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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender 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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  Total
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
-Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender 127 58 49.0 39.3-58.8 56 41.6 32.6-51.3 7 4.4 2.0- 9.5 6 5.0 2.1-11.1
GENDER
Male 52 26 53.6 38.6-68.0 21 38.2 25.1-53.3 2 3.2 0.8-12.2 3 5.0 1.4-16.1
Female 75 32 44.2 32.7-56.5 35 45.2 33.7-57.3 5 5.6 2.1-14.1 3 4.9 1.6-14.2
RACE
White 93 41 45.9 35.3-56.9 43 44.9 34.5-55.9 5 3.9 1.5- 9.8 4 5.2 1.9-13.6
Other 33 16 56.2 35.8-74.6 13 33.7 18.2-53.9 2 5.8 1.3-22.0 2 4.4 1.0-16.6
AGE
18-44 105 49 50.2 39.5-60.9 47 42.0 32.0-52.6 4 2.6 0.8- 7.8 5 5.2 2.1-12.6
45+ 22 9 43.5 23.0-66.4 9 40.2 20.9-63.2 3 12.5 3.9-33.4 1 3.8 0.5-23.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 58 23 46.9 32.2-62.1 27 40.9 27.8-55.5 7 9.2 4.1-19.6 1 2.9 0.4-18.1
Some College + 69 35 50.9 38.4-63.3 29 42.3 30.4-55.1 0 0.0 . - . 5 6.8 2.8-15.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 76 33 44.7 32.1-58.1 33 42.9 30.8-55.8 6 6.8 2.9-15.3 4 5.6 1.9-15.0
$50,000+ 32 18 59.9 41.4-75.9 11 32.3 17.9-51.1 1 1.3 0.2- 8.6 2 6.5 1.6-23.1

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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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