AIDS Cases Diagnosed in 1997 and 1998<BR> By Sex, Race/Ethnicity, Age at Diagnosis, and Risk Exposure

Estimated Male Adult/Adolescent AIDS Cases Diagnosed in 1997 Adjusted for Reporting Delays and Risk Redistribution
	Age at Diagnosis	13-24		25-39		40-64		65+
	Exposure Category	No.	(%)	No.	(%)	No.	(%)	No.	(%)
White, Not Hispanic	Men who have sex with men (MSM)	178	66.4	5,584	73.8	4,199	72.6	137	72.5
	Injection drug use (IDU)	33	12.3	888	11.7	860	14.9	10	5.3
	MSM and IDU	15	5.6	667	8.8	334	5.8	5	2.6
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	22	8.2	56	0.7	30	0.5	3	1.6
	Blood transfusion/components	4	1.5	30	0.4	53	0.9	10	5.3
	Heterosexual contact	15	5.6	329	4.3	290	5.0	21	11.1
	Other	1	0.4	14	0.2	14	0.2	3	1.6
	Total	268		7,568		5,780		189
Black, Not Hispanic	Men who have sex with men (MSM)	298	64.2	3,939	48.9	2,148	29.8	105	34.8
	Injection drug use (IDU)	65	14.0	2,230	27.7	3,413	47.4	102	33.8
	MSM and IDU	16	3.4	557	6.9	442	6.1	8	2.6
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	5	1.1	20	0.2	15	0.2	2	0.7
	Blood transfusion/components	3	0.6	32	0.4	38	0.5	8	2.6
	Heterosexual contact	71	15.3	1,254	15.6	1,130	15.7	76	25.2
	Other	6	1.3	19	0.2	17	0.2	1	0.3
	Total	464		8,051		7,203		302
Hispanic	Men who have sex with men (MSM)	173	56.4	2,218	49.1	1,096	37.5	36	31.3
	Injection drug use (IDU)	64	20.8	1,454	32.2	1,242	42.5	27	23.5
	MSM and IDU	20	6.5	285	6.3	150	5.1	2	1.7
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	5	1.6	13	0.3	5	0.2	0	·
	Blood transfusion/components	2	0.7	19	0.4	21	0.7	6	5.2
	Heterosexual contact	39	12.7	512	11.3	402	13.8	42	36.5
	Other	4	1.3	14	0.3	7	0.2	2	1.7
	Total	307		4,515		2,923		115
Asian/Pacific Islander	Men who have sex with men (MSM)	12	85.7	127	72.2	82	61.7	3	50.0
	Injection drug use (IDU)	1	7.1	20	11.4	28	21.1	1	16.7
	MSM and IDU	0	·	5	2.8	4	3.0	0	·
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	1	7.1	1	0.6	0	·	0	·
	Blood transfusion/components	0	·	2	1.1	4	3.0	0	·
	Heterosexual contact	0	·	20	11.4	14	10.5	2	33.3
	Other	0	·	1	0.6	1	0.8	0	·
	Total	14		176		133		6
American Indian/Alaska Native	Men who have sex with men (MSM)	1	33.3	47	52.8	28	65.1	0	·
	Injection drug use (IDU)	1	33.3	22	24.7	8	18.6	0	·
	MSM and IDU	1	33.3	10	11.2	0	·	0	·
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	0	·	1	1.1	0	·	0	·
	Blood transfusion/components	0	·	0	·	0	·	0	·
	Heterosexual contact	0	·	8	9.0	7	16.3	0	·
	Other	0	·	1	1.1	0	·	0	·
	Total	3		89		43		0
Male Subtotal*		1,057		20,455		16,133		612
*Totals include cases with unknown or missing race/ethnicity data.

Estimated Female Adult/Adolescent AIDS Cases Diagnosed in 1997 Adjusted for Reporting Delays and Risk Redistribution
	Age at Diagnosis	13-24		25-39		40-64		65+
	Exposure Category	No.	(%)	No.	(%)	No.	(%)	No.	(%)
White, Not Hispanic	Injection drug use (IDU)	33	26.6	494	42.4	307	43.7	5	19.2
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	1	0.8	3	0.3	4	0.6	1	3.8
	Blood transfusion/components	3	2.4	18	1.5	16	2.3	2	7.7
	Heterosexual contact	85	68.5	642	55.1	370	52.6	18	69.2
	Other	2	1.6	9	0.8	6	0.9	0	·
	Total	124		1,166		703		26
Black, Not Hispanic	Injection drug use (IDU)	101	19.7	1,468	36.8	1,178	46.4	24	21.4
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	1	0.2	21	0.5	15	0.6	2	1.8
	Blood transfusion/components	10	1.9	66	1.7	58	2.3	7	6.3
	Heterosexual contact	393	76.6	2,421	60.6	1,276	50.3	77	68.8
	Other	8	1.6	17	0.4	12	0.5	2	1.8
	Total	513		3,993		2,539		112
Hispanic	Injection drug use (IDU)	31	25.0	457	37.8	252	32.4	6	18.2
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	0	·	5	0.4	6	0.8	0	·
	Blood transfusion/components	4	3.2	16	1.3	7	0.9	1	3.0
	Heterosexual contact	83	66.9	727	60.2	511	65.7	26	78.8
	Other	6	4.8	3	0.2	2	0.3	0	·
	Total	124		1,208		778		33
Asian/Pacific Islander	Injection drug use (IDU)	1	33.3	8	27.6	5	29.4	0	·
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	0	·	1	3.4	0	·	0	·
	Blood transfusion/components	0	·	0	·	2	11.8	0	·
	Heterosexual contact	1	33.3	20	69.0	10	58.8	0	·
	Other	1	33.3	0	·	0	·	0	·
	Total	3		29		17		0
American Indian/Alaska Native	Injection drug use (IDU)	0	·	11	55.0	2	18.2	0	·
	Hemophilia/coagulation disorder	0	·	0	·	1	9.1	0	·
	Blood transfusion/components	0	·	0	·	1	9.1	0	·
	Heterosexual contact	1	100	9	45.0	7	63.6	0	·
	Other	0	·	0	·	0	·	0	·
	Total	1		20		11		0
Female Subtotal*		767		6,430		4,062		171
1997 Total*		1,824		26,885		20,195		783
*Totals include cases with unknown or missing race/ethnicity data.

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