BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How many new sex partners did you have during the past twelve months?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Sexual Behavior (Ages: 18-49)

How many new sex partners did you have during the past twelve months?*

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	Total Respond.^	One partner	Two partners	Three partners	Four or more partners	None
North Carolina	383	119	27.3	21.2-34.4	85	24.3	18.4-31.3	39	12.8	8.1-19.8	53	16.3	9.9-25.6	87	19.3	14.3-25.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	14	4	24.2	6.7-58.6	5	57.4	23.5-85.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.7	0.3-19.0	4	15.7	4.5-42.4
Buncombe	8	2	21.1	3.5-66.3	3	55.4	16.4-88.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.1	0.5-27.8	2	19.4	3.8-59.4
Cabarrus	5	2	36.7	6.5-82.9	1	34.5	5.1-83.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	28.8	5.2-75.0	0	0.0	. - .
Catawba	11	0	0.0	. - .	4	44.8	13.6-80.6	2	10.6	2.0-40.1	4	29.9	8.6-65.8	1	14.8	2.0-59.7
Cumberland	20	4	7.6	2.4-21.3	4	19.9	6.2-48.0	3	23.9	6.9-57.3	4	16.4	5.1-41.7	5	32.2	10.1-66.7
Davidson	8	1	6.0	0.7-36.1	4	31.9	8.1-71.2	1	11.5	1.4-54.1	1	11.0	1.4-52.9	1	39.6	7.3-84.5
Durham	16	5	11.2	3.0-33.7	1	20.6	3.1-67.8	3	41.2	13.5-75.9	2	6.3	1.2-27.1	5	20.6	6.3-50.2
Forsyth	11	3	23.2	5.9-59.6	3	10.3	2.4-34.9	2	29.1	5.1-75.8	1	22.8	3.3-71.7	2	14.5	2.7-50.8
Gaston	11	5	38.2	10.6-76.2	2	30.2	6.0-74.7	1	9.7	1.2-47.6	1	6.5	0.8-36.8	2	15.5	3.4-49.1
Guilford	10	5	71.6	37.3-91.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.4	0.7-32.9	4	22.9	6.3-56.8
Iredell	9	2	37.0	9.5-76.6	2	15.6	3.4-49.1	1	4.4	0.5-28.1	0	0.0	. - .	4	43.1	12.7-79.8
Johnston	10	3	16.0	4.4-44.1	1	8.9	1.2-44.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	23.1	4.8-64.0	4	52.0	20.1-82.3
Mecklenburg	21	6	36.5	15.5-64.2	6	27.1	10.6-53.8	3	11.4	3.2-33.3	3	11.5	3.3-33.2	3	13.5	4.0-37.0
New Hanover	7	2	9.2	1.6-39.5	4	82.5	46.4-96.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.3	0.9-45.9
Onslow	9	3	22.8	5.0-62.5	2	8.0	1.5-32.7	2	43.8	9.1-85.9	1	19.4	2.5-69.6	1	6.0	0.7-36.8
Orange	8	2	31.7	6.2-76.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.9	2.2-40.2	1	28.9	4.4-78.1	3	28.5	6.8-68.6
Pitt	14	4	12.1	3.0-38.3	4	41.5	11.4-79.7	1	4.7	0.6-29.4	3	37.5	10.1-76.2	2	4.2	0.9-18.4
Randolph	4	2	32.3	6.1-77.9	1	26.1	3.3-78.4	1	41.6	6.8-87.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Robeson	13	3	7.3	1.9-24.6	3	57.6	26.5-83.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.1	2.2-41.1	5	24.0	8.0-53.3
Rowan	13	5	35.3	10.0-72.7	3	34.3	7.2-77.8	1	7.7	1.0-41.4	3	19.6	4.6-55.0	1	3.1	0.4-21.4
Union	8	2	6.4	1.2-27.8	2	48.2	13.4-84.8	1	8.4	1.0-44.7	2	26.1	5.6-67.7	1	11.0	1.4-52.2
Wake	15	4	19.6	5.1-52.3	2	15.7	3.2-51.4	1	4.0	0.5-24.5	2	15.1	3.0-50.2	6	45.7	20.0-73.9
Wayne	14	7	75.5	45.0-92.0	1	2.3	0.3-16.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	10.6	2.6-34.7	3	11.7	2.5-41.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	133	40	25.7	16.8-37.2	30	30.6	20.5-43.0	10	11.3	5.2-22.9	20	15.3	8.7-25.7	33	17.1	10.5-26.8
Piedmont	188	57	26.8	18.7-37.0	39	20.4	13.3-29.9	23	14.4	7.9-25.0	26	17.6	8.6-32.4	43	20.8	13.8-30.1
Western NC	62	22	35.2	21.7-51.6	16	30.8	16.0-51.1	6	7.1	2.6-17.7	7	10.5	4.0-25.0	11	16.3	7.6-31.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	36	11	22.2	9.9-42.5	9	36.8	15.5-64.9	3	3.7	1.1-12.2	7	18.1	6.7-40.6	6	19.1	6.9-42.8
Northwest	82	25	33.7	22.0-47.9	23	21.8	12.3-35.7	10	13.3	5.0-30.9	10	16.1	7.1-32.6	14	15.0	7.6-27.2
Charlotte	47	16	33.9	18.6-53.4	11	30.4	16.2-49.7	5	9.5	3.6-22.6	8	13.3	6.1-26.5	7	12.9	5.7-26.9
Greensboro	42	15	44.2	24.1-66.4	6	16.2	5.6-38.4	4	9.0	1.7-35.5	3	5.5	1.5-18.3	14	25.2	12.4-44.3
Southern Regional	57	13	23.1	10.2-44.5	14	33.0	18.7-51.2	6	12.3	4.8-27.7	8	9.5	4.1-20.2	16	22.2	10.7-40.4
Coastal	8	3	20.7	4.5-59.4	4	72.1	33.7-92.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.2	0.9-41.0
Wake	48	13	12.6	4.7-29.9	5	13.2	4.3-34.2	6	20.2	7.5-44.0	7	25.0	7.6-57.6	17	29.0	14.3-49.9
Area L	12	7	47.2	19.1-77.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	18.8	2.8-64.9	2	24.5	5.8-63.1	2	9.6	2.0-35.8
Eastern	51	16	24.8	13.0-42.2	13	37.1	20.2-58.0	4	9.3	2.4-30.3	8	18.8	7.9-38.5	10	9.9	4.4-20.7

Total
Respond.^

One partner

Two partners

Three partners

Four or more partners

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

383

119

27.3

21.2-34.4

24.3

18.4-31.3

12.8

8.1-19.8

16.3

9.9-25.6

19.3

14.3-25.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

24.2

6.7-58.6

57.4

23.5-85.5

0.0

. - .

2.7

0.3-19.0

15.7

4.5-42.4

Buncombe

21.1

3.5-66.3

55.4

16.4-88.7

0.0

. - .

4.1

0.5-27.8

19.4

3.8-59.4

Cabarrus

36.7

6.5-82.9

34.5

5.1-83.8

0.0

. - .

28.8

5.2-75.0

0.0

. - .

Catawba

0.0

. - .

44.8

13.6-80.6

10.6

2.0-40.1

29.9

8.6-65.8

14.8

2.0-59.7

Cumberland

7.6

2.4-21.3

19.9

6.2-48.0

23.9

6.9-57.3

16.4

5.1-41.7

32.2

10.1-66.7

Davidson

6.0

0.7-36.1

31.9

8.1-71.2

11.5

1.4-54.1

11.0

1.4-52.9

39.6

7.3-84.5

Durham

11.2

3.0-33.7

20.6

3.1-67.8

41.2

13.5-75.9

6.3

1.2-27.1

20.6

6.3-50.2

Forsyth

23.2

5.9-59.6

10.3

2.4-34.9

29.1

5.1-75.8

22.8

3.3-71.7

14.5

2.7-50.8

Gaston

38.2

10.6-76.2

30.2

6.0-74.7

9.7

1.2-47.6

6.5

0.8-36.8

15.5

3.4-49.1

Guilford

71.6

37.3-91.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

5.4

0.7-32.9

22.9

6.3-56.8

Iredell

37.0

9.5-76.6

15.6

3.4-49.1

4.4

0.5-28.1

0.0

. - .

43.1

12.7-79.8

Johnston

16.0

4.4-44.1

8.9

1.2-44.8

0.0

. - .

23.1

4.8-64.0

52.0

20.1-82.3

Mecklenburg

36.5

15.5-64.2

27.1

10.6-53.8

11.4

3.2-33.3

11.5

3.3-33.2

13.5

4.0-37.0

New Hanover

9.2

1.6-39.5

82.5

46.4-96.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

8.3

0.9-45.9

Onslow

22.8

5.0-62.5

8.0

1.5-32.7

43.8

9.1-85.9

19.4

2.5-69.6

6.0

0.7-36.8

Orange

31.7

6.2-76.6

0.0

. - .

10.9

2.2-40.2

28.9

4.4-78.1

28.5

6.8-68.6

Pitt

12.1

3.0-38.3

41.5

11.4-79.7

4.7

0.6-29.4

37.5

10.1-76.2

4.2

0.9-18.4

Randolph

32.3

6.1-77.9

26.1

3.3-78.4

41.6

6.8-87.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Robeson

7.3

1.9-24.6

57.6

26.5-83.7

0.0

. - .

11.1

2.2-41.1

24.0

8.0-53.3

Rowan

35.3

10.0-72.7

34.3

7.2-77.8

7.7

1.0-41.4

19.6

4.6-55.0

3.1

0.4-21.4

Union

6.4

1.2-27.8

48.2

13.4-84.8

8.4

1.0-44.7

26.1

5.6-67.7

11.0

1.4-52.2

Wake

19.6

5.1-52.3

15.7

3.2-51.4

4.0

0.5-24.5

15.1

3.0-50.2

45.7

20.0-73.9

Wayne

75.5

45.0-92.0

2.3

0.3-16.1

0.0

. - .

10.6

2.6-34.7

11.7

2.5-41.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

133

25.7

16.8-37.2

30.6

20.5-43.0

11.3

5.2-22.9

15.3

8.7-25.7

17.1

10.5-26.8

Piedmont

188

26.8

18.7-37.0

20.4

13.3-29.9

14.4

7.9-25.0

17.6

8.6-32.4

20.8

13.8-30.1

Western NC

35.2

21.7-51.6

30.8

16.0-51.1

7.1

2.6-17.7

10.5

4.0-25.0

16.3

7.6-31.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

22.2

9.9-42.5

36.8

15.5-64.9

3.7

1.1-12.2

18.1

6.7-40.6

19.1

6.9-42.8

Northwest

33.7

22.0-47.9

21.8

12.3-35.7

13.3

5.0-30.9

16.1

7.1-32.6

15.0

7.6-27.2

Charlotte

33.9

18.6-53.4

30.4

16.2-49.7

9.5

3.6-22.6

13.3

6.1-26.5

12.9

5.7-26.9

Greensboro

44.2

24.1-66.4

16.2

5.6-38.4

9.0

1.7-35.5

5.5

1.5-18.3

25.2

12.4-44.3

Southern Regional

23.1

10.2-44.5

33.0

18.7-51.2

12.3

4.8-27.7

9.5

4.1-20.2

22.2

10.7-40.4

Coastal

20.7

4.5-59.4

72.1

33.7-92.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

7.2

0.9-41.0

Wake

12.6

4.7-29.9

13.2

4.3-34.2

20.2

7.5-44.0

25.0

7.6-57.6

29.0

14.3-49.9

Area L

47.2

19.1-77.2

0.0

. - .

18.8

2.8-64.9

24.5

5.8-63.1

9.6

2.0-35.8

Eastern

24.8

13.0-42.2

37.1

20.2-58.0

9.3

2.4-30.3

18.8

7.9-38.5

9.9

4.4-20.7

Back to Sexual Behavior (Ages: 18-49).

*This question was asked of respondents who had sexual intercourse in the last 12 months with more than one partner.

^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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