BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past twelve months, with how many people have you had sexual intercourse?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Sexual Behavior

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	Total Respond.^	One partner	Two partners	Three partners	Four or more partners	None
North Carolina	6,909	5,310	78.1	76.8-79.3	341	4.7	4.1- 5.3	139	2.1	1.7- 2.6	131	2.4	1.9- 3.0	988	12.8	11.8-13.8
-Eastern NC	2,292	1,760	77.3	75.0-79.5	112	5.1	4.0- 6.4	48	2.2	1.5- 3.2	46	3.0	1.9- 4.6	326	12.4	10.9-14.1
GENDER
Male	820	603	72.5	68.3-76.3	52	6.9	5.0- 9.5	30	3.6	2.3- 5.7	37	5.6	3.5- 8.9	98	11.4	9.0-14.4
Female	1,472	1,157	81.4	79.1-83.6	60	3.4	2.6- 4.6	18	1.1	0.6- 1.8	9	0.8	0.4- 1.7	228	13.3	11.4-15.3
RACE
White	1,438	1,149	82.0	79.6-84.2	59	3.9	2.9- 5.2	29	1.8	1.2- 2.8	17	1.0	0.6- 1.8	184	11.2	9.4-13.3
African American	585	402	69.3	64.3-73.9	39	7.2	4.8-10.6	16	3.3	1.7- 6.5	20	5.0	2.7- 8.9	108	15.3	12.2-18.9
Other Minorities	10	8	86.1	52.1-97.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	13.9	2.8-47.9
AGE
18-24	301	199	58.5	50.7-65.9	28	11.1	7.1-17.0	11	5.0	2.4-10.1	17	10.3	5.6-18.2	46	15.2	10.4-21.6
25-34	764	620	82.7	79.3-85.6	37	4.6	3.1- 6.8	20	2.1	1.3- 3.4	18	2.1	1.2- 3.5	69	8.4	6.3-11.2
35-44	818	641	80.9	77.5-83.9	31	4.0	2.6- 6.2	15	1.8	0.9- 3.5	6	0.4	0.2- 1.1	125	12.9	10.5-15.7
45-54	409	300	77.6	72.1-82.4	16	2.3	1.3- 4.0	2	0.7	0.1- 4.0	5	2.9	0.8-10.2	86	16.4	12.9-20.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	272	200	67.3	58.7-74.9	21	8.5	4.9-14.4	9	4.4	1.8-10.3	8	7.3	3.1-16.5	34	12.4	8.0-18.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	709	532	76.2	72.0-79.9	34	5.4	3.6- 7.9	17	2.2	1.3- 4.0	22	3.8	2.1- 6.9	104	12.4	9.9-15.5
Some Post-H.S.	686	536	80.0	76.2-83.3	30	4.3	2.8- 6.5	10	1.4	0.7- 2.8	8	1.2	0.6- 2.6	102	13.1	10.3-16.4
College Graduate	623	492	82.2	78.6-85.4	27	3.4	2.2- 5.3	12	1.7	0.9- 3.2	8	1.2	0.5- 2.9	84	11.4	8.9-14.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	244	143	60.8	52.9-68.2	21	9.4	5.3-16.2	8	4.6	1.9-10.7	6	1.4	0.6- 3.2	66	23.8	18.1-30.5
$15,000- 24,999	426	286	67.5	60.9-73.5	35	9.2	6.0-13.7	15	2.7	1.6- 4.6	13	5.9	2.6-12.8	77	14.7	10.8-19.8
$25,000- 34,999	309	235	77.2	71.2-82.3	17	5.6	3.2- 9.8	7	2.6	1.1- 6.0	7	2.5	1.2- 5.5	43	12.1	8.5-16.9
$35,000- 49,999	355	297	83.3	77.9-87.6	14	4.0	2.0- 7.7	3	0.8	0.3- 2.8	7	2.8	1.2- 6.5	34	9.1	6.1-13.3
$50,000-74,999	299	259	88.7	84.1-92.1	8	3.0	1.4- 6.4	5	1.2	0.5- 2.9	6	1.9	0.7- 5.0	21	5.3	3.2- 8.6
$75,000+	301	276	91.3	86.6-94.5	3	0.6	0.1- 2.3	2	1.2	0.3- 5.3	0	0.0	. - .	20	6.8	4.1-11.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	546	379	68.8	63.4-73.7	37	7.6	5.2-11.0	21	3.8	2.3- 6.3	9	2.7	1.0- 7.2	100	17.1	13.4-21.7
No	1,734	1,373	80.1	77.5-82.4	74	4.2	3.1- 5.7	26	1.7	1.0- 2.8	37	3.1	1.9- 5.0	224	10.9	9.4-12.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	191	147	79.9	72.9-85.5	8	3.9	1.8- 8.1	5	3.3	1.2- 9.1	4	2.2	0.7- 6.6	27	10.7	6.9-16.0
Non-Veteran	1,983	1,515	76.4	73.8-78.8	101	5.4	4.2- 6.8	39	2.1	1.4- 3.2	38	3.1	1.9- 4.9	290	13.0	11.3-15.0
Currently Serving	118	98	87.6	80.3-92.5	3	2.2	0.7- 6.9	4	1.9	0.7- 5.1	4	2.9	0.9- 8.3	9	5.4	2.5-11.4

Total
Respond.^

One partner

Two partners

Three partners

Four or more partners

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,909

5,310

78.1

76.8-79.3

341

4.7

4.1- 5.3

139

2.1

1.7- 2.6

131

2.4

1.9- 3.0

988

12.8

11.8-13.8

-Eastern NC

2,292

1,760

77.3

75.0-79.5

112

5.1

4.0- 6.4

2.2

1.5- 3.2

3.0

1.9- 4.6

326

12.4

10.9-14.1

GENDER

Male

820

603

72.5

68.3-76.3

6.9

5.0- 9.5

3.6

2.3- 5.7

5.6

3.5- 8.9

11.4

9.0-14.4

Female

1,472

1,157

81.4

79.1-83.6

3.4

2.6- 4.6

1.1

0.6- 1.8

0.8

0.4- 1.7

228

13.3

11.4-15.3

RACE

White

1,438

1,149

82.0

79.6-84.2

3.9

2.9- 5.2

1.8

1.2- 2.8

1.0

0.6- 1.8

184

11.2

9.4-13.3

African American

585

402

69.3

64.3-73.9

7.2

4.8-10.6

3.3

1.7- 6.5

5.0

2.7- 8.9

108

15.3

12.2-18.9

Other Minorities

86.1

52.1-97.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

13.9

2.8-47.9

AGE

18-24

301

199

58.5

50.7-65.9

11.1

7.1-17.0

5.0

2.4-10.1

10.3

5.6-18.2

15.2

10.4-21.6

25-34

764

620

82.7

79.3-85.6

4.6

3.1- 6.8

2.1

1.3- 3.4

2.1

1.2- 3.5

8.4

6.3-11.2

35-44

818

641

80.9

77.5-83.9

4.0

2.6- 6.2

1.8

0.9- 3.5

0.4

0.2- 1.1

125

12.9

10.5-15.7

45-54

409

300

77.6

72.1-82.4

2.3

1.3- 4.0

0.7

0.1- 4.0

2.9

0.8-10.2

16.4

12.9-20.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

272

200

67.3

58.7-74.9

8.5

4.9-14.4

4.4

1.8-10.3

7.3

3.1-16.5

12.4

8.0-18.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

709

532

76.2

72.0-79.9

5.4

3.6- 7.9

2.2

1.3- 4.0

3.8

2.1- 6.9

104

12.4

9.9-15.5

Some Post-H.S.

686

536

80.0

76.2-83.3

4.3

2.8- 6.5

1.4

0.7- 2.8

1.2

0.6- 2.6

102

13.1

10.3-16.4

College Graduate

623

492

82.2

78.6-85.4

3.4

2.2- 5.3

1.7

0.9- 3.2

1.2

0.5- 2.9

11.4

8.9-14.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

244

143

60.8

52.9-68.2

9.4

5.3-16.2

4.6

1.9-10.7

1.4

0.6- 3.2

23.8

18.1-30.5

$15,000- 24,999

426

286

67.5

60.9-73.5

9.2

6.0-13.7

2.7

1.6- 4.6

5.9

2.6-12.8

14.7

10.8-19.8

$25,000- 34,999

309

235

77.2

71.2-82.3

5.6

3.2- 9.8

2.6

1.1- 6.0

2.5

1.2- 5.5

12.1

8.5-16.9

$35,000- 49,999

355

297

83.3

77.9-87.6

4.0

2.0- 7.7

0.8

0.3- 2.8

2.8

1.2- 6.5

9.1

6.1-13.3

$50,000-74,999

299

259

88.7

84.1-92.1

3.0

1.4- 6.4

1.2

0.5- 2.9

1.9

0.7- 5.0

5.3

3.2- 8.6

$75,000+

301

276

91.3

86.6-94.5

0.6

0.1- 2.3

1.2

0.3- 5.3

0.0

. - .

6.8

4.1-11.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

546

379

68.8

63.4-73.7

7.6

5.2-11.0

3.8

2.3- 6.3

2.7

1.0- 7.2

100

17.1

13.4-21.7

1,734

1,373

80.1

77.5-82.4

4.2

3.1- 5.7

1.7

1.0- 2.8

3.1

1.9- 5.0

224

10.9

9.4-12.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

191

147

79.9

72.9-85.5

3.9

1.8- 8.1

3.3

1.2- 9.1

2.2

0.7- 6.6

10.7

6.9-16.0

Non-Veteran

1,983

1,515

76.4

73.8-78.8

101

5.4

4.2- 6.8

2.1

1.4- 3.2

3.1

1.9- 4.9

290

13.0

11.3-15.0

Currently Serving

118

87.6

80.3-92.5

2.2

0.7- 6.9

1.9

0.7- 5.1

2.9

0.9- 8.3

5.4

2.5-11.4

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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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