BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont 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?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	2,985	84	3.5	2.5- 4.8	2,901	96.5	95.2-97.5
GENDER
Male	1,155	38	3.3	2.0- 5.5	1,117	96.7	94.5-98.0
Female	1,830	46	3.7	2.4- 5.5	1,784	96.3	94.5-97.6
RACE
White	2,133	46	3.2	2.1- 4.9	2,087	96.8	95.1-97.9
African American	627	32	5.3	3.3- 8.6	595	94.7	91.4-96.7
Other Minorities	179	5	2.5	0.7- 8.6	174	97.5	91.4-99.3
AGE
18-24	234	20	11.4	6.6-19.0	214	88.6	81.0-93.4
25-34	607	23	3.6	2.2- 5.9	584	96.4	94.1-97.8
35-44	800	19	2.2	1.1- 4.2	781	97.8	95.8-98.9
45-54	761	16	1.2	0.6- 2.3	745	98.8	97.7-99.4
55-64	583	6	0.6	0.2- 1.9	577	99.4	98.1-99.8
65-74	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
75+	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	312	17	4.0	1.9- 8.1	295	96.0	91.9-98.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	783	24	3.4	1.8- 6.3	759	96.6	93.7-98.2
Some Post-H.S.	755	21	5.1	2.8- 9.2	734	94.9	90.8-97.2
College Graduate	1,132	22	2.1	1.3- 3.5	1,110	97.9	96.5-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	228	10	5.8	1.7-18.3	218	94.2	81.7-98.3
$15,000- 24,999	476	22	4.8	2.4- 9.4	454	95.2	90.6-97.6
$25,000- 34,999	321	7	1.3	0.5- 3.1	314	98.7	96.9-99.5
$35,000- 49,999	471	17	4.9	2.7- 8.9	454	95.1	91.1-97.3
$50,000-74,999	413	9	1.8	0.8- 4.2	404	98.2	95.8-99.2
$75,000+	615	9	2.1	1.0- 4.4	606	97.9	95.6-99.0
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

-Piedmont NC

2,985

3.5

2.5- 4.8

2,901

96.5

95.2-97.5

GENDER

Male

1,155

3.3

2.0- 5.5

1,117

96.7

94.5-98.0

Female

1,830

3.7

2.4- 5.5

1,784

96.3

94.5-97.6

RACE

White

2,133

3.2

2.1- 4.9

2,087

96.8

95.1-97.9

African American

627

5.3

3.3- 8.6

595

94.7

91.4-96.7

Other Minorities

179

2.5

0.7- 8.6

174

97.5

91.4-99.3

AGE

18-24

234

11.4

6.6-19.0

214

88.6

81.0-93.4

25-34

607

3.6

2.2- 5.9

584

96.4

94.1-97.8

35-44

800

2.2

1.1- 4.2

781

97.8

95.8-98.9

45-54

761

1.2

0.6- 2.3

745

98.8

97.7-99.4

55-64

583

0.6

0.2- 1.9

577

99.4

98.1-99.8

65-74

. - .

75+

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

312

4.0

1.9- 8.1

295

96.0

91.9-98.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

783

3.4

1.8- 6.3

759

96.6

93.7-98.2

Some Post-H.S.

755

5.1

2.8- 9.2

734

94.9

90.8-97.2

College Graduate

1,132

2.1

1.3- 3.5

1,110

97.9

96.5-98.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

228

5.8

1.7-18.3

218

94.2

81.7-98.3

$15,000- 24,999

476

4.8

2.4- 9.4

454

95.2

90.6-97.6

$25,000- 34,999

321

1.3

0.5- 3.1

314

98.7

96.9-99.5

$35,000- 49,999

471

4.9

2.7- 8.9

454

95.1

91.1-97.3

$50,000-74,999

413

1.8

0.8- 4.2

404

98.2

95.8-99.2

$75,000+

615

2.1

1.0- 4.4

606

97.9

95.6-99.0

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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