BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (In the past 12 months, how many times have you been tested for HIV, including times you did not get your results.*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

HIV/AIDS

In the past 12 months, how many times have you been tested for HIV, including times you did not get your results.*

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	Total Respond.^	One time	Two times	Three or/more times	None
North Carolina	5,060	1,634	32.3	30.7-33.9	222	4.7	4.0- 5.5	85	1.9	1.4- 2.4	3,119	61.2	59.5-62.8
-Western NC	448	134	32.4	27.2-38.1	17	3.0	1.8- 5.1	6	1.5	0.6- 3.9	291	63.0	57.3-68.4
GENDER
Male	168	47	33.2	25.3-42.3	6	2.4	1.0- 5.8	4	2.3	0.7- 6.6	111	62.1	53.2-70.3
Female	280	87	31.6	25.2-38.7	11	3.7	1.9- 7.1	2	0.8	0.1- 4.4	180	63.9	56.8-70.5
RACE
White	377	105	29.1	23.8-34.9	11	2.7	1.4- 5.0	5	1.7	0.6- 4.4	256	66.5	60.6-72.0
African American	34	17	56.3	36.3-74.4	4	9.4	3.3-24.2	0	0.0	. - .	13	34.3	18.4-54.7
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	39	19	45.3	29.1-62.4	3	8.8	2.8-24.4	0	0.0	. - .	17	45.9	29.8-63.0
25-34	128	46	35.9	25.8-47.5	4	1.7	0.5- 5.6	0	0.0	. - .	78	62.4	50.9-72.6
35-44	142	33	25.1	17.1-35.3	7	4.1	1.9- 8.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	101	70.5	60.3-78.9
45-54	91	29	41.1	29.5-53.9	2	1.0	0.2- 5.5	3	4.6	1.2-15.6	57	53.3	41.0-65.2
55-64	48	7	16.0	7.0-32.6	1	1.5	0.2-10.2	2	5.1	1.2-18.4	38	77.4	60.8-88.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	60	22	42.0	27.3-58.4	5	4.2	1.4-11.9	1	2.4	0.3-15.0	32	51.4	36.1-66.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	119	33	30.3	21.2-41.2	8	5.5	2.6-11.5	1	1.1	0.2- 7.4	77	63.1	52.3-72.8
Some Post-H.S.	144	49	37.1	27.8-47.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	1.9	0.4- 8.6	92	61.0	50.6-70.4
College Graduate	124	29	21.9	14.6-31.5	4	3.6	1.3- 9.9	1	1.0	0.1- 6.9	90	73.5	63.6-81.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	58	24	54.2	38.3-69.2	5	8.1	2.9-20.8	2	4.8	1.2-17.7	27	32.9	20.9-47.6
$15,000- 24,999	100	32	40.2	28.2-53.5	3	1.8	0.6- 5.6	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	64	57.6	44.5-69.7
$25,000- 34,999	70	21	28.2	17.7-41.7	4	5.0	1.6-14.6	0	0.0	. - .	45	66.9	53.2-78.2
$35,000- 49,999	58	12	25.1	13.7-41.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.8	0.5-22.2	45	71.1	54.5-83.5
$50,000-74,999	70	16	20.2	11.8-32.6	3	3.1	1.0- 9.6	0	0.0	. - .	51	76.7	64.2-85.8
$75,000+	34	7	24.9	12.1-44.5	1	2.4	0.3-15.3	0	0.0	. - .	26	72.7	53.4-86.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	141	54	43.9	33.9-54.4	5	3.1	1.1- 8.5	4	3.6	1.2-10.5	78	49.4	39.4-59.6
No	305	80	27.4	21.7-34.0	11	2.7	1.4- 5.1	2	0.6	0.1- 3.1	212	69.2	62.6-75.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	54	17	42.1	26.7-59.1	2	3.8	0.9-14.9	4	8.5	2.8-22.9	31	45.7	30.5-61.7
Non-Veteran	392	116	30.9	25.5-36.8	15	2.9	1.6- 5.2	2	0.5	0.1- 2.5	259	65.7	59.8-71.3
Currently Serving	2	1	68.8	12.1-97.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	31.2	2.8-87.9

Total
Respond.^

One time

Two times

Three or/more times

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,060

1,634

32.3

30.7-33.9

222

4.7

4.0- 5.5

1.9

1.4- 2.4

3,119

61.2

59.5-62.8

-Western NC

448

134

32.4

27.2-38.1

3.0

1.8- 5.1

1.5

0.6- 3.9

291

63.0

57.3-68.4

GENDER

Male

168

33.2

25.3-42.3

2.4

1.0- 5.8

2.3

0.7- 6.6

111

62.1

53.2-70.3

Female

280

31.6

25.2-38.7

3.7

1.9- 7.1

0.8

0.1- 4.4

180

63.9

56.8-70.5

RACE

White

377

105

29.1

23.8-34.9

2.7

1.4- 5.0

1.7

0.6- 4.4

256

66.5

60.6-72.0

African American

56.3

36.3-74.4

9.4

3.3-24.2

0.0

. - .

34.3

18.4-54.7

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

45.3

29.1-62.4

8.8

2.8-24.4

0.0

. - .

45.9

29.8-63.0

25-34

128

35.9

25.8-47.5

1.7

0.5- 5.6

0.0

. - .

62.4

50.9-72.6

35-44

142

25.1

17.1-35.3

4.1

1.9- 8.9

0.3

0.0- 2.0

101

70.5

60.3-78.9

45-54

41.1

29.5-53.9

1.0

0.2- 5.5

4.6

1.2-15.6

53.3

41.0-65.2

55-64

16.0

7.0-32.6

1.5

0.2-10.2

5.1

1.2-18.4

77.4

60.8-88.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

42.0

27.3-58.4

4.2

1.4-11.9

2.4

0.3-15.0

51.4

36.1-66.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

119

30.3

21.2-41.2

5.5

2.6-11.5

1.1

0.2- 7.4

63.1

52.3-72.8

Some Post-H.S.

144

37.1

27.8-47.4

0.0

. - .

1.9

0.4- 8.6

61.0

50.6-70.4

College Graduate

124

21.9

14.6-31.5

3.6

1.3- 9.9

1.0

0.1- 6.9

73.5

63.6-81.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

54.2

38.3-69.2

8.1

2.9-20.8

4.8

1.2-17.7

32.9

20.9-47.6

$15,000- 24,999

100

40.2

28.2-53.5

1.8

0.6- 5.6

0.4

0.1- 2.7

57.6

44.5-69.7

$25,000- 34,999

28.2

17.7-41.7

5.0

1.6-14.6

0.0

. - .

66.9

53.2-78.2

$35,000- 49,999

25.1

13.7-41.4

0.0

. - .

3.8

0.5-22.2

71.1

54.5-83.5

$50,000-74,999

20.2

11.8-32.6

3.1

1.0- 9.6

0.0

. - .

76.7

64.2-85.8

$75,000+

24.9

12.1-44.5

2.4

0.3-15.3

0.0

. - .

72.7

53.4-86.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

141

43.9

33.9-54.4

3.1

1.1- 8.5

3.6

1.2-10.5

49.4

39.4-59.6

305

27.4

21.7-34.0

2.7

1.4- 5.1

0.6

0.1- 3.1

212

69.2

62.6-75.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

42.1

26.7-59.1

3.8

0.9-14.9

8.5

2.8-22.9

45.7

30.5-61.7

Non-Veteran

392

116

30.9

25.5-36.8

2.9

1.6- 5.2

0.5

0.1- 2.5

259

65.7

59.8-71.3

Currently Serving

68.8

12.1-97.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

31.2

2.8-87.9

Back to HIV/AIDS.

* This question was asked only if the respondent (< 65 yrs.) and who reported being 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 (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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