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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Western North Carolina

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence

Has a partner or ex-partner ever forced you to have sex or to do sexual things? By partner, I mean your current or ex-(husband/wife) or (boyfriend/girlfriend).*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes, past 12 months Yes, 12+ months ago No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,805 25 0.4 0.2- 0.8 257 3.1 2.6- 3.8 5,523 96.4 95.7-97.0
Western NC 576 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9 26 3.3 2.2- 5.0 549 96.6 94.8-97.7
GENDER
Male 217 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9 2 0.9 0.2- 3.7 214 98.8 96.2-99.6
Female 359 0 0.0 . - . 24 5.5 3.6- 8.4 335 94.5 91.6-96.4
RACE
White 541 0 0.0 . - . 25 3.4 2.2- 5.2 516 96.6 94.8-97.8
Other 32 1 2.1 0.3-13.8 1 2.6 0.4-16.8 30 95.2 82.4-98.8
AGE
18-44 205 0 0.0 . - . 14 4.7 2.6- 8.1 191 95.3 91.9-97.4
45+ 368 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 12 2.4 1.3- 4.5 355 97.3 95.2-98.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 311 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 14 3.6 2.0- 6.3 296 96.2 93.4-97.8
Some College + 262 0 0.0 . - . 11 2.6 1.4- 4.9 251 97.4 95.1-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 383 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 19 3.4 2.1- 5.5 363 96.4 94.3-97.8
$50,000+ 104 0 0.0 . - . 3 2.6 0.8- 8.4 101 97.4 91.6-99.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 401 2 0.6 0.1- 2.9 18 3.8 2.2- 6.4 381 95.6 92.8-97.3
Cumberland 409 2 0.4 0.1- 1.8 20 3.5 2.0- 6.0 387 96.1 93.5-97.6
Durham 374 3 0.6 0.1- 2.8 20 3.9 2.3- 6.5 351 95.4 92.6-97.2
Forsyth 433 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4 20 3.4 2.1- 5.5 411 96.0 93.7-97.5
Gaston 435 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 17 3.1 1.8- 5.3 417 96.8 94.6-98.1
Guilford 379 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 16 3.6 2.0- 6.1 362 96.3 93.7-97.8
Mecklenburg 405 3 1.1 0.3- 3.7 13 2.5 1.4- 4.5 389 96.4 93.8-97.9
New Hanover 378 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 16 3.7 2.0- 6.7 361 96.2 93.2-97.9
Onslow 411 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9 20 3.3 2.0- 5.5 390 96.6 94.4-97.9
Wake 402 0 0.0 . - . 18 2.6 1.6- 4.3 384 97.4 95.7-98.4
Western NC 576 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9 26 3.3 2.2- 5.0 549 96.6 94.8-97.7
Piedmont NC 628 4 0.2 0.1- 0.5 24 2.7 1.6- 4.5 600 97.1 95.4-98.2
Eastern NC 574 4 1.0 0.3- 2.7 29 3.5 2.2- 5.4 541 95.6 93.3-97.1

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*If YES, the responded was asked 'Has this happened to you in the past 12 months?'

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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