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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

HIV/AIDS

Have you ever been tested for HIV? Do not count tests you may have had as part of a blood donation.*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 10,911 3,952 38.3 37.0-39.6 6,959 61.7 60.4-63.0
-Northeastern Partnership 715 273 43.8 38.9-48.8 442 56.2 51.2-61.1
GENDER
Male 263 97 39.7 32.1-47.9 166 60.3 52.1-67.9
Female 452 176 47.9 42.1-53.8 276 52.1 46.2-57.9
RACE
White 436 148 40.1 33.9-46.5 288 59.9 53.5-66.1
African American 236 107 54.1 45.7-62.3 129 45.9 37.7-54.3
Other Minorities 43 18 38.5 23.0-56.8 25 61.5 43.2-77.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 28 13 38.7 21.2-59.7 15 61.3 40.3-78.8
Non-Hispanic 686 259 44.2 39.2-49.3 427 55.8 50.7-60.8
AGE
18-24 39 23 49.3 31.8-66.9 16 50.7 33.1-68.2
25-34 88 62 70.6 59.3-79.9 26 29.4 20.1-40.7
35-44 140 76 54.3 45.0-63.3 64 45.7 36.7-55.0
45-54 224 64 31.0 24.2-38.6 160 69.0 61.4-75.8
55-64 224 48 22.3 16.5-29.4 176 77.7 70.6-83.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 42 39.1 27.1-52.6 63 60.9 47.4-72.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 259 92 43.8 35.6-52.3 167 56.2 47.7-64.4
Some Post-H.S. 189 86 51.4 42.0-60.8 103 48.6 39.2-58.0
College Graduate 161 53 38.9 30.2-48.3 108 61.1 51.7-69.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 40 54.3 41.7-66.3 54 45.7 33.7-58.3
$15,000- 24,999 126 60 44.1 33.0-55.8 66 55.9 44.2-67.0
$25,000- 34,999 92 35 43.3 30.4-57.1 57 56.7 42.9-69.6
$35,000- 49,999 121 44 44.3 33.1-56.1 77 55.7 43.9-66.9
$50,000-74,999 103 33 37.8 27.6-49.2 70 62.2 50.8-72.4
$75,000+ 110 37 37.2 26.9-48.8 73 62.8 51.2-73.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 259 106 48.7 40.6-56.8 153 51.3 43.2-59.4
No 443 158 40.4 34.3-46.8 285 59.6 53.2-65.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 45 66.0 54.2-76.0 39 34.0 24.0-45.8
Non-Veteran 630 227 40.5 35.3-45.9 403 59.5 54.1-64.7

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

^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.

**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.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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