BRFSS 2003 - Eastern 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 would you say was the main reason for your last HIV test?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Physical Activity

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	Total Respond.^	Routine Checkup	Just to Find out	Due to Pregnancy	It Was Required	Other
North Carolina	3,143	1,066	35.8	33.2-38.5	606	17.1	15.3-19.2	611	19.0	17.1-21.2	498	17.2	15.2-19.3	362	10.9	9.3-12.7
-Eastern NC	1,161	404	36.4	31.8-41.2	202	16.7	13.7-20.4	232	16.7	13.8-20.0	193	20.8	17.0-25.2	130	9.4	7.2-12.1
GENDER
Male	400	176	44.8	37.2-52.6	76	16.9	12.1-22.9	0	0.0	. - .	107	30.8	24.0-38.6	41	7.5	4.5-12.2
Female	761	228	28.5	23.5-34.0	126	16.6	13.0-21.1	232	32.3	27.3-37.7	86	11.5	8.6-15.2	89	11.1	8.3-14.7
RACE
White	669	213	33.8	28.3-39.8	108	15.1	11.4-19.8	138	17.0	13.3-21.5	130	25.2	20.0-31.3	80	8.8	6.4-11.9
African American	392	156	38.5	31.0-46.7	78	21.7	15.8-28.9	73	15.8	11.5-21.3	46	12.7	8.5-18.6	39	11.3	6.5-18.9
Other Minorities	95	34	49.2	30.9-67.7	16	14.1	6.6-27.8	20	14.4	6.5-29.1	15	14.7	6.2-30.8	10	7.5	3.3-16.1
AGE
18-24	111	35	36.1	23.0-51.6	16	14.2	7.2-26.0	40	26.5	16.5-39.6	11	16.9	7.2-34.7	9	6.4	2.8-13.9
25-34	348	114	40.6	32.4-49.4	47	14.3	9.5-20.9	122	24.4	18.9-31.0	39	12.8	8.4-19.0	26	7.9	4.1-14.8
35-44	327	105	27.4	20.8-35.3	54	17.8	12.4-25.0	60	14.7	10.1-20.9	70	30.0	22.5-38.8	38	10.0	6.5-15.1
45-54	233	82	34.5	25.0-45.5	49	19.3	12.2-29.2	8	4.9	2.0-11.8	51	26.1	17.0-37.8	43	15.1	9.8-22.6
55-64	142	68	51.4	38.0-64.6	36	21.7	13.1-33.8	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8	22	18.8	11.0-30.4	14	7.6	3.1-17.4
65-74	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
75+	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	144	58	55.2	41.8-67.8	33	15.9	9.9-24.6	22	11.5	6.5-19.7	17	9.1	4.8-16.5	14	8.3	4.0-16.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	392	135	31.2	24.1-39.4	65	18.7	13.0-26.2	86	18.9	13.9-25.1	66	23.2	16.4-31.8	40	8.0	5.2-12.0
Some Post-H.S.	344	122	35.7	27.6-44.8	63	19.9	13.9-27.6	64	14.9	10.0-21.6	56	18.3	12.1-26.8	39	11.2	6.6-18.4
College Graduate	281	89	35.2	26.9-44.5	41	10.8	7.0-16.3	60	18.4	12.8-25.7	54	26.1	18.7-35.2	37	9.5	6.0-14.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	160	57	41.4	28.9-55.2	39	22.7	14.2-34.2	30	18.2	10.6-29.5	15	6.2	3.3-11.2	19	11.5	6.2-20.5
$15,000- 24,999	248	91	35.3	25.1-47.0	58	23.4	15.8-33.2	50	18.4	11.8-27.4	25	16.4	8.7-28.8	24	6.6	3.8-11.1
$25,000- 34,999	153	55	42.6	30.0-56.2	25	16.7	9.6-27.3	36	21.7	13.6-32.8	19	11.8	6.0-21.9	18	7.3	3.8-13.6
$35,000- 49,999	175	64	39.7	29.0-51.6	30	15.5	9.6-24.0	36	15.2	9.6-23.1	27	22.4	13.3-35.1	18	7.3	3.9-13.3
$50,000-74,999	127	47	41.3	28.9-54.8	17	12.0	5.9-23.0	25	15.3	8.8-25.3	24	21.0	12.1-33.9	14	10.4	4.9-20.8
$75,000+	128	43	37.1	25.4-50.6	11	12.5	5.3-26.8	19	7.0	3.6-13.1	38	34.1	23.1-47.2	17	9.3	4.8-17.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	135	36	25.1	17.5-34.6	35	28.3	19.9-38.7	23	16.2	10.5-24.2	18	14.7	8.5-24.0	23	15.6	9.6-24.4
Guilford	154	55	36.9	28.2-46.6	27	14.8	9.4-22.5	27	18.1	11.9-26.5	24	13.6	8.6-20.8	21	16.6	10.4-25.4
Mecklenburg	180	58	32.8	25.3-41.2	37	21.2	15.3-28.7	42	21.9	16.0-29.1	26	15.8	10.3-23.4	17	8.3	5.0-13.6
Orange	183	54	22.9	16.2-31.5	48	23.2	16.2-32.1	27	21.0	11.2-36.1	31	16.1	10.5-23.8	23	16.7	8.0-31.6
Wake	183	68	35.7	27.9-44.3	32	17.5	12.0-24.9	35	20.0	13.9-27.9	28	15.0	9.9-21.9	20	11.9	7.4-18.5
Chatham/Lee	109	46	40.6	30.2-52.0	14	8.7	4.8-15.3	22	20.0	12.8-29.8	14	14.4	8.4-23.7	13	16.2	8.0-29.8
Nash/Wilson	135	50	33.7	25.2-43.5	25	19.2	12.4-28.7	23	17.3	11.2-25.8	19	13.6	8.3-21.4	18	16.1	8.5-28.3
Craven/Pamlico	154	46	32.6	24.5-41.9	30	14.1	9.6-20.4	35	21.8	15.3-30.1	22	17.6	11.2-26.4	21	13.9	8.5-21.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	108	31	28.9	20.4-39.1	18	14.6	8.9-23.1	26	24.5	16.5-34.9	21	21.0	13.7-30.9	12	11.0	5.9-19.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	125	41	34.6	25.1-45.7	25	19.6	12.8-28.7	23	20.1	12.9-29.8	18	14.0	8.6-21.9	18	11.8	6.6-20.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	170	53	36.7	27.5-47.1	47	24.1	17.3-32.4	32	15.3	10.4-21.9	25	17.0	10.3-26.8	13	6.9	3.4-13.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	113	36	30.2	17.7-46.5	30	38.3	18.6-62.9	16	8.8	4.6-16.2	19	14.1	7.5-24.9	12	8.6	4.3-16.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	187	68	38.9	30.9-47.4	32	18.0	12.3-25.6	37	17.6	12.6-24.0	30	16.1	10.9-23.1	20	9.5	5.8-14.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	142	53	41.6	30.6-53.6	20	10.2	6.2-16.3	27	17.2	11.4-25.0	24	18.4	11.9-27.3	18	12.6	7.1-21.3
Northeast NC I	132	55	42.6	33.2-52.5	19	15.6	9.8-24.0	31	22.8	15.8-31.8	17	13.9	8.0-23.2	10	5.0	2.5- 9.8
Northeast NC II	161	57	31.4	24.1-39.8	29	20.4	13.7-29.1	30	17.4	11.9-24.7	27	19.3	13.0-27.7	18	11.5	6.9-18.4
Northeastern Partnership	293	112	35.3	29.3-41.7	48	18.7	13.7-25.0	61	19.3	14.7-24.8	44	17.4	12.6-23.6	28	9.3	6.0-14.0
Mountain AHEC	355	105	30.2	23.9-37.4	87	24.9	18.9-32.2	60	18.6	13.6-24.8	52	12.2	8.7-17.0	51	14.0	9.8-19.6
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	1,408	489	36.1	32.5-39.9	273	16.6	14.0-19.4	277	20.3	17.5-23.5	217	15.7	13.2-18.7	152	11.2	9.0-14.0
Western NC	574	173	32.7	26.7-39.2	131	21.0	16.5-26.2	102	19.0	14.5-24.4	88	14.2	10.5-18.9	80	13.2	9.6-17.8

Total
Respond.^

Routine Checkup

Just to Find out

Due to Pregnancy

It Was Required

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,143

1,066

35.8

33.2-38.5

606

17.1

15.3-19.2

611

19.0

17.1-21.2

498

17.2

15.2-19.3

362

10.9

9.3-12.7

-Eastern NC

1,161

404

36.4

31.8-41.2

202

16.7

13.7-20.4

232

16.7

13.8-20.0

193

20.8

17.0-25.2

130

9.4

7.2-12.1

GENDER

Male

400

176

44.8

37.2-52.6

16.9

12.1-22.9

0.0

. - .

107

30.8

24.0-38.6

7.5

4.5-12.2

Female

761

228

28.5

23.5-34.0

126

16.6

13.0-21.1

232

32.3

27.3-37.7

11.5

8.6-15.2

11.1

8.3-14.7

RACE

White

669

213

33.8

28.3-39.8

108

15.1

11.4-19.8

138

17.0

13.3-21.5

130

25.2

20.0-31.3

8.8

6.4-11.9

African American

392

156

38.5

31.0-46.7

21.7

15.8-28.9

15.8

11.5-21.3

12.7

8.5-18.6

11.3

6.5-18.9

Other Minorities

49.2

30.9-67.7

14.1

6.6-27.8

14.4

6.5-29.1

14.7

6.2-30.8

7.5

3.3-16.1

AGE

18-24

111

36.1

23.0-51.6

14.2

7.2-26.0

26.5

16.5-39.6

16.9

7.2-34.7

6.4

2.8-13.9

25-34

348

114

40.6

32.4-49.4

14.3

9.5-20.9

122

24.4

18.9-31.0

12.8

8.4-19.0

7.9

4.1-14.8

35-44

327

105

27.4

20.8-35.3

17.8

12.4-25.0

14.7

10.1-20.9

30.0

22.5-38.8

10.0

6.5-15.1

45-54

233

34.5

25.0-45.5

19.3

12.2-29.2

4.9

2.0-11.8

26.1

17.0-37.8

15.1

9.8-22.6

55-64

142

51.4

38.0-64.6

21.7

13.1-33.8

0.4

0.1- 1.8

18.8

11.0-30.4

7.6

3.1-17.4

65-74

. - .

75+

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

144

55.2

41.8-67.8

15.9

9.9-24.6

11.5

6.5-19.7

9.1

4.8-16.5

8.3

4.0-16.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

392

135

31.2

24.1-39.4

18.7

13.0-26.2

18.9

13.9-25.1

23.2

16.4-31.8

8.0

5.2-12.0

Some Post-H.S.

344

122

35.7

27.6-44.8

19.9

13.9-27.6

14.9

10.0-21.6

18.3

12.1-26.8

11.2

6.6-18.4

College Graduate

281

35.2

26.9-44.5

10.8

7.0-16.3

18.4

12.8-25.7

26.1

18.7-35.2

9.5

6.0-14.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

160

41.4

28.9-55.2

22.7

14.2-34.2

18.2

10.6-29.5

6.2

3.3-11.2

11.5

6.2-20.5

$15,000- 24,999

248

35.3

25.1-47.0

23.4

15.8-33.2

18.4

11.8-27.4

16.4

8.7-28.8

6.6

3.8-11.1

$25,000- 34,999

153

42.6

30.0-56.2

16.7

9.6-27.3

21.7

13.6-32.8

11.8

6.0-21.9

7.3

3.8-13.6

$35,000- 49,999

175

39.7

29.0-51.6

15.5

9.6-24.0

15.2

9.6-23.1

22.4

13.3-35.1

7.3

3.9-13.3

$50,000-74,999

127

41.3

28.9-54.8

12.0

5.9-23.0

15.3

8.8-25.3

21.0

12.1-33.9

10.4

4.9-20.8

$75,000+

128

37.1

25.4-50.6

12.5

5.3-26.8

7.0

3.6-13.1

34.1

23.1-47.2

9.3

4.8-17.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

135

25.1

17.5-34.6

28.3

19.9-38.7

16.2

10.5-24.2

14.7

8.5-24.0

15.6

9.6-24.4

Guilford

154

36.9

28.2-46.6

14.8

9.4-22.5

18.1

11.9-26.5

13.6

8.6-20.8

16.6

10.4-25.4

Mecklenburg

180

32.8

25.3-41.2

21.2

15.3-28.7

21.9

16.0-29.1

15.8

10.3-23.4

8.3

5.0-13.6

Orange

183

22.9

16.2-31.5

23.2

16.2-32.1

21.0

11.2-36.1

16.1

10.5-23.8

16.7

8.0-31.6

Wake

183

35.7

27.9-44.3

17.5

12.0-24.9

20.0

13.9-27.9

15.0

9.9-21.9

11.9

7.4-18.5

Chatham/Lee

109

40.6

30.2-52.0

8.7

4.8-15.3

20.0

12.8-29.8

14.4

8.4-23.7

16.2

8.0-29.8

Nash/Wilson

135

33.7

25.2-43.5

19.2

12.4-28.7

17.3

11.2-25.8

13.6

8.3-21.4

16.1

8.5-28.3

Craven/Pamlico

154

32.6

24.5-41.9

14.1

9.6-20.4

21.8

15.3-30.1

17.6

11.2-26.4

13.9

8.5-21.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

108

28.9

20.4-39.1

14.6

8.9-23.1

24.5

16.5-34.9

21.0

13.7-30.9

11.0

5.9-19.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

125

34.6

25.1-45.7

19.6

12.8-28.7

20.1

12.9-29.8

14.0

8.6-21.9

11.8

6.6-20.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

170

36.7

27.5-47.1

24.1

17.3-32.4

15.3

10.4-21.9

17.0

10.3-26.8

6.9

3.4-13.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

113

30.2

17.7-46.5

38.3

18.6-62.9

8.8

4.6-16.2

14.1

7.5-24.9

8.6

4.3-16.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

187

38.9

30.9-47.4

18.0

12.3-25.6

17.6

12.6-24.0

16.1

10.9-23.1

9.5

5.8-14.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

142

41.6

30.6-53.6

10.2

6.2-16.3

17.2

11.4-25.0

18.4

11.9-27.3

12.6

7.1-21.3

Northeast NC I

132

42.6

33.2-52.5

15.6

9.8-24.0

22.8

15.8-31.8

13.9

8.0-23.2

5.0

2.5- 9.8

Northeast NC II

161

31.4

24.1-39.8

20.4

13.7-29.1

17.4

11.9-24.7

19.3

13.0-27.7

11.5

6.9-18.4

Northeastern Partnership

293

112

35.3

29.3-41.7

18.7

13.7-25.0

19.3

14.7-24.8

17.4

12.6-23.6

9.3

6.0-14.0

Mountain AHEC

355

105

30.2

23.9-37.4

24.9

18.9-32.2

18.6

13.6-24.8

12.2

8.7-17.0

14.0

9.8-19.6

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

1,408

489

36.1

32.5-39.9

273

16.6

14.0-19.4

277

20.3

17.5-23.5

217

15.7

13.2-18.7

152

11.2

9.0-14.0

Western NC

574

173

32.7

26.7-39.2

131

21.0

16.5-26.2

102

19.0

14.5-24.4

14.2

10.5-18.9

13.2

9.6-17.8

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Eastern North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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* This question was asked only of respondents (< 65 yrs.) who reported having ever been tested for HIV.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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