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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Buncombe County

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 6,419 28 0.4 0.2- 0.6 223 2.6 2.1- 3.2 6,168 97.1 96.5-97.6
Buncombe County 394 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 11 1.5 0.8- 2.9 382 98.3 96.8-99.1
GENDER
Male 150 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 150 100 . - .
Female 244 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 11 2.9 1.5- 5.7 232 96.7 93.8-98.2
RACE
White 351 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 9 1.4 0.6- 2.9 341 98.4 96.8-99.2
Other 38 0 0.0 . - . 2 2.9 0.7-11.1 36 97.1 88.9-99.3
AGE
18-44 146 1 0.5 0.1- 3.2 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9 144 99.3 97.0-99.8
45+ 243 0 0.0 . - . 10 2.6 1.3- 5.2 233 97.4 94.8-98.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 148 1 0.5 0.1- 3.5 5 1.4 0.6- 3.7 142 98.1 95.4-99.2
Some College + 244 0 0.0 . - . 6 1.6 0.6- 3.9 238 98.4 96.1-99.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 209 0 0.0 . - . 9 2.1 1.0- 4.2 200 97.9 95.8-99.0
$50,000+ 86 1 0.9 0.1- 6.0 1 1.4 0.2- 9.6 84 97.7 90.8-99.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Forsyth 448 2 0.4 0.1- 1.5 17 3.2 1.8- 5.5 429 96.4 94.1-97.9
Guilford 403 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 14 2.8 1.6- 4.9 388 96.9 94.6-98.2
Henderson/Transylvania 455 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 20 3.4 2.1- 5.5 434 96.4 94.2-97.7
Mecklenburg 428 4 1.0 0.3- 3.4 23 3.8 2.4- 6.0 401 95.2 92.5-96.9
Orange 418 3 0.9 0.3- 3.0 12 1.6 0.9- 3.1 403 97.4 95.4-98.6
Pitt 404 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1 14 3.3 1.6- 6.9 389 96.2 92.5-98.1
Randolph 413 3 0.5 0.1- 1.4 17 2.8 1.6- 4.9 393 96.7 94.6-98.0
Robeson 413 2 0.1 0.0- 0.6 9 1.7 0.8- 3.6 402 98.1 96.3-99.1
Wake 412 1 0.5 0.1- 3.5 14 2.7 1.4- 5.1 397 96.8 94.1-98.3
Western NC 630 2 0.1 0.0- 0.5 23 2.4 1.5- 3.7 605 97.5 96.2-98.4
Piedmont NC 840 4 0.4 0.1- 1.1 18 1.7 1.0- 2.9 818 97.9 96.7-98.7
Eastern NC 761 3 0.2 0.1- 0.7 31 3.1 2.0- 4.8 727 96.7 95.0-97.8

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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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