BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (How many new sex partners did you have during the past twelve months?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
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
-Western NC	243	23	10.5	6.3-17.2	8	4.1	1.5-10.3	3	1.9	0.4- 8.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	208	83.2	75.3-89.0
GENDER
Male	87	8	12.1	5.4-24.8	6	7.9	2.9-19.7	3	3.8	0.7-17.0	0	0.0	. - .	70	76.3	62.3-86.2
Female	156	15	9.0	4.9-15.9	2	0.3	0.1- 1.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6	138	90.0	83.1-94.3
RACE
White	205	16	9.0	4.7-16.5	6	3.7	1.2-11.3	2	2.0	0.3-10.6	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	180	84.9	75.9-90.9
African American	13	3	18.2	5.2-47.6	1	6.3	0.8-35.1	1	3.5	0.4-22.6	0	0.0	. - .	8	72.0	41.8-90.2
Other Minorities	25	4	21.7	7.8-47.5	1	6.0	0.8-32.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	20	72.3	47.0-88.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	2	13.3	2.9-44.0	1	8.7	1.2-42.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	12	77.9	47.6-93.2
Non-Hispanic	228	21	10.4	6.0-17.4	7	3.7	1.3-10.5	3	2.0	0.4- 9.5	1	0.4	0.1- 2.5	196	83.6	75.2-89.5
AGE
18-24	23	3	12.9	4.1-34.2	3	14.0	3.9-39.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	17	73.1	49.0-88.5
25-34	61	10	17.4	7.8-34.4	1	1.9	0.3-12.6	2	5.8	1.0-26.9	0	0.0	. - .	48	74.8	57.0-86.9
35-44	104	7	5.3	2.2-12.3	4	1.7	0.5- 5.1	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0	91	91.6	84.4-95.7
45-49	54	3	5.8	1.6-19.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	51	94.2	80.6-98.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	27	5	29.6	11.1-58.6	1	9.2	1.3-43.6	1	10.8	1.6-48.0	0	0.0	. - .	20	50.3	26.8-73.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	75	6	4.8	2.0-11.3	6	7.3	2.3-20.8	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	0	0.0	. - .	62	87.5	75.4-94.1
Some Post-H.S.	71	8	10.5	4.6-22.2	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7	1	1.2	0.2- 8.0	60	87.2	75.7-93.7
College Graduate	70	4	7.6	2.4-21.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	66	92.4	78.6-97.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	24	8	33.2	11.4-65.6	2	1.6	0.3- 8.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	14	65.2	33.6-87.4
$15,000- 24,999	44	5	10.0	3.8-23.9	2	6.8	1.2-31.6	1	7.3	1.1-36.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.8	35	74.2	53.1-87.9
$25,000- 34,999	29	5	20.7	8.3-43.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	24	79.3	56.9-91.7
$35,000- 49,999	53	4	6.7	2.0-20.1	1	6.1	0.9-32.2	2	1.4	0.3- 5.8	0	0.0	. - .	46	85.8	67.0-94.7
$50,000-74,999	36	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.8	0.2-11.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	35	98.2	88.3-99.8
$75,000+	33	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	33	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	70	8	16.2	6.2-36.2	3	5.9	1.0-27.0	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	57	76.0	56.8-88.5
No	173	15	8.7	4.8-15.2	5	3.4	1.1-10.6	2	2.3	0.4-12.1	0	0.0	. - .	151	85.6	77.0-91.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	10	1	8.0	1.1-41.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	9	92.0	58.4-98.9
Non-Veteran	233	22	10.7	6.3-17.6	8	4.3	1.6-10.8	3	2.0	0.4- 9.4	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	199	82.7	74.5-88.7

Total
Respond.^

One partner

Two partners

Three partners

Four or more partners

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,649

207

9.8

8.1-11.8

3.0

2.2- 4.3

1.5

0.8- 2.6

1.1

0.5- 2.3

2,344

84.6

82.3-86.7

-Western NC

243

10.5

6.3-17.2

4.1

1.5-10.3

1.9

0.4- 8.9

0.3

0.0- 2.4

208

83.2

75.3-89.0

GENDER

Male

12.1

5.4-24.8

7.9

2.9-19.7

3.8

0.7-17.0

0.0

. - .

76.3

62.3-86.2

Female

156

9.0

4.9-15.9

0.3

0.1- 1.5

0.0

. - .

0.7

0.1- 4.6

138

90.0

83.1-94.3

RACE

White

205

9.0

4.7-16.5

3.7

1.2-11.3

2.0

0.3-10.6

0.4

0.1- 2.7

180

84.9

75.9-90.9

African American

18.2

5.2-47.6

6.3

0.8-35.1

3.5

0.4-22.6

0.0

. - .

72.0

41.8-90.2

Other Minorities

21.7

7.8-47.5

6.0

0.8-32.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

72.3

47.0-88.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

13.3

2.9-44.0

8.7

1.2-42.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

77.9

47.6-93.2

Non-Hispanic

228

10.4

6.0-17.4

3.7

1.3-10.5

2.0

0.4- 9.5

0.4

0.1- 2.5

196

83.6

75.2-89.5

AGE

18-24

12.9

4.1-34.2

14.0

3.9-39.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

73.1

49.0-88.5

25-34

17.4

7.8-34.4

1.9

0.3-12.6

5.8

1.0-26.9

0.0

. - .

74.8

57.0-86.9

35-44

104

5.3

2.2-12.3

1.7

0.5- 5.1

0.4

0.1- 2.7

1.0

0.1- 7.0

91.6

84.4-95.7

45-49

5.8

1.6-19.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

94.2

80.6-98.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

29.6

11.1-58.6

9.2

1.3-43.6

10.8

1.6-48.0

0.0

. - .

50.3

26.8-73.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

4.8

2.0-11.3

7.3

2.3-20.8

0.4

0.0- 2.5

0.0

. - .

87.5

75.4-94.1

Some Post-H.S.

10.5

4.6-22.2

0.4

0.1- 3.0

0.7

0.1- 4.7

1.2

0.2- 8.0

87.2

75.7-93.7

College Graduate

7.6

2.4-21.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

92.4

78.6-97.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

33.2

11.4-65.6

1.6

0.3- 8.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

65.2

33.6-87.4

$15,000- 24,999

10.0

3.8-23.9

6.8

1.2-31.6

7.3

1.1-36.8

1.6

0.2-10.8

74.2

53.1-87.9

$25,000- 34,999

20.7

8.3-43.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

79.3

56.9-91.7

$35,000- 49,999

6.7

2.0-20.1

6.1

0.9-32.2

1.4

0.3- 5.8

0.0

. - .

85.8

67.0-94.7

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

1.8

0.2-11.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

98.2

88.3-99.8

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

16.2

6.2-36.2

5.9

1.0-27.0

0.5

0.1- 3.6

1.3

0.2- 9.0

76.0

56.8-88.5

173

8.7

4.8-15.2

3.4

1.1-10.6

2.3

0.4-12.1

0.0

. - .

151

85.6

77.0-91.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

8.0

1.1-41.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

92.0

58.4-98.9

Non-Veteran

233

10.7

6.3-17.6

4.3

1.6-10.8

2.0

0.4- 9.4

0.4

0.0- 2.5

199

82.7

74.5-88.7

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, 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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