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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Sexual Behavior (Asked July--December Only)

How many new sex partners did you have during the past twelve months?*

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  Total
Respond.^
One partner Two partners Three partners Four or more partners None
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
-Northeastern Partnership 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
GENDER
Male 59 7 21.6 8.6-44.6 1 1.8 0.2-11.8 1 1.3 0.2- 8.5 0 0.0 . - . 50 75.4 53.6-89.0
Female 99 6 8.0 3.3-18.2 2 2.9 0.6-12.5 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 91 89.1 78.3-94.9
RACE
White 100 7 12.2 4.0-31.8 2 2.3 0.5-10.0 1 1.0 0.1- 7.0 0 0.0 . - . 90 84.5 66.8-93.7
African American 44 4 19.5 5.5-50.3 1 3.4 0.5-20.9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 39 77.1 48.5-92.3
Other Minorities 14 2 20.1 5.2-53.4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 12 79.9 46.6-94.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 12 2 23.9 6.3-59.3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 10 76.1 40.7-93.7
Non-Hispanic 145 11 14.2 6.2-29.3 3 2.6 0.8- 8.3 1 0.7 0.1- 4.9 0 0.0 . - . 130 82.6 68.4-91.2
AGE
18-24 13 3 41.4 14.2-74.9 1 4.3 0.6-26.4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 9 54.4 23.1-82.6
25-34 37 2 7.2 1.7-25.6 2 5.7 1.2-22.8 1 2.6 0.4-16.3 0 0.0 . - . 32 84.5 66.5-93.8
35-44 64 4 5.7 1.8-16.7 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 60 94.3 83.3-98.2
45-49 44 4 12.0 4.0-31.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 40 88.0 69.0-96.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 25 4 30.4 9.5-64.4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 21 69.6 35.6-90.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 54 5 17.4 5.2-44.3 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.6 0.2-10.6 0 0.0 . - . 48 81.1 55.3-93.7
Some Post-H.S. 42 3 8.9 2.5-26.9 3 10.7 3.2-30.2 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 36 80.3 60.6-91.6
College Graduate 37 1 3.2 0.4-19.5 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 36 96.8 80.5-99.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 16 2 9.4 2.2-32.0 2 15.3 3.4-48.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 12 75.3 46.5-91.5
$15,000- 24,999 29 3 12.3 3.3-36.4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 26 87.7 63.6-96.7
$25,000- 34,999 15 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 7.8 1.1-39.5 0 0.0 . - . 14 92.2 60.5-98.9
$35,000- 49,999 25 2 9.6 2.2-33.2 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 23 90.4 66.8-97.8
$50,000-74,999 28 2 4.9 1.1-19.1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 26 95.1 80.9-98.9
$75,000+ 29 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 29 100 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 53 6 23.1 8.1-50.8 2 6.0 1.5-21.1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 45 70.9 46.3-87.3
No 105 7 10.9 4.0-26.4 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 1 1.0 0.1- 6.5 0 0.0 . - . 96 87.6 72.8-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 11 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 11 100 . - .
Non-Veteran 147 13 16.1 7.8-30.3 3 2.5 0.7- 8.1 1 0.7 0.1- 4.8 0 0.0 . - . 130 80.7 67.2-89.6

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.

**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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