BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (During the past twelve months, with how many people have you had sexual intercourse?)

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	6,909	5,310	78.1	76.8-79.3	341	4.7	4.1- 5.3	139	2.1	1.7- 2.6	131	2.4	1.9- 3.0	988	12.8	11.8-13.8
GENDER
Male	2,599	1,927	75.6	73.5-77.6	160	5.8	4.8- 7.0	87	3.2	2.4- 4.1	100	4.0	3.0- 5.2	325	11.4	10.0-13.1
Female	4,310	3,383	80.4	78.8-81.8	181	3.6	3.0- 4.3	52	1.1	0.8- 1.6	31	0.9	0.6- 1.4	663	14.0	12.8-15.4
RACE
White	4,868	3,865	81.3	79.9-82.6	211	4.0	3.4- 4.7	79	1.5	1.1- 2.0	71	1.5	1.1- 2.0	642	11.7	10.7-12.9
African American	1,295	884	70.5	67.3-73.5	94	7.2	5.6- 9.3	36	2.9	1.9- 4.4	39	4.0	2.6- 5.9	242	15.4	13.2-18.0
Asian	66	52	86.1	74.3-93.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	1	3.4	0.5-20.6	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4	11	8.9	4.3-17.4
Native American	145	103	72.7	62.0-81.3	5	2.3	0.6- 7.7	6	3.1	1.2- 7.6	4	2.8	1.0- 7.3	27	19.2	11.6-30.0
Other Minorities	504	384	70.5	64.4-75.9	27	5.6	3.5- 8.8	17	4.6	2.6- 7.9	16	5.7	3.0-10.7	60	13.6	9.8-18.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	515	396	70.3	64.3-75.7	26	5.7	3.5- 9.0	17	4.4	2.5- 7.7	16	5.6	2.9-10.7	60	13.9	10.0-19.1
-English Speaking	174	131	73.5	63.7-81.4	9	5.8	2.6-12.6	5	6.2	2.4-15.1	6	4.9	1.7-13.2	23	9.6	5.5-16.4
-Spanish Speaking	341	265	69.1	61.6-75.8	17	5.6	3.2- 9.8	12	3.8	1.9- 7.6	10	5.9	2.7-12.7	37	15.5	10.5-22.3
Non-Hispanic	6,390	4,911	79.0	77.7-80.2	315	4.6	4.0- 5.2	122	1.8	1.5- 2.3	115	2.0	1.6- 2.6	927	12.6	11.7-13.6
AGE
18-24	782	480	55.6	51.0-60.1	82	10.5	8.1-13.5	36	6.0	4.0- 8.9	47	8.7	6.0-12.5	137	19.2	15.7-23.2
25-34	2,240	1,812	82.1	80.0-84.1	118	4.5	3.6- 5.7	50	1.8	1.3- 2.5	46	2.0	1.4- 2.9	214	9.5	8.0-11.4
35-44	2,611	2,059	81.6	79.7-83.4	104	3.9	3.0- 4.9	39	1.4	0.9- 2.2	23	0.9	0.5- 1.6	386	12.2	10.8-13.8
45-54	1,276	959	80.1	77.4-82.6	37	2.1	1.4- 3.0	14	1.1	0.6- 2.1	15	1.5	0.7- 3.3	251	15.2	13.1-17.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	824	606	70.4	65.9-74.6	58	6.4	4.7- 8.8	27	4.1	2.5- 6.6	24	5.0	3.0- 8.3	109	14.1	11.0-17.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,948	1,474	76.2	73.6-78.6	99	5.7	4.5- 7.3	36	1.5	1.0- 2.3	46	3.1	2.0- 4.7	293	13.5	11.7-15.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,880	1,448	78.6	76.2-80.9	90	4.6	3.6- 6.0	38	2.2	1.5- 3.3	30	1.8	1.2- 2.8	274	12.7	10.9-14.7
College Graduate	2,252	1,780	82.8	80.9-84.5	94	3.0	2.3- 3.7	38	1.6	1.0- 2.4	31	1.1	0.7- 1.7	309	11.5	10.1-13.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	613	362	63.0	57.6-68.1	48	7.1	4.8-10.3	25	4.8	2.9- 7.8	19	4.0	1.9- 8.3	159	21.2	17.4-25.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,129	803	71.5	67.7-75.0	68	6.4	4.7- 8.6	31	2.7	1.7- 4.3	28	3.9	2.3- 6.5	199	15.5	12.9-18.6
$25,000- 34,999	906	636	74.1	70.5-77.4	69	6.7	5.1- 8.8	25	3.3	2.1- 5.4	24	3.1	1.9- 5.1	152	12.7	10.5-15.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,030	816	80.3	77.2-83.1	46	4.2	3.0- 6.0	12	0.9	0.5- 1.6	19	1.9	1.1- 3.3	137	12.6	10.4-15.3
$50,000-74,999	1,006	863	87.8	85.3-89.9	33	3.0	2.0- 4.5	13	1.4	0.7- 2.9	13	1.2	0.6- 2.3	84	6.6	5.1- 8.4
$75,000+	1,145	1,042	90.7	88.3-92.6	18	1.5	0.9- 2.7	10	1.3	0.6- 2.8	6	0.7	0.3- 1.9	69	5.8	4.4- 7.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,487	1,033	70.0	66.8-73.1	103	6.7	5.2- 8.4	49	3.4	2.3- 4.9	29	2.9	1.6- 4.9	273	17.1	14.7-19.9
No	5,390	4,259	80.4	79.0-81.7	235	4.1	3.5- 4.8	89	1.8	1.3- 2.3	102	2.3	1.7- 3.0	705	11.5	10.4-12.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	453	341	80.5	76.2-84.2	22	3.9	2.5- 6.1	13	2.4	1.3- 4.5	13	2.7	1.5- 4.9	64	10.4	7.7-13.9
Non-Veteran	6,313	4,850	77.7	76.3-79.0	316	4.8	4.2- 5.5	121	2.1	1.6- 2.6	113	2.4	1.8- 3.1	913	13.1	12.1-14.2
Currently Serving	142	118	87.6	80.9-92.1	3	1.8	0.5- 5.6	5	1.9	0.8- 4.5	5	2.5	0.9- 6.8	11	6.3	3.1-12.2

Total
Respond.^

One partner

Two partners

Three partners

Four or more partners

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,909

5,310

78.1

76.8-79.3

341

4.7

4.1- 5.3

139

2.1

1.7- 2.6

131

2.4

1.9- 3.0

988

12.8

11.8-13.8

GENDER

Male

2,599

1,927

75.6

73.5-77.6

160

5.8

4.8- 7.0

3.2

2.4- 4.1

100

4.0

3.0- 5.2

325

11.4

10.0-13.1

Female

4,310

3,383

80.4

78.8-81.8

181

3.6

3.0- 4.3

1.1

0.8- 1.6

0.9

0.6- 1.4

663

14.0

12.8-15.4

RACE

White

4,868

3,865

81.3

79.9-82.6

211

4.0

3.4- 4.7

1.5

1.1- 2.0

1.5

1.1- 2.0

642

11.7

10.7-12.9

African American

1,295

884

70.5

67.3-73.5

7.2

5.6- 9.3

2.9

1.9- 4.4

4.0

2.6- 5.9

242

15.4

13.2-18.0

Asian

86.1

74.3-93.0

0.3

0.0- 2.2

3.4

0.5-20.6

1.2

0.2- 8.4

8.9

4.3-17.4

Native American

145

103

72.7

62.0-81.3

2.3

0.6- 7.7

3.1

1.2- 7.6

2.8

1.0- 7.3

19.2

11.6-30.0

Other Minorities

504

384

70.5

64.4-75.9

5.6

3.5- 8.8

4.6

2.6- 7.9

5.7

3.0-10.7

13.6

9.8-18.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

515

396

70.3

64.3-75.7

5.7

3.5- 9.0

4.4

2.5- 7.7

5.6

2.9-10.7

13.9

10.0-19.1

-English Speaking

174

131

73.5

63.7-81.4

5.8

2.6-12.6

6.2

2.4-15.1

4.9

1.7-13.2

9.6

5.5-16.4

-Spanish Speaking

341

265

69.1

61.6-75.8

5.6

3.2- 9.8

3.8

1.9- 7.6

5.9

2.7-12.7

15.5

10.5-22.3

Non-Hispanic

6,390

4,911

79.0

77.7-80.2

315

4.6

4.0- 5.2

122

1.8

1.5- 2.3

115

2.0

1.6- 2.6

927

12.6

11.7-13.6

AGE

18-24

782

480

55.6

51.0-60.1

10.5

8.1-13.5

6.0

4.0- 8.9

8.7

6.0-12.5

137

19.2

15.7-23.2

25-34

2,240

1,812

82.1

80.0-84.1

118

4.5

3.6- 5.7

1.8

1.3- 2.5

2.0

1.4- 2.9

214

9.5

8.0-11.4

35-44

2,611

2,059

81.6

79.7-83.4

104

3.9

3.0- 4.9

1.4

0.9- 2.2

0.9

0.5- 1.6

386

12.2

10.8-13.8

45-54

1,276

959

80.1

77.4-82.6

2.1

1.4- 3.0

1.1

0.6- 2.1

1.5

0.7- 3.3

251

15.2

13.1-17.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

824

606

70.4

65.9-74.6

6.4

4.7- 8.8

4.1

2.5- 6.6

5.0

3.0- 8.3

109

14.1

11.0-17.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,948

1,474

76.2

73.6-78.6

5.7

4.5- 7.3

1.5

1.0- 2.3

3.1

2.0- 4.7

293

13.5

11.7-15.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,880

1,448

78.6

76.2-80.9

4.6

3.6- 6.0

2.2

1.5- 3.3

1.8

1.2- 2.8

274

12.7

10.9-14.7

College Graduate

2,252

1,780

82.8

80.9-84.5

3.0

2.3- 3.7

1.6

1.0- 2.4

1.1

0.7- 1.7

309

11.5

10.1-13.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

613

362

63.0

57.6-68.1

7.1

4.8-10.3

4.8

2.9- 7.8

4.0

1.9- 8.3

159

21.2

17.4-25.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,129

803

71.5

67.7-75.0

6.4

4.7- 8.6

2.7

1.7- 4.3

3.9

2.3- 6.5

199

15.5

12.9-18.6

$25,000- 34,999

906

636

74.1

70.5-77.4

6.7

5.1- 8.8

3.3

2.1- 5.4

3.1

1.9- 5.1

152

12.7

10.5-15.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,030

816

80.3

77.2-83.1

4.2

3.0- 6.0

0.9

0.5- 1.6

1.9

1.1- 3.3

137

12.6

10.4-15.3

$50,000-74,999

1,006

863

87.8

85.3-89.9

3.0

2.0- 4.5

1.4

0.7- 2.9

1.2

0.6- 2.3

6.6

5.1- 8.4

$75,000+

1,145

1,042

90.7

88.3-92.6

1.5

0.9- 2.7

1.3

0.6- 2.8

0.7

0.3- 1.9

5.8

4.4- 7.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,487

1,033

70.0

66.8-73.1

103

6.7

5.2- 8.4

3.4

2.3- 4.9

2.9

1.6- 4.9

273

17.1

14.7-19.9

5,390

4,259

80.4

79.0-81.7

235

4.1

3.5- 4.8

1.8

1.3- 2.3

102

2.3

1.7- 3.0

705

11.5

10.4-12.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

453

341

80.5

76.2-84.2

3.9

2.5- 6.1

2.4

1.3- 4.5

2.7

1.5- 4.9

10.4

7.7-13.9

Non-Veteran

6,313

4,850

77.7

76.3-79.0

316

4.8

4.2- 5.5

121

2.1

1.6- 2.6

113

2.4

1.8- 3.1

913

13.1

12.1-14.2

Currently Serving

142

118

87.6

80.9-92.1

1.8

0.5- 5.6

1.9

0.8- 4.5

2.5

0.9- 6.8

6.3

3.1-12.2

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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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