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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston 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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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
-Gaston County 137 62 46.6 37.5-55.8 64 45.5 36.6-54.8 7 5.4 2.5-11.1 4 2.5 0.9- 6.8
GENDER
Male 49 19 39.0 25.8-54.0 26 53.4 38.6-67.5 1 2.8 0.4-17.6 3 4.8 1.5-14.5
Female 88 43 51.9 40.3-63.4 38 40.0 29.3-51.7 6 7.2 3.2-15.3 1 0.9 0.1- 6.2
RACE
White 113 51 46.7 36.7-57.0 53 45.4 35.5-55.6 6 5.8 2.5-12.7 3 2.1 0.7- 6.7
Other 24 11 45.9 26.6-66.5 11 46.2 26.7-67.0 1 3.7 0.5-22.2 1 4.2 0.6-24.5
AGE
18-44 112 51 46.3 36.4-56.6 55 48.2 38.2-58.4 4 4.1 1.5-10.7 2 1.4 0.3- 6.0
45+ 25 11 47.7 27.7-68.5 9 33.6 16.7-56.0 3 11.3 3.5-30.5 2 7.4 1.8-26.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 69 25 40.8 28.6-54.3 39 52.2 39.2-64.8 3 4.4 1.4-13.0 2 2.6 0.6-10.0
Some College + 68 37 52.9 39.9-65.5 25 38.2 26.3-51.6 4 6.4 2.3-16.7 2 2.5 0.6-10.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 75 33 46.1 34.0-58.7 36 47.2 35.0-59.7 4 5.1 1.9-13.0 2 1.6 0.4- 6.5
$50,000+ 43 21 44.7 29.8-60.6 18 43.7 28.7-60.0 2 6.4 1.6-22.6 2 5.2 1.3-18.4

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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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