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-WHITE FEMALES

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	1,328	337	25.6	22.0-29.5	238	15.3	12.7-18.2	414	35.5	31.7-39.5	178	13.3	10.9-16.2	161	10.3	8.4-12.7
AGE
18-24	127	32	28.2	17.8-41.6	23	12.7	7.5-20.8	57	51.4	38.9-63.7	8	4.9	1.9-12.1	7	2.8	1.1- 6.9
25-34	418	86	22.1	16.5-28.9	70	15.1	10.9-20.5	190	46.6	39.9-53.5	37	9.3	6.1-14.0	35	6.9	4.4-10.6
35-44	402	93	19.4	14.8-25.1	65	16.1	11.3-22.3	145	37.7	31.3-44.4	55	15.4	10.9-21.3	44	11.5	7.8-16.6
45-54	273	88	33.2	25.2-42.4	53	15.6	10.6-22.4	22	7.7	4.4-13.1	55	23.1	16.3-31.7	55	20.3	14.1-28.4
55-64	108	38	44.6	28.9-61.4	27	18.2	10.5-29.7	0	0.0	. - .	23	20.9	11.8-34.3	20	16.3	8.6-28.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	89	23	37.1	22.5-54.5	26	17.3	10.1-28.2	23	31.0	18.6-46.8	5	3.3	1.1- 9.1	12	11.4	5.2-23.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	340	102	29.6	22.3-38.2	60	16.9	12.0-23.3	118	35.3	28.2-43.1	32	11.1	7.0-17.3	28	7.0	4.4-11.1
Some Post-H.S.	386	90	20.0	14.8-26.6	72	19.0	13.8-25.7	116	38.2	30.6-46.3	61	15.0	10.7-20.5	47	7.8	5.1-11.7
College Graduate	513	122	24.7	19.6-30.8	80	10.2	7.4-13.8	157	34.3	28.8-40.3	80	16.0	11.9-21.2	74	14.8	10.9-19.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	134	37	32.4	20.2-47.7	43	32.7	22.0-45.6	28	19.6	10.9-32.5	9	4.2	1.9- 8.9	17	11.1	5.7-20.4
$15,000- 24,999	223	67	28.9	20.3-39.3	53	18.3	12.5-25.9	64	39.8	30.0-50.5	18	5.8	3.0-10.9	21	7.2	4.1-12.2
$25,000- 34,999	157	38	26.0	15.1-41.0	32	18.1	10.9-28.5	47	40.6	29.0-53.4	13	4.2	2.1- 8.1	27	11.0	6.2-18.8
$35,000- 49,999	194	52	26.0	17.9-36.1	34	13.7	8.8-20.7	63	38.1	28.0-49.2	20	12.0	6.6-21.0	25	10.2	5.7-17.6
$50,000-74,999	175	41	17.3	10.9-26.3	28	13.8	7.9-23.0	66	41.1	31.6-51.3	25	17.2	10.5-26.8	15	10.6	5.5-19.3
$75,000+	244	56	23.3	17.1-31.1	23	10.5	5.6-18.8	83	31.6	24.5-39.6	47	19.6	13.8-27.1	35	15.0	9.9-22.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	73	20	24.1	15.1-36.2	15	20.5	11.6-33.7	18	29.9	19.1-43.4	7	9.5	4.5-18.9	13	16.0	8.9-27.0
Guilford	59	18	33.3	20.3-49.5	7	10.7	4.8-22.0	19	34.7	21.9-50.2	8	8.6	4.0-17.5	7	12.7	5.7-26.1
Mecklenburg	67	17	25.3	15.1-39.1	10	14.2	7.4-25.6	27	40.8	28.7-54.0	9	16.1	8.3-28.7	4	3.7	1.3- 9.9
Orange	94	24	19.4	10.7-32.8	26	20.5	11.9-32.8	21	34.4	17.3-56.8	11	6.3	3.1-12.5	12	19.4	6.2-46.5
Wake	68	20	26.4	16.9-38.6	7	9.2	4.1-19.3	21	32.2	21.4-45.5	11	15.8	8.5-27.5	9	16.4	8.4-29.7
Chatham/Lee	43	13	27.3	15.0-44.3	8	12.8	6.1-25.1	12	32.1	19.0-48.9	6	18.5	8.5-35.7	4	9.2	3.4-22.6
Nash/Wilson	41	11	19.2	10.1-33.6	5	13.4	4.9-31.6	9	32.3	17.5-51.8	9	21.1	10.7-37.3	7	14.0	6.2-28.5
Craven/Pamlico	74	15	19.4	11.4-31.2	16	16.7	9.9-26.7	29	44.7	32.6-57.5	3	4.1	1.2-12.8	11	15.1	8.2-26.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	62	11	15.7	8.5-27.3	11	14.8	7.9-25.8	26	47.1	33.6-61.0	7	11.5	5.2-23.5	7	10.9	4.7-23.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	78	23	31.9	19.9-46.9	14	16.5	9.2-27.9	23	34.1	22.5-48.0	6	7.6	3.1-17.2	12	9.9	5.3-17.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	66	17	26.5	15.0-42.3	12	18.9	9.6-33.6	19	26.2	16.3-39.3	12	23.6	11.6-42.1	6	4.8	2.0-11.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	57	15	26.9	15.7-42.1	14	25.8	14.9-41.0	11	16.2	8.7-28.3	12	20.6	11.5-34.2	5	10.4	4.1-23.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	42	7	17.6	8.4-33.2	7	14.8	6.9-29.0	19	45.7	30.7-61.4	5	10.8	4.2-24.8	4	11.2	3.8-28.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	52	16	29.5	17.5-45.1	6	8.7	3.7-19.1	17	32.0	19.7-47.4	7	16.1	6.8-33.4	6	13.7	5.0-32.3
Northeast NC I	30	9	33.0	17.6-53.1	2	7.1	1.7-24.9	11	37.6	21.4-57.2	5	16.4	6.7-34.9	3	5.9	1.7-18.0
Northeast NC II	66	16	19.6	11.4-31.6	11	21.8	11.8-36.7	20	30.5	19.6-44.1	11	18.4	9.7-32.0	8	9.7	4.6-19.6
Northeastern Partnership	96	25	22.6	14.9-32.8	13	18.4	10.4-30.6	31	32.1	22.6-43.4	16	17.9	10.5-28.9	11	8.9	4.6-16.5
Mountain AHEC	201	49	21.9	15.2-30.5	42	18.3	12.4-26.0	49	31.8	23.5-41.5	29	10.3	6.5-15.8	32	17.7	11.8-25.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	419	104	25.9	19.4-33.6	69	15.4	11.1-21.0	138	33.7	27.1-41.0	55	13.7	9.6-19.1	53	11.3	7.7-16.3
Piedmont	578	153	26.4	21.4-32.1	101	14.5	11.0-18.9	185	36.4	30.9-42.2	81	13.8	10.4-18.1	58	8.9	6.3-12.3
Western NC	331	80	22.3	16.7-29.1	68	17.5	12.8-23.4	91	35.5	27.9-43.8	42	11.2	7.4-16.5	50	13.6	9.5-19.1

Total
Respond.^

Routine Checkup

Just to Find out

Due to Pregnancy

It Was Required

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,328

337

25.6

22.0-29.5

238

15.3

12.7-18.2

414

35.5

31.7-39.5

178

13.3

10.9-16.2

161

10.3

8.4-12.7

AGE

18-24

127

28.2

17.8-41.6

12.7

7.5-20.8

51.4

38.9-63.7

4.9

1.9-12.1

2.8

1.1- 6.9

25-34

418

22.1

16.5-28.9

15.1

10.9-20.5

190

46.6

39.9-53.5

9.3

6.1-14.0

6.9

4.4-10.6

35-44

402

19.4

14.8-25.1

16.1

11.3-22.3

145

37.7

31.3-44.4

15.4

10.9-21.3

11.5

7.8-16.6

45-54

273

33.2

25.2-42.4

15.6

10.6-22.4

7.7

4.4-13.1

23.1

16.3-31.7

20.3

14.1-28.4

55-64

108

44.6

28.9-61.4

18.2

10.5-29.7

0.0

. - .

20.9

11.8-34.3

16.3

8.6-28.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

37.1

22.5-54.5

17.3

10.1-28.2

31.0

18.6-46.8

3.3

1.1- 9.1

11.4

5.2-23.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

340

102

29.6

22.3-38.2

16.9

12.0-23.3

118

35.3

28.2-43.1

11.1

7.0-17.3

7.0

4.4-11.1

Some Post-H.S.

386

20.0

14.8-26.6

19.0

13.8-25.7

116

38.2

30.6-46.3

15.0

10.7-20.5

7.8

5.1-11.7

College Graduate

513

122

24.7

19.6-30.8

10.2

7.4-13.8

157

34.3

28.8-40.3

16.0

11.9-21.2

14.8

10.9-19.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

134

32.4

20.2-47.7

32.7

22.0-45.6

19.6

10.9-32.5

4.2

1.9- 8.9

11.1

5.7-20.4

$15,000- 24,999

223

28.9

20.3-39.3

18.3

12.5-25.9

39.8

30.0-50.5

5.8

3.0-10.9

7.2

4.1-12.2

$25,000- 34,999

157

26.0

15.1-41.0

18.1

10.9-28.5

40.6

29.0-53.4

4.2

2.1- 8.1

11.0

6.2-18.8

$35,000- 49,999

194

26.0

17.9-36.1

13.7

8.8-20.7

38.1

28.0-49.2

12.0

6.6-21.0

10.2

5.7-17.6

$50,000-74,999

175

17.3

10.9-26.3

13.8

7.9-23.0

41.1

31.6-51.3

17.2

10.5-26.8

10.6

5.5-19.3

$75,000+

244

23.3

17.1-31.1

10.5

5.6-18.8

31.6

24.5-39.6

19.6

13.8-27.1

15.0

9.9-22.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

24.1

15.1-36.2

20.5

11.6-33.7

29.9

19.1-43.4

9.5

4.5-18.9

16.0

8.9-27.0

Guilford

33.3

20.3-49.5

10.7

4.8-22.0

34.7

21.9-50.2

8.6

4.0-17.5

12.7

5.7-26.1

Mecklenburg

25.3

15.1-39.1

14.2

7.4-25.6

40.8

28.7-54.0

16.1

8.3-28.7

3.7

1.3- 9.9

Orange

19.4

10.7-32.8

20.5

11.9-32.8

34.4

17.3-56.8

6.3

3.1-12.5

19.4

6.2-46.5

Wake

26.4

16.9-38.6

9.2

4.1-19.3

32.2

21.4-45.5

15.8

8.5-27.5

16.4

8.4-29.7

Chatham/Lee

27.3

15.0-44.3

12.8

6.1-25.1

32.1

19.0-48.9

18.5

8.5-35.7

9.2

3.4-22.6

Nash/Wilson

19.2

10.1-33.6

13.4

4.9-31.6

32.3

17.5-51.8

21.1

10.7-37.3

14.0

6.2-28.5

Craven/Pamlico

19.4

11.4-31.2

16.7

9.9-26.7

44.7

32.6-57.5

4.1

1.2-12.8

15.1

8.2-26.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

15.7

8.5-27.3

14.8

7.9-25.8

47.1

33.6-61.0

11.5

5.2-23.5

10.9

4.7-23.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

31.9

19.9-46.9

16.5

9.2-27.9

34.1

22.5-48.0

7.6

3.1-17.2

9.9

5.3-17.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

26.5

15.0-42.3

18.9

9.6-33.6

26.2

16.3-39.3

23.6

11.6-42.1

4.8

2.0-11.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

26.9

15.7-42.1

25.8

14.9-41.0

16.2

8.7-28.3

20.6

11.5-34.2

10.4

4.1-23.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

17.6

8.4-33.2

14.8

6.9-29.0

45.7

30.7-61.4

10.8

4.2-24.8

11.2

3.8-28.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

29.5

17.5-45.1

8.7

3.7-19.1

32.0

19.7-47.4

16.1

6.8-33.4

13.7

5.0-32.3

Northeast NC I

33.0

17.6-53.1

7.1

1.7-24.9

37.6

21.4-57.2

16.4

6.7-34.9

5.9

1.7-18.0

Northeast NC II

19.6

11.4-31.6

21.8

11.8-36.7

30.5

19.6-44.1

18.4

9.7-32.0

9.7

4.6-19.6

Northeastern Partnership

22.6

14.9-32.8

18.4

10.4-30.6

32.1

22.6-43.4

17.9

10.5-28.9

8.9

4.6-16.5

Mountain AHEC

201

21.9

15.2-30.5

18.3

12.4-26.0

31.8

23.5-41.5

10.3

6.5-15.8

17.7

11.8-25.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

419

104

25.9

19.4-33.6

15.4

11.1-21.0

138

33.7

27.1-41.0

13.7

9.6-19.1

11.3

7.7-16.3

Piedmont

578

153

26.4

21.4-32.1

101

14.5

11.0-18.9

185

36.4

30.9-42.2

13.8

10.4-18.1

8.9

6.3-12.3

Western NC

331

22.3

16.7-29.1

17.5

12.8-23.4

35.5

27.9-43.8

11.2

7.4-16.5

13.6

9.5-19.1

Back to Physical Activity.

* 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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