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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Buncombe County

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 4,971 4,709 94.8 93.8-95.7 187 3.5 2.9- 4.3 15 0.5 0.2- 1.1 60 1.2 0.8- 1.8
Buncombe County 292 281 95.2 91.0-97.5 7 3.2 1.5- 6.7 0 0.0 . - . 4 1.7 0.5- 5.2
GENDER
Male 115 107 92.1 84.3-96.2 6 5.4 2.3-12.1 0 0.0 . - . 2 2.5 0.6-10.1
Female 177 174 98.3 94.3-99.5 1 0.9 0.1- 6.0 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.8 0.2- 3.6
RACE
White 258 249 95.9 91.9-98.0 7 3.6 1.7- 7.6 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.5 0.1- 2.1
Other 29 28 92.3 61.5-98.9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 7.7 1.1-38.5
AGE
18-44 146 139 94.3 88.2-97.4 7 5.7 2.6-11.8 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 146 142 96.3 88.7-98.8 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 4 3.7 1.2-11.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 101 96 93.4 83.8-97.5 2 3.1 0.7-11.9 0 0.0 . - . 3 3.5 0.9-12.6
Some College + 190 184 96.3 91.7-98.4 5 3.3 1.3- 7.8 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.5 0.1- 3.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 155 150 96.0 89.4-98.5 3 2.1 0.7- 6.6 0 0.0 . - . 2 1.9 0.3- 9.8
$50,000+ 75 74 98.9 92.4-99.8 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.1 0.2- 7.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Forsyth 355 339 96.1 93.4-97.7 13 3.2 1.7- 5.7 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 2 0.4 0.1- 1.9
Guilford 301 284 94.0 90.0-96.5 13 4.5 2.4- 8.1 2 0.6 0.1- 2.5 2 1.0 0.2- 4.1
Henderson/Transylvania 290 279 96.5 93.3-98.2 7 1.9 0.8- 4.4 2 0.6 0.1- 2.5 2 1.0 0.2- 4.2
Mecklenburg 347 326 95.2 92.3-97.0 16 3.3 1.9- 5.5 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9 4 1.4 0.5- 4.1
Orange 351 333 95.8 93.1-97.5 13 2.6 1.5- 4.7 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 4 1.3 0.5- 3.7
Pitt 345 331 95.7 92.5-97.6 13 4.1 2.3- 7.4 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.2 0.0- 1.1
Randolph 308 288 95.1 92.0-97.0 9 2.1 1.1- 4.3 0 0.0 . - . 11 2.8 1.4- 5.5
Robeson 335 320 96.6 93.8-98.1 9 1.8 0.8- 3.9 0 0.0 . - . 6 1.6 0.6- 4.0
Wake 356 334 93.7 89.6-96.3 19 5.2 2.9- 9.1 1 0.2 0.0- 1.7 2 0.9 0.2- 3.8
Western NC 450 421 93.1 89.4-95.6 23 5.7 3.4- 9.3 2 0.5 0.1- 2.2 4 0.7 0.2- 1.9
Piedmont NC 644 605 94.1 91.4-96.0 30 4.0 2.7- 6.0 3 1.1 0.3- 4.1 6 0.8 0.3- 1.9
Eastern NC 597 568 96.0 93.8-97.4 15 1.9 1.1- 3.5 2 0.1 0.0- 0.8 12 2.0 1.0- 3.8

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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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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