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| Total Respond.^ |
Very effective | Somewhat effective | Not at all effective | Don't know how effective | Don't know method | |||||||||||
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| 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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 1,560 | 718 | 47.1 | 43.8-50.3 | 640 | 40.1 | 37.0-43.3 | 75 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.6 | 107 | 6.8 | 5.3- 8.8 | 20 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 590 | 280 | 47.4 | 42.3-52.5 | 233 | 39.2 | 34.4-44.2 | 23 | 4.8 | 2.8- 7.9 | 46 | 7.7 | 5.2-11.4 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.3 |
| Female | 970 | 438 | 46.7 | 42.8-50.7 | 407 | 41.0 | 37.2-44.9 | 52 | 4.9 | 3.5- 6.9 | 61 | 5.9 | 4.3- 7.9 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,114 | 500 | 46.0 | 42.3-49.8 | 476 | 43.2 | 39.5-47.0 | 55 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.5 | 65 | 4.5 | 3.4- 5.9 | 18 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.8 |
| African American | 243 | 139 | 60.6 | 52.9-67.8 | 79 | 30.4 | 24.0-37.7 | 9 | 2.7 | 1.2- 6.0 | 15 | 5.9 | 3.3-10.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.0 |
| Other Minorities | 194 | 76 | 39.0 | 30.3-48.6 | 80 | 36.9 | 28.8-45.8 | 11 | 7.4 | 3.3-15.7 | 26 | 16.3 | 10.0-25.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.6 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 157 | 60 | 38.4 | 28.8-49.1 | 64 | 34.7 | 26.0-44.5 | 8 | 8.4 | 3.6-18.1 | 24 | 17.7 | 10.5-28.3 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.8 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,398 | 656 | 48.6 | 45.3-52.0 | 573 | 41.0 | 37.7-44.3 | 67 | 4.2 | 3.1- 5.7 | 83 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.3 | 19 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 99 | 46 | 52.1 | 40.6-63.4 | 41 | 36.6 | 26.4-48.1 | 6 | 7.3 | 3.0-16.6 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.3-10.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.6 |
| 25-34 | 444 | 220 | 48.7 | 42.9-54.5 | 169 | 38.2 | 32.8-43.9 | 24 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.2 | 29 | 9.0 | 5.6-14.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 |
| 35-44 | 673 | 306 | 47.2 | 42.6-51.8 | 278 | 39.8 | 35.5-44.3 | 37 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.5 | 40 | 5.4 | 3.8- 7.6 | 12 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.2 |
| 45-49 | 329 | 141 | 38.3 | 32.3-44.7 | 142 | 47.7 | 41.2-54.4 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.1 | 33 | 9.1 | 6.1-13.3 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.7- 4.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 165 | 61 | 30.9 | 22.6-40.6 | 69 | 44.1 | 34.0-54.6 | 6 | 3.6 | 0.8-14.3 | 26 | 20.1 | 11.9-31.9 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.3- 6.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 389 | 166 | 44.1 | 37.7-50.8 | 159 | 40.2 | 33.9-46.9 | 20 | 5.8 | 3.1-10.8 | 36 | 7.7 | 5.1-11.4 | 8 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 403 | 178 | 48.5 | 42.1-55.0 | 185 | 42.7 | 36.5-49.1 | 23 | 5.0 | 3.0- 8.3 | 14 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.7 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 |
| College Graduate | 601 | 312 | 53.6 | 48.8-58.5 | 226 | 36.7 | 32.2-41.5 | 26 | 4.4 | 2.8- 6.8 | 31 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.5 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 76 | 36 | 48.6 | 31.7-65.9 | 22 | 19.6 | 10.2-34.3 | 4 | 8.9 | 2.2-29.3 | 12 | 20.2 | 8.3-41.3 | 2 | 2.7 | 0.5-13.9 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 211 | 87 | 39.3 | 31.3-48.0 | 92 | 44.5 | 36.1-53.2 | 14 | 7.4 | 3.7-14.2 | 16 | 8.2 | 4.2-15.4 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 144 | 63 | 49.4 | 38.9-59.9 | 59 | 38.8 | 29.5-49.1 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.6 | 13 | 8.2 | 4.2-15.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 218 | 99 | 45.0 | 36.7-53.6 | 100 | 47.3 | 38.6-56.1 | 11 | 5.0 | 2.4- 9.8 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.3- 4.0 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 257 | 128 | 50.2 | 42.6-57.9 | 101 | 39.5 | 32.2-47.3 | 9 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.8 | 14 | 5.4 | 2.9- 9.7 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.1 |
| $75,000+ | 512 | 253 | 51.0 | 45.6-56.4 | 206 | 40.0 | 34.9-45.4 | 18 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.7 | 29 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.3 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.4- 2.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 326 | 139 | 44.9 | 37.9-52.1 | 137 | 41.1 | 34.3-48.3 | 14 | 3.9 | 1.8- 8.0 | 30 | 8.7 | 5.4-13.7 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.5 |
| No | 1,230 | 578 | 47.7 | 44.0-51.3 | 500 | 39.6 | 36.2-43.2 | 61 | 5.1 | 3.6- 7.2 | 77 | 6.4 | 4.7- 8.7 | 14 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 82 | 36 | 40.7 | 28.9-53.6 | 37 | 48.9 | 36.5-61.5 | 4 | 4.2 | 1.5-11.5 | 3 | 4.4 | 1.1-15.9 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4- 7.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,478 | 682 | 47.4 | 44.1-50.8 | 603 | 39.6 | 36.4-42.9 | 71 | 4.9 | 3.5- 6.7 | 104 | 7.0 | 5.3- 9.0 | 18 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 |
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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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