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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

HIV/AIDS--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

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%)
TOTAL 849 824 97.8 96.2-98.7 14 0.8 0.4- 1.6 3 0.2 0.1- 0.6 8 1.2 0.5- 2.8
GENDER
Male 303 291 97.3 94.3-98.7 4 0.6 0.2- 2.1 3 0.4 0.1- 1.4 5 1.7 0.6- 4.8
Female 546 533 98.2 96.2-99.1 10 1.1 0.5- 2.2 0 0.0 . - . 3 0.8 0.2- 3.3
AGE
18-24 90 89 99.8 98.7- 100 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 189 185 98.7 96.1-99.6 4 1.3 0.4- 3.9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
35-44 230 225 98.2 92.7-99.6 2 0.1 0.0- 0.5 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0 2 1.5 0.3- 7.8
45-54 215 208 97.6 94.3-99.0 4 1.3 0.4- 4.3 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 2 0.7 0.2- 3.5
55-64 125 117 92.0 81.7-96.7 3 1.5 0.4- 5.3 1 0.6 0.1- 4.0 4 5.9 1.9-17.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 111 96.6 89.5-99.0 2 1.0 0.2- 4.2 0 0.0 . - . 3 2.4 0.5-10.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 312 305 97.5 93.9-99.0 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0 2 0.4 0.1- 1.6 4 2.0 0.6- 5.9
Some Post-H.S. 242 235 98.4 96.3-99.3 6 1.4 0.6- 3.6 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9 0 0.0 . - .
College Graduate 176 170 98.2 94.6-99.4 5 1.3 0.3- 4.9 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.5 0.1- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 103 98.3 95.2-99.4 3 0.7 0.2- 2.9 1 0.6 0.1- 4.4 1 0.4 0.1- 2.6
$15,000- 24,999 194 186 97.4 94.3-98.9 6 1.7 0.7- 4.5 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.8 0.2- 3.6
$25,000- 34,999 144 142 99.6 98.1-99.9 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.2 0.0- 1.1
$35,000- 49,999 118 118 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000-74,999 61 58 96.8 90.0-99.0 2 2.0 0.5- 7.9 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.2 0.2- 8.5
$75,000+ 56 53 97.0 88.1-99.3 2 2.5 0.5-12.4 1 0.5 0.1- 3.3 0 0.0 . - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 17 17 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Forsyth 79 75 95.8 88.6-98.5 4 4.2 1.5-11.4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Guilford 101 98 96.5 88.2-99.0 1 1.9 0.3-12.4 2 1.6 0.3- 6.8 0 0.0 . - .
Henderson/Transylvania 10 10 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Mecklenburg 117 114 98.0 93.7-99.4 2 1.5 0.4- 6.2 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1 0 0.0 . - .
Orange 35 34 95.1 72.2-99.3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 4.9 0.7-27.8
Pitt 91 89 97.4 89.5-99.4 2 2.6 0.6-10.5 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Randolph 10 10 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Robeson 77 73 94.9 84.2-98.5 2 0.9 0.2- 3.9 0 0.0 . - . 2 4.1 1.0-16.1
Wake 66 65 99.5 96.4-99.9 1 0.5 0.1- 3.6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Western NC 13 11 84.9 52.9-96.6 1 4.8 0.6-28.1 0 0.0 . - . 1 10.3 1.4-47.4
Piedmont NC 90 89 99.6 96.9-99.9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1
Eastern NC 143 139 97.3 92.5-99.0 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9 0 0.0 . - . 3 2.5 0.8- 7.4

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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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