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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence

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 6,430 12 0.2 0.1- 0.4 139 1.8 1.4- 2.3 6,279 98.0 97.5-98.4
GENDER
Male 2,509 1 0.0 0.0- 0.0 20 0.6 0.3- 1.1 2,488 99.4 98.9-99.7
Female 3,921 11 0.3 0.1- 0.8 119 3.0 2.3- 3.9 3,791 96.7 95.7-97.5
RACE
White 4,909 7 0.1 0.0- 0.4 111 2.1 1.6- 2.8 4,791 97.7 97.1-98.3
African American 985 3 0.1 0.0- 0.2 21 1.3 0.7- 2.2 961 98.7 97.8-99.2
Asian 67 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 67 100 . - .
Native American 174 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9 3 0.7 0.2- 2.3 170 99.2 97.6-99.7
Other Minorities 255 1 0.7 0.1- 4.9 3 0.7 0.2- 2.4 251 98.6 95.6-99.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 283 2 1.2 0.3- 4.8 2 0.4 0.1- 2.1 279 98.4 95.1-99.5
-English Speaking 116 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 116 100 . - .
-Spanish Speaking 167 2 1.7 0.4- 6.5 2 0.6 0.1- 2.9 163 97.8 93.3-99.3
Non-Hispanic 6,136 10 0.1 0.0- 0.3 137 1.9 1.5- 2.5 5,989 98.0 97.4-98.4
AGE
18-24 459 3 0.6 0.2- 2.4 7 1.6 0.5- 4.6 449 97.8 94.8-99.1
25-34 1,090 3 0.3 0.1- 1.4 21 1.7 1.0- 2.9 1,066 98.0 96.7-98.8
35-44 1,275 1 0.0 0.0- 0.1 44 2.4 1.5- 3.7 1,230 97.6 96.3-98.5
45-54 1,274 3 0.0 0.0- 0.1 33 2.3 1.4- 3.8 1,238 97.7 96.2-98.6
55-64 933 2 0.0 0.0- 0.3 23 2.2 1.3- 3.8 908 97.7 96.2-98.7
65-74 773 0 0.0 . - . 8 0.6 0.2- 1.4 765 99.4 98.6-99.8
75+ 576 0 0.0 . - . 3 1.0 0.3- 3.1 573 99.0 96.9-99.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,011 3 0.3 0.0- 1.7 22 2.0 1.0- 4.1 986 97.7 95.6-98.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,883 4 0.1 0.0- 0.7 35 1.2 0.8- 1.8 1,844 98.7 98.0-99.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,508 3 0.2 0.0- 1.2 37 2.1 1.3- 3.4 1,468 97.7 96.3-98.5
College Graduate 2,013 2 0.0 0.0- 0.2 45 2.3 1.6- 3.4 1,966 97.7 96.6-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 644 3 0.5 0.1- 3.2 23 2.0 1.1- 3.7 618 97.4 95.4-98.6
$15,000- 24,999 1,054 2 0.3 0.0- 1.9 29 1.9 1.1- 3.1 1,023 97.8 96.4-98.7
$25,000- 34,999 772 2 0.1 0.0- 0.3 15 1.8 1.0- 3.4 755 98.1 96.6-99.0
$35,000- 49,999 874 3 0.1 0.0- 0.2 20 1.8 1.0- 3.2 851 98.2 96.8-99.0
$50,000-74,999 730 0 0.0 . - . 13 2.1 1.0- 4.6 717 97.9 95.4-99.0
$75,000+ 859 0 0.0 . - . 11 0.8 0.4- 1.6 848 99.2 98.4-99.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 394 1 0.1 0.0- 0.7 8 1.5 0.6- 3.5 385 98.4 96.4-99.3
Forsyth 448 0 0.0 . - . 11 2.7 1.4- 5.1 437 97.3 94.9-98.6
Guilford 404 0 0.0 . - . 9 2.2 1.1- 4.4 395 97.8 95.6-98.9
Henderson/Transylvania 455 0 0.0 . - . 14 2.6 1.4- 4.6 441 97.4 95.4-98.6
Mecklenburg 428 1 0.5 0.1- 3.1 10 1.6 0.8- 3.1 417 97.9 96.0-98.9
Orange 423 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9 5 0.7 0.3- 2.0 417 98.8 97.0-99.5
Pitt 405 2 0.2 0.1- 1.0 5 1.2 0.5- 3.0 398 98.6 96.8-99.4
Randolph 414 2 0.5 0.1- 2.0 10 1.8 0.9- 3.4 402 97.8 95.9-98.8
Robeson 414 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 9 1.3 0.7- 2.7 404 98.6 97.2-99.3
Wake 412 1 0.5 0.1- 3.5 11 1.3 0.7- 2.4 400 98.2 96.4-99.1
Western NC 631 0 0.0 . - . 13 1.8 1.0- 3.3 618 98.2 96.7-99.0
Piedmont NC 841 2 0.2 0.0- 1.1 16 1.7 1.0- 2.9 823 98.2 96.9-98.9
Eastern NC 761 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 18 2.2 1.3- 3.8 742 97.8 96.1-98.7

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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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