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--FEMALE Respondents Only

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	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	934	204	22.8	18.9-27.3	207	19.4	15.8-23.5	245	30.0	25.7-34.5	157	16.7	13.5-20.7	121	11.1	8.6-14.3
African American	295	109	38.1	29.9-47.1	71	20.2	13.0-30.0	52	21.5	14.1-31.3	34	11.4	6.9-18.2	29	8.8	5.3-14.2
Asian	15	2	3.1	0.6-14.4	6	39.0	12.5-74.1	3	25.4	7.5-58.6	1	16.0	2.3-60.7	3	16.6	4.2-47.3
Native American	51	19	39.1	20.6-61.3	8	11.7	3.7-31.7	13	35.6	17.2-59.4	7	9.0	3.7-20.5	4	4.6	1.5-13.4
Other Minorities	63	16	26.7	14.6-43.7	12	21.5	10.1-39.9	26	35.2	20.8-52.8	7	14.5	4.5-37.7	2	2.2	0.5- 8.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	69	12	22.9	11.1-41.5	20	27.4	14.9-44.9	25	30.7	17.8-47.7	6	9.9	3.0-28.2	6	9.0	2.9-24.7
-English Speaking	30	8	36.8	14.0-67.5	9	32.2	13.2-59.7	6	11.0	3.2-31.6	3	5.4	1.0-24.9	4	14.7	3.5-44.5
-Spanish Speaking	39	4	16.2	5.6-38.6	11	25.1	10.6-48.5	19	40.3	22.1-61.7	3	12.1	2.9-38.4	2	6.3	1.0-30.5
Non-Hispanic	1,301	339	27.0	23.4-30.9	288	19.2	15.9-23.0	316	28.2	24.5-32.3	203	15.7	12.9-19.0	155	9.9	7.9-12.3
AGE
18-24	177	47	26.3	17.7-37.3	42	26.1	16.3-39.1	62	34.4	24.2-46.3	18	10.8	5.4-20.5	8	2.4	0.9- 6.0
25-34	453	90	19.5	15.0-25.0	104	21.1	16.3-27.0	176	41.7	35.5-48.2	53	12.2	8.6-17.0	30	5.5	3.2- 9.1
35-44	412	99	25.6	19.5-32.9	88	15.5	11.5-20.6	94	25.1	19.4-31.8	66	18.5	13.0-25.5	65	15.3	11.0-21.0
45-54	222	69	40.0	30.5-50.3	51	14.8	9.8-21.8	9	3.4	1.6- 7.3	50	20.1	13.7-28.6	43	21.6	14.3-31.3
55-64	107	47	48.0	34.8-61.4	23	19.4	10.7-32.6	0	0.0	. - .	22	22.7	13.5-35.8	15	9.9	5.0-18.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	142	45	36.3	24.2-50.5	39	20.8	11.7-34.3	39	33.0	20.7-48.3	10	4.8	1.9-11.9	9	5.0	1.9-12.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	381	109	29.6	23.2-36.8	82	21.3	15.0-29.4	100	24.2	18.8-30.6	49	15.5	10.6-22.1	41	9.4	6.0-14.5
Some Post-H.S.	389	97	23.0	17.7-29.3	96	21.4	16.1-27.8	82	28.2	21.7-35.8	65	16.7	11.6-23.5	49	10.7	7.3-15.4
College Graduate	459	101	22.5	17.5-28.4	91	15.1	11.4-19.8	120	31.5	25.7-38.0	85	18.8	14.1-24.7	62	12.0	8.6-16.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	142	43	31.9	20.7-45.6	41	19.5	11.9-30.4	27	24.7	15.2-37.5	17	14.4	6.3-29.7	14	9.5	4.4-19.4
$15,000- 24,999	263	78	33.8	25.1-43.7	65	18.7	12.0-28.0	67	28.2	19.4-39.0	29	12.5	7.4-20.2	24	6.8	3.5-12.9
$25,000- 34,999	192	53	26.7	18.1-37.5	52	26.6	16.5-39.8	52	28.0	19.7-38.1	16	9.5	5.0-17.1	19	9.3	4.8-17.5
$35,000- 49,999	201	54	27.9	19.9-37.6	44	18.0	12.0-26.0	53	29.7	21.5-39.4	24	13.8	8.3-22.1	26	10.6	5.9-18.2
$50,000-74,999	177	40	18.0	12.2-25.7	38	21.2	13.4-31.9	47	31.9	23.0-42.2	28	14.7	8.0-25.6	24	14.2	8.5-22.6
$75,000+	156	34	22.7	14.9-32.9	23	19.1	10.7-31.7	46	33.4	24.0-44.3	30	12.7	7.8-20.0	23	12.2	7.4-19.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	81	20	22.8	14.3-34.4	22	26.6	17.4-38.5	24	33.6	23.2-45.9	6	5.3	2.2-12.0	9	11.7	5.9-21.8
Forsyth	82	25	29.2	19.4-41.4	19	20.8	12.5-32.6	18	26.1	16.2-39.2	14	16.4	9.3-27.3	6	7.6	3.2-16.7
Guilford	79	23	28.7	19.1-40.8	20	25.6	15.4-39.4	15	20.5	12.2-32.5	15	18.3	10.4-30.1	6	6.8	3.0-14.6
Henderson/Transylvania	67	15	16.5	8.5-29.5	15	20.6	10.9-35.6	15	23.9	12.9-40.0	11	27.1	8.7-59.3	11	12.0	5.7-23.5
Mecklenburg	118	25	23.2	14.9-34.3	25	18.0	11.8-26.6	28	25.7	17.8-35.7	23	17.8	11.5-26.5	17	15.2	9.1-24.2
Orange	105	25	20.3	11.0-34.3	28	18.9	10.5-31.5	20	16.4	8.8-28.5	18	32.6	12.2-62.9	14	11.8	5.8-22.7
Pitt	105	23	27.1	18.0-38.7	31	30.7	20.9-42.6	22	23.0	15.1-33.5	10	7.9	3.9-15.6	19	11.2	6.7-18.1
Randolph	76	16	16.1	8.5-28.4	18	25.5	13.6-42.6	23	42.9	23.8-64.4	9	8.5	3.8-18.0	10	6.9	3.3-13.8
Robeson	97	25	23.1	15.1-33.7	21	15.4	9.6-23.8	26	35.0	24.6-47.1	16	18.6	11.2-29.2	9	7.9	3.8-15.8
Wake	106	31	27.9	19.3-38.4	20	17.5	10.8-27.1	27	29.7	20.7-40.7	13	9.8	5.3-17.5	15	15.1	8.6-25.2
Western NC	105	19	19.5	12.3-29.3	22	20.3	13.2-30.0	32	29.6	20.9-40.1	22	18.1	11.5-27.3	10	12.6	5.5-26.2
Piedmont NC	175	47	23.4	16.8-31.5	39	24.9	16.7-35.4	45	27.9	20.3-37.1	25	13.9	8.9-21.0	19	9.9	6.0-15.9
Eastern NC	175	58	34.4	26.4-43.3	28	13.7	9.0-20.4	46	29.7	22.1-38.5	27	16.2	10.4-24.3	16	6.1	3.5-10.3

Total
Respond.#

Routine Checkup

Just to Find out

Due to Pregnancy

It was required

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

934

204

22.8

18.9-27.3

207

19.4

15.8-23.5

245

30.0

25.7-34.5

157

16.7

13.5-20.7

121

11.1

8.6-14.3

African American

295

109

38.1

29.9-47.1

20.2

13.0-30.0

21.5

14.1-31.3

11.4

6.9-18.2

8.8

5.3-14.2

Asian

3.1

0.6-14.4

39.0

12.5-74.1

25.4

7.5-58.6

16.0

2.3-60.7

16.6

4.2-47.3

Native American

39.1

20.6-61.3

11.7

3.7-31.7

35.6

17.2-59.4

9.0

3.7-20.5

4.6

1.5-13.4

Other Minorities

26.7

14.6-43.7

21.5

10.1-39.9

35.2

20.8-52.8

14.5

4.5-37.7

2.2

0.5- 8.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

22.9

11.1-41.5

27.4

14.9-44.9

30.7

17.8-47.7

9.9

3.0-28.2

9.0

2.9-24.7

-English Speaking

36.8

14.0-67.5

32.2

13.2-59.7

11.0

3.2-31.6

5.4

1.0-24.9

14.7

3.5-44.5

-Spanish Speaking

16.2

5.6-38.6

25.1

10.6-48.5

40.3

22.1-61.7

12.1

2.9-38.4

6.3

1.0-30.5

Non-Hispanic

1,301

339

27.0

23.4-30.9

288

19.2

15.9-23.0

316

28.2

24.5-32.3

203

15.7

12.9-19.0

155

9.9

7.9-12.3

AGE

18-24

177

26.3

17.7-37.3

26.1

16.3-39.1

34.4

24.2-46.3

10.8

5.4-20.5

2.4

0.9- 6.0

25-34

453

19.5

15.0-25.0

104

21.1

16.3-27.0

176

41.7

35.5-48.2

12.2

8.6-17.0

5.5

3.2- 9.1

35-44

412

25.6

19.5-32.9

15.5

11.5-20.6

25.1

19.4-31.8

18.5

13.0-25.5

15.3

11.0-21.0

45-54

222

40.0

30.5-50.3

14.8

9.8-21.8

3.4

1.6- 7.3

20.1

13.7-28.6

21.6

14.3-31.3

55-64

107

48.0

34.8-61.4

19.4

10.7-32.6

0.0

. - .

22.7

13.5-35.8

9.9

5.0-18.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

142

36.3

24.2-50.5

20.8

11.7-34.3

33.0

20.7-48.3

4.8

1.9-11.9

5.0

1.9-12.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

381

109

29.6

23.2-36.8

21.3

15.0-29.4

100

24.2

18.8-30.6

15.5

10.6-22.1

9.4

6.0-14.5

Some Post-H.S.

389

23.0

17.7-29.3

21.4

16.1-27.8

28.2

21.7-35.8

16.7

11.6-23.5

10.7

7.3-15.4

College Graduate

459

101

22.5

17.5-28.4

15.1

11.4-19.8

120

31.5

25.7-38.0

18.8

14.1-24.7

12.0

8.6-16.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

142

31.9

20.7-45.6

19.5

11.9-30.4

24.7

15.2-37.5

14.4

6.3-29.7

9.5

4.4-19.4

$15,000- 24,999

263

33.8

25.1-43.7

18.7

12.0-28.0

28.2

19.4-39.0

12.5

7.4-20.2

6.8

3.5-12.9

$25,000- 34,999

192

26.7

18.1-37.5

26.6

16.5-39.8

28.0

19.7-38.1

9.5

5.0-17.1

9.3

4.8-17.5

$35,000- 49,999

201

27.9

19.9-37.6

18.0

12.0-26.0

29.7

21.5-39.4

13.8

8.3-22.1

10.6

5.9-18.2

$50,000-74,999

177

18.0

12.2-25.7

21.2

13.4-31.9

31.9

23.0-42.2

14.7

8.0-25.6

14.2

8.5-22.6

$75,000+

156

22.7

14.9-32.9

19.1

10.7-31.7

33.4

24.0-44.3

12.7

7.8-20.0

12.2

7.4-19.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

22.8

14.3-34.4

26.6

17.4-38.5

33.6

23.2-45.9

5.3

2.2-12.0

11.7

5.9-21.8

Forsyth

29.2

19.4-41.4

20.8

12.5-32.6

26.1

16.2-39.2

16.4

9.3-27.3

7.6

3.2-16.7

Guilford

28.7

19.1-40.8

25.6

15.4-39.4

20.5

12.2-32.5

18.3

10.4-30.1

6.8

3.0-14.6

Henderson/Transylvania

16.5

8.5-29.5

20.6

10.9-35.6

23.9

12.9-40.0

27.1

8.7-59.3

12.0

5.7-23.5

Mecklenburg

118

23.2

14.9-34.3

18.0

11.8-26.6

25.7

17.8-35.7

17.8

11.5-26.5

15.2

9.1-24.2

Orange

105

20.3

11.0-34.3

18.9

10.5-31.5

16.4

8.8-28.5

32.6

12.2-62.9

11.8

5.8-22.7

Pitt

105

27.1

18.0-38.7

30.7

20.9-42.6

23.0

15.1-33.5

7.9

3.9-15.6

11.2

6.7-18.1

Randolph

16.1

8.5-28.4

25.5

13.6-42.6

42.9

23.8-64.4

8.5

3.8-18.0

6.9

3.3-13.8

Robeson

23.1

15.1-33.7

15.4

9.6-23.8

35.0

24.6-47.1

18.6

11.2-29.2

7.9

3.8-15.8

Wake

106

27.9

19.3-38.4

17.5

10.8-27.1

29.7

20.7-40.7

9.8

5.3-17.5

15.1

8.6-25.2

Western NC

105

19.5

12.3-29.3

20.3

13.2-30.0

29.6

20.9-40.1

18.1

11.5-27.3

12.6

5.5-26.2

Piedmont NC

175

23.4

16.8-31.5

24.9

16.7-35.4

27.9

20.3-37.1

13.9

8.9-21.0

9.9

6.0-15.9

Eastern NC

175

34.4

26.4-43.3

13.7

9.0-20.4

29.7

22.1-38.5

16.2

10.4-24.3

6.1

3.5-10.3

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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