Q52. Not including blood donations, which of these would you say was the main reason for your last HIV test?
Denominator is respondents who have been tested for HIV.
Categories | It was required | Someone suggested you should be tested | You thought you may have gotten HIV through sex or drug use | You just wanted to find out whether you had HIV | You were worried that you could give HIV to someone | You were pregnant | It was done as part of a routine medical checkup | Some other reason | Unk/Ref | Total |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | N | |
| Age Group: | 10.9 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 19.6 | 1.1 | 27.0 | 21.0 | 13.6 | 0.6 | 196 |
| 18-24 | ||||||||||
| 25-34 | 15.5 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 15.6 | 0.7 | 29.1 | 25.0 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 500 |
| 35-44 | 17.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 15.5 | 0.3 | 15.9 | 28.5 | 15.8 | 1.8 | 481 |
| 45-54 | 25.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 19.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 32.2 | 17.0 | 0.4 | 335 |
| 55-64 | 22.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 41.9 | 17.8 | 0.6 | 163 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 7 |
| Sex: | 21.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 19.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 38.3 | 13.8 | 0.5 | 628 |
| Male | ||||||||||
| Female | 14.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 14.6 | 0.1 | 33.0 | 19.2 | 14.0 | 1.2 | 1,054 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 18.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 15.8 | 0.6 | 18.3 | 27.7 | 13.4 | 0.8 | 1,386 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||||||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 4.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 23.3 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 35.4 | 19.9 | 1.4 | 141 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 16.1 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 26.4 | 0.0 | 17.1 | 24.8 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 80 |
| Hispanic | 22.8 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 29.5 | 17.7 | 16.3 | 0.0 | 62 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 13 |
| Income Group: | 12.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 24.5 | 0.4 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 10.6 | 1.4 | 163 |
| < $15,000 | ||||||||||
| $15-$24,999 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 19.3 | 0.8 | 20.6 | 26.7 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 276 |
| $25-$49,999 | 14.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 18.3 | 0.5 | 16.4 | 28.4 | 16.2 | 1.0 | 514 |
| $50-$74,999 | 20.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 13.3 | 0.2 | 20.7 | 28.1 | 15.0 | 0.2 | 325 |
| >=$75,000 | 29.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 0.2 | 12.5 | 29.7 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 279 |
| Unk/Ref | 14.8 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 15.2 | 2.0 | 20.6 | 28.0 | 13.2 | 2.0 | 125 |
| Education Level: | 8.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 20.9 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 25.9 | 20.2 | 1.6 | 148 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||||||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 11.8 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 15.3 | 1.0 | 21.5 | 32.8 | 11.8 | 0.5 | 545 |
| Some college/Tech school | 20.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 18.7 | 0.5 | 17.0 | 25.6 | 13.1 | 1.2 | 512 |
| College graduate | 24.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 14.5 | 0.3 | 16.2 | 24.5 | 15.1 | 0.5 | 477 |
| Marital Status: | 21.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 12.2 | 0.8 | 20.6 | 29.1 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 896 |
| Married | ||||||||||
| Unmarried | 12.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 22.7 | 0.2 | 15.1 | 26.0 | 15.7 | 0.7 | 784 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 2 |
| Employment Status: | 19.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 17.0 | 0.8 | 15.6 | 27.7 | 14.0 | 0.8 | 1,193 |
| Employed | ||||||||||
| Not employed | 15.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 19.3 | 0.0 | 15.6 | 27.1 | 14.1 | 1.0 | 113 |
| Student/Homemaker | 10.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 14.2 | 0.0 | 41.8 | 18.8 | 10.4 | 1.0 | 212 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 12.8 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 43.1 | 17.9 | 0.3 | 159 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 5 |
| Grand Totals | 17.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 16.7 | 0.5 | 18.2 | 27.8 | 13.9 | 0.8 | 1,682 |
SOURCE: 2003 Indiana BRFSS Statewide Survey Data
NOTE: Percents are based on weighted data; unless otherwise specified, totals are unweighted
numbers.
***Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.
