TABLE 2—

Estimated Number and Estimated Annual Percentage Change Among Persons Diagnosed With Heterosexually Acquired HIV/AIDS, by Selected Characteristics: 29 States, 1999–2004

	Men			Women
	Year of Diagnosis			Year of Diagnosis
	1999	2004	Change (95% CI)	1999	2004	Change (95% CI)
Age group, y
13–19	41	47	4.11 (–4.15, 13.08)	380	285	−4.41 (−7.77, −0.93)*
20–29	537	479	−2.80 (−4.07, −1.52)*	1621	1452	−2.57 (−3.68, −1.45)*
30–39	1185	907	−5.15 (−7.40, −2.86)*	1890	1636	−3.18 (−4.96, −1.37)*
40–49	923	995	1.84 (0.78, 2.92)*	1158	1418	4.79 (2.51, 7.12)*
50–59	353	445	4.89 (4.05, 5.73)*	383	568	6.78 (2.65, 11.08)*
≥ 60	187	227	2.75 (−2.03, 7.76)	169	200	4.05 (0.68, 7.54)*
Race/ethnicitya
White, non-Hispanic	372	483	5.53 (3.71, 7.39)*	835	946	1.92 (0.21, 3.65)*
Black, non-Hispanic	2470	2114	−2.97 (−3.65, −2.28)*	4250	3978	−1.31 (−1.98, −0.64)*
Hispanicb	325	453	6.18 (2.74, 9.75)*	426	532	4.56 (1.81, 7.38)*
Asian/Pacific Islander	13	22	14.99 (0.12, 32.08)*	23	44	16.87 (1.17, 35.01)*
American Indian/Alaska Native	14	17	−1.95 (−23.02, −24.88)	28	37	5.49 (−9.17, 22.52)
Total	3226	3099	−0.83 (−1.55, −0.10)*	5601	5558	−0.26 (−0.84, 0.33)

Note. CI = confidence interval. All estimates were adjusted for reporting delays and reclassification of cases reported without a known risk factor for HIV.

^aExcludes 439 cases missing data for race/ethnicity.

^bPersons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

* P < .05.