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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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
-Northeastern Partnership 160 75 50.1 40.2-60.1 59 31.2 23.5-40.0 6 3.5 1.5- 8.1 16 12.7 6.6-23.0 4 2.5 0.8- 7.4
GENDER
Male 61 31 54.7 38.6-69.8 18 21.9 12.9-34.6 1 1.9 0.3-12.1 10 20.6 9.7-38.5 1 1.0 0.1- 6.8
Female 99 44 45.2 34.5-56.3 41 41.3 31.0-52.4 5 5.3 2.0-12.8 6 4.2 1.8- 9.6 3 4.1 1.1-14.1
RACE
White 100 45 51.2 38.8-63.4 40 33.8 23.9-45.3 4 3.7 1.3-10.2 8 9.4 4.2-19.5 3 2.1 0.6- 6.4
African American 45 23 47.2 28.2-67.0 14 26.5 14.3-43.9 2 4.6 1.0-18.9 5 17.2 4.3-49.1 1 4.6 0.6-26.3
Other Minorities 15 7 51.6 26.5-75.9 5 28.1 11.1-55.0 0 0.0 . - . 3 20.4 6.2-50.0 0 0.0 . - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic 13 6 47.2 22.0-73.9 5 32.9 13.1-61.5 0 0.0 . - . 2 19.9 5.0-53.8 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 146 68 50.2 39.6-60.8 54 31.1 23.1-40.5 6 3.9 1.6- 9.0 14 12.0 5.8-23.3 4 2.8 0.9- 8.2
AGE
18-24 13 8 63.0 30.7-86.7 3 15.1 4.4-41.0 0 0.0 . - . 1 16.1 2.3-60.7 1 5.8 0.8-33.0
25-34 37 19 46.9 30.1-64.4 14 37.0 22.2-54.8 2 5.9 1.4-21.4 2 10.2 2.6-32.9 0 0.0 . - .
35-44 65 32 54.0 41.0-66.5 26 35.4 24.3-48.3 3 5.0 1.4-16.0 3 4.5 1.3-13.8 1 1.2 0.2- 8.1
45-49 45 16 33.6 20.5-49.9 16 33.9 20.2-50.9 1 1.7 0.2-11.2 10 26.5 13.5-45.3 2 4.3 1.0-16.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 26 11 37.7 19.0-61.0 9 29.3 14.0-51.2 0 0.0 . - . 5 31.2 10.6-63.4 1 1.8 0.2-12.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 55 26 53.3 36.3-69.6 17 26.1 15.0-41.3 3 3.2 1.0-10.0 8 14.4 6.3-29.5 1 3.0 0.4-18.7
Some Post-H.S. 42 17 47.6 29.4-66.5 19 38.0 22.5-56.4 1 4.5 0.6-25.8 3 5.6 1.7-16.9 2 4.3 1.1-16.2
College Graduate 37 21 57.8 40.4-73.5 14 36.0 21.5-53.6 2 6.2 1.4-24.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 16 8 56.5 30.1-79.7 8 43.5 20.3-69.9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
$15,000- 24,999 29 12 43.9 25.7-63.9 13 44.5 26.5-64.1 2 6.9 1.6-24.6 2 4.7 1.1-18.3 0 0.0 . - .
$25,000- 34,999 15 4 32.8 12.6-62.3 7 34.6 15.0-61.4 2 16.8 3.9-50.4 2 15.8 2.8-54.8 0 0.0 . - .
$35,000- 49,999 26 12 55.2 32.6-75.8 9 29.6 14.1-51.8 0 0.0 . - . 4 13.4 3.8-37.6 1 1.8 0.2-12.0
$50,000-74,999 28 14 49.7 30.9-68.5 10 36.0 19.5-56.5 1 5.7 0.8-31.0 2 5.3 1.3-19.8 1 3.3 0.5-20.2
$75,000+ 29 18 58.4 38.4-75.9 6 20.6 9.2-40.0 1 2.4 0.3-15.3 3 15.7 4.8-40.8 1 2.9 0.4-18.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 53 25 55.5 38.2-71.6 22 35.6 21.8-52.4 2 2.3 0.5- 8.9 3 5.6 1.6-17.8 1 1.0 0.1- 7.1
No 106 50 48.0 36.3-60.0 37 29.3 20.5-40.0 4 4.1 1.5-11.2 12 15.2 7.1-29.8 3 3.2 0.9-10.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 11 7 63.1 31.0-86.6 4 36.9 13.4-69.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Veteran 149 68 49.2 38.8-59.6 55 30.8 22.9-39.9 6 3.7 1.6- 8.7 16 13.6 7.1-24.6 4 2.7 0.9- 8.0

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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.

**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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