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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Forsyth 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
Forsyth County 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
GENDER
Male 142 135 95.4 90.3-97.9 5 3.3 1.3- 8.2 1 0.7 0.1- 4.7 1 0.6 0.1- 4.3
Female 213 204 96.8 93.6-98.4 8 3.0 1.4- 6.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.2 0.0- 1.7
RACE
White 256 245 96.2 92.8-98.0 9 3.2 1.5- 6.5 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.6 0.1- 2.7
Other 96 92 96.8 91.3-98.9 4 3.2 1.1- 8.7 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 191 182 96.0 91.9-98.1 7 3.2 1.4- 7.2 1 0.6 0.1- 4.0 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4
45+ 164 157 96.2 91.8-98.2 6 3.1 1.3- 7.1 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.8 0.1- 5.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 132 127 96.4 91.0-98.6 4 2.9 1.0- 8.3 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.7 0.1- 5.0
Some College + 223 212 95.8 92.2-97.8 9 3.4 1.7- 6.7 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 170 164 96.5 91.6-98.6 6 3.5 1.4- 8.4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000+ 127 122 96.5 91.6-98.6 4 2.6 0.9- 7.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.9 0.1- 5.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 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
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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