Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of study sample: NYS BRFSS 2008 state-added module^a

^aThe NYS BRFSS is administered annually to a statewide representative sample of noninstitutionalized adults aged 18 years and older. In 2008, it included a 28-item module assessing public knowledge and attitudes related to local sexually transmitted disease educational campaigns.

^bPercentages may not total 100% due to rounding.

^cN shown for race/ethnicity = 3,532 (219 respondents from five additional racial/ethnic categories—Asian, Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska native, other race, and multiracial—were included only in the univariate analyses).

NYS = New York State

BRFSS = Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

CI = confidence interval

NYC = New York City