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QuickStats Percentage of Adults Aged >18 Years Who Had Ever
Been Tested for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV),* by Age Group and
Sex --- National Health Interview Survey, United States,
2007†
* Based on responses to the following question: "Except for tests you may have had as part of blood donations, have you ever been tested for HIV?" Persons
who refused to respond or who answered "Don't know" (approximately 5% of respondents combined) were not included.
† Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population.
§ 95% confidence interval.
In 2007, overall, 36.6% of adults aged
>18 years reported ever being tested for HIV. For both men and women,
the percentage of persons who ever had an HIV test was highest among adults aged 25--34 years and 35--44 years and
lowest
among adults aged >65 years. The percentages who had ever had an HIV test were higher for women than men in age
groups 35--44 years and below, not significantly different for men and women at ages 45--64 years, and higher for men than
women at ages >65 years.
SOURCE: Heyman KM, Schiller JS, Barnes P. Early release of selected estimates based on data from the 2007
National Health Interview Survey. Hyattsville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, National Center for
Health Statistics; 2008. Available at
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhis/released200806.htm.
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