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

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	Total Respond.^	Routine Checkup	Just to Find out	Due to Pregnancy	It Was Required	Other
TOTAL	2,098	666	35.0	31.8-38.3	382	15.7	13.5-18.1	414	18.6	16.4-21.2	366	19.2	16.6-21.9	270	11.5	9.6-13.8
GENDER
Male	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
Female	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	174	50	33.1	23.2-44.8	39	17.4	10.8-26.9	57	32.5	23.3-43.4	14	10.9	5.1-21.9	14	6.0	3.0-11.4
25-34	617	176	34.3	28.7-40.4	104	16.0	12.3-20.5	190	24.1	19.9-28.9	86	15.4	11.4-20.4	61	10.2	6.5-15.7
35-44	646	192	29.9	24.9-35.3	107	15.0	11.4-19.3	145	20.0	16.3-24.3	119	22.0	17.6-27.1	83	13.2	10.0-17.2
45-54	444	159	40.5	33.4-48.0	82	14.3	10.1-19.9	22	3.7	2.1- 6.4	101	27.1	20.9-34.4	80	14.3	10.3-19.6
55-64	217	89	48.1	38.0-58.3	50	17.3	11.9-24.4	0	0.0	. - .	46	20.5	14.2-28.6	32	14.2	8.7-22.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	151	48	46.5	34.3-59.2	37	15.8	10.0-24.1	23	17.7	10.3-28.5	25	10.5	6.0-17.8	18	9.4	5.1-16.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	547	188	36.1	29.9-42.9	107	18.4	14.0-23.7	118	17.6	13.7-22.4	78	18.2	13.3-24.5	56	9.6	5.9-15.4
Some Post-H.S.	602	193	33.3	27.5-39.7	113	18.0	13.7-23.4	116	20.4	15.7-26.0	101	17.4	13.1-22.6	79	10.9	7.8-15.0
College Graduate	797	236	32.6	28.0-37.6	125	11.5	9.0-14.6	157	18.2	15.0-21.9	162	23.5	19.4-28.2	117	14.1	11.0-17.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	193	65	37.0	26.1-49.3	60	32.7	22.0-45.6	28	11.8	6.4-20.8	18	10.3	4.8-20.9	22	8.2	4.5-14.4
$15,000- 24,999	332	113	41.1	32.2-50.7	85	19.4	13.8-26.5	64	20.4	14.4-28.0	33	11.4	6.3-19.7	37	7.8	4.7-12.6
$25,000- 34,999	238	72	39.8	29.7-51.0	48	14.5	9.4-21.8	47	21.0	14.3-29.6	32	12.5	6.7-22.2	39	12.1	6.9-20.3
$35,000- 49,999	319	113	32.7	25.7-40.6	63	18.9	13.8-25.4	63	21.7	15.4-29.7	37	15.0	9.5-22.8	43	11.6	7.7-17.2
$50,000-74,999	291	92	31.6	24.5-39.8	45	13.5	9.0-19.7	66	20.7	15.4-27.1	56	23.1	16.8-30.9	32	11.2	7.1-17.1
$75,000+	420	130	34.7	28.4-41.5	46	12.1	8.1-17.7	83	14.4	10.9-18.8	100	23.0	18.0-28.9	61	15.9	10.8-22.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	108	31	27.7	18.8-38.8	25	25.6	16.5-37.4	18	17.0	10.4-26.4	12	10.1	5.6-17.4	22	19.7	12.1-30.4
Guilford	86	28	33.2	22.4-46.0	10	11.1	5.6-20.7	19	20.4	12.4-31.6	15	15.6	8.8-26.1	14	19.8	11.3-32.4
Mecklenburg	100	26	25.7	17.2-36.5	20	20.6	13.2-30.7	27	24.7	16.9-34.6	17	20.4	12.4-31.6	10	8.7	4.5-16.2
Orange	152	39	19.5	12.7-28.6	42	23.8	16.0-33.9	21	21.2	10.2-38.9	28	16.5	10.4-25.2	22	19.0	8.9-35.8
Wake	119	46	35.4	26.7-45.1	16	15.6	9.1-25.4	21	16.0	10.2-24.1	21	17.3	11.2-25.8	15	15.7	9.3-25.4
Chatham/Lee	69	28	39.0	26.1-53.7	10	7.8	3.9-15.0	12	16.4	9.1-27.9	9	15.0	7.7-27.1	10	21.8	9.8-41.5
Nash/Wilson	68	23	29.0	18.3-42.7	10	13.2	6.5-24.8	9	15.7	7.8-29.2	14	20.3	11.4-33.6	12	21.8	9.6-42.3
Craven/Pamlico	115	32	32.5	23.0-43.6	21	13.6	8.5-21.0	29	23.1	15.7-32.6	15	16.2	9.2-26.9	18	14.6	8.5-24.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	100	28	28.5	19.8-39.1	16	12.9	7.7-20.6	26	27.1	18.3-38.0	19	21.4	13.7-31.8	11	10.2	5.4-18.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	115	36	34.2	24.2-45.8	20	16.7	10.4-25.8	23	21.5	13.9-31.8	18	15.0	9.2-23.4	18	12.6	7.0-21.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	96	30	37.9	26.0-51.4	22	20.8	13.0-31.7	19	15.1	9.3-23.5	15	17.1	9.1-29.9	10	9.0	4.0-19.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	95	31	38.7	26.7-52.2	24	25.8	16.5-38.0	11	7.8	4.1-14.5	17	15.2	9.1-24.4	12	12.5	6.9-21.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	72	22	37.0	24.8-51.2	11	12.2	6.5-21.6	19	24.4	15.6-36.1	14	17.4	10.0-28.4	6	9.0	3.8-19.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	82	30	39.7	28.0-52.7	11	10.4	5.5-18.7	17	17.3	10.4-27.2	15	21.5	12.8-33.8	9	11.1	5.1-22.5
Northeast NC I	46	17	42.8	27.6-59.6	4	8.5	3.1-21.0	11	22.0	11.8-37.2	9	20.9	9.9-38.9	5	5.8	2.3-14.0
Northeast NC II	102	34	30.5	21.7-40.9	18	18.6	11.3-28.9	20	18.3	11.5-27.8	18	22.1	14.0-33.2	12	10.5	5.8-18.4
Northeastern Partnership	148	51	33.3	25.4-42.3	22	16.2	10.4-24.5	31	19.1	13.2-26.9	27	21.8	14.8-31.0	17	9.5	5.6-15.6
Mountain AHEC	302	92	31.9	25.0-39.6	68	21.7	16.0-28.7	49	19.3	13.8-26.3	44	11.1	7.7-15.8	49	16.1	11.3-22.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	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
Piedmont	927	303	35.9	31.4-40.7	168	15.1	12.2-18.6	185	19.1	15.8-22.8	158	17.6	14.5-21.4	113	12.2	9.3-15.8
Western NC	502	150	33.8	27.3-40.8	106	18.8	14.5-24.0	91	20.2	15.3-26.2	78	12.9	9.6-17.2	77	14.3	10.4-19.4

Total
Respond.^

Routine Checkup

Just to Find out

Due to Pregnancy

It Was Required

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,098

666

35.0

31.8-38.3

382

15.7

13.5-18.1

414

18.6

16.4-21.2

366

19.2

16.6-21.9

270

11.5

9.6-13.8

GENDER

Male

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

Female

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

174

33.1

23.2-44.8

17.4

10.8-26.9

32.5

23.3-43.4

10.9

5.1-21.9

6.0

3.0-11.4

25-34

617

176

34.3

28.7-40.4

104

16.0

12.3-20.5

190

24.1

19.9-28.9

15.4

11.4-20.4

10.2

6.5-15.7

35-44

646

192

29.9

24.9-35.3

107

15.0

11.4-19.3

145

20.0

16.3-24.3

119

22.0

17.6-27.1

13.2

10.0-17.2

45-54

444

159

40.5

33.4-48.0

14.3

10.1-19.9

3.7

2.1- 6.4

101

27.1

20.9-34.4

14.3

10.3-19.6

55-64

217

48.1

38.0-58.3

17.3

11.9-24.4

0.0

. - .

20.5

14.2-28.6

14.2

8.7-22.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

151

46.5

34.3-59.2

15.8

10.0-24.1

17.7

10.3-28.5

10.5

6.0-17.8

9.4

5.1-16.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

547

188

36.1

29.9-42.9

107

18.4

14.0-23.7

118

17.6

13.7-22.4

18.2

13.3-24.5

9.6

5.9-15.4

Some Post-H.S.

602

193

33.3

27.5-39.7

113

18.0

13.7-23.4

116

20.4

15.7-26.0

101

17.4

13.1-22.6

10.9

7.8-15.0

College Graduate

797

236

32.6

28.0-37.6

125

11.5

9.0-14.6

157

18.2

15.0-21.9

162

23.5

19.4-28.2

117

14.1

11.0-17.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

193

37.0

26.1-49.3

32.7

22.0-45.6

11.8

6.4-20.8

10.3

4.8-20.9

8.2

4.5-14.4

$15,000- 24,999

332

113

41.1

32.2-50.7

19.4

13.8-26.5

20.4

14.4-28.0

11.4

6.3-19.7

7.8

4.7-12.6

$25,000- 34,999

238

39.8

29.7-51.0

14.5

9.4-21.8

21.0

14.3-29.6

12.5

6.7-22.2

12.1

6.9-20.3

$35,000- 49,999

319

113

32.7

25.7-40.6

18.9

13.8-25.4

21.7

15.4-29.7

15.0

9.5-22.8

11.6

7.7-17.2

$50,000-74,999

291

31.6

24.5-39.8

13.5

9.0-19.7

20.7

15.4-27.1

23.1

16.8-30.9

11.2

7.1-17.1

$75,000+

420

130

34.7

28.4-41.5

12.1

8.1-17.7

14.4

10.9-18.8

100

23.0

18.0-28.9

15.9

10.8-22.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

108

27.7

18.8-38.8

25.6

16.5-37.4

17.0

10.4-26.4

10.1

5.6-17.4

19.7

12.1-30.4

Guilford

33.2

22.4-46.0

11.1

5.6-20.7

20.4

12.4-31.6

15.6

8.8-26.1

19.8

11.3-32.4

Mecklenburg

100

25.7

17.2-36.5

20.6

13.2-30.7

24.7

16.9-34.6

20.4

12.4-31.6

8.7

4.5-16.2

Orange

152

19.5

12.7-28.6

23.8

16.0-33.9

21.2

10.2-38.9

16.5

10.4-25.2

19.0

8.9-35.8

Wake

119

35.4

26.7-45.1

15.6

9.1-25.4

16.0

10.2-24.1

17.3

11.2-25.8

15.7

9.3-25.4

Chatham/Lee

39.0

26.1-53.7

7.8

3.9-15.0

16.4

9.1-27.9

15.0

7.7-27.1

21.8

9.8-41.5

Nash/Wilson

29.0

18.3-42.7

13.2

6.5-24.8

15.7

7.8-29.2

20.3

11.4-33.6

21.8

9.6-42.3

Craven/Pamlico

115

32.5

23.0-43.6

13.6

8.5-21.0

23.1

15.7-32.6

16.2

9.2-26.9

14.6

8.5-24.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

100

28.5

19.8-39.1

12.9

7.7-20.6

27.1

18.3-38.0

21.4

13.7-31.8

10.2

5.4-18.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

115

34.2

24.2-45.8

16.7

10.4-25.8

21.5

13.9-31.8

15.0

9.2-23.4

12.6

7.0-21.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

37.9

26.0-51.4

20.8

13.0-31.7

15.1

9.3-23.5

17.1

9.1-29.9

9.0

4.0-19.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

38.7

26.7-52.2

25.8

16.5-38.0

7.8

4.1-14.5

15.2

9.1-24.4

12.5

6.9-21.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

37.0

24.8-51.2

12.2

6.5-21.6

24.4

15.6-36.1

17.4

10.0-28.4

9.0

3.8-19.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

39.7

28.0-52.7

10.4

5.5-18.7

17.3

10.4-27.2

21.5

12.8-33.8

11.1

5.1-22.5

Northeast NC I

42.8

27.6-59.6

8.5

3.1-21.0

22.0

11.8-37.2

20.9

9.9-38.9

5.8

2.3-14.0

Northeast NC II

102

30.5

21.7-40.9

18.6

11.3-28.9

18.3

11.5-27.8

22.1

14.0-33.2

10.5

5.8-18.4

Northeastern Partnership

148

33.3

25.4-42.3

16.2

10.4-24.5

19.1

13.2-26.9

21.8

14.8-31.0

9.5

5.6-15.6

Mountain AHEC

302

31.9

25.0-39.6

21.7

16.0-28.7

19.3

13.8-26.3

11.1

7.7-15.8

16.1

11.3-22.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

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

Piedmont

927

303

35.9

31.4-40.7

168

15.1

12.2-18.6

185

19.1

15.8-22.8

158

17.6

14.5-21.4

113

12.2

9.3-15.8

Western NC

502

150

33.8

27.3-40.8

106

18.8

14.5-24.0

20.2

15.3-26.2

12.9

9.6-17.2

14.3

10.4-19.4

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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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