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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence

Ever Sexually Assaulted*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,413 425 5.1 4.4- 5.9 5,988 94.9 94.1-95.6
GENDER
Male 2,506 44 1.4 0.8- 2.2 2,462 98.6 97.8-99.2
Female 3,907 381 8.7 7.5-10.0 3,526 91.3 90.0-92.5
RACE
White 4,898 325 5.1 4.3- 6.0 4,573 94.9 94.0-95.7
African American 980 73 4.8 3.5- 6.6 907 95.2 93.4-96.5
Asian 66 3 7.4 2.1-22.8 63 92.6 77.2-97.9
Native American 174 10 2.9 1.3- 6.3 164 97.1 93.7-98.7
Other Minorities 255 12 6.0 2.8-12.6 243 94.0 87.4-97.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 283 9 3.7 1.6- 8.3 274 96.3 91.7-98.4
-English Speaking 116 4 3.9 1.0-14.0 112 96.1 86.0-99.0
-Spanish Speaking 167 5 3.6 1.3- 9.8 162 96.4 90.2-98.7
Non-Hispanic 6,119 416 5.2 4.5- 6.0 5,703 94.8 94.0-95.5
AGE
18-24 459 33 5.7 3.4- 9.4 426 94.3 90.6-96.6
25-34 1,089 81 5.2 3.8- 6.9 1,008 94.8 93.1-96.2
35-44 1,272 109 6.1 4.6- 8.0 1,163 93.9 92.0-95.4
45-54 1,268 98 5.5 4.0- 7.6 1,170 94.5 92.4-96.0
55-64 930 64 5.2 3.7- 7.3 866 94.8 92.7-96.3
65-74 772 26 2.9 1.8- 4.8 746 97.1 95.2-98.2
75+ 573 13 2.6 1.3- 5.0 560 97.4 95.0-98.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,008 62 5.0 3.2- 7.6 946 95.0 92.4-96.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,882 119 4.1 3.1- 5.2 1,763 95.9 94.8-96.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,502 122 6.9 5.2- 9.0 1,380 93.1 91.0-94.8
College Graduate 2,007 122 4.9 3.8- 6.3 1,885 95.1 93.7-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 644 69 6.9 4.6-10.1 575 93.1 89.9-95.4
$15,000- 24,999 1,053 88 6.2 4.4- 8.6 965 93.8 91.4-95.6
$25,000- 34,999 770 60 7.2 4.9-10.4 710 92.8 89.6-95.1
$35,000- 49,999 874 60 5.2 3.7- 7.3 814 94.8 92.7-96.3
$50,000-74,999 729 43 4.3 2.7- 6.7 686 95.7 93.3-97.3
$75,000+ 858 34 2.1 1.4- 3.1 824 97.9 96.9-98.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 394 27 4.7 3.0- 7.2 367 95.3 92.8-97.0
Forsyth 448 32 6.7 4.5- 9.9 416 93.3 90.1-95.5
Guilford 402 24 5.2 3.4- 8.0 378 94.8 92.0-96.6
Henderson/Transylvania 455 32 5.9 4.0- 8.6 423 94.1 91.4-96.0
Mecklenburg 428 40 7.4 5.1-10.5 388 92.6 89.5-94.9
Orange 418 28 5.4 3.4- 8.4 390 94.6 91.6-96.6
Pitt 404 29 6.0 3.6- 9.7 375 94.0 90.3-96.4
Randolph 413 33 6.1 4.1- 8.9 380 93.9 91.1-95.9
Robeson 413 24 4.1 2.6- 6.4 389 95.9 93.6-97.4
Wake 411 25 4.4 2.7- 7.2 386 95.6 92.8-97.3
Western NC 628 40 5.0 3.5- 7.1 588 95.0 92.9-96.5
Piedmont NC 839 41 4.0 2.8- 5.8 798 96.0 94.2-97.2
Eastern NC 760 50 5.4 3.9- 7.6 710 94.6 92.4-96.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the three sexual assault questions

#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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