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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 6,419 28 0.4 0.2- 0.6 223 2.6 2.1- 3.2 6,168 97.1 96.5-97.6
GENDER
Male 2,511 5 0.1 0.0- 0.4 15 0.5 0.2- 1.4 2,491 99.4 98.6-99.7
Female 3,908 23 0.6 0.3- 1.1 208 4.6 3.8- 5.5 3,677 94.9 93.8-95.7
RACE
White 4,903 14 0.2 0.1- 0.5 177 2.6 2.1- 3.2 4,712 97.2 96.5-97.7
African American 981 10 0.5 0.2- 1.2 36 2.7 1.8- 4.1 935 96.8 95.3-97.8
Asian 66 1 0.8 0.1- 5.3 1 3.5 0.5-21.2 64 95.7 80.4-99.2
Native American 173 0 0.0 . - . 4 1.5 0.5- 4.8 169 98.5 95.2-99.5
Other Minorities 256 3 1.5 0.4- 5.5 4 2.4 0.5- 9.8 249 96.1 89.6-98.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 283 2 0.7 0.1- 4.2 3 1.0 0.2- 4.1 278 98.3 94.8-99.4
-English Speaking 116 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0 3 3.7 0.9-14.2 112 96.1 86.0-99.0
-Spanish Speaking 167 1 0.9 0.1- 6.2 0 0.0 . - . 166 99.1 93.8-99.9
Non-Hispanic 6,125 26 0.3 0.2- 0.6 220 2.7 2.2- 3.3 5,879 97.0 96.3-97.5
AGE
18-24 460 5 0.5 0.1- 2.0 11 2.5 1.1- 5.6 444 97.1 94.0-98.6
25-34 1,089 13 1.0 0.5- 2.2 39 2.2 1.5- 3.4 1,037 96.7 95.3-97.8
35-44 1,272 7 0.3 0.1- 1.0 55 3.1 2.1- 4.6 1,210 96.5 95.0-97.6
45-54 1,270 3 0.2 0.0- 0.8 51 2.6 1.7- 3.9 1,216 97.2 95.8-98.1
55-64 930 0 0.0 . - . 41 3.3 2.2- 5.1 889 96.7 94.9-97.8
65-74 773 0 0.0 . - . 16 2.0 1.1- 3.8 757 98.0 96.2-98.9
75+ 575 0 0.0 . - . 9 1.7 0.7- 3.8 566 98.3 96.2-99.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,011 5 0.3 0.1- 1.6 29 1.7 1.0- 2.9 977 97.9 96.6-98.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,883 6 0.2 0.1- 0.4 76 2.6 1.8- 3.5 1,801 97.3 96.3-98.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,501 9 0.6 0.2- 1.4 68 4.1 2.9- 6.0 1,424 95.3 93.4-96.7
College Graduate 2,009 8 0.4 0.2- 1.2 50 1.8 1.2- 2.6 1,951 97.8 96.8-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 644 5 0.8 0.2- 3.1 39 3.4 2.0- 5.5 600 95.8 93.3-97.4
$15,000- 24,999 1,054 7 0.5 0.2- 1.7 51 3.7 2.5- 5.6 996 95.8 93.8-97.1
$25,000- 34,999 770 4 0.6 0.1- 2.1 30 4.0 2.3- 7.0 736 95.4 92.4-97.3
$35,000- 49,999 874 2 0.4 0.1- 1.6 29 2.6 1.6- 4.3 843 97.0 95.2-98.1
$50,000-74,999 729 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 25 1.9 1.1- 3.4 702 98.0 96.6-98.8
$75,000+ 859 3 0.2 0.0- 0.7 17 1.1 0.6- 2.0 839 98.8 97.8-99.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 394 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 11 1.5 0.8- 2.9 382 98.3 96.8-99.1
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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