BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (I am going to read you a list of reasons why some people have been tested for HIV. Not including blood donations, which of these wouldyou say was the main reason for your last HIV test?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

I am going to read you a list of reasons why some people have been tested for HIV. Not including blood donations, which of these wouldyou say was the main reason for your last HIV test?*

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	Total Respond.#	Routine Checkup	Just to Find out	Due to Pregnancy	It was required	Other
TOTAL	2,230	646	30.5	27.7-33.5	532	21.6	18.8-24.7	343	15.2	13.1-17.6	419	19.6	17.2-22.3	290	13.0	11.0-15.3
GENDER
Male	859	294	34.8	30.2-39.6	224	23.8	19.3-28.9	2	0.1	0.0- 0.3	210	24.7	20.7-29.3	129	16.6	13.2-20.8
Female	1,371	352	26.9	23.4-30.6	308	19.7	16.5-23.4	341	28.3	24.7-32.3	209	15.2	12.5-18.4	161	9.8	7.9-12.2
RACE
White	1,529	401	28.0	24.7-31.6	345	19.9	16.7-23.6	246	15.5	13.1-18.2	313	21.7	18.7-25.1	224	14.8	12.3-17.7
African American	466	172	38.7	32.2-45.6	133	26.0	19.9-33.0	52	12.3	7.9-18.7	66	13.8	9.8-19.1	43	9.2	5.8-14.3
Asian	20	5	13.8	4.3-36.0	6	33.4	10.7-67.8	3	21.7	6.7-51.9	2	15.3	2.7-54.3	4	15.8	4.6-42.3
Native American	78	33	34.3	20.4-51.7	14	16.6	7.9-31.6	13	19.6	8.8-38.3	11	19.2	6.3-45.5	7	10.2	3.8-24.9
Other Minorities	118	32	29.5	19.1-42.6	30	25.2	15.1-38.9	27	20.0	11.8-31.9	21	16.8	8.5-30.4	8	8.5	3.5-19.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	125	32	30.2	19.6-43.3	34	21.8	13.5-33.4	26	17.3	10.0-28.3	20	15.3	8.2-26.5	13	15.4	7.8-28.2
-English Speaking	53	17	30.1	14.8-51.5	13	18.7	8.5-36.4	7	6.6	2.2-17.7	8	17.9	6.9-39.1	8	26.8	11.7-50.3
-Spanish Speaking	72	15	30.2	17.3-47.4	21	23.5	12.8-39.3	19	23.3	12.7-38.8	12	13.8	6.1-28.4	5	9.1	2.9-25.2
Non-Hispanic	2,103	613	30.5	27.6-33.6	498	21.6	18.7-24.9	317	15.1	13.0-17.6	398	19.9	17.4-22.7	277	12.8	10.8-15.2
AGE
18-24	241	61	23.6	16.6-32.5	71	33.9	23.8-45.6	62	22.3	15.3-31.5	34	16.2	10.3-24.5	13	4.0	1.9- 8.2
25-34	698	172	26.9	22.3-32.1	172	21.3	17.3-25.8	177	22.4	18.5-26.8	112	18.2	14.3-23.0	65	11.2	7.8-15.8
35-44	652	187	31.7	26.4-37.4	136	15.7	12.3-19.7	95	14.0	10.7-18.2	133	22.1	17.5-27.4	101	16.6	12.6-21.5
45-54	429	140	36.2	29.8-43.0	112	22.9	17.4-29.6	9	1.5	0.7- 3.2	92	20.6	15.4-26.9	76	18.8	13.8-25.1
55-64	210	86	46.3	36.9-56.1	41	13.7	8.9-20.7	0	0.0	. - .	48	23.2	16.1-32.3	35	16.7	10.8-25.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	242	75	34.5	25.8-44.4	77	26.8	18.9-36.4	39	17.6	10.6-27.7	25	7.7	4.6-12.8	26	13.4	8.2-21.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	629	203	33.5	28.3-39.1	141	20.2	15.8-25.6	101	13.8	10.7-17.7	108	19.0	14.7-24.3	76	13.4	9.8-18.1
Some Post-H.S.	600	165	25.2	20.4-30.7	161	26.1	19.9-33.5	82	15.2	11.3-20.1	115	21.0	16.3-26.6	77	12.5	8.9-17.1
College Graduate	756	202	30.5	25.8-35.6	153	16.1	12.9-19.8	121	15.9	12.6-19.8	170	24.8	20.3-29.9	110	12.7	9.7-16.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	210	66	28.7	20.1-39.2	63	24.6	16.9-34.5	27	16.0	9.7-25.2	27	12.2	6.3-22.4	27	18.4	11.0-29.1
$15,000- 24,999	394	123	36.7	29.4-44.6	113	23.3	17.3-30.6	67	18.2	12.3-26.2	59	16.1	11.3-22.5	32	5.7	3.3- 9.7
$25,000- 34,999	313	94	29.4	22.3-37.7	92	28.6	21.0-37.7	52	15.4	10.8-21.5	37	14.3	9.3-21.5	38	12.3	7.6-19.3
$35,000- 49,999	340	108	34.2	26.9-42.2	84	23.0	16.5-31.0	53	13.2	9.2-18.6	50	18.9	13.0-26.7	45	10.8	7.0-16.3
$50,000-74,999	280	77	25.4	18.5-33.8	55	20.0	11.0-33.6	48	16.6	11.5-23.4	57	19.4	13.3-27.3	43	18.6	12.2-27.3
$75,000+	315	89	29.0	22.8-36.2	48	15.6	10.4-22.8	46	13.5	9.4-19.0	77	23.3	17.1-30.9	55	18.6	13.1-25.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	129	34	23.8	16.6-32.9	36	29.4	20.7-39.8	24	17.0	11.2-24.9	19	17.2	10.6-26.7	16	12.7	7.5-20.6
Forsyth	148	47	30.8	22.9-39.9	33	23.2	15.2-33.8	19	12.8	7.8-20.3	34	22.7	16.1-31.0	15	10.5	6.1-17.5
Guilford	138	42	30.4	22.2-40.0	32	20.9	13.9-30.2	15	9.3	5.4-15.7	34	25.9	17.7-36.2	15	13.6	7.8-22.4
Henderson/Transylvania	105	24	19.0	11.9-29.0	27	26.9	17.5-39.0	15	13.0	7.4-21.7	23	28.1	15.0-46.4	16	13.0	7.1-22.8
Mecklenburg	183	54	32.8	25.0-41.7	41	20.9	13.2-31.5	28	13.3	8.9-19.4	37	18.9	13.3-26.0	23	14.1	8.6-22.3
Orange	173	49	26.0	17.9-36.3	44	22.0	14.7-31.6	21	10.4	6.2-17.0	31	27.5	13.3-48.3	28	14.1	8.9-21.7
Pitt	180	37	22.4	16.1-30.2	57	33.8	26.0-42.5	22	11.0	7.1-16.8	36	22.3	15.6-30.9	28	10.5	6.8-15.8
Randolph	119	29	21.5	14.0-31.5	32	29.6	19.6-42.0	23	25.2	12.6-44.0	16	11.9	6.7-20.2	19	11.8	6.8-19.8
Robeson	167	55	31.4	23.4-40.7	43	26.8	18.9-36.6	26	15.4	10.1-22.6	27	16.5	11.0-24.0	16	9.9	5.0-18.7
Wake	171	53	29.8	22.6-38.1	39	21.0	15.1-28.6	27	15.5	10.4-22.5	29	17.5	11.8-25.1	23	16.1	9.6-25.9
Western NC	175	41	24.9	18.2-33.2	38	19.4	13.8-26.6	32	14.4	9.9-20.5	36	18.8	13.2-26.1	28	22.4	14.9-32.2
Piedmont NC	264	85	31.1	24.6-38.3	64	27.1	19.7-36.0	45	16.4	11.7-22.6	39	12.5	8.6-17.8	31	12.9	8.7-18.8
Eastern NC	278	96	33.4	27.3-40.2	46	15.2	10.9-20.8	46	16.2	11.8-21.8	58	25.7	19.9-32.6	32	9.5	6.4-13.8

Total
Respond.#

Routine Checkup

Just to Find out

Due to Pregnancy

It was required

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,230

646

30.5

27.7-33.5

532

21.6

18.8-24.7

343

15.2

13.1-17.6

419

19.6

17.2-22.3

290

13.0

11.0-15.3

GENDER

Male

859

294

34.8

30.2-39.6

224

23.8

19.3-28.9

0.1

0.0- 0.3

210

24.7

20.7-29.3

129

16.6

13.2-20.8

Female

1,371

352

26.9

23.4-30.6

308

19.7

16.5-23.4

341

28.3

24.7-32.3

209

15.2

12.5-18.4

161

9.8

7.9-12.2

RACE

White

1,529

401

28.0

24.7-31.6

345

19.9

16.7-23.6

246

15.5

13.1-18.2

313

21.7

18.7-25.1

224

14.8

12.3-17.7

African American

466

172

38.7

32.2-45.6

133

26.0

19.9-33.0

12.3

7.9-18.7

13.8

9.8-19.1

9.2

5.8-14.3

Asian

13.8

4.3-36.0

33.4

10.7-67.8

21.7

6.7-51.9

15.3

2.7-54.3

15.8

4.6-42.3

Native American

34.3

20.4-51.7

16.6

7.9-31.6

19.6

8.8-38.3

19.2

6.3-45.5

10.2

3.8-24.9

Other Minorities

118

29.5

19.1-42.6

25.2

15.1-38.9

20.0

11.8-31.9

16.8

8.5-30.4

8.5

3.5-19.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

125

30.2

19.6-43.3

21.8

13.5-33.4

17.3

10.0-28.3

15.3

8.2-26.5

15.4

7.8-28.2

-English Speaking

30.1

14.8-51.5

18.7

8.5-36.4

6.6

2.2-17.7

17.9

6.9-39.1

26.8

11.7-50.3

-Spanish Speaking

30.2

17.3-47.4

23.5

12.8-39.3

23.3

12.7-38.8

13.8

6.1-28.4

9.1

2.9-25.2

Non-Hispanic

2,103

613

30.5

27.6-33.6

498

21.6

18.7-24.9

317

15.1

13.0-17.6

398

19.9

17.4-22.7

277

12.8

10.8-15.2

AGE

18-24

241

23.6

16.6-32.5

33.9

23.8-45.6

22.3

15.3-31.5

16.2

10.3-24.5

4.0

1.9- 8.2

25-34

698

172

26.9

22.3-32.1

172

21.3

17.3-25.8

177

22.4

18.5-26.8

112

18.2

14.3-23.0

11.2

7.8-15.8

35-44

652

187

31.7

26.4-37.4

136

15.7

12.3-19.7

14.0

10.7-18.2

133

22.1

17.5-27.4

101

16.6

12.6-21.5

45-54

429

140

36.2

29.8-43.0

112

22.9

17.4-29.6

1.5

0.7- 3.2

20.6

15.4-26.9

18.8

13.8-25.1

55-64

210

46.3

36.9-56.1

13.7

8.9-20.7

0.0

. - .

23.2

16.1-32.3

16.7

10.8-25.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

242

34.5

25.8-44.4

26.8

18.9-36.4

17.6

10.6-27.7

7.7

4.6-12.8

13.4

8.2-21.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

629

203

33.5

28.3-39.1

141

20.2

15.8-25.6

101

13.8

10.7-17.7

108

19.0

14.7-24.3

13.4

9.8-18.1

Some Post-H.S.

600

165

25.2

20.4-30.7

161

26.1

19.9-33.5

15.2

11.3-20.1

115

21.0

16.3-26.6

12.5

8.9-17.1

College Graduate

756

202

30.5

25.8-35.6

153

16.1

12.9-19.8

121

15.9

12.6-19.8

170

24.8

20.3-29.9

110

12.7

9.7-16.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

210

28.7

20.1-39.2

24.6

16.9-34.5

16.0

9.7-25.2

12.2

6.3-22.4

18.4

11.0-29.1

$15,000- 24,999

394

123

36.7

29.4-44.6

113

23.3

17.3-30.6

18.2

12.3-26.2

16.1

11.3-22.5

5.7

3.3- 9.7

$25,000- 34,999

313

29.4

22.3-37.7

28.6

21.0-37.7

15.4

10.8-21.5

14.3

9.3-21.5

12.3

7.6-19.3

$35,000- 49,999

340

108

34.2

26.9-42.2

23.0

16.5-31.0

13.2

9.2-18.6

18.9

13.0-26.7

10.8

7.0-16.3

$50,000-74,999

280

25.4

18.5-33.8

20.0

11.0-33.6

16.6

11.5-23.4

19.4

13.3-27.3

18.6

12.2-27.3

$75,000+

315

29.0

22.8-36.2

15.6

10.4-22.8

13.5

9.4-19.0

23.3

17.1-30.9

18.6

13.1-25.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

129

23.8

16.6-32.9

29.4

20.7-39.8

17.0

11.2-24.9

17.2

10.6-26.7

12.7

7.5-20.6

Forsyth

148

30.8

22.9-39.9

23.2

15.2-33.8

12.8

7.8-20.3

22.7

16.1-31.0

10.5

6.1-17.5

Guilford

138

30.4

22.2-40.0

20.9

13.9-30.2

9.3

5.4-15.7

25.9

17.7-36.2

13.6

7.8-22.4

Henderson/Transylvania

105

19.0

11.9-29.0

26.9

17.5-39.0

13.0

7.4-21.7

28.1

15.0-46.4

13.0

7.1-22.8

Mecklenburg

183

32.8

25.0-41.7

20.9

13.2-31.5

13.3

8.9-19.4

18.9

13.3-26.0

14.1

8.6-22.3

Orange

173

26.0

17.9-36.3

22.0

14.7-31.6

10.4

6.2-17.0

27.5

13.3-48.3

14.1

8.9-21.7

Pitt

180

22.4

16.1-30.2

33.8

26.0-42.5

11.0

7.1-16.8

22.3

15.6-30.9

10.5

6.8-15.8

Randolph

119

21.5

14.0-31.5

29.6

19.6-42.0

25.2

12.6-44.0

11.9

6.7-20.2

11.8

6.8-19.8

Robeson

167

31.4

23.4-40.7

26.8

18.9-36.6

15.4

10.1-22.6

16.5

11.0-24.0

9.9

5.0-18.7

Wake

171

29.8

22.6-38.1

21.0

15.1-28.6

15.5

10.4-22.5

17.5

11.8-25.1

16.1

9.6-25.9

Western NC

175

24.9

18.2-33.2

19.4

13.8-26.6

14.4

9.9-20.5

18.8

13.2-26.1

22.4

14.9-32.2

Piedmont NC

264

31.1

24.6-38.3

27.1

19.7-36.0

16.4

11.7-22.6

12.5

8.6-17.8

12.9

8.7-18.8

Eastern NC

278

33.4

27.3-40.2

15.2

10.9-20.8

16.2

11.8-21.8

25.7

19.9-32.6

9.5

6.4-13.8

Back to HIV/AIDS.

* 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.

** 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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