TABLE 2.
HIV Infection Prevalence Among Adult Inmates Entering the North Carolina State Prison System, by Age, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender: January 2004–May 2006
| Black |
Other |
White |
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| Age, y | Total, No. | HIV Positive, % (No.) | Total, No. | HIV Positive, % (No.) | Total, No. | HIV Positive, % (No.) |
| Men | ||||||
| ≥ 55 | 203 | 6.9 (14) | 3 | 0.0 (0) | 124 | 0.0 (0) |
| 45–54 | 1275 | 9.5 (121) | 56 | 5.4 (3) | 885 | 1.1 (10) |
| 35–44 | 2513 | 8.2 (206) | 178 | 5.6 (10) | 2226 | 1.4 (31) |
| 25–34 | 2592 | 4.0 (103) | 356 | 3.9 (14) | 2720 | 1.0 (26) |
| 18–24 | 1098 | 1.7 (19) | 138 | 2.2 (3) | 1094 | 0.2 (2) |
| Total | 7681 | 6.0 (463) | 731 | 4.1 (30) | 7049 | 1.0 (69) |
| Women | ||||||
| ≥ 55 | 33 | 6.1 (2) | 0 | 0.0 (0) | 36 | 2.8 (1) |
| 45–54 | 307 | 4.2 (13) | 15 | 6.7 (1) | 338 | 0.9 (3) |
| 35–44 | 913 | 6.5 (59) | 64 | 4.7 (3) | 1045 | 1.8 (19) |
| 25–34 | 846 | 3.7 (31) | 79 | 1.3 (1) | 1241 | 0.6 (8) |
| 18–24 | 449 | 2.7 (12) | 23 | 0.0 (0) | 569 | 0.5 (3) |
| Total | 2548 | 4.6 (117) | 181 | 2.8 (5) | 3229 | 1.1 (34) |