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| Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 3,675 | 1,751 | 47.8 | 45.8-49.8 | 491 | 13.7 | 12.3-15.1 | 154 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.5 | 319 | 8.0 | 7.0- 9.1 | 960 | 26.0 | 24.3-27.8 |
| COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Alamance | 85 | 38 | 46.4 | 35.0-58.2 | 14 | 15.1 | 8.7-24.8 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.5- 8.1 | 6 | 4.5 | 1.9-10.2 | 25 | 31.9 | 21.6-44.2 |
| Buncombe | 105 | 50 | 47.0 | 36.9-57.3 | 19 | 17.8 | 11.4-26.8 | 4 | 5.5 | 1.8-15.3 | 11 | 9.5 | 5.0-17.4 | 21 | 20.2 | 13.1-29.8 |
| Cabarrus | 105 | 47 | 44.4 | 34.4-54.8 | 11 | 9.7 | 5.3-17.2 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.5- 8.8 | 12 | 11.0 | 6.0-19.4 | 33 | 32.7 | 23.5-43.4 |
| Catawba | 101 | 41 | 35.6 | 26.5-45.9 | 16 | 18.3 | 11.0-28.7 | 8 | 9.3 | 4.4-18.6 | 7 | 7.3 | 3.4-15.0 | 29 | 29.6 | 20.8-40.1 |
| Cumberland | 85 | 49 | 59.3 | 47.3-70.3 | 12 | 13.0 | 7.1-22.7 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.4-10.1 | 7 | 8.2 | 3.6-17.8 | 13 | 15.6 | 8.7-26.5 |
| Davidson | 104 | 49 | 45.8 | 35.0-57.1 | 19 | 21.1 | 13.1-32.1 | 3 | 2.8 | 0.9- 8.3 | 7 | 6.9 | 3.1-14.9 | 26 | 23.4 | 15.6-33.5 |
| Durham | 84 | 45 | 52.6 | 41.0-64.0 | 16 | 19.5 | 11.8-30.7 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.6-10.0 | 6 | 7.0 | 3.1-15.2 | 15 | 18.2 | 10.6-29.5 |
| Forsyth | 114 | 63 | 56.7 | 46.7-66.3 | 11 | 10.3 | 5.5-18.4 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.2- 8.6 | 14 | 11.2 | 6.4-18.7 | 22 | 18.6 | 12.1-27.4 |
| Gaston | 93 | 30 | 35.2 | 24.9-47.0 | 15 | 16.6 | 9.8-26.7 | 3 | 3.3 | 0.8-12.1 | 11 | 8.5 | 4.5-15.3 | 34 | 36.5 | 26.5-47.9 |
| Guilford | 124 | 57 | 46.8 | 37.4-56.5 | 17 | 12.8 | 7.7-20.6 | 7 | 4.3 | 1.9- 9.4 | 8 | 5.2 | 2.4-10.8 | 35 | 30.8 | 22.6-40.5 |
| Iredell | 120 | 57 | 44.8 | 35.5-54.6 | 13 | 12.2 | 7.0-20.4 | 6 | 3.4 | 1.5- 7.8 | 12 | 9.5 | 5.2-16.7 | 32 | 30.0 | 21.7-39.9 |
| Johnston | 112 | 41 | 34.4 | 24.8-45.6 | 18 | 18.2 | 10.4-29.8 | 6 | 8.0 | 3.0-19.6 | 9 | 7.9 | 3.9-15.3 | 38 | 31.5 | 22.6-42.1 |
| Mecklenburg | 153 | 73 | 45.6 | 37.1-54.3 | 23 | 17.1 | 11.2-25.2 | 10 | 7.2 | 3.7-13.6 | 10 | 6.2 | 3.3-11.5 | 37 | 23.9 | 17.1-32.3 |
| New Hanover | 97 | 55 | 55.7 | 44.9-66.1 | 8 | 9.7 | 4.9-18.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.7- 7.8 | 8 | 7.0 | 3.4-13.9 | 23 | 25.1 | 16.6-36.2 |
| Onslow | 91 | 40 | 43.0 | 32.7-53.9 | 7 | 8.1 | 3.8-16.3 | 7 | 7.1 | 3.2-14.8 | 9 | 9.6 | 4.9-17.9 | 28 | 32.3 | 23.0-43.2 |
| Orange | 89 | 43 | 48.0 | 36.7-59.4 | 16 | 19.3 | 11.5-30.6 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 4.9 | 9 | 10.5 | 5.4-19.4 | 19 | 21.0 | 13.4-31.2 |
| Pitt | 83 | 35 | 44.1 | 32.9-55.8 | 13 | 14.3 | 8.1-24.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.9- 9.3 | 5 | 6.5 | 2.6-15.2 | 27 | 32.2 | 22.3-43.9 |
| Randolph | 98 | 49 | 53.2 | 42.0-64.0 | 9 | 8.1 | 4.1-15.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 1.7-10.3 | 14 | 13.8 | 7.7-23.6 | 21 | 20.7 | 13.1-31.2 |
| Robeson | 80 | 31 | 37.7 | 27.0-49.7 | 10 | 11.7 | 6.2-21.2 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.4 | 8 | 10.9 | 5.1-21.7 | 30 | 39.1 | 28.1-51.3 |
| Rowan | 94 | 45 | 48.1 | 36.9-59.5 | 12 | 9.9 | 5.4-17.3 | 6 | 5.7 | 2.2-14.0 | 11 | 12.0 | 6.5-21.0 | 20 | 24.4 | 15.7-35.8 |
| Union | 99 | 44 | 44.8 | 33.9-56.3 | 12 | 14.3 | 6.7-28.0 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.6- 6.7 | 12 | 10.2 | 5.5-18.0 | 28 | 28.6 | 19.6-39.7 |
| Wake | 119 | 62 | 51.4 | 41.5-61.2 | 15 | 12.7 | 7.1-21.6 | 6 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.8 | 8 | 7.9 | 3.8-15.7 | 28 | 24.2 | 16.6-33.8 |
| Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 100 | 45 | 46.4 | 35.9-57.1 | 14 | 13.7 | 8.0-22.5 | 6 | 6.4 | 2.9-13.6 | 9 | 7.8 | 3.9-15.2 | 26 | 25.7 | 17.4-36.2 |
| Northeast Partnership II | 116 | 63 | 52.7 | 43.0-62.3 | 14 | 12.0 | 7.0-19.8 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.0-11.0 | 9 | 6.6 | 3.3-12.7 | 27 | 25.2 | 17.5-34.8 |
| Northeast Partnership I | 108 | 51 | 41.7 | 30.4-53.8 | 13 | 10.6 | 5.9-18.3 | 4 | 3.1 | 1.1- 8.1 | 8 | 8.7 | 4.1-17.4 | 32 | 36.0 | 23.2-51.1 |
| Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 94 | 53 | 52.5 | 41.0-63.8 | 13 | 15.9 | 8.8-27.1 | 3 | 3.7 | 1.0-12.3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.6 | 22 | 25.9 | 16.7-37.7 |
| Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 102 | 42 | 42.8 | 32.6-53.7 | 11 | 9.4 | 4.8-17.4 | 3 | 5.1 | 1.5-15.7 | 10 | 10.7 | 5.4-20.0 | 36 | 32.0 | 23.1-42.5 |
| Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 116 | 60 | 53.2 | 43.4-62.7 | 19 | 16.7 | 10.5-25.5 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.7- 8.1 | 9 | 7.9 | 4.0-15.1 | 25 | 19.8 | 13.3-28.4 |
| Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 85 | 42 | 46.5 | 35.6-57.8 | 6 | 8.8 | 3.8-19.2 | 6 | 6.8 | 2.9-14.7 | 4 | 5.1 | 1.8-13.1 | 27 | 32.8 | 23.0-44.4 |
| Chatham/Lee/Moore | 132 | 76 | 60.2 | 51.2-68.7 | 16 | 12.6 | 7.7-19.9 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.5 | 10 | 6.8 | 3.5-12.7 | 26 | 18.0 | 12.1-25.7 |
| Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 144 | 71 | 47.1 | 38.2-56.3 | 21 | 14.5 | 9.1-22.2 | 6 | 4.5 | 1.9-10.4 | 8 | 4.9 | 2.3-10.1 | 38 | 29.0 | 21.2-38.4 |
| Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 80 | 39 | 47.1 | 35.6-59.0 | 8 | 11.5 | 5.0-24.2 | 3 | 3.6 | 1.1-10.9 | 10 | 11.2 | 5.8-20.5 | 20 | 26.6 | 17.3-38.5 |
| Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 98 | 42 | 38.3 | 27.5-50.3 | 11 | 10.6 | 5.6-19.3 | 3 | 9.9 | 2.3-34.3 | 12 | 11.4 | 5.9-20.8 | 30 | 29.8 | 19.6-42.4 |
| Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 113 | 56 | 47.7 | 37.5-58.1 | 13 | 11.2 | 6.2-19.3 | 6 | 6.1 | 2.4-14.9 | 10 | 7.1 | 3.6-13.6 | 28 | 27.9 | 19.1-38.7 |
| Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 152 | 67 | 48.3 | 39.1-57.7 | 26 | 16.2 | 10.4-24.3 | 7 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.4 | 13 | 8.2 | 4.3-15.0 | 39 | 22.4 | 15.7-30.8 |
| NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 258 | 126 | 44.9 | 37.9-52.1 | 33 | 12.1 | 8.4-17.0 | 11 | 5.1 | 2.7- 9.2 | 21 | 8.0 | 5.1-12.4 | 67 | 30.0 | 22.9-38.2 |
| No | 3,417 | 1,625 | 48.0 | 45.9-50.0 | 458 | 13.8 | 12.4-15.3 | 143 | 4.5 | 3.7- 5.6 | 298 | 8.0 | 7.0- 9.1 | 893 | 25.8 | 24.0-27.6 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 1,198 | 572 | 47.7 | 44.4-51.1 | 155 | 12.9 | 10.8-15.3 | 45 | 4.0 | 2.8- 5.6 | 96 | 7.9 | 6.3- 9.8 | 330 | 27.5 | 24.5-30.8 |
| Piedmont | 2,044 | 980 | 48.3 | 45.6-51.0 | 270 | 13.8 | 12.0-15.9 | 91 | 4.5 | 3.5- 5.7 | 180 | 7.7 | 6.5- 9.2 | 523 | 25.7 | 23.4-28.1 |
| Western NC | 433 | 199 | 46.1 | 40.5-51.7 | 66 | 14.5 | 11.1-18.8 | 18 | 5.9 | 3.3-10.1 | 43 | 9.1 | 6.4-12.7 | 107 | 24.4 | 19.9-29.6 |
| AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain AHEC | 248 | 115 | 49.3 | 42.0-56.7 | 42 | 15.8 | 11.2-21.9 | 10 | 5.0 | 2.6- 9.5 | 24 | 9.0 | 5.6-14.2 | 57 | 20.8 | 15.6-27.2 |
| Northwest | 749 | 363 | 47.9 | 43.6-52.2 | 95 | 12.9 | 10.2-16.1 | 33 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.0 | 75 | 9.5 | 7.4-12.2 | 183 | 25.7 | 22.0-29.8 |
| Charlotte | 550 | 241 | 44.5 | 39.5-49.6 | 75 | 15.8 | 12.2-20.3 | 22 | 5.5 | 3.3- 9.0 | 50 | 7.2 | 5.1- 9.9 | 162 | 27.1 | 22.9-31.6 |
| Greensboro | 484 | 234 | 48.6 | 43.1-54.1 | 61 | 11.8 | 8.8-15.7 | 22 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.9 | 43 | 7.6 | 5.3-10.7 | 124 | 27.7 | 23.0-33.0 |
| Southern Regional | 359 | 173 | 50.8 | 44.9-56.8 | 49 | 12.7 | 9.3-17.0 | 11 | 3.1 | 1.6- 5.8 | 31 | 7.9 | 5.3-11.6 | 95 | 25.5 | 20.8-31.0 |
| Coastal | 201 | 110 | 53.2 | 45.4-60.8 | 23 | 12.7 | 8.4-18.9 | 6 | 4.0 | 1.4-11.1 | 16 | 7.2 | 4.2-12.1 | 46 | 22.8 | 16.9-30.1 |
| Wake | 448 | 218 | 49.1 | 43.2-55.0 | 61 | 13.8 | 10.1-18.6 | 23 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.4 | 33 | 7.5 | 4.9-11.4 | 113 | 24.9 | 20.1-30.3 |
| Area L | 147 | 81 | 52.5 | 43.1-61.7 | 17 | 13.3 | 7.7-21.9 | 5 | 4.1 | 1.5-10.7 | 8 | 4.8 | 2.3- 9.9 | 36 | 25.3 | 17.9-34.6 |
| Eastern | 462 | 213 | 45.0 | 39.6-50.5 | 63 | 13.6 | 10.4-17.6 | 19 | 3.7 | 2.3- 6.1 | 37 | 8.6 | 5.9-12.3 | 130 | 29.1 | 24.0-34.8 |
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* This question was asked only of only male respondents and reported having a DRE and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.
^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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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