Assessing the Role of Individual and Neighbourhood Characteristics in HIV Testing: Evidence from a Population Based Survey

Table 1: Proportion of People Reporting HIV Testing (Total = 5034; 2219 Males and 2815 Females) from the National Population Health Survey, Canada*

Characteristics	Total N=5034 [Population = 11540425]		Separated by Gender
	Total N=5034 [Population = 11540425]		Males N=2219 [population=5756447]		Females N=2815 [population = 5783978]
	n	Proportion HIV Tested	n	Proportion HIV Tested (%)	n	Proportion HIV Tested
All	5034	18	2219	15	2815	20
Individual level Variables
Age groups (years)
18-24	658	19	264	13	394	24
25-34	1452	24	618	21	834	27
35-44	1666	17	736	13	930	20
45-54	1258	10	601	11	657	9
		p < 0.00		p < 0.00		p < 0.00
Living conditions
Living with partner/children	3815	16	1733	14	2082	19
Single parent with dependent children	773	20	387	21	386	21
Living alone/unattached	446	25	99	0.18	347	27
		p < 0.00		p=0.03		p=0.02
Education
Less than secondary	619	12	304	12	315	13
Secondary education	703	12	315	9	388	15
Some post-secondary	1406	22	624	19	782	24
College/University	2306	18	976	15	1330	21
		p < 0.00		p=0.01		p < 0.00
Income group
Lowest	704	23	240	19	464	26
Low-Mid	1399	17	591	12	808	20
Upper-Mid	2141	18	1011	17	1130	19
Upper	790	15	377	12	413	19
		p = 0.02		p=0.05		p=0.18
Province
Others	2486	13	1071	12	1415	15
Ontario	1163	21	519	17	644	25
Quebec	904	16	425	16	479	17
British Columbia	481	18	204	15	277	20
		p < 0.00		p=0.15		p < 0.00
Ethnicity
White	4749	18	2073	15	2676	21
Ethnic minorities	285	14	146	15	139	13
		p=0.18		p=0.94		p=0.05
Has a regular doctor
Yes	4288	18	1746	15	2542	21
No	746	15	473	16	273	13
		p = 0.13		p=0.68		p=0.01
Had an STI in the past
Yes	114	41	37	36	77	44
No	4920	17	2182	15	2738	19
		p < 0.00		p < 0.00		p < 0.00
Geographic Variables Material deprivation quintile
1^st (least deprived)	799	20	317	20	482	21
2^nd	917	19	411	15	506	23
3^rd	1041	17	492	14	549	20
4^th	1116	18	513	14	603	23
5^th (most deprived)	1161	13	486	13	675	13
		p = 0.05		p=0.29		p=0.03
Social deprivation quintile
1^st (least deprived)	1019	13	450	10	569	16
2^nd	1104	16	491	13	613	18
3^rd	1018	17	463	16	555	18
4^th	955	19	443	14	512	24
5^th (most deprived)	938	24	372	23	566	25
		p < 0.00		p < 0.00		p = 0.03

^* = The proportions are weighted for the population, hence only proportions are provided.