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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC 344 163 45.4 39.0-52.1 151 44.9 38.4-51.5 18 5.8 3.4- 9.7 12 3.9 2.0- 7.3
GENDER
Male 129 64 46.0 35.9-56.5 54 45.5 35.3-56.0 6 4.4 1.9-10.1 5 4.1 1.4-11.2
Female 215 99 44.9 36.9-53.2 97 44.3 36.3-52.6 12 7.1 3.7-13.4 7 3.7 1.7- 7.9
RACE
White 282 132 42.0 35.3-48.9 125 48.1 41.1-55.2 16 6.2 3.6-10.6 9 3.7 1.8- 7.6
African American 23 10 44.1 22.0-68.9 11 37.7 18.3-62.2 1 9.3 1.3-43.9 1 8.8 1.3-42.4
Other Minorities 2 1 65.3 10.5-96.8 1 34.7 3.2-89.5 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-24 35 13 34.1 19.2-53.0 19 57.3 38.4-74.2 1 1.1 0.1- 7.4 2 7.5 1.4-31.5
25-34 110 56 49.5 37.1-62.0 49 47.5 35.2-60.1 5 2.9 1.1- 7.7 0 0.0 . - .
35-44 130 64 47.4 37.5-57.5 54 42.2 32.4-52.6 8 7.9 3.8-15.7 4 2.5 0.9- 7.0
45-54 69 30 41.6 28.2-56.3 29 36.7 24.4-51.0 4 10.2 3.5-26.4 6 11.4 4.8-24.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 21 69.3 48.7-84.3 9 14.3 5.7-31.5 2 6.2 1.5-22.3 4 10.2 2.7-31.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 92 39 41.1 29.7-53.6 44 50.1 38.0-62.1 4 3.0 0.9- 9.2 5 5.8 2.2-14.5
Some Post-H.S. 103 45 40.5 29.7-52.3 48 47.3 35.7-59.2 8 10.3 4.7-21.2 2 1.8 0.4- 7.6
College Graduate 112 58 44.7 33.8-56.0 49 50.1 38.7-61.5 4 3.9 1.3-11.0 1 1.4 0.2- 9.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 20 61.6 40.0-79.3 13 24.1 11.6-43.6 3 5.6 1.5-18.6 2 8.8 1.6-36.0
$15,000- 24,999 61 27 48.6 32.8-64.6 33 50.4 34.4-66.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.1 0.2- 7.5
$25,000- 34,999 56 25 38.5 25.2-53.8 24 46.6 31.9-61.9 4 10.6 3.7-27.1 3 4.3 1.3-13.3
$35,000- 49,999 52 26 53.6 37.7-68.8 21 37.0 23.1-53.5 4 6.5 2.2-17.6 1 2.9 0.4-18.2
$50,000-74,999 53 23 36.1 23.1-51.6 25 54.4 38.9-69.2 3 6.5 1.9-19.8 2 2.9 0.5-14.2
$75,000+ 43 23 55.9 38.6-71.9 18 39.5 24.3-57.0 0 0.0 . - . 2 4.6 1.1-17.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 78 39 50.9 36.6-65.0 32 36.9 24.5-51.3 3 7.0 1.9-22.4 4 5.2 1.8-14.3
No 265 123 44.0 36.8-51.4 119 46.9 39.6-54.4 15 5.6 3.2- 9.7 8 3.6 1.6- 7.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 23 14 56.0 31.1-78.2 7 35.4 16.3-60.7 1 6.9 1.0-36.1 1 1.7 0.2-11.9
Non-Veteran 318 148 44.9 38.2-51.7 142 45.3 38.5-52.2 17 5.8 3.3- 9.8 11 4.1 2.1- 7.9
Currently Serving 3 1 12.3 1.2-62.5 2 87.7 37.5-98.8 0 0.0 . - . 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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