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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	One partner	Two partners	Three partners	Four or more partners	None
TOTAL	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
RACE
White	1,645	161	8.9	7.4-10.7	68	3.4	2.6- 4.5	22	1.1	0.6- 2.0	33	1.5	0.9- 2.3	1,361	85.0	82.9-86.9
African American	370	53	12.9	9.5-17.3	23	7.0	4.1-11.7	12	2.8	1.4- 5.7	11	3.4	1.8- 6.6	271	73.8	68.0-78.9
Asian	24	2	9.6	2.4-31.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.3	1.0-37.3	1	2.7	0.4-17.0	20	80.4	56.2-92.9
Native American	39	2	5.4	1.0-24.1	2	3.0	0.5-16.0	2	5.4	1.3-19.4	3	5.9	1.8-17.3	30	80.3	63.2-90.7
Other Minorities	211	26	15.5	9.7-23.8	18	10.7	6.3-17.7	6	2.4	1.0- 5.4	11	5.4	2.3-12.4	150	66.0	57.0-74.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	215	27	16.0	10.2-24.3	15	9.6	5.4-16.6	6	2.4	1.0- 5.4	10	4.9	1.9-12.0	157	67.1	58.1-75.0
-English Speaking	57	10	21.7	11.5-37.3	1	3.7	0.5-21.8	2	3.2	0.7-12.7	3	7.0	1.6-25.5	41	64.3	48.2-77.7
-Spanish Speaking	158	17	14.3	7.9-24.6	14	11.3	6.1-19.9	4	2.1	0.8- 5.8	7	4.3	1.3-13.5	116	67.9	57.2-77.0
Non-Hispanic	2,084	219	9.6	8.2-11.2	97	4.2	3.3- 5.4	37	1.6	1.0- 2.4	49	2.0	1.4- 2.8	1,682	82.6	80.6-84.4
AGE
18-24	255	38	18.8	12.8-26.8	33	15.0	10.0-21.9	15	6.2	3.3-11.3	28	11.3	6.8-18.2	141	48.7	40.9-56.5
25-34	761	86	10.7	8.3-13.7	33	4.4	2.8- 6.8	14	1.5	0.8- 2.8	18	1.7	1.0- 2.9	610	81.7	78.1-84.8
35-44	890	89	8.7	6.9-11.0	35	3.3	2.2- 5.0	11	0.8	0.4- 1.5	7	0.4	0.2- 1.0	748	86.7	84.1-89.0
45-54	394	33	7.0	4.7-10.4	11	1.5	0.7- 3.0	3	0.6	0.2- 1.8	6	0.9	0.3- 2.5	341	90.0	86.4-92.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	326	39	14.8	10.0-21.2	30	9.7	6.2-14.9	8	2.6	1.2- 5.8	15	4.4	2.4- 8.2	234	68.4	61.4-74.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	673	72	9.9	7.6-12.9	34	6.1	4.0- 9.3	11	1.3	0.5- 2.9	20	2.7	1.3- 5.5	536	80.0	75.8-83.7
Some Post-H.S.	581	65	10.9	8.2-14.3	23	3.8	2.4- 5.9	12	1.8	1.0- 3.3	13	2.4	1.2- 4.6	468	81.2	77.2-84.7
College Graduate	720	70	8.1	6.1-10.6	25	2.1	1.3- 3.2	12	1.5	0.7- 3.2	11	0.9	0.4- 1.9	602	87.4	84.5-89.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	145	34	25.8	16.7-37.7	5	3.1	1.1- 8.6	8	4.6	1.9-10.6	9	6.9	2.4-18.0	89	59.6	48.0-70.3
$15,000- 24,999	331	35	10.2	7.0-14.6	24	7.4	4.4-12.1	11	2.8	1.4- 5.2	10	2.8	1.2- 6.5	251	76.8	70.8-81.9
$25,000- 34,999	281	28	7.8	5.1-11.8	23	8.1	5.0-12.9	6	1.4	0.6- 3.2	9	2.5	1.3- 4.9	215	80.2	74.5-84.9
$35,000- 49,999	376	42	9.9	7.0-13.8	15	2.8	1.5- 5.2	7	1.5	0.6- 3.5	10	2.6	1.2- 5.3	302	83.2	78.5-87.0
$50,000-74,999	396	48	11.1	8.0-15.3	12	2.1	1.1- 4.2	6	1.8	0.6- 5.2	5	0.9	0.3- 2.6	325	84.0	79.3-87.8
$75,000+	456	32	7.2	4.8-10.7	11	2.0	1.0- 4.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	0.1	0.0- 0.5	411	90.7	87.0-93.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	454	59	12.6	9.5-16.5	29	6.2	3.9- 9.7	10	1.6	0.8- 3.2	14	3.6	1.6- 7.9	342	76.0	70.8-80.6
No	1,836	186	10.0	8.3-11.9	81	4.5	3.4- 6.0	33	1.7	1.1- 2.7	45	2.1	1.4- 3.0	1,491	81.7	79.3-83.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	312	33	8.9	6.0-12.8	12	2.7	1.5- 5.1	5	1.1	0.4- 2.7	6	1.8	0.7- 4.4	256	85.5	80.9-89.2
Non-Veteran	1,881	201	10.7	9.0-12.7	98	5.5	4.2- 7.0	35	1.8	1.2- 2.7	50	2.5	1.7- 3.7	1,497	79.6	77.1-81.8
Currently Serving	106	11	9.1	4.7-16.8	2	1.2	0.2- 5.8	3	1.8	0.5- 5.7	3	1.9	0.5- 6.9	87	86.0	77.8-91.6

Total
Respond.^

One partner

Two partners

Three partners

Four or more partners

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

RACE

White

1,645

161

8.9

7.4-10.7

3.4

2.6- 4.5

1.1

0.6- 2.0

1.5

0.9- 2.3

1,361

85.0

82.9-86.9

African American

370

12.9

9.5-17.3

7.0

4.1-11.7

2.8

1.4- 5.7

3.4

1.8- 6.6

271

73.8

68.0-78.9

Asian

9.6

2.4-31.9

0.0

. - .

7.3

1.0-37.3

2.7

0.4-17.0

80.4

56.2-92.9

Native American

5.4

1.0-24.1

3.0

0.5-16.0

5.4

1.3-19.4

5.9

1.8-17.3

80.3

63.2-90.7

Other Minorities

211

15.5

9.7-23.8

10.7

6.3-17.7

2.4

1.0- 5.4

5.4

2.3-12.4

150

66.0

57.0-74.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

215

16.0

10.2-24.3

9.6

5.4-16.6

2.4

1.0- 5.4

4.9

1.9-12.0

157

67.1

58.1-75.0

-English Speaking

21.7

11.5-37.3

3.7

0.5-21.8

3.2

0.7-12.7

7.0

1.6-25.5

64.3

48.2-77.7

-Spanish Speaking

158

14.3

7.9-24.6

11.3

6.1-19.9

2.1

0.8- 5.8

4.3

1.3-13.5

116

67.9

57.2-77.0

Non-Hispanic

2,084

219

9.6

8.2-11.2

4.2

3.3- 5.4

1.6

1.0- 2.4

2.0

1.4- 2.8

1,682

82.6

80.6-84.4

AGE

18-24

255

18.8

12.8-26.8

15.0

10.0-21.9

6.2

3.3-11.3

11.3

6.8-18.2

141

48.7

40.9-56.5

25-34

761

10.7

8.3-13.7

4.4

2.8- 6.8

1.5

0.8- 2.8

1.7

1.0- 2.9

610

81.7

78.1-84.8

35-44

890

8.7

6.9-11.0

3.3

2.2- 5.0

0.8

0.4- 1.5

0.4

0.2- 1.0

748

86.7

84.1-89.0

45-54

394

7.0

4.7-10.4

1.5

0.7- 3.0

0.6

0.2- 1.8

0.9

0.3- 2.5

341

90.0

86.4-92.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

326

14.8

10.0-21.2

9.7

6.2-14.9

2.6

1.2- 5.8

4.4

2.4- 8.2

234

68.4

61.4-74.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

673

9.9

7.6-12.9

6.1

4.0- 9.3

1.3

0.5- 2.9

2.7

1.3- 5.5

536

80.0

75.8-83.7

Some Post-H.S.

581

10.9

8.2-14.3

3.8

2.4- 5.9

1.8

1.0- 3.3

2.4

1.2- 4.6

468

81.2

77.2-84.7

College Graduate

720

8.1

6.1-10.6

2.1

1.3- 3.2

1.5

0.7- 3.2

0.9

0.4- 1.9

602

87.4

84.5-89.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

145

25.8

16.7-37.7

3.1

1.1- 8.6

4.6

1.9-10.6

6.9

2.4-18.0

59.6

48.0-70.3

$15,000- 24,999

331

10.2

7.0-14.6

7.4

4.4-12.1

2.8

1.4- 5.2

2.8

1.2- 6.5

251

76.8

70.8-81.9

$25,000- 34,999

281

7.8

5.1-11.8

8.1

5.0-12.9

1.4

0.6- 3.2

2.5

1.3- 4.9

215

80.2

74.5-84.9

$35,000- 49,999

376

9.9

7.0-13.8

2.8

1.5- 5.2

1.5

0.6- 3.5

2.6

1.2- 5.3

302

83.2

78.5-87.0

$50,000-74,999

396

11.1

8.0-15.3

2.1

1.1- 4.2

1.8

0.6- 5.2

0.9

0.3- 2.6

325

84.0

79.3-87.8

$75,000+

456

7.2

4.8-10.7

2.0

1.0- 4.0

0.0

. - .

0.1

0.0- 0.5

411

90.7

87.0-93.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

454

12.6

9.5-16.5

6.2

3.9- 9.7

1.6

0.8- 3.2

3.6

1.6- 7.9

342

76.0

70.8-80.6

1,836

186

10.0

8.3-11.9

4.5

3.4- 6.0

1.7

1.1- 2.7

2.1

1.4- 3.0

1,491

81.7

79.3-83.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

312

8.9

6.0-12.8

2.7

1.5- 5.1

1.1

0.4- 2.7

1.8

0.7- 4.4

256

85.5

80.9-89.2

Non-Veteran

1,881

201

10.7

9.0-12.7

5.5

4.2- 7.0

1.8

1.2- 2.7

2.5

1.7- 3.7

1,497

79.6

77.1-81.8

Currently Serving

106

9.1

4.7-16.8

1.2

0.2- 5.8

1.8

0.5- 5.7

1.9

0.5- 6.9

86.0

77.8-91.6

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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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