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BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina

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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 #
Respondents		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,562 2,397 39.9 37.8-41.9 4,165 60.1 58.1-62.2
GENDER
Male 2,396 846 38.6 35.4-41.9 1,550 61.4 58.1-64.6
Female 4,166 1,551 41.1 38.6-43.6 2,615 58.9 56.4-61.4
RACE
White 4,092 1,254 32.7 30.4-35.1 2,838 67.3 64.9-69.6
African American 1,994 945 55.9 51.9-59.8 1,049 44.1 40.2-48.1
Other 355 160 46.2 37.2-55.5 195 53.8 44.5-62.8
HISPANIC
Yes 134 58 48.9 34.7-63.2 76 51.1 36.8-65.3
No 6,339 2,316 39.7 37.6-41.7 4,023 60.3 58.3-62.4
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 1,940 626 29.3 26.4-32.4 1,314 70.7 67.6-73.6
55-64 2,167 484 23.7 21.0-26.8 1,683 76.3 73.2-79.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 619 229 37.6 30.9-44.9 390 62.4 55.1-69.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,188 723 37.7 34.2-41.4 1,465 62.3 58.6-65.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,731 688 41.9 37.9-46.0 1,043 58.1 54.0-62.1
College Graduate 2,015 756 40.9 37.5-44.5 1,259 59.1 55.5-62.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 734 316 47.5 41.4-53.7 418 52.5 46.3-58.6
$15,000- $24,999 980 400 45.8 40.1-51.6 580 54.2 48.4-59.9
$25,000- $34,999 676 259 40.8 34.4-47.6 417 59.2 52.4-65.6
$35,000- $49,999 875 332 40.2 34.6-46.2 543 59.8 53.8-65.4
$50,000+ 2,566 880 38.3 35.5-41.3 1,686 61.7 58.7-64.5
Health District**
Appalachia I 255 57 23.2 17.5-30.1 198 76.8 69.9-82.5
Appalachia II 423 147 37.5 31.1-44.3 276 62.5 55.7-68.9
Appalachia III 359 118 34.7 27.3-42.8 241 65.3 57.2-72.7
Catawba 168 55 34.8 26.5-44.0 113 65.2 56.0-73.5
Edisto Savannah 808 277 36.7 32.0-41.7 531 63.3 58.3-68.0
Low Country 766 294 44.0 38.8-49.2 472 56.0 50.8-61.2
Palmetto 728 328 50.8 44.5-57.1 400 49.2 42.9-55.5
Pee Dee 452 172 40.8 34.5-47.4 280 59.2 52.6-65.5
Trident 796 316 45.1 39.8-50.6 480 54.9 49.4-60.2
Upper Savannah 586 207 41.0 34.0-48.5 379 59.0 51.5-66.0
Waccamaw 797 258 33.9 29.2-39.0 539 66.1 61.0-70.8
Wateree 354 146 42.2 34.4-50.4 208 57.8 49.6-65.6
Region***
Region I 841 264 31.6 26.8-36.7 577 68.4 63.3-73.2
Region II 782 265 36.3 31.4-41.5 517 63.7 58.5-68.6
Region III 896 383 45.7 40.5-51.0 513 54.3 49.0-59.5
Region IV 806 318 41.3 36.4-46.5 488 58.7 53.5-63.6
Region V 808 277 36.7 32.0-41.7 531 63.3 58.3-68.0
Region VI 797 258 33.9 29.2-39.0 539 66.1 61.0-70.8
Region VII 796 316 45.1 39.8-50.6 480 54.9 49.4-60.2
Region VIII 766 294 44.0 38.8-49.2 472 56.0 50.8-61.2

*This question was only asked of respondents less than 65 years old.

#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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