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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Forsyth 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
Forsyth County 448 2 0.3 0.1- 1.4 13 3.3 1.8- 6.2 433 96.3 93.5-98.0
GENDER
Male 173 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.9 0.1- 5.9 172 99.1 94.1-99.9
Female 275 2 0.7 0.2- 2.7 12 5.6 2.9-10.6 261 93.7 88.7-96.6
RACE
White 336 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9 10 3.0 1.5- 6.1 325 96.7 93.6-98.3
Other 108 1 0.6 0.1- 4.1 3 4.4 1.3-13.9 104 95.1 86.0-98.4
AGE
18-44 193 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 7 3.6 1.5- 8.1 185 96.1 91.6-98.3
45+ 252 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 6 3.1 1.2- 7.8 245 96.5 91.8-98.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 185 2 0.8 0.2- 3.1 7 3.8 1.6- 8.7 176 95.5 90.5-97.9
Some College + 262 0 0.0 . - . 6 3.0 1.2- 7.2 256 97.0 92.8-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 212 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 9 4.6 2.1- 9.6 202 95.1 90.1-97.6
$50,000+ 138 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2 3 2.6 0.7- 9.6 134 96.8 90.2-99.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 394 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3 12 2.2 1.2- 4.0 380 97.5 95.7-98.6
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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