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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Behavior-FEMALES

How many new sex partners did you have during the past twelve months?

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  Total
Respond.^		 One partner Two partners Three partners Four or more partners None
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 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 2,612 241 8.4 7.2- 9.8 58 2.0 1.4- 2.7 14 0.4 0.2- 0.7 12 0.8 0.4- 1.5 2,287 88.5 86.9-89.9
African American 696 97 13.6 10.8-16.9 16 2.2 1.1- 4.2 7 0.8 0.3- 1.8 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 575 83.4 79.8-86.5
Asian 29 8 20.1 8.1-42.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 21 79.9 58.0-91.9
Native American 80 10 10.9 4.8-23.0 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.1 0.1- 7.2 0 0.0 . - . 69 88.0 76.0-94.4
Other Minorities 245 31 14.0 9.4-20.4 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 213 85.8 79.5-90.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 253 28 12.5 8.1-18.7 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 224 87.5 81.3-91.8
-English Speaking 96 18 20.6 12.2-32.6 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 77 79.2 67.2-87.6
-Spanish Speaking 157 10 8.3 4.1-16.3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 147 91.7 83.7-95.9
Non-Hispanic 3,422 360 9.8 8.6-11.0 74 1.9 1.5- 2.6 22 0.5 0.3- 0.7 13 0.6 0.3- 1.2 2,953 87.2 85.8-88.5
AGE
18-24 394 61 15.9 11.8-21.0 24 6.8 4.2-10.6 6 1.4 0.6- 3.4 5 2.7 1.1- 6.9 298 73.2 67.3-78.4
25-34 1,286 146 10.6 8.7-12.9 28 1.6 1.1- 2.5 12 0.6 0.3- 1.1 5 0.5 0.2- 1.3 1,095 86.6 84.2-88.7
35-44 1,359 129 8.7 7.1-10.7 18 0.9 0.5- 1.7 2 0.1 0.0- 0.3 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 1,208 90.3 88.2-92.0
45-54 638 52 7.3 5.2-10.1 5 0.6 0.2- 1.6 2 0.2 0.0- 0.7 1 0.2 0.0- 1.7 578 91.7 88.9-93.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 396 51 13.7 10.0-18.5 9 2.1 1.0- 4.4 3 0.4 0.1- 1.3 0 0.0 . - . 333 83.8 78.9-87.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,005 101 9.9 7.8-12.4 22 1.7 0.9- 3.1 5 0.4 0.1- 1.0 6 1.3 0.5- 3.2 871 86.7 83.8-89.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,033 129 11.6 9.5-14.2 17 2.0 1.2- 3.5 5 0.5 0.2- 1.4 5 0.4 0.2- 1.1 877 85.4 82.6-87.8
College Graduate 1,241 107 7.4 5.8- 9.4 27 1.6 1.0- 2.4 9 0.4 0.2- 0.7 2 0.3 0.1- 1.0 1,096 90.4 88.3-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 315 61 18.8 13.8-24.9 13 3.4 1.8- 6.2 4 0.9 0.3- 2.5 3 1.5 0.4- 5.0 234 75.4 69.0-80.9
$15,000- 24,999 608 80 13.3 10.2-17.0 14 2.0 0.9- 4.4 6 0.8 0.3- 2.1 2 0.5 0.1- 2.1 506 83.3 79.2-86.8
$25,000- 34,999 477 68 12.6 9.4-16.6 12 2.0 1.1- 3.8 4 0.8 0.2- 2.5 4 1.1 0.3- 3.4 389 83.6 79.2-87.2
$35,000- 49,999 523 46 9.9 7.1-13.7 7 0.9 0.4- 2.3 2 0.3 0.1- 1.0 2 0.3 0.1- 1.9 466 88.6 84.7-91.5
$50,000-74,999 530 48 8.4 6.0-11.7 8 1.2 0.6- 2.7 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 1 0.5 0.1- 3.2 472 89.8 86.3-92.5
$75,000+ 620 25 3.3 2.0- 5.2 3 1.1 0.3- 3.4 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.6 0.1- 4.4 591 95.0 92.2-96.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 772 95 10.9 8.6-13.6 30 3.5 2.2- 5.5 5 0.4 0.2- 1.0 7 1.3 0.6- 3.1 635 83.9 80.6-86.7
No 2,891 293 9.8 8.5-11.3 44 1.3 0.9- 1.9 17 0.4 0.2- 0.7 6 0.4 0.1- 1.0 2,531 88.1 86.5-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 5 5.4 2.1-13.5 2 1.7 0.4- 6.8 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 78 92.8 84.7-96.8
Non-Veteran 3,565 379 10.1 8.9-11.4 73 1.8 1.3- 2.4 22 0.4 0.3- 0.7 13 0.6 0.3- 1.1 3,078 87.1 85.7-88.4
Currently Serving 27 4 8.4 2.7-23.1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 23 91.6 76.9-97.3

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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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