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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Sexual Behavior

How many new sex partners did you have during the past twelve months?

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  Total
Respond.^
One partner Two partners Three partners Four or more partners None
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,977 634 10.2 9.3-11.2 187 3.3 2.8- 4.0 65 1.1 0.8- 1.4 72 1.5 1.1- 2.0 5,019 83.9 82.7-85.1
-Piedmont NC 3,365 369 10.5 9.3-11.9 98 2.9 2.2- 3.7 33 1.0 0.7- 1.6 41 1.5 1.0- 2.3 2,824 84.1 82.4-85.6
GENDER
Male 1,322 157 11.1 9.2-13.2 57 3.9 2.8- 5.4 22 1.7 1.0- 2.7 34 2.6 1.6- 4.2 1,052 80.7 78.0-83.2
Female 2,043 212 10.0 8.5-11.7 41 1.8 1.2- 2.7 11 0.4 0.2- 0.8 7 0.4 0.2- 0.8 1,772 87.5 85.6-89.1
RACE
White 2,460 235 8.8 7.6-10.3 68 2.3 1.7- 3.1 12 0.4 0.2- 0.8 28 1.2 0.8- 1.9 2,117 87.2 85.6-88.8
African American 546 88 15.0 11.8-19.0 20 3.8 2.2- 6.4 12 2.2 1.0- 4.5 5 1.3 0.5- 3.8 421 77.6 73.0-81.7
Other Minorities 43 8 12.0 5.0-26.1 0 0.0 . - . 1 4.4 0.6-25.5 1 1.6 0.2-10.7 33 81.9 65.4-91.6
AGE
18-24 323 52 18.3 13.2-24.6 25 9.1 5.8-13.9 12 4.4 2.2- 8.6 20 8.8 4.8-15.7 214 59.4 52.1-66.3
25-34 1,159 133 10.7 8.7-13.0 32 2.7 1.6- 4.4 15 1.2 0.7- 2.3 9 0.9 0.4- 1.9 970 84.5 81.7-86.9
35-44 1,293 136 9.5 7.8-11.6 31 2.0 1.2- 3.1 4 0.2 0.1- 0.7 7 0.4 0.2- 0.9 1,115 87.9 85.6-89.8
45-54 590 48 7.6 5.4-10.6 10 1.3 0.6- 2.6 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3 5 0.6 0.2- 1.6 525 90.2 87.0-92.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 398 49 12.7 9.3-17.2 19 5.5 3.1- 9.3 7 2.0 0.9- 4.5 8 2.5 1.1- 5.7 315 77.3 71.8-82.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 884 96 10.8 8.5-13.7 28 3.5 2.1- 5.8 6 0.9 0.3- 2.6 13 1.9 0.7- 5.0 741 82.8 79.0-86.1
Some Post-H.S. 835 111 13.1 10.5-16.2 16 2.4 1.3- 4.2 9 1.2 0.6- 2.5 13 2.1 1.1- 4.0 686 81.3 77.7-84.4
College Graduate 1,247 113 7.9 6.3- 9.9 35 1.8 1.2- 2.7 11 0.7 0.3- 1.5 7 0.5 0.2- 1.1 1,081 89.1 86.9-91.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 220 47 20.2 14.3-27.7 5 1.0 0.3- 2.9 6 2.1 0.9- 4.8 9 7.1 2.6-18.1 153 69.7 60.4-77.6
$15,000- 24,999 470 61 11.6 8.6-15.3 13 3.4 1.6- 7.1 8 2.2 1.1- 4.7 6 2.3 0.9- 6.2 382 80.5 75.4-84.7
$25,000- 34,999 391 57 12.6 9.2-17.2 19 4.7 2.7- 8.3 6 1.3 0.5- 3.3 7 1.7 0.7- 3.7 302 79.7 74.4-84.1
$35,000- 49,999 475 48 10.3 7.4-14.0 14 1.9 1.0- 3.5 5 1.0 0.4- 2.9 7 1.4 0.6- 3.3 401 85.4 81.3-88.7
$50,000-74,999 558 66 12.2 9.2-16.1 15 2.1 1.1- 3.9 1 0.5 0.1- 3.2 2 0.5 0.1- 2.2 474 84.7 80.6-88.0
$75,000+ 722 38 5.3 3.6- 7.8 12 2.0 1.1- 3.9 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 671 92.7 89.9-94.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 621 77 12.9 10.0-16.6 29 3.8 2.5- 6.0 6 0.9 0.3- 2.4 17 3.9 1.9- 7.9 492 78.4 73.8-82.4
No 2,733 291 10.0 8.7-11.5 68 2.6 1.9- 3.5 27 1.1 0.7- 1.7 24 1.0 0.6- 1.6 2,323 85.3 83.5-86.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 189 24 9.7 6.1-15.1 8 3.0 1.4- 6.2 2 0.9 0.2- 3.5 5 2.1 0.8- 5.7 150 84.4 78.2-89.0
Non-Veteran 3,156 340 10.5 9.2-11.9 89 2.9 2.2- 3.8 31 1.1 0.7- 1.6 36 1.5 0.9- 2.3 2,660 84.1 82.4-85.7
Currently Serving 19 4 21.1 7.6-46.6 1 1.4 0.2- 9.7 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 14 77.5 52.5-91.5

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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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