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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence

Has a stranger ever pushed, hit, slapped, kicked, or physically hurt you in any other way?*

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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 6,451 71 1.6 1.2- 2.2 397 6.3 5.4- 7.3 5,983 92.1 90.9-93.1
GENDER
Male 2,517 48 2.3 1.5- 3.3 263 9.8 8.2-11.8 2,206 87.9 85.8-89.7
Female 3,934 23 1.0 0.6- 1.9 134 2.9 2.3- 3.8 3,777 96.0 95.0-96.9
RACE
White 4,920 46 1.3 0.9- 2.0 327 7.0 5.9- 8.2 4,547 91.7 90.3-92.9
African American 989 14 1.6 0.7- 3.5 42 4.2 2.6- 6.5 933 94.3 91.5-96.1
Asian 69 1 0.8 0.1- 5.3 1 0.4 0.0- 2.6 67 98.9 95.1-99.7
Native American 175 3 1.4 0.4- 4.9 11 9.6 3.9-21.9 161 88.9 77.1-95.0
Other Minorities 258 7 5.3 2.2-12.0 15 5.5 2.9-10.1 236 89.2 82.3-93.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 284 6 4.8 2.0-11.2 14 4.1 2.0- 8.0 264 91.1 84.7-95.0
-English Speaking 116 0 0.0 . - . 6 3.9 1.6- 9.4 110 96.1 90.6-98.4
-Spanish Speaking 168 6 6.6 2.7-15.2 8 4.1 1.7- 9.7 154 89.2 80.5-94.3
Non-Hispanic 6,156 65 1.4 1.0- 2.0 383 6.5 5.6- 7.6 5,708 92.1 90.9-93.2
AGE
18-24 460 16 3.1 1.6- 6.2 16 3.6 1.5- 8.2 428 93.3 88.5-96.1
25-34 1,094 21 2.7 1.5- 4.8 84 8.4 6.2-11.2 989 88.9 85.7-91.4
35-44 1,276 16 2.0 1.0- 3.8 100 8.0 6.0-10.5 1,160 90.1 87.2-92.4
45-54 1,279 13 1.2 0.6- 2.4 108 7.5 5.6- 9.9 1,158 91.3 88.8-93.4
55-64 937 1 0.2 0.0- 1.1 56 6.8 4.5-10.1 880 93.0 89.7-95.3
65-74 773 2 0.3 0.1- 1.9 26 2.9 1.6- 5.3 745 96.7 94.3-98.1
75+ 581 2 0.2 0.0- 0.9 7 1.7 0.7- 3.8 572 98.2 96.0-99.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,021 13 3.1 1.7- 5.9 56 7.5 5.1-11.0 952 89.4 85.4-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,889 19 1.4 0.7- 2.6 97 4.2 3.1- 5.8 1,773 94.4 92.6-95.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,512 30 2.1 1.3- 3.4 119 7.4 5.7- 9.6 1,363 90.5 88.1-92.5
College Graduate 2,014 8 0.4 0.1- 1.2 125 7.2 5.5- 9.4 1,881 92.4 90.1-94.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 648 12 3.7 1.7- 7.8 41 7.5 4.5-12.2 595 88.9 83.4-92.7
$15,000- 24,999 1,059 18 2.9 1.5- 5.4 64 6.5 4.3- 9.5 977 90.7 87.2-93.3
$25,000- 34,999 771 11 2.3 1.1- 4.7 47 4.0 2.8- 5.9 713 93.7 91.0-95.6
$35,000- 49,999 875 10 1.0 0.4- 2.6 56 6.1 4.2- 8.9 809 92.8 89.9-94.9
$50,000-74,999 731 5 0.6 0.2- 2.1 52 7.6 5.1-11.1 674 91.9 88.3-94.4
$75,000+ 860 3 0.4 0.1- 1.6 63 6.3 4.4- 9.0 794 93.3 90.6-95.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 396 4 1.1 0.4- 2.9 27 7.6 5.0-11.3 365 91.3 87.5-94.0
Forsyth 449 7 1.4 0.6- 3.1 32 7.2 4.9-10.6 410 91.4 87.9-93.9
Guilford 406 4 1.0 0.4- 2.9 23 5.7 3.6- 8.9 379 93.3 89.9-95.5
Henderson/Transylvania 455 4 0.9 0.3- 2.8 29 5.8 3.9- 8.7 422 93.3 90.2-95.4
Mecklenburg 429 5 3.0 1.2- 7.3 31 6.6 4.3- 9.9 393 90.4 85.9-93.5
Orange 420 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4 31 6.3 4.2- 9.4 387 93.1 89.9-95.3
Pitt 406 4 1.3 0.4- 4.6 29 6.8 4.7- 9.9 373 91.8 88.2-94.4
Randolph 413 4 0.8 0.3- 2.4 28 9.2 5.6-14.7 381 90.0 84.5-93.7
Robeson 416 5 1.2 0.5- 2.9 19 5.3 2.9- 9.3 392 93.5 89.5-96.1
Wake 412 7 1.9 0.8- 4.5 26 6.2 4.1- 9.4 379 91.9 88.3-94.4
Western NC 634 4 0.8 0.3- 2.4 43 6.8 4.9- 9.3 587 92.4 89.7-94.4
Piedmont NC 853 9 1.4 0.7- 3.0 43 6.5 4.6- 9.3 801 92.0 89.1-94.2
Eastern NC 762 12 2.0 1.0- 3.7 36 5.6 3.8- 8.0 714 92.5 89.7-94.5

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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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