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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence--MALE 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,519 28 0.9 0.6- 1.5 123 3.6 2.7- 4.8 2,368 95.5 94.2-96.5
RACE
White 1,903 19 1.0 0.5- 1.8 96 3.5 2.5- 4.7 1,788 95.6 94.1-96.6
African American 359 7 1.2 0.4- 3.5 20 5.0 2.6- 9.6 332 93.8 89.2-96.5
Asian 30 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 30 100 . - .
Native American 69 1 0.6 0.1- 4.0 3 1.9 0.5- 6.7 65 97.6 92.8-99.2
Other Minorities 144 1 0.2 0.0- 1.7 3 3.0 0.5-16.1 140 96.8 84.6-99.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 153 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.6 0.1- 2.6 151 99.4 97.4-99.9
-English Speaking 54 0 0.0 . - . 2 2.5 0.5-11.2 52 97.5 88.8-99.5
-Spanish Speaking 99 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 99 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 2,361 28 1.0 0.6- 1.7 121 3.9 2.9- 5.2 2,212 95.1 93.6-96.2
AGE
18-24 181 3 1.3 0.4- 4.8 6 3.4 1.0-10.9 172 95.3 88.3-98.2
25-34 435 11 1.6 0.7- 3.6 18 4.1 2.0- 8.1 406 94.3 90.3-96.8
35-44 547 6 0.5 0.2- 1.9 34 4.0 2.5- 6.2 507 95.5 93.2-97.0
45-54 513 6 1.5 0.6- 3.7 41 5.1 3.3- 7.9 466 93.4 90.2-95.6
55-64 360 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 12 2.6 1.2- 5.6 346 97.3 94.4-98.7
65-74 286 0 0.0 . - . 10 1.8 0.7- 4.8 276 98.2 95.2-99.3
75+ 176 0 0.0 . - . 2 1.1 0.2- 4.8 174 98.9 95.2-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 420 4 1.8 0.6- 4.9 20 3.8 1.8- 7.7 396 94.4 90.1-96.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 744 6 0.1 0.1- 0.4 31 2.1 1.1- 3.8 707 97.8 96.1-98.7
Some Post-H.S. 518 13 1.8 0.9- 3.5 32 6.1 3.5-10.3 473 92.1 87.9-95.0
College Graduate 831 5 0.6 0.2- 1.8 40 3.4 2.2- 5.3 786 96.0 94.0-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 199 3 0.7 0.2- 3.0 14 5.5 2.6-11.4 182 93.8 88.0-96.9
$15,000- 24,999 392 6 1.5 0.6- 3.7 20 3.1 1.3- 7.5 366 95.4 91.1-97.6
$25,000- 34,999 310 3 1.5 0.4- 5.8 21 6.6 3.2-13.4 286 91.8 84.9-95.7
$35,000- 49,999 390 6 0.7 0.2- 2.5 20 3.4 1.6- 7.2 364 95.9 92.1-97.9
$50,000-74,999 287 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 13 3.2 1.4- 6.9 273 96.4 92.6-98.3
$75,000+ 428 6 1.0 0.4- 2.8 15 2.9 1.5- 5.4 407 96.1 93.3-97.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 151 4 2.6 0.9- 7.7 9 7.0 3.5-13.5 138 90.4 83.4-94.6
Forsyth 173 2 1.3 0.3- 4.9 11 4.9 2.5- 9.4 160 93.9 89.0-96.7
Guilford 149 2 0.7 0.2- 2.9 6 2.7 1.0- 6.9 141 96.6 92.4-98.5
Henderson/Transylvania 181 0 0.0 . - . 12 6.7 3.6-11.9 169 93.3 88.1-96.4
Mecklenburg 158 2 1.1 0.2- 4.9 6 3.6 1.5- 8.4 150 95.4 90.3-97.9
Orange 174 2 0.8 0.2- 3.5 14 6.9 3.9-11.8 158 92.3 87.3-95.4
Pitt 157 2 1.1 0.2- 5.4 11 5.3 2.8- 9.9 144 93.6 88.6-96.4
Randolph 168 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0 8 5.1 2.1-11.9 159 94.6 87.9-97.7
Robeson 169 4 1.4 0.5- 4.1 7 3.5 1.5- 7.9 158 95.1 90.5-97.5
Wake 177 4 2.4 0.9- 6.2 6 2.2 0.9- 5.1 167 95.5 91.4-97.7
Western NC 273 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 13 3.1 1.7- 5.7 259 96.6 93.9-98.1
Piedmont NC 314 2 0.7 0.2- 2.7 8 2.5 1.1- 5.4 304 96.9 93.8-98.4
Eastern NC 275 2 0.8 0.2- 3.0 12 4.6 2.3- 9.0 261 94.6 90.2-97.1

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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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