BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (How many new sex partners did you have during the past twelve months?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Behavior

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	Total Respond.^	One partner	Two partners	Three partners	Four or more partners	None
TOTAL	5,977	634	10.2	9.3-11.2	187	3.3	2.8- 4.0	65	1.1	0.8- 1.4	72	1.5	1.1- 2.0	5,019	83.9	82.7-85.1
GENDER
Male	2,300	246	10.4	8.9-12.1	112	4.9	3.9- 6.3	43	1.7	1.2- 2.5	59	2.4	1.6- 3.4	1,840	80.6	78.4-82.5
Female	3,677	388	10.0	8.9-11.2	75	1.8	1.3- 2.4	22	0.4	0.3- 0.7	13	0.6	0.3- 1.1	3,179	87.2	85.9-88.5
RACE
White	4,257	402	8.6	7.7- 9.7	126	2.7	2.2- 3.3	36	0.7	0.5- 1.2	45	1.1	0.8- 1.6	3,648	86.8	85.5-88.0
African American	1,066	150	13.3	11.0-15.9	39	4.4	2.8- 6.7	19	1.7	1.0- 3.0	12	1.6	0.8- 3.1	846	79.0	75.7-81.9
Asian	53	10	14.5	6.8-28.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.9	0.6-23.1	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6	41	80.1	64.7-89.9
Native American	119	12	8.7	4.2-17.4	2	1.2	0.2- 6.8	3	2.8	0.9- 8.5	3	2.3	0.7- 7.1	99	84.9	75.7-91.1
Other Minorities	456	57	14.9	10.7-20.3	19	6.6	3.9-11.0	6	1.5	0.6- 3.3	11	3.3	1.4- 7.7	363	73.7	67.5-79.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	468	55	14.6	10.5-20.0	16	5.9	3.3-10.3	6	1.5	0.6- 3.3	10	3.0	1.2- 7.5	381	75.0	68.8-80.4
-English Speaking	153	28	21.2	14.1-30.6	2	2.0	0.3-11.6	2	1.6	0.4- 6.7	3	3.6	0.8-14.2	118	71.6	61.3-80.1
-Spanish Speaking	315	27	12.2	7.5-19.2	14	7.3	4.0-13.1	4	1.4	0.5- 3.7	7	2.8	0.8- 9.0	263	76.3	68.4-82.7
Non-Hispanic	5,506	579	9.7	8.8-10.7	171	3.0	2.5- 3.7	59	1.0	0.7- 1.4	62	1.3	0.9- 1.7	4,635	85.0	83.8-86.1
AGE
18-24	649	99	17.4	13.6-22.0	57	11.0	8.1-15.0	21	3.9	2.3- 6.6	33	7.2	4.6-11.1	439	60.5	55.3-65.5
25-34	2,047	232	10.7	9.1-12.5	61	3.0	2.1- 4.2	26	1.0	0.6- 1.7	23	1.1	0.7- 1.7	1,705	84.2	82.1-86.1
35-44	2,249	218	8.7	7.5-10.2	53	2.1	1.5- 2.9	13	0.4	0.2- 0.8	9	0.3	0.1- 0.5	1,956	88.5	86.9-90.0
45-54	1,032	85	7.2	5.5- 9.2	16	1.0	0.6- 1.8	5	0.4	0.1- 0.9	7	0.6	0.2- 1.4	919	90.9	88.7-92.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	722	90	14.3	11.0-18.5	39	6.6	4.4- 9.7	11	1.7	0.8- 3.5	15	2.6	1.4- 4.9	567	74.7	70.0-78.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,678	173	9.9	8.3-11.8	56	4.0	2.7- 5.7	16	0.8	0.4- 1.6	26	2.0	1.1- 3.6	1,407	83.3	80.8-85.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,614	194	11.3	9.5-13.3	40	2.8	2.0- 4.0	17	1.1	0.6- 1.8	18	1.3	0.7- 2.3	1,345	83.5	81.1-85.6
College Graduate	1,961	177	7.7	6.4- 9.2	52	1.8	1.3- 2.5	21	0.9	0.5- 1.7	13	0.6	0.3- 1.1	1,698	89.0	87.3-90.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	460	95	22.2	16.8-28.8	18	3.2	1.8- 5.8	12	2.7	1.3- 5.7	12	4.2	1.7- 9.7	323	67.6	60.8-73.8
$15,000- 24,999	939	115	11.7	9.4-14.5	38	4.7	3.0- 7.3	17	1.8	1.0- 3.1	12	1.7	0.8- 3.5	757	80.1	76.5-83.2
$25,000- 34,999	758	96	10.3	8.1-13.0	35	4.9	3.3- 7.3	10	1.1	0.5- 2.1	13	1.8	1.0- 3.2	604	82.0	78.5-85.0
$35,000- 49,999	899	88	9.9	7.8-12.5	22	1.9	1.1- 3.1	9	0.9	0.4- 1.8	12	1.4	0.7- 2.8	768	86.0	83.0-88.4
$50,000-74,999	926	96	9.8	7.7-12.4	20	1.7	1.0- 2.9	7	1.0	0.4- 2.7	6	0.7	0.3- 1.8	797	86.8	83.9-89.2
$75,000+	1,076	57	5.3	3.9- 7.3	14	1.5	0.8- 2.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	0.4	0.1- 1.9	1,002	92.8	90.5-94.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,226	154	11.7	9.7-14.0	59	4.8	3.4- 6.7	15	1.0	0.5- 1.8	21	2.4	1.3- 4.5	977	80.1	77.0-82.8
No	4,727	479	9.9	8.8-11.1	125	2.9	2.3- 3.7	50	1.1	0.7- 1.5	51	1.2	0.8- 1.7	4,022	84.9	83.5-86.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	397	38	8.3	5.8-11.8	14	2.6	1.4- 4.6	5	0.9	0.4- 2.3	6	1.5	0.6- 3.7	334	86.7	82.6-89.9
Non-Veteran	5,446	580	10.4	9.4-11.5	171	3.5	2.8- 4.2	57	1.0	0.7- 1.5	63	1.4	1.0- 2.0	4,575	83.7	82.3-84.9
Currently Serving	133	15	9.0	5.0-15.8	2	1.1	0.2- 5.1	3	1.6	0.5- 5.0	3	1.7	0.4- 6.1	110	86.7	79.4-91.7

Total
Respond.^

One partner

Two partners

Three partners

Four or more partners

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,977

634

10.2

9.3-11.2

187

3.3

2.8- 4.0

1.1

0.8- 1.4

1.5

1.1- 2.0

5,019

83.9

82.7-85.1

GENDER

Male

2,300

246

10.4

8.9-12.1

112

4.9

3.9- 6.3

1.7

1.2- 2.5

2.4

1.6- 3.4

1,840

80.6

78.4-82.5

Female

3,677

388

10.0

8.9-11.2

1.8

1.3- 2.4

0.4

0.3- 0.7

0.6

0.3- 1.1

3,179

87.2

85.9-88.5

RACE

White

4,257

402

8.6

7.7- 9.7

126

2.7

2.2- 3.3

0.7

0.5- 1.2

1.1

0.8- 1.6

3,648

86.8

85.5-88.0

African American

1,066

150

13.3

11.0-15.9

4.4

2.8- 6.7

1.7

1.0- 3.0

1.6

0.8- 3.1

846

79.0

75.7-81.9

Asian

14.5

6.8-28.3

0.0

. - .

3.9

0.6-23.1

1.4

0.2- 9.6

80.1

64.7-89.9

Native American

119

8.7

4.2-17.4

1.2

0.2- 6.8

2.8

0.9- 8.5

2.3

0.7- 7.1

84.9

75.7-91.1

Other Minorities

456

14.9

10.7-20.3

6.6

3.9-11.0

1.5

0.6- 3.3

3.3

1.4- 7.7

363

73.7

67.5-79.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

468

14.6

10.5-20.0

5.9

3.3-10.3

1.5

0.6- 3.3

3.0

1.2- 7.5

381

75.0

68.8-80.4

-English Speaking

153

21.2

14.1-30.6

2.0

0.3-11.6

1.6

0.4- 6.7

3.6

0.8-14.2

118

71.6

61.3-80.1

-Spanish Speaking

315

12.2

7.5-19.2

7.3

4.0-13.1

1.4

0.5- 3.7

2.8

0.8- 9.0

263

76.3

68.4-82.7

Non-Hispanic

5,506

579

9.7

8.8-10.7

171

3.0

2.5- 3.7

1.0

0.7- 1.4

1.3

0.9- 1.7

4,635

85.0

83.8-86.1

AGE

18-24

649

17.4

13.6-22.0

11.0

8.1-15.0

3.9

2.3- 6.6

7.2

4.6-11.1

439

60.5

55.3-65.5

25-34

2,047

232

10.7

9.1-12.5

3.0

2.1- 4.2

1.0

0.6- 1.7

1.1

0.7- 1.7

1,705

84.2

82.1-86.1

35-44

2,249

218

8.7

7.5-10.2

2.1

1.5- 2.9

0.4

0.2- 0.8

0.3

0.1- 0.5

1,956

88.5

86.9-90.0

45-54

1,032

7.2

5.5- 9.2

1.0

0.6- 1.8

0.4

0.1- 0.9

0.6

0.2- 1.4

919

90.9

88.7-92.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

722

14.3

11.0-18.5

6.6

4.4- 9.7

1.7

0.8- 3.5

2.6

1.4- 4.9

567

74.7

70.0-78.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,678

173

9.9

8.3-11.8

4.0

2.7- 5.7

0.8

0.4- 1.6

2.0

1.1- 3.6

1,407

83.3

80.8-85.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,614

194

11.3

9.5-13.3

2.8

2.0- 4.0

1.1

0.6- 1.8

1.3

0.7- 2.3

1,345

83.5

81.1-85.6

College Graduate

1,961

177

7.7

6.4- 9.2

1.8

1.3- 2.5

0.9

0.5- 1.7

0.6

0.3- 1.1

1,698

89.0

87.3-90.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

460

22.2

16.8-28.8

3.2

1.8- 5.8

2.7

1.3- 5.7

4.2

1.7- 9.7

323

67.6

60.8-73.8

$15,000- 24,999

939

115

11.7

9.4-14.5

4.7

3.0- 7.3

1.8

1.0- 3.1

1.7

0.8- 3.5

757

80.1

76.5-83.2

$25,000- 34,999

758

10.3

8.1-13.0

4.9

3.3- 7.3

1.1

0.5- 2.1

1.8

1.0- 3.2

604

82.0

78.5-85.0

$35,000- 49,999

899

9.9

7.8-12.5

1.9

1.1- 3.1

0.9

0.4- 1.8

1.4

0.7- 2.8

768

86.0

83.0-88.4

$50,000-74,999

926

9.8

7.7-12.4

1.7

1.0- 2.9

1.0

0.4- 2.7

0.7

0.3- 1.8

797

86.8

83.9-89.2

$75,000+

1,076

5.3

3.9- 7.3

1.5

0.8- 2.8

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.1- 1.9

1,002

92.8

90.5-94.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,226

154

11.7

9.7-14.0

4.8

3.4- 6.7

1.0

0.5- 1.8

2.4

1.3- 4.5

977

80.1

77.0-82.8

4,727

479

9.9

8.8-11.1

125

2.9

2.3- 3.7

1.1

0.7- 1.5

1.2

0.8- 1.7

4,022

84.9

83.5-86.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

397

8.3

5.8-11.8

2.6

1.4- 4.6

0.9

0.4- 2.3

1.5

0.6- 3.7

334

86.7

82.6-89.9

Non-Veteran

5,446

580

10.4

9.4-11.5

171

3.5

2.8- 4.2

1.0

0.7- 1.5

1.4

1.0- 2.0

4,575

83.7

82.3-84.9

Currently Serving

133

9.0

5.0-15.8

1.1

0.2- 5.1

1.6

0.5- 5.0

1.7

0.4- 6.1

110

86.7

79.4-91.7

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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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