Statewide Reported Cases Category Reported 2000 Percent 2000 Reported 2001 Percent 2001 Difference (# of Cases) Percent Change Total Cases 1981-2001 Total Percent 1981-2001 Race Ethnicity White, not Hispanic 471 26% 334 28% -137 -29% 10,244 39% Black, not Hispanic 1,080 59% 701 58% -379 -35% 12,589 48% Hispanic 247 14% 163 13% -84 -34% 3,155 12% Asian/Native American 26 1% 14 1% -12 -46% 210 1% TOTAL 1,824 100% 1,212 100% -612 -34% 26,198 100% Gender Male 1,383 76% 964 80% -419 -30% 22,213 85% Female 441 24% 248 20% -193 -44% 3,985 15% TOTAL 1,824 100% 1,212 100% -612 -34% 26,198 100% Transmission (Male) MSM* 650 47% 472 49% -178 -27% 13,501 61% Injection Drug Use (IDU) 295 21% 177 18% -118 -40% 4,846 22% MSM/IDU 64 5% 31 3% -33 -52% 1,431 6% Heterosexual Contact 116 8% 64 7% -52 -45% 862 4% Blood Trans/Hemophilia 34 2% 19 2% -15 -44% 424 2% Perinatal 4 0% 0 0% -4 -100% 107 0% Unknown 220 16% 201 21% -19 -9% 1,042 5% TOTAL 1,383 100% 964 100% -419 -30% 22,213 100% Transmission (Female) Injection Drug Use (IDU) 131 30% 70 28% -61 -47% 1,889 47% Heterosexual Contact 193 44% 83 33% -110 -57% 1,435 36% Blood Trans/Hemophilia 13 3% 7 3% -6 -46% 144 4% Perinatal 6 1% 0 0% -6 -100% 132 3% Unknown 98 22% 88 35% -10 -10% 385 10% TOTAL 441 100% 248 100% -193 -44% 3,985 100% Geography Metropolitan Chicago** 1,591 87% 985 81% -606 -38% 22,621 86% Chicago*** 1,229 67% 763 63% -466 -38% 18,042 69% Downstate 233 13% 227 19% -6 -3% 3,577 14% TOTAL 1,824 100% 1,212 100% -569 -34% 26,198 100% * Men who have sex with men **  Includes Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties *** Chicago is included in Metropolitan Chicago Cases Illinois Department of Public Health 535 West Jefferson Street Springfield, Illinois 62761 Phone 217-782-4977 Fax 217-782-3987 TTY 800-547-0466 Questions or Comments