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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

I'm going to read two statements about HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. After I read each one, please tell me whether you think it is true or false, or if you don't know.
There are medical treatments available that are intended to help a person who is infected with HIV to live longer.*

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  Total
Respond.#
True False Don't know/Not sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,197 4,554 85.1 83.4-86.6 153 3.6 2.7- 4.6 490 11.4 10.0-12.9
Western NC 485 415 84.2 79.8-87.9 13 2.6 1.4- 4.7 57 13.2 9.8-17.5
GENDER
Male 217 196 89.5 83.5-93.4 2 1.1 0.3- 4.4 19 9.4 5.7-15.2
Female 268 219 77.5 70.3-83.3 11 4.5 2.3- 8.6 38 18.1 12.7-25.0
RACE
White 449 386 84.6 80.0-88.3 11 2.4 1.2- 4.5 52 13.0 9.6-17.5
Other 34 27 78.2 56.7-90.7 2 5.3 0.8-27.1 5 16.5 6.0-37.9
AGE
18-44 241 212 87.1 80.8-91.6 8 2.5 1.1- 5.7 21 10.3 6.3-16.5
45+ 244 203 80.6 73.8-86.0 5 2.6 1.0- 6.6 36 16.7 11.7-23.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 254 206 78.9 71.8-84.6 7 2.3 1.0- 5.3 41 18.8 13.4-25.8
Some College + 231 209 90.6 85.6-94.0 6 2.9 1.2- 7.0 16 6.4 3.8-10.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 302 261 86.1 80.6-90.2 10 3.2 1.6- 6.4 31 10.7 7.1-15.8
$50,000+ 99 88 86.9 75.6-93.5 1 0.8 0.1- 5.2 10 12.3 5.9-23.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 310 284 90.6 86.0-93.9 6 2.0 0.9- 4.7 20 7.3 4.5-11.7
Forsyth 369 332 86.3 80.9-90.3 9 3.2 1.4- 6.9 28 10.6 7.1-15.5
Guilford 317 287 90.1 85.2-93.6 6 2.2 0.9- 5.5 24 7.6 4.7-12.2
Henderson/Transylvania 303 269 86.7 80.9-91.0 10 3.8 1.9- 7.3 24 9.5 5.8-15.0
Mecklenburg 362 327 86.8 81.2-91.0 8 3.2 1.5- 6.7 27 9.9 6.3-15.3
Orange 366 344 93.1 88.9-95.8 6 2.3 0.9- 5.6 16 4.6 2.5- 8.1
Pitt 359 317 86.1 80.4-90.4 11 3.1 1.6- 6.0 31 10.8 7.0-16.3
Randolph 322 280 83.7 74.3-90.1 8 2.2 0.9- 5.1 34 14.1 8.0-23.7
Robeson 343 259 75.5 69.4-80.7 23 6.3 3.8-10.0 61 18.3 13.7-23.9
Wake 374 341 88.3 83.1-92.0 8 1.6 0.8- 3.4 25 10.1 6.6-15.2
Piedmont NC 676 585 84.5 80.4-87.8 20 3.8 2.2- 6.6 71 11.7 8.8-15.3
Eastern NC 611 514 82.8 78.6-86.4 25 4.8 2.9- 8.0 72 12.3 9.5-15.9

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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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