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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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 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
GENDER
Male 27 15 60.3 39.3-78.2 5 15.1 5.8-34.0 1 4.1 0.6-24.4 5 18.2 6.7-40.5 1 2.2 0.3-14.5
Female 51 20 43.1 29.0-58.4 22 41.3 27.6-56.6 5 9.3 3.6-21.9 2 3.5 0.9-13.0 2 2.8 0.7-10.6
RACE
White 50 23 54.6 38.7-69.5 16 25.2 14.5-39.9 4 6.7 2.3-18.1 4 9.7 3.2-26.2 3 3.8 1.2-11.5
Other 28 12 44.0 25.5-64.2 11 37.4 20.6-58.0 2 7.3 1.6-27.9 3 11.3 3.1-33.9 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 58 30 57.1 42.7-70.4 19 26.9 16.7-40.4 5 7.7 3.0-18.5 3 7.2 2.1-21.9 1 1.0 0.1- 7.0
45+ 20 5 25.5 10.2-50.8 8 39.0 18.3-64.7 1 3.5 0.5-21.6 4 23.1 7.6-52.3 2 8.9 2.1-30.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 37 19 53.0 35.6-69.8 10 25.1 13.2-42.6 3 5.0 1.6-15.2 4 15.5 5.5-36.4 1 1.3 0.2- 8.9
Some College + 41 16 49.0 31.4-66.9 17 33.5 19.6-51.0 3 8.9 2.7-25.8 3 4.8 1.5-14.9 2 3.8 0.9-14.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 48 20 51.4 35.2-67.4 19 30.3 18.2-45.9 4 6.9 2.4-18.5 4 10.3 3.4-27.6 1 1.0 0.1- 7.1
$50,000+ 25 13 53.7 33.9-72.5 6 23.7 10.7-44.6 2 9.5 2.1-33.8 2 5.9 1.4-22.3 2 7.2 1.8-25.0

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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.


*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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