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2007 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 9,825 3,867 42.5 41.0-44.0 5,958 57.5 56.0-59.0
-Piedmont NC 4,808 1,846 41.9 39.8-44.1 2,962 58.1 55.9-60.2
GENDER
Male 1,824 601 36.2 32.9-39.6 1,223 63.8 60.4-67.1
Female 2,984 1,245 47.6 45.0-50.2 1,739 52.4 49.8-55.0
RACE
White 3,723 1,290 38.1 35.7-40.5 2,433 61.9 59.5-64.3
African American 716 379 55.2 50.0-60.3 337 44.8 39.7-50.0
Other Minorities 357 171 43.2 36.1-50.7 186 56.8 49.3-63.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 274 135 45.9 37.7-54.2 139 54.1 45.8-62.3
Non-Hispanic 4,529 1,710 41.6 39.4-43.8 2,819 58.4 56.2-60.6
AGE
18-24 221 91 41.5 33.4-50.0 130 58.5 50.0-66.6
25-34 684 422 58.9 53.9-63.8 262 41.1 36.2-46.1
35-44 1,153 616 51.9 48.2-55.7 537 48.1 44.3-51.8
45-54 1,390 442 29.7 26.8-32.8 948 70.3 67.2-73.2
55-64 1,360 275 20.0 17.4-22.8 1,085 80.0 77.2-82.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 484 207 44.3 37.4-51.3 277 55.7 48.7-62.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,253 456 42.5 38.3-46.9 797 57.5 53.1-61.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,258 478 42.9 38.6-47.2 780 57.1 52.8-61.4
College Graduate 1,811 704 39.9 36.9-43.0 1,107 60.1 57.0-63.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 323 156 49.7 41.3-58.2 167 50.3 41.8-58.7
$15,000- 24,999 582 257 48.2 41.7-54.8 325 51.8 45.2-58.3
$25,000- 34,999 452 176 40.5 34.0-47.5 276 59.5 52.5-66.0
$35,000- 49,999 688 259 42.3 36.8-47.9 429 57.7 52.1-63.2
$50,000-74,999 836 311 44.8 39.8-50.0 525 55.2 50.0-60.2
$75,000+ 1,443 537 39.3 35.9-42.8 906 60.7 57.2-64.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,354 571 43.8 39.8-47.9 783 56.2 52.1-60.2
No 3,338 1,235 41.7 39.2-44.2 2,103 58.3 55.8-60.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 471 210 51.7 45.0-58.2 261 48.3 41.8-55.0
Non-Veteran 4,337 1,636 41.0 38.8-43.2 2,701 59.0 56.8-61.2

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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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