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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC	287	225	74.6	66.4-81.3	11	5.8	2.6-12.5	4	2.2	0.6- 7.4	6	1.5	0.5- 4.1	41	15.9	10.6-23.2
GENDER
Male	107	72	65.8	53.7-76.1	9	11.2	5.0-23.4	4	4.4	1.3-14.2	4	2.4	0.7- 7.7	18	16.2	9.5-26.4
Female	180	153	83.3	71.8-90.7	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	0.6	0.1- 3.6	23	15.6	8.4-27.3
RACE
White	238	193	78.4	69.2-85.4	11	7.0	3.1-14.8	1	1.5	0.2-10.0	3	0.6	0.1- 2.2	30	12.6	7.4-20.4
African American	14	10	84.1	58.0-95.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.5	0.4-22.4	2	11.3	2.5-38.3	1	1.2	0.1- 8.7
Other Minorities	33	22	49.7	30.2-69.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.2	1.5-22.3	1	5.1	0.7-28.4	8	39.1	20.8-61.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	21	14	49.1	26.9-71.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.7	0.6-27.1	0	0.0	. - .	6	46.2	24.1-69.9
Non-Hispanic	265	211	77.6	69.0-84.3	11	6.5	2.9-13.8	3	1.9	0.4- 8.2	6	1.7	0.6- 4.6	34	12.4	7.5-19.7
AGE
18-24	27	19	63.8	40.9-81.7	3	13.5	4.3-35.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0	4	21.9	8.2-46.8
25-34	71	56	70.1	53.6-82.6	1	5.4	0.8-29.5	3	7.2	2.0-22.9	2	2.8	0.6-13.2	9	14.5	6.7-28.4
35-44	122	97	80.7	69.9-88.3	5	2.2	0.9- 5.4	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	2	1.0	0.2- 5.4	17	15.8	8.7-27.0
45-49	65	52	85.7	74.4-92.6	2	3.4	0.6-17.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.0	0.1- 6.9	10	9.8	4.8-19.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	35	22	43.3	25.0-63.6	3	18.8	5.9-46.3	1	7.7	1.1-38.1	1	0.9	0.1- 6.6	8	29.3	13.9-51.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	90	69	75.9	60.8-86.5	4	4.4	1.1-16.6	2	1.6	0.3- 7.8	2	0.6	0.1- 3.3	13	17.5	8.4-32.9
Some Post-H.S.	83	65	82.4	70.5-90.2	4	4.0	0.9-15.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	4.2	1.1-14.2	11	9.4	4.4-19.1
College Graduate	79	69	87.8	73.3-95.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.7	0.2-11.0	0	0.0	. - .	9	10.5	3.9-25.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	33	21	57.6	32.7-79.2	2	14.9	2.5-54.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	9	27.1	11.4-52.0
$15,000- 24,999	55	37	63.1	44.8-78.3	4	8.4	2.3-26.3	1	6.0	0.9-31.9	2	4.5	1.0-17.9	11	18.0	8.1-35.2
$25,000- 34,999	38	27	66.8	41.4-85.2	2	5.7	0.9-28.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	9	27.5	10.6-55.0
$35,000- 49,999	56	50	89.8	71.4-96.9	1	5.9	0.8-31.4	2	2.2	0.5-10.2	1	0.8	0.1- 5.7	2	1.2	0.3- 5.1
$50,000-74,999	38	35	95.2	84.9-98.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.7	0.2-11.3	2	3.1	0.7-13.2
$75,000+	34	33	94.7	70.7-99.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.3	0.8-29.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	88	59	62.4	47.2-75.5	7	13.9	5.0-33.2	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	3	3.8	0.9-14.7	18	19.4	10.6-32.9
No	198	165	78.7	68.9-86.0	4	3.0	0.9- 9.8	3	2.8	0.8- 9.9	3	0.7	0.2- 2.1	23	14.8	8.7-24.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	15	8	63.9	33.6-86.0	1	1.1	0.1- 7.9	1	5.7	0.8-32.1	0	0.0	. - .	5	29.4	9.7-61.8
Non-Veteran	272	217	75.2	66.7-82.1	10	6.1	2.7-13.2	3	2.0	0.5- 7.9	6	1.6	0.6- 4.4	36	15.1	9.7-22.7

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

-Western NC

287

225

74.6

66.4-81.3

5.8

2.6-12.5

2.2

0.6- 7.4

1.5

0.5- 4.1

15.9

10.6-23.2

GENDER

Male

107

65.8

53.7-76.1

11.2

5.0-23.4

4.4

1.3-14.2

2.4

0.7- 7.7

16.2

9.5-26.4

Female

180

153

83.3

71.8-90.7

0.5

0.1- 1.9

0.0

. - .

0.6

0.1- 3.6

15.6

8.4-27.3

RACE

White

238

193

78.4

69.2-85.4

7.0

3.1-14.8

1.5

0.2-10.0

0.6

0.1- 2.2

12.6

7.4-20.4

African American

84.1

58.0-95.3

0.0

. - .

3.5

0.4-22.4

11.3

2.5-38.3

1.2

0.1- 8.7

Other Minorities

49.7

30.2-69.2

0.0

. - .

6.2

1.5-22.3

5.1

0.7-28.4

39.1

20.8-61.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

49.1

26.9-71.8

0.0

. - .

4.7

0.6-27.1

0.0

. - .

46.2

24.1-69.9

Non-Hispanic

265

211

77.6

69.0-84.3

6.5

2.9-13.8

1.9

0.4- 8.2

1.7

0.6- 4.6

12.4

7.5-19.7

AGE

18-24

63.8

40.9-81.7

13.5

4.3-35.1

0.0

. - .

0.9

0.1- 6.0

21.9

8.2-46.8

25-34

70.1

53.6-82.6

5.4

0.8-29.5

7.2

2.0-22.9

2.8

0.6-13.2

14.5

6.7-28.4

35-44

122

80.7

69.9-88.3

2.2

0.9- 5.4

0.3

0.0- 2.3

1.0

0.2- 5.4

15.8

8.7-27.0

45-49

85.7

74.4-92.6

3.4

0.6-17.1

0.0

. - .

1.0

0.1- 6.9

9.8

4.8-19.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

43.3

25.0-63.6

18.8

5.9-46.3

7.7

1.1-38.1

0.9

0.1- 6.6

29.3

13.9-51.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

75.9

60.8-86.5

4.4

1.1-16.6

1.6

0.3- 7.8

0.6

0.1- 3.3

17.5

8.4-32.9

Some Post-H.S.

82.4

70.5-90.2

4.0

0.9-15.4

0.0

. - .

4.2

1.1-14.2

9.4

4.4-19.1

College Graduate

87.8

73.3-95.0

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.2-11.0

0.0

. - .

10.5

3.9-25.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

57.6

32.7-79.2

14.9

2.5-54.2

0.0

. - .

0.3

0.0- 2.2

27.1

11.4-52.0

$15,000- 24,999

63.1

44.8-78.3

8.4

2.3-26.3

6.0

0.9-31.9

4.5

1.0-17.9

18.0

8.1-35.2

$25,000- 34,999

66.8

41.4-85.2

5.7

0.9-28.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

27.5

10.6-55.0

$35,000- 49,999

89.8

71.4-96.9

5.9

0.8-31.4

2.2

0.5-10.2

0.8

0.1- 5.7

1.2

0.3- 5.1

$50,000-74,999

95.2

84.9-98.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.2-11.3

3.1

0.7-13.2

$75,000+

94.7

70.7-99.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

5.3

0.8-29.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

62.4

47.2-75.5

13.9

5.0-33.2

0.4

0.1- 2.9

3.8

0.9-14.7

19.4

10.6-32.9

198

165

78.7

68.9-86.0

3.0

0.9- 9.8

2.8

0.8- 9.9

0.7

0.2- 2.1

14.8

8.7-24.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

63.9

33.6-86.0

1.1

0.1- 7.9

5.7

0.8-32.1

0.0

. - .

29.4

9.7-61.8

Non-Veteran

272

217

75.2

66.7-82.1

6.1

2.7-13.2

2.0

0.5- 7.9

1.6

0.6- 4.4

15.1

9.7-22.7

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, 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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