Characteristics: Gender, Education, and Income

Population-based objectives	Female	Male	Less than high school	High school graduate	At least some college	Summary index	Poor	Near poor	Middle/high income	Summary index
25-1a. Chlamydia: females 15-24 years attending family planning clinics (1999, 2003)
25-1b. Chlamydia: females 15-24 years attending STD clinics (1999, 2003)
25-1c. Chlamydia: males 15-24 years attending STD clinics (1999, 2003)
25-1d. Chlamydia: females < 25 years enrolled in National Job Training Program (2002, 2003)
25-2a. Gonorrhea: new cases (1997, 2003)
25-2b. Gonorrhea: new cases females 15-44 years (2002, 2003)
25-3. Primary and secondary syphilis (1997, 2003)
25-4. Genital herpes: 20-29 years (1988-94, 1999-2002)
25-6. Treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease: females 15-44 years (1995, 2002)
25-7. Fertility problems: childless females 15-44 years with an STD or PID (1995, 2002)
25-9. Congenital syphilis: new cases (1997, 2003)
25-11a. Never had sexual intercourse: grades 9-12 (1999, 2003)
25-11b. Had sexual intercourse but not in past 3 months: grades 9-12 (1999, 2003)
25-11c. Used a condom at last intercourse: grades 9-12 (1999, 2003)

Data for objectives 25-5, 25-13, and 25-16a and b are unavailable or not applicable. Objectives 25-10, 25-12, 25-14, 25-15, 25-17, 25-18, and 25-19 were deleted at the midcourse. Objective 25-8 has been moved to HIV (Focus Area 13); see objective 13-18.

Years in parentheses represent the baseline data year and the most recent data year (if available).

Disparity from the best group rate is defined as the percent difference between the best group rate and each of the other group rates for a characteristic (for example, race and ethnicity). The summary index is the average of these percent differences for a characteristic. Change in disparity is estimated by subtracting the disparity at baseline from the disparity at the most recent data point. Change in the summary index is estimated by subtracting the summary index at baseline from the summary index at the most recent data point. See Technical Appendix for more information.

The best group rate at the most recent data point.		The group with the best rate for specified characteristic.		Most favorable group rate for specified characteristic, but reliability criterion not met.		Best group rate reliability criterion not met.
	Percent difference from the best group rate
Disparity from the best group rate at the most recent data point.		Less than 10 percent or not statistically significant		10-49 percent		50-99 percent		100 percent or more
			Increase in disparity (percentage points)
Changes in disparity over time are shown when the change is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points and statistically significant, or when the change is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points and estimates of variability were not available.				10-49		50-99		100 or more
			Decrease in disparity (percentage points)
				10-49		50-99		100 or more
Availability of data.		Data not available.		Characteristic not selected for this objective.

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