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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 | 2,683 | 1,220 | 45.0 | 42.5-47.5 | 1,100 | 41.0 | 38.5-43.4 | 127 | 5.3 | 4.2- 6.7 | 202 | 7.4 | 6.1- 8.8 | 34 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.1 |
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Alamance | 44 | 17 | 37.9 | 21.6-57.4 | 18 | 45.6 | 27.5-65.0 | 4 | 6.7 | 1.9-20.7 | 4 | 8.7 | 2.9-23.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1- 7.5 |
Buncombe | 62 | 32 | 56.1 | 40.6-70.5 | 23 | 35.9 | 22.5-51.9 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.6 | 5 | 6.1 | 2.4-14.6 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.7 |
Cabarrus | 78 | 34 | 45.4 | 32.9-58.6 | 38 | 48.6 | 35.8-61.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.3 | 3 | 3.4 | 0.9-11.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Catawba | 60 | 29 | 49.4 | 35.3-63.7 | 22 | 33.6 | 21.9-47.7 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.9-14.3 | 7 | 13.3 | 6.2-26.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Cumberland | 89 | 35 | 33.7 | 22.6-47.0 | 45 | 59.1 | 45.9-71.2 | 6 | 4.8 | 1.8-11.9 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.8- 7.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Davidson | 71 | 27 | 41.0 | 28.1-55.3 | 33 | 39.5 | 27.3-53.3 | 5 | 13.0 | 3.9-35.5 | 6 | 6.4 | 2.4-16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Durham | 74 | 41 | 60.5 | 44.8-74.3 | 26 | 31.2 | 19.0-46.7 | 3 | 3.5 | 0.9-13.2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 8.0 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.7-10.6 |
Forsyth | 65 | 29 | 44.3 | 30.7-58.9 | 31 | 49.1 | 35.1-63.3 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.3 | 3 | 3.1 | 1.0- 9.7 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.3-14.0 |
Gaston | 65 | 24 | 33.8 | 21.3-49.0 | 29 | 48.4 | 33.4-63.6 | 7 | 12.9 | 4.9-29.9 | 5 | 4.9 | 1.9-11.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Guilford | 77 | 34 | 45.4 | 31.8-59.6 | 34 | 38.2 | 26.3-51.7 | 1 | 4.4 | 0.6-24.9 | 7 | 11.4 | 3.9-29.3 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.8 |
Iredell | 75 | 29 | 43.2 | 30.0-57.3 | 36 | 44.9 | 31.6-59.0 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.5 | 7 | 9.5 | 4.1-20.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Johnston | 85 | 41 | 51.6 | 39.4-63.7 | 33 | 32.8 | 23.0-44.3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3- 7.0 | 9 | 14.1 | 6.8-26.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Mecklenburg | 214 | 102 | 49.3 | 41.5-57.3 | 91 | 38.6 | 31.4-46.3 | 7 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.4 | 13 | 8.8 | 4.5-16.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 |
New Hanover | 53 | 26 | 40.4 | 25.1-57.9 | 23 | 52.9 | 35.4-69.6 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-13.1 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.5- 8.9 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.4-16.0 |
Onslow | 76 | 41 | 55.9 | 42.3-68.7 | 27 | 37.8 | 25.8-51.7 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.6 | 6 | 4.9 | 2.1-11.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Orange | 66 | 42 | 59.4 | 45.6-71.8 | 19 | 34.0 | 22.2-48.1 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.2-11.4 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.1-10.6 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.4 |
Pitt | 76 | 34 | 45.9 | 33.3-59.0 | 30 | 40.7 | 28.7-53.9 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.5- 7.1 | 8 | 9.6 | 4.2-20.4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 8.2 |
Randolph | 64 | 28 | 37.6 | 24.0-53.6 | 26 | 33.2 | 20.3-49.1 | 6 | 22.9 | 8.4-49.0 | 2 | 4.2 | 1.0-15.7 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.5- 8.4 |
Robeson | 72 | 35 | 42.7 | 29.7-56.7 | 28 | 41.4 | 27.8-56.4 | 4 | 8.0 | 2.5-23.1 | 4 | 6.8 | 2.2-19.3 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.4 |
Rowan | 71 | 28 | 35.9 | 23.3-50.7 | 32 | 47.4 | 33.3-61.8 | 3 | 7.1 | 2.1-21.9 | 7 | 8.4 | 3.6-18.1 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.4 |
Union | 72 | 32 | 46.6 | 32.0-61.7 | 23 | 29.0 | 18.1-43.0 | 10 | 12.5 | 6.5-22.9 | 5 | 8.4 | 3.0-21.6 | 2 | 3.4 | 0.8-13.2 |
Wake | 162 | 82 | 50.7 | 41.8-59.6 | 63 | 38.1 | 29.9-47.2 | 7 | 4.5 | 2.0- 9.9 | 6 | 4.3 | 1.8- 9.9 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.8 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 63 | 27 | 47.3 | 32.0-63.1 | 26 | 39.4 | 26.0-54.6 | 2 | 3.3 | 0.8-12.5 | 8 | 10.0 | 4.4-21.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 78 | 35 | 51.1 | 38.5-63.5 | 27 | 29.2 | 19.6-41.2 | 6 | 6.9 | 2.9-15.6 | 7 | 10.3 | 4.4-22.1 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.7 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 54 | 30 | 50.3 | 31.9-68.6 | 18 | 28.3 | 16.1-44.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 17.3 | 4.8-46.6 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.6-24.5 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 78 | 27 | 36.8 | 24.8-50.7 | 37 | 43.6 | 31.3-56.9 | 3 | 6.0 | 1.4-22.8 | 10 | 12.9 | 6.5-23.9 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.8 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 75 | 38 | 50.4 | 36.6-64.1 | 23 | 26.8 | 17.0-39.5 | 3 | 4.6 | 1.4-13.8 | 10 | 14.3 | 7.2-26.4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.6-23.2 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 60 | 23 | 34.5 | 22.6-48.7 | 29 | 51.5 | 37.3-65.5 | 3 | 7.4 | 2.1-22.6 | 4 | 4.8 | 1.7-12.6 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.2-11.6 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 70 | 31 | 53.0 | 38.5-67.1 | 25 | 34.7 | 22.4-49.5 | 5 | 4.2 | 1.7-10.1 | 8 | 6.9 | 3.1-14.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 7.8 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 81 | 35 | 38.3 | 26.9-51.2 | 36 | 51.7 | 38.9-64.3 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.1 | 8 | 7.8 | 3.7-15.4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.7 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 95 | 47 | 52.8 | 40.4-64.9 | 39 | 38.1 | 27.0-50.7 | 4 | 3.2 | 1.0- 9.8 | 4 | 5.1 | 1.8-13.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.1 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 58 | 30 | 50.8 | 35.5-65.9 | 24 | 41.0 | 27.1-56.4 | 2 | 3.7 | 0.9-13.8 | 2 | 4.6 | 1.1-16.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 65 | 21 | 27.4 | 16.7-41.5 | 32 | 45.8 | 31.0-61.4 | 5 | 17.8 | 6.8-39.1 | 7 | 9.0 | 4.0-18.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 69 | 28 | 36.3 | 24.3-50.2 | 28 | 51.6 | 37.8-65.1 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.4- 8.9 | 7 | 7.5 | 3.3-16.2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 7.1 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 66 | 26 | 26.3 | 15.7-40.5 | 26 | 48.5 | 33.1-64.2 | 7 | 14.7 | 6.8-28.9 | 5 | 6.8 | 2.6-16.7 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.7-17.8 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 160 | 75 | 50.1 | 40.2-60.1 | 59 | 31.2 | 23.5-40.0 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.5- 8.1 | 16 | 12.7 | 6.6-23.0 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.4 |
No | 2,523 | 1,145 | 44.7 | 42.1-47.3 | 1,041 | 41.5 | 39.0-44.1 | 121 | 5.4 | 4.3- 6.9 | 186 | 7.1 | 5.8- 8.5 | 30 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.1 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 878 | 407 | 45.2 | 40.9-49.6 | 351 | 40.0 | 35.8-44.2 | 36 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.8 | 73 | 8.7 | 6.5-11.6 | 11 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.7 |
Piedmont | 1,560 | 718 | 47.1 | 43.8-50.3 | 640 | 40.1 | 37.0-43.3 | 75 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.6 | 107 | 6.8 | 5.3- 8.8 | 20 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 |
Western NC | 245 | 95 | 34.8 | 27.6-42.7 | 109 | 47.3 | 39.2-55.6 | 16 | 9.5 | 5.6-15.9 | 22 | 6.9 | 4.3-10.9 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.3- 6.3 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 128 | 58 | 38.0 | 28.1-49.1 | 49 | 43.5 | 32.4-55.3 | 8 | 9.4 | 4.5-18.5 | 10 | 6.5 | 3.3-12.7 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.6-10.8 |
Northwest | 490 | 193 | 38.5 | 33.0-44.3 | 230 | 48.4 | 42.6-54.2 | 23 | 6.2 | 3.7-10.4 | 42 | 6.4 | 4.5- 8.9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.7 |
Charlotte | 482 | 217 | 47.0 | 41.4-52.8 | 200 | 39.3 | 33.9-44.9 | 31 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.6 | 30 | 7.9 | 5.0-12.5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 |
Greensboro | 315 | 157 | 47.2 | 39.6-54.9 | 119 | 36.8 | 30.0-44.1 | 14 | 6.9 | 3.1-14.6 | 20 | 8.3 | 4.2-15.6 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.2 |
Southern Regional | 290 | 136 | 44.6 | 37.0-52.4 | 119 | 43.8 | 36.4-51.6 | 14 | 4.4 | 2.3- 8.2 | 18 | 6.6 | 3.7-11.4 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 |
Coastal | 117 | 48 | 33.5 | 24.3-44.2 | 54 | 51.1 | 40.0-62.1 | 5 | 5.9 | 2.2-14.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 3.3-16.3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.7 |
Wake | 424 | 204 | 50.2 | 44.1-56.4 | 166 | 38.2 | 32.5-44.3 | 17 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.6 | 30 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.3 | 7 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.2 |
Area L | 106 | 46 | 43.0 | 31.5-55.4 | 40 | 32.6 | 22.9-44.0 | 5 | 6.7 | 2.1-19.1 | 13 | 15.3 | 7.5-28.8 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.5-10.4 |
Eastern | 331 | 161 | 51.4 | 44.4-58.3 | 123 | 35.0 | 28.9-41.6 | 10 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.5 | 31 | 7.9 | 5.1-11.9 | 6 | 2.6 | 0.7- 9.0 |
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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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