-17.4 42 5.4 4.0- 7.3 317 36.4 33.0-39.9
Pennsylvania 1,062 155 15.4 12.9-18.2 273 26.2 23.1-29.6 185 15.9 13.8-18.3 40 4.0 2.8- 5.5 409 38.5 35.2-41.9
Rhode Island 1,421 257 18.1 15.7-20.6 318 24.0 21.3-27.1 209 13.2 11.4-15.3 44 3.7 2.6- 5.2 593 41.0 38.0-44.1
South Carolina 1,219 253 21.4 18.8-24.3 221 16.8 14.5-19.4 204 15.7 13.3-18.3 59 5.7 4.2- 7.5 482 40.5 37.1-43.9
South Dakota 1,131 86 7.6 6.0- 9.6 261 22.5 19.8-25.4 170 15.2 13.0-17.7 114 11.8 9.8-14.2 500 42.8 39.6-46.1
Tennessee 950 178 20.8 17.8-24.1 149 16.6 14.0-19.7 213 18.6 16.2-21.3 31 4.0 2.7- 5.8 379 40.0 36.3-43.8
Texas 2,372 412 16.8 15.2-18.6 550 23.0 21.1-25.0 444 18.7 16.9-20.7 108 5.2 4.2- 6.4 858 36.3 34.1-38.6
Utah 1,057 158 15.2 12.7-18.2 187 16.5 13.9-19.4 206 16.4 13.8-19.2 42 4.4 3.1- 6.4 464 47.5 43.7-51.4
Vermont 1,366 207 15.5 13.4-17.9 315 23.5 21.0-26.3 168 12.6 10.8-14.7 63 5.6 4.3- 7.2 613 42.8 39.8-45.8
Virginia 1,221 279 23.9 21.1-26.9 205 16.0 13.7-18.6 162 12.6 10.7-14.8 89 8.1 6.5-10.1 486 39.4 36.2-42.6
Washington 1,651 261 15.8 13.8-18.1 421 25.7 23.3-28.2 305 17.8 15.9-19.9 136 9.5 8.0-11.3 528 31.2 28.7-33.7
West Virginia 902 136 14.9 12.5-17.7 179 19.4 16.6-22.6 186 20.7 17.8-23.8 47 7.0 5.1- 9.4 354 38.1 34.6-41.7
Wisconsin 1,149 165 14.3 12.0-17.0 234 19.8 17.0-22.8 189 16.3 14.0-18.8 38 3.7 2.6- 5.4 523 45.9 42.5-49.3
Wyoming 979 107 11.2 8.9-14.1 244 24.5 21.6-27.7 177 18.8 16.2-21.6 82 9.1 7.3-11.4 369 36.3 33.1-39.7
Guam 332 70 22.8 17.9-28.6 61 16.4 12.3-21.5 44 13.7 9.9-18.6 51 16.1 12.0-21.2 106 31.1 25.6-37.1
Puerto Rico 1,457 267 20.7 17.8-23.8 335 20.8 18.1-23.8 348 21.6 18.9-24.6 19 1.2 0.8- 1.9 488 35.7 32.3-39.1
Virgin Islands 1,059 253 24.0 20.9-27.5 293 26.5 23.3-29.9 179 17.8 14.9-21.0 29 2.9 1.9- 4.3 305 28.9 25.6-32.4

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* This question was asked only of respondents (< 65 yrs.) who reported having ever been tested 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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