BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (As far as you know, have you ever been tested for HIV? Do not count tests you may have had as part of a blood donation.*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,881	3,169	47.1	45.3-49.0	3,712	52.9	51.0-54.7
-Western NC	1,444	575	40.1	36.0-44.3	869	59.9	55.7-64.0
GENDER
Male	541	205	35.8	29.6-42.5	336	64.2	57.5-70.4
Female	903	370	44.4	39.6-49.3	533	55.6	50.7-60.4
RACE
White	1,296	503	39.6	35.4-43.9	793	60.4	56.1-64.6
African American	56	34	63.3	37.5-83.2	22	36.7	16.8-62.5
Other Minorities	87	37	34.2	18.7-54.1	50	65.8	45.9-81.3
AGE
18-24	130	62	43.9	32.4-56.1	68	56.1	43.9-67.6
25-34	279	160	50.6	39.3-61.8	119	49.4	38.2-60.7
35-44	332	157	45.2	37.3-53.5	175	54.8	46.5-62.7
45-54	368	129	40.4	32.1-49.3	239	59.6	50.7-67.9
55-64	335	67	20.0	14.5-27.0	268	80.0	73.0-85.5
65-74	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
75+	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	168	52	26.8	17.2-39.3	116	73.2	60.7-82.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	466	177	39.0	32.4-46.1	289	61.0	53.9-67.6
Some Post-H.S.	409	177	47.1	39.5-55.0	232	52.9	45.0-60.5
College Graduate	399	169	41.6	35.1-48.3	230	58.4	51.7-64.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	165	83	44.1	33.9-54.9	82	55.9	45.1-66.1
$15,000- 24,999	279	123	46.3	36.2-56.7	156	53.7	43.3-63.8
$25,000- 34,999	200	79	36.1	26.6-46.8	121	63.9	53.2-73.4
$35,000- 49,999	214	77	41.8	31.5-52.8	137	58.2	47.2-68.5
$50,000-74,999	180	66	37.9	28.6-48.2	114	62.1	51.8-71.4
$75,000+	164	74	51.6	41.1-62.0	90	48.4	38.0-58.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	306	135	41.7	35.2-48.4	171	58.3	51.6-64.8
Guilford	335	158	53.5	47.1-59.7	177	46.5	40.3-52.9
Mecklenburg	356	182	46.5	40.0-53.2	174	53.5	46.8-60.0
Orange	367	185	48.1	39.9-56.3	182	51.9	43.7-60.1
Wake	376	187	46.9	40.8-53.0	189	53.1	47.0-59.2
Chatham/Lee	277	110	36.1	29.7-43.1	167	63.9	56.9-70.3
Nash/Wilson	273	135	50.9	43.9-57.9	138	49.1	42.1-56.1
Craven/Pamlico	302	154	49.3	42.5-56.1	148	50.7	43.9-57.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	314	109	33.6	27.8-40.0	205	66.4	60.0-72.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	327	125	36.7	30.0-43.9	202	63.3	56.1-70.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	359	171	44.1	35.4-53.1	188	55.9	46.9-64.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	302	113	39.0	27.4-52.1	189	61.0	47.9-72.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	364	188	52.6	46.6-58.4	176	47.4	41.6-53.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	301	142	48.6	41.4-55.9	159	51.4	44.1-58.6
Northeast NC I	325	133	40.4	33.7-47.6	192	59.6	52.4-66.3
Northeast NC II	361	162	41.4	35.5-47.5	199	58.6	52.5-64.5
Northeastern Partnership	686	295	41.1	36.5-45.7	391	58.9	54.3-63.5
Mountain AHEC	887	356	38.2	33.5-43.3	531	61.8	56.7-66.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,392	1,165	49.6	46.1-53.0	1,227	50.4	47.0-53.9
Piedmont	3,045	1,429	47.6	45.0-50.2	1,616	52.4	49.8-55.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,881

3,169

47.1

45.3-49.0

3,712

52.9

51.0-54.7

-Western NC

1,444

575

40.1

36.0-44.3

869

59.9

55.7-64.0

GENDER

Male

541

205

35.8

29.6-42.5

336

64.2

57.5-70.4

Female

903

370

44.4

39.6-49.3

533

55.6

50.7-60.4

RACE

White

1,296

503

39.6

35.4-43.9

793

60.4

56.1-64.6

African American

63.3

37.5-83.2

36.7

16.8-62.5

Other Minorities

34.2

18.7-54.1

65.8

45.9-81.3

AGE

18-24

130

43.9

32.4-56.1

56.1

43.9-67.6

25-34

279

160

50.6

39.3-61.8

119

49.4

38.2-60.7

35-44

332

157

45.2

37.3-53.5

175

54.8

46.5-62.7

45-54

368

129

40.4

32.1-49.3

239

59.6

50.7-67.9

55-64

335

20.0

14.5-27.0

268

80.0

73.0-85.5

65-74

. - .

75+

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

168

26.8

17.2-39.3

116

73.2

60.7-82.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

466

177

39.0

32.4-46.1

289

61.0

53.9-67.6

Some Post-H.S.

409

177

47.1

39.5-55.0

232

52.9

45.0-60.5

College Graduate

399

169

41.6

35.1-48.3

230

58.4

51.7-64.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

165

44.1

33.9-54.9

55.9

45.1-66.1

$15,000- 24,999

279

123

46.3

36.2-56.7

156

53.7

43.3-63.8

$25,000- 34,999

200

36.1

26.6-46.8

121

63.9

53.2-73.4

$35,000- 49,999

214

41.8

31.5-52.8

137

58.2

47.2-68.5

$50,000-74,999

180

37.9

28.6-48.2

114

62.1

51.8-71.4

$75,000+

164

51.6

41.1-62.0

48.4

38.0-58.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

306

135

41.7

35.2-48.4

171

58.3

51.6-64.8

Guilford

335

158

53.5

47.1-59.7

177

46.5

40.3-52.9

Mecklenburg

356

182

46.5

40.0-53.2

174

53.5

46.8-60.0

Orange

367

185

48.1

39.9-56.3

182

51.9

43.7-60.1

Wake

376

187

46.9

40.8-53.0

189

53.1

47.0-59.2

Chatham/Lee

277

110

36.1

29.7-43.1

167

63.9

56.9-70.3

Nash/Wilson

273

135

50.9

43.9-57.9

138

49.1

42.1-56.1

Craven/Pamlico

302

154

49.3

42.5-56.1

148

50.7

43.9-57.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

314

109

33.6

27.8-40.0

205

66.4

60.0-72.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

327

125

36.7

30.0-43.9

202

63.3

56.1-70.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

359

171

44.1

35.4-53.1

188

55.9

46.9-64.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

302

113

39.0

27.4-52.1

189

61.0

47.9-72.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

364

188

52.6

46.6-58.4

176

47.4

41.6-53.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

301

142

48.6

41.4-55.9

159

51.4

44.1-58.6

Northeast NC I

325

133

40.4

33.7-47.6

192

59.6

52.4-66.3

Northeast NC II

361

162

41.4

35.5-47.5

199

58.6

52.5-64.5

Northeastern Partnership

686

295

41.1

36.5-45.7

391

58.9

54.3-63.5

Mountain AHEC

887

356

38.2

33.5-43.3

531

61.8

56.7-66.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,392

1,165

49.6

46.1-53.0

1,227

50.4

47.0-53.9

Piedmont

3,045

1,429

47.6

45.0-50.2

1,616

52.4

49.8-55.0

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* This question was asked only if the respondent (< 65 yrs.) and who believed medical treatments were available 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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