BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (I'm going to read you a list. When I'm done, please tell me if any of the situations apply to you. You don't need to tell me which one. You have used intravenous drugs in the past year. You have been treated for a sexually transmitted or venerea l disease in the past year. You have given or received money or drugs in exchange for sex in the past year. You had anal sex without a condom in the past year. Do any of these situations apply to you?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

HIV/AIDS

I'm going to read you a list. When I'm done, please tell me if any of the situations apply to you. You don't need to tell me which one.
You have used intravenous drugs in the past year.
You have been treated for a sexually transmitted or venereal disease in the past year.
You have given or received money or drugs in exchange for sex in the past year.
You had anal sex without a condom in the past year.

Do any of these situations apply to you?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	10,735	388	3.6	3.2- 4.1	10,347	96.4	95.9-96.8
-Western NC	1,123	35	3.0	2.0- 4.3	1,088	97.0	95.7-98.0
GENDER
Male	431	15	3.3	1.9- 5.8	416	96.7	94.2-98.1
Female	692	20	2.6	1.6- 4.3	672	97.4	95.7-98.4
RACE
White	984	29	3.0	2.0- 4.5	955	97.0	95.5-98.0
African American	52	4	6.1	2.2-16.3	48	93.9	83.7-97.8
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	85	6	8.1	3.4-18.2	79	91.9	81.8-96.6
25-34	197	11	5.3	2.7-10.1	186	94.7	89.9-97.3
35-44	283	7	1.7	0.7- 4.1	276	98.3	95.9-99.3
45-54	293	9	2.3	1.1- 4.7	284	97.7	95.3-98.9
55-64	265	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7	263	99.1	96.3-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	173	4	2.3	0.6- 8.2	169	97.7	91.8-99.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	337	13	4.0	2.2- 7.2	324	96.0	92.8-97.8
Some Post-H.S.	311	9	2.2	1.1- 4.3	302	97.8	95.7-98.9
College Graduate	301	9	3.0	1.4- 6.4	292	97.0	93.6-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	120	8	7.4	3.1-16.3	112	92.6	83.7-96.9
$15,000- 24,999	219	11	4.8	2.4- 9.3	208	95.2	90.7-97.6
$25,000- 34,999	172	5	3.4	1.4- 8.3	167	96.6	91.7-98.6
$35,000- 49,999	179	4	1.4	0.5- 4.1	175	98.6	95.9-99.5
$50,000-74,999	151	3	2.5	0.7- 8.5	148	97.5	91.5-99.3
$75,000+	124	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	123	99.7	97.8- 100
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	354	11	3.0	1.6- 5.5	343	97.0	94.5-98.4
No	754	24	3.0	1.9- 4.9	730	97.0	95.1-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	102	3	3.8	1.2-11.3	99	96.2	88.7-98.8
Non-Veteran	1,016	32	2.9	1.9- 4.3	984	97.1	95.7-98.1
Currently Serving	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

10,735

388

3.6

3.2- 4.1

10,347

96.4

95.9-96.8

-Western NC

1,123

3.0

2.0- 4.3

1,088

97.0

95.7-98.0

GENDER

Male

431

3.3

1.9- 5.8

416

96.7

94.2-98.1

Female

692

2.6

1.6- 4.3

672

97.4

95.7-98.4

RACE

White

984

3.0

2.0- 4.5

955

97.0

95.5-98.0

African American

6.1

2.2-16.3

93.9

83.7-97.8

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

8.1

3.4-18.2

91.9

81.8-96.6

25-34

197

5.3

2.7-10.1

186

94.7

89.9-97.3

35-44

283

1.7

0.7- 4.1

276

98.3

95.9-99.3

45-54

293

2.3

1.1- 4.7

284

97.7

95.3-98.9

55-64

265

0.9

0.2- 3.7

263

99.1

96.3-99.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

173

2.3

0.6- 8.2

169

97.7

91.8-99.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

337

4.0

2.2- 7.2

324

96.0

92.8-97.8

Some Post-H.S.

311

2.2

1.1- 4.3

302

97.8

95.7-98.9

College Graduate

301

3.0

1.4- 6.4

292

97.0

93.6-98.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

120

7.4

3.1-16.3

112

92.6

83.7-96.9

$15,000- 24,999

219

4.8

2.4- 9.3

208

95.2

90.7-97.6

$25,000- 34,999

172

3.4

1.4- 8.3

167

96.6

91.7-98.6

$35,000- 49,999

179

1.4

0.5- 4.1

175

98.6

95.9-99.5

$50,000-74,999

151

2.5

0.7- 8.5

148

97.5

91.5-99.3

$75,000+

124

0.3

0.0- 2.2

123

99.7

97.8- 100

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

354

3.0

1.6- 5.5

343

97.0

94.5-98.4

754

3.0

1.9- 4.9

730

97.0

95.1-98.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

102

3.8

1.2-11.3

96.2

88.7-98.8

Non-Veteran

1,016

2.9

1.9- 4.3

984

97.1

95.7-98.1

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being less than age 65.

^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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