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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: NE Partnership II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.)

Sexual Behavior

Some people use condoms to keep from getting infected with HIV through sexual activity.
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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%)
North Carolina 6,056 3,018 48.5 46.9-50.0 2,495 42.1 40.5-43.6 273 5.0 4.3- 5.7 270 4.5 3.9- 5.2
-NE Partnership II 150 59 37.4 29.1-46.5 80 54.9 45.8-63.7 3 1.9 0.6- 5.8 8 5.8 2.8-11.7
GENDER
Male 54 21 37.3 24.4-52.2 30 58.1 43.2-71.5 1 1.6 0.2-10.5 2 3.1 0.8-11.7
Female 96 38 37.5 27.7-48.5 50 52.1 41.1-62.9 2 2.2 0.5- 8.4 6 8.2 3.5-18.2
RACE
White 91 36 38.2 27.7-49.9 50 57.1 45.5-68.0 1 0.9 0.1- 5.9 4 3.8 1.4-10.0
Other 59 23 36.4 23.9-51.0 30 52.1 38.0-65.9 2 3.2 0.8-12.1 4 8.4 3.0-21.0
AGE
18-44 116 50 40.6 30.9-51.0 58 52.8 42.4-62.9 3 2.4 0.8- 7.2 5 4.3 1.7-10.5
45+ 34 9 24.7 12.7-42.5 22 63.4 44.7-78.8 0 0.0 . - . 3 11.9 3.7-32.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 72 32 40.5 28.2-54.1 32 48.3 35.1-61.7 2 2.9 0.7-10.9 6 8.3 3.6-18.3
Some College + 78 27 34.4 23.9-46.7 48 61.3 48.9-72.3 1 1.0 0.1- 6.5 2 3.4 0.8-13.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 96 40 39.3 28.9-50.7 52 55.8 44.4-66.6 1 1.2 0.2- 7.8 3 3.8 1.1-11.8
$50,000+ 36 15 43.3 27.2-60.9 18 49.0 32.2-66.1 1 2.2 0.3-14.3 2 5.5 1.3-19.9

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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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