BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (In the past five years, have you been treated for a sexually transmitted or venereal disease?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,682	73	2.8	2.1- 3.8	2,609	97.2	96.2-97.9
-Western NC	247	4	2.0	0.7- 6.0	243	98.0	94.0-99.3
GENDER
Male	88	1	1.5	0.2-10.1	87	98.5	89.9-99.8
Female	159	3	2.5	0.7- 9.0	156	97.5	91.0-99.3
RACE
White	208	2	1.2	0.3- 5.3	206	98.8	94.7-99.7
African American	13	1	5.0	0.6-30.0	12	95.0	70.0-99.4
Other Minorities	26	1	8.4	1.2-40.8	25	91.6	59.2-98.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	1	12.3	1.8-52.1	14	87.7	47.9-98.2
Non-Hispanic	232	3	1.3	0.4- 4.8	229	98.7	95.2-99.6
AGE
18-24	23	1	3.9	0.5-23.3	22	96.1	76.7-99.5
25-34	63	3	4.1	1.1-14.3	60	95.9	85.7-98.9
35-44	106	0	0.0	. - .	106	100	. - .
45-49	54	0	0.0	. - .	54	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	27	0	0.0	. - .	27	100	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	76	2	1.3	0.3- 5.5	74	98.7	94.5-99.7
Some Post-H.S.	72	2	5.4	1.4-19.0	70	94.6	81.0-98.6
College Graduate	72	0	0.0	. - .	72	100	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	24	1	1.9	0.2-12.8	23	98.1	87.2-99.8
$15,000- 24,999	44	0	0.0	. - .	44	100	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	30	2	8.3	1.8-30.5	28	91.7	69.5-98.2
$35,000- 49,999	53	0	0.0	. - .	53	100	. - .
$50,000-74,999	37	1	5.9	0.8-31.6	36	94.1	68.4-99.2
$75,000+	33	0	0.0	. - .	33	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	70	1	3.2	0.5-19.6	69	96.8	80.4-99.5
No	176	3	1.6	0.4- 6.0	173	98.4	94.0-99.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .
Non-Veteran	237	4	2.1	0.7- 6.3	233	97.9	93.7-99.3

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.

View results for a demographic group:	Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:

	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	2,682	73	2.8	2.1- 3.8	2,609	97.2	96.2-97.9
-Western NC	247	4	2.0	0.7- 6.0	243	98.0	94.0-99.3
GENDER
Male	88	1	1.5	0.2-10.1	87	98.5	89.9-99.8
Female	159	3	2.5	0.7- 9.0	156	97.5	91.0-99.3
RACE
White	208	2	1.2	0.3- 5.3	206	98.8	94.7-99.7
African American	13	1	5.0	0.6-30.0	12	95.0	70.0-99.4
Other Minorities	26	1	8.4	1.2-40.8	25	91.6	59.2-98.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	1	12.3	1.8-52.1	14	87.7	47.9-98.2
Non-Hispanic	232	3	1.3	0.4- 4.8	229	98.7	95.2-99.6
AGE
18-24	23	1	3.9	0.5-23.3	22	96.1	76.7-99.5
25-34	63	3	4.1	1.1-14.3	60	95.9	85.7-98.9
35-44	106	0	0.0	. - .	106	100	. - .
45-49	54	0	0.0	. - .	54	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	27	0	0.0	. - .	27	100	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	76	2	1.3	0.3- 5.5	74	98.7	94.5-99.7
Some Post-H.S.	72	2	5.4	1.4-19.0	70	94.6	81.0-98.6
College Graduate	72	0	0.0	. - .	72	100	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	24	1	1.9	0.2-12.8	23	98.1	87.2-99.8
$15,000- 24,999	44	0	0.0	. - .	44	100	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	30	2	8.3	1.8-30.5	28	91.7	69.5-98.2
$35,000- 49,999	53	0	0.0	. - .	53	100	. - .
$50,000-74,999	37	1	5.9	0.8-31.6	36	94.1	68.4-99.2
$75,000+	33	0	0.0	. - .	33	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	70	1	3.2	0.5-19.6	69	96.8	80.4-99.5
No	176	3	1.6	0.4- 6.0	173	98.4	94.0-99.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .
Non-Veteran	237	4	2.1	0.7- 6.3	233	97.9	93.7-99.3

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Sexual Behavior (Asked July--December Only)

In the past five years, have you been treated for a sexually transmitted or venereal disease?*