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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence--WHITE Respondents Only

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 4,924 38 1.2 0.8- 1.8 280 6.0 5.0- 7.1 4,606 92.8 91.6-93.9
GENDER
Male 1,903 19 1.3 0.7- 2.3 153 7.2 5.8- 9.0 1,731 91.5 89.6-93.1
Female 3,021 19 1.1 0.6- 2.1 127 4.8 3.7- 6.2 2,875 94.1 92.5-95.3
AGE
18-24 315 8 4.1 1.8- 9.0 22 6.8 3.8-11.9 285 89.2 83.0-93.2
25-34 775 12 2.5 1.3- 4.9 46 6.8 4.6- 9.9 717 90.7 87.2-93.3
35-44 923 8 0.4 0.2- 0.9 68 6.9 4.9- 9.6 847 92.7 90.0-94.7
45-54 981 6 0.9 0.3- 2.3 90 9.0 6.7-12.0 885 90.1 87.0-92.5
55-64 748 4 0.2 0.1- 0.5 21 3.0 1.7- 5.2 723 96.8 94.6-98.1
65-74 653 0 0.0 . - . 24 3.2 1.9- 5.5 629 96.8 94.5-98.1
75+ 498 0 0.0 . - . 8 2.1 0.8- 5.2 490 97.9 94.8-99.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 640 8 2.3 1.0- 5.3 24 5.1 2.9- 8.9 608 92.6 88.4-95.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,432 13 1.6 0.8- 3.3 72 4.5 3.2- 6.3 1,347 93.9 91.7-95.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,146 12 1.1 0.5- 2.2 88 7.3 5.5- 9.7 1,046 91.6 89.1-93.6
College Graduate 1,697 5 0.3 0.1- 0.9 95 7.0 5.2- 9.2 1,597 92.7 90.5-94.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 424 7 2.3 0.9- 5.6 33 8.9 5.4-14.3 384 88.8 83.1-92.8
$15,000- 24,999 679 5 1.0 0.3- 2.7 38 5.5 3.7- 8.1 636 93.6 90.8-95.6
$25,000- 34,999 569 6 2.2 0.9- 5.4 36 5.5 3.3- 9.1 527 92.2 88.1-95.0
$35,000- 49,999 709 5 0.3 0.1- 1.0 55 7.3 4.9-10.8 649 92.4 88.9-94.8
$50,000-74,999 637 5 1.2 0.3- 4.6 29 4.4 2.7- 7.1 603 94.5 91.2-96.6
$75,000+ 755 2 0.2 0.1- 1.0 41 6.2 4.0- 9.5 712 93.6 90.3-95.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 355 2 0.5 0.1- 1.9 17 7.2 4.4-11.7 336 92.3 87.8-95.2
Forsyth 336 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 23 6.3 3.9- 9.8 312 93.5 89.9-95.9
Guilford 272 2 0.4 0.1- 1.8 16 4.5 2.7- 7.6 254 95.1 92.0-97.0
Henderson/Transylvania 418 2 0.5 0.1- 2.2 25 5.6 3.7- 8.5 391 93.9 90.9-95.9
Mecklenburg 261 1 1.4 0.2- 9.1 15 6.7 3.8-11.6 245 91.9 86.1-95.4
Orange 343 1 6.4 1.0-32.8 22 6.7 4.2-10.7 320 86.9 71.0-94.7
Pitt 285 2 0.5 0.1- 1.9 19 6.7 4.1-10.6 264 92.8 88.9-95.5
Randolph 373 2 0.4 0.1- 1.5 15 6.8 3.4-13.2 356 92.8 86.5-96.3
Robeson 168 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 10 4.9 2.5- 9.5 157 94.7 90.1-97.2
Wake 301 3 1.1 0.4- 3.5 13 5.1 2.9- 8.9 285 93.8 89.8-96.3
Western NC 588 8 1.3 0.6- 2.7 32 5.2 3.6- 7.5 548 93.5 91.0-95.4
Piedmont NC 699 8 1.4 0.6- 3.2 38 5.2 3.6- 7.5 653 93.3 90.8-95.2
Eastern NC 525 5 1.1 0.4- 2.7 35 7.3 5.0-10.6 485 91.6 88.2-94.1

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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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