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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin Counties

Sexual Behavior

Some people use condoms to keep from getting infected with HIV through sexual activity.
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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
-Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin 147 70 48.0 39.3-56.8 59 38.8 30.7-47.6 10 7.9 4.1-14.5 8 5.3 2.5-10.8
GENDER
Male 59 31 52.8 39.1-66.1 21 33.3 21.8-47.3 5 9.3 3.7-21.5 2 4.6 1.1-16.9
Female 88 39 43.5 32.9-54.6 38 44.1 33.5-55.2 5 6.5 2.7-15.1 6 6.0 2.7-12.8
RACE
White 123 58 49.2 39.8-58.6 51 39.8 31.0-49.3 8 7.3 3.6-14.4 6 3.7 1.6- 8.1
Other 24 12 42.3 22.7-64.7 8 34.1 15.8-58.7 2 10.5 2.3-37.5 2 13.1 3.3-40.5
AGE
18-44 120 61 49.1 39.5-58.8 47 39.3 30.3-49.1 8 8.2 4.0-16.1 4 3.4 1.1- 9.7
45+ 27 9 42.6 24.2-63.3 12 36.6 20.3-56.6 2 6.1 1.5-21.8 4 14.7 5.4-34.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 75 38 50.4 38.3-62.4 26 35.2 24.5-47.5 5 8.1 3.2-19.1 6 6.4 2.8-14.0
Some College + 72 32 45.4 33.4-58.0 33 42.9 31.1-55.6 5 7.6 3.1-17.5 2 4.0 0.9-16.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 85 47 55.1 43.1-66.5 28 30.5 20.8-42.4 6 8.8 3.8-19.4 4 5.5 1.9-15.2
$50,000+ 42 16 41.3 26.7-57.6 21 47.2 32.0-62.8 3 7.7 2.4-21.6 2 3.9 1.0-14.4

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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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