Table.
Estimated number and percentage of persons with new diagnosis of HIV infection, by sex and selected characteristics–29 states* with HIV reporting, 1999–2002
| Ma1e |
Female |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) |
| Age group (yrs) | ||||||
| <13 | 315 | (0.4) | 398 | (1.3) | 713 | (0.7) |
| 13–24 | 6,337 | (8.8) | 5,074 | (16.8) | 11,411 | (11.1) |
| 25–34 | 20,378 | (28.2) | 9,330 | (30.8) | 29,708 | (29.0) |
| 35–44 | 27,518 | (38.0) | 9,383 | (31.0) | 36,901 | (36.0) |
| 45–54 | 12,776 | (17.7) | 4,365 | (14.4) | 17,142 | (16.7) |
| 55–64 | 3,811 | (5.3) | 1,278 | (4.2) | 5,089 | (5.0) |
| ≥65 | 1,189 | (1.6) | 436 | (1.4) | 1,625 | (1.6) |
| Total† | 72,323 | (100.0) | 30,264 | (100.0) | 102,590 | (100.0) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 26,602 | (36.8) | 5,474 | (18.1) | 32.077 | (31.3) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 35,127 | (48.6) | 21,744 | (71.8) | 56,872 | (55.4) |
| Hispanic§ | 9,266 | (12.8) | 2,563 | (8.5) | 11,829 | (11.5) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 432 | (0.6) | 129 | (0.4) | 562 | (0.5) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 435 | (0.6) | 174 | (0.6) | 609 | (0.6) |
| Unknown | 461 | (0.6) | 179 | (0.6) | 641 | (0.6) |
| Exposure category | ||||||
| Men who have sex with men (MSM) | 43,144 | (59.7) | – | – | 43,144 | (42.1) |
| Injection-drug use | 11,419 | (15.8) | 6,133 | (20.3) | 17,553 | (17.1) |
| MSM who inject drugs | 3,917 | (5.4) | – | – | 3,917 | (3.8) |
| Heterosexual contact | 12,879 | (17.8) | 23,205 | (76.7) | 36,084 | (35.2) |
| Other | 963 | (1.3) | 926 | (3.1) | 1,891 | (1.8) |
| Year of diagnosis | ||||||
| 1999 | 17,556 | (24.3) | 7,575 | (25.0) | 25,133 | (24.5) |
| 2000 | 17,872 | (24.7) | 7,588 | (25.1) | 25,461 | (24.8) |
| 2001 | 18,050 | (25.0) | 7,542 | (24.9) | 25,592 | (24.9) |
| 2002 | 18,843 | (26.1) | 7,559 | (25.0) | 26,403 | (25.7) |
*
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
†
Includes persons for whom data on sex, age, or race/ethnicity are missing. Columns might not add to total because of rounding.
§
Hispanics might be of any race.