BRFSS 2002 - Mecklenburg County: (I'm going to read you a list. When I'm done, please tell me if any of the situations apply to you. You don't need to tell me which one. You have used intravenous drugs in the past year. You have been treated for a sexually transmitted or venerea l disease in the past year. You have given or received money or drugs in exchange for sex in the past year. You had anal sex without a condom in the past year. Do any of these situations apply to you?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Mecklenburg County

HIV/AIDS

I'm going to read you a list. When I'm done, please tell me if any of the situations apply to you. You don't need to tell me which one.
You have used intravenous drugs in the past year.
You have been treated for a sexually transmitted or venereal disease in the past year.
You have given or received money or drugs in exchange for sex in the past year.
You had anal sex without a condom in the past year.

Do any of these situations apply to you?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
North Carolina	5,140	152	3.5	2.7- 4.5	4,988	96.5	95.5-97.3
Mecklenburg County	361	11	3.9	2.0- 7.4	350	96.1	92.6-98.0
GENDER
Male	139	4	3.0	1.0- 8.8	135	97.0	91.2-99.0
Female	222	7	4.9	2.2-10.6	215	95.1	89.4-97.8
RACE
White	200	3	1.9	0.5- 7.2	197	98.1	92.8-99.5
Other	157	8	6.1	2.9-12.6	149	93.9	87.4-97.1
AGE
18-44	237	9	4.5	2.2- 9.1	228	95.5	90.9-97.8
45+	124	2	2.1	0.4- 9.2	122	97.9	90.8-99.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	95	4	5.5	2.0-14.3	91	94.5	85.7-98.0
Some College +	266	7	3.0	1.3- 7.2	259	97.0	92.8-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	146	4	2.6	0.8- 8.1	142	97.4	91.9-99.2
$50,000+	143	3	1.7	0.5- 5.4	140	98.3	94.6-99.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	305	10	4.4	2.3- 8.5	295	95.6	91.5-97.7
Forsyth	366	8	3.5	1.2- 9.7	358	96.5	90.3-98.8
Guilford	314	11	2.9	1.6- 5.4	303	97.1	94.6-98.4
Henderson/Transylvania	300	5	2.3	0.9- 5.6	295	97.7	94.4-99.1
Orange	363	9	3.0	1.4- 6.5	354	97.0	93.5-98.6
Pitt	355	11	3.2	1.7- 6.0	344	96.8	94.0-98.3
Randolph	316	11	4.0	2.0- 7.9	305	96.0	92.1-98.0
Robeson	338	18	8.0	3.9-15.9	320	92.0	84.1-96.1
Wake	372	9	3.0	1.4- 6.1	363	97.0	93.9-98.6
Western NC	480	11	2.2	1.1- 4.1	469	97.8	95.9-98.9
Piedmont NC	666	22	4.0	2.4- 6.8	644	96.0	93.2-97.6
Eastern NC	604	16	3.3	1.8- 6.0	588	96.7	94.0-98.2

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,140

152

3.5

2.7- 4.5

4,988

96.5

95.5-97.3

Mecklenburg County

361

3.9

2.0- 7.4

350

96.1

92.6-98.0

GENDER

Male

139

3.0

1.0- 8.8

135

97.0

91.2-99.0

Female

222

4.9

2.2-10.6

215

95.1

89.4-97.8

RACE

White

200

1.9

0.5- 7.2

197

98.1

92.8-99.5

Other

157

6.1

2.9-12.6

149

93.9

87.4-97.1

AGE

18-44

237

4.5

2.2- 9.1

228

95.5

90.9-97.8

45+

124

2.1

0.4- 9.2

122

97.9

90.8-99.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

5.5

2.0-14.3

94.5

85.7-98.0

Some College +

266

3.0

1.3- 7.2

259

97.0

92.8-98.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

146

2.6

0.8- 8.1

142

97.4

91.9-99.2

$50,000+

143

1.7

0.5- 5.4

140

98.3

94.6-99.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

305

4.4

2.3- 8.5

295

95.6

91.5-97.7

Forsyth

366

3.5

1.2- 9.7

358

96.5

90.3-98.8

Guilford

314

2.9

1.6- 5.4

303

97.1

94.6-98.4

Henderson/Transylvania

300

2.3

0.9- 5.6

295

97.7

94.4-99.1

Orange

363

3.0

1.4- 6.5

354

97.0

93.5-98.6

Pitt

355

3.2

1.7- 6.0

344

96.8

94.0-98.3

Randolph

316

4.0

2.0- 7.9

305

96.0

92.1-98.0

Robeson

338

8.0

3.9-15.9

320

92.0

84.1-96.1

Wake

372

3.0

1.4- 6.1

363

97.0

93.9-98.6

Western NC

480

2.2

1.1- 4.1

469

97.8

95.9-98.9

Piedmont NC

666

4.0

2.4- 6.8

644

96.0

93.2-97.6

Eastern NC

604

3.3

1.8- 6.0

588

96.7

94.0-98.2

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being less than age 65.

#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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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