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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence--FEMALE Respondents Only

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 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 3,004 12 0.3 0.1- 0.8 168 4.8 3.9- 6.0 2,824 94.9 93.7-95.8
African American 624 9 0.9 0.4- 2.0 31 4.3 2.7- 6.7 584 94.8 92.3-96.6
Asian 37 0 0.0 . - . 1 6.6 0.9-34.7 36 93.4 65.3-99.1
Native American 105 0 0.0 . - . 4 3.8 1.2-11.8 101 96.2 88.2-98.8
Other Minorities 112 2 4.0 1.0-14.6 3 1.7 0.5- 5.7 107 94.3 85.0-98.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 130 1 1.8 0.3-11.9 2 2.3 0.4-11.3 127 95.9 86.3-98.8
-English Speaking 62 0 0.0 . - . 2 6.7 1.3-28.3 60 93.3 71.7-98.7
-Spanish Speaking 68 1 2.8 0.4-17.5 0 0.0 . - . 67 97.2 82.5-99.6
Non-Hispanic 3,772 22 0.5 0.3- 1.0 206 4.7 3.9- 5.7 3,544 94.8 93.7-95.7
AGE
18-24 279 4 0.9 0.2- 4.3 9 3.2 1.4- 7.2 266 95.9 91.6-98.1
25-34 655 12 2.1 0.9- 4.4 38 4.6 3.0- 6.9 605 93.4 90.5-95.4
35-44 725 5 0.3 0.1- 0.9 52 5.7 3.8- 8.4 668 94.0 91.3-95.9
45-54 757 2 0.3 0.0- 1.6 45 4.7 3.0- 7.3 710 95.0 92.4-96.7
55-64 573 0 0.0 . - . 41 6.4 4.2- 9.7 532 93.6 90.3-95.8
65-74 490 0 0.0 . - . 15 3.2 1.7- 6.1 475 96.8 93.9-98.3
75+ 400 0 0.0 . - . 7 2.5 1.0- 6.0 393 97.5 94.0-99.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 595 5 0.7 0.2- 3.2 28 3.5 2.1- 5.9 562 95.7 93.0-97.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,141 4 0.2 0.1- 0.8 70 4.6 3.3- 6.5 1,067 95.1 93.3-96.5
Some Post-H.S. 984 6 0.7 0.2- 2.1 62 6.0 4.2- 8.4 916 93.3 90.8-95.2
College Graduate 1,179 8 0.9 0.3- 2.4 48 3.6 2.4- 5.2 1,123 95.5 93.6-96.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 445 4 1.3 0.3- 5.1 38 5.4 3.3- 8.9 403 93.2 89.2-95.8
$15,000- 24,999 664 6 0.9 0.3- 3.2 47 6.4 4.1- 9.7 611 92.7 89.2-95.1
$25,000- 34,999 461 3 0.9 0.2- 4.1 26 5.5 3.2- 9.1 432 93.6 89.7-96.1
$35,000- 49,999 484 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 29 5.8 3.6- 9.2 454 93.9 90.4-96.2
$50,000-74,999 442 2 0.2 0.0- 0.8 23 3.6 2.0- 6.4 417 96.2 93.4-97.8
$75,000+ 431 3 0.4 0.1- 1.7 16 2.5 1.3- 4.6 412 97.1 94.9-98.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 244 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 11 2.9 1.5- 5.7 232 96.7 93.8-98.2
Forsyth 275 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 14 4.4 2.4- 7.8 260 95.3 91.9-97.4
Guilford 255 1 0.7 0.1- 4.5 12 4.9 2.6- 8.9 242 94.5 90.2-97.0
Henderson/Transylvania 276 1 0.5 0.1- 3.2 19 6.2 3.8-10.1 256 93.3 89.4-95.9
Mecklenburg 270 4 2.1 0.6- 6.9 21 7.3 4.6-11.6 245 90.6 85.5-94.0
Orange 245 3 1.7 0.5- 5.6 11 2.8 1.4- 5.5 231 95.5 91.6-97.6
Pitt 247 0 0.0 . - . 12 4.3 2.3- 7.8 235 95.7 92.2-97.7
Randolph 245 2 0.6 0.2- 2.6 15 4.1 2.3- 7.3 228 95.2 92.0-97.2
Robeson 245 2 0.3 0.1- 1.2 9 3.8 1.8- 7.7 234 95.9 92.0-98.0
Wake 234 1 1.1 0.2- 7.3 14 5.7 2.9-10.8 219 93.2 87.6-96.4
Western NC 358 2 0.3 0.1- 1.1 23 5.2 3.4- 8.0 333 94.5 91.7-96.4
Piedmont NC 528 2 0.4 0.1- 1.9 17 3.0 1.7- 5.0 509 96.6 94.4-98.0
Eastern NC 486 3 0.4 0.1- 1.3 30 5.0 3.4- 7.4 453 94.6 92.2-96.3

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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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