Community Assessment and Health Promotion
1998 Adult Behavior Risk Factor Survey, Results by Demographic Characteristics, Nashville/Davidson County

Sexual Behavior
Q45. Due to what you know about HIV, have you changed your sexual behavior in the past 12 months?
		Age				Sex		Marital Status				Children < 18
Response	Total	18-25	25-44	45-64	65+	M	F	Marrd	DV/SP	Singl	Widow	<5yrs	5-12	13-17
YES	15%	32%	20%	10%	3%	18%	12%	4%	30%	33%	4%	13%	15%	12%
NO	85%	68%	80%	90%	97%	82%	88%	96%	70%	67%	96%	87%	85%	88%
	Race			Education			Income				Health Status
Response	W	B	O	<HS	HS	>HS	<10K	10-24	25-49	50K+	Ex, Vgood, Good		Fair & Poor
YES	11%	27%	17%	12%	17%	14%	20%	23%	17%	8%	14%		17%
NO	89%	73%	83%	88%	83%	86%	80%	77%	83%	92%	86%		83%
Q46. Did you decrease the number of your sexual partners or become abstinent during the last 12 months? (asked of those who acknowledged changing their sexual behavior - n=432 respondents)
		Age				Sex		Marital Status				Children < 18
Response	Total	18-25	25-44	45-64	65+	M	F	Marrd	DV/SP	Singl	Widow	<5yrs	5-12	13-17
YES	84%	86%	85%	79%	91%	83%	86%	68%	85%	88%	88%	83%	83%	91%
NO	16%	14%	15%	21%	9%	17%	14%	32%	15%	12%	12%	17%	17%	9%
	Race			Education			Income				Health Status
Response	W	B	O	<HS	HS	>HS	<10K	10-24	25-49	50K+	Ex, Vgood, Good		Fair & Poor
YES	82%	87%	82%	84%	82%	86%	85%	90%	83%	77%	85%		77%
NO	18%	13%	18%	16%	18%	14%	15%	10%	17%	23%	15%		23%
Q47. Do you now always have sexual intercourse with only the same partner? (asked of those who acknowledged changing their sexual behavior - n=435 respondents)
		Age				Sex		Marital Status				Children < 18
Response	Total	18-25	25-44	45-64	65+	M	F	Marrd	DV/SP	Singl	Widow	<5yrs	5-12	13-17
YES	64%	65%	63%	66%	74%	65%	63%	92%	58%	61%	48%	81%	69%	71%
NO	14%	10%	17%	10%	7%	19%	7%		13%	18%	24%	2%	8%	8%
ABSTINENT	22%	26%	21%	24%	19%	16%	30%	8%	29%	21%	29%	17%	23%	21%
	Race			Education			Income				Health Status
Response	W	B	O	<HS	HS	>HS	<10K	10-24	25-49	50K+	Ex, Vgood, Good		Fair & Poor
YES	60%	70%	72%	72%	71%	59%	71%	59%	63%	75%	65%		60%
NO	17%	9%	14%	12%	12%	15%	9%	12%	17%	15%	14%		11%
ABSTINENT	24%	21%	14%	15%	18%	26%	21%	29%	19%	10%	21%		29%
Q48. Do you now always use condoms for protection? (asked of those who acknowledged changing their sexual behavior - n=437 respondents)
		Age				Sex		Marital Status				Children < 18
Response	Total	18-25	25-44	45-64	65+	M	F	Marrd	DV/SP	Singl	Widow	<5yrs	5-12	13-17
YES	49%	53%	50%	43%	59%	58%	38%	40%	42%	58%	41%	47%	52%	46%
NO	30%	24%	32%	33%	22%	29%	33%	52%	28%	25%	30%	34%	24%	33%
ABSTINENT	20%	24%	18%	24%	19%	14%	29%	8%	29%	17%	29%	19%	25%	21%
	Race			Education			Income				Health Status
Response	W	B	O	<HS	HS	>HS	<10K	10-24	25-49	50K+	Ex, Vgood, Good		Fair & Poor
YES	45%	54%	66%	34%	51%	51%	43%	42%	57%	60%	51%		40%
NO	32%	29%	20%	46%	33%	26%	38%	33%	23%	31%	30%		31%
ABSTINENT	23%	17%	14%	20%	16%	23%	20%	25%	20%	8%	19%		29%

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