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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Duplin/Greene/Harnett/Jones/Lenoir/Sampson/Wayne Counties

Sexual Behavior

Some people use condoms to keep from getting infected with HIV through sexual activity.
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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
-Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne 194 82 39.5 31.9-47.7 92 48.6 40.4-56.8 11 7.6 4.0-13.9 9 4.4 2.0- 9.2
GENDER
Male 71 24 35.2 23.3-49.4 37 49.6 36.2-63.1 8 12.2 5.7-24.4 2 2.9 0.7-11.0
Female 123 58 43.3 34.1-52.9 55 47.6 38.0-57.4 3 3.5 1.1-10.4 7 5.6 2.2-13.5
RACE
White 128 56 38.3 29.6-47.8 57 47.0 37.4-56.8 9 10.6 5.3-20.1 6 4.2 1.6-10.2
Other 65 25 41.3 27.7-56.3 35 51.3 36.8-65.6 2 2.8 0.6-11.2 3 4.7 1.2-16.1
AGE
18-44 161 67 39.0 30.7-48.0 79 50.2 41.2-59.2 9 6.8 3.3-13.6 6 4.0 1.6- 9.5
45+ 33 15 42.7 25.7-61.7 13 38.7 22.5-57.8 2 12.1 3.1-37.3 3 6.5 1.5-24.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 105 39 35.3 25.3-46.7 52 49.6 38.3-61.0 7 8.3 3.6-18.1 7 6.8 3.0-14.7
Some College + 89 43 46.0 35.1-57.3 40 46.9 35.9-58.2 4 6.4 2.4-15.9 2 0.7 0.2- 2.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 116 47 38.9 29.0-49.7 54 46.8 36.4-57.6 8 9.2 4.2-18.9 7 5.1 2.0-12.3
$50,000+ 47 21 43.3 29.0-58.9 23 47.9 33.0-63.1 2 5.9 1.5-20.8 1 2.9 0.4-17.9

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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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