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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	2,801	2,246	78.1	75.5-80.5	91	3.8	2.9- 5.1	48	1.8	1.2- 2.7	51	3.5	2.2- 5.4	365	12.8	10.9-14.9
GENDER
Male	1,105	859	74.7	70.4-78.5	56	5.3	3.7- 7.5	27	2.5	1.5- 4.1	41	6.4	3.9-10.1	122	11.2	8.7-14.2
Female	1,696	1,387	81.6	78.4-84.4	35	2.3	1.4- 3.7	21	1.2	0.6- 2.2	10	0.5	0.2- 1.3	243	14.4	11.8-17.4
RACE
White	2,017	1,662	81.5	78.6-84.1	53	3.3	2.2- 4.8	23	0.9	0.5- 1.6	30	2.0	1.2- 3.5	249	12.3	10.2-14.9
African American	445	317	69.3	62.5-75.4	29	6.6	4.0-10.9	18	4.8	2.7- 8.6	14	6.5	3.3-12.3	67	12.7	8.7-18.2
Other Minorities	328	260	74.7	66.0-81.9	8	2.7	1.2- 6.1	7	2.3	0.8- 6.1	6	5.6	1.6-17.6	47	14.7	10.1-21.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	254	201	73.9	63.6-82.1	8	3.0	1.2- 6.9	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2	6	6.9	2.0-21.5	37	15.7	10.4-23.1
Non-Hispanic	2,544	2,043	78.8	76.1-81.2	83	4.0	2.9- 5.3	46	2.0	1.4- 3.1	45	2.9	1.9- 4.4	327	12.3	10.4-14.5
AGE
18-24	202	118	55.9	47.0-64.4	18	7.6	4.4-12.7	8	2.8	1.2- 6.3	12	9.4	4.5-18.4	46	24.4	17.7-32.6
25-34	711	584	81.0	76.7-84.6	26	3.7	2.3- 5.8	19	3.0	1.7- 5.3	22	3.7	2.1- 6.5	60	8.6	6.1-11.9
35-44	1,163	972	86.2	83.5-88.5	30	2.6	1.5- 4.4	16	0.8	0.4- 1.5	13	1.0	0.5- 1.9	132	9.4	7.5-11.6
45-49	688	558	85.0	81.6-87.9	17	1.9	1.1- 3.4	5	0.6	0.2- 1.8	4	0.7	0.2- 2.6	104	11.8	9.3-14.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	278	212	75.8	67.7-82.4	8	3.3	1.4- 7.9	7	1.3	0.5- 3.3	6	5.7	2.3-13.5	45	13.8	9.2-20.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	645	497	70.8	64.2-76.7	27	4.9	2.9- 8.2	11	1.8	0.8- 4.0	16	6.0	2.6-13.1	94	16.4	12.2-21.8
Some Post-H.S.	737	580	78.8	74.1-82.8	30	4.4	2.7- 7.1	14	2.6	1.3- 5.2	15	3.0	1.6- 5.7	98	11.2	8.2-15.0
College Graduate	1,135	955	84.1	80.5-87.1	26	2.8	1.6- 4.7	16	1.4	0.7- 3.0	14	1.0	0.6- 2.0	124	10.7	8.1-13.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	178	109	64.0	52.2-74.4	6	1.9	0.7- 5.1	9	3.1	1.3- 6.9	6	8.4	3.2-20.2	48	22.7	14.3-33.9
$15,000- 24,999	350	246	68.8	59.4-76.9	16	4.7	2.4- 8.9	6	2.3	0.8- 6.6	7	5.3	1.3-19.1	75	18.9	13.1-26.6
$25,000- 34,999	247	171	72.5	64.6-79.3	11	5.7	3.0-10.6	8	1.9	0.8- 4.6	8	4.6	2.2- 9.4	49	15.3	10.3-22.2
$35,000- 49,999	362	276	79.4	73.0-84.5	14	3.2	1.6- 6.2	8	2.4	0.9- 6.3	6	2.5	0.8- 7.0	58	12.5	8.5-18.0
$50,000-74,999	461	400	86.9	81.8-90.8	18	4.2	2.1- 8.2	6	2.0	0.8- 4.9	5	1.1	0.4- 3.2	32	5.8	3.4- 9.7
$75,000+	940	864	87.8	83.6-91.1	18	3.2	1.7- 6.0	7	0.6	0.2- 1.5	12	1.6	0.7- 3.7	39	6.8	4.3-10.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	598	433	71.8	66.2-76.9	23	4.5	2.7- 7.4	19	4.4	2.4- 8.0	13	4.5	2.2- 9.0	110	14.7	11.3-19.1
No	2,194	1,808	79.8	76.7-82.5	68	3.7	2.6- 5.1	29	1.2	0.7- 2.0	38	3.2	1.8- 5.6	251	12.1	10.0-14.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	171	128	80.3	71.4-87.0	8	4.2	1.8- 9.4	7	5.3	1.9-14.2	5	3.4	1.0-10.4	23	6.8	3.9-11.5
Non-Veteran	2,629	2,117	77.9	75.2-80.5	83	3.8	2.8- 5.1	41	1.6	1.0- 2.4	46	3.5	2.1- 5.6	342	13.2	11.3-15.5

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

-Piedmont NC

2,801

2,246

78.1

75.5-80.5

3.8

2.9- 5.1

1.8

1.2- 2.7

3.5

2.2- 5.4

365

12.8

10.9-14.9

GENDER

Male

1,105

859

74.7

70.4-78.5

5.3

3.7- 7.5

2.5

1.5- 4.1

6.4

3.9-10.1

122

11.2

8.7-14.2

Female

1,696

1,387

81.6

78.4-84.4

2.3

1.4- 3.7

1.2

0.6- 2.2

0.5

0.2- 1.3

243

14.4

11.8-17.4

RACE

White

2,017

1,662

81.5

78.6-84.1

3.3

2.2- 4.8

0.9

0.5- 1.6

2.0

1.2- 3.5

249

12.3

10.2-14.9

African American

445

317

69.3

62.5-75.4

6.6

4.0-10.9

4.8

2.7- 8.6

6.5

3.3-12.3

12.7

8.7-18.2

Other Minorities

328

260

74.7

66.0-81.9

2.7

1.2- 6.1

2.3

0.8- 6.1

5.6

1.6-17.6

14.7

10.1-21.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

254

201

73.9

63.6-82.1

3.0

1.2- 6.9

0.5

0.1- 2.2

6.9

2.0-21.5

15.7

10.4-23.1

Non-Hispanic

2,544

2,043

78.8

76.1-81.2

4.0

2.9- 5.3

2.0

1.4- 3.1

2.9

1.9- 4.4

327

12.3

10.4-14.5

AGE

18-24

202

118

55.9

47.0-64.4

7.6

4.4-12.7

2.8

1.2- 6.3

9.4

4.5-18.4

24.4

17.7-32.6

25-34

711

584

81.0

76.7-84.6

3.7

2.3- 5.8

3.0

1.7- 5.3

3.7

2.1- 6.5

8.6

6.1-11.9

35-44

1,163

972

86.2

83.5-88.5

2.6

1.5- 4.4

0.8

0.4- 1.5

1.0

0.5- 1.9

132

9.4

7.5-11.6

45-49

688

558

85.0

81.6-87.9

1.9

1.1- 3.4

0.6

0.2- 1.8

0.7

0.2- 2.6

104

11.8

9.3-14.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

278

212

75.8

67.7-82.4

3.3

1.4- 7.9

1.3

0.5- 3.3

5.7

2.3-13.5

13.8

9.2-20.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

645

497

70.8

64.2-76.7

4.9

2.9- 8.2

1.8

0.8- 4.0

6.0

2.6-13.1

16.4

12.2-21.8

Some Post-H.S.

737

580

78.8

74.1-82.8

4.4

2.7- 7.1

2.6

1.3- 5.2

3.0

1.6- 5.7

11.2

8.2-15.0

College Graduate

1,135

955

84.1

80.5-87.1

2.8

1.6- 4.7

1.4

0.7- 3.0

1.0

0.6- 2.0

124

10.7

8.1-13.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

178

109

64.0

52.2-74.4

1.9

0.7- 5.1

3.1

1.3- 6.9

8.4

3.2-20.2

22.7

14.3-33.9

$15,000- 24,999

350

246

68.8

59.4-76.9

4.7

2.4- 8.9

2.3

0.8- 6.6

5.3

1.3-19.1

18.9

13.1-26.6

$25,000- 34,999

247

171

72.5

64.6-79.3

5.7

3.0-10.6

1.9

0.8- 4.6

4.6

2.2- 9.4

15.3

10.3-22.2

$35,000- 49,999

362

276

79.4

73.0-84.5

3.2

1.6- 6.2

2.4

0.9- 6.3

2.5

0.8- 7.0

12.5

8.5-18.0

$50,000-74,999

461

400

86.9

81.8-90.8

4.2

2.1- 8.2

2.0

0.8- 4.9

1.1

0.4- 3.2

5.8

3.4- 9.7

$75,000+

940

864

87.8

83.6-91.1

3.2

1.7- 6.0

0.6

0.2- 1.5

1.6

0.7- 3.7

6.8

4.3-10.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

598

433

71.8

66.2-76.9

4.5

2.7- 7.4

4.4

2.4- 8.0

4.5

2.2- 9.0

110

14.7

11.3-19.1

2,194

1,808

79.8

76.7-82.5

3.7

2.6- 5.1

1.2

0.7- 2.0

3.2

1.8- 5.6

251

12.1

10.0-14.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

171

128

80.3

71.4-87.0

4.2

1.8- 9.4

5.3

1.9-14.2

3.4

1.0-10.4

6.8

3.9-11.5

Non-Veteran

2,629

2,117

77.9

75.2-80.5

3.8

2.8- 5.1

1.6

1.0- 2.4

3.5

2.1- 5.6

342

13.2

11.3-15.5

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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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