Table 1. Percentage distribution of the general population, by age group and sex, Louisiana, 2000

Age group (yrs.)	Males, % (N = 2,162,903)	Females, % (N = 2,306,073)	Total population, % (N = 4,468,976)
< 2	3.0	2.7	2.9
2–12	17.3	15.5	16.4
13–24	19.3	18.0	18.6
25–44	29.2	28.7	28.9
45–64	21.5	21.7	21.6
≥ 65	9.6	13.4	11.6
Source. Census 2000, US Bureau of the Census, and Louisiana Census Data Center Profile. Note. Percentages may not add to 100% because of rounding.

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Table 2. Percentage distribution of the general population, by race/ethnicity and sex, Louisiana, 2000

Race/ethnicity	Males, % (N = 2,162,903)	Females, % (N = 2,306,073)	Total population, % (N = 4,468,976)
White, not Hispanic	63.9	62.5	63.2
Black, not Hispanic	31.7	33.5	32.6
Hispanic	2.5	2.3	2.4
American Indian	0.6	0.5	0.5
Asian	1.3	1.2	1.3
Source. Census 2000, US Bureau of the Census, 2001, and Louisiana Census Data Center Profile. Note. For an explanation of how racial/ethnic groups were combined in this profile, see p. 11.

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Table 3. Percentage distribution of the general population, by race/ethnicity and public health region, Louisiana, 2000

Public health region		Race/ethnicitya
		White, not Hispanic %	Black, not Hispanic %	Hispanic %	American Indian %	Asian %	Total population
I	New Orleans	49	43	5	<1	3	1,034,126
II	Baton Rouge	58	39	2	<1	2	603,634
III	Houma	70	25	2	2	<1	383,697
IV	Lafayette	70	27	1	<1	<1	548,154
V	Lake Charles	76	21	2	<1	<1	283,429
VI	Alexandria	70	27	2	<1	<1	301,390
VII	Shreveport	59	38	2	<1	<1	522,560
VIII	Monroe	62	36	1	<1	<1	353,865
IX	Hammond/Slidell	81	16	2	<1	<1	438,121
Source. Census 2000, US Bureau of the Census, and Louisiana Census Data Center Profile. Note. Percentages may not add to 100% because of rounding. aFor an explanation of how racial/ethnic groups were combined in this profile, see p. 11.

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Table 4. Percentage distribution of the general population, by race/ethnicity for parishes of >250,000 population compared with population of Louisiana, 2000

Race/ethnicitya	Population, %
	East Baton Rouge (N = 412,852)	Jefferson (N = 455,466)	Orleans (N = 484,674)	State (N = 4,468,976)
White, not Hispanic	56.2	69.8	28.1	63.2
Black, not Hispanic	40.1	22.9	67.3	32.6
Hispanic	1.8	7.1	3.0	2.4
American Indian	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.5
Asian	2.1	3.1	2.3	1.3
Source. Census 2000, US Bureau of the Census, and Louisiana Census Data Center Profile. aFor an explanation of how racial/ethnic groups were combined in this profile, see p. 11.

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Table 5. Percentage distribution of persons living below the poverty level during the past 12 months, by sex and age group for parishes of >250,000 population, Louisiana, 2000

Age group (yrs.)	Below poverty level, %
	East Baton Rouge		Jefferson		Orleans		Statewide
	Males (N = 34,201)	Females (N = 49,204)	Males (N = 23,456)	Females (N = 31,162)	Males (N = 57,140)	Females (N = 75,500)	Males (N = 370,499)	Females (N = 505,738)
≤ 25	74.3	53.7	59.4	40.9	56.3	47.6	59.9	46.8
26–44	11.3	26.2	13.2	27.3	22.7	28.2	17.1	25.4
45–64	7.4	10.6	18.8	18.7	18.0	17.1	15.4	16.3
≥ 65	7.0	9.5	8.5	13.1	3.1	7.1	7.6	11.5
Source. Census 2000, US Bureau of the Census, and Louisiana Census Data Center Profile.

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Table 6. Percentage distribution of the population 25 years or older, by educational attainment and sex, for parishes of >250,000 population, Louisiana, 2000

Education	East Baton Rouge		Jefferson		Orleans		Total
	Males, % (N = 112,063)	Females, % (N = 127,597)	Males, % (N = 138,586)	Females, % (N = 156,417)	Males, % (N = 132,414)	Females, % (N = 159,864)	Males, % (N =1,254,831)	Females, % (N =1,436,647)
< 9th Grade	5.7	4.3	7.9	7.4	7.5	9.7	9.7	8.7
High school, no diploma	8.4	10.9	11.2	13.8	11.9	12.1	14.3	13.8
High school, diploma	25.0	31.3	30.7	32.7	30.8	32.9	32.8	35.9
Some college	25.6	20.2	20.3	21.8	18.2	19.0	19.9	19.5
Associate or bachelor’s degree	20.8	22.6	21.8	18.3	18.8	18.0	15.8	15.9
Graduate or professional degree	14.4	10.7	8.0	5.9	12.8	8.3	7.5	6.1
Source. Census 2000, US Bureau of the Census, and Louisiana Census Data Center Profile.

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Table 7. Percentage distribution of adults (19–64 years), by health insurance coverage and sex, Louisiana, 1999–2000

Source of insurance	Men, % (N = 1,205,800)	Women, % (N = 1,399,380)
Employer	65	61
Individual plan	6	6
Medicaid	5	8
None/uninsured	24	24
Source. 2001 Current Population Survey, Kaiser Family Foundation.

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Table 8. Characteristics of persons infected with HIV (HIV/AIDS), Louisiana, 2001

	HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed, 2001			Persons living with HIV/AIDS, through 2001
	No.	%	Ratea	No.	%	Ratea
Total	1,078	100	24.1	13,565	100	303.5
Sex
Male	689	64	31.9	9,823	72	454.2
Female	389	36	16.9	3,742	28	162.3
Race/ethnicityb
White, not Hispanic	243	23	8.6	4,389	32	155.5
Black, not Hispanic	796	74	54.6	8,726	64	598.3
Hispanic	30	3	27.8	374	3	347.1
Other/unknown	9	1	–	76	1	–
Age group (yrs.)
0–1	9	1	6.9	15	<1	11.6
2–12	1	<1	–	132	1	18.0
13–24	219	20	26.3	866	6	104.2
25–44	601	56	46.5	8,907	66	689.6
45–64	227	21	23.5	3,466	26	359.1
≥ 65	21	2	4.1	179	1	34.3
Public health region
I	422	39	40.8	6,094	45	589.3
II	281	26	46.6	2,858	21	473.5
III	25	2	6.5	403	3	105.0
IV	68	6	12.4	833	6	152.0
V	48	4	16.9	671	5	236.7
VI	62	6	20.6	591	4	196.1
VII	76	7	14.5	931	7	178.2
VIII	65	6	18.4	604	4	170.7
IX	31	3	7.1	580	4	132.4
Note. Dash indicates the rate could not be calculated because of small numbers. aPer 100,000 persons. bFor an explanation of how racial/ethnic groups were combined, see p.11.

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Table 9. HIV diagnoses and rates, by race/ethnicity and sex, Louisiana, 2001

Race/ethnicitya	Males			Females			Total
	No.	%b	Ratec	No.	%b	Ratec	No.	%b	Ratec
White, not Hispanic	189	18	13.7	54	5	3.7	243	23	8.6
Black, not Hispanic	468	43	68.2	328	30	42.5	796	74	54.6
Hispanic	26	2	47.4	4	<1	–	30	3	27.8
Other/unknown	6	1	–	3	<1	–	9	1	–
Total	689	64	31.9	389	36	16.9	1,078	100	24.1
Note. Dash indicates the rate could not be calculated because of small numbers. aFor an explanation of how racial/ethnic groups were combined, see p. 11. bCalculated as the percentage of all cases diagnosed in 2001. cRates per 100,000 persons in racial/ethnic subgroups.

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Table 10. HIV diagnoses, by age group and sex, Louisiana, 2001

Age group (yrs.)	Males		Females		Total
	No.	%a	No.	%a	No.	%a
0−1	4	<1	5	<1	9	1
2−12	0	0	1	<1	1	<1
13−24	105	10	114	11	219	20
25−44	394	37	207	19	601	56
45−64	170	16	57	5	227	21
≥65	16	1	5	<1	21	2
Total	689	64	389	36	1,078	100
aCalculated as the percentage of all cases diagnosed in 2001.

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Table 11. Risk characteristics of persons with HIV infection (HIV/AIDS), Louisiana, 2001

Exposure category	Persons with new diagnoses, 2001		Persons living with HIV/AIDS, 2001
	No.a	%	No.a	%
Male-to-male sexual activity	367	34	5,366	40
Injection drug use	239	22	3,102	23
Male-to-male sex and injection drug use	37	3	1,023	8
Heterosexual contact	414	38	3,657	27
Transfusion/hemophilia	10	1	220	2
Mother with, or at risk for, HIV infection	10	1	174	1
Risk not reported or not identified	1	<1	23	<1
Total	1,078	100	13,565	100
aAdjusted for unreported risk.

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Table 12. HIV diagnoses, by exposure category and race/ethnicity, Louisiana, 2001

Exposure category	Whites		Blacks		Total a
	No.b	%	No.b	%	No.b	%
Male-to-male sexual activity	138	57	215	27	367	34
Injection drug use	41	17	192	24	239	22
Male-to-male sex and injection drug use	13	5	23	3	37	3
Heterosexual contact	46	19	350	44	414	38
Transfusion/hemophilia	3	1	7	1	10	1
Mother with, or at risk for, HIV infection	2	1	8	1	10	1
Risk not reported or not identified	0	0	1	<1	1	<1
Total	243	100	796	100	1,078	100
aAll racial/ethnic categories, including ones not shown. bAdjusted for unreported risk.

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Table 13. HIV diagnoses, by exposure category and sex, Louisiana, 2001

Exposure category	Males		Females		Total
	No.a	%	No.a	%	No.a	%
Male-to-male sexual activity	367	53	–	–	367	34
Injection drug use	149	22	90	23	239	22
Male-to-male sex and injection drug use	37	5	–	–	37	3
Heterosexual contact	126	18	287	74	413	38
Transfusion/hemophilia	5	1	5	1	10	1
Mother with, or at risk for, HIV infection	4	1	6	2	10	1
Risk not reported/identified	1	<1	1	<1	2	<1
Total	689	100	389	100	1,078	100
Note: Dash indicates not applicable. aAdjusted for unreported risk.

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Table 14. Characteristics of persons with AIDS, Louisiana, 2001

	Persons with new diagnoses 2001		Persons living with AIDS through 2001
	No.	%	No.	%
Sex
Male	593	69	4,890	78
Female	265	31	1,346	22
Race/ethnicitya
White, not Hispanic	193	22	2,263	36
Black, not Hispanic	643	75	3,756	60
Hispanic	20	2	193	3
Other/Unknown	2	<1	24	<1
Age group (yrs.)
0–1	0	0	0	0
2–12	0	0	44	1
13–24	58	7	162	3
25–44	566	66	3,992	64
45–64	221	26	1,945	31
≥ 65	13	2	93	1
Public health region
I	343	40	2,900	47
II	237	28	1,223	20
III	27	3	199	3
IV	49	6	363	6
V	34	4	305	5
VI	35	4	229	4
VII	56	6	444	7
VIII	51	6	278	4
IX	26	3	295	5
Total	858	100	6,236	100
aFor an explanation of how racial/ethnic groups were combined, see p.11.

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Table 15. Characteristics of persons with AIDS who died and persons living with AIDS, Louisiana, 2001

	Deaths among persons with AIDS, 2001		Persons living with AIDS through 2001
	No.	%	No.	%
Sex
Male	255	72	4,890	78
Female	98	28	1,346	22
Race/ethnicity a
White, not Hispanic	88	25	2,263	36
Black, not Hispanic	264	75	3,756	60
Hispanic	1	<1	193	3
Other/unknown	0	0	24	<1
Age group (yrs.)
0–1	0	0	0	0
2–12	1	0	44	1
13–24	9	3	162	3
25–44	211	60	3,992	64
45–64	125	35	1,945	31
≥ 65	7	2	93	1
Public health region
I	129	37	2,900	47
II	112	32	1,223	20
III	17	5	199	3
IV	14	4	363	6
V	13	4	305	5
VI	9	3	229	4
VII	29	8	444	7
VIII	16	5	278	4
IX	12	3	295	5
Total	353	100	6,236	100
aFor an explanation of how racial/ethnic groups were combined, see p. 11.

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Table 16. Deaths due to HIV infection or AIDS, by race and sex, Louisiana, 2000

Race	Males			Females			Total
	No.	%a	Rateb	No.	%a	Rateb	No.	%a	Rateb
White, not Hispanic	75	19	5.4	6	2	–	81	21	2.9
Black, not Hispanic	219	57	31.9	84	22	13.9	303	78	20.8
Other	–	<1	–	0	0	0.0	–	<1	–
Total	296	77	13.7	90	23	4.8	386	100	8.6
aFor an explanation of how racial/ethnic groups were combined, see p. 11.

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Table 17. Persons living with AIDS, by race and sex, Louisiana, 2000

Race	Males		Females		Total
	No.	% a	No.	% a	No.	% a
White, not Hispanic	1,960	34	197	3	2,157	38
Black, not Hispanic	2,410	42	961	17	3,371	59
Other	173	3	21	<1	194	3
Total	4,543	79	1,179	21	5,722	100
aEach percentage is calculated as the percentage of all persons living with AIDS in 2000.

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Table 18. Comparative ranking of 10 leading underlying causes of death of black persons and white persons aged 25–44 years, Louisiana, 1999

Cause of death	Rank	Deaths	%
White, not Hispanic
Unintentional injury	1	373	25.3
Malignant neoplasm	2	215	14.6
Heart disease	3	199	13.5
Suicide	4	154	10.4
HIV/AIDS	5	65	4.4
Homicide	6	56	3.8
Chronic liver disease	7	39	2.6
Cerebrovascular disease	8	27	1.8
Diabetes mellitus	8	27	1.8
Congenital anomaly	10	17	1.2
Deaths of all causes (TOTAL)		1,475	100
Black, not Hispanic
Heart disease	1	199	14.9
HIV/AIDS	2	178	13.3
Unintentional injury	3	175	13.1
Homicide	4	171	12.8
Malignant neoplasm	5	163	12.2
Cerebrovascular disease	6	42	3.1
Diabetes mellitus	6	42	3.1
Suicide	8	39	2.9
Chronic liver disease	9	31	2.3
Pneumonia and influenza	10	18	1.3
Deaths of all causes (TOTAL)		1,339	100
Source. State Center for Health Statistics, Louisiana Office of Public Health.

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Table 19. Sexual risk behavior of persons aged 18–49 years in the general population, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001

	≥2 Partners, %a (n = 862)	Condom use, %b (n = 117)
Overall	13	56
Sex
Male	17	63
Female	10	45
Age group (yrs.)
18-24	20	55
25-34	16	56
35-44	10	57
≥ 45	6	55
Race/ethnicity
Black, not Hispanic	19	52
White, not Hispanic	10	56
Other	11	86
aAll respondents, past 12 months. bRespondents with ≥2 partners during past 12 months.

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Table 20. Sexual risk behavior in high-risk populations, Street Outreach Survey, 2001

	≥2 Partners, a% (n = 5,655)	Condom use, most recent sex, b% (n = 3,359)
Overall	60	58
Sex
Male	69	61
Female	49	55
Age group (yrs.)
≤ 19	63	65
20–24	64	57
25–29	68	59
30–34	58	51
≥ 35	47	49
Race/ethnicity
Black, not Hispanic	59	60
White, not Hispanic	67	51
aAll respondents, past 12 months. bRespondents with ≥2 partners during past 12 months.

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Table 21. HIV testing in the general population, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Louisiana, 2001

	Ever tested, %			Tested, past 12 months, %
	Totala (n = 5,011)	≥ 2 Partnersb (n = 117)		Totala (n = 1,942)
Tested	46	59		36
Sex
Male	45	49		34
Female	47	76		38
Age group (yrs.)
18-24	49	37		48
25-34	62	70		41
35-44	47	67		30
≥ 45a	33	65		27
Race/ethnicity
Black, not Hispanic	56	67		43
White, not Hispanic	41	50		31
Other	49	86		36
aIncludes persons aged 1864 years. bPersons with ≥2 partners includes persons aged 18-49.

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Table 22. Six most commonly listed reasons for HIV testing, general population (n = 678), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Louisiana, 2001

	Routine checkup, %	Pregnancy %	To learn HIV status, %	Job-related %	Hospitalization, %	Other %
Overall	30	18	8	7	7	7
Sex
Male	35	1	8	9	6	9
Female	25	32	8	6	8	6
Age group (yrs.)
18–24	30	36	10	4	1	6
25–34	26	22	9	8	4	9
35–44	25	9	6	7	11	4
≥ 45	41	0	6	10	15	9
Race
Black, not Hispanic	39	19	10	7	4	7
White, not Hispanic	23	19	8	8	9	7
Other	28	11	5	9	3	12
Note. Percentages do not add to 100% because less commonly listed reasons are not included.

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Table 23. Locations of HIV testing, general population (n = 670), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Louisiana, 2001

	Private physician or HMO, %	Hospital or outpatient clinic,a %	Clinic or counseling & testing site,b %	Military site, %
Overall	43	23	17	6
Sex
Male	40	22	13	12
Female	45	24	21	1
Age group (yrs.)
18–24	40	18	31	4
25–34	45	21	18	7
35–44	36	28	10	8
≥ 45	50	29	5	4
Race/ethnicity
Black, not Hispanic	36	28	25	4
White, not Hispanic	48	20	11	6
Other	43	22	12	13
Note. HMO, health maintenance organization. aIncludes emergency department. bIncludes health department or AIDS clinic, family planning clinic, STD clinic, community health clinic, and other public health clinic.

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Table 24. Percentages of high-risk populations ever tested for HIV, HIV Testing Survey, Louisiana, 2001

	Men who have sex with men, % (n = 82)	Injection drug users (n = 85)	Heterosexual STD clients, % (n = 75)
Overall	82	55	60
Sex
Male	82	52	51
Female	n/a	58	73
Race/ethnicity
Black, not Hispanic	73	58	57
White, not Hispanic	86	43	100
Note. STD, sexually transmitted disease; n/a, not applicable.

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Table 25. HIV testing of high-risk persons (n = 5,655), Street Outreach Survey, Louisiana, 2001

	Tested, past 12 months, %
Overall	45
Sex
Male	43
Female	47
Race/ethnicity
Black, not Hispanic	45
White, not Hispanic	45

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Table 26. HIV Counseling and Testing data, by demographics and type of test, Louisiana, 2001

	Confidential		Anonymous		Total
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Sex
Male	17,004	39	3,984	59	20,988	42
Female	26,471	61	2,384	35	28,855	57
Unknown	0	0	368	6	368	1
Race/ethnicity
White, not Hispanic	14,084	32	3,515	52	17,599	35
Black, not Hispanic	27,943	64	2,544	38	30,487	61
Hispanic	828	2	134	2	962	2
Other	610	1	115	2	725	1
Age (yrs.)
<5	47	<1	398	6	445	1
5–12	77	<1	19	<1	96	<1
13–19	10,480	24	596	9	11,076	22
20–29	19,550	45	2,269	34	21,819	43
30–39	7,416	17	1,768	26	9,184	18
40–49	4,180	10	1,212	18	5,392	11
≥ 50	1,724	4	473	7	2,197	4
Unknown	1	<1	1	<1	2	<1
Public health region
I	11,097	26	2,522	37	13,619	27
II	4,992	11	996	15	5,988	12
III	3,492	8	715	11	4,207	8
IV	3,955	9	1,098	16	5,053	10
V	3,296	8	151	2	3,447	7
VI	3,120	7	81	1	3,201	6
VII	3,840	9	576	9	4,416	9
VIII	7,124	16	270	4	7,394	15
IX	2,559	6	327	5	2,886	6
Site
STD clinic	21,329	49	875	13	22,204	44
Community-based organization	3,599	8	3,464	51	7,063	14
Family planning clinic	5,381	12	71	1	5,452	11
Drug treatment center	3,318	8	1,753	26	5,071	10
Prenatal, OB/GYN	4,855	11	65	1	4,920	10
TB clinic	2,443	6	44	1	2,487	5
Parish health clinic	828	2	76	1	904	2
Community health clinic	399	1	157	2	556	1
Field visit	381	1	155	2	536	1
Prison or jail	5	<1	0	0	5	<1
Other	937	2	76	1	1,013	2
Total	43,475	100	6,736	100	50,211	100

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Table 27. Comparison of demographic characteristics of CARE Act Title II clients and persons living with HIV/AIDS, Louisiana, 2001

	CARE Act clients, % (N = 4,125)		Persons living with HIV/AIDS, % (N = 13,565)
Race/ethnicitya
White, not Hispanic	25		32
Black, not Hispanic	64		64
Hispanic	1		3
Asian/Pacific Islander	<1		1
American Indian/Alaskan Native	1
More than 1 race	3
Unknown	5
Sex
Male	66		72
Female	34		28
Age (yrs.)
<13	2		1
14–19	1		1
20–44	68		71
≥45	30		27
aFor an explanation of how racial/ethnic groups were combined, see p. 11.

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Table 28. Utilization of Ryan White Title II service, by type of service (N = 4,125), Louisiana, 2001

	Case management	Medical	Dental	Mental health	Substance abuse
Clients receiving service (no.)	2,231	770	467	39	13
Visits per client (average no.)	9.0	2.4	3.2	2.1	2.0

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Table 29. Characteristics of patients enrolled in the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (N = 1,440), Louisiana, June 2001

	Patients, %
Sex
Male	69
Female	31
Race/ethnicity
Black, not Hispanic	52
White, not Hispanic	48
Age (yrs.)
<13	0
13–19	0
≥20	100
Poverty level (%)
<100	46
101–200	54

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Table 30. Prescription of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV-infected patients, by sex, race/ethnicity, and insurance status, Survey of HIV Disease and Care, Louisiana, 1998

	Prescribed ART, %	Prescribed HAART, %
Sex
Male	87	64
Female	85	66
Race/ethnicity
White, not Hispanic	92	70
Black, not Hispanic	83	61
Insurance status
Private	93	76
Public	87	54
No insurance	83	66

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Table 31. Current prescription of prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-infected patients, by sex, race/ethnicity, and insurance status, Survey of HIV Disease and Care, Louisiana, 1998

	Patients, %
Sex
Male	54
Female	67
Race/ethnicity
White, not Hispanic	45
Black, not Hispanic	60
Insurance status
Private	34
Public	63
No insurance	70

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Table 32. Current prescription of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in HIV-infected patients, by sex and race/ethnicity, Adult/Adolescent Spectrum of Disease Project (N = 1,695), New Orleans, 2000

	Patients, %
Sex
Male	79
Female	68
Race/ethnicity
White, not Hispanic	76
Black, not Hispanic	76
Hispanic	75

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Table 33. Prescription of prophylaxis for primary Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-infected patients, by sex and race/ethnicity, Adult/Adolescent Spectrum of Disease Project (N = 945), New Orleans, 2000

	Patients, %
Sex
Male	78
Female	71
Race/ethnicity
White, not Hispanic	69
Black, not Hispanic	80
Hispanic	69

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Table 34. Prescription of prophylaxis for Mycobacterium avium complex in HIV-infected patients, by sex and race/ethnicity, Adult/Adolescent Spectrum of Disease Project (N = 449), New Orleans, 2000

	Patients, %
Sex
Male	70
Female	72
Race/ethnicity
White, not Hispanic	59
Black, not Hispanic	75
Hispanic	43

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Table 35. Proportions of persons with AIDS diagnosis, by time between first positive HIV test result and AIDS diagnosis (N = 6,956), Louisiana, 1996–2000

	AIDS diagnosis, %
	At time of first HIV+ test result	≤ 3 Monthsa	≤ 12 Monthsb
Overall	22	32	37
Gender
Male	25	36	41
Female	15	23	27
Race
White, not Hispanic	27	38	41
Black, not Hispanic	20	30	35
Exposure category
Male-to-male sex	30	43	48
Injection drug use	24	37	44
Male-to-male sex and injection drug use	19	34	38
Heterosexual contact	17	27	32
Other	24	34	35
Unspecified	18	26	30
Age (yrs.)
0–14	10	15	16
15–24	7	12	14
25–34	21	31	36
35–44	26	39	45
≥ 45	31	43	48
Public health region
I	23	33	38
II	17	28	34
III	29	39	42
IV	19	30	34
V	27	37	39
VI	16	28	33
VII	23	36	39
VIII	22	34	40
IX	29	38	43
aIncludes persons given AIDS diagnosis at time of first positive test result. bIncludes persons given AIDS diagnosis within 3 months of, or at time of, the first positive HIV test result.

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