BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
HIV/AIDS
Have you ever been tested for HIV?
Do not count tests you may have had as part of a blood donation.
Include test using fluid from your mouth.*
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 5,936 | 2,134 | 38.9 | 37.4-40.5 | 3,802 | 61.1 | 59.5-62.6 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 2,368 | 796 | 36.1 | 33.7-38.6 | 1,572 | 63.9 | 61.4-66.3 |
| Female | 3,568 | 1,338 | 41.6 | 39.6-43.6 | 2,230 | 58.4 | 56.4-60.4 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 4,377 | 1,374 | 32.6 | 31.0-34.2 | 3,003 | 67.4 | 65.8-69.0 |
| African American | 1,365 | 691 | 54.1 | 50.6-57.5 | 674 | 45.9 | 42.5-49.4 |
| Other | 160 | 56 | 36.2 | 27.2-46.2 | 104 | 63.8 | 53.8-72.8 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 88 | 40 | 45.7 | 33.6-58.2 | 48 | 54.3 | 41.8-66.4 |
| No | 5,814 | 2,086 | 38.9 | 37.3-40.4 | 3,728 | 61.1 | 59.6-62.7 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 382 | 152 | 39.1 | 33.7-44.8 | 230 | 60.9 | 55.2-66.3 |
| 25-34 | 966 | 549 | 57.3 | 53.8-60.8 | 417 | 42.7 | 39.2-46.2 |
| 35-44 | 1,401 | 644 | 45.8 | 42.9-48.8 | 757 | 54.2 | 51.2-57.1 |
| 45-54 | 1,592 | 487 | 29.7 | 27.2-32.3 | 1,105 | 70.3 | 67.7-72.8 |
| 55-64 | 1,531 | 284 | 18.7 | 16.6-21.0 | 1,247 | 81.3 | 79.0-83.4 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 548 | 181 | 36.4 | 31.2-42.1 | 367 | 63.6 | 57.9-68.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,869 | 646 | 38.3 | 35.5-41.1 | 1,223 | 61.7 | 58.9-64.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,606 | 604 | 40.9 | 37.9-43.9 | 1,002 | 59.1 | 56.1-62.1 |
| College Graduate | 1,903 | 701 | 38.7 | 36.1-41.3 | 1,202 | 61.3 | 58.7-63.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 589 | 272 | 49.5 | 43.8-55.2 | 317 | 50.5 | 44.8-56.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 853 | 352 | 44.4 | 40.2-48.7 | 501 | 55.6 | 51.3-59.8 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 689 | 262 | 45.6 | 40.9-50.3 | 427 | 54.4 | 49.7-59.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 952 | 344 | 39.9 | 36.2-43.8 | 608 | 60.1 | 56.2-63.8 |
| $50,000+ | 2,279 | 752 | 34.2 | 31.9-36.4 | 1,527 | 65.8 | 63.6-68.1 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 366 | 104 | 31.8 | 26.3-38.0 | 262 | 68.2 | 62.0-73.7 |
| Appalachia II | 691 | 201 | 30.2 | 26.1-34.7 | 490 | 69.8 | 65.3-73.9 |
| Appalachia III | 508 | 176 | 35.9 | 31.2-41.0 | 332 | 64.1 | 59.0-68.8 |
| Catawba | 400 | 139 | 37.3 | 31.9-43.1 | 261 | 62.7 | 56.9-68.1 |
| Edisto Savannah | 433 | 143 | 34.4 | 28.6-40.7 | 290 | 65.6 | 59.3-71.4 |
| Low Country | 284 | 104 | 42.2 | 34.6-50.1 | 180 | 57.8 | 49.9-65.4 |
| Palmetto | 914 | 394 | 44.4 | 40.5-48.5 | 520 | 55.6 | 51.5-59.5 |
| Pee Dee | 495 | 181 | 41.1 | 35.7-46.7 | 314 | 58.9 | 53.3-64.3 |
| Trident | 731 | 297 | 43.1 | 38.7-47.6 | 434 | 56.9 | 52.4-61.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 315 | 108 | 41.0 | 34.6-47.6 | 207 | 59.0 | 52.4-65.4 |
| Waccamaw | 438 | 141 | 39.1 | 33.3-45.3 | 297 | 60.9 | 54.7-66.7 |
| Wateree | 294 | 121 | 44.7 | 37.8-51.7 | 173 | 55.3 | 48.3-62.2 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 681 | 212 | 36.2 | 31.9-40.7 | 469 | 63.8 | 59.3-68.1 |
| Region II | 1,199 | 377 | 32.6 | 29.4-35.9 | 822 | 67.4 | 64.1-70.6 |
| Region III | 1,314 | 533 | 42.3 | 39.1-45.6 | 781 | 57.7 | 54.4-60.9 |
| Region IV | 789 | 302 | 42.4 | 38.2-46.8 | 487 | 57.6 | 53.2-61.8 |
| Region V | 433 | 143 | 34.4 | 28.6-40.7 | 290 | 65.6 | 59.3-71.4 |
| Region VI | 438 | 141 | 39.1 | 33.3-45.3 | 297 | 60.9 | 54.7-66.7 |
| Region VII | 731 | 297 | 43.1 | 38.7-47.6 | 434 | 56.9 | 52.4-61.3 |
| Region VIII | 284 | 104 | 42.2 | 34.6-50.1 | 180 | 57.8 | 49.9-65.4 |
*This question was only asked of respondents less than 65 years old
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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