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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Union County

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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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
-Union County 189 97 52.5 44.2-60.7 79 40.5 32.7-48.9 5 2.8 1.1- 6.9 8 4.2 2.0- 8.7
GENDER
Male 56 29 51.3 37.2-65.3 22 39.3 26.4-53.9 1 2.3 0.3-14.7 4 7.0 2.5-18.3
Female 133 68 53.2 43.1-63.0 57 41.3 31.8-51.4 4 3.0 1.1- 8.2 4 2.5 0.9- 7.0
RACE
White 153 79 52.3 43.2-61.3 65 41.5 32.9-50.6 3 2.0 0.6- 6.7 6 4.2 1.8- 9.8
Other 35 17 50.4 31.6-69.1 14 39.5 22.4-59.7 2 5.8 1.4-20.7 2 4.3 1.0-17.1
AGE
18-44 158 82 53.2 44.1-62.1 68 42.3 33.6-51.4 3 1.6 0.5- 5.1 5 2.9 1.1- 7.5
45+ 31 15 49.3 29.9-68.8 11 32.6 17.1-53.1 2 8.3 2.0-28.1 3 9.9 2.9-28.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 66 31 46.9 33.7-60.6 27 41.6 29.0-55.5 3 4.2 1.3-12.9 5 7.2 2.8-17.4
Some College + 123 66 55.7 45.3-65.7 52 39.9 30.3-50.4 2 2.0 0.4- 8.2 3 2.4 0.7- 8.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 65 28 41.5 28.5-55.9 33 52.1 38.1-65.9 2 4.5 1.1-16.7 2 1.8 0.4- 7.5
$50,000+ 100 57 59.1 47.6-69.7 38 35.3 25.3-46.7 1 0.7 0.1- 4.9 4 4.9 1.8-12.8

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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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