BRFSS 2003 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeastern Partnership**

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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
North Carolina	3,143	1,066	35.8	33.2-38.5	606	17.1	15.3-19.2	611	19.0	17.1-21.2	498	17.2	15.2-19.3	362	10.9	9.3-12.7
-Northeastern Partnership	293	112	35.3	29.3-41.7	48	18.7	13.7-25.0	61	19.3	14.7-24.8	44	17.4	12.6-23.6	28	9.3	6.0-14.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	135	36	25.1	17.5-34.6	35	28.3	19.9-38.7	23	16.2	10.5-24.2	18	14.7	8.5-24.0	23	15.6	9.6-24.4
Guilford	154	55	36.9	28.2-46.6	27	14.8	9.4-22.5	27	18.1	11.9-26.5	24	13.6	8.6-20.8	21	16.6	10.4-25.4
Mecklenburg	180	58	32.8	25.3-41.2	37	21.2	15.3-28.7	42	21.9	16.0-29.1	26	15.8	10.3-23.4	17	8.3	5.0-13.6
Orange	183	54	22.9	16.2-31.5	48	23.2	16.2-32.1	27	21.0	11.2-36.1	31	16.1	10.5-23.8	23	16.7	8.0-31.6
Wake	183	68	35.7	27.9-44.3	32	17.5	12.0-24.9	35	20.0	13.9-27.9	28	15.0	9.9-21.9	20	11.9	7.4-18.5
Chatham/Lee	109	46	40.6	30.2-52.0	14	8.7	4.8-15.3	22	20.0	12.8-29.8	14	14.4	8.4-23.7	13	16.2	8.0-29.8
Nash/Wilson	135	50	33.7	25.2-43.5	25	19.2	12.4-28.7	23	17.3	11.2-25.8	19	13.6	8.3-21.4	18	16.1	8.5-28.3
Craven/Pamlico	154	46	32.6	24.5-41.9	30	14.1	9.6-20.4	35	21.8	15.3-30.1	22	17.6	11.2-26.4	21	13.9	8.5-21.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	108	31	28.9	20.4-39.1	18	14.6	8.9-23.1	26	24.5	16.5-34.9	21	21.0	13.7-30.9	12	11.0	5.9-19.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	125	41	34.6	25.1-45.7	25	19.6	12.8-28.7	23	20.1	12.9-29.8	18	14.0	8.6-21.9	18	11.8	6.6-20.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	170	53	36.7	27.5-47.1	47	24.1	17.3-32.4	32	15.3	10.4-21.9	25	17.0	10.3-26.8	13	6.9	3.4-13.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	113	36	30.2	17.7-46.5	30	38.3	18.6-62.9	16	8.8	4.6-16.2	19	14.1	7.5-24.9	12	8.6	4.3-16.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	187	68	38.9	30.9-47.4	32	18.0	12.3-25.6	37	17.6	12.6-24.0	30	16.1	10.9-23.1	20	9.5	5.8-14.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	142	53	41.6	30.6-53.6	20	10.2	6.2-16.3	27	17.2	11.4-25.0	24	18.4	11.9-27.3	18	12.6	7.1-21.3
Northeast NC I	132	55	42.6	33.2-52.5	19	15.6	9.8-24.0	31	22.8	15.8-31.8	17	13.9	8.0-23.2	10	5.0	2.5- 9.8
Northeast NC II	161	57	31.4	24.1-39.8	29	20.4	13.7-29.1	30	17.4	11.9-24.7	27	19.3	13.0-27.7	18	11.5	6.9-18.4
Mountain AHEC	355	105	30.2	23.9-37.4	87	24.9	18.9-32.2	60	18.6	13.6-24.8	52	12.2	8.7-17.0	51	14.0	9.8-19.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,161	404	36.4	31.8-41.2	202	16.7	13.7-20.4	232	16.7	13.8-20.0	193	20.8	17.0-25.2	130	9.4	7.2-12.1
Piedmont	1,408	489	36.1	32.5-39.9	273	16.6	14.0-19.4	277	20.3	17.5-23.5	217	15.7	13.2-18.7	152	11.2	9.0-14.0
Western NC	574	173	32.7	26.7-39.2	131	21.0	16.5-26.2	102	19.0	14.5-24.4	88	14.2	10.5-18.9	80	13.2	9.6-17.8

Total
Respond.^

Routine Checkup

Just to Find out

Due to Pregnancy

It Was Required

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,143

1,066

35.8

33.2-38.5

606

17.1

15.3-19.2

611

19.0

17.1-21.2

498

17.2

15.2-19.3

362

10.9

9.3-12.7

-Northeastern Partnership

293

112

35.3

29.3-41.7

18.7

13.7-25.0

19.3

14.7-24.8

17.4

12.6-23.6

9.3

6.0-14.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

135

25.1

17.5-34.6

28.3

19.9-38.7

16.2

10.5-24.2

14.7

8.5-24.0

15.6

9.6-24.4

Guilford

154

36.9

28.2-46.6

14.8

9.4-22.5

18.1

11.9-26.5

13.6

8.6-20.8

16.6

10.4-25.4

Mecklenburg

180

32.8

25.3-41.2

21.2

15.3-28.7

21.9

16.0-29.1

15.8

10.3-23.4

8.3

5.0-13.6

Orange

183

22.9

16.2-31.5

23.2

16.2-32.1

21.0

11.2-36.1

16.1

10.5-23.8

16.7

8.0-31.6

Wake

183

35.7

27.9-44.3

17.5

12.0-24.9

20.0

13.9-27.9

15.0

9.9-21.9

11.9

7.4-18.5

Chatham/Lee

109

40.6

30.2-52.0

8.7

4.8-15.3

20.0

12.8-29.8

14.4

8.4-23.7

16.2

8.0-29.8

Nash/Wilson

135

33.7

25.2-43.5

19.2

12.4-28.7

17.3

11.2-25.8

13.6

8.3-21.4

16.1

8.5-28.3

Craven/Pamlico

154

32.6

24.5-41.9

14.1

9.6-20.4

21.8

15.3-30.1

17.6

11.2-26.4

13.9

8.5-21.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

108

28.9

20.4-39.1

14.6

8.9-23.1

24.5

16.5-34.9

21.0

13.7-30.9

11.0

5.9-19.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

125

34.6

25.1-45.7

19.6

12.8-28.7

20.1

12.9-29.8

14.0

8.6-21.9

11.8

6.6-20.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

170

36.7

27.5-47.1

24.1

17.3-32.4

15.3

10.4-21.9

17.0

10.3-26.8

6.9

3.4-13.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

113

30.2

17.7-46.5

38.3

18.6-62.9

8.8

4.6-16.2

14.1

7.5-24.9

8.6

4.3-16.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

187

38.9

30.9-47.4

18.0

12.3-25.6

17.6

12.6-24.0

16.1

10.9-23.1

9.5

5.8-14.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

142

41.6

30.6-53.6

10.2

6.2-16.3

17.2

11.4-25.0

18.4

11.9-27.3

12.6

7.1-21.3

Northeast NC I

132

42.6

33.2-52.5

15.6

9.8-24.0

22.8

15.8-31.8

13.9

8.0-23.2

5.0

2.5- 9.8

Northeast NC II

161

31.4

24.1-39.8

20.4

13.7-29.1

17.4

11.9-24.7

19.3

13.0-27.7

11.5

6.9-18.4

Mountain AHEC

355

105

30.2

23.9-37.4

24.9

18.9-32.2

18.6

13.6-24.8

12.2

8.7-17.0

14.0

9.8-19.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,161

404

36.4

31.8-41.2

202

16.7

13.7-20.4

232

16.7

13.8-20.0

193

20.8

17.0-25.2

130

9.4

7.2-12.1

Piedmont

1,408

489

36.1

32.5-39.9

273

16.6

14.0-19.4

277

20.3

17.5-23.5

217

15.7

13.2-18.7

152

11.2

9.0-14.0

Western NC

574

173

32.7

26.7-39.2

131

21.0

16.5-26.2

102

19.0

14.5-24.4

14.2

10.5-18.9

13.2

9.6-17.8

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Northeastern Partnership**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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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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