BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (I'm going to read two statements about HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. After I read each one, please tell me whether you think it is true or false, or if you don't know.<br> A pregnant woman with HIV can get treatment to help reduce the chances that she will pass the virus on to her baby.*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

HIV/AIDS

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	Total Respond.^	True	False	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	11,268	5,585	47.9	46.8-49.1	2,162	20.2	19.2-21.1	3,521	31.9	30.8-33.0
-Eastern NC	3,783	1,800	45.6	43.6-47.6	763	21.0	19.4-22.6	1,220	33.4	31.6-35.4
GENDER
Male	1,400	592	41.8	38.7-45.1	356	25.2	22.6-28.0	452	32.9	30.0-36.1
Female	2,383	1,208	49.0	46.6-51.4	407	17.1	15.3-19.0	768	33.9	31.6-36.3
RACE
White	2,420	1,160	46.1	43.7-48.4	469	20.1	18.2-22.1	791	33.9	31.6-36.2
African American	980	476	46.0	42.2-50.0	223	25.0	21.7-28.6	281	29.0	25.6-32.7
Other Minorities	11	6	64.7	31.6-88.0	2	9.8	2.0-36.6	3	25.4	7.3-59.8
AGE
18-24	330	160	43.7	36.7-51.0	87	28.2	22.4-35.0	83	28.0	21.7-35.3
25-34	812	418	49.6	45.5-53.7	167	21.6	18.4-25.1	227	28.8	25.2-32.8
35-44	874	431	48.5	44.4-52.6	192	23.2	19.9-26.8	251	28.3	25.0-32.0
45-54	911	418	44.4	40.5-48.3	182	19.5	16.6-22.7	311	36.2	32.4-40.1
55-64	856	373	40.7	36.8-44.8	135	15.9	13.1-19.1	348	43.3	39.3-47.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	497	201	40.0	34.2-46.0	98	19.5	15.5-24.2	198	40.6	34.8-46.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,239	519	40.0	36.6-43.4	280	24.5	21.7-27.6	440	35.5	32.3-38.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,069	518	47.0	43.5-50.5	233	21.6	18.8-24.8	318	31.4	28.1-34.8
College Graduate	975	561	55.8	52.1-59.4	152	16.2	13.7-19.1	262	28.0	24.8-31.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	446	209	47.1	40.8-53.5	95	21.1	16.7-26.3	142	31.8	26.4-37.7
$15,000- 24,999	686	329	44.7	39.7-49.8	138	20.2	16.7-24.4	219	35.1	30.2-40.2
$25,000- 34,999	467	207	41.1	36.1-46.3	117	25.4	21.1-30.1	143	33.6	28.7-38.9
$35,000- 49,999	565	282	47.9	43.0-52.8	110	21.4	17.5-25.9	173	30.7	26.4-35.4
$50,000-74,999	465	241	48.3	43.0-53.5	85	18.3	14.6-22.7	139	33.4	28.5-38.7
$75,000+	501	271	53.8	48.7-58.7	94	20.1	16.3-24.5	136	26.2	22.1-30.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,132	543	46.2	42.7-49.8	240	22.4	19.6-25.5	349	31.3	28.1-34.8
No	2,572	1,221	45.3	42.9-47.7	507	20.4	18.6-22.4	844	34.3	32.0-36.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	441	208	48.2	42.8-53.7	94	19.9	16.0-24.4	139	31.9	27.1-37.1
Non-Veteran	3,210	1,515	44.7	42.6-46.9	636	20.9	19.2-22.7	1,059	34.4	32.3-36.5
Currently Serving	132	77	54.8	44.7-64.5	33	26.0	18.2-35.7	22	19.2	12.2-28.9

Total
Respond.^

True

False

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,268

5,585

47.9

46.8-49.1

2,162

20.2

19.2-21.1

3,521

31.9

30.8-33.0

-Eastern NC

3,783

1,800

45.6

43.6-47.6

763

21.0

19.4-22.6

1,220

33.4

31.6-35.4

GENDER

Male

1,400

592

41.8

38.7-45.1

356

25.2

22.6-28.0

452

32.9

30.0-36.1

Female

2,383

1,208

49.0

46.6-51.4

407

17.1

15.3-19.0

768

33.9

31.6-36.3

RACE

White

2,420

1,160

46.1

43.7-48.4

469

20.1

18.2-22.1

791

33.9

31.6-36.2

African American

980

476

46.0

42.2-50.0

223

25.0

21.7-28.6

281

29.0

25.6-32.7

Other Minorities

64.7

31.6-88.0

9.8

2.0-36.6

25.4

7.3-59.8

AGE

18-24

330

160

43.7

36.7-51.0

28.2

22.4-35.0

28.0

21.7-35.3

25-34

812

418

49.6

45.5-53.7

167

21.6

18.4-25.1

227

28.8

25.2-32.8

35-44

874

431

48.5

44.4-52.6

192

23.2

19.9-26.8

251

28.3

25.0-32.0

45-54

911

418

44.4

40.5-48.3

182

19.5

16.6-22.7

311

36.2

32.4-40.1

55-64

856

373

40.7

36.8-44.8

135

15.9

13.1-19.1

348

43.3

39.3-47.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

497

201

40.0

34.2-46.0

19.5

15.5-24.2

198

40.6

34.8-46.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,239

519

40.0

36.6-43.4

280

24.5

21.7-27.6

440

35.5

32.3-38.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,069

518

47.0

43.5-50.5

233

21.6

18.8-24.8

318

31.4

28.1-34.8

College Graduate

975

561

55.8

52.1-59.4

152

16.2

13.7-19.1

262

28.0

24.8-31.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

446

209

47.1

40.8-53.5

21.1

16.7-26.3

142

31.8

26.4-37.7

$15,000- 24,999

686

329

44.7

39.7-49.8

138

20.2

16.7-24.4

219

35.1

30.2-40.2

$25,000- 34,999

467

207

41.1

36.1-46.3

117

25.4

21.1-30.1

143

33.6

28.7-38.9

$35,000- 49,999

565

282

47.9

43.0-52.8

110

21.4

17.5-25.9

173

30.7

26.4-35.4

$50,000-74,999

465

241

48.3

43.0-53.5

18.3

14.6-22.7

139

33.4

28.5-38.7

$75,000+

501

271

53.8

48.7-58.7

20.1

16.3-24.5

136

26.2

22.1-30.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,132

543

46.2

42.7-49.8

240

22.4

19.6-25.5

349

31.3

28.1-34.8

2,572

1,221

45.3

42.9-47.7

507

20.4

18.6-22.4

844

34.3

32.0-36.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

441

208

48.2

42.8-53.7

19.9

16.0-24.4

139

31.9

27.1-37.1

Non-Veteran

3,210

1,515

44.7

42.6-46.9

636

20.9

19.2-22.7

1,059

34.4

32.3-36.5

Currently Serving

132

54.8

44.7-64.5

26.0

18.2-35.7

19.2

12.2-28.9

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being less than age 65.

^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 (MAHEC): 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.

This page was generated on 12APR05.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

HIV/AIDS

I'm going to read two statements about HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. After I read each one, please tell me whether you think it is true or false, or if you don't know. A pregnant woman with HIV can get treatment to help reduce the chances that she w ill pass the virus on to her baby.*

I'm going to read two statements about HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. After I read each one, please tell me whether you think it is true or false, or if you don't know.
A pregnant woman with HIV can get treatment to help reduce the chances that she w ill pass the virus on to her baby.*