Table 13. Proportion of persons surviving for more than 12, 24, and 36 months after an AIDS diagnosis in 2002, by selected characteristics—United States and dependent areas
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use
1,701
0.93
0.89
0.86
High-risk heterosexual contacta
3,170
0.91
0.88
0.85
Otherb
5,019
0.86
0.83
0.80
Subtotal
26,768
0.91
0.88
0.85
Female adult or adolescent
Injection drug use
2,101
0.89
0.83
0.78
High-risk heterosexual contacta
4,686
0.93
0.89
0.86
Otherb
2,749
0.90
0.85
0.83
Subtotal
9,536
0.91
0.87
0.83
Child (<13 yrs at diagnosis)
Perinatal
98
0.96
0.95
0.95
Otherc
3
1.00
0.67
0.67
Subtotal
101
0.96
0.94
0.94
Subtotal for 50 states and the District of Columbia
36,405
0.91
0.87
0.85
Data for U.S. dependent areas
891
0.83
0.78
0.75
Total
37,352d
0.91
0.87
0.84
Note. Excludes persons whose date of death was before, or in the same month as, date of diagnosis. Excludes persons whose month of diagnosis or month of death is unknown.
a
Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infection.
b
Includes hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, and risk factor not reported or not identified.
c
Includes hemophilia, blood transfusion, and risk factor not reported or not identified.
d
Includes 325 persons of unknown race or multiple races.
