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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

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%)
TOTAL 981 10 0.5 0.2- 1.2 36 2.7 1.8- 4.1 935 96.8 95.3-97.8
GENDER
Male 357 1 0.1 0.0- 0.7 5 0.7 0.3- 1.9 351 99.2 98.0-99.7
Female 624 9 0.9 0.4- 2.0 31 4.3 2.7- 6.7 584 94.8 92.3-96.6
AGE
18-24 83 3 0.5 0.1- 1.9 2 2.3 0.5- 9.8 78 97.2 90.5-99.2
25-34 182 4 1.1 0.3- 3.8 10 3.1 1.5- 6.3 168 95.8 92.2-97.7
35-44 224 2 0.5 0.1- 2.5 7 2.7 0.9- 7.7 215 96.8 92.0-98.8
45-54 207 1 0.7 0.1- 4.5 7 1.3 0.5- 3.1 199 98.1 95.4-99.2
55-64 121 0 0.0 . - . 6 5.0 2.1-11.3 115 95.0 88.7-97.9
65-74 90 0 0.0 . - . 1 2.2 0.3-14.0 89 97.8 86.0-99.7
75+ 61 0 0.0 . - . 2 5.1 1.1-20.6 59 94.9 79.4-98.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 184 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 4 2.0 0.6- 6.6 179 98.0 93.4-99.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 329 4 0.7 0.2- 2.4 11 2.0 1.0- 4.1 314 97.3 95.0-98.5
Some Post-H.S. 266 2 0.3 0.1- 1.4 14 4.6 2.3- 9.0 250 95.1 90.7-97.4
College Graduate 196 3 1.1 0.2- 4.5 7 2.1 0.9- 4.4 186 96.9 93.7-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 141 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4 5 1.3 0.4- 3.7 135 98.6 96.2-99.5
$15,000- 24,999 223 3 0.7 0.1- 3.4 12 5.0 2.3-10.4 208 94.3 88.9-97.2
$25,000- 34,999 150 2 0.6 0.1- 2.5 6 3.2 1.3- 7.8 142 96.2 91.6-98.3
$35,000- 49,999 122 1 0.9 0.1- 6.2 6 2.4 0.9- 6.0 115 96.7 92.2-98.6
$50,000-74,999 61 0 0.0 . - . 2 1.9 0.4- 8.2 59 98.1 91.8-99.6
$75,000+ 55 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 55 100 . - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 24 0 0.0 . - . 1 2.3 0.3-15.4 23 97.7 84.6-99.7
Forsyth 90 2 1.8 0.4- 7.0 3 4.8 1.3-15.5 85 93.4 83.5-97.6
Guilford 109 1 1.1 0.2- 7.8 3 3.1 0.9-10.2 105 95.8 88.4-98.5
Henderson/Transylvania 12 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 12 100 . - .
Mecklenburg 126 3 1.5 0.4- 5.6 7 3.5 1.6- 7.4 116 95.0 90.4-97.5
Orange 37 1 4.3 0.6-25.1 1 1.3 0.2- 8.6 35 94.4 76.7-98.9
Pitt 105 0 0.0 . - . 4 5.8 1.5-20.6 101 94.2 79.4-98.5
Randolph 17 0 0.0 . - . 1 3.9 0.5-24.2 16 96.1 75.8-99.5
Robeson 84 2 0.7 0.2- 2.8 3 3.3 0.8-12.0 79 96.1 88.1-98.8
Wake 69 0 0.0 . - . 3 2.2 0.6- 7.7 66 97.8 92.3-99.4
Western NC 23 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 23 100 . - .
Piedmont NC 104 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.9 0.2- 3.4 102 99.1 96.6-99.8
Eastern NC 181 1 0.4 0.0- 2.5 8 3.3 1.5- 7.1 172 96.4 92.5-98.3

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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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