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 MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Routine Checkup	Just to Find out	Due to Pregnancy	It Was Required	Other
TOTAL	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
AGE
18-24	47	18	41.7	23.2-62.8	16	25.6	11.7-47.1	0	0.0	. - .	6	21.4	8.0-45.9	7	11.4	4.6-25.6
25-34	199	90	47.3	37.5-57.4	34	17.0	11.2-24.9	0	0.0	. - .	49	21.8	14.8-31.0	26	13.8	7.3-24.8
35-44	244	99	41.7	33.2-50.7	42	13.7	9.0-20.3	0	0.0	. - .	64	29.5	22.1-38.2	39	15.1	10.1-22.0
45-54	171	71	47.3	36.1-58.7	29	13.1	7.1-22.8	0	0.0	. - .	46	30.9	21.2-42.6	25	8.8	4.6-16.0
55-64	109	51	50.9	38.3-63.5	23	16.5	9.8-26.5	0	0.0	. - .	23	20.1	12.4-31.0	12	12.4	5.8-24.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	62	25	59.1	40.6-75.3	11	13.9	5.9-29.1	0	0.0	. - .	20	20.2	10.3-35.7	6	6.9	2.7-16.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	207	86	42.6	32.6-53.3	47	19.8	13.1-28.9	0	0.0	. - .	46	25.3	16.9-36.2	28	12.2	5.9-23.7
Some Post-H.S.	216	103	48.6	38.4-58.8	41	16.9	10.4-26.4	0	0.0	. - .	40	20.1	13.0-29.9	32	14.4	8.9-22.5
College Graduate	284	114	41.5	33.9-49.4	45	13.1	9.0-18.6	0	0.0	. - .	82	32.0	25.1-39.9	43	13.4	8.9-19.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	59	28	43.8	24.3-65.5	17	32.8	14.1-59.2	0	0.0	. - .	9	19.8	7.4-43.3	5	3.6	1.0-12.4
$15,000- 24,999	109	46	53.9	38.8-68.4	32	20.5	11.6-33.6	0	0.0	. - .	15	17.2	7.9-33.3	16	8.4	3.7-18.0
$25,000- 34,999	81	34	54.6	37.7-70.4	16	10.7	4.8-22.3	0	0.0	. - .	19	21.4	10.3-39.3	12	13.3	5.2-30.0
$35,000- 49,999	125	61	41.7	30.1-54.2	29	25.9	16.7-37.8	0	0.0	. - .	17	18.9	9.7-33.6	18	13.6	7.5-23.3
$50,000-74,999	116	51	46.0	34.2-58.4	17	13.1	7.1-22.8	0	0.0	. - .	31	29.1	19.1-41.7	17	11.8	6.3-21.1
$75,000+	176	74	44.1	34.1-54.6	23	13.5	8.0-21.9	0	0.0	. - .	53	25.8	18.3-35.0	26	16.6	9.0-28.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	35	11	32.4	17.1-52.8	10	32.3	16.5-53.4	0	0.0	. - .	5	10.8	4.2-25.1	9	24.5	11.3-45.2
Guilford	27	10	33.0	16.8-54.5	3	11.6	3.5-32.5	0	0.0	. - .	7	25.6	11.9-46.6	7	29.8	13.9-52.6
Mecklenburg	33	9	26.3	13.4-45.0	10	30.4	16.4-49.4	0	0.0	. - .	8	27.0	12.8-48.2	6	16.3	7.1-33.1
Orange	58	15	19.6	11.0-32.5	16	29.3	17.0-45.5	0	0.0	. - .	17	32.8	20.3-48.5	10	18.3	8.7-34.6
Wake	51	26	44.2	30.3-59.2	9	21.9	11.1-38.5	0	0.0	. - .	10	18.8	10.1-32.4	6	15.1	6.6-31.1
Chatham/Lee	26	15	51.3	27.5-74.5	2	2.5	0.5-10.5	0	0.0	. - .	3	11.3	3.5-31.0	6	34.9	13.8-64.3
Nash/Wilson	27	12	38.2	19.6-61.0	5	12.9	4.7-30.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	19.7	7.5-42.4	5	29.3	9.6-61.7
Craven/Pamlico	41	17	46.4	29.9-63.7	5	10.2	4.1-23.4	0	0.0	. - .	12	29.2	15.8-47.5	7	14.1	5.4-32.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	38	17	45.8	29.9-62.6	5	10.3	4.2-23.2	0	0.0	. - .	12	34.6	20.4-52.3	4	9.3	3.4-23.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	37	13	38.1	22.2-57.0	6	17.1	7.4-34.8	0	0.0	. - .	12	27.6	15.4-44.6	6	17.2	6.6-38.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	30	13	53.4	33.0-72.8	10	23.5	11.7-41.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	8.3	2.5-23.8	4	14.8	4.8-37.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	38	16	49.6	30.5-68.8	10	25.8	12.5-45.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	10.2	3.9-24.0	7	14.4	6.4-29.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	30	15	59.3	39.3-76.7	4	9.1	3.1-23.7	0	0.0	. - .	9	25.0	12.2-44.3	2	6.6	1.6-23.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	30	14	51.7	32.7-70.3	5	12.3	4.8-27.9	0	0.0	. - .	8	27.9	14.1-47.6	3	8.1	2.5-22.9
Northeast NC I	16	8	56.7	28.7-81.0	2	10.5	2.5-35.0	0	0.0	. - .	4	27.2	8.2-60.8	2	5.7	1.3-21.6
Northeast NC II	36	18	46.8	30.3-64.0	7	13.8	6.2-27.7	0	0.0	. - .	7	27.7	14.0-47.4	4	11.7	4.4-27.6
Northeastern Partnership	52	26	49.1	34.5-63.9	9	13.0	6.5-24.3	0	0.0	. - .	11	27.6	15.5-44.3	6	10.3	4.3-22.5
Mountain AHEC	101	43	47.3	34.4-60.5	26	26.9	16.6-40.5	0	0.0	. - .	15	12.4	6.6-21.9	17	13.5	6.7-25.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	250	109	41.9	33.1-51.4	39	14.8	9.2-23.0	0	0.0	. - .	75	37.0	28.0-47.0	27	6.2	3.7-10.3
Piedmont	349	150	46.4	39.0-53.9	67	15.8	11.3-21.7	0	0.0	. - .	77	21.9	16.6-28.3	55	15.9	10.8-22.7
Western NC	171	70	48.9	37.4-60.5	38	20.5	13.3-30.2	0	0.0	. - .	36	15.2	9.8-22.9	27	15.4	8.8-25.6

Total
Respond.^

Routine Checkup

Just to Find out

Due to Pregnancy

It Was Required

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

41.7

23.2-62.8

25.6

11.7-47.1

0.0

. - .

21.4

8.0-45.9

11.4

4.6-25.6

25-34

199

47.3

37.5-57.4

17.0

11.2-24.9

0.0

. - .

21.8

14.8-31.0

13.8

7.3-24.8

35-44

244

41.7

33.2-50.7

13.7

9.0-20.3

0.0

. - .

29.5

22.1-38.2

15.1

10.1-22.0

45-54

171

47.3

36.1-58.7

13.1

7.1-22.8

0.0

. - .

30.9

21.2-42.6

8.8

4.6-16.0

55-64

109

50.9

38.3-63.5

16.5

9.8-26.5

0.0

. - .

20.1

12.4-31.0

12.4

5.8-24.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

59.1

40.6-75.3

13.9

5.9-29.1

0.0

. - .

20.2

10.3-35.7

6.9

2.7-16.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

207

42.6

32.6-53.3

19.8

13.1-28.9

0.0

. - .

25.3

16.9-36.2

12.2

5.9-23.7

Some Post-H.S.

216

103

48.6

38.4-58.8

16.9

10.4-26.4

0.0

. - .

20.1

13.0-29.9

14.4

8.9-22.5

College Graduate

284

114

41.5

33.9-49.4

13.1

9.0-18.6

0.0

. - .

32.0

25.1-39.9

13.4

8.9-19.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

43.8

24.3-65.5

32.8

14.1-59.2

0.0

. - .

19.8

7.4-43.3

3.6

1.0-12.4

$15,000- 24,999

109

53.9

38.8-68.4

20.5

11.6-33.6

0.0

. - .

17.2

7.9-33.3

8.4

3.7-18.0

$25,000- 34,999

54.6

37.7-70.4

10.7

4.8-22.3

0.0

. - .

21.4

10.3-39.3

13.3

5.2-30.0

$35,000- 49,999

125

41.7

30.1-54.2

25.9

16.7-37.8

0.0

. - .

18.9

9.7-33.6

13.6

7.5-23.3

$50,000-74,999

116

46.0

34.2-58.4

13.1

7.1-22.8

0.0

. - .

29.1

19.1-41.7

11.8

6.3-21.1

$75,000+

176

44.1

34.1-54.6

13.5

8.0-21.9

0.0

. - .

25.8

18.3-35.0

16.6

9.0-28.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

32.4

17.1-52.8

32.3

16.5-53.4

0.0

. - .

10.8

4.2-25.1

24.5

11.3-45.2

Guilford

33.0

16.8-54.5

11.6

3.5-32.5

0.0

. - .

25.6

11.9-46.6

29.8

13.9-52.6

Mecklenburg

26.3

13.4-45.0

30.4

16.4-49.4

0.0

. - .

27.0

12.8-48.2

16.3

7.1-33.1

Orange

19.6

11.0-32.5

29.3

17.0-45.5

0.0

. - .

32.8

20.3-48.5

18.3

8.7-34.6

Wake

44.2

30.3-59.2

21.9

11.1-38.5

0.0

. - .

18.8

10.1-32.4

15.1

6.6-31.1

Chatham/Lee

51.3

27.5-74.5

2.5

0.5-10.5

0.0

. - .

11.3

3.5-31.0

34.9

13.8-64.3

Nash/Wilson

38.2

19.6-61.0

12.9

4.7-30.8

0.0

. - .

19.7

7.5-42.4

29.3

9.6-61.7

Craven/Pamlico

46.4

29.9-63.7

10.2

4.1-23.4

0.0

. - .

29.2

15.8-47.5

14.1

5.4-32.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

45.8

29.9-62.6

10.3

4.2-23.2

0.0

. - .

34.6

20.4-52.3

9.3

3.4-23.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

38.1

22.2-57.0

17.1

7.4-34.8

0.0

. - .

27.6

15.4-44.6

17.2

6.6-38.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

53.4

33.0-72.8

23.5

11.7-41.7

0.0

. - .

8.3

2.5-23.8

14.8

4.8-37.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

49.6

30.5-68.8

25.8

12.5-45.8

0.0

. - .

10.2

3.9-24.0

14.4

6.4-29.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

59.3

39.3-76.7

9.1

3.1-23.7

0.0

. - .

25.0

12.2-44.3

6.6

1.6-23.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

51.7

32.7-70.3

12.3

4.8-27.9

0.0

. - .

27.9

14.1-47.6

8.1

2.5-22.9

Northeast NC I

56.7

28.7-81.0

10.5

2.5-35.0

0.0

. - .

27.2

8.2-60.8

5.7

1.3-21.6

Northeast NC II

46.8

30.3-64.0

13.8

6.2-27.7

0.0

. - .

27.7

14.0-47.4

11.7

4.4-27.6

Northeastern Partnership

49.1

34.5-63.9

13.0

6.5-24.3

0.0

. - .

27.6

15.5-44.3

10.3

4.3-22.5

Mountain AHEC

101

47.3

34.4-60.5

26.9

16.6-40.5

0.0

. - .

12.4

6.6-21.9

13.5

6.7-25.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

250

109

41.9

33.1-51.4

14.8

9.2-23.0

0.0

. - .

37.0

28.0-47.0

6.2

3.7-10.3

Piedmont

349

150

46.4

39.0-53.9

15.8

11.3-21.7

0.0

. - .

21.9

16.6-28.3

15.9

10.8-22.7

Western NC

171

48.9

37.4-60.5

20.5

13.3-30.2

0.0

. - .

15.2

9.8-22.9

15.4

8.8-25.6

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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