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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Routine Checkup	Just to Find out	Due to Pregnancy	It Was Required	Other
TOTAL	1,112	482	46.1	41.6-50.6	237	18.3	15.3-21.8	0	0.0	. - .	248	23.0	19.5-27.0	145	12.6	9.8-15.9
RACE
White	770	329	45.4	40.1-50.7	144	16.2	12.8-20.3	0	0.0	. - .	188	25.6	21.2-30.5	109	12.9	9.6-17.0
African American	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
Asian	8	2	64.6	18.5-93.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	13.3	2.3-50.1	3	22.2	3.3-70.4
Native American	29	13	32.3	11.8-62.9	6	21.8	4.7-60.9	0	0.0	. - .	6	34.3	8.0-76.0	4	11.6	3.0-35.6
Other Minorities	60	28	57.5	38.7-74.3	10	10.9	4.5-24.2	0	0.0	. - .	16	29.0	15.2-48.1	6	2.6	1.0- 7.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	62	29	56.7	38.4-73.3	10	12.2	5.4-25.5	0	0.0	. - .	18	27.3	14.2-45.9	5	3.8	1.0-13.6
-English Speaking	25	7	31.6	11.4-62.5	6	22.2	8.0-48.3	0	0.0	. - .	10	36.0	14.0-65.9	2	10.2	1.7-43.0
-Spanish Speaking	37	22	65.7	43.0-82.9	4	8.6	2.4-26.6	0	0.0	. - .	8	24.1	10.1-47.4	3	1.6	0.4- 6.0
Non-Hispanic	1,050	453	45.1	40.6-49.8	227	18.8	15.7-22.5	0	0.0	. - .	230	22.7	19.1-26.7	140	13.3	10.4-17.0
AGE
18-24	81	30	45.3	30.3-61.1	28	23.7	13.6-37.9	0	0.0	. - .	14	22.3	11.3-39.2	9	8.8	4.1-17.9
25-34	291	135	48.8	40.4-57.3	58	20.0	14.4-27.1	0	0.0	. - .	64	18.3	12.9-25.3	34	12.9	7.5-21.4
35-44	335	139	43.5	36.1-51.1	61	14.2	10.1-19.7	0	0.0	. - .	84	27.5	21.1-34.9	51	14.8	10.4-20.6
45-54	256	105	43.8	34.5-53.4	55	17.8	11.8-26.0	0	0.0	. - .	60	27.7	19.8-37.2	36	10.7	6.1-18.1
55-64	149	73	51.0	40.0-62.0	35	18.7	11.7-28.5	0	0.0	. - .	26	17.3	10.9-26.3	15	13.0	6.8-23.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	121	52	56.7	42.8-69.7	29	17.4	10.0-28.7	0	0.0	. - .	28	18.0	9.9-30.6	12	7.8	3.0-18.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	326	143	44.4	36.0-53.0	79	22.0	16.0-29.4	0	0.0	. - .	64	22.2	15.7-30.5	40	11.4	6.4-19.3
Some Post-H.S.	308	137	44.3	36.1-52.9	68	20.6	14.7-28.2	0	0.0	. - .	62	21.5	15.2-29.6	41	13.5	8.7-20.3
College Graduate	356	149	45.0	37.8-52.4	61	12.8	9.2-17.5	0	0.0	. - .	94	27.4	21.5-34.3	52	14.8	10.2-20.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	94	42	42.0	26.7-58.9	27	34.2	18.6-54.2	0	0.0	. - .	15	17.5	8.2-33.7	10	6.3	2.3-15.9
$15,000- 24,999	200	87	48.8	38.0-59.8	60	23.6	16.2-33.0	0	0.0	. - .	29	17.9	10.7-28.4	24	9.7	5.1-17.7
$25,000- 34,999	122	54	51.4	37.3-65.2	27	13.5	7.6-22.7	0	0.0	. - .	25	23.7	12.8-39.6	16	11.5	5.2-23.5
$35,000- 49,999	181	86	47.2	37.1-57.5	43	23.0	15.8-32.1	0	0.0	. - .	29	18.2	11.0-28.7	23	11.6	6.9-19.0
$50,000-74,999	153	68	48.9	37.7-60.3	27	15.0	9.3-23.2	0	0.0	. - .	37	25.0	16.6-35.8	21	11.1	6.2-19.1
$75,000+	207	92	48.3	38.8-57.9	28	12.4	7.6-19.7	0	0.0	. - .	59	23.8	17.2-32.0	28	15.5	8.7-26.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	47	15	30.1	17.4-46.9	15	34.6	20.5-52.1	0	0.0	. - .	7	16.8	7.1-34.8	10	18.4	8.6-35.0
Guilford	57	23	39.6	26.2-54.9	11	17.8	9.0-32.2	0	0.0	. - .	12	20.0	11.0-33.5	11	22.6	12.2-38.0
Mecklenburg	63	26	41.9	28.7-56.3	18	27.7	17.4-41.0	0	0.0	. - .	11	20.5	10.7-35.6	8	10.0	4.8-19.6
Orange	67	19	22.5	13.6-34.9	18	28.8	17.3-43.8	0	0.0	. - .	19	31.6	20.1-45.9	11	17.1	8.5-31.5
Wake	71	35	48.7	35.3-62.3	15	20.8	11.9-33.8	0	0.0	. - .	11	15.9	8.5-27.9	10	14.6	7.4-26.8
Chatham/Lee	37	20	48.2	29.6-67.4	3	3.9	1.1-13.5	0	0.0	. - .	6	18.4	8.1-36.5	8	29.4	12.9-53.9
Nash/Wilson	49	22	40.6	25.9-57.2	13	26.0	14.2-42.8	0	0.0	. - .	8	15.8	7.5-30.2	6	17.6	5.9-42.3
Craven/Pamlico	56	24	45.5	31.4-60.4	8	10.7	5.1-21.2	0	0.0	. - .	16	29.7	17.8-45.3	8	14.0	6.0-29.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	42	19	44.3	29.2-60.5	6	13.9	5.7-30.0	0	0.0	. - .	12	30.0	17.3-46.7	5	11.9	4.7-26.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	41	15	37.7	22.7-55.5	8	21.9	10.7-39.6	0	0.0	. - .	12	24.9	13.8-40.7	6	15.5	5.9-35.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	55	23	49.9	33.9-65.9	21	30.6	18.8-45.6	0	0.0	. - .	7	11.0	4.8-23.2	4	8.5	2.7-23.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	47	18	31.4	13.4-57.5	15	48.2	19.8-77.8	0	0.0	. - .	7	11.9	4.2-29.4	7	8.5	3.1-20.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	63	27	48.1	34.0-62.6	13	19.9	10.5-34.7	0	0.0	. - .	18	26.4	16.0-40.2	5	5.6	2.2-13.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	45	22	58.3	39.0-75.3	7	11.0	4.7-23.6	0	0.0	. - .	10	19.7	9.9-35.3	6	11.1	4.3-25.7
Northeast NC I	33	16	49.1	30.6-67.9	7	21.4	9.9-40.3	0	0.0	. - .	7	24.9	11.0-47.0	3	4.6	1.4-14.0
Northeast NC II	55	27	42.9	29.7-57.3	10	17.7	8.9-32.3	0	0.0	. - .	11	23.8	13.3-38.9	7	15.6	7.4-30.0
Northeastern Partnership	88	43	44.7	33.6-56.4	17	18.8	11.1-29.9	0	0.0	. - .	18	24.1	15.1-36.2	10	12.4	6.3-23.0
Mountain AHEC	126	51	42.7	31.2-55.1	37	32.2	21.3-45.4	0	0.0	. - .	19	14.0	8.0-23.3	19	11.1	5.7-20.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	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
Piedmont	508	223	46.8	40.6-53.0	109	17.8	13.8-22.8	0	0.0	. - .	101	20.1	15.6-25.4	75	15.3	11.2-20.6
Western NC	204	83	46.3	35.8-57.1	52	24.9	17.2-34.7	0	0.0	. - .	40	15.3	10.1-22.5	29	13.5	7.8-22.4

Total
Respond.^

Routine Checkup

Just to Find out

Due to Pregnancy

It Was Required

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,112

482

46.1

41.6-50.6

237

18.3

15.3-21.8

0.0

. - .

248

23.0

19.5-27.0

145

12.6

9.8-15.9

RACE

White

770

329

45.4

40.1-50.7

144

16.2

12.8-20.3

0.0

. - .

188

25.6

21.2-30.5

109

12.9

9.6-17.0

African American

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

Asian

64.6

18.5-93.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

13.3

2.3-50.1

22.2

3.3-70.4

Native American

32.3

11.8-62.9

21.8

4.7-60.9

0.0

. - .

34.3

8.0-76.0

11.6

3.0-35.6

Other Minorities

57.5

38.7-74.3

10.9

4.5-24.2

0.0

. - .

29.0

15.2-48.1

2.6

1.0- 7.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

56.7

38.4-73.3

12.2

5.4-25.5

0.0

. - .

27.3

14.2-45.9

3.8

1.0-13.6

-English Speaking

31.6

11.4-62.5

22.2

8.0-48.3

0.0

. - .

36.0

14.0-65.9

10.2

1.7-43.0

-Spanish Speaking

65.7

43.0-82.9

8.6

2.4-26.6

0.0

. - .

24.1

10.1-47.4

1.6

0.4- 6.0

Non-Hispanic

1,050

453

45.1

40.6-49.8

227

18.8

15.7-22.5

0.0

. - .

230

22.7

19.1-26.7

140

13.3

10.4-17.0

AGE

18-24

45.3

30.3-61.1

23.7

13.6-37.9

0.0

. - .

22.3

11.3-39.2

8.8

4.1-17.9

25-34

291

135

48.8

40.4-57.3

20.0

14.4-27.1

0.0

. - .

18.3

12.9-25.3

12.9

7.5-21.4

35-44

335

139

43.5

36.1-51.1

14.2

10.1-19.7

0.0

. - .

27.5

21.1-34.9

14.8

10.4-20.6

45-54

256

105

43.8

34.5-53.4

17.8

11.8-26.0

0.0

. - .

27.7

19.8-37.2

10.7

6.1-18.1

55-64

149

51.0

40.0-62.0

18.7

11.7-28.5

0.0

. - .

17.3

10.9-26.3

13.0

6.8-23.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

121

56.7

42.8-69.7

17.4

10.0-28.7

0.0

. - .

18.0

9.9-30.6

7.8

3.0-18.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

326

143

44.4

36.0-53.0

22.0

16.0-29.4

0.0

. - .

22.2

15.7-30.5

11.4

6.4-19.3

Some Post-H.S.

308

137

44.3

36.1-52.9

20.6

14.7-28.2

0.0

. - .

21.5

15.2-29.6

13.5

8.7-20.3

College Graduate

356

149

45.0

37.8-52.4

12.8

9.2-17.5

0.0

. - .

27.4

21.5-34.3

14.8

10.2-20.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

42.0

26.7-58.9

34.2

18.6-54.2

0.0

. - .

17.5

8.2-33.7

6.3

2.3-15.9

$15,000- 24,999

200

48.8

38.0-59.8

23.6

16.2-33.0

0.0

. - .

17.9

10.7-28.4

9.7

5.1-17.7

$25,000- 34,999

122

51.4

37.3-65.2

13.5

7.6-22.7

0.0

. - .

23.7

12.8-39.6

11.5

5.2-23.5

$35,000- 49,999

181

47.2

37.1-57.5

23.0

15.8-32.1

0.0

. - .

18.2

11.0-28.7

11.6

6.9-19.0

$50,000-74,999

153

48.9

37.7-60.3

15.0

9.3-23.2

0.0

. - .

25.0

16.6-35.8

11.1

6.2-19.1

$75,000+

207

48.3

38.8-57.9

12.4

7.6-19.7

0.0

. - .

23.8

17.2-32.0

15.5

8.7-26.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

30.1

17.4-46.9

34.6

20.5-52.1

0.0

. - .

16.8

7.1-34.8

18.4

8.6-35.0

Guilford

39.6

26.2-54.9

17.8

9.0-32.2

0.0

. - .

20.0

11.0-33.5

22.6

12.2-38.0

Mecklenburg

41.9

28.7-56.3

27.7

17.4-41.0

0.0

. - .

20.5

10.7-35.6

10.0

4.8-19.6

Orange

22.5

13.6-34.9

28.8

17.3-43.8

0.0

. - .

31.6

20.1-45.9

17.1

8.5-31.5

Wake

48.7

35.3-62.3

20.8

11.9-33.8

0.0

. - .

15.9

8.5-27.9

14.6

7.4-26.8

Chatham/Lee

48.2

29.6-67.4

3.9

1.1-13.5

0.0

. - .

18.4

8.1-36.5

29.4

12.9-53.9

Nash/Wilson

40.6

25.9-57.2

26.0

14.2-42.8

0.0

. - .

15.8

7.5-30.2

17.6

5.9-42.3

Craven/Pamlico

45.5

31.4-60.4

10.7

5.1-21.2

0.0

. - .

29.7

17.8-45.3

14.0

6.0-29.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

44.3

29.2-60.5

13.9

5.7-30.0

0.0

. - .

30.0

17.3-46.7

11.9

4.7-26.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

37.7

22.7-55.5

21.9

10.7-39.6

0.0

. - .

24.9

13.8-40.7

15.5

5.9-35.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

49.9

33.9-65.9

30.6

18.8-45.6

0.0

. - .

11.0

4.8-23.2

8.5

2.7-23.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

31.4

13.4-57.5

48.2

19.8-77.8

0.0

. - .

11.9

4.2-29.4

8.5

3.1-20.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

48.1

34.0-62.6

19.9

10.5-34.7

0.0

. - .

26.4

16.0-40.2

5.6

2.2-13.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

58.3

39.0-75.3

11.0

4.7-23.6

0.0

. - .

19.7

9.9-35.3

11.1

4.3-25.7

Northeast NC I

49.1

30.6-67.9

21.4

9.9-40.3

0.0

. - .

24.9

11.0-47.0

4.6

1.4-14.0

Northeast NC II

42.9

29.7-57.3

17.7

8.9-32.3

0.0

. - .

23.8

13.3-38.9

15.6

7.4-30.0

Northeastern Partnership

44.7

33.6-56.4

18.8

11.1-29.9

0.0

. - .

24.1

15.1-36.2

12.4

6.3-23.0

Mountain AHEC

126

42.7

31.2-55.1

32.2

21.3-45.4

0.0

. - .

14.0

8.0-23.3

11.1

5.7-20.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

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

Piedmont

508

223

46.8

40.6-53.0

109

17.8

13.8-22.8

0.0

. - .

101

20.1

15.6-25.4

15.3

11.2-20.6

Western NC

204

46.3

35.8-57.1

24.9

17.2-34.7

0.0

. - .

15.3

10.1-22.5

13.5

7.8-22.4

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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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