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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 2,649 | 207 | 9.8 | 8.1-11.8 | 57 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.3 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.6 | 18 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.3 | 2,344 | 84.6 | 82.3-86.7 |
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Alamance | 46 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.5-21.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 45 | 96.4 | 78.1-99.5 |
Buncombe | 62 | 8 | 8.4 | 3.8-17.4 | 2 | 7.4 | 1.4-30.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 52 | 84.2 | 67.4-93.2 |
Cabarrus | 78 | 6 | 8.5 | 3.7-18.5 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 70 | 89.9 | 80.0-95.2 |
Catawba | 60 | 6 | 8.0 | 3.2-18.9 | 2 | 8.2 | 1.6-32.6 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.3-14.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 51 | 81.5 | 63.7-91.7 |
Cumberland | 87 | 4 | 5.0 | 1.2-19.2 | 4 | 10.2 | 3.5-26.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 79 | 84.8 | 68.9-93.4 |
Davidson | 71 | 6 | 13.5 | 4.2-35.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.2 | 2 | 3.1 | 0.8-11.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 62 | 82.8 | 62.8-93.2 |
Durham | 72 | 10 | 11.2 | 5.0-23.0 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 8.5 | 1 | 5.7 | 0.8-30.9 | 2 | 10.2 | 1.7-42.5 | 57 | 71.0 | 50.4-85.5 |
Forsyth | 65 | 4 | 9.1 | 2.5-28.0 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.6-10.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 59 | 88.3 | 71.1-95.8 |
Gaston | 64 | 3 | 5.6 | 1.6-18.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 61 | 94.4 | 81.9-98.4 |
Guilford | 74 | 11 | 17.8 | 8.1-34.9 | 5 | 7.9 | 2.8-20.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 7.1 | 1.4-29.6 | 56 | 67.2 | 50.2-80.6 |
Iredell | 75 | 7 | 13.5 | 4.9-32.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 68 | 86.5 | 67.9-95.1 |
Johnston | 84 | 4 | 4.7 | 1.7-12.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.5 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.4-16.1 | 77 | 90.9 | 81.0-95.9 |
Mecklenburg | 209 | 16 | 9.4 | 5.1-16.8 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.9 | 3 | 3.9 | 1.2-11.8 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.6 | 184 | 84.6 | 76.2-90.3 |
New Hanover | 53 | 3 | 15.3 | 5.0-37.9 | 2 | 8.3 | 1.6-33.7 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.9 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.9 | 46 | 74.8 | 52.7-88.8 |
Onslow | 76 | 2 | 2.7 | 0.6-11.4 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.4-18.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 6.7 | 1.7-23.5 | 71 | 87.7 | 72.2-95.1 |
Orange | 64 | 5 | 6.1 | 1.9-18.4 | 3 | 5.6 | 1.3-21.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 2.3 | 0.3-14.8 | 55 | 85.9 | 71.2-93.8 |
Pitt | 76 | 6 | 6.0 | 2.5-13.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 67 | 91.4 | 83.5-95.8 |
Randolph | 62 | 2 | 9.9 | 1.7-41.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.2 | 59 | 89.8 | 59.3-98.1 |
Robeson | 71 | 5 | 8.2 | 2.8-21.7 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.5- 7.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.4 | 62 | 88.6 | 76.2-95.0 |
Rowan | 71 | 11 | 17.0 | 7.8-33.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.6 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.4-18.3 | 58 | 79.5 | 63.4-89.7 |
Union | 72 | 5 | 6.5 | 2.3-17.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 67 | 93.5 | 82.8-97.7 |
Wake | 159 | 13 | 12.4 | 6.3-22.8 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.8 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.6- 8.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 142 | 84.2 | 73.8-90.9 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 63 | 7 | 18.7 | 6.8-42.0 | 2 | 3.2 | 0.7-13.7 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 53 | 76.7 | 55.5-89.7 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 77 | 6 | 9.0 | 3.8-19.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 71 | 91.0 | 80.1-96.2 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 53 | 4 | 16.0 | 3.9-47.4 | 1 | 3.2 | 0.4-19.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 48 | 80.8 | 52.1-94.2 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 76 | 4 | 8.1 | 2.5-23.4 | 2 | 3.7 | 0.7-18.2 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.7-25.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 69 | 83.6 | 66.5-92.9 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 74 | 7 | 7.7 | 3.2-17.2 | 2 | 6.0 | 1.3-23.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.8 | 62 | 84.3 | 70.9-92.3 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 55 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.8- 8.6 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.3-12.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 51 | 95.4 | 87.2-98.4 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 69 | 5 | 5.6 | 2.2-14.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.4- 9.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-10.4 | 61 | 90.8 | 81.2-95.7 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 81 | 5 | 9.6 | 3.4-24.1 | 2 | 6.5 | 1.5-24.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 74 | 84.0 | 67.6-92.9 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 95 | 8 | 4.9 | 2.2-10.5 | 1 | 4.5 | 0.7-25.6 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 83 | 88.9 | 76.0-95.3 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 57 | 7 | 17.7 | 7.0-38.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 50 | 82.3 | 61.9-93.0 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 64 | 5 | 10.8 | 3.6-27.9 | 5 | 13.1 | 4.1-34.6 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4- 7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 52 | 74.3 | 55.3-87.2 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 70 | 3 | 6.6 | 1.7-22.2 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.3-14.0 | 1 | 4.1 | 0.6-23.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 65 | 87.1 | 70.7-95.0 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 64 | 5 | 8.0 | 3.1-19.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.9 | 57 | 90.8 | 79.6-96.2 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 158 | 13 | 15.0 | 7.2-28.6 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7- 7.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 141 | 82.0 | 69.1-90.3 |
No | 2,491 | 194 | 9.5 | 7.8-11.5 | 54 | 3.1 | 2.2- 4.4 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.7 | 18 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.4 | 2,203 | 84.8 | 82.4-86.9 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 864 | 57 | 8.6 | 6.0-12.2 | 20 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.9 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.9 | 773 | 85.8 | 81.6-89.1 |
Piedmont | 1,542 | 127 | 10.1 | 7.9-12.9 | 29 | 2.5 | 1.6- 3.9 | 12 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.2 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.5 | 1,363 | 84.4 | 81.2-87.2 |
Western NC | 243 | 23 | 10.5 | 6.3-17.2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1.5-10.3 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.4- 8.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 208 | 83.2 | 75.3-89.0 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 126 | 13 | 8.2 | 4.3-15.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.6-14.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.2 | 109 | 88.2 | 79.3-93.6 |
Northwest | 489 | 47 | 11.6 | 7.7-17.2 | 10 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.5 | 7 | 1.9 | 0.6- 6.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 424 | 83.3 | 77.3-88.0 |
Charlotte | 476 | 32 | 8.4 | 5.2-13.1 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.4- 3.5 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.7- 6.7 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.6 | 431 | 87.5 | 82.1-91.5 |
Greensboro | 310 | 28 | 12.5 | 7.2-20.6 | 8 | 3.9 | 1.6- 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 3.3 | 0.7-13.7 | 270 | 80.3 | 71.1-87.1 |
Southern Regional | 286 | 18 | 5.7 | 3.0-10.4 | 9 | 6.6 | 3.1-13.6 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 254 | 86.8 | 79.8-91.7 |
Coastal | 113 | 6 | 7.9 | 3.0-18.9 | 3 | 4.5 | 1.1-16.1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.0- 2.5 | 101 | 86.3 | 74.5-93.1 |
Wake | 417 | 31 | 10.1 | 6.1-16.1 | 9 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.3 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.5- 8.3 | 369 | 83.3 | 76.5-88.4 |
Area L | 102 | 8 | 13.9 | 5.7-30.2 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 8.1 | 1 | 3.8 | 0.5-22.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 91 | 80.6 | 64.4-90.5 |
Eastern | 330 | 24 | 9.7 | 5.5-16.7 | 7 | 3.4 | 1.1-10.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.6 | 295 | 85.1 | 77.5-90.5 |
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*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, Edgecombe, 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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