BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (In the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional talked to you about preventing sexually transmitted diseases through condom use?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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In the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional talked to you about preventing sexually transmitted diseases through condom use?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,038	725	11.4	10.2-12.8	6,313	88.6	87.2-89.8
-Western NC	1,480	127	8.5	6.5-11.0	1,353	91.5	89.0-93.5
GENDER
Male	561	33	5.9	3.2-10.5	528	94.1	89.5-96.8
Female	919	94	11.1	8.6-14.2	825	88.9	85.8-91.4
RACE
White	1,330	94	6.5	5.0- 8.4	1,236	93.5	91.6-95.0
African American	57	15	23.0	11.5-40.8	42	77.0	59.2-88.5
Other Minorities	88	18	28.7	12.3-53.8	70	71.3	46.2-87.7
AGE
18-24	134	43	19.9	13.4-28.5	91	80.1	71.5-86.6
25-34	281	49	15.0	10.1-21.7	232	85.0	78.3-89.9
35-44	340	19	7.4	2.8-17.8	321	92.6	82.2-97.2
45-54	380	14	3.3	1.7- 6.1	366	96.7	93.9-98.3
55-64	345	2	0.3	0.1- 1.1	343	99.7	98.9-99.9
65-74	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
75+	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	174	21	15.8	7.6-30.0	153	84.2	70.0-92.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	478	40	8.5	5.8-12.3	438	91.5	87.7-94.2
Some Post-H.S.	417	40	8.0	5.4-11.8	377	92.0	88.2-94.6
College Graduate	409	26	4.2	2.6- 6.7	383	95.8	93.3-97.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	171	23	11.7	7.0-18.8	148	88.3	81.2-93.0
$15,000- 24,999	282	37	13.6	7.5-23.4	245	86.4	76.6-92.5
$25,000- 34,999	203	20	8.8	5.0-14.9	183	91.2	85.1-95.0
$35,000- 49,999	221	13	5.9	2.9-11.6	208	94.1	88.4-97.1
$50,000-74,999	187	5	2.9	1.0- 8.1	182	97.1	91.9-99.0
$75,000+	170	5	3.2	1.0-10.3	165	96.8	89.7-99.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	313	34	13.0	8.8-18.8	279	87.0	81.2-91.2
Guilford	341	36	12.2	8.3-17.5	305	87.8	82.5-91.7
Mecklenburg	358	40	13.8	9.8-19.2	318	86.2	80.8-90.2
Orange	372	47	16.3	11.7-22.4	325	83.7	77.6-88.3
Wake	384	35	10.3	6.6-15.6	349	89.7	84.4-93.4
Chatham/Lee	286	32	11.6	7.8-16.8	254	88.4	83.2-92.2
Nash/Wilson	283	30	9.3	6.2-13.6	253	90.7	86.4-93.8
Craven/Pamlico	312	30	10.6	7.0-15.8	282	89.4	84.2-93.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	318	10	4.5	2.2- 8.9	308	95.5	91.1-97.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	336	27	9.8	6.3-14.9	309	90.2	85.1-93.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	368	47	12.1	8.6-16.9	321	87.9	83.1-91.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	309	34	10.6	6.9-16.1	275	89.4	83.9-93.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	372	45	13.1	9.4-18.0	327	86.9	82.0-90.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	308	33	11.8	8.1-17.1	275	88.2	82.9-91.9
Northeast NC I	332	44	11.4	8.2-15.8	288	88.6	84.2-91.8
Northeast NC II	368	34	8.4	5.7-12.3	334	91.6	87.7-94.3
Northeastern Partnership	700	78	9.5	7.3-12.3	622	90.5	87.7-92.7
Mountain AHEC	910	89	9.3	7.1-12.1	821	90.7	87.9-92.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,454	273	12.1	10.0-14.5	2,181	87.9	85.5-90.0
Piedmont	3,104	325	11.8	10.1-13.8	2,779	88.2	86.2-89.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,038

725

11.4

10.2-12.8

6,313

88.6

87.2-89.8

-Western NC

1,480

127

8.5

6.5-11.0

1,353

91.5

89.0-93.5

GENDER

Male

561

5.9

3.2-10.5

528

94.1

89.5-96.8

Female

919

11.1

8.6-14.2

825

88.9

85.8-91.4

RACE

White

1,330

6.5

5.0- 8.4

1,236

93.5

91.6-95.0

African American

23.0

11.5-40.8

77.0

59.2-88.5

Other Minorities

28.7

12.3-53.8

71.3

46.2-87.7

AGE

18-24

134

19.9

13.4-28.5

80.1

71.5-86.6

25-34

281

15.0

10.1-21.7

232

85.0

78.3-89.9

35-44

340

7.4

2.8-17.8

321

92.6

82.2-97.2

45-54

380

3.3

1.7- 6.1

366

96.7

93.9-98.3

55-64

345

0.3

0.1- 1.1

343

99.7

98.9-99.9

65-74

. - .

75+

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

174

15.8

7.6-30.0

153

84.2

70.0-92.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

478

8.5

5.8-12.3

438

91.5

87.7-94.2

Some Post-H.S.

417

8.0

5.4-11.8

377

92.0

88.2-94.6

College Graduate

409

4.2

2.6- 6.7

383

95.8

93.3-97.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

171

11.7

7.0-18.8

148

88.3

81.2-93.0

$15,000- 24,999

282

13.6

7.5-23.4

245

86.4

76.6-92.5

$25,000- 34,999

203

8.8

5.0-14.9

183

91.2

85.1-95.0

$35,000- 49,999

221

5.9

2.9-11.6

208

94.1

88.4-97.1

$50,000-74,999

187

2.9

1.0- 8.1

182

97.1

91.9-99.0

$75,000+

170

3.2

1.0-10.3

165

96.8

89.7-99.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

313

13.0

8.8-18.8

279

87.0

81.2-91.2

Guilford

341

12.2

8.3-17.5

305

87.8

82.5-91.7

Mecklenburg

358

13.8

9.8-19.2

318

86.2

80.8-90.2

Orange

372

16.3

11.7-22.4

325

83.7

77.6-88.3

Wake

384

10.3

6.6-15.6

349

89.7

84.4-93.4

Chatham/Lee

286

11.6

7.8-16.8

254

88.4

83.2-92.2

Nash/Wilson

283

9.3

6.2-13.6

253

90.7

86.4-93.8

Craven/Pamlico

312

10.6

7.0-15.8

282

89.4

84.2-93.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

318

4.5

2.2- 8.9

308

95.5

91.1-97.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

336

9.8

6.3-14.9

309

90.2

85.1-93.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

368

12.1

8.6-16.9

321

87.9

83.1-91.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

309

10.6

6.9-16.1

275

89.4

83.9-93.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

372

13.1

9.4-18.0

327

86.9

82.0-90.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

308

11.8

8.1-17.1

275

88.2

82.9-91.9

Northeast NC I

332

11.4

8.2-15.8

288

88.6

84.2-91.8

Northeast NC II

368

8.4

5.7-12.3

334

91.6

87.7-94.3

Northeastern Partnership

700

9.5

7.3-12.3

622

90.5

87.7-92.7

Mountain AHEC

910

9.3

7.1-12.1

821

90.7

87.9-92.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,454

273

12.1

10.0-14.5

2,181

87.9

85.5-90.0

Piedmont

3,104

325

11.8

10.1-13.8

2,779

88.2

86.2-89.9

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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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