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| Total Respond.^ |
Prevent Pregnancy | Prevent diseases | Both Preg. and Disease | Other reason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 558 | 256 | 43.7 | 38.1-49.4 | 60 | 8.1 | 5.6-11.5 | 224 | 45.0 | 39.3-50.8 | 18 | 3.3 | 1.5- 6.9 |
| COUNTY/REGIONS | |||||||||||||
| Alamance | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 19.0 | 2.8-65.4 | 2 | 81.0 | 34.6-97.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Buncombe | 19 | 7 | 25.1 | 10.2-49.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.1- 8.4 | 10 | 70.7 | 45.4-87.5 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.4-20.0 |
| Cabarrus | 17 | 9 | 48.7 | 22.9-75.2 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.6-27.4 | 5 | 40.5 | 15.9-71.0 | 2 | 6.2 | 1.4-23.3 |
| Catawba | 7 | 2 | 48.9 | 11.9-87.2 | 2 | 18.2 | 3.1-60.7 | 2 | 26.1 | 5.0-70.3 | 1 | 6.8 | 0.8-40.2 |
| Cumberland | 23 | 8 | 41.6 | 20.0-67.1 | 2 | 8.3 | 1.8-31.4 | 13 | 50.0 | 26.4-73.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Davidson | 11 | 6 | 55.2 | 23.9-82.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 44.8 | 17.1-76.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Durham | 21 | 7 | 17.5 | 6.1-40.7 | 5 | 22.5 | 6.0-56.8 | 8 | 36.3 | 14.1-66.4 | 1 | 23.7 | 3.8-70.9 |
| Forsyth | 9 | 3 | 32.1 | 8.3-71.2 | 3 | 51.1 | 16.2-85.0 | 3 | 16.8 | 3.9-50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Gaston | 16 | 10 | 84.2 | 61.7-94.6 | 3 | 5.4 | 1.3-19.4 | 2 | 7.3 | 1.5-28.7 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.4-20.4 |
| Guilford | 21 | 10 | 51.0 | 26.0-75.6 | 1 | 2.7 | 0.4-17.6 | 9 | 41.0 | 19.1-67.1 | 1 | 5.2 | 0.7-30.0 |
| Iredell | 15 | 9 | 58.5 | 25.7-85.1 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2-10.4 | 5 | 40.1 | 13.8-73.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Johnston | 16 | 10 | 55.4 | 27.9-79.9 | 2 | 8.8 | 2.1-30.5 | 3 | 33.5 | 11.4-66.5 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.3-15.3 |
| Mecklenburg | 52 | 18 | 28.0 | 16.7-43.0 | 8 | 14.6 | 6.3-30.3 | 25 | 56.5 | 40.0-71.7 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.3 |
| New Hanover | 16 | 8 | 43.1 | 16.2-74.8 | 3 | 10.8 | 2.8-33.6 | 5 | 46.1 | 17.6-77.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Onslow | 8 | 4 | 28.8 | 7.5-66.7 | 1 | 23.4 | 3.2-73.7 | 3 | 47.9 | 12.4-85.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Orange | 18 | 11 | 69.1 | 41.9-87.4 | 2 | 6.5 | 1.4-25.3 | 5 | 24.4 | 8.4-53.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Pitt | 10 | 1 | 16.7 | 2.4-62.4 | 3 | 24.5 | 6.5-60.1 | 6 | 58.8 | 24.8-86.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Randolph | 8 | 4 | 18.2 | 4.1-53.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 77.0 | 40.2-94.4 | 1 | 4.8 | 0.5-31.9 |
| Robeson | 16 | 5 | 16.2 | 5.2-40.6 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.3-17.0 | 9 | 79.3 | 54.5-92.5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-13.8 |
| Rowan | 12 | 5 | 36.9 | 12.5-70.5 | 3 | 10.7 | 2.5-35.4 | 3 | 49.4 | 17.7-81.6 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.4-20.4 |
| Union | 9 | 5 | 65.0 | 27.2-90.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 22.9 | 4.2-66.8 | 2 | 12.1 | 2.5-42.5 |
| Wake | 30 | 15 | 50.3 | 29.0-71.5 | 3 | 4.7 | 1.4-15.2 | 12 | 45.0 | 24.4-67.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 13 | 5 | 31.3 | 10.1-65.0 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.4-20.9 | 6 | 60.3 | 27.0-86.1 | 1 | 5.3 | 0.7-31.8 |
| Northeast Partnership II*** | 13 | 5 | 52.8 | 23.3-80.4 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.3-15.7 | 7 | 44.9 | 18.4-74.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Northeast Partnership I*** | 12 | 3 | 19.6 | 5.2-51.8 | 2 | 10.3 | 1.8-41.9 | 7 | 70.1 | 36.8-90.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 27 | 12 | 43.4 | 24.0-65.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 15 | 56.6 | 34.8-76.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 18 | 10 | 32.7 | 14.0-59.1 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.4-18.9 | 6 | 59.0 | 31.4-81.8 | 1 | 5.5 | 0.7-31.4 |
| Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 7 | 3 | 40.4 | 11.7-77.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 59.6 | 22.5-88.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 17 | 8 | 45.8 | 19.8-74.3 | 2 | 5.5 | 1.1-24.2 | 7 | 48.6 | 21.7-76.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Chatham/Lee/Moore | 21 | 13 | 56.6 | 29.6-80.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 29.8 | 11.4-58.2 | 1 | 13.7 | 2.0-54.8 |
| Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 18 | 5 | 21.1 | 6.3-51.5 | 2 | 7.0 | 1.4-29.1 | 10 | 57.4 | 27.3-82.8 | 1 | 14.5 | 2.1-57.4 |
| Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 12 | 9 | 81.3 | 48.6-95.3 | 1 | 4.7 | 0.6-28.5 | 2 | 13.9 | 2.6-49.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 17 | 11 | 59.3 | 31.5-82.3 | 1 | 10.5 | 1.5-47.7 | 5 | 30.1 | 11.5-58.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 13 | 9 | 60.3 | 28.1-85.5 | 1 | 10.9 | 1.5-49.3 | 3 | 28.9 | 8.0-65.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 12 | 6 | 72.9 | 39.0-91.8 | 1 | 9.7 | 1.3-47.6 | 5 | 17.4 | 4.6-47.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 29 | 9 | 30.9 | 13.8-55.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 1.1-16.7 | 16 | 62.0 | 38.0-81.2 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.4-17.0 |
| No | 529 | 247 | 44.4 | 38.7-50.3 | 57 | 8.3 | 5.7-11.9 | 208 | 44.0 | 38.2-50.0 | 17 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.1 |
| NC REGIONS** | |||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 179 | 73 | 35.9 | 27.4-45.5 | 17 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.5 | 84 | 55.8 | 45.9-65.2 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.0- 8.3 |
| Piedmont | 321 | 151 | 44.1 | 36.9-51.5 | 40 | 9.9 | 6.3-15.2 | 118 | 42.1 | 34.8-49.7 | 12 | 4.0 | 1.5-10.1 |
| Western NC | 58 | 32 | 58.2 | 40.9-73.7 | 3 | 5.5 | 1.4-18.6 | 22 | 35.4 | 21.1-52.9 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.4 |
| AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | |||||||||||||
| Mountain AHEC*** | 31 | 13 | 49.4 | 26.3-72.7 | 2 | 5.5 | 0.9-26.9 | 15 | 43.6 | 22.3-67.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2-10.4 |
| Northwest | 87 | 50 | 62.0 | 47.9-74.3 | 10 | 12.0 | 4.6-27.8 | 25 | 25.3 | 15.9-37.8 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 |
| Charlotte | 104 | 46 | 39.3 | 28.3-51.6 | 13 | 11.9 | 5.8-22.8 | 39 | 46.7 | 34.3-59.5 | 6 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.8 |
| Greensboro | 69 | 36 | 51.6 | 35.3-67.6 | 7 | 5.0 | 2.1-11.4 | 24 | 40.2 | 25.3-57.2 | 2 | 3.2 | 0.6-15.2 |
| Southern Regional | 68 | 27 | 35.4 | 22.1-51.3 | 6 | 6.6 | 2.5-16.2 | 33 | 54.4 | 38.2-69.8 | 2 | 3.6 | 0.6-18.8 |
| Coastal | 23 | 11 | 42.2 | 20.2-67.8 | 3 | 7.1 | 2.0-22.7 | 9 | 50.7 | 26.4-74.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Wake | 91 | 43 | 39.7 | 27.3-53.6 | 11 | 8.1 | 3.3-18.6 | 34 | 44.2 | 30.8-58.4 | 3 | 8.0 | 1.9-27.9 |
| Area L | 34 | 11 | 30.9 | 16.1-51.1 | 2 | 3.1 | 0.6-14.9 | 21 | 66.0 | 45.9-81.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Eastern | 51 | 19 | 33.7 | 18.9-52.7 | 6 | 5.4 | 2.0-14.0 | 24 | 56.0 | 37.1-73.3 | 2 | 4.8 | 1.1-18.3 |
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*This question was asked of respondents (< age 50) who used a condom the last time they had sexual intercourse.
^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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