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BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina

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HIV/AIDS

Where did you have your last HIV test- at a private doctor or HMO office,
at a counseling and testing site, at a hospital, at a clinic,
in a jail or prison, at home or somewhere else? *

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  Total #
Respondents		 Private Doctor or HMO Counseling and Testing Center Hospital/Clinic Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,103 921 40.1 37.6-42.7 33 1.3 0.8- 1.9 817 42.0 39.3-44.6 332 16.6 14.7-18.7
GENDER
Male 781 269 31.0 27.3-35.0 13 1.4 0.7- 2.7 328 45.4 41.2-49.8 171 22.2 18.8-25.9
Female 1,322 652 47.7 44.4-50.9 20 1.2 0.7- 2.0 489 39.1 35.9-42.4 161 12.0 10.1-14.3
RACE
White 1,354 608 42.5 39.5-45.5 19 1.1 0.7- 1.9 503 38.7 35.7-41.8 224 17.7 15.4-20.2
African American 680 290 37.9 33.6-42.5 12 1.5 0.8- 3.0 276 45.0 40.2-49.8 102 15.6 12.4-19.5
Other 56 16 28.8 15.8-46.6 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1 33 56.9 39.3-72.8 6 13.9 4.4-36.3
HISPANIC
Yes 39 12 34.8 18.5-55.8 2 5.8 1.1-24.9 21 45.5 28.2-63.9 4 13.9 4.3-36.5
No 2,057 906 40.3 37.8-42.9 30 1.1 0.7- 1.7 794 41.9 39.2-44.6 327 16.7 14.8-18.8
AGE
18-24 151 50 29.2 21.8-37.9 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2 79 53.4 44.2-62.3 21 16.8 10.9-25.1
25-34 542 261 44.2 39.6-48.8 8 1.3 0.5- 3.2 197 39.2 34.6-44.0 76 15.3 12.1-19.1
35-44 638 287 43.5 39.2-47.8 9 1.4 0.7- 2.8 224 35.6 31.5-39.9 118 19.5 16.1-23.4
45-54 482 198 38.1 33.2-43.2 8 1.2 0.6- 2.4 203 46.0 40.8-51.3 73 14.6 11.5-18.5
55-64 274 118 39.9 33.8-46.4 6 1.9 0.8- 4.4 108 41.7 35.3-48.4 42 16.5 12.1-22.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 177 55 27.4 20.1-36.1 2 0.7 0.2- 2.9 89 53.4 43.6-62.9 31 18.5 12.3-26.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 639 264 38.9 34.4-43.6 9 1.4 0.6- 3.2 273 42.8 38.1-47.6 93 16.9 13.4-21.1
Some Post-H.S. 594 277 41.2 36.6-46.0 6 0.8 0.3- 2.2 234 44.8 39.9-49.8 77 13.1 10.1-16.8
College Graduate 691 324 44.3 40.1-48.7 15 1.6 0.9- 2.9 221 34.6 30.5-39.0 131 19.4 16.2-23.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 267 111 40.3 32.4-48.7 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 120 43.1 34.7-51.8 35 16.5 10.8-24.4
$15,000- $24,999 349 131 30.9 25.4-37.0 10 2.4 1.1- 5.1 174 55.0 48.5-61.4 34 11.7 7.9-16.9
$25,000- $34,999 257 121 45.1 37.8-52.7 6 1.2 0.5- 2.9 89 37.0 30.0-44.7 41 16.6 11.6-23.3
$35,000- $49,999 341 153 41.9 35.8-48.3 5 0.9 0.3- 2.2 129 40.7 34.6-47.1 54 16.5 12.1-22.0
$50,000+ 742 351 44.8 40.8-48.9 10 1.5 0.7- 3.2 237 34.2 30.3-38.3 144 19.4 16.4-22.9
Health District**
Appalachia I 104 37 36.4 26.2-47.9 0 0.0 . - . 52 46.9 35.6-58.5 15 16.7 9.6-27.4
Appalachia II 198 93 45.1 36.9-53.6 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2 67 35.1 27.6-43.4 37 19.5 13.6-27.3
Appalachia III 175 79 46.8 38.5-55.3 3 1.4 0.4- 4.7 63 35.3 27.7-43.8 30 16.5 11.4-23.2
Catawba 137 64 44.6 35.3-54.3 0 0.0 . - . 50 37.2 28.5-46.9 23 18.2 11.5-27.5
Edisto Savannah 142 54 35.7 26.4-46.4 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 68 51.9 41.2-62.3 19 12.2 7.1-20.0
Low Country 101 39 37.1 25.6-50.3 0 0.0 . - . 51 53.6 40.4-66.4 11 9.3 4.7-17.7
Palmetto 387 180 40.1 34.4-46.0 12 2.7 1.3- 5.4 126 37.0 31.1-43.3 69 20.2 15.5-26.0
Pee Dee 180 78 37.3 29.3-46.0 2 0.6 0.1- 2.6 75 48.5 39.4-57.6 25 13.7 8.8-20.7
Trident 293 126 35.9 30.0-42.4 9 2.0 1.0- 3.9 112 44.2 37.3-51.3 46 17.9 12.8-24.4
Upper Savannah 106 54 44.0 33.6-54.9 0 0.0 . - . 34 37.6 27.2-49.2 18 18.5 11.4-28.4
Waccamaw 139 72 52.5 41.8-63.0 3 3.6 1.0-12.1 44 28.6 20.5-38.4 20 15.3 8.2-26.7
Wateree 118 36 26.9 18.9-36.9 2 1.1 0.2- 5.0 65 57.9 47.0-68.2 15 14.0 7.3-25.2
Region***
Region I 210 91 40.4 33.0-48.3 0 0.0 . - . 86 41.9 34.1-50.1 33 17.6 12.3-24.6
Region II 373 172 45.9 40.0-51.9 4 0.8 0.3- 2.3 130 35.2 29.7-41.1 67 18.1 14.0-23.2
Region III 524 244 41.3 36.4-46.4 12 2.0 1.0- 4.0 176 37.0 32.1-42.3 92 19.7 15.7-24.4
Region IV 298 114 33.3 27.4-39.8 4 0.8 0.3- 2.3 140 52.1 45.1-59.0 40 13.8 9.6-19.5
Region V 142 54 35.7 26.4-46.4 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 68 51.9 41.2-62.3 19 12.2 7.1-20.0
Region VI 139 72 52.5 41.8-63.0 3 3.6 1.0-12.1 44 28.6 20.5-38.4 20 15.3 8.2-26.7
Region VII 293 126 35.9 30.0-42.4 9 2.0 1.0- 3.9 112 44.2 37.3-51.3 46 17.9 12.8-24.4
Region VIII 101 39 37.1 25.6-50.3 0 0.0 . - . 51 53.6 40.4-66.4 11 9.3 4.7-17.7

*This question was asked only of respondents who reported that have ever been tested for HIV.

#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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