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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 1,770 588 34.7 31.7-37.8 1,182 65.3 62.2-68.3
GENDER
Male 668 194 29.9 25.4-34.9 474 70.1 65.1-74.6
Female 1,102 394 39.5 35.8-43.3 708 60.5 56.7-64.2
RACE
White 1,594 509 34.1 31.1-37.3 1,085 65.9 62.7-68.9
African American 71 35 52.0 34.1-69.3 36 48.0 30.7-65.9
Other Minorities 104 44 33.6 22.3-47.1 60 66.4 52.9-77.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 60 22 25.7 14.5-41.2 38 74.3 58.8-85.5
Non-Hispanic 1,709 566 35.2 32.2-38.4 1,143 64.8 61.6-67.8
AGE
18-24 78 35 35.1 23.6-48.7 43 64.9 51.3-76.4
25-34 225 126 47.8 40.2-55.6 99 52.2 44.4-59.8
35-44 360 162 41.9 36.2-47.9 198 58.1 52.1-63.8
45-54 505 152 27.9 23.5-32.9 353 72.1 67.1-76.5
55-64 602 113 17.7 14.5-21.3 489 82.3 78.7-85.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 222 69 28.9 22.0-36.9 153 71.1 63.1-78.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 565 151 30.9 25.6-36.7 414 69.1 63.3-74.4
Some Post-H.S. 476 174 39.4 33.7-45.4 302 60.6 54.6-66.3
College Graduate 505 194 37.9 32.5-43.6 311 62.1 56.4-67.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 76 47.2 36.9-57.7 91 52.8 42.3-63.1
$15,000- 24,999 306 114 37.3 30.3-44.9 192 62.7 55.1-69.7
$25,000- 34,999 207 60 35.7 26.5-46.0 147 64.3 54.0-73.5
$35,000- 49,999 302 92 29.9 23.8-36.8 210 70.1 63.2-76.2
$50,000-74,999 301 89 32.9 26.3-40.3 212 67.1 59.7-73.7
$75,000+ 324 112 36.0 29.6-42.8 212 64.0 57.2-70.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 588 213 39.5 34.0-45.3 375 60.5 54.7-66.0
No 1,146 367 33.1 29.6-36.8 779 66.9 63.2-70.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 186 66 41.5 32.4-51.3 120 58.5 48.7-67.6
Non-Veteran 1,584 522 34.0 30.8-37.2 1,062 66.0 62.8-69.2

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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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