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Table 10. Needle sharing during the 12 months before interview among 711 injection drug users recruited at street location or needle exchange program, by demographic characteristics, HIV Testing Survey, 2002

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		Needle Sharing
	Total	No.	(%)

Race/ethnicity
White, not Hispanic	215	70	(33)
Black, not Hispanic	234	47	(20)
Hispanic	188	71	(38)
Asian/Pacific Islander	3	1	(33)
American Indian/Alaska Native	14	9	(64)
Multiracial	42	21	(50)
Other	7	3	(43)
Sex
Male	506	144	(28)
Female	205	79	(39)
Age
18–24	54	24	(44)
25–29	71	22	(31)
30–39	208	78	(38)
40–49	240	72	(30)
>50	138	27	(20)
Education
<High school	261	98	(38)
High school diploma or equivalent	282	85	(30)
>High school	166	40	(24)
Employment
Unemployed	448	144	(32)
Employed	252	74	(29)
Study Site^a
Recruited at needle exchange program
A	93	28	(30)
E	71	27	(38)
F	81	24	(30)
H	62	20	(32)
I	101	47	(47)
J	102	14	(14)
Recruited on street
B	31	9	(29)
E	31	12	(39)
F	6	4	(67)
G	102	27	(26)
H	31	11	(35)
Total	711	223	(31)

Note. Numbers may not add to totals because of missing data. Respondents were asked, “In the past 12 months, how often did you use a needle that you knew or suspected had been used by someone else before you?” Numbers may not add to totals because of missing data.


^a	Sites E, F, and H recruited on the street and in needle exchange programs.

Last Modified: August 4, 2006
Last Reviewed: August 4, 2006
Content Source:
Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

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