BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 12 months, with how many people have you had sexual intercourse?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	3,737	2,952	76.2	73.7-78.5	117	3.8	2.8- 5.2	61	2.7	1.8- 4.1	61	2.9	2.0- 4.2	546	14.3	12.5-16.3
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	88	65	69.9	56.2-80.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	2	4.4	0.8-20.1	1	3.1	0.4-18.9	19	22.0	13.1-34.5
Buncombe	66	51	76.8	61.0-87.5	3	3.9	1.0-13.6	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	0	0.0	. - .	11	18.5	8.8-35.0
Cabarrus	103	87	79.9	64.9-89.5	3	2.0	0.6- 6.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.1	0.4-10.0	11	16.1	7.2-32.1
Catawba	73	57	75.9	59.7-87.0	1	2.8	0.4-17.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	15	21.3	10.9-37.4
Cumberland	105	74	70.3	57.4-80.6	6	6.1	2.2-15.7	3	5.4	1.3-19.5	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0	21	17.6	9.8-29.6
Davidson	101	80	79.2	67.5-87.5	1	1.7	0.2-11.0	4	6.1	2.2-16.0	3	3.8	1.1-12.2	13	9.2	4.6-17.8
Durham	225	183	78.9	68.7-86.4	6	2.6	1.0- 6.1	1	1.1	0.1- 7.1	2	0.5	0.1- 2.8	33	17.0	9.9-27.5
Forsyth	63	47	68.1	51.2-81.3	6	10.7	4.3-24.3	2	4.2	0.8-19.1	1	1.6	0.2-10.4	7	15.5	6.1-33.9
Gaston	80	60	68.6	51.4-81.8	3	7.5	1.9-24.9	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6	15	22.1	11.0-39.6
Guilford	202	160	76.3	66.2-84.1	7	3.3	1.2- 8.5	3	1.5	0.4- 6.2	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	31	18.5	11.2-28.8
Iredell	111	94	81.2	69.0-89.3	5	7.7	2.7-19.8	1	1.3	0.2- 8.5	3	5.1	1.5-16.1	8	4.8	2.0-11.3
Johnston	98	78	71.2	54.3-83.8	2	5.6	1.4-20.0	3	6.4	1.8-20.5	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	14	16.2	6.6-34.7
Mecklenburg	211	159	75.1	65.0-83.0	9	5.0	1.5-15.4	3	2.0	0.4- 8.7	6	5.7	2.2-14.0	34	12.3	7.3-20.1
New Hanover	84	64	76.9	64.0-86.2	3	1.8	0.5- 5.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.8	0.5-22.1	16	17.6	9.9-29.2
Onslow	121	97	83.6	72.4-90.9	3	1.5	0.4- 5.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	3	3.4	1.0-10.9	17	11.4	5.3-22.7
Orange	114	95	85.1	72.8-92.4	4	5.4	1.3-20.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	0	0.0	. - .	14	9.3	4.4-18.4
Pitt	107	79	68.7	55.5-79.4	4	2.2	0.7- 6.8	3	5.6	1.5-19.2	2	4.0	1.0-14.7	19	19.6	11.3-31.6
Randolph	110	87	71.4	56.9-82.6	2	2.1	0.5- 8.0	1	1.7	0.2-11.4	1	3.1	0.4-18.8	19	21.6	11.7-36.5
Robeson	100	73	78.5	66.9-86.8	3	2.1	0.6- 7.8	4	5.8	1.6-19.0	2	3.2	0.8-12.1	18	10.3	5.6-18.3
Rowan	109	86	80.5	69.1-88.4	7	6.6	2.8-14.8	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	2	5.0	1.2-19.4	13	7.6	3.8-14.7
Union	109	90	74.3	59.9-84.9	3	5.5	1.8-15.8	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	2	2.0	0.5- 7.7	13	17.8	8.8-32.7
Wake	279	222	78.1	69.9-84.5	12	4.2	2.1- 8.2	2	0.3	0.1- 1.1	6	3.7	1.2-11.2	37	13.8	8.6-21.3
Wayne	103	87	75.8	59.5-86.9	2	2.1	0.5- 9.0	3	1.4	0.4- 4.8	2	6.0	1.1-27.5	9	14.7	6.5-29.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,026	789	74.0	68.7-78.7	32	4.6	2.4- 8.8	21	5.2	2.7- 9.8	21	2.9	1.5- 5.5	163	13.3	10.3-16.8
Piedmont	2,189	1,739	76.4	73.3-79.3	74	3.9	2.8- 5.4	29	1.7	0.9- 2.9	33	2.8	1.7- 4.4	314	15.2	12.7-18.1
Western NC	522	424	80.3	74.7-85.0	11	1.6	0.8- 3.4	11	2.4	1.2- 4.8	7	3.8	1.4- 9.9	69	11.8	8.5-16.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	321	254	77.5	70.1-83.6	10	2.6	1.2- 5.8	8	3.5	1.6- 7.6	5	3.9	1.3-11.4	44	12.4	8.1-18.6
Northwest	694	562	77.4	71.5-82.4	21	3.8	2.2- 6.5	11	1.9	0.9- 4.1	11	2.9	1.3- 6.3	89	14.0	9.7-19.7
Charlotte	560	439	73.9	67.4-79.5	20	4.6	2.3- 8.8	6	1.1	0.3- 3.6	12	3.5	1.7- 7.1	83	16.9	12.2-23.0
Greensboro	559	444	78.3	72.8-82.9	15	2.6	1.3- 5.2	8	1.6	0.6- 4.1	3	1.1	0.3- 3.6	89	16.4	12.2-21.6
Southern Regional	379	281	73.0	64.3-80.3	11	2.2	1.0- 5.0	12	10.2	4.9-20.1	9	2.8	0.8- 8.8	66	11.8	8.0-17.0
Coastal	125	98	83.8	72.9-90.9	3	0.7	0.2- 2.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.9	0.4- 9.1	22	13.5	7.1-24.4
Wake	646	518	78.5	73.0-83.2	21	3.8	2.2- 6.5	8	1.4	0.6- 3.4	9	2.3	0.8- 6.5	90	14.0	10.1-19.1
Area L	36	28	78.0	57.5-90.3	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.3	0.8-29.2	6	15.7	5.9-35.6
Eastern	417	328	71.5	61.7-79.7	15	7.9	3.1-18.7	8	3.6	0.9-13.7	9	4.5	1.8-11.1	57	12.5	8.1-18.6

Total
Respond.^

One partner

Two partners

Three partners

Four or more partners

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,737

2,952

76.2

73.7-78.5

117

3.8

2.8- 5.2

2.7

1.8- 4.1

2.9

2.0- 4.2

546

14.3

12.5-16.3

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

69.9

56.2-80.9

0.6

0.1- 4.1

4.4

0.8-20.1

3.1

0.4-18.9

22.0

13.1-34.5

Buncombe

76.8

61.0-87.5

3.9

1.0-13.6

0.8

0.1- 5.4

0.0

. - .

18.5

8.8-35.0

Cabarrus

103

79.9

64.9-89.5

2.0

0.6- 6.7

0.0

. - .

2.1

0.4-10.0

16.1

7.2-32.1

Catawba

75.9

59.7-87.0

2.8

0.4-17.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

21.3

10.9-37.4

Cumberland

105

70.3

57.4-80.6

6.1

2.2-15.7

5.4

1.3-19.5

0.6

0.1- 4.0

17.6

9.8-29.6

Davidson

101

79.2

67.5-87.5

1.7

0.2-11.0

6.1

2.2-16.0

3.8

1.1-12.2

9.2

4.6-17.8

Durham

225

183

78.9

68.7-86.4

2.6

1.0- 6.1

1.1

0.1- 7.1

0.5

0.1- 2.8

17.0

9.9-27.5

Forsyth

68.1

51.2-81.3

10.7

4.3-24.3

4.2

0.8-19.1

1.6

0.2-10.4

15.5

6.1-33.9

Gaston

68.6

51.4-81.8

7.5

1.9-24.9

0.4

0.1- 2.6

1.4

0.2- 9.6

22.1

11.0-39.6

Guilford

202

160

76.3

66.2-84.1

3.3

1.2- 8.5

1.5

0.4- 6.2

0.4

0.1- 2.6

18.5

11.2-28.8

Iredell

111

81.2

69.0-89.3

7.7

2.7-19.8

1.3

0.2- 8.5

5.1

1.5-16.1

4.8

2.0-11.3

Johnston

71.2

54.3-83.8

5.6

1.4-20.0

6.4

1.8-20.5

0.5

0.1- 3.5

16.2

6.6-34.7

Mecklenburg

211

159

75.1

65.0-83.0

5.0

1.5-15.4

2.0

0.4- 8.7

5.7

2.2-14.0

12.3

7.3-20.1

New Hanover

76.9

64.0-86.2

1.8

0.5- 5.5

0.0

. - .

3.8

0.5-22.1

17.6

9.9-29.2

Onslow

121

83.6

72.4-90.9

1.5

0.4- 5.3

0.2

0.0- 1.5

3.4

1.0-10.9

11.4

5.3-22.7

Orange

114

85.1

72.8-92.4

5.4

1.3-20.3

0.2

0.0- 1.7

0.0

. - .

9.3

4.4-18.4

Pitt

107

68.7

55.5-79.4

2.2

0.7- 6.8

5.6

1.5-19.2

4.0

1.0-14.7

19.6

11.3-31.6

Randolph

110

71.4

56.9-82.6

2.1

0.5- 8.0

1.7

0.2-11.4

3.1

0.4-18.8

21.6

11.7-36.5

Robeson

100

78.5

66.9-86.8

2.1

0.6- 7.8

5.8

1.6-19.0

3.2

0.8-12.1

10.3

5.6-18.3

Rowan

109

80.5

69.1-88.4

6.6

2.8-14.8

0.4

0.1- 2.6

5.0

1.2-19.4

7.6

3.8-14.7

Union

109

74.3

59.9-84.9

5.5

1.8-15.8

0.4

0.1- 2.6

2.0

0.5- 7.7

17.8

8.8-32.7

Wake

279

222

78.1

69.9-84.5

4.2

2.1- 8.2

0.3

0.1- 1.1

3.7

1.2-11.2

13.8

8.6-21.3

Wayne

103

75.8

59.5-86.9

2.1

0.5- 9.0

1.4

0.4- 4.8

6.0

1.1-27.5

14.7

6.5-29.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,026

789

74.0

68.7-78.7

4.6

2.4- 8.8

5.2

2.7- 9.8

2.9

1.5- 5.5

163

13.3

10.3-16.8

Piedmont

2,189

1,739

76.4

73.3-79.3

3.9

2.8- 5.4

1.7

0.9- 2.9

2.8

1.7- 4.4

314

15.2

12.7-18.1

Western NC

522

424

80.3

74.7-85.0

1.6

0.8- 3.4

2.4

1.2- 4.8

3.8

1.4- 9.9

11.8

8.5-16.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

321

254

77.5

70.1-83.6

2.6

1.2- 5.8

3.5

1.6- 7.6

3.9

1.3-11.4

12.4

8.1-18.6

Northwest

694

562

77.4

71.5-82.4

3.8

2.2- 6.5

1.9

0.9- 4.1

2.9

1.3- 6.3

14.0

9.7-19.7

Charlotte

560

439

73.9

67.4-79.5

4.6

2.3- 8.8

1.1

0.3- 3.6

3.5

1.7- 7.1

16.9

12.2-23.0

Greensboro

559

444

78.3

72.8-82.9

2.6

1.3- 5.2

1.6

0.6- 4.1

1.1

0.3- 3.6

16.4

12.2-21.6

Southern Regional

379

281

73.0

64.3-80.3

2.2

1.0- 5.0

10.2

4.9-20.1

2.8

0.8- 8.8

11.8

8.0-17.0

Coastal

125

83.8

72.9-90.9

0.7

0.2- 2.3

0.0

. - .

1.9

0.4- 9.1

13.5

7.1-24.4

Wake

646

518

78.5

73.0-83.2

3.8

2.2- 6.5

1.4

0.6- 3.4

2.3

0.8- 6.5

14.0

10.1-19.1

Area L

78.0

57.5-90.3

1.0

0.1- 6.8

0.0

. - .

5.3

0.8-29.2

15.7

5.9-35.6

Eastern

417

328

71.5

61.7-79.7

7.9

3.1-18.7

3.6

0.9-13.7

4.5

1.8-11.1

12.5

8.1-18.6

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NOTE: For AHEC Regions, results for Area L are least reliable due to small sample size.

^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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