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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Sexual Behavior

Some people use condoms to keep from getting infected with HIV through sexual activity.
How effective do you think a properly use condom is for this purpose?

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  Total
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
-Northeastern Partnership 328 148 43.6 37.6-49.8 151 47.2 41.0-53.4 11 3.9 2.1- 7.2 18 5.3 3.3- 8.6
GENDER
Male 119 56 47.3 37.5-57.3 50 43.8 34.2-54.0 3 3.0 0.9- 9.0 10 5.9 3.0-11.3
Female 209 92 40.3 33.2-47.7 101 50.2 42.6-57.7 8 4.8 2.3- 9.6 8 4.8 2.3- 9.7
RACE
White 181 77 40.8 33.0-49.1 91 51.9 43.7-60.1 5 3.5 1.4- 8.5 8 3.8 1.8- 7.8
African American 124 55 40.0 31.0-49.8 54 45.7 36.1-55.6 6 5.8 2.5-12.7 9 8.5 4.3-16.1
AGE
18-24 22 11 51.6 29.6-73.0 8 34.5 16.7-58.1 3 13.9 4.3-36.4 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 112 62 50.8 40.2-61.4 42 42.4 32.1-53.5 4 4.3 1.5-11.7 4 2.4 0.9- 6.6
35-44 127 57 43.6 34.1-53.6 60 47.7 38.0-57.6 3 2.9 0.9- 9.3 7 5.7 2.6-12.1
45-54 67 18 27.9 17.3-41.7 41 59.4 45.7-71.8 1 1.1 0.1- 7.3 7 11.7 5.4-23.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 29 61.4 45.0-75.6 14 28.4 16.4-44.5 2 6.4 1.6-22.3 2 3.8 0.9-15.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 117 51 41.0 31.3-51.6 49 43.9 33.8-54.6 6 6.2 2.7-13.5 11 8.8 4.6-16.2
Some Post-H.S. 98 44 38.1 28.3-49.0 49 56.7 45.7-67.1 2 1.7 0.4- 6.8 3 3.4 1.0-10.8
College Graduate 66 24 40.9 28.5-54.7 39 54.7 41.2-67.4 1 1.0 0.1- 7.1 2 3.4 0.8-12.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 25 53.9 36.6-70.3 12 32.2 18.2-50.3 1 2.7 0.4-17.1 5 11.2 4.3-26.2
$15,000- 24,999 56 28 53.3 38.2-67.8 28 46.7 32.2-61.8 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
$25,000- 34,999 40 17 38.6 23.8-55.7 19 53.4 36.7-69.3 2 4.2 1.0-15.8 2 3.9 0.9-14.7
$35,000- 49,999 59 21 30.6 19.5-44.7 35 62.9 48.5-75.4 0 0.0 . - . 3 6.4 2.0-18.7
$50,000-74,999 39 14 35.4 21.0-53.0 22 55.8 38.6-71.7 1 4.2 0.6-24.2 2 4.6 1.1-17.2
$75,000+ 36 24 69.2 51.8-82.4 11 29.0 16.1-46.4 1 1.8 0.3-12.0 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 87 35 37.5 26.6-49.9 41 50.7 38.4-63.0 2 2.1 0.5- 8.3 9 9.7 4.7-18.7
No 238 112 45.8 38.8-53.0 108 45.7 38.6-52.9 9 4.6 2.3- 8.8 9 3.9 2.0- 7.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 24 6 29.4 13.1-53.4 16 62.3 39.5-80.8 1 5.7 0.8-31.1 1 2.6 0.4-16.5
Non-Veteran 298 139 44.5 38.2-51.0 132 46.0 39.5-52.5 10 3.8 2.0- 7.3 17 5.7 3.4- 9.3
Currently Serving 6 3 61.5 21.4-90.4 3 38.5 9.6-78.6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .

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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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