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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 |
| -Western NC | 245 | 95 | 34.6 | 27.4-42.5 | 109 | 47.5 | 39.3-55.7 | 16 | 9.6 | 5.6-16.0 | 22 | 7.0 | 4.3-11.0 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.3- 6.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 88 | 34 | 38.1 | 26.8-50.9 | 37 | 41.0 | 29.3-53.9 | 9 | 13.2 | 6.6-24.8 | 6 | 5.0 | 2.1-11.7 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.5-12.7 |
| Female | 157 | 61 | 31.1 | 22.9-40.8 | 72 | 53.8 | 43.4-63.8 | 7 | 6.0 | 2.6-13.2 | 16 | 8.8 | 5.1-14.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 207 | 75 | 32.7 | 25.1-41.4 | 94 | 48.1 | 39.3-57.1 | 15 | 10.5 | 6.0-17.7 | 20 | 7.0 | 4.2-11.2 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.2 |
| African American | 13 | 6 | 36.2 | 13.0-68.2 | 5 | 46.4 | 17.1-78.5 | 1 | 10.7 | 1.4-49.3 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.9-37.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Other Minorities | 25 | 14 | 51.7 | 28.8-73.9 | 10 | 41.4 | 20.7-65.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 6.9 | 1.0-35.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 14 | 6 | 41.3 | 17.7-69.7 | 7 | 48.3 | 22.3-75.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 10.4 | 1.5-47.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Hispanic | 231 | 89 | 34.2 | 26.8-42.4 | 102 | 47.4 | 39.0-56.0 | 16 | 10.2 | 5.9-16.9 | 21 | 6.7 | 4.2-10.7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.3- 6.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 23 | 5 | 20.4 | 7.7-44.0 | 13 | 61.6 | 38.1-80.6 | 4 | 17.3 | 6.1-40.3 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 25-34 | 62 | 20 | 31.0 | 18.4-47.3 | 34 | 55.1 | 39.4-69.9 | 3 | 6.7 | 1.9-20.8 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.9- 9.4 | 2 | 4.1 | 0.7-20.2 |
| 35-44 | 104 | 49 | 44.4 | 33.3-56.1 | 39 | 36.0 | 25.9-47.5 | 4 | 6.1 | 2.0-17.4 | 12 | 13.5 | 7.3-23.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 45-49 | 55 | 21 | 39.8 | 25.7-55.7 | 22 | 38.1 | 24.6-53.8 | 5 | 11.8 | 4.8-26.1 | 6 | 9.1 | 3.9-19.7 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 27 | 9 | 25.8 | 9.1-54.7 | 8 | 35.2 | 15.8-61.2 | 5 | 28.7 | 11.6-55.3 | 5 | 10.3 | 3.4-27.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 76 | 29 | 28.8 | 17.9-43.0 | 32 | 52.2 | 37.4-66.7 | 5 | 8.1 | 3.1-19.8 | 7 | 6.8 | 2.9-14.9 | 3 | 4.0 | 0.9-16.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 72 | 27 | 38.8 | 26.7-52.4 | 32 | 43.6 | 30.9-57.1 | 5 | 8.1 | 3.0-20.1 | 8 | 9.5 | 4.5-18.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| College Graduate | 70 | 30 | 44.6 | 30.9-59.2 | 37 | 52.8 | 38.4-66.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 7.9 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3- 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 24 | 10 | 55.4 | 28.7-79.3 | 9 | 25.8 | 10.8-49.8 | 1 | 11.0 | 1.6-49.1 | 3 | 6.3 | 1.7-20.4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2-10.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 43 | 17 | 21.0 | 11.0-36.3 | 18 | 53.3 | 34.7-71.0 | 6 | 17.3 | 7.0-37.0 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.4-19.1 | 1 | 5.3 | 0.8-29.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 30 | 11 | 25.5 | 12.9-44.2 | 11 | 38.2 | 20.7-59.3 | 5 | 22.8 | 9.3-46.0 | 3 | 13.6 | 4.4-35.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 53 | 17 | 40.0 | 24.3-58.0 | 28 | 48.8 | 31.8-66.1 | 3 | 4.3 | 1.3-13.0 | 5 | 6.9 | 2.8-16.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $50,000-74,999 | 37 | 17 | 43.8 | 26.7-62.6 | 17 | 51.7 | 33.4-69.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 4.5 | 1.3-13.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $75,000+ | 32 | 16 | 46.9 | 28.6-66.1 | 14 | 48.9 | 30.2-67.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.9 | 0.3-12.3 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.3-15.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 70 | 32 | 44.5 | 30.0-60.0 | 24 | 30.3 | 19.1-44.5 | 7 | 16.4 | 7.2-32.9 | 7 | 8.8 | 3.7-19.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| No | 174 | 63 | 31.5 | 23.6-40.6 | 85 | 53.4 | 43.8-62.7 | 9 | 7.4 | 3.6-14.6 | 14 | 5.8 | 3.2-10.3 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.4- 8.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 10 | 6 | 64.4 | 30.1-88.4 | 4 | 35.6 | 11.6-69.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Veteran | 235 | 89 | 33.0 | 25.8-41.1 | 105 | 48.1 | 39.7-56.5 | 16 | 10.1 | 5.9-16.7 | 22 | 7.3 | 4.6-11.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.3- 6.6 |
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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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