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| Total Respond.# |
Very effective | Somewhat effective | Not at all effective | Don't know how effective | Don't know method | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,857 | 933 | 50.7 | 47.0-54.5 | 726 | 37.8 | 34.3-41.4 | 74 | 4.0 | 2.8- 5.6 | 103 | 6.6 | 4.9- 8.8 | 21 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 763 | 400 | 52.4 | 47.1-57.5 | 288 | 34.2 | 29.5-39.2 | 28 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.9 | 38 | 7.6 | 4.8-11.8 | 9 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 |
| Female | 1,094 | 533 | 49.1 | 43.7-54.5 | 438 | 41.4 | 36.3-46.8 | 46 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.8 | 65 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.7 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,431 | 709 | 49.9 | 45.6-54.3 | 586 | 39.9 | 35.8-44.2 | 55 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.4 | 64 | 5.5 | 3.8- 8.0 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.8 |
| African American | 325 | 171 | 53.8 | 45.4-62.0 | 109 | 29.5 | 22.5-37.6 | 15 | 5.7 | 2.8-11.2 | 28 | 10.7 | 6.0-18.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 |
| Other Minorities | 75 | 36 | 46.2 | 30.7-62.5 | 27 | 40.9 | 26.2-57.4 | 3 | 4.1 | 1.0-15.1 | 7 | 7.0 | 2.6-17.1 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.3- 9.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 61 | 33 | 49.8 | 32.0-67.7 | 20 | 41.8 | 24.8-61.1 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.5-13.0 | 6 | 5.7 | 1.9-16.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| No | 1,791 | 897 | 50.7 | 46.9-54.5 | 705 | 37.7 | 34.1-41.4 | 72 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.8 | 96 | 6.6 | 4.8- 9.0 | 21 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 204 | 115 | 62.5 | 52.7-71.2 | 74 | 30.4 | 22.4-39.7 | 8 | 2.2 | 0.8- 5.8 | 7 | 5.0 | 2.0-11.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 25-34 | 482 | 271 | 51.9 | 45.1-58.6 | 170 | 39.1 | 32.5-46.1 | 17 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.5 | 17 | 5.0 | 2.7- 9.1 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.0 |
| 35-44 | 497 | 237 | 44.5 | 38.0-51.2 | 208 | 43.2 | 36.6-50.0 | 26 | 6.7 | 3.9-11.4 | 22 | 4.9 | 2.2-10.5 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.1 |
| 45-54 | 397 | 186 | 50.3 | 41.4-59.1 | 167 | 36.7 | 29.3-44.6 | 13 | 4.4 | 1.9- 9.8 | 29 | 8.5 | 4.4-15.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 |
| 55-64 | 259 | 118 | 49.6 | 41.1-58.2 | 101 | 35.9 | 28.3-44.4 | 8 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.9 | 27 | 11.4 | 6.9-18.2 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.5- 4.1 |
| 65+ | 18 | 6 | 43.8 | 18.1-73.3 | 6 | 16.6 | 6.2-37.5 | 2 | 8.6 | 2.0-30.8 | 1 | 6.3 | 0.8-34.4 | 3 | 24.7 | 7.3-57.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 155 | 65 | 52.9 | 41.2-64.3 | 66 | 35.9 | 25.9-47.3 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.1 | 11 | 7.9 | 3.7-16.1 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 555 | 252 | 45.0 | 38.8-51.4 | 216 | 38.7 | 32.6-45.1 | 26 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.8 | 52 | 10.6 | 7.0-15.6 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 514 | 264 | 52.3 | 46.1-58.5 | 201 | 38.8 | 32.9-45.0 | 23 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.4 | 22 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.3 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 |
| College Graduate | 630 | 352 | 55.3 | 48.7-61.7 | 242 | 37.0 | 31.2-43.2 | 15 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.4 | 18 | 4.8 | 2.2-10.2 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 112 | 56 | 57.1 | 43.0-70.2 | 38 | 27.9 | 17.7-41.0 | 9 | 9.8 | 3.7-23.3 | 9 | 5.2 | 2.0-12.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 261 | 134 | 52.7 | 43.4-61.8 | 92 | 34.1 | 26.1-43.0 | 17 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.7 | 15 | 8.3 | 3.6-17.8 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 4.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 256 | 132 | 56.8 | 47.2-65.9 | 96 | 34.2 | 25.6-43.9 | 9 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.8 | 15 | 5.7 | 2.6-12.0 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 367 | 186 | 48.4 | 41.1-55.7 | 145 | 42.1 | 35.0-49.5 | 11 | 3.1 | 1.2- 7.6 | 20 | 5.7 | 3.0-10.6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.3 |
| $50,000+ | 634 | 331 | 50.1 | 43.6-56.7 | 258 | 39.8 | 33.7-46.2 | 17 | 4.0 | 2.1- 7.4 | 23 | 5.2 | 2.7- 9.9 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.2 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 127 | 54 | 45.3 | 35.7-55.2 | 57 | 43.4 | 34.2-53.2 | 8 | 5.8 | 2.7-11.8 | 8 | 5.5 | 2.5-11.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Cumberland | 143 | 74 | 51.2 | 40.7-61.6 | 57 | 42.0 | 31.9-52.8 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.7 | 8 | 4.4 | 2.1- 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Durham | 111 | 64 | 61.2 | 46.9-73.7 | 39 | 32.5 | 21.5-45.9 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3- 5.6 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.5-12.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.2 |
| Forsyth | 115 | 63 | 57.0 | 46.7-66.8 | 43 | 34.9 | 26.0-44.9 | 5 | 4.8 | 1.8-12.4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.7 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.6 |
| Gaston | 138 | 64 | 46.8 | 37.7-56.2 | 57 | 39.3 | 30.7-48.6 | 8 | 6.3 | 3.0-12.8 | 7 | 6.5 | 3.0-13.6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.3- 4.1 |
| Guilford | 122 | 61 | 49.9 | 39.8-59.9 | 48 | 41.2 | 31.5-51.7 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.7- 6.4 | 6 | 4.5 | 2.0-10.1 | 3 | 2.2 | 0.7- 6.7 |
| Mecklenburg | 144 | 79 | 53.8 | 44.7-62.7 | 54 | 37.3 | 29.0-46.4 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.6- 6.5 | 5 | 5.0 | 2.0-11.9 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4- 6.9 |
| New Hanover | 128 | 72 | 57.7 | 47.4-67.3 | 45 | 35.5 | 26.3-45.8 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.8 | 8 | 5.7 | 2.6-11.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Onslow | 152 | 70 | 50.8 | 38.8-62.6 | 62 | 37.2 | 27.3-48.4 | 9 | 5.9 | 3.0-11.5 | 9 | 4.7 | 2.2- 9.9 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3- 5.3 |
| Wake | 142 | 82 | 59.0 | 49.4-67.9 | 49 | 31.2 | 23.3-40.2 | 4 | 3.9 | 1.4-10.4 | 7 | 5.9 | 2.4-13.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Western NC | 171 | 84 | 48.0 | 39.6-56.4 | 65 | 36.2 | 28.7-44.5 | 6 | 4.7 | 1.8-11.7 | 12 | 8.5 | 4.4-15.8 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.9- 7.2 |
| Piedmont NC | 188 | 86 | 47.4 | 37.4-57.7 | 79 | 42.0 | 32.6-52.1 | 9 | 2.9 | 1.2- 6.7 | 11 | 7.2 | 3.2-15.2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.8 |
| Eastern NC | 176 | 80 | 49.6 | 40.6-58.5 | 71 | 35.4 | 27.4-44.4 | 8 | 6.4 | 3.1-12.8 | 15 | 8.0 | 4.6-13.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.5 |
+ Approximately half of the respondents received questions from this topic See Technical Notes for more information.
* This question was asked of respondents who reported having sex in the last 12 months and being ages 18-64 years old.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange,
Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
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