BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (Was a condom used the last time you had sexual intercourse?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,653	560	26.4	24.0-29.0	2,093	73.6	71.0-76.0
-Western NC	244	59	26.9	19.8-35.4	185	73.1	64.6-80.2
GENDER
Male	87	27	30.4	20.1-43.1	60	69.6	56.9-79.9
Female	157	32	23.5	14.5-35.7	125	76.5	64.3-85.5
RACE
White	205	44	23.4	16.0-32.8	161	76.6	67.2-84.0
African American	13	5	43.1	14.6-77.0	8	56.9	23.0-85.4
Other Minorities	26	10	52.4	30.2-73.7	16	47.6	26.3-69.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	6	42.6	19.0-70.1	9	57.4	29.9-81.0
Non-Hispanic	229	53	25.8	18.5-34.7	176	74.2	65.3-81.5
AGE
18-24	23	15	61.2	36.8-81.1	8	38.8	18.9-63.2
25-34	60	19	28.1	16.7-43.2	41	71.9	56.8-83.3
35-44	106	18	13.4	7.7-22.1	88	86.6	77.9-92.3
45-49	54	7	9.0	3.9-19.3	47	91.0	80.7-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	27	4	14.0	4.2-37.6	23	86.0	62.4-95.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	75	20	33.4	19.6-50.7	55	66.6	49.3-80.4
Some Post-H.S.	71	17	23.2	13.7-36.6	54	76.8	63.4-86.3
College Graduate	71	18	29.4	17.9-44.4	53	70.6	55.6-82.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	23	6	25.8	7.9-58.6	17	74.2	41.4-92.1
$15,000- 24,999	44	10	27.2	13.9-46.3	34	72.8	53.7-86.1
$25,000- 34,999	30	8	22.8	9.9-44.3	22	77.2	55.7-90.1
$35,000- 49,999	53	15	30.0	16.6-48.0	38	70.0	52.0-83.4
$50,000-74,999	37	4	9.4	2.9-26.3	33	90.6	73.7-97.1
$75,000+	33	4	8.0	2.9-20.3	29	92.0	79.7-97.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	70	13	16.4	8.3-29.9	57	83.6	70.1-91.7
No	174	46	30.4	21.7-40.8	128	69.6	59.2-78.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	10	2	9.6	1.7-40.0	8	90.4	60.0-98.3
Non-Veteran	234	57	27.8	20.4-36.6	177	72.2	63.4-79.6

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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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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	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
-Western NC	244	59	26.9	19.8-35.4	185	73.1	64.6-80.2
GENDER
Male	87	27	30.4	20.1-43.1	60	69.6	56.9-79.9
Female	157	32	23.5	14.5-35.7	125	76.5	64.3-85.5
RACE
White	205	44	23.4	16.0-32.8	161	76.6	67.2-84.0
African American	13	5	43.1	14.6-77.0	8	56.9	23.0-85.4
Other Minorities	26	10	52.4	30.2-73.7	16	47.6	26.3-69.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	6	42.6	19.0-70.1	9	57.4	29.9-81.0
Non-Hispanic	229	53	25.8	18.5-34.7	176	74.2	65.3-81.5
AGE
18-24	23	15	61.2	36.8-81.1	8	38.8	18.9-63.2
25-34	60	19	28.1	16.7-43.2	41	71.9	56.8-83.3
35-44	106	18	13.4	7.7-22.1	88	86.6	77.9-92.3
45-49	54	7	9.0	3.9-19.3	47	91.0	80.7-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	27	4	14.0	4.2-37.6	23	86.0	62.4-95.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	75	20	33.4	19.6-50.7	55	66.6	49.3-80.4
Some Post-H.S.	71	17	23.2	13.7-36.6	54	76.8	63.4-86.3
College Graduate	71	18	29.4	17.9-44.4	53	70.6	55.6-82.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	23	6	25.8	7.9-58.6	17	74.2	41.4-92.1
$15,000- 24,999	44	10	27.2	13.9-46.3	34	72.8	53.7-86.1
$25,000- 34,999	30	8	22.8	9.9-44.3	22	77.2	55.7-90.1
$35,000- 49,999	53	15	30.0	16.6-48.0	38	70.0	52.0-83.4
$50,000-74,999	37	4	9.4	2.9-26.3	33	90.6	73.7-97.1
$75,000+	33	4	8.0	2.9-20.3	29	92.0	79.7-97.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	70	13	16.4	8.3-29.9	57	83.6	70.1-91.7
No	174	46	30.4	21.7-40.8	128	69.6	59.2-78.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	10	2	9.6	1.7-40.0	8	90.4	60.0-98.3
Non-Veteran	234	57	27.8	20.4-36.6	177	72.2	63.4-79.6

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Sexual Behavior (Asked July--December Only)

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