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Category
Reported 2004
 
Percent 2004
 
Reported 2005
 
Percent 2005
 
Difference (# of Cases)
 
Percent Change
 
Total Cases
1981-2005
Total Percent
1981-2005
Race Ethnicity
White, not Hispanic
361
25.35%
393
29.75%
32
8.86%
11,911
36.44%
Black, not Hispanic
791
55.55%
696
52.69%
-95
-12.01%
16,272
49.78%
Hispanic*
244
17.13%
209
15.82%
-35
-14.34%
4,173
12.77%
Asian/Native American
21
1.47%
18
1.36%
-3
-14.29%
293
0.90%
Multi-Race
5
0.35%
2
0.15%
-3
-60.00%
24
0.07%
Unknown
2
0.14%
3
0.23%
1
50.00%
12
0.04%
TOTAL
1,424
100.00%
1,321
100.00%
-103
-7.23%
32,685
100.00%
Gender
Male
1,117
78.44%
1,070
81.00%
-47
-4.21%
27,157
83.09%
Female
307
21.56%
251
19.00%
-56
-18.24%
5,528
16.91%
TOTAL
1,424
100%
1,321
100%
-103
-7.23%
32,685
100%
Transmission (Male)
MSM
635
56.85%
603
56.36%
-32
-5.04%
16,100
59.28%
Injection Drug Use (IDU)
149
13.34%
108
10.09%
-41
-27.52%
5,647
20.79%
MSM/IDU
54
4.83%
37
3.46%
-17
-31.48%
2,040
7.51%
Heterosexual Contact
78
6.98%
64
5.98%
-14
-17.95%
1,174
4.32%
Blood Trans/Hemophilia
7
0.63%
2
0.19%
-5
-71.43%
423
1.56%
Perinatal
1
0.09%
1
0.09%
0
0.00%
115
0.42%
Unknown
193
17.28%
255
23.83%
62
32.12%
1,658
6.11%
TOTAL
1,117
100%
1,070
100%
-47
-4.21%
27,157
100%
Transmission (Female)
Injection Drug Use (IDU)
77
25.08%
54
21.51%
-23
-29.87%
2,418
43.74%
Heterosexual Contact
148
48.21%
106
42.23%
-42
-28.38%
2,208
39.94%
Blood Trans/Hemophilia
9
2.93%
1
0.40%
-8
-88.89%
158
2.86%
Perinatal
1
0.33%
0
0.00%
-1
-100.00%
136
2.46%
Unknown
72
23.45%
90
35.86%
18
25.00%
608
11.00%
TOTAL
307
100%
251
100%
-56
-18.24%
5,528
100%
Geography
Metropolitan Chicago**
1,252
87.92%
1,154
87.36%
-98
-7.83%
28,318
86.64%
Chicago***
929
65.24%
801
60.64%
-128
-13.78%
22,388
68.50%
Downstate
172
12.08%
167
12.64%
-5
-2.91%
4,367
13.36%
TOTAL
1,424
100%
1,321
100%
-103
-7.23%
32,685
100%
*  Based on federal standards for classifying data on race and ethnicity effective January 1,2003 Hispanic is reported as an ethnicity instead of race.
**  Includes Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties
***  Chicago is included in Metropolitan Chicago cases



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