BRFSS 2008 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, with how many people have you had sexual intercourse?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Sexual Behavior (Ages 18-49)

During the past 12 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	5,599	4,452	77.8	76.0-79.6	184	3.8	3.1- 4.7	100	2.0	1.5- 2.7	101	3.0	2.1- 4.2	762	13.3	11.9-14.9
-Eastern NC	1,919	1,505	77.1	73.9-80.0	66	3.7	2.6- 5.3	35	2.7	1.7- 4.1	33	2.5	1.6- 4.0	280	14.0	11.5-16.9
GENDER
Male	674	504	71.8	66.3-76.8	20	3.1	1.7- 5.6	25	4.4	2.6- 7.1	23	4.1	2.4- 6.9	102	16.6	12.4-21.9
Female	1,245	1,001	82.3	79.1-85.2	46	4.4	2.9- 6.7	10	0.9	0.4- 2.1	10	0.9	0.4- 1.9	178	11.4	9.2-14.1
RACE
White	1,164	968	81.4	76.9-85.2	32	3.2	1.9- 5.6	15	1.3	0.7- 2.6	12	1.4	0.6- 3.3	137	12.6	9.2-17.0
African American	465	317	68.5	62.2-74.2	30	6.6	4.1-10.4	12	5.2	2.6-10.3	12	4.0	1.9- 8.2	94	15.7	12.1-20.2
Other Minorities	279	213	73.2	65.4-79.8	4	1.7	0.6- 5.2	7	3.8	1.5- 9.3	9	4.7	2.3- 9.6	46	16.5	11.3-23.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	163	117	70.8	61.0-79.0	6	3.7	1.3- 9.8	4	4.8	1.7-13.0	6	4.7	2.1-10.4	30	16.0	10.1-24.5
Non-Hispanic	1,754	1,388	77.9	74.5-81.0	60	3.7	2.6- 5.4	30	2.3	1.4- 3.8	27	2.2	1.3- 3.8	249	13.8	11.1-16.9
AGE
18-24	168	103	57.8	47.7-67.4	10	5.5	2.6-11.2	11	6.8	3.5-12.8	11	6.6	3.3-12.6	33	23.3	15.3-33.8
25-34	490	404	82.9	78.2-86.8	25	4.9	2.8- 8.4	6	1.5	0.6- 3.6	11	2.4	1.3- 4.4	44	8.3	5.7-12.0
35-44	773	628	83.4	79.7-86.5	19	2.3	1.3- 3.9	9	1.3	0.6- 2.8	5	0.3	0.1- 0.6	112	12.8	10.0-16.2
45-49	464	361	82.8	78.5-86.4	11	1.8	0.8- 3.7	9	1.4	0.6- 3.1	6	1.3	0.5- 3.6	77	12.7	9.7-16.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	208	138	62.0	52.5-70.6	7	3.0	1.4- 6.6	5	3.6	1.3- 9.9	10	7.7	3.7-15.4	48	23.7	16.5-32.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	542	420	76.6	69.6-82.3	20	4.7	2.6- 8.5	12	2.3	1.1- 5.0	5	1.0	0.4- 2.7	85	15.3	10.2-22.3
Some Post-H.S.	585	463	77.2	71.4-82.2	22	3.8	1.9- 7.3	12	3.9	1.9- 7.7	12	2.8	1.3- 6.2	76	12.3	8.7-17.2
College Graduate	582	483	87.0	83.1-90.1	17	2.8	1.3- 5.8	6	1.1	0.4- 3.0	6	1.0	0.3- 2.8	70	8.2	6.0-11.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	199	112	57.8	47.4-67.6	13	5.5	2.7-11.2	9	8.7	4.0-18.1	4	2.0	0.5- 6.9	61	25.9	17.8-36.1
$15,000- 24,999	297	196	66.6	57.5-74.7	18	8.0	4.4-14.0	6	2.2	0.8- 6.1	5	3.4	1.0-10.7	72	19.8	13.2-28.6
$25,000- 34,999	207	156	76.4	66.6-84.0	4	1.1	0.4- 3.1	4	2.5	0.8- 7.4	6	4.5	1.8-10.8	37	15.5	9.3-24.6
$35,000- 49,999	282	227	84.3	78.0-89.0	10	2.1	1.0- 4.3	6	2.9	1.0- 8.0	6	1.5	0.6- 3.7	33	9.2	5.5-14.8
$50,000-74,999	337	296	82.7	73.4-89.3	13	4.3	2.1- 8.8	3	1.1	0.2- 5.8	5	2.7	0.8- 8.2	20	9.2	4.1-19.4
$75,000+	433	403	91.0	85.4-94.6	3	1.2	0.2- 7.0	5	2.5	0.7- 8.1	3	0.8	0.2- 3.4	19	4.5	2.5- 7.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	516	354	73.2	67.5-78.1	21	4.2	2.4- 7.4	17	4.1	2.2- 7.3	16	4.5	2.4- 8.4	108	14.1	10.8-18.1
No	1,391	1,146	78.7	74.7-82.3	45	3.6	2.3- 5.5	17	2.1	1.1- 3.9	17	1.8	1.0- 3.5	166	13.7	10.7-17.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	278	225	83.0	74.9-88.9	5	2.5	0.8- 7.3	8	3.6	1.6- 7.8	8	2.3	1.0- 5.1	32	8.7	4.3-16.9
Non-Veteran	1,640	1,280	76.0	72.5-79.3	61	4.0	2.7- 5.7	27	2.5	1.5- 4.1	25	2.6	1.5- 4.3	247	14.9	12.2-18.2

Total
Respond.^

One partner

Two partners

Three partners

Four or more partners

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,599

4,452

77.8

76.0-79.6

184

3.8

3.1- 4.7

100

2.0

1.5- 2.7

101

3.0

2.1- 4.2

762

13.3

11.9-14.9

-Eastern NC

1,919

1,505

77.1

73.9-80.0

3.7

2.6- 5.3

2.7

1.7- 4.1

2.5

1.6- 4.0

280

14.0

11.5-16.9

GENDER

Male

674

504

71.8

66.3-76.8

3.1

1.7- 5.6

4.4

2.6- 7.1

4.1

2.4- 6.9

102

16.6

12.4-21.9

Female

1,245

1,001

82.3

79.1-85.2

4.4

2.9- 6.7

0.9

0.4- 2.1

0.9

0.4- 1.9

178

11.4

9.2-14.1

RACE

White

1,164

968

81.4

76.9-85.2

3.2

1.9- 5.6

1.3

0.7- 2.6

1.4

0.6- 3.3

137

12.6

9.2-17.0

African American

465

317

68.5

62.2-74.2

6.6

4.1-10.4

5.2

2.6-10.3

4.0

1.9- 8.2

15.7

12.1-20.2

Other Minorities

279

213

73.2

65.4-79.8

1.7

0.6- 5.2

3.8

1.5- 9.3

4.7

2.3- 9.6

16.5

11.3-23.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

163

117

70.8

61.0-79.0

3.7

1.3- 9.8

4.8

1.7-13.0

4.7

2.1-10.4

16.0

10.1-24.5

Non-Hispanic

1,754

1,388

77.9

74.5-81.0

3.7

2.6- 5.4

2.3

1.4- 3.8

2.2

1.3- 3.8

249

13.8

11.1-16.9

AGE

18-24

168

103

57.8

47.7-67.4

5.5

2.6-11.2

6.8

3.5-12.8

6.6

3.3-12.6

23.3

15.3-33.8

25-34

490

404

82.9

78.2-86.8

4.9

2.8- 8.4

1.5

0.6- 3.6

2.4

1.3- 4.4

8.3

5.7-12.0

35-44

773

628

83.4

79.7-86.5

2.3

1.3- 3.9

1.3

0.6- 2.8

0.3

0.1- 0.6

112

12.8

10.0-16.2

45-49

464

361

82.8

78.5-86.4

1.8

0.8- 3.7

1.4

0.6- 3.1

1.3

0.5- 3.6

12.7

9.7-16.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

208

138

62.0

52.5-70.6

3.0

1.4- 6.6

3.6

1.3- 9.9

7.7

3.7-15.4

23.7

16.5-32.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

542

420

76.6

69.6-82.3

4.7

2.6- 8.5

2.3

1.1- 5.0

1.0

0.4- 2.7

15.3

10.2-22.3

Some Post-H.S.

585

463

77.2

71.4-82.2

3.8

1.9- 7.3

3.9

1.9- 7.7

2.8

1.3- 6.2

12.3

8.7-17.2

College Graduate

582

483

87.0

83.1-90.1

2.8

1.3- 5.8

1.1

0.4- 3.0

1.0

0.3- 2.8

8.2

6.0-11.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

199

112

57.8

47.4-67.6

5.5

2.7-11.2

8.7

4.0-18.1

2.0

0.5- 6.9

25.9

17.8-36.1

$15,000- 24,999

297

196

66.6

57.5-74.7

8.0

4.4-14.0

2.2

0.8- 6.1

3.4

1.0-10.7

19.8

13.2-28.6

$25,000- 34,999

207

156

76.4

66.6-84.0

1.1

0.4- 3.1

2.5

0.8- 7.4

4.5

1.8-10.8

15.5

9.3-24.6

$35,000- 49,999

282

227

84.3

78.0-89.0

2.1

1.0- 4.3

2.9

1.0- 8.0

1.5

0.6- 3.7

9.2

5.5-14.8

$50,000-74,999

337

296

82.7

73.4-89.3

4.3

2.1- 8.8

1.1

0.2- 5.8

2.7

0.8- 8.2

9.2

4.1-19.4

$75,000+

433

403

91.0

85.4-94.6

1.2

0.2- 7.0

2.5

0.7- 8.1

0.8

0.2- 3.4

4.5

2.5- 7.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

516

354

73.2

67.5-78.1

4.2

2.4- 7.4

4.1

2.2- 7.3

4.5

2.4- 8.4

108

14.1

10.8-18.1

1,391

1,146

78.7

74.7-82.3

3.6

2.3- 5.5

2.1

1.1- 3.9

1.8

1.0- 3.5

166

13.7

10.7-17.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

278

225

83.0

74.9-88.9

2.5

0.8- 7.3

3.6

1.6- 7.8

2.3

1.0- 5.1

8.7

4.3-16.9

Non-Veteran

1,640

1,280

76.0

72.5-79.3

4.0

2.7- 5.7

2.5

1.5- 4.1

2.6

1.5- 4.3

247

14.9

12.2-18.2

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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