BRFSS 2003 - 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?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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?*

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	Total Respond.^	Routine Checkup	Just to Find out	Due to Pregnancy	It Was Required	Other
TOTAL	783	310	38.8	33.8-44.0	184	24.2	19.9-29.0	133	14.0	11.1-17.5	92	12.0	9.0-15.7	64	11.1	7.8-15.6
GENDER
Male	241	109	44.6	35.9-53.8	76	29.0	21.6-37.8	0	0.0	. - .	34	11.7	7.5-17.7	22	14.6	8.5-24.0
Female	542	201	34.4	28.9-40.4	108	20.5	15.9-26.1	133	24.4	19.7-29.8	58	12.2	8.4-17.3	42	8.4	5.6-12.5
AGE
18-24	88	30	37.0	24.2-51.9	19	20.5	11.7-33.3	24	17.9	10.1-29.7	10	18.0	8.9-33.0	5	6.6	2.4-16.8
25-34	217	79	36.5	27.7-46.2	41	22.5	14.8-32.8	72	25.7	19.0-33.8	19	8.7	4.8-15.3	6	6.6	2.1-18.5
35-44	214	90	43.6	34.1-53.5	49	22.6	15.7-31.3	30	9.7	5.7-15.9	25	9.8	5.9-15.9	20	14.4	8.1-24.2
45-54	166	62	34.7	24.6-46.5	48	30.2	20.7-41.6	5	2.6	1.0- 7.1	28	15.2	8.7-25.2	23	17.3	9.2-30.0
55-64	98	49	44.6	30.5-59.6	27	29.1	16.3-46.2	2	0.6	0.1- 2.6	10	12.5	5.3-26.9	10	13.2	5.4-28.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	104	48	51.4	36.2-66.4	23	15.9	9.1-26.2	16	9.9	4.9-19.0	8	7.1	2.9-16.6	9	15.7	5.6-36.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	293	108	33.9	26.7-41.9	71	29.9	22.2-39.0	54	14.8	10.2-21.0	33	12.6	7.5-20.3	27	8.8	5.2-14.5
Some Post-H.S.	224	91	38.8	29.7-48.7	54	27.1	19.3-36.6	36	12.0	7.5-18.5	29	13.4	8.4-20.7	14	8.7	3.8-18.8
College Graduate	162	63	41.0	30.5-52.4	36	14.3	9.2-21.6	27	17.5	11.2-26.3	22	11.3	6.5-18.8	14	15.9	8.4-28.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	138	58	37.4	25.6-50.8	33	31.5	18.8-47.7	29	18.7	11.0-30.0	9	7.7	2.9-18.6	9	4.8	1.9-11.7
$15,000- 24,999	198	76	33.3	24.1-43.9	58	30.4	21.5-41.1	33	12.7	7.6-20.5	15	10.4	5.0-20.3	16	13.2	6.4-25.1
$25,000- 34,999	112	45	39.7	28.1-52.5	31	31.5	20.9-44.5	17	10.0	5.7-17.1	7	4.5	1.7-11.5	12	14.3	7.1-26.6
$35,000- 49,999	113	46	48.1	35.6-60.8	19	11.7	6.2-21.0	17	12.0	6.6-20.8	22	23.2	14.0-36.0	9	5.0	2.0-11.9
$50,000-74,999	55	17	20.1	11.2-33.2	13	28.5	15.8-45.8	11	26.2	13.8-44.1	7	9.3	3.4-22.9	7	16.0	6.4-34.7
$75,000+	48	27	62.6	43.8-78.3	8	10.8	3.9-26.6	6	8.5	3.3-20.1	5	8.5	3.1-21.3	2	9.5	2.0-34.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	18	4	17.7	6.2-41.2	10	55.7	31.0-77.8	2	8.6	2.0-29.7	2	18.0	4.7-49.4	0	0.0	. - .
Guilford	60	23	41.0	26.7-56.9	16	21.1	11.3-36.1	8	17.1	7.9-33.0	7	10.2	4.1-23.2	6	10.7	4.2-24.4
Mecklenburg	61	24	38.4	26.0-52.6	16	29.2	18.1-43.7	11	18.6	10.0-31.8	6	6.3	2.5-14.8	4	7.5	2.7-19.4
Orange	19	10	49.1	25.5-73.1	4	24.0	7.6-55.0	3	9.7	2.8-28.4	2	17.2	4.4-48.3	0	0.0	. - .
Wake	40	16	40.1	24.4-58.2	13	32.1	18.0-50.5	4	9.1	3.1-23.7	5	13.5	4.7-32.9	2	5.2	0.9-25.0
Chatham/Lee	27	14	46.8	27.8-66.8	3	13.6	4.4-35.3	6	23.6	9.8-46.5	3	11.6	3.1-34.6	1	4.4	0.6-25.7
Nash/Wilson	62	24	33.4	22.0-47.2	15	28.9	16.9-44.9	14	21.5	12.5-34.5	4	6.6	2.4-17.1	5	9.5	3.8-21.6
Craven/Pamlico	31	12	39.4	22.3-59.6	7	14.8	6.5-30.3	4	15.0	4.4-40.1	6	23.1	10.0-45.0	2	7.7	1.9-26.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	2	1	81.8	21.9-98.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	18.2	1.4-78.1	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	5	2	27.8	5.8-70.8	3	72.2	29.2-94.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	64	18	28.4	17.6-42.4	24	38.1	25.2-53.0	13	21.1	11.6-35.4	7	8.1	3.5-17.8	2	4.2	0.9-17.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	3	0	0.0	. - .	1	33.7	4.3-85.1	2	66.3	14.9-95.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	69	30	41.6	28.8-55.7	13	23.8	12.9-39.7	8	6.9	3.3-14.0	10	20.1	10.7-34.8	8	7.5	3.6-15.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	50	20	49.3	27.9-70.9	9	12.7	5.6-26.5	8	17.2	7.9-33.5	6	12.7	4.9-29.0	7	8.1	3.4-18.2
Northeast NC I	76	34	41.7	29.9-54.6	13	20.0	11.3-32.9	18	25.3	15.5-38.6	6	7.5	2.6-19.8	5	5.5	2.0-14.2
Northeast NC II	57	22	32.3	20.6-46.9	11	25.2	12.8-43.4	10	16.0	8.1-29.2	8	12.4	5.7-25.1	6	14.1	5.6-31.2
Northeastern Partnership	133	56	36.8	28.0-46.5	24	22.7	14.4-33.9	28	20.4	13.6-29.4	14	10.1	5.4-18.0	11	10.0	4.8-19.7
Mountain AHEC	24	5	27.9	9.7-58.3	13	51.8	28.0-74.8	4	7.6	2.2-22.7	2	12.8	3.2-39.3	0	0.0	. - .
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	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
Piedmont	357	144	39.5	32.8-46.6	90	25.1	19.2-32.0	56	13.3	9.6-18.3	42	10.6	7.1-15.5	25	11.6	7.3-17.9
Western NC	34	10	29.4	12.8-54.4	16	36.9	18.4-60.2	4	4.9	1.4-15.6	4	28.8	8.4-64.0	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Routine Checkup

Just to Find out

Due to Pregnancy

It Was Required

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

783

310

38.8

33.8-44.0

184

24.2

19.9-29.0

133

14.0

11.1-17.5

12.0

9.0-15.7

11.1

7.8-15.6

GENDER

Male

241

109

44.6

35.9-53.8

29.0

21.6-37.8

0.0

. - .

11.7

7.5-17.7

14.6

8.5-24.0

Female

542

201

34.4

28.9-40.4

108

20.5

15.9-26.1

133

24.4

19.7-29.8

12.2

8.4-17.3

8.4

5.6-12.5

AGE

18-24

37.0

24.2-51.9

20.5

11.7-33.3

17.9

10.1-29.7

18.0

8.9-33.0

6.6

2.4-16.8

25-34

217

36.5

27.7-46.2

22.5

14.8-32.8

25.7

19.0-33.8

8.7

4.8-15.3

6.6

2.1-18.5

35-44

214

43.6

34.1-53.5

22.6

15.7-31.3

9.7

5.7-15.9

9.8

5.9-15.9

14.4

8.1-24.2

45-54

166

34.7

24.6-46.5

30.2

20.7-41.6

2.6

1.0- 7.1

15.2

8.7-25.2

17.3

9.2-30.0

55-64

44.6

30.5-59.6

29.1

16.3-46.2

0.6

0.1- 2.6

12.5

5.3-26.9

13.2

5.4-28.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

104

51.4

36.2-66.4

15.9

9.1-26.2

9.9

4.9-19.0

7.1

2.9-16.6

15.7

5.6-36.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

293

108

33.9

26.7-41.9

29.9

22.2-39.0

14.8

10.2-21.0

12.6

7.5-20.3

8.8

5.2-14.5

Some Post-H.S.

224

38.8

29.7-48.7

27.1

19.3-36.6

12.0

7.5-18.5

13.4

8.4-20.7

8.7

3.8-18.8

College Graduate

162

41.0

30.5-52.4

14.3

9.2-21.6

17.5

11.2-26.3

11.3

6.5-18.8

15.9

8.4-28.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

138

37.4

25.6-50.8

31.5

18.8-47.7

18.7

11.0-30.0

7.7

2.9-18.6

4.8

1.9-11.7

$15,000- 24,999

198

33.3

24.1-43.9

30.4

21.5-41.1

12.7

7.6-20.5

10.4

5.0-20.3

13.2

6.4-25.1

$25,000- 34,999

112

39.7

28.1-52.5

31.5

20.9-44.5

10.0

5.7-17.1

4.5

1.7-11.5

14.3

7.1-26.6

$35,000- 49,999

113

48.1

35.6-60.8

11.7

6.2-21.0

12.0

6.6-20.8

23.2

14.0-36.0

5.0

2.0-11.9

$50,000-74,999

20.1

11.2-33.2

28.5

15.8-45.8

26.2

13.8-44.1

9.3

3.4-22.9

16.0

6.4-34.7

$75,000+

62.6

43.8-78.3

10.8

3.9-26.6

8.5

3.3-20.1

8.5

3.1-21.3

9.5

2.0-34.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

17.7

6.2-41.2

55.7

31.0-77.8

8.6

2.0-29.7

18.0

4.7-49.4

0.0

. - .

Guilford

41.0

26.7-56.9

21.1

11.3-36.1

17.1

7.9-33.0

10.2

4.1-23.2

10.7

4.2-24.4

Mecklenburg

38.4

26.0-52.6

29.2

18.1-43.7

18.6

10.0-31.8

6.3

2.5-14.8

7.5

2.7-19.4

Orange

49.1

25.5-73.1

24.0

7.6-55.0

9.7

2.8-28.4

17.2

4.4-48.3

0.0

. - .

Wake

40.1

24.4-58.2

32.1

18.0-50.5

9.1

3.1-23.7

13.5

4.7-32.9

5.2

0.9-25.0

Chatham/Lee

46.8

27.8-66.8

13.6

4.4-35.3

23.6

9.8-46.5

11.6

3.1-34.6

4.4

0.6-25.7

Nash/Wilson

33.4

22.0-47.2

28.9

16.9-44.9

21.5

12.5-34.5

6.6

2.4-17.1

9.5

3.8-21.6

Craven/Pamlico

39.4

22.3-59.6

14.8

6.5-30.3

15.0

4.4-40.1

23.1

10.0-45.0

7.7

1.9-26.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

81.8

21.9-98.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

18.2

1.4-78.1

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

27.8

5.8-70.8

72.2

29.2-94.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

28.4

17.6-42.4

38.1

25.2-53.0

21.1

11.6-35.4

8.1

3.5-17.8

4.2

0.9-17.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

33.7

4.3-85.1

66.3

14.9-95.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

41.6

28.8-55.7

23.8

12.9-39.7

6.9

3.3-14.0

20.1

10.7-34.8

7.5

3.6-15.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

49.3

27.9-70.9

12.7

5.6-26.5

17.2

7.9-33.5

12.7

4.9-29.0

8.1

3.4-18.2

Northeast NC I

41.7

29.9-54.6

20.0

11.3-32.9

25.3

15.5-38.6

7.5

2.6-19.8

5.5

2.0-14.2

Northeast NC II

32.3

20.6-46.9

25.2

12.8-43.4

16.0

8.1-29.2

12.4

5.7-25.1

14.1

5.6-31.2

Northeastern Partnership

133

36.8

28.0-46.5

22.7

14.4-33.9

20.4

13.6-29.4

10.1

5.4-18.0

10.0

4.8-19.7

Mountain AHEC

27.9

9.7-58.3

51.8

28.0-74.8

7.6

2.2-22.7

12.8

3.2-39.3

0.0

. - .

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

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

Piedmont

357

144

39.5

32.8-46.6

25.1

19.2-32.0

13.3

9.6-18.3

10.6

7.1-15.5

11.6

7.3-17.9

Western NC

29.4

12.8-54.4

36.9

18.4-60.2

4.9

1.4-15.6

28.8

8.4-64.0

0.0

. - .

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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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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