TABLE 1. Percentage of persons ever tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and median number of days since last HIV test by demographic characteristics and recent HIV risk — General Social Survey, United States, 2006–2016.
| Characteristic | No. | Ever tested |
Days since last test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted % (95% CI) | Median (IQR) | ||
|
Total
|
11,688
|
39.6 (38.4–40.8)
|
1,080 (325–3,023)
|
|
Sex
| |||
| Male |
5,202 |
38.1 (36.5–39.8) |
1,116 (331–2,886) |
| Female |
6,486 |
40.8 (39.3–42.3) |
1,047 (320–3,097) |
|
Age group (yrs)
| |||
| 18–24 |
1,033 |
34.4 (31.1–37.9) |
332 (122–730) |
| 25–34 |
2,224 |
54.4 (52.1–56.7) |
657 (248–1,645) |
| 35–44 |
2,214 |
55.1 (52.7–57.5) |
1,403 (384–3,428) |
| 45–64 |
4,154 |
35.9 (34.2–37.7) |
2,235 (645–5,105) |
| ≥65 |
2,032 |
13.1 (11.5–14.7) |
2,332 (614–5,613) |
|
Race/Ethnicity
| |||
| White, non-Hispanic |
8,153 |
35.2 (33.9–36.5) |
1,545 (454–3,757) |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
1,668 |
57.4 (54.5–60.3) |
534 (192–1,575) |
| Hispanic/Latino |
1,371 |
47.1 (43.5–50.8) |
792 (290–2,092) |
| Other, non-Hispanic |
496 |
31.3 (26.5–36.4) |
702 (173–1,903) |
|
Education
| |||
| <High school |
1,619 |
40.1 (37.3–43.1) |
844 (273–2,290) |
| High school |
3,172 |
34.6 (32.5–36.7) |
1,033 (285–3,241) |
| Some college |
3,184 |
44.6 (42.5–46.7) |
954 (301–2,736) |
| College or above |
3,701 |
39.2 (37.3–41.2) |
1,388 (425–3,592) |
|
Annual household income
| |||
| <$35,000 |
4,084 |
44.1 (42.3–46.0) |
767 (260–2,236) |
| ≥$35,000 |
6,553 |
39.1 (37.6–40.6) |
1,356 (391–3,448) |
|
U.S. census region
| |||
| Northeast |
1,939 |
38.3 (35.5–41.1) |
862 (292–2,901) |
| Midwest |
2,751 |
32.9 (30.7–35.1) |
1,203 (356–3,461) |
| South |
4,281 |
41.8 (39.9–43.7) |
998 (305–2,859) |
| West |
2,717 |
43.2 (40.6–45.9) |
1,226 (351–3,112) |
|
Recent HIV risk*
| |||
| Yes |
1,693 |
62.2 (59.2–65.1) |
512 (172–1,357) |
| No | 9,995 | 36.1 (34.9–37.3) | 1,360 (401–3,510) |
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; IQR = interquartile range.
* Had male sex partner (male respondents only), had multiple sex partners, injected drugs, paid or was paid for sex in past 12 months.