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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

Has a stranger 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%)
TOTAL 985 3 0.1 0.0- 0.2 21 1.3 0.7- 2.2 961 98.7 97.8-99.2
GENDER
Male 357 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 355 99.9 99.8- 100
Female 628 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 20 2.3 1.3- 3.9 606 97.7 96.1-98.6
AGE
18-24 83 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 1 0.5 0.1- 3.4 81 99.5 96.8-99.9
25-34 182 1 0.2 0.0- 1.1 3 1.5 0.3- 6.1 178 98.4 94.0-99.6
35-44 225 0 0.0 . - . 8 1.5 0.7- 3.3 217 98.5 96.7-99.3
45-54 208 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 0 0.0 . - . 207 99.9 99.4- 100
55-64 121 0 0.0 . - . 6 3.5 1.4- 8.7 115 96.5 91.3-98.6
65-74 90 0 0.0 . - . 2 1.2 0.3- 4.8 88 98.8 95.2-99.7
75+ 63 0 0.0 . - . 1 3.5 0.5-20.7 62 96.5 79.3-99.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 186 0 0.0 . - . 5 1.5 0.5- 4.9 181 98.5 95.1-99.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 329 1 0.0 0.0- 0.1 9 1.7 0.8- 4.0 319 98.2 96.0-99.2
Some Post-H.S. 268 2 0.2 0.0- 0.7 5 0.7 0.3- 2.1 261 99.1 97.7-99.6
College Graduate 196 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.9 0.2- 3.7 194 99.1 96.3-99.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 141 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4 11 5.8 2.6-12.3 129 94.2 87.7-97.3
$15,000- 24,999 223 0 0.0 . - . 5 1.2 0.4- 3.0 218 98.8 97.0-99.6
$25,000- 34,999 150 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 148 99.3 96.7-99.8
$35,000- 49,999 122 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 1 0.5 0.1- 3.8 120 99.3 96.6-99.9
$50,000-74,999 61 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 61 100 . - .
$75,000+ 55 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 55 100 . - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 24 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 24 100 . - .
Forsyth 90 0 0.0 . - . 2 2.2 0.5- 9.1 88 97.8 90.9-99.5
Guilford 110 0 0.0 . - . 6 4.5 1.9-10.4 104 95.5 89.6-98.1
Henderson/Transylvania 12 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 12 100 . - .
Mecklenburg 126 0 0.0 . - . 3 1.6 0.5- 4.9 123 98.4 95.1-99.5
Orange 39 1 4.2 0.6-24.7 0 0.0 . - . 38 95.8 75.3-99.4
Pitt 106 1 0.5 0.1- 3.6 3 1.9 0.6- 5.7 102 97.6 93.7-99.1
Randolph 17 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 17 100 . - .
Robeson 84 1 0.4 0.1- 2.6 2 1.0 0.2- 4.0 81 98.7 95.7-99.6
Wake 69 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.5 0.1- 3.5 68 99.5 96.5-99.9
Western NC 23 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 23 100 . - .
Piedmont NC 104 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 103 99.6 97.3-99.9
Eastern NC 181 0 0.0 . - . 3 1.2 0.4- 4.0 178 98.8 96.0-99.6

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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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