BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (During the past twelve months, with how many people have you had sexual intercourse?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Sexual Behavior (Asked July--December Only)

During the past twelve months, with how many people have you had sexual intercourse?*

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	Total Respond.^	One partner	Two partners	Three partners	Four or more partners	None
North Carolina	3,032	2,451	76.9	74.3-79.3	102	4.2	3.2- 5.5	50	3.1	2.2- 4.4	37	1.7	1.0- 2.8	392	14.1	12.1-16.4
-Northeastern Partnership	180	145	76.3	65.0-84.8	4	2.3	0.8- 6.6	7	7.5	2.7-19.4	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9	23	13.4	7.3-23.3
GENDER
Male	66	51	70.8	52.7-84.0	2	2.0	0.4- 8.7	5	11.9	3.6-33.0	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3	7	14.3	5.8-30.9
Female	114	94	82.3	69.3-90.6	2	2.6	0.6-11.3	2	2.7	0.6-11.3	0	0.0	. - .	16	12.3	5.4-25.6
RACE
White	113	93	74.4	58.4-85.7	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7	4	9.0	2.4-28.1	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0	13	14.8	6.7-29.6
African American	49	39	80.5	64.0-90.6	2	6.8	1.7-23.8	3	7.2	2.2-21.2	0	0.0	. - .	5	5.5	1.9-14.6
Other Minorities	18	13	78.0	49.6-92.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	22.0	7.3-50.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	12	81.2	45.7-95.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	18.8	4.3-54.3
Non-Hispanic	165	132	75.7	63.6-84.8	4	2.5	0.8- 7.3	7	8.3	3.0-21.3	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3	21	12.8	6.6-23.6
AGE
18-24	16	10	51.5	25.1-77.1	1	3.6	0.5-22.7	2	17.9	3.6-55.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	27.0	9.0-57.9
25-34	41	33	82.2	66.6-91.4	2	4.5	1.0-18.2	1	3.9	0.6-23.1	1	2.4	0.3-15.3	4	6.9	2.5-17.7
35-44	71	60	85.5	72.6-92.9	0	0.0	. - .	4	6.2	2.2-16.1	0	0.0	. - .	7	8.3	2.9-21.2
45-49	51	42	87.8	76.4-94.1	1	1.5	0.2-10.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	8	10.7	4.9-21.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	28	22	74.5	46.8-90.7	1	1.5	0.2-10.3	1	2.0	0.3-13.2	0	0.0	. - .	4	22.0	6.9-51.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	63	49	72.6	51.7-86.8	1	1.9	0.3-12.3	3	12.8	3.1-40.4	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	9	11.3	4.1-27.8
Some Post-H.S.	50	37	74.6	57.3-86.6	2	5.9	1.3-23.8	3	9.8	3.0-27.8	0	0.0	. - .	8	9.6	4.3-20.3
College Graduate	39	37	87.0	51.1-97.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	13.0	2.3-48.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	21	13	65.0	41.1-83.2	1	3.5	0.5-21.4	2	13.4	3.2-42.3	0	0.0	. - .	5	18.1	7.1-39.2
$15,000- 24,999	37	25	62.3	39.0-81.1	1	1.9	0.3-12.3	2	5.9	1.4-21.9	0	0.0	. - .	9	30.0	12.5-56.2
$25,000- 34,999	18	14	60.1	27.4-85.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.1	0.7-29.6	3	34.9	10.5-70.9
$35,000- 49,999	28	25	96.9	90.0-99.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.1	0.9-10.0
$50,000-74,999	28	27	94.8	71.1-99.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.2	0.7-28.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	29	29	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	60	46	65.9	44.1-82.5	2	3.8	0.8-16.3	5	19.1	6.0-46.5	0	0.0	. - .	7	11.3	3.4-31.7
No	119	99	81.8	69.4-89.9	2	1.6	0.3- 6.8	2	1.9	0.5- 7.5	1	0.8	0.1- 5.7	15	13.9	6.6-26.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	14	11	91.4	73.8-97.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	8.6	2.4-26.2
Non-Veteran	166	134	75.3	63.4-84.2	4	2.4	0.8- 7.1	7	8.0	2.8-20.6	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	20	13.7	7.3-24.3

Total
Respond.^

One partner

Two partners

Three partners

Four or more partners

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,032

2,451

76.9

74.3-79.3

102

4.2

3.2- 5.5

3.1

2.2- 4.4

1.7

1.0- 2.8

392

14.1

12.1-16.4

-Northeastern Partnership

180

145

76.3

65.0-84.8

2.3

0.8- 6.6

7.5

2.7-19.4

0.6

0.1- 3.9

13.4

7.3-23.3

GENDER

Male

70.8

52.7-84.0

2.0

0.4- 8.7

11.9

3.6-33.0

1.1

0.1- 7.3

14.3

5.8-30.9

Female

114

82.3

69.3-90.6

2.6

0.6-11.3

2.7

0.6-11.3

0.0

. - .

12.3

5.4-25.6

RACE

White

113

74.4

58.4-85.7

0.9

0.2- 3.7

9.0

2.4-28.1

0.9

0.1- 6.0

14.8

6.7-29.6

African American

80.5

64.0-90.6

6.8

1.7-23.8

7.2

2.2-21.2

0.0

. - .

5.5

1.9-14.6

Other Minorities

78.0

49.6-92.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

22.0

7.3-50.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

81.2

45.7-95.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

18.8

4.3-54.3

Non-Hispanic

165

132

75.7

63.6-84.8

2.5

0.8- 7.3

8.3

3.0-21.3

0.6

0.1- 4.3

12.8

6.6-23.6

AGE

18-24

51.5

25.1-77.1

3.6

0.5-22.7

17.9

3.6-55.9

0.0

. - .

27.0

9.0-57.9

25-34

82.2

66.6-91.4

4.5

1.0-18.2

3.9

0.6-23.1

2.4

0.3-15.3

6.9

2.5-17.7

35-44

85.5

72.6-92.9

0.0

. - .

6.2

2.2-16.1

0.0

. - .

8.3

2.9-21.2

45-49

87.8

76.4-94.1

1.5

0.2-10.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

10.7

4.9-21.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

74.5

46.8-90.7

1.5

0.2-10.3

2.0

0.3-13.2

0.0

. - .

22.0

6.9-51.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

72.6

51.7-86.8

1.9

0.3-12.3

12.8

3.1-40.4

1.4

0.2- 9.5

11.3

4.1-27.8

Some Post-H.S.

74.6

57.3-86.6

5.9

1.3-23.8

9.8

3.0-27.8

0.0

. - .

9.6

4.3-20.3

College Graduate

87.0

51.1-97.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

13.0

2.3-48.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

65.0

41.1-83.2

3.5

0.5-21.4

13.4

3.2-42.3

0.0

. - .

18.1

7.1-39.2

$15,000- 24,999

62.3

39.0-81.1

1.9

0.3-12.3

5.9

1.4-21.9

0.0

. - .

30.0

12.5-56.2

$25,000- 34,999

60.1

27.4-85.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

5.1

0.7-29.6

34.9

10.5-70.9

$35,000- 49,999

96.9

90.0-99.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

3.1

0.9-10.0

$50,000-74,999

94.8

71.1-99.3

0.0

. - .

5.2

0.7-28.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

65.9

44.1-82.5

3.8

0.8-16.3

19.1

6.0-46.5

0.0

. - .

11.3

3.4-31.7

119

81.8

69.4-89.9

1.6

0.3- 6.8

1.9

0.5- 7.5

0.8

0.1- 5.7

13.9

6.6-26.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

91.4

73.8-97.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

8.6

2.4-26.2

Non-Veteran

166

134

75.3

63.4-84.2

2.4

0.8- 7.1

8.0

2.8-20.6

0.6

0.1- 4.1

13.7

7.3-24.3

Back to Sexual Behavior (Asked July--December Only).

*This question was asked of all respondents less than age 50.

^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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