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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

Sexual Behavior (Asked July--December Only)

Some people use condoms to keep from getting infected with HIV through sexual activity.
How effective do you think a properly use condom is for this purpose?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Very effective Somewhat effective Not at all effective Don't know how effective Don't know method
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
-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
GENDER
Male 23 11 43.3 19.4-70.8 10 32.7 14.6-58.2 0 0.0 . - . 2 24.0 5.2-64.2 0 0.0 . - .
Female 31 19 60.7 39.6-78.5 8 21.6 10.4-39.4 0 0.0 . - . 3 7.3 2.1-22.3 1 10.4 1.5-46.4
RACE
White 26 14 50.4 29.9-70.8 12 49.6 29.2-70.1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Other 28 16 50.2 25.0-75.3 6 15.9 6.1-35.5 0 0.0 . - . 5 27.2 7.8-62.5 1 6.6 0.9-35.5
AGE
18-44 42 24 50.1 29.8-70.4 14 27.4 14.4-45.8 0 0.0 . - . 3 17.7 4.2-51.2 1 4.8 0.7-27.4
45+ 12 6 51.4 24.4-77.6 4 34.2 13.0-64.5 0 0.0 . - . 2 14.4 3.0-47.4 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 26 11 35.4 14.4-64.1 9 29.6 13.0-54.4 0 0.0 . - . 5 28.1 8.0-63.7 1 6.8 0.9-36.4
Some College + 28 19 74.0 55.0-86.8 9 26.0 13.2-45.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 26 14 56.4 35.3-75.4 10 38.3 20.6-59.7 0 0.0 . - . 2 5.3 1.1-22.2 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000+ 21 14 65.9 40.6-84.5 6 30.6 12.9-56.8 0 0.0 . - . 1 3.5 0.5-21.5 0 0.0 . - .

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.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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