Table 1.

Summary of specimen data received from the Association of public health laboratories.

Location of State Public Health Laboratory	Specimens (n)	Sex		Mean Age (Years)		Reported syphilis stage/ status*
		M	F	M	F	Primary	Secondary	Early Latent	Late latent	Unclassified latent	Sero-fast	Unknowna
Arizona	3	1	2	42	43.5	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
Arkansas	3	1	2	24	41.5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
California	25	10	15	32.6	35.5	2	2	4	1	1	0	15
Indiana	42	35	7	33.6	36.3	0	1	0	0	1	0	40
Michigan	137	122	15	35.3	33.9	14	31	13	29	0	0	50
New Hampshire	15	10	5	34	29	4	3	3	2	2	0	1
New York	80	59	21	36.9	38.6	5	12	5	22	0	0	36
Oklahoma	30	16	14	35.2	36	4	2	7	2	0	0	15
Texas	83	55	28	36.7	33.6	6	12	13	8	15	23	6
Utah	11	10	1	44.4	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
Virginia	35	29	6	32.2	37	5	9	14	6	0	0	1
Total (n)	464	348	116	-	-	40	72	60	72	19	26	175

n = number

^aUnknown = Reported as unknown for syphilis stage

^*As reported by the laboratory from data obtained from the test request form or as reported by program following CDC case definitions.