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--FEMALE Respondents Only

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	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	3,019	40	1.1	0.7- 1.7	465	15.7	13.9-17.8	2,514	83.2	81.1-85.1
African American	626	21	1.6	0.9- 2.9	93	14.7	11.0-19.5	512	83.6	78.8-87.5
Asian	39	3	7.2	1.7-25.5	2	7.7	1.6-29.2	34	85.1	64.5-94.7
Native American	106	4	3.4	1.1-10.0	21	24.9	13.8-40.6	81	71.7	56.4-83.2
Other Minorities	113	7	9.8	3.7-23.8	9	8.9	3.5-20.9	97	81.3	67.0-90.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	131	8	8.7	3.1-22.1	9	8.8	3.4-20.8	114	82.5	68.6-91.0
-English Speaking	63	4	1.8	0.6- 5.2	4	7.4	1.7-26.9	55	90.8	73.6-97.2
-Spanish Speaking	68	4	12.5	4.2-32.2	5	9.6	2.9-27.5	59	77.9	58.4-89.8
Non-Hispanic	3,792	70	1.4	1.0- 1.9	581	15.5	13.8-17.3	3,141	83.1	81.3-84.8
AGE
18-24	278	19	5.2	2.6-10.0	23	10.2	5.7-17.5	236	84.7	77.0-90.1
25-34	658	31	4.5	2.7- 7.4	110	15.4	11.8-19.8	517	80.1	75.4-84.2
35-44	731	15	0.7	0.3- 1.5	140	19.2	15.3-23.9	576	80.0	75.4-84.0
45-54	764	10	0.7	0.3- 1.6	159	21.0	17.0-25.6	595	78.3	73.7-82.4
55-64	576	2	0.1	0.0- 0.3	91	15.7	11.9-20.3	483	84.2	79.6-88.0
65-74	487	0	0.0	. - .	48	9.4	6.4-13.7	439	90.6	86.3-93.6
75+	405	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	17	5.1	2.8- 9.3	387	94.7	90.5-97.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	600	15	2.8	1.1- 7.2	92	16.0	11.8-21.4	493	81.1	75.3-85.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,144	17	1.0	0.5- 2.0	194	15.9	13.0-19.4	933	83.0	79.6-86.0
Some Post-H.S.	991	30	2.8	1.7- 4.4	164	16.9	13.7-20.6	797	80.4	76.5-83.7
College Graduate	1,185	16	0.9	0.4- 1.9	140	11.5	9.1-14.4	1,029	87.6	84.6-90.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	448	16	4.0	1.6- 9.4	101	21.3	15.9-27.9	331	74.7	67.7-80.7
$15,000- 24,999	668	17	2.3	1.1- 4.4	126	18.8	14.6-23.9	525	78.9	73.7-83.4
$25,000- 34,999	462	8	0.9	0.4- 1.9	84	20.6	15.4-27.1	370	78.5	72.1-83.8
$35,000- 49,999	485	12	1.9	0.9- 4.1	76	13.5	10.0-18.1	397	84.5	79.8-88.3
$50,000-74,999	443	7	1.5	0.6- 3.6	55	11.6	8.1-16.4	381	86.9	82.0-90.7
$75,000+	434	2	0.2	0.0- 1.2	53	10.1	7.1-14.3	379	89.6	85.5-92.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	246	7	2.9	1.3- 6.3	33	15.4	10.1-22.6	206	81.7	74.4-87.3
Forsyth	278	10	4.1	1.9- 8.5	38	10.3	7.3-14.2	230	85.6	80.6-89.5
Guilford	257	2	0.6	0.1- 2.5	31	10.5	7.2-15.1	224	88.9	84.3-92.3
Henderson/Transylvania	276	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	41	13.7	9.7-19.0	234	86.0	80.7-90.1
Mecklenburg	271	7	3.9	1.3-11.0	45	15.2	11.2-20.3	219	80.9	74.5-86.0
Orange	244	7	3.9	1.7- 8.8	31	8.4	5.4-12.8	206	87.7	81.8-91.9
Pitt	249	4	1.9	0.7- 5.3	36	11.9	8.2-17.0	209	86.2	80.7-90.2
Randolph	244	9	3.2	1.6- 6.2	36	13.4	9.0-19.4	199	83.5	77.2-88.2
Robeson	247	9	3.5	1.6- 7.5	39	15.1	10.7-20.8	199	81.5	75.3-86.4
Wake	235	6	2.8	1.1- 6.9	34	12.5	8.5-18.0	195	84.7	78.7-89.3
Western NC	360	6	2.7	1.1- 6.4	59	16.4	12.6-21.1	295	80.9	75.8-85.1
Piedmont NC	539	6	1.4	0.6- 3.4	76	13.2	10.2-17.0	457	85.3	81.5-88.5
Eastern NC	483	4	0.4	0.1- 1.3	91	19.4	15.4-24.1	388	80.2	75.5-84.2

Total
Respond.#

Yes, past 12 months

Yes, 12+ months ago

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

3,019

1.1

0.7- 1.7

465

15.7

13.9-17.8

2,514

83.2

81.1-85.1

African American

626

1.6

0.9- 2.9

14.7

11.0-19.5

512

83.6

78.8-87.5

Asian

7.2

1.7-25.5

7.7

1.6-29.2

85.1

64.5-94.7

Native American

106

3.4

1.1-10.0

24.9

13.8-40.6

71.7

56.4-83.2

Other Minorities

113

9.8

3.7-23.8

8.9

3.5-20.9

81.3

67.0-90.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

131

8.7

3.1-22.1

8.8

3.4-20.8

114

82.5

68.6-91.0

-English Speaking

1.8

0.6- 5.2

7.4

1.7-26.9

90.8

73.6-97.2

-Spanish Speaking

12.5

4.2-32.2

9.6

2.9-27.5

77.9

58.4-89.8

Non-Hispanic

3,792

1.4

1.0- 1.9

581

15.5

13.8-17.3

3,141

83.1

81.3-84.8

AGE

18-24

278

5.2

2.6-10.0

10.2

5.7-17.5

236

84.7

77.0-90.1

25-34

658

4.5

2.7- 7.4

110

15.4

11.8-19.8

517

80.1

75.4-84.2

35-44

731

0.7

0.3- 1.5

140

19.2

15.3-23.9

576

80.0

75.4-84.0

45-54

764

0.7

0.3- 1.6

159

21.0

17.0-25.6

595

78.3

73.7-82.4

55-64

576

0.1

0.0- 0.3

15.7

11.9-20.3

483

84.2

79.6-88.0

65-74

487

0.0

. - .

9.4

6.4-13.7

439

90.6

86.3-93.6

75+

405

0.2

0.0- 1.7

5.1

2.8- 9.3

387

94.7

90.5-97.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

600

2.8

1.1- 7.2

16.0

11.8-21.4

493

81.1

75.3-85.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,144

1.0

0.5- 2.0

194

15.9

13.0-19.4

933

83.0

79.6-86.0

Some Post-H.S.

991

2.8

1.7- 4.4

164

16.9

13.7-20.6

797

80.4

76.5-83.7

College Graduate

1,185

0.9

0.4- 1.9

140

11.5

9.1-14.4

1,029

87.6

84.6-90.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

448

4.0

1.6- 9.4

101

21.3

15.9-27.9

331

74.7

67.7-80.7

$15,000- 24,999

668

2.3

1.1- 4.4

126

18.8

14.6-23.9

525

78.9

73.7-83.4

$25,000- 34,999

462

0.9

0.4- 1.9

20.6

15.4-27.1

370

78.5

72.1-83.8

$35,000- 49,999

485

1.9

0.9- 4.1

13.5

10.0-18.1

397

84.5

79.8-88.3

$50,000-74,999

443

1.5

0.6- 3.6

11.6

8.1-16.4

381

86.9

82.0-90.7

$75,000+

434

0.2

0.0- 1.2

10.1

7.1-14.3

379

89.6

85.5-92.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

246

2.9

1.3- 6.3

15.4

10.1-22.6

206

81.7

74.4-87.3

Forsyth

278

4.1

1.9- 8.5

10.3

7.3-14.2

230

85.6

80.6-89.5

Guilford

257

0.6

0.1- 2.5

10.5

7.2-15.1

224

88.9

84.3-92.3

Henderson/Transylvania

276

0.3

0.0- 2.1

13.7

9.7-19.0

234

86.0

80.7-90.1

Mecklenburg

271

3.9

1.3-11.0

15.2

11.2-20.3

219

80.9

74.5-86.0

Orange

244

3.9

1.7- 8.8

8.4

5.4-12.8

206

87.7

81.8-91.9

Pitt

249

1.9

0.7- 5.3

11.9

8.2-17.0

209

86.2

80.7-90.2

Randolph

244

3.2

1.6- 6.2

13.4

9.0-19.4

199

83.5

77.2-88.2

Robeson

247

3.5

1.6- 7.5

15.1

10.7-20.8

199

81.5

75.3-86.4

Wake

235

2.8

1.1- 6.9

12.5

8.5-18.0

195

84.7

78.7-89.3

Western NC

360

2.7

1.1- 6.4

16.4

12.6-21.1

295

80.9

75.8-85.1

Piedmont NC

539

1.4

0.6- 3.4

13.2

10.2-17.0

457

85.3

81.5-88.5

Eastern NC

483

0.4

0.1- 1.3

19.4

15.4-24.1

388

80.2

75.5-84.2

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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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