BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (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?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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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
TOTAL	2,544	88	3.1	2.2- 4.5	2,456	96.9	95.5-97.8
RACE
White	1,832	49	2.6	1.6- 4.3	1,783	97.4	95.7-98.4
African American	470	26	5.4	2.9- 9.8	444	94.6	90.2-97.1
Asian	23	0	0.0	. - .	23	100	. - .
Native American	63	5	2.5	0.9- 6.5	58	97.5	93.5-99.1
Other Minorities	147	8	3.7	1.3-10.2	139	96.3	89.8-98.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	154	9	4.4	1.6-11.3	145	95.6	88.7-98.4
-English Speaking	43	3	7.4	1.4-31.0	40	92.6	69.0-98.6
-Spanish Speaking	111	6	3.5	1.0-11.8	105	96.5	88.2-99.0
Non-Hispanic	2,390	79	3.0	2.0- 4.4	2,311	97.0	95.6-98.0
AGE
18-24	207	20	10.2	5.6-17.8	187	89.8	82.2-94.4
25-34	505	23	2.5	1.4- 4.3	482	97.5	95.7-98.6
35-44	647	21	1.8	0.9- 3.6	626	98.2	96.4-99.1
45-54	634	16	1.1	0.6- 2.2	618	98.9	97.8-99.4
55-64	551	8	1.1	0.5- 2.8	543	98.9	97.2-99.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	351	19	3.1	1.4- 6.7	332	96.9	93.3-98.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	794	24	2.3	1.1- 4.5	770	97.7	95.5-98.9
Some Post-H.S.	641	31	6.0	3.4-10.3	610	94.0	89.7-96.6
College Graduate	756	14	1.2	0.6- 2.4	742	98.8	97.6-99.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	204	12	6.8	2.1-20.0	192	93.2	80.0-97.9
$15,000- 24,999	456	20	3.0	1.1- 7.4	436	97.0	92.6-98.9
$25,000- 34,999	286	12	2.6	1.0- 6.7	274	97.4	93.3-99.0
$35,000- 49,999	426	17	4.4	2.1- 8.7	409	95.6	91.3-97.9
$50,000-74,999	371	10	1.8	0.8- 4.3	361	98.2	95.7-99.2
$75,000+	440	6	2.2	0.9- 5.1	434	97.8	94.9-99.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	120	5	5.4	2.0-14.2	115	94.6	85.8-98.0
Guilford	122	2	2.0	0.4- 8.9	120	98.0	91.1-99.6
Mecklenburg	128	5	4.6	1.7-12.2	123	95.4	87.8-98.3
Orange	137	4	3.0	0.9- 9.8	133	97.0	90.2-99.1
Wake	149	4	1.6	0.6- 4.6	145	98.4	95.4-99.4
Chatham/Lee	103	2	0.9	0.2- 3.4	101	99.1	96.6-99.8
Nash/Wilson	106	4	3.3	1.2- 9.0	102	96.7	91.0-98.8
Craven/Pamlico	107	4	2.6	0.9- 7.2	103	97.4	92.8-99.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	122	5	3.3	1.2- 8.5	117	96.7	91.5-98.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	117	2	2.6	0.5-12.7	115	97.4	87.3-99.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	130	6	5.5	2.2-13.3	124	94.5	86.7-97.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	119	12	8.5	4.1-16.8	107	91.5	83.2-95.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	129	5	2.3	0.9- 5.8	124	97.7	94.2-99.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	100	4	4.4	1.4-12.6	96	95.6	87.4-98.6
Northeast NC I	104	3	3.1	0.9-10.2	101	96.9	89.8-99.1
Northeast NC II	132	2	1.0	0.2- 4.4	130	99.0	95.6-99.8
Northeastern Partnership	236	5	1.7	0.6- 4.3	231	98.3	95.7-99.4
Mountain AHEC	332	21	5.9	3.0-11.3	311	94.1	88.7-97.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	849	26	2.3	1.1- 4.6	823	97.7	95.4-98.9
Piedmont	1,155	38	3.3	2.0- 5.5	1,117	96.7	94.5-98.0
Western NC	540	24	4.1	2.2- 7.5	516	95.9	92.5-97.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,544

3.1

2.2- 4.5

2,456

96.9

95.5-97.8

RACE

White

1,832

2.6

1.6- 4.3

1,783

97.4

95.7-98.4

African American

470

5.4

2.9- 9.8

444

94.6

90.2-97.1

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

2.5

0.9- 6.5

97.5

93.5-99.1

Other Minorities

147

3.7

1.3-10.2

139

96.3

89.8-98.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

154

4.4

1.6-11.3

145

95.6

88.7-98.4

-English Speaking

7.4

1.4-31.0

92.6

69.0-98.6

-Spanish Speaking

111

3.5

1.0-11.8

105

96.5

88.2-99.0

Non-Hispanic

2,390

3.0

2.0- 4.4

2,311

97.0

95.6-98.0

AGE

18-24

207

10.2

5.6-17.8

187

89.8

82.2-94.4

25-34

505

2.5

1.4- 4.3

482

97.5

95.7-98.6

35-44

647

1.8

0.9- 3.6

626

98.2

96.4-99.1

45-54

634

1.1

0.6- 2.2

618

98.9

97.8-99.4

55-64

551

1.1

0.5- 2.8

543

98.9

97.2-99.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

351

3.1

1.4- 6.7

332

96.9

93.3-98.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

794

2.3

1.1- 4.5

770

97.7

95.5-98.9

Some Post-H.S.

641

6.0

3.4-10.3

610

94.0

89.7-96.6

College Graduate

756

1.2

0.6- 2.4

742

98.8

97.6-99.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

204

6.8

2.1-20.0

192

93.2

80.0-97.9

$15,000- 24,999

456

3.0

1.1- 7.4

436

97.0

92.6-98.9

$25,000- 34,999

286

2.6

1.0- 6.7

274

97.4

93.3-99.0

$35,000- 49,999

426

4.4

2.1- 8.7

409

95.6

91.3-97.9

$50,000-74,999

371

1.8

0.8- 4.3

361

98.2

95.7-99.2

$75,000+

440

2.2

0.9- 5.1

434

97.8

94.9-99.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

120

5.4

2.0-14.2

115

94.6

85.8-98.0

Guilford

122

2.0

0.4- 8.9

120

98.0

91.1-99.6

Mecklenburg

128

4.6

1.7-12.2

123

95.4

87.8-98.3

Orange

137

3.0

0.9- 9.8

133

97.0

90.2-99.1

Wake

149

1.6

0.6- 4.6

145

98.4

95.4-99.4

Chatham/Lee

103

0.9

0.2- 3.4

101

99.1

96.6-99.8

Nash/Wilson

106

3.3

1.2- 9.0

102

96.7

91.0-98.8

Craven/Pamlico

107

2.6

0.9- 7.2

103

97.4

92.8-99.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

122

3.3

1.2- 8.5

117

96.7

91.5-98.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

117

2.6

0.5-12.7

115

97.4

87.3-99.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

130

5.5

2.2-13.3

124

94.5

86.7-97.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

119

8.5

4.1-16.8

107

91.5

83.2-95.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

129

2.3

0.9- 5.8

124

97.7

94.2-99.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

100

4.4

1.4-12.6

95.6

87.4-98.6

Northeast NC I

104

3.1

0.9-10.2

101

96.9

89.8-99.1

Northeast NC II

132

1.0

0.2- 4.4

130

99.0

95.6-99.8

Northeastern Partnership

236

1.7

0.6- 4.3

231

98.3

95.7-99.4

Mountain AHEC

332

5.9

3.0-11.3

311

94.1

88.7-97.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

849

2.3

1.1- 4.6

823

97.7

95.4-98.9

Piedmont

1,155

3.3

2.0- 5.5

1,117

96.7

94.5-98.0

Western NC

540

4.1

2.2- 7.5

516

95.9

92.5-97.8

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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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