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BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina

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HIV/AIDS

Adults aged 18-64 that have ever been tested for HIV

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  Total #
Respondents		 Have been tested Have not been tested
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,467 2,372 40.0 37.9-42.0 4,095 60.0 58.0-62.1
GENDER
Male 2,374 839 38.7 35.5-42.0 1,535 61.3 58.0-64.5
Female 4,093 1,533 41.2 38.7-43.7 2,560 58.8 56.3-61.3
RACE
White 4,049 1,245 32.8 30.5-35.2 2,804 67.2 64.8-69.5
African American 1,965 938 56.1 52.0-60.0 1,027 43.9 40.0-48.0
Other 351 157 46.2 37.1-55.5 194 53.8 44.5-62.9
HISPANIC
Yes 133 57 48.8 34.6-63.2 76 51.2 36.8-65.4
No 6,256 2,294 39.8 37.7-41.9 3,962 60.2 58.1-62.3
AGE
18-24 306 121 37.4 29.6-45.9 185 62.6 54.1-70.4
25-34 830 482 55.5 50.5-60.4 348 44.5 39.6-49.5
35-44 1,319 684 48.8 44.8-52.8 635 51.2 47.2-55.2
45-54 1,902 616 29.3 26.4-32.4 1,286 70.7 67.6-73.6
55-64 2,110 469 23.8 21.0-26.9 1,641 76.2 73.1-79.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 613 229 37.8 31.0-45.0 384 62.2 55.0-69.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,160 714 37.8 34.2-41.5 1,446 62.2 58.5-65.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,712 684 42.0 38.0-46.1 1,028 58.0 53.9-62.0
College Graduate 1,978 744 41.1 37.6-44.6 1,234 58.9 55.4-62.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 723 313 47.7 41.5-53.9 410 52.3 46.1-58.5
$15,000- $24,999 966 398 46.0 40.3-51.9 568 54.0 48.1-59.7
$25,000- $34,999 675 259 40.9 34.5-47.7 416 59.1 52.3-65.5
$35,000- $49,999 871 330 40.2 34.5-46.2 541 59.8 53.8-65.5
$50,000+ 2,551 875 38.4 35.5-41.4 1,676 61.6 58.6-64.5
Health District**
Appalachia I 254 57 23.3 17.5-30.1 197 76.7 69.9-82.5
Appalachia II 418 145 37.4 31.0-44.2 273 62.6 55.8-69.0
Appalachia III 356 118 34.9 27.6-43.1 238 65.1 56.9-72.4
Catawba 168 55 34.8 26.5-44.0 113 65.2 56.0-73.5
Edisto Savannah 790 273 36.8 32.1-41.9 517 63.2 58.1-67.9
Low Country 758 291 44.0 38.9-49.3 467 56.0 50.7-61.1
Palmetto 714 325 51.0 44.7-57.3 389 49.0 42.7-55.3
Pee Dee 447 171 40.9 34.5-47.5 276 59.1 52.5-65.5
Trident 788 316 45.4 40.0-50.8 472 54.6 49.2-60.0
Upper Savannah 581 204 40.9 33.8-48.4 377 59.1 51.6-66.2
Waccamaw 787 252 33.8 29.0-38.8 535 66.2 61.2-71.0
Wateree 351 145 42.2 34.4-50.4 206 57.8 49.6-65.6
Region***
Region I 835 261 31.5 26.7-36.6 574 68.5 63.4-73.3
Region II 774 263 36.3 31.4-41.5 511 63.7 58.5-68.6
Region III 882 380 45.8 40.6-51.2 502 54.2 48.8-59.4
Region IV 798 316 41.4 36.4-46.5 482 58.6 53.5-63.6
Region V 790 273 36.8 32.1-41.9 517 63.2 58.1-67.9
Region VI 787 252 33.8 29.0-38.8 535 66.2 61.2-71.0
Region VII 788 316 45.4 40.0-50.8 472 54.6 49.2-60.0
Region VIII 758 291 44.0 38.9-49.3 467 56.0 50.7-61.1

*Data in this table was derived from the HIV/AIDS questions

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50 and confidence intervals with width greater than 20. 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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