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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence

Has a stranger ever pushed, hit, slapped, kicked, or physically hurt you in any other way?*

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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 6,451 71 1.6 1.2- 2.2 397 6.3 5.4- 7.3 5,983 92.1 90.9-93.1
Henderson/ Transylvania 455 4 0.9 0.3- 2.8 29 5.8 3.9- 8.7 422 93.3 90.2-95.4
GENDER
Male 180 3 1.5 0.4- 5.4 15 7.1 4.1-11.9 162 91.4 86.1-94.8
Female 275 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 14 4.6 2.5- 8.3 260 95.2 91.5-97.3
RACE
White 415 4 1.1 0.3- 3.3 28 6.5 4.3- 9.6 383 92.5 89.1-94.9
Other 35 0 0.0 . - . 1 2.9 0.4-18.6 34 97.1 81.4-99.6
AGE
18-44 159 3 1.5 0.4- 5.9 10 5.2 2.6-10.1 146 93.3 87.8-96.4
45+ 293 1 0.4 0.1- 2.6 19 6.4 3.9-10.3 273 93.2 89.2-95.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 181 1 1.0 0.1- 6.8 9 4.9 2.4- 9.9 171 94.1 88.6-97.0
Some College + 273 3 0.8 0.3- 2.6 20 6.6 4.1-10.6 250 92.6 88.5-95.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 247 2 0.4 0.1- 1.7 16 5.4 3.0- 9.3 229 94.2 90.3-96.6
$50,000+ 96 2 3.0 0.7-12.3 7 7.7 3.5-15.9 87 89.3 79.9-94.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 396 4 1.1 0.4- 2.9 27 7.6 5.0-11.3 365 91.3 87.5-94.0
Forsyth 449 7 1.4 0.6- 3.1 32 7.2 4.9-10.6 410 91.4 87.9-93.9
Guilford 406 4 1.0 0.4- 2.9 23 5.7 3.6- 8.9 379 93.3 89.9-95.5
Mecklenburg 429 5 3.0 1.2- 7.3 31 6.6 4.3- 9.9 393 90.4 85.9-93.5
Orange 420 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4 31 6.3 4.2- 9.4 387 93.1 89.9-95.3
Pitt 406 4 1.3 0.4- 4.6 29 6.8 4.7- 9.9 373 91.8 88.2-94.4
Randolph 413 4 0.8 0.3- 2.4 28 9.2 5.6-14.7 381 90.0 84.5-93.7
Robeson 416 5 1.2 0.5- 2.9 19 5.3 2.9- 9.3 392 93.5 89.5-96.1
Wake 412 7 1.9 0.8- 4.5 26 6.2 4.1- 9.4 379 91.9 88.3-94.4
Western NC 634 4 0.8 0.3- 2.4 43 6.8 4.9- 9.3 587 92.4 89.7-94.4
Piedmont NC 853 9 1.4 0.7- 3.0 43 6.5 4.6- 9.3 801 92.0 89.1-94.2
Eastern NC 762 12 2.0 1.0- 3.7 36 5.6 3.8- 8.0 714 92.5 89.7-94.5

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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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