Statewide Reported Cases Category Reported 2001 Percent 2001 Reported 2002 Percent 2002 Difference (# of Cases) Percent Change Total Cases 1981-2002 Total Percent 1981-2002 Race Ethnicity White, not Hispanic 334 28% 574 29% 212 59% 10,869 38% Black, not Hispanic 701 58% 1,085 55% 325 43% 13,841 49% Hispanic 163 13% 296 15% 119 67% 3,496 12% Asian/Native American 14 1% 19 1% 4 27% 230 1% Unknown     2 0% 2 200% 2 0% TOTAL 1,212 100% 1,976 100% 662 50% 28,438 100% Gender Male 964 80% 1,560 79% 522 50% 23,967 84% Female 248 20% 416 21% 140 51% 4,471 16% TOTAL 1,212 100% 1,976 100% 662 50% 28,438 100% Transmission (Male) MSM* 472 49% 810 52% 274 51% 14,406 60% Injection Drug Use (IDU) 177 18% 303 19% 80 36% 5,240 22% MSM/IDU 31 3% 62 4% 9 17% 1,616 7% Heterosexual Contact 64 7% 102 7% 30 42% 965 4% Blood Trans/Hemophilia 19 2% 18 1% -1 -5% 444 2% Perinatal 0 0% 1 0% 1 100% 109 0% Unknown 201 21% 264 17% 129 96% 1,187 5% TOTAL 964 100% 1,560 100% 522 50% 23,967 100% Transmission (Female) Injection Drug Use (IDU) 70 28% 107 26% 18 20% 2,052 46% Heterosexual Contact 83 33% 214 51% 85 66% 1,714 38% Blood Trans/Hemophilia 7 3% 6 1% -3 -33% 152 3% Perinatal 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 134 3% Unknown 88 35% 89 21% 40 82% 419 9% TOTAL 248 100% 416 100% 140 51% 4,471 100% Geography Metropolitan Chicago** 985 81% 1,763 89% 704 66% 24,594 86% Chicago*** 763 63% 1,445 73% 630 77% 19,639 69% Downstate 227 19% 213 11% -42 -16% 3,844 14% TOTAL 1,212 100% 1,976 100% -569 50% 28,438 100% * 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