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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

HIV/AIDS-FEMALES

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.
There are medical treatments available that are intended to help a person who is infected with HIV to live longer.*

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  Total
Respond.^
True False Don't know/Not sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,972 6,133 87.4 86.4-88.4 180 2.8 2.4- 3.4 659 9.7 8.9-10.7
RACE
White 5,028 4,553 90.4 89.3-91.4 83 1.7 1.3- 2.1 392 7.9 7.0- 8.9
African American 1,392 1,177 84.9 82.4-87.1 72 5.7 4.2- 7.6 143 9.4 7.7-11.4
Asian 46 31 55.3 35.9-73.2 2 7.3 1.8-25.0 13 37.4 20.7-57.8
Native American 159 126 83.1 75.4-88.8 7 4.1 1.5-10.5 26 12.8 8.1-19.5
Other Minorities 306 216 67.7 60.8-73.9 15 5.5 2.8-10.3 75 26.8 21.1-33.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 324 234 69.2 62.5-75.2 14 5.0 2.5- 9.7 76 25.8 20.3-32.2
-English Speaking 140 123 85.9 76.5-92.0 5 4.4 1.3-13.5 12 9.7 5.1-17.7
-Spanish Speaking 184 111 59.6 50.7-68.0 9 5.4 2.3-11.9 64 35.0 27.1-43.8
Non-Hispanic 6,642 5,894 88.5 87.5-89.5 166 2.7 2.2- 3.2 582 8.8 7.9- 9.7
AGE
18-24 501 409 79.0 74.0-83.3 32 7.3 4.8-11.0 60 13.7 10.2-18.1
25-34 1,484 1,319 87.8 85.6-89.7 28 2.1 1.3- 3.2 137 10.1 8.3-12.2
35-44 1,711 1,548 90.2 88.3-91.9 46 2.9 2.0- 4.1 117 6.9 5.5- 8.5
45-54 1,743 1,550 89.3 87.3-91.0 46 2.3 1.6- 3.2 147 8.4 6.9-10.4
55-64 1,533 1,307 84.8 82.2-87.0 28 2.3 1.4- 3.7 198 12.9 10.8-15.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 800 564 69.6 65.4-73.5 46 5.3 3.7- 7.3 190 25.1 21.4-29.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,026 1,687 83.1 80.9-85.1 79 4.6 3.5- 6.0 260 12.3 10.7-14.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,938 1,750 89.8 87.9-91.4 39 2.3 1.6- 3.4 149 7.9 6.5- 9.6
College Graduate 2,205 2,130 95.8 94.5-96.9 16 0.8 0.4- 1.4 59 3.4 2.5- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 761 631 81.8 77.9-85.2 28 4.0 2.6- 6.1 102 14.2 11.1-17.9
$15,000- 24,999 1,179 971 80.7 77.5-83.5 43 4.0 2.8- 5.9 165 15.3 12.7-18.2
$25,000- 34,999 833 736 88.2 85.0-90.9 21 2.6 1.5- 4.3 76 9.2 6.8-12.2
$35,000- 49,999 973 890 91.8 89.5-93.6 20 2.1 1.3- 3.5 63 6.1 4.6- 8.1
$50,000-74,999 904 860 94.4 91.9-96.2 2 0.3 0.1- 1.2 42 5.3 3.5- 7.8
$75,000+ 1,056 1,007 96.0 94.5-97.1 12 1.1 0.6- 2.3 37 2.8 2.0- 4.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,934 1,644 83.7 81.3-85.8 61 3.9 2.8- 5.3 229 12.4 10.6-14.6
No 4,910 4,388 89.2 88.1-90.3 112 2.4 1.9- 3.0 410 8.4 7.5- 9.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 146 134 90.2 82.3-94.8 4 3.7 1.1-11.7 8 6.2 3.0-12.4
Non-Veteran 6,793 5,966 87.3 86.3-88.3 176 2.8 2.3- 3.4 651 9.8 9.0-10.8
Currently Serving 33 33 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .

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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.

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