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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence--FEMALE Respondents Only

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 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 3,012 7 0.3 0.1- 0.8 93 3.4 2.5- 4.6 2,912 96.3 95.1-97.3
African American 628 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 20 2.3 1.3- 3.9 606 97.7 96.1-98.6
Asian 37 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 37 100 . - .
Native American 106 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 3 1.8 0.5- 5.7 102 97.9 94.1-99.3
Other Minorities 112 1 2.0 0.3-12.6 2 0.9 0.2- 3.8 109 97.2 88.9-99.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 130 2 3.3 0.8-12.5 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 127 96.5 87.6-99.1
-English Speaking 62 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 62 100 . - .
-Spanish Speaking 68 2 5.1 1.3-18.5 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 65 94.6 81.6-98.6
Non-Hispanic 3,785 9 0.1 0.0- 0.5 118 3.1 2.4- 4.1 3,658 96.7 95.7-97.5
AGE
18-24 279 3 1.3 0.3- 5.1 7 3.4 1.1- 9.6 269 95.3 89.2-98.0
25-34 656 3 0.6 0.1- 2.9 20 3.3 1.9- 5.6 633 96.1 93.5-97.7
35-44 727 1 0.0 0.0- 0.1 37 3.5 2.2- 5.7 689 96.5 94.3-97.8
45-54 762 2 0.1 0.0- 0.2 29 4.1 2.4- 7.0 731 95.8 93.0-97.5
55-64 576 2 0.1 0.0- 0.5 18 2.9 1.6- 5.0 556 97.0 94.9-98.3
65-74 490 0 0.0 . - . 5 0.5 0.2- 1.3 485 99.5 98.7-99.8
75+ 402 0 0.0 . - . 3 1.7 0.5- 5.2 399 98.3 94.8-99.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 598 3 0.6 0.1- 3.5 19 3.9 1.8- 8.1 576 95.5 91.2-97.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,141 4 0.3 0.1- 1.3 31 2.0 1.3- 3.2 1,106 97.7 96.4-98.5
Some Post-H.S. 991 2 0.4 0.1- 2.2 32 3.2 1.9- 5.3 957 96.5 94.2-97.9
College Graduate 1,182 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 37 3.6 2.3- 5.4 1,143 96.4 94.5-97.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 445 3 0.9 0.1- 5.3 23 3.4 1.8- 6.1 419 95.7 92.3-97.7
$15,000- 24,999 665 2 0.6 0.1- 3.6 23 2.6 1.5- 4.6 640 96.8 94.4-98.2
$25,000- 34,999 462 2 0.1 0.0- 0.5 14 3.3 1.7- 6.2 446 96.6 93.8-98.2
$35,000- 49,999 484 2 0.1 0.0- 0.5 17 3.4 1.8- 6.4 465 96.4 93.5-98.1
$50,000-74,999 443 0 0.0 . - . 8 2.5 0.9- 6.7 435 97.5 93.3-99.1
$75,000+ 431 0 0.0 . - . 9 1.7 0.8- 3.5 422 98.3 96.5-99.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 244 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 7 1.8 0.8- 3.9 236 98.0 95.9-99.0
Forsyth 275 0 0.0 . - . 9 3.9 1.8- 7.9 266 96.1 92.1-98.2
Guilford 256 0 0.0 . - . 8 4.0 1.9- 8.1 248 96.0 91.9-98.1
Henderson/Transylvania 276 0 0.0 . - . 12 4.1 2.1- 7.9 264 95.9 92.1-97.9
Mecklenburg 270 1 0.9 0.1- 6.3 8 2.5 1.2- 5.1 261 96.6 92.9-98.4
Orange 249 1 0.8 0.1- 5.4 4 0.9 0.3- 2.4 244 98.4 95.2-99.4
Pitt 248 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 5 2.4 0.9- 6.0 242 97.5 93.9-99.0
Randolph 246 2 0.9 0.2- 3.9 8 2.6 1.2- 5.5 236 96.5 93.2-98.2
Robeson 247 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2 6 2.1 0.9- 4.9 240 97.8 95.0-99.0
Wake 234 1 1.1 0.2- 7.3 10 2.2 1.2- 4.3 223 96.7 92.9-98.5
Western NC 359 0 0.0 . - . 11 3.2 1.7- 5.9 348 96.8 94.1-98.3
Piedmont NC 530 2 0.3 0.0- 2.1 15 2.8 1.6- 5.0 513 96.9 94.6-98.2
Eastern NC 487 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4 16 3.4 1.9- 6.2 470 96.5 93.7-98.1

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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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