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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Sexual Behavior (Asked July--December Only)

Was a condom used the last time you had sexual intercourse?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,653 560 26.4 24.0-29.0 2,093 73.6 71.0-76.0
-Eastern NC 866 178 26.5 22.4-31.1 688 73.5 68.9-77.6
GENDER
Male 331 85 31.9 25.3-39.2 246 68.1 60.8-74.7
Female 535 93 20.6 16.3-25.8 442 79.4 74.2-83.7
RACE
White 525 75 20.8 15.7-27.0 450 79.2 73.0-84.3
African American 211 65 35.3 26.9-44.7 146 64.7 55.3-73.1
Other Minorities 130 38 34.5 24.8-45.8 92 65.5 54.2-75.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 85 28 36.6 24.9-50.2 57 63.4 49.8-75.1
Non-Hispanic 780 150 24.9 20.6-29.8 630 75.1 70.2-79.4
AGE
18-24 74 32 56.4 42.6-69.3 42 43.6 30.7-57.4
25-34 243 67 27.8 21.6-34.9 176 72.2 65.1-78.4
35-44 347 55 15.2 11.3-20.2 292 84.8 79.8-88.7
45-49 197 24 13.1 7.9-21.0 173 86.9 79.0-92.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 95 26 28.9 18.1-42.8 69 71.1 57.2-81.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 250 60 36.4 27.9-45.8 190 63.6 54.2-72.1
Some Post-H.S. 255 52 24.7 18.3-32.4 203 75.3 67.6-81.7
College Graduate 266 40 14.5 10.2-20.2 226 85.5 79.8-89.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 71 27 43.0 29.6-57.6 44 57.0 42.4-70.4
$15,000- 24,999 119 33 35.8 23.9-49.8 86 64.2 50.2-76.1
$25,000- 34,999 108 22 24.8 14.5-39.2 86 75.2 60.8-85.5
$35,000- 49,999 139 24 20.1 11.8-31.9 115 79.9 68.1-88.2
$50,000-74,999 152 24 17.6 11.5-26.0 128 82.4 74.0-88.5
$75,000+ 174 19 15.8 9.5-25.3 155 84.2 74.7-90.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 209 38 23.4 15.6-33.6 171 76.6 66.4-84.4
No 653 139 27.3 22.6-32.6 514 72.7 67.4-77.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 128 22 17.2 10.6-26.8 106 82.8 73.2-89.4
Non-Veteran 738 156 28.4 23.8-33.6 582 71.6 66.4-76.2

Back to Sexual Behavior (Asked July--December Only).

*This question was asked of respondents less than age 50 who had sexual intercourse in the last 12 months.

^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.

** 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.

***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.

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