BRFSS 2003 - Buncombe 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 2003 for Buncombe County

Physical Activity

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	6,794	213	3.4	2.8- 4.3	6,581	96.6	95.7-97.2
-Buncombe County	303	13	5.0	2.6- 9.5	290	95.0	90.5-97.4
GENDER
Male	120	5	5.4	2.0-14.2	115	94.6	85.8-98.0
Female	183	8	4.5	2.1- 9.5	175	95.5	90.5-97.9
RACE
White	261	10	4.1	1.8- 8.7	251	95.9	91.3-98.2
Other	42	3	10.0	2.9-29.4	39	90.0	70.6-97.1
AGE
18-44	150	8	6.4	2.8-14.1	142	93.6	85.9-97.2
45+	153	5	3.0	1.2- 7.1	148	97.0	92.9-98.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	117	6	5.6	2.0-15.0	111	94.4	85.0-98.0
Some College +	186	7	4.6	2.0-10.3	179	95.4	89.7-98.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	184	12	7.7	3.8-14.9	172	92.3	85.1-96.2
$50,000+	84	0	0.0	. - .	84	100	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	303	13	5.0	2.6- 9.5	290	95.0	90.5-97.4
Guilford	324	11	2.9	1.4- 5.8	313	97.1	94.2-98.6
Mecklenburg	343	11	4.5	2.3- 8.6	332	95.5	91.4-97.7
Orange	357	9	5.2	1.6-15.6	348	94.8	84.4-98.4
Wake	369	10	2.1	1.1- 4.0	359	97.9	96.0-98.9
Chatham/Lee	272	5	1.3	0.5- 3.6	267	98.7	96.4-99.5
Nash/Wilson	278	9	3.7	1.7- 7.5	269	96.3	92.5-98.3
Craven/Pamlico	304	14	4.1	2.3- 7.3	290	95.9	92.7-97.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	307	9	2.8	1.4- 5.5	298	97.2	94.5-98.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	325	6	2.5	0.9- 6.3	319	97.5	93.7-99.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	353	9	3.1	1.3- 7.1	344	96.9	92.9-98.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	296	16	6.2	3.5-10.8	280	93.8	89.2-96.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	357	9	2.7	1.3- 5.6	348	97.3	94.4-98.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	300	10	5.0	2.5- 9.7	290	95.0	90.3-97.5
Northeast NC I	324	15	4.6	2.7- 8.0	309	95.4	92.0-97.3
Northeast NC II	358	11	3.8	1.9- 7.3	347	96.2	92.7-98.1
Northeastern Partnership	682	26	4.1	2.6- 6.4	656	95.9	93.6-97.4
Mountain AHEC	880	35	4.2	2.5- 6.9	845	95.8	93.1-97.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,380	84	3.4	2.4- 4.7	2,296	96.6	95.3-97.6
Piedmont	2,985	84	3.5	2.5- 4.8	2,901	96.5	95.2-97.5
Western NC	1,429	45	3.3	2.1- 5.0	1,384	96.7	95.0-97.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,794

213

3.4

2.8- 4.3

6,581

96.6

95.7-97.2

-Buncombe County

303

5.0

2.6- 9.5

290

95.0

90.5-97.4

GENDER

Male

120

5.4

2.0-14.2

115

94.6

85.8-98.0

Female

183

4.5

2.1- 9.5

175

95.5

90.5-97.9

RACE

White

261

4.1

1.8- 8.7

251

95.9

91.3-98.2

Other

10.0

2.9-29.4

90.0

70.6-97.1

AGE

18-44

150

6.4

2.8-14.1

142

93.6

85.9-97.2

45+

153

3.0

1.2- 7.1

148

97.0

92.9-98.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

117

5.6

2.0-15.0

111

94.4

85.0-98.0

Some College +

186

4.6

2.0-10.3

179

95.4

89.7-98.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

184

7.7

3.8-14.9

172

92.3

85.1-96.2

$50,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

303

5.0

2.6- 9.5

290

95.0

90.5-97.4

Guilford

324

2.9

1.4- 5.8

313

97.1

94.2-98.6

Mecklenburg

343

4.5

2.3- 8.6

332

95.5

91.4-97.7

Orange

357

5.2

1.6-15.6

348

94.8

84.4-98.4

Wake

369

2.1

1.1- 4.0

359

97.9

96.0-98.9

Chatham/Lee

272

1.3

0.5- 3.6

267

98.7

96.4-99.5

Nash/Wilson

278

3.7

1.7- 7.5

269

96.3

92.5-98.3

Craven/Pamlico

304

4.1

2.3- 7.3

290

95.9

92.7-97.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

307

2.8

1.4- 5.5

298

97.2

94.5-98.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

325

2.5

0.9- 6.3

319

97.5

93.7-99.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

353

3.1

1.3- 7.1

344

96.9

92.9-98.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

296

6.2

3.5-10.8

280

93.8

89.2-96.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

357

2.7

1.3- 5.6

348

97.3

94.4-98.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

300

5.0

2.5- 9.7

290

95.0

90.3-97.5

Northeast NC I

324

4.6

2.7- 8.0

309

95.4

92.0-97.3

Northeast NC II

358

3.8

1.9- 7.3

347

96.2

92.7-98.1

Northeastern Partnership

682

4.1

2.6- 6.4

656

95.9

93.6-97.4

Mountain AHEC

880

4.2

2.5- 6.9

845

95.8

93.1-97.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,380

3.4

2.4- 4.7

2,296

96.6

95.3-97.6

Piedmont

2,985

3.5

2.5- 4.8

2,901

96.5

95.2-97.5

Western NC

1,429

3.3

2.1- 5.0

1,384

96.7

95.0-97.9

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

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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