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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

How important do you think it is for people to know their HIV status by getting tested?
Would you say:*

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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
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
GENDER
Male 198 187 93.4 86.7-96.8 8 5.2 2.1-12.1 2 1.0 0.2- 3.9 1 0.5 0.1- 3.1
Female 252 234 92.9 88.7-95.6 15 6.2 3.7-10.3 0 0.0 . - . 3 0.9 0.3- 2.9
RACE
White 416 391 93.4 89.4-96.0 21 5.9 3.4- 9.9 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8 3 0.4 0.1- 1.4
Other 32 28 89.1 72.9-96.2 2 4.0 0.9-15.8 1 3.8 0.5-22.6 1 3.1 0.4-19.0
AGE
18-44 224 214 93.8 87.0-97.2 9 5.6 2.4-12.5 1 0.6 0.1- 3.9 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 226 207 92.3 88.1-95.2 14 5.7 3.3- 9.6 1 0.5 0.1- 3.6 4 1.5 0.5- 4.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 239 227 96.0 92.9-97.8 9 3.1 1.6- 6.0 0 0.0 . - . 3 0.9 0.3- 3.0
Some College + 211 194 89.6 81.9-94.2 14 8.8 4.5-16.6 2 1.2 0.3- 4.8 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 285 270 95.3 92.1-97.2 13 3.9 2.2- 6.9 1 0.4 0.1- 2.6 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8
$50,000+ 87 78 89.2 79.6-94.5 8 9.3 4.5-18.5 1 1.5 0.2-10.0 0 0.0 . - .
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
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
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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