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Figure 10.2.
Percent of adults aged 18 years and over who had ever been tested for HIV,
by sex and age group: United States, January–June 2002
NOTES: The analysis
excluded 598 adults with unknown HIV test status.
DATA SOURCE: Based on
data collected from January through June in the Sample Adult Core component
of the 2002 National Health Interview Survey.
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 For both sexes combined, the percent of persons who
ever had an HIV test was highest among adults aged 25-34 years (58.1%) and
lowest among adults aged 65 years and over (9.4%).
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For age groups 18-24 years, 25-34 years, and 35-44 years,
women were more likely than men to have ever had an HIV test, whereas for
adults aged 65 years and over, women were less likely than men to have ever had
an HIV test.
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