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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Franklin/Nash/Wilson 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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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
-Franklin/Nash/Wilson 127 55 43.2 33.8-53.1 56 44.5 35.0-54.4 7 4.7 2.2- 9.8 9 7.6 3.8-14.7
GENDER
Male 44 23 49.9 34.2-65.7 17 41.9 27.1-58.4 3 4.9 1.5-14.9 1 3.2 0.5-19.7
Female 83 32 38.2 27.3-50.4 39 46.4 34.7-58.6 4 4.5 1.6-11.9 8 10.9 5.3-21.3
RACE
White 69 27 38.7 26.6-52.3 37 53.5 40.2-66.3 3 4.0 1.3-11.9 2 3.8 0.9-14.3
Other 58 28 49.0 34.9-63.2 19 32.9 20.5-48.2 4 5.6 1.9-14.8 7 12.6 5.7-25.7
AGE
18-44 111 48 43.1 33.1-53.7 49 44.3 34.2-54.9 7 5.4 2.5-11.4 7 7.2 3.3-15.1
45+ 16 7 43.6 20.1-70.3 7 46.0 21.8-72.3 0 0.0 . - . 2 10.4 2.3-36.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 65 26 37.2 25.6-50.7 26 44.1 31.0-58.1 6 8.2 3.6-17.6 7 10.5 4.7-21.8
Some College + 62 29 49.4 35.6-63.3 30 45.0 31.8-59.0 1 1.0 0.1- 6.6 2 4.6 1.1-16.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 71 27 34.9 24.2-47.5 32 47.0 34.6-59.9 6 8.4 3.7-18.1 6 9.6 4.2-20.5
$50,000+ 34 19 54.9 36.3-72.1 14 43.6 26.5-62.3 1 1.6 0.2-10.5 0 0.0 . - .

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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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