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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 9,825 3,867 42.5 41.0-44.0 5,958 57.5 56.0-59.0
-Eastern NC 3,247 1,433 47.0 44.4-49.5 1,814 53.0 50.5-55.6
GENDER
Male 1,154 475 44.1 39.9-48.3 679 55.9 51.7-60.1
Female 2,093 958 50.0 47.1-52.9 1,135 50.0 47.1-52.9
RACE
White 2,090 807 42.6 39.4-45.8 1,283 57.4 54.2-60.6
African American 780 434 58.0 53.0-62.8 346 42.0 37.2-47.0
Other Minorities 368 186 47.3 40.0-54.7 182 52.7 45.3-60.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 191 103 48.5 38.8-58.4 88 51.5 41.6-61.2
Non-Hispanic 3,051 1,327 46.7 44.1-49.3 1,724 53.3 50.7-55.9
AGE
18-24 165 83 46.5 37.1-56.1 82 53.5 43.9-62.9
25-34 539 375 64.0 58.1-69.4 164 36.0 30.6-41.9
35-44 722 428 57.7 53.1-62.2 294 42.3 37.8-46.9
45-54 886 332 37.3 33.5-41.2 554 62.7 58.8-66.5
55-64 935 215 22.3 19.3-25.8 720 77.7 74.2-80.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 377 161 40.2 32.2-48.6 216 59.8 51.4-67.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,017 418 46.0 41.6-50.5 599 54.0 49.5-58.4
Some Post-H.S. 942 468 52.4 47.5-57.2 474 47.6 42.8-52.5
College Graduate 911 386 45.9 41.8-50.0 525 54.1 50.0-58.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 314 173 54.3 45.9-62.5 141 45.7 37.5-54.1
$15,000- 24,999 520 251 51.4 44.7-58.1 269 48.6 41.9-55.3
$25,000- 34,999 412 196 58.0 51.4-64.3 216 42.0 35.7-48.6
$35,000- 49,999 501 223 46.7 40.9-52.7 278 53.3 47.3-59.1
$50,000-74,999 518 216 44.7 38.6-50.9 302 55.3 49.1-61.4
$75,000+ 644 241 38.9 33.9-44.0 403 61.1 56.0-66.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,060 477 46.3 41.6-51.1 583 53.7 48.9-58.4
No 2,104 912 46.4 43.4-49.5 1,192 53.6 50.5-56.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 471 274 66.1 60.5-71.2 197 33.9 28.8-39.5
Non-Veteran 2,776 1,159 43.5 40.7-46.3 1,617 56.5 53.7-59.3

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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.

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