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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

Has someone you knew, not including a partner or ex-partner, ever pushed, hit, slapped, kicked, or physically hurt you in any other way?*

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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 6,451 56 1.2 0.9- 1.8 368 5.8 4.9- 6.8 6,027 93.0 91.9-93.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,520 41 1.0 0.7- 1.6 298 5.6 4.7- 6.6 5,181 93.4 92.3-94.3
No 914 15 2.3 1.1- 4.5 69 6.9 4.3-10.8 830 90.8 86.7-93.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight 128 2 2.0 0.4- 8.6 7 4.9 1.8-12.7 119 93.1 84.8-97.0
Recommended Range 2,475 24 1.6 0.8- 2.8 111 4.4 3.4- 5.8 2,340 94.0 92.3-95.4
Overweight 2,133 15 0.7 0.3- 1.4 149 7.4 5.8- 9.3 1,969 91.9 89.9-93.6
Obese 1,318 12 1.5 0.7- 3.0 88 6.1 4.6- 8.1 1,218 92.4 90.2-94.2
Current Smoker
No 4,946 26 0.7 0.4- 1.3 226 4.8 3.9- 6.0 4,694 94.5 93.2-95.5
Yes 1,481 30 2.7 1.7- 4.4 142 8.5 6.7-10.7 1,309 88.8 86.3-90.9
Binge Drinker
No 5,821 33 0.9 0.6- 1.5 308 5.4 4.5- 6.4 5,480 93.7 92.6-94.7
Yes 553 20 3.7 2.1- 6.3 54 9.4 6.3-13.9 479 86.9 82.2-90.6
Heavy Drinker
No 6,168 50 1.3 0.9- 1.8 346 5.8 4.9- 6.8 5,772 93.0 91.8-93.9
Yes 216 5 1.3 0.5- 3.7 16 5.6 2.2-13.5 195 93.1 85.6-96.8
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,372 25 0.9 0.5- 1.6 147 6.8 5.3- 8.7 2,200 92.3 90.4-93.8
Some Physical Activity 2,603 14 1.1 0.6- 2.3 142 5.6 4.3- 7.4 2,447 93.2 91.3-94.7
Physically Inactive 1,229 13 1.9 1.0- 3.8 61 4.4 3.0- 6.2 1,155 93.7 91.4-95.5
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,328 18 1.7 0.9- 3.3 93 5.8 4.4- 7.7 1,217 92.5 90.2-94.2
No 5,106 38 1.1 0.7- 1.8 274 5.8 4.8- 7.0 4,794 93.1 91.8-94.2
Disability Status
Yes 1,584 18 1.9 0.9- 3.9 127 8.1 6.4-10.3 1,439 90.0 87.4-92.1
No 4,833 38 1.1 0.7- 1.6 240 5.1 4.1- 6.3 4,555 93.8 92.6-94.9
Current Asthma
Yes 407 4 0.2 0.1- 0.6 37 7.2 4.5-11.4 366 92.6 88.4-95.4
No 6,021 52 1.3 0.9- 1.9 330 5.7 4.8- 6.8 5,639 93.0 91.8-94.0
Diabetes
Yes 501 2 0.2 0.0- 1.3 28 3.8 2.4- 6.1 471 96.0 93.7-97.4
Yes, During Pregnancy 52 1 6.2 0.9-32.8 5 4.9 1.8-12.3 46 88.9 70.0-96.5
No 5,891 53 1.3 0.9- 1.9 333 5.9 5.0- 7.0 5,505 92.8 91.6-93.8
Arthritis
Yes 2,082 20 1.3 0.7- 2.5 136 6.2 4.9- 7.9 1,926 92.4 90.6-94.0
No 4,328 35 1.2 0.8- 1.9 232 5.7 4.6- 6.9 4,061 93.1 91.7-94.3

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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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

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