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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	One partner	Two partners	Three partners	Four or more partners	None
TOTAL	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	2,994	2,431	82.8	81.1-84.5	108	3.1	2.4- 3.9	31	0.9	0.6- 1.3	22	0.9	0.6- 1.6	402	12.3	10.9-13.8
African American	886	600	70.1	66.2-73.7	60	6.2	4.6- 8.3	18	2.3	1.3- 4.1	9	1.2	0.5- 3.0	199	20.2	17.1-23.7
Asian	38	29	88.2	75.7-94.7	1	0.6	0.1- 4.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	8	11.2	4.8-23.7
Native American	99	75	77.2	63.1-87.0	3	1.4	0.3- 6.1	2	1.2	0.3- 5.3	0	0.0	. - .	19	20.2	10.7-34.7
Other Minorities	273	234	87.2	80.9-91.7	8	2.0	1.0- 4.3	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	0	0.0	. - .	30	10.2	6.1-16.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	279	242	87.7	81.2-92.1	8	2.8	1.1- 6.7	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	0	0.0	. - .	28	9.1	5.2-15.2
-English Speaking	109	88	84.8	74.8-91.3	7	7.2	2.7-18.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	14	8.0	4.3-14.4
-Spanish Speaking	170	154	89.1	79.9-94.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	0	0.0	. - .	14	9.6	4.6-18.9
Non-Hispanic	4,029	3,139	79.8	78.2-81.3	173	3.7	3.0- 4.4	51	1.2	0.8- 1.7	31	1.0	0.6- 1.5	635	14.4	13.1-15.9
AGE
18-24	473	321	65.9	60.3-71.1	49	8.8	6.3-12.2	14	3.3	1.8- 6.2	8	3.0	1.4- 6.4	81	18.9	14.6-24.1
25-34	1,416	1,168	84.0	81.5-86.2	72	4.4	3.4- 5.8	20	1.1	0.6- 1.8	16	1.0	0.6- 1.8	140	9.5	7.7-11.7
35-44	1,612	1,283	82.4	79.9-84.5	43	2.1	1.4- 3.2	14	0.7	0.3- 1.3	5	0.4	0.1- 1.5	267	14.4	12.5-16.7
45-54	809	611	79.8	76.2-83.0	17	1.4	0.8- 2.3	4	0.6	0.2- 2.4	2	0.3	0.1- 1.3	175	17.9	14.9-21.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	455	367	83.8	79.8-87.2	24	4.5	2.9- 6.8	5	1.0	0.4- 2.6	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	58	10.6	7.9-14.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,185	920	78.4	75.2-81.3	48	3.6	2.5- 5.2	16	1.2	0.6- 2.3	12	1.6	0.8- 3.2	189	15.2	12.7-18.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,214	950	80.6	77.7-83.3	51	4.1	2.9- 5.8	13	0.9	0.5- 1.6	9	0.9	0.4- 2.2	191	13.5	11.2-16.1
College Graduate	1,454	1,144	80.5	77.9-82.9	58	2.9	2.1- 3.9	18	1.3	0.7- 2.4	9	0.5	0.3- 1.2	225	14.7	12.5-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	436	258	61.2	55.3-66.8	34	7.2	4.7-10.9	15	3.7	2.0- 7.0	7	1.6	0.7- 3.9	122	26.2	21.4-31.7
$15,000- 24,999	745	550	77.8	73.9-81.2	37	4.2	2.8- 6.4	12	1.2	0.6- 2.2	9	1.7	0.7- 4.0	137	15.1	12.3-18.4
$25,000- 34,999	569	412	76.5	72.1-80.5	44	6.7	4.7- 9.3	9	2.0	0.8- 4.7	7	1.4	0.6- 3.4	97	13.4	10.4-17.0
$35,000- 49,999	611	499	82.3	78.3-85.6	16	3.0	1.7- 5.4	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	5	0.9	0.3- 2.6	90	13.8	10.8-17.3
$50,000-74,999	585	508	88.4	85.1-91.1	14	2.1	1.1- 4.1	3	0.5	0.1- 1.5	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	59	8.6	6.3-11.5
$75,000+	666	613	91.0	87.6-93.5	4	0.5	0.1- 2.1	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	47	7.5	5.3-10.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	946	677	73.8	70.1-77.3	61	5.2	3.9- 7.0	21	1.6	1.0- 2.6	10	1.7	0.8- 3.6	177	17.6	14.6-21.1
No	3,344	2,696	82.4	80.7-83.9	119	3.1	2.5- 3.9	30	0.9	0.6- 1.5	21	0.7	0.4- 1.2	478	12.8	11.5-14.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	106	79	79.7	70.0-86.9	2	1.2	0.3- 4.8	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6	0	0.0	. - .	24	18.2	11.4-27.8
Non-Veteran	4,175	3,279	80.3	78.8-81.8	179	3.7	3.1- 4.4	50	1.1	0.8- 1.6	31	0.9	0.6- 1.4	636	13.9	12.7-15.3
Currently Serving	29	25	89.9	73.9-96.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.5	0.3-15.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	7.7	2.2-23.5

Total
Respond.^

One partner

Two partners

Three partners

Four or more partners

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

2,994

2,431

82.8

81.1-84.5

108

3.1

2.4- 3.9

0.9

0.6- 1.3

0.9

0.6- 1.6

402

12.3

10.9-13.8

African American

886

600

70.1

66.2-73.7

6.2

4.6- 8.3

2.3

1.3- 4.1

1.2

0.5- 3.0

199

20.2

17.1-23.7

Asian

88.2

75.7-94.7

0.6

0.1- 4.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

11.2

4.8-23.7

Native American

77.2

63.1-87.0

1.4

0.3- 6.1

1.2

0.3- 5.3

0.0

. - .

20.2

10.7-34.7

Other Minorities

273

234

87.2

80.9-91.7

2.0

1.0- 4.3

0.5

0.1- 3.6

0.0

. - .

10.2

6.1-16.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

279

242

87.7

81.2-92.1

2.8

1.1- 6.7

0.5

0.1- 3.6

0.0

. - .

9.1

5.2-15.2

-English Speaking

109

84.8

74.8-91.3

7.2

2.7-18.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

8.0

4.3-14.4

-Spanish Speaking

170

154

89.1

79.9-94.4

0.5

0.1- 3.6

0.8

0.1- 5.4

0.0

. - .

9.6

4.6-18.9

Non-Hispanic

4,029

3,139

79.8

78.2-81.3

173

3.7

3.0- 4.4

1.2

0.8- 1.7

1.0

0.6- 1.5

635

14.4

13.1-15.9

AGE

18-24

473

321

65.9

60.3-71.1

8.8

6.3-12.2

3.3

1.8- 6.2

3.0

1.4- 6.4

18.9

14.6-24.1

25-34

1,416

1,168

84.0

81.5-86.2

4.4

3.4- 5.8

1.1

0.6- 1.8

1.0

0.6- 1.8

140

9.5

7.7-11.7

35-44

1,612

1,283

82.4

79.9-84.5

2.1

1.4- 3.2

0.7

0.3- 1.3

0.4

0.1- 1.5

267

14.4

12.5-16.7

45-54

809

611

79.8

76.2-83.0

1.4

0.8- 2.3

0.6

0.2- 2.4

0.3

0.1- 1.3

175

17.9

14.9-21.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

455

367

83.8

79.8-87.2

4.5

2.9- 6.8

1.0

0.4- 2.6

0.1

0.0- 0.7

10.6

7.9-14.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,185

920

78.4

75.2-81.3

3.6

2.5- 5.2

1.2

0.6- 2.3

1.6

0.8- 3.2

189

15.2

12.7-18.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,214

950

80.6

77.7-83.3

4.1

2.9- 5.8

0.9

0.5- 1.6

0.9

0.4- 2.2

191

13.5

11.2-16.1

College Graduate

1,454

1,144

80.5

77.9-82.9

2.9

2.1- 3.9

1.3

0.7- 2.4

0.5

0.3- 1.2

225

14.7

12.5-17.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

436

258

61.2

55.3-66.8

7.2

4.7-10.9

3.7

2.0- 7.0

1.6

0.7- 3.9

122

26.2

21.4-31.7

$15,000- 24,999

745

550

77.8

73.9-81.2

4.2

2.8- 6.4

1.2

0.6- 2.2

1.7

0.7- 4.0

137

15.1

12.3-18.4

$25,000- 34,999

569

412

76.5

72.1-80.5

6.7

4.7- 9.3

2.0

0.8- 4.7

1.4

0.6- 3.4

13.4

10.4-17.0

$35,000- 49,999

611

499

82.3

78.3-85.6

3.0

1.7- 5.4

0.1

0.0- 0.7

0.9

0.3- 2.6

13.8

10.8-17.3

$50,000-74,999

585

508

88.4

85.1-91.1

2.1

1.1- 4.1

0.5

0.1- 1.5

0.4

0.1- 2.9

8.6

6.3-11.5

$75,000+

666

613

91.0

87.6-93.5

0.5

0.1- 2.1

0.4

0.1- 2.6

0.6

0.1- 4.1

7.5

5.3-10.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

946

677

73.8

70.1-77.3

5.2

3.9- 7.0

1.6

1.0- 2.6

1.7

0.8- 3.6

177

17.6

14.6-21.1

3,344

2,696

82.4

80.7-83.9

119

3.1

2.5- 3.9

0.9

0.6- 1.5

0.7

0.4- 1.2

478

12.8

11.5-14.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

106

79.7

70.0-86.9

1.2

0.3- 4.8

0.8

0.1- 5.6

0.0

. - .

18.2

11.4-27.8

Non-Veteran

4,175

3,279

80.3

78.8-81.8

179

3.7

3.1- 4.4

1.1

0.8- 1.6

0.9

0.6- 1.4

636

13.9

12.7-15.3

Currently Serving

89.9

73.9-96.5

0.0

. - .

2.5

0.3-15.8

0.0

. - .

7.7

2.2-23.5

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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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