| Back to Sexual Behavior. |
Select a different topic for North Carolina: |
View results for a different geographical area: |
| Total Respond.# |
One | Two | Three or more | None | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 2,214 | 1,610 | 75.6 | 72.6-78.3 | 93 | 3.8 | 2.8- 5.3 | 99 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.1 | 412 | 16.0 | 13.7-18.6 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 843 | 618 | 74.5 | 69.5-78.9 | 41 | 4.4 | 2.8- 7.1 | 71 | 7.6 | 5.4-10.6 | 113 | 13.5 | 9.9-18.0 |
| Female | 1,371 | 992 | 76.6 | 73.2-79.7 | 52 | 3.3 | 2.2- 4.8 | 28 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.8 | 299 | 18.5 | 15.7-21.6 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 1,684 | 1,270 | 79.1 | 76.0-81.9 | 65 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.8 | 66 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.3 | 283 | 13.3 | 11.1-15.8 |
| African American | 409 | 254 | 63.5 | 56.3-70.2 | 24 | 6.7 | 3.6-12.2 | 27 | 6.1 | 3.7-10.0 | 104 | 23.6 | 18.1-30.2 |
| Other Minorities | 95 | 70 | 72.2 | 50.2-87.0 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 5.5 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.5- 5.7 | 20 | 24.9 | 10.6-48.2 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 68 | 54 | 67.9 | 39.1-87.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 2.9 | 1.0- 8.2 | 10 | 29.2 | 10.2-59.9 |
| No | 2,142 | 1,552 | 75.9 | 73.0-78.5 | 93 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.5 | 95 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.3 | 402 | 15.5 | 13.4-17.8 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 239 | 136 | 53.5 | 43.7-63.0 | 35 | 14.1 | 9.0-21.4 | 31 | 10.1 | 6.0-16.6 | 37 | 22.3 | 14.3-33.2 |
| 25-34 | 530 | 417 | 81.4 | 75.8-86.0 | 27 | 4.2 | 2.2- 8.0 | 32 | 6.4 | 3.8-10.6 | 54 | 8.0 | 5.2-12.1 |
| 35-44 | 554 | 439 | 85.1 | 80.9-88.5 | 22 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.8 | 21 | 3.3 | 1.8- 5.7 | 72 | 10.0 | 7.2-13.7 |
| 45-54 | 488 | 368 | 78.9 | 72.4-84.3 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.5 | 10 | 2.4 | 0.8- 6.9 | 103 | 17.7 | 12.8-23.8 |
| 55-64 | 370 | 237 | 71.4 | 64.5-77.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.2 | 126 | 26.8 | 20.9-33.6 |
| 65+ | 33 | 13 | 57.3 | 34.0-77.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 20 | 42.7 | 22.3-66.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 212 | 133 | 65.6 | 53.3-76.1 | 11 | 2.3 | 1.0- 4.9 | 11 | 3.1 | 1.4- 6.6 | 57 | 29.1 | 18.9-42.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 687 | 486 | 75.1 | 70.1-79.5 | 29 | 4.2 | 2.5- 7.1 | 25 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.3 | 147 | 18.2 | 14.4-22.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 599 | 431 | 73.6 | 67.9-78.6 | 35 | 6.3 | 3.8-10.3 | 34 | 6.5 | 3.9-10.6 | 99 | 13.7 | 10.2-18.0 |
| College Graduate | 711 | 557 | 81.9 | 77.1-85.9 | 18 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.8 | 27 | 5.7 | 3.3- 9.8 | 109 | 10.3 | 7.8-13.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 186 | 82 | 48.7 | 37.3-60.3 | 15 | 6.0 | 2.6-13.4 | 10 | 7.0 | 2.5-17.9 | 79 | 38.2 | 27.8-49.9 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 345 | 215 | 66.3 | 58.5-73.3 | 21 | 6.4 | 3.6-11.3 | 18 | 4.4 | 2.2- 8.5 | 91 | 22.9 | 17.0-30.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 312 | 205 | 67.1 | 58.6-74.6 | 22 | 9.0 | 4.7-16.4 | 19 | 6.3 | 3.4-11.4 | 66 | 17.6 | 12.4-24.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 400 | 326 | 86.1 | 80.9-90.1 | 15 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.6 | 14 | 3.0 | 1.5- 6.0 | 45 | 9.0 | 5.8-13.8 |
| $50,000+ | 681 | 596 | 89.1 | 85.0-92.2 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.2 | 21 | 4.0 | 2.1- 7.6 | 53 | 5.3 | 3.6- 7.8 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 155 | 109 | 73.3 | 64.7-80.4 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.6 | 6 | 6.1 | 2.7-13.4 | 31 | 16.5 | 11.1-23.9 |
| Cumberland | 168 | 116 | 61.1 | 42.0-77.3 | 13 | 5.2 | 2.7- 9.7 | 13 | 7.8 | 4.0-14.6 | 26 | 25.9 | 10.3-51.6 |
| Durham | 135 | 96 | 73.0 | 61.1-82.3 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.2 | 9 | 10.3 | 4.8-20.8 | 25 | 14.5 | 8.4-23.8 |
| Forsyth | 153 | 103 | 69.8 | 58.9-78.9 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.1- 7.2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.2 | 40 | 24.8 | 16.1-36.2 |
| Gaston | 161 | 123 | 79.3 | 71.3-85.6 | 6 | 5.2 | 1.9-13.1 | 8 | 6.3 | 3.1-12.6 | 24 | 9.2 | 5.9-14.0 |
| Guilford | 149 | 102 | 71.1 | 62.1-78.8 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.3-10.0 | 11 | 9.4 | 4.8-17.7 | 31 | 15.8 | 10.7-22.7 |
| Mecklenburg | 161 | 124 | 77.1 | 67.8-84.3 | 6 | 4.9 | 1.9-11.8 | 7 | 6.9 | 2.6-16.7 | 24 | 11.2 | 7.1-17.3 |
| New Hanover | 147 | 94 | 62.2 | 52.4-71.1 | 12 | 9.5 | 5.1-17.2 | 11 | 11.0 | 5.7-20.2 | 30 | 17.3 | 11.3-25.6 |
| Onslow | 176 | 143 | 84.6 | 77.0-90.1 | 4 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.7 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.8-11.3 | 26 | 9.4 | 5.9-14.8 |
| Wake | 162 | 121 | 74.1 | 64.5-81.9 | 6 | 7.1 | 2.8-17.0 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.1-11.3 | 30 | 15.1 | 9.8-22.6 |
| Western NC | 200 | 155 | 83.7 | 77.8-88.3 | 6 | 2.7 | 1.0- 7.2 | 6 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.6 | 33 | 11.2 | 7.6-16.2 |
| Piedmont NC | 236 | 167 | 74.7 | 67.7-80.7 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.5- 8.2 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.0- 6.7 | 54 | 19.0 | 14.0-25.5 |
| Eastern NC | 211 | 157 | 78.5 | 71.3-84.3 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.8 | 8 | 4.4 | 1.8-10.0 | 38 | 14.6 | 10.0-20.8 |
+ Approximately half of the respondents received questions from this topic See Technical Notes for more information.
* This question was asked of respondents who reported 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
BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes
This page was generated on 13SEP02.
