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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Durham County

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
-Durham County 193 106 53.6 45.0-62.0 73 38.8 30.8-47.5 9 5.6 2.4-12.3 5 2.0 0.8- 5.0
GENDER
Male 74 47 57.9 43.9-70.8 21 32.9 21.1-47.2 4 7.6 2.4-21.3 2 1.6 0.3- 7.3
Female 119 59 49.1 39.2-59.1 52 44.9 35.1-55.1 5 3.5 1.4- 8.5 3 2.5 0.8- 7.4
RACE
White 95 58 61.2 50.3-71.1 33 35.2 25.6-46.1 1 0.9 0.1- 6.3 3 2.7 0.8- 8.9
Other 97 47 47.0 34.7-59.7 40 42.1 30.1-55.1 8 9.4 3.9-21.1 2 1.5 0.4- 5.8
AGE
18-44 162 93 56.1 46.6-65.2 60 37.7 29.1-47.3 7 4.9 1.8-12.5 2 1.2 0.3- 4.9
45+ 31 13 36.5 21.3-55.1 13 46.1 28.1-65.1 2 10.1 2.2-35.3 3 7.3 2.2-21.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 48 23 47.8 30.5-65.7 19 39.4 23.6-57.8 4 9.2 2.3-30.4 2 3.6 0.9-13.6
Some College + 145 83 56.1 46.6-65.1 54 38.6 29.8-48.2 5 4.0 1.6- 9.9 3 1.4 0.4- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 88 47 47.6 34.7-60.9 34 44.6 31.6-58.2 5 6.7 2.0-20.5 2 1.1 0.3- 4.7
$50,000+ 78 46 58.2 46.2-69.4 27 34.1 23.9-46.1 3 5.0 1.5-15.5 2 2.7 0.7-10.4

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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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