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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC 6,162 2,138 37.8 36.1-39.5 4,024 62.2 60.5-63.9
GENDER
Male 2,311 742 34.1 31.5-36.9 1,569 65.9 63.1-68.5
Female 3,851 1,396 41.5 39.4-43.6 2,455 58.5 56.4-60.6
RACE
White 4,593 1,393 33.7 31.8-35.7 3,200 66.3 64.3-68.2
African American 1,000 495 52.8 48.6-57.0 505 47.2 43.0-51.4
Other Minorities 542 236 38.8 33.4-44.4 306 61.2 55.6-66.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 449 176 34.6 28.9-40.7 273 65.4 59.3-71.1
Non-Hispanic 5,708 1,957 38.1 36.4-39.9 3,751 61.9 60.1-63.6
AGE
18-24 330 131 33.9 27.9-40.3 199 66.1 59.7-72.1
25-34 1,030 575 52.9 49.0-56.7 455 47.1 43.3-51.0
35-44 1,511 690 45.8 42.7-48.9 821 54.2 51.1-57.3
45-54 1,660 470 29.5 26.8-32.3 1,190 70.5 67.7-73.2
55-64 1,631 272 16.7 14.6-19.1 1,359 83.3 80.9-85.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 710 266 41.6 36.3-47.1 444 58.4 52.9-63.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,690 517 34.2 31.0-37.6 1,173 65.8 62.4-69.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,542 552 37.5 34.0-41.2 990 62.5 58.8-66.0
College Graduate 2,211 799 39.3 36.7-42.0 1,412 60.7 58.0-63.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 497 233 47.1 40.0-54.4 264 52.9 45.6-60.0
$15,000- 24,999 855 342 43.4 38.7-48.2 513 56.6 51.8-61.3
$25,000- 34,999 676 225 36.9 31.8-42.2 451 63.1 57.8-68.2
$35,000- 49,999 917 308 39.6 35.2-44.2 609 60.4 55.8-64.8
$50,000-74,999 932 297 35.4 31.3-39.6 635 64.6 60.4-68.7
$75,000+ 1,632 545 35.2 32.3-38.2 1,087 64.8 61.8-67.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,822 702 44.1 40.8-47.5 1,120 55.9 52.5-59.2
No 4,214 1,390 35.5 33.5-37.5 2,824 64.5 62.5-66.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 572 235 47.0 41.6-52.5 337 53.0 47.5-58.4
Non-Veteran 5,584 1,901 36.8 35.0-38.6 3,683 63.2 61.4-65.0

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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