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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Behavior-FEMALES

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 3,708 1,852 49.1 47.1-51.0 1,514 41.0 39.1-42.9 179 5.3 4.5- 6.3 163 4.6 3.9- 5.5
RACE
White 2,623 1,303 48.6 46.3-50.9 1,105 42.7 40.4-45.0 115 5.1 4.1- 6.3 100 3.6 2.9- 4.6
African American 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
Asian 30 16 41.1 20.5-65.4 8 37.1 16.7-63.4 1 2.4 0.3-15.9 5 19.4 7.5-41.6
Native American 79 41 62.5 49.1-74.3 29 28.1 17.9-41.2 6 6.8 2.8-15.3 3 2.6 0.8- 8.5
Other Minorities 246 132 53.1 45.6-60.4 82 32.9 26.4-40.1 15 5.1 2.9- 8.8 17 9.0 5.3-15.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 255 146 55.9 48.5-63.1 72 28.8 22.6-35.9 19 6.6 3.9-11.0 18 8.7 5.0-14.5
-English Speaking 100 61 59.5 47.3-70.6 27 28.0 18.4-40.3 6 6.6 2.5-16.1 6 5.9 2.4-13.9
-Spanish Speaking 155 85 54.1 44.7-63.2 45 29.2 21.5-38.2 13 6.7 3.6-12.1 12 10.1 5.3-18.5
Non-Hispanic 3,451 1,706 48.5 46.5-50.5 1,440 42.0 40.0-44.0 160 5.2 4.3- 6.2 145 4.3 3.6- 5.2
AGE
18-24 398 186 45.5 39.6-51.5 173 44.5 38.7-50.6 22 5.0 3.1- 7.9 17 5.0 2.8- 8.8
25-34 1,294 709 53.3 50.0-56.5 490 38.7 35.6-41.9 56 4.4 3.3- 5.9 39 3.6 2.5- 5.2
35-44 1,368 679 49.0 45.7-52.2 559 41.1 37.9-44.3 65 5.4 4.1- 7.2 65 4.5 3.4- 5.9
45-54 648 278 43.5 38.8-48.2 292 42.8 38.2-47.5 36 7.1 4.8-10.3 42 6.7 4.8- 9.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 393 169 43.9 38.1-49.9 157 39.6 34.0-45.5 34 8.4 5.7-12.2 33 8.1 5.3-12.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,005 441 43.7 40.0-47.5 444 44.2 40.5-48.0 56 5.6 4.1- 7.4 64 6.5 4.9- 8.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,044 516 48.8 45.0-52.6 445 41.7 38.1-45.5 47 6.2 4.4- 8.6 36 3.3 2.3- 4.7
College Graduate 1,264 726 55.4 52.0-58.7 466 38.2 35.0-41.5 42 3.3 2.4- 4.7 30 3.1 2.0- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 314 146 51.4 44.4-58.3 129 37.0 30.8-43.6 21 6.0 3.7- 9.7 18 5.7 3.2- 9.7
$15,000- 24,999 611 300 46.9 42.0-51.8 250 41.8 37.0-46.8 36 6.7 4.7- 9.5 25 4.6 2.8- 7.3
$25,000- 34,999 479 247 48.5 43.0-53.9 190 41.8 36.4-47.4 21 5.9 3.4- 9.9 21 3.9 2.4- 6.3
$35,000- 49,999 532 263 48.2 43.1-53.2 219 40.8 36.0-45.9 21 4.5 2.8- 7.1 29 6.5 4.4- 9.6
$50,000-74,999 528 269 48.1 42.9-53.3 219 42.2 37.1-47.4 24 6.1 3.8- 9.6 16 3.7 2.1- 6.5
$75,000+ 624 347 56.9 52.2-61.5 240 37.8 33.3-42.4 17 2.4 1.3- 4.3 20 2.9 1.8- 4.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 772 343 45.4 41.1-49.7 342 41.9 37.7-46.1 51 7.8 5.6-10.8 36 4.9 3.4- 7.0
No 2,920 1,503 50.0 47.8-52.2 1,164 40.7 38.6-42.9 126 4.7 3.8- 5.7 127 4.6 3.7- 5.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 53 63.0 49.7-74.5 24 27.9 18.0-40.6 1 3.3 0.5-19.8 6 5.8 2.5-12.9
Non-Veteran 3,597 1,781 48.7 46.7-50.7 1,481 41.3 39.4-43.3 178 5.4 4.5- 6.4 157 4.6 3.9- 5.6
Currently Serving 27 18 64.7 42.0-82.3 9 35.3 17.7-58.0 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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