BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (Do any of these situations apply to you in the past year: have used intravenous drugs, have been treated for a sexually transmitted or venereal disease, have given or received money or drugs in exchange for sex, had anal sex without a condom?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

HIV/AIDS

Do any of these situations apply to you in the past year: have used intravenous drugs, have been treated for a sexually transmitted or venereal disease, have given or received money or drugs in exchange for sex, had anal sex without a condom?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	12,681	362	3.6	3.1- 4.1	12,319	96.4	95.9-96.9
-Western NC	1,391	31	3.7	2.2- 6.1	1,360	96.3	93.9-97.8
GENDER
Male	504	11	4.7	2.2- 9.7	493	95.3	90.3-97.8
Female	887	20	2.8	1.6- 5.0	867	97.2	95.0-98.4
RACE
White	1,214	23	2.9	1.7- 4.9	1,191	97.1	95.1-98.3
African American	70	3	12.2	2.5-42.7	67	87.8	57.3-97.5
Other Minorities	106	5	6.6	1.6-23.8	101	93.4	76.2-98.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	71	2	5.1	0.8-26.4	69	94.9	73.6-99.2
Non-Hispanic	1,320	29	3.6	2.1- 6.0	1,291	96.4	94.0-97.9
AGE
18-24	102	10	14.0	6.8-26.7	92	86.0	73.3-93.2
25-34	264	8	3.1	1.4- 6.7	256	96.9	93.3-98.6
35-44	306	6	1.3	0.6- 3.2	300	98.7	96.8-99.4
45-54	342	4	1.0	0.3- 2.9	338	99.0	97.1-99.7
55-64	377	3	0.6	0.2- 1.8	374	99.4	98.2-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	187	9	9.7	4.0-21.8	178	90.3	78.2-96.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	433	8	2.9	1.3- 6.4	425	97.1	93.6-98.7
Some Post-H.S.	359	9	3.2	1.1- 8.6	350	96.8	91.4-98.9
College Graduate	410	5	1.2	0.5- 3.1	405	98.8	96.9-99.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	160	6	9.4	3.3-24.2	154	90.6	75.8-96.7
$15,000- 24,999	284	11	5.8	2.6-12.4	273	94.2	87.6-97.4
$25,000- 34,999	205	1	1.1	0.2- 7.5	204	98.9	92.5-99.8
$35,000- 49,999	223	5	2.8	0.8- 9.0	218	97.2	91.0-99.2
$50,000-74,999	172	5	2.1	0.8- 5.5	167	97.9	94.5-99.2
$75,000+	191	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	190	99.7	97.6- 100
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	410	9	3.7	1.4- 9.4	401	96.3	90.6-98.6
No	955	22	3.8	2.1- 6.9	933	96.2	93.1-97.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	131	0	0.0	. - .	131	100	. - .
Non-Veteran	1,260	31	4.1	2.5- 6.7	1,229	95.9	93.3-97.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,681

362

3.6

3.1- 4.1

12,319

96.4

95.9-96.9

-Western NC

1,391

3.7

2.2- 6.1

1,360

96.3

93.9-97.8

GENDER

Male

504

4.7

2.2- 9.7

493

95.3

90.3-97.8

Female

887

2.8

1.6- 5.0

867

97.2

95.0-98.4

RACE

White

1,214

2.9

1.7- 4.9

1,191

97.1

95.1-98.3

African American

12.2

2.5-42.7

87.8

57.3-97.5

Other Minorities

106

6.6

1.6-23.8

101

93.4

76.2-98.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

5.1

0.8-26.4

94.9

73.6-99.2

Non-Hispanic

1,320

3.6

2.1- 6.0

1,291

96.4

94.0-97.9

AGE

18-24

102

14.0

6.8-26.7

86.0

73.3-93.2

25-34

264

3.1

1.4- 6.7

256

96.9

93.3-98.6

35-44

306

1.3

0.6- 3.2

300

98.7

96.8-99.4

45-54

342

1.0

0.3- 2.9

338

99.0

97.1-99.7

55-64

377

0.6

0.2- 1.8

374

99.4

98.2-99.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

187

9.7

4.0-21.8

178

90.3

78.2-96.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

433

2.9

1.3- 6.4

425

97.1

93.6-98.7

Some Post-H.S.

359

3.2

1.1- 8.6

350

96.8

91.4-98.9

College Graduate

410

1.2

0.5- 3.1

405

98.8

96.9-99.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

160

9.4

3.3-24.2

154

90.6

75.8-96.7

$15,000- 24,999

284

5.8

2.6-12.4

273

94.2

87.6-97.4

$25,000- 34,999

205

1.1

0.2- 7.5

204

98.9

92.5-99.8

$35,000- 49,999

223

2.8

0.8- 9.0

218

97.2

91.0-99.2

$50,000-74,999

172

2.1

0.8- 5.5

167

97.9

94.5-99.2

$75,000+

191

0.3

0.0- 2.4

190

99.7

97.6- 100

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

410

3.7

1.4- 9.4

401

96.3

90.6-98.6

955

3.8

2.1- 6.9

933

96.2

93.1-97.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

131

0.0

. - .

131

100

. - .

Non-Veteran

1,260

4.1

2.5- 6.7

1,229

95.9

93.3-97.5

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*This question was asked only of respondents who were 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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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