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, quarter one 2002
NOTES: The analysis
excluded 279 adults with unknown HIV test status.
DATA SOURCE: Based on
data collected from January through March in the Sample Adult Core
component of the 2002 National Health Interview Survey.
For
both sexes combined, the percent of persons who ever had an HIV test was
highest among adults aged 25-34 years (58.8%) and lowest among adults aged
65 years and over (9.6%).
For
age groups 18-24 and 25-34 years, women were more likely than men to have
ever had an HIV test, whereas for adults aged 65 and over, women were less
likely than men to have ever had an HIV test.