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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Western North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

How important do you think it is for people to know their HIV status by getting tested?
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  Total
Respond.#		 Very important Somewhat important Not at all important Don't know/Not sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,866 4,461 92.1 90.9-93.1 292 6.0 5.1- 7.1 24 0.5 0.3- 0.8 89 1.4 1.0- 1.9
Western NC 436 404 93.0 89.9-95.3 25 5.8 3.8- 8.9 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 6 1.0 0.4- 2.4
GENDER
Male 169 159 93.6 87.9-96.8 9 5.8 2.8-11.6 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.5 0.1- 3.6
Female 267 245 92.4 88.5-95.1 16 5.9 3.6- 9.5 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 5 1.5 0.6- 3.9
RACE
White 407 377 93.3 90.1-95.5 23 5.5 3.5- 8.6 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 6 1.1 0.5- 2.6
Other 28 26 89.8 67.2-97.4 2 10.2 2.6-32.8 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 218 209 97.0 94.1-98.4 6 2.1 0.9- 4.6 0 0.0 . - . 3 1.0 0.3- 3.1
45+ 218 195 88.6 82.5-92.8 19 10.1 6.2-16.1 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 3 1.0 0.3- 3.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 225 209 92.8 88.2-95.8 11 5.5 2.9-10.0 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 4 1.5 0.5- 4.0
Some College + 209 193 93.2 88.2-96.2 14 6.3 3.4-11.3 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.5 0.1- 2.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 299 277 92.6 88.5-95.3 17 6.1 3.6-10.1 1 0.2 0.0- 1.1 4 1.2 0.4- 3.2
$50,000+ 86 79 92.0 82.7-96.5 6 7.1 2.9-16.5 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.9 0.1- 6.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 334 298 91.5 88.0-94.0 23 5.8 3.7- 9.0 4 0.7 0.2- 2.1 9 2.0 1.0- 3.9
Cumberland 341 320 94.2 90.7-96.4 17 5.0 2.9- 8.4 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 3 0.7 0.2- 2.4
Durham 318 299 95.1 91.9-97.1 14 3.5 1.9- 6.3 0 0.0 . - . 5 1.4 0.6- 3.6
Forsyth 340 303 87.7 83.1-91.2 31 9.4 6.5-13.5 3 1.6 0.5- 5.0 3 1.3 0.4- 3.9
Gaston 354 321 90.7 86.8-93.6 15 4.6 2.6- 7.8 3 1.1 0.3- 3.4 15 3.7 2.1- 6.3
Guilford 320 291 91.3 87.4-94.1 22 6.9 4.4-10.6 2 0.5 0.1- 2.0 5 1.3 0.5- 3.3
Mecklenburg 355 330 92.6 88.8-95.2 17 4.9 2.9- 8.0 2 0.6 0.1- 3.0 6 1.9 0.8- 4.7
New Hanover 326 300 92.3 88.4-95.0 22 6.2 3.9- 9.8 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 3 1.2 0.4- 4.3
Onslow 376 346 93.4 90.2-95.6 23 5.0 3.1- 8.0 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 6 1.3 0.5- 2.9
Wake 368 333 92.1 88.8-94.5 24 5.4 3.5- 8.4 3 0.9 0.3- 2.8 8 1.5 0.7- 3.4
Western NC 436 404 93.0 89.9-95.3 25 5.8 3.8- 8.9 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 6 1.0 0.4- 2.4
Piedmont NC 523 477 91.0 87.8-93.4 34 7.5 5.2-10.6 2 0.4 0.1- 1.6 10 1.1 0.5- 2.2
Eastern NC 475 439 92.9 89.8-95.1 25 5.1 3.3- 7.8 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 10 1.7 0.8- 3.7

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being less than age 65.

#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.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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