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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Buncombe County

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence

Has someone you knew, not including a partner or ex-partner, ever forced you to have sex or to do sexual things?*

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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 6,424 21 0.3 0.1- 0.5 137 1.6 1.2- 2.2 6,266 98.1 97.5-98.5
Buncombe County 394 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3 12 2.2 1.2- 4.0 380 97.5 95.7-98.6
GENDER
Male 150 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 150 100 . - .
Female 244 2 0.6 0.1- 2.5 12 4.2 2.3- 7.6 230 95.2 91.7-97.3
RACE
White 351 2 0.3 0.1- 1.4 10 2.2 1.1- 4.2 339 97.5 95.5-98.6
Other 38 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.5 0.2-10.0 37 98.5 90.0-99.8
AGE
18-44 146 1 0.5 0.1- 3.2 7 2.9 1.3- 6.3 138 96.6 93.2-98.4
45+ 243 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 5 1.6 0.6- 4.3 237 98.2 95.6-99.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 148 2 0.8 0.2- 3.2 1 0.8 0.1- 5.2 145 98.5 95.0-99.6
Some College + 244 0 0.0 . - . 11 3.1 1.6- 5.8 233 96.9 94.2-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 209 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 7 2.3 1.0- 5.0 201 97.5 94.8-98.8
$50,000+ 86 1 0.9 0.1- 6.0 4 4.0 1.4-10.5 81 95.2 88.5-98.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Forsyth 448 2 0.3 0.1- 1.4 13 3.3 1.8- 6.2 433 96.3 93.5-98.0
Guilford 403 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 8 1.5 0.7- 3.3 394 98.3 96.5-99.2
Henderson/Transylvania 455 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 9 2.0 0.9- 4.0 445 97.8 95.7-98.9
Mecklenburg 428 0 0.0 . - . 12 2.1 1.1- 3.9 416 97.9 96.1-98.9
Orange 419 3 0.7 0.2- 2.6 10 2.2 1.0- 5.0 406 97.1 94.2-98.6
Pitt 404 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9 12 1.8 0.9- 3.3 391 98.1 96.5-99.0
Randolph 414 2 0.3 0.1- 1.2 9 1.9 0.9- 3.9 403 97.8 95.8-98.9
Robeson 414 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 6 1.0 0.4- 2.6 407 98.8 97.3-99.5
Wake 411 1 0.5 0.1- 3.5 8 1.1 0.5- 2.2 402 98.4 96.5-99.3
Western NC 630 2 0.4 0.1- 2.0 12 1.5 0.8- 2.9 616 98.0 96.4-98.9
Piedmont NC 843 3 0.3 0.1- 1.1 11 1.4 0.7- 2.9 829 98.2 96.7-99.1
Eastern NC 761 2 0.2 0.0- 0.9 15 1.7 0.9- 3.2 744 98.2 96.7-99.0

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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, 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, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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