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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleveland/Lincoln Counties

Sexual Behavior

Some people use condoms to keep from getting infected with HIV through sexual activity.
How effective do you think a properly use condom is for this purpose?

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Respond.^
Very effective Somewhat effective Not at all effective Don't know how effective
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,056 3,018 48.5 46.9-50.0 2,495 42.1 40.5-43.6 273 5.0 4.3- 5.7 270 4.5 3.9- 5.2
-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln 182 75 39.9 32.1-48.3 86 48.6 40.4-57.0 12 6.3 3.3-11.6 9 5.2 2.4-10.8
GENDER
Male 84 36 40.1 29.2-52.1 40 47.8 36.1-59.7 3 4.3 1.4-12.8 5 7.8 3.2-17.6
Female 98 39 39.7 29.3-51.1 46 49.7 38.6-60.9 9 8.8 4.1-17.8 4 1.8 0.6- 4.9
RACE
White 154 63 40.2 31.7-49.3 75 49.2 40.2-58.1 7 4.7 2.2- 9.9 9 5.9 2.7-12.3
Other 28 12 38.0 20.4-59.5 11 45.0 25.4-66.3 5 17.0 5.4-42.4 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 153 64 41.1 32.6-50.2 71 46.6 37.8-55.7 9 5.9 2.8-12.0 9 6.3 3.0-13.1
45+ 29 11 34.6 18.1-56.0 15 57.5 36.7-76.0 3 7.8 2.0-25.9 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 82 28 33.3 22.9-45.5 41 50.1 38.0-62.2 7 7.8 3.5-16.6 6 8.8 3.6-20.2
Some College + 99 47 45.9 34.9-57.4 44 46.9 35.8-58.4 5 5.0 1.7-13.6 3 2.1 0.6- 7.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 94 35 33.3 23.6-44.6 50 58.4 46.9-69.1 5 5.1 2.0-12.5 4 3.2 0.9-10.8
$50,000+ 58 28 49.3 34.8-63.8 24 39.9 26.5-55.0 5 8.7 3.1-22.2 1 2.1 0.3-13.8

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^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 (MAHEC): 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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