BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Has a partner or ex-partner ever pushed, hit, slapped, kicked, or physically hurt you in another way? By partner, I mean your current or ex-(husband/wife) or (boyfriend/girlfriend).*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence

Has a partner or ex-partner ever pushed, hit, slapped, kicked, or physically hurt you in another way? 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
TOTAL	6,448	106	1.3	1.0- 1.8	713	9.5	8.5-10.6	5,629	89.2	88.0-90.2
GENDER
Male	2,519	28	0.9	0.6- 1.5	123	3.6	2.7- 4.8	2,368	95.5	94.2-96.5
Female	3,929	78	1.7	1.2- 2.5	590	15.1	13.5-16.9	3,261	83.2	81.3-84.9
RACE
White	4,922	59	1.1	0.7- 1.5	561	9.8	8.6-11.0	4,302	89.2	87.9-90.3
African American	985	28	1.4	0.8- 2.5	113	10.5	8.0-13.7	844	88.1	84.9-90.7
Asian	69	3	4.1	1.0-15.5	2	4.4	0.9-18.2	64	91.5	78.1-97.0
Native American	175	5	1.7	0.6- 4.5	24	10.8	5.9-19.1	146	87.5	79.2-92.8
Other Minorities	257	8	3.7	1.4- 9.4	12	5.1	2.1-11.9	237	91.2	83.8-95.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	284	8	3.1	1.1- 8.7	11	3.5	1.5- 8.3	265	93.3	87.3-96.6
-English Speaking	117	4	0.8	0.3- 2.4	6	4.8	1.5-14.2	107	94.3	85.6-97.9
-Spanish Speaking	167	4	4.0	1.3-11.8	5	3.1	0.9- 9.9	158	92.9	84.6-96.9
Non-Hispanic	6,153	98	1.2	0.9- 1.6	702	10.0	8.9-11.1	5,353	88.8	87.6-89.9
AGE
18-24	459	22	3.1	1.7- 5.7	29	6.6	3.8-11.0	408	90.3	85.6-93.6
25-34	1,093	42	3.0	1.9- 4.6	128	9.5	7.3-12.3	923	87.5	84.5-90.0
35-44	1,278	21	0.6	0.3- 1.2	174	11.7	9.5-14.4	1,083	87.7	85.0-90.0
45-54	1,277	16	1.1	0.6- 2.2	200	13.1	10.8-15.9	1,061	85.8	82.9-88.2
55-64	936	4	0.1	0.0- 0.2	103	9.4	7.2-12.2	829	90.5	87.7-92.7
65-74	773	0	0.0	. - .	58	6.4	4.5- 9.2	715	93.6	90.8-95.5
75+	581	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	19	3.4	1.9- 6.0	561	96.4	93.8-98.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,020	19	2.3	1.1- 4.6	112	9.6	7.2-12.7	889	88.1	84.7-90.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,888	23	0.6	0.3- 1.1	225	9.3	7.6-11.2	1,640	90.1	88.1-91.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,509	43	2.3	1.6- 3.4	196	12.2	9.9-14.8	1,270	85.5	82.8-87.9
College Graduate	2,016	21	0.8	0.4- 1.4	180	7.3	5.9- 9.0	1,815	91.9	90.2-93.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	647	19	2.7	1.2- 5.9	115	15.0	11.3-19.6	513	82.4	77.3-86.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,060	23	1.9	1.1- 3.3	146	11.3	8.8-14.5	891	86.8	83.5-89.5
$25,000- 34,999	772	11	1.2	0.5- 2.9	105	14.1	10.6-18.4	656	84.8	80.3-88.3
$35,000- 49,999	875	18	1.3	0.7- 2.4	96	8.0	6.0-10.7	761	90.7	87.9-92.9
$50,000-74,999	730	8	0.9	0.4- 2.1	68	7.4	5.3-10.3	654	91.7	88.7-93.9
$75,000+	862	8	0.7	0.3- 1.7	68	5.9	4.3- 8.0	786	93.4	91.2-95.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	397	11	2.8	1.4- 5.3	42	11.3	7.9-16.0	344	85.9	81.0-89.7
Forsyth	451	12	2.7	1.4- 5.2	49	7.7	5.6-10.4	390	89.6	86.3-92.2
Guilford	406	4	0.7	0.2- 1.8	37	6.7	4.7- 9.5	365	92.6	89.8-94.8
Henderson/Transylvania	457	1	0.1	0.0- 1.1	53	10.1	7.5-13.6	403	89.7	86.3-92.4
Mecklenburg	429	9	2.4	1.0- 6.0	51	9.2	6.8-12.4	369	88.3	84.4-91.4
Orange	418	9	2.5	1.2- 5.1	45	7.7	5.4-10.7	364	89.8	86.2-92.6
Pitt	406	6	1.5	0.6- 3.6	47	8.6	6.2-11.7	353	89.9	86.5-92.5
Randolph	412	10	1.7	0.9- 3.3	44	9.3	6.4-13.3	358	89.0	84.9-92.1
Robeson	416	13	2.4	1.2- 4.5	46	8.8	6.3-12.1	357	88.8	85.2-91.7
Wake	412	10	2.6	1.3- 5.0	40	7.0	4.9- 9.9	362	90.4	87.0-93.1
Western NC	633	7	1.4	0.6- 3.1	72	9.2	7.2-11.7	554	89.4	86.6-91.7
Piedmont NC	853	8	1.1	0.5- 2.3	84	8.2	6.4-10.5	761	90.7	88.3-92.7
Eastern NC	758	6	0.6	0.2- 1.5	103	12.5	10.0-15.6	649	86.9	83.8-89.5

Total
Respond.#

Yes, past 12 months

Yes, 12+ months ago

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,448

106

1.3

1.0- 1.8

713

9.5

8.5-10.6

5,629

89.2

88.0-90.2

GENDER

Male

2,519

0.9

0.6- 1.5

123

3.6

2.7- 4.8

2,368

95.5

94.2-96.5

Female

3,929

1.7

1.2- 2.5

590

15.1

13.5-16.9

3,261

83.2

81.3-84.9

RACE

White

4,922

1.1

0.7- 1.5

561

9.8

8.6-11.0

4,302

89.2

87.9-90.3

African American

985

1.4

0.8- 2.5

113

10.5

8.0-13.7

844

88.1

84.9-90.7

Asian

4.1

1.0-15.5

4.4

0.9-18.2

91.5

78.1-97.0

Native American

175

1.7

0.6- 4.5

10.8

5.9-19.1

146

87.5

79.2-92.8

Other Minorities

257

3.7

1.4- 9.4

5.1

2.1-11.9

237

91.2

83.8-95.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

284

3.1

1.1- 8.7

3.5

1.5- 8.3

265

93.3

87.3-96.6

-English Speaking

117

0.8

0.3- 2.4

4.8

1.5-14.2

107

94.3

85.6-97.9

-Spanish Speaking

167

4.0

1.3-11.8

3.1

0.9- 9.9

158

92.9

84.6-96.9

Non-Hispanic

6,153

1.2

0.9- 1.6

702

10.0

8.9-11.1

5,353

88.8

87.6-89.9

AGE

18-24

459

3.1

1.7- 5.7

6.6

3.8-11.0

408

90.3

85.6-93.6

25-34

1,093

3.0

1.9- 4.6

128

9.5

7.3-12.3

923

87.5

84.5-90.0

35-44

1,278

0.6

0.3- 1.2

174

11.7

9.5-14.4

1,083

87.7

85.0-90.0

45-54

1,277

1.1

0.6- 2.2

200

13.1

10.8-15.9

1,061

85.8

82.9-88.2

55-64

936

0.1

0.0- 0.2

103

9.4

7.2-12.2

829

90.5

87.7-92.7

65-74

773

0.0

. - .

6.4

4.5- 9.2

715

93.6

90.8-95.5

75+

581

0.1

0.0- 1.0

3.4

1.9- 6.0

561

96.4

93.8-98.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,020

2.3

1.1- 4.6

112

9.6

7.2-12.7

889

88.1

84.7-90.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,888

0.6

0.3- 1.1

225

9.3

7.6-11.2

1,640

90.1

88.1-91.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,509

2.3

1.6- 3.4

196

12.2

9.9-14.8

1,270

85.5

82.8-87.9

College Graduate

2,016

0.8

0.4- 1.4

180

7.3

5.9- 9.0

1,815

91.9

90.2-93.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

647

2.7

1.2- 5.9

115

15.0

11.3-19.6

513

82.4

77.3-86.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,060

1.9

1.1- 3.3

146

11.3

8.8-14.5

891

86.8

83.5-89.5

$25,000- 34,999

772

1.2

0.5- 2.9

105

14.1

10.6-18.4

656

84.8

80.3-88.3

$35,000- 49,999

875

1.3

0.7- 2.4

8.0

6.0-10.7

761

90.7

87.9-92.9

$50,000-74,999

730

0.9

0.4- 2.1

7.4

5.3-10.3

654

91.7

88.7-93.9

$75,000+

862

0.7

0.3- 1.7

5.9

4.3- 8.0

786

93.4

91.2-95.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

397

2.8

1.4- 5.3

11.3

7.9-16.0

344

85.9

81.0-89.7

Forsyth

451

2.7

1.4- 5.2

7.7

5.6-10.4

390

89.6

86.3-92.2

Guilford

406

0.7

0.2- 1.8

6.7

4.7- 9.5

365

92.6

89.8-94.8

Henderson/Transylvania

457

0.1

0.0- 1.1

10.1

7.5-13.6

403

89.7

86.3-92.4

Mecklenburg

429

2.4

1.0- 6.0

9.2

6.8-12.4

369

88.3

84.4-91.4

Orange

418

2.5

1.2- 5.1

7.7

5.4-10.7

364

89.8

86.2-92.6

Pitt

406

1.5

0.6- 3.6

8.6

6.2-11.7

353

89.9

86.5-92.5

Randolph

412

1.7

0.9- 3.3

9.3

6.4-13.3

358

89.0

84.9-92.1

Robeson

416

2.4

1.2- 4.5

8.8

6.3-12.1

357

88.8

85.2-91.7

Wake

412

2.6

1.3- 5.0

7.0

4.9- 9.9

362

90.4

87.0-93.1

Western NC

633

1.4

0.6- 3.1

9.2

7.2-11.7

554

89.4

86.6-91.7

Piedmont NC

853

1.1

0.5- 2.3

8.2

6.4-10.5

761

90.7

88.3-92.7

Eastern NC

758

0.6

0.2- 1.5

103

12.5

10.0-15.6

649

86.9

83.8-89.5

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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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