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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Sexual Behavior (Asked July--December Only)

Was a condom used the last time you had sexual intercourse?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,653 560 26.4 24.0-29.0 2,093 73.6 71.0-76.0
-Northeastern Partnership 159 29 26.7 17.4-38.6 130 73.3 61.4-82.6
GENDER
Male 61 15 36.7 21.5-55.1 46 63.3 44.9-78.5
Female 98 14 15.8 8.9-26.5 84 84.2 73.5-91.1
RACE
White 100 13 23.2 11.9-40.2 87 76.8 59.8-88.1
African American 45 12 33.1 16.5-55.3 33 66.9 44.7-83.5
Other Minorities 14 4 30.8 11.7-59.9 10 69.2 40.1-88.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 13 4 35.0 13.6-64.7 9 65.0 35.3-86.4
Non-Hispanic 145 25 25.9 16.1-38.9 120 74.1 61.1-83.9
AGE
18-24 13 6 60.1 28.8-84.9 7 39.9 15.1-71.2
25-34 37 10 27.3 14.2-46.1 27 72.7 53.9-85.8
35-44 65 11 19.3 10.6-32.6 54 80.7 67.4-89.4
45-49 44 2 2.4 0.6- 9.5 42 97.6 90.5-99.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 25 4 13.6 4.7-33.6 21 86.4 66.4-95.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 55 14 39.0 22.1-58.9 41 61.0 41.1-77.9
Some Post-H.S. 42 9 32.1 15.4-55.2 33 67.9 44.8-84.6
College Graduate 37 2 7.7 1.9-26.3 35 92.3 73.7-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 16 4 35.7 14.1-65.3 12 64.3 34.7-85.9
$15,000- 24,999 28 9 32.9 16.7-54.6 19 67.1 45.4-83.3
$25,000- 34,999 15 1 11.8 1.7-50.8 14 88.2 49.2-98.3
$35,000- 49,999 26 4 26.8 9.3-56.7 22 73.2 43.3-90.7
$50,000-74,999 28 4 18.5 7.0-40.5 24 81.5 59.5-93.0
$75,000+ 29 0 0.0 . - . 29 100 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 53 9 24.3 9.1-50.7 44 75.7 49.3-90.9
No 105 19 27.0 16.7-40.6 86 73.0 59.4-83.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 11 1 2.5 0.3-17.2 10 97.5 82.8-99.7
Non-Veteran 148 28 28.4 18.6-40.8 120 71.6 59.2-81.4

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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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