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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Behavior-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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%)
TOTAL 1,093 542 47.4 43.8-51.1 429 40.9 37.3-44.6 62 6.2 4.6- 8.3 60 5.5 4.1- 7.3
GENDER
Male 382 189 45.9 40.0-51.8 149 42.8 37.0-48.9 21 6.1 3.8- 9.7 23 5.2 3.3- 8.3
Female 711 353 48.7 44.2-53.3 280 39.3 34.9-43.8 41 6.3 4.4- 9.1 37 5.7 3.9- 8.2
AGE
18-24 142 68 41.4 31.9-51.6 56 48.0 37.6-58.6 8 5.0 2.3-10.7 10 5.6 2.6-11.8
25-34 384 216 54.7 48.5-60.7 138 36.4 30.7-42.4 20 6.4 3.8-10.6 10 2.5 1.2- 5.4
35-44 383 185 46.2 40.1-52.4 155 41.4 35.5-47.5 23 7.3 4.5-11.7 20 5.2 3.1- 8.4
45-54 184 73 40.7 32.3-49.7 80 42.7 34.2-51.7 11 4.7 2.4- 8.9 20 11.9 7.2-18.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 55 36.5 27.2-46.8 58 47.9 37.7-58.4 10 6.7 3.3-13.1 14 8.9 4.7-16.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 391 186 46.0 40.0-52.2 155 41.6 35.6-47.9 25 5.9 3.8- 8.9 25 6.5 4.1-10.3
Some Post-H.S. 324 156 47.6 40.9-54.3 138 42.1 35.7-48.7 16 6.3 3.6-11.0 14 4.0 2.3- 7.1
College Graduate 241 145 56.3 48.3-64.0 78 33.7 26.6-41.6 11 6.3 3.0-13.0 7 3.6 1.5- 8.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 160 76 45.2 36.0-54.7 62 41.0 31.9-50.7 8 5.5 2.5-11.7 14 8.3 4.5-14.8
$15,000- 24,999 251 121 45.9 38.1-53.8 103 41.3 33.8-49.3 16 8.3 4.7-14.1 11 4.5 2.1- 9.6
$25,000- 34,999 175 86 44.7 36.0-53.7 74 47.0 38.1-56.2 12 6.9 3.6-13.0 3 1.4 0.4- 4.3
$35,000- 49,999 151 74 47.4 38.2-56.7 63 44.0 34.9-53.4 5 3.1 1.1- 8.7 9 5.6 2.8-11.0
$50,000-74,999 121 61 45.2 35.0-55.7 47 40.0 30.3-50.7 9 11.3 5.5-22.1 4 3.4 1.1- 9.9
$75,000+ 85 51 65.7 53.7-76.0 26 24.8 16.2-35.9 2 1.7 0.4- 6.8 6 7.8 3.2-17.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 265 113 39.3 32.6-46.5 115 46.6 39.3-54.0 18 6.7 3.9-11.0 19 7.4 4.5-12.0
No 823 428 49.9 45.6-54.1 311 39.1 35.0-43.4 43 6.0 4.2- 8.6 41 5.0 3.4- 7.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 111 50 42.6 32.1-53.8 49 45.1 34.6-56.1 6 7.6 3.1-17.3 6 4.7 1.9-11.4
Non-Veteran 951 472 47.9 44.0-51.9 372 40.6 36.7-44.6 53 5.7 4.1- 7.8 54 5.8 4.2- 7.8
Currently Serving 31 20 53.7 32.6-73.5 8 30.9 14.9-53.3 3 15.5 4.3-42.4 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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