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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence--WHITE 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 4,922 59 1.1 0.7- 1.5 561 9.8 8.6-11.0 4,302 89.2 87.9-90.3
GENDER
Male 1,903 19 1.0 0.5- 1.8 96 3.5 2.5- 4.7 1,788 95.6 94.1-96.6
Female 3,019 40 1.1 0.7- 1.7 465 15.7 13.9-17.8 2,514 83.2 81.1-85.1
AGE
18-24 315 9 2.1 0.9- 4.7 24 6.4 3.5-11.2 282 91.6 86.5-94.8
25-34 774 26 2.9 1.7- 4.8 102 11.2 8.3-14.8 646 86.0 82.1-89.1
35-44 923 12 0.5 0.2- 1.3 131 12.2 9.6-15.2 780 87.3 84.2-89.9
45-54 982 10 1.0 0.5- 2.3 154 13.1 10.4-16.4 818 85.9 82.5-88.7
55-64 747 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 81 9.0 6.6-12.1 665 91.0 87.9-93.3
65-74 653 0 0.0 . - . 52 6.4 4.3- 9.4 601 93.6 90.6-95.7
75+ 497 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2 16 2.9 1.6- 5.4 480 96.9 94.4-98.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 639 10 1.8 0.7- 4.5 80 11.6 8.3-16.1 549 86.6 81.9-90.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,431 11 0.6 0.3- 1.3 173 8.9 7.2-11.0 1,247 90.5 88.3-92.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,144 23 1.8 1.0- 3.0 152 12.3 9.8-15.3 969 86.0 82.8-88.6
College Graduate 1,699 15 0.7 0.3- 1.3 156 7.7 6.2- 9.7 1,528 91.6 89.6-93.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 424 10 2.3 0.9- 5.7 81 14.7 10.6-19.9 333 83.0 77.4-87.5
$15,000- 24,999 678 13 1.6 0.8- 3.3 103 12.4 9.3-16.4 562 85.9 81.8-89.3
$25,000- 34,999 569 3 1.0 0.3- 3.9 79 14.3 10.5-19.2 487 84.6 79.6-88.6
$35,000- 49,999 709 13 1.3 0.6- 2.8 81 9.0 6.5-12.3 615 89.7 86.2-92.4
$50,000-74,999 636 5 0.8 0.3- 2.1 62 7.7 5.4-10.9 569 91.5 88.2-94.0
$75,000+ 757 7 0.5 0.2- 1.1 63 6.0 4.3- 8.3 687 93.5 91.1-95.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 354 10 3.0 1.5- 5.8 36 11.0 7.4-16.0 308 86.1 80.8-90.1
Forsyth 338 3 0.7 0.2- 2.6 36 6.8 4.8- 9.5 299 92.5 89.6-94.7
Guilford 272 4 1.1 0.4- 2.9 25 6.7 4.4-10.0 243 92.3 88.8-94.7
Henderson/Transylvania 417 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 48 10.3 7.5-13.9 368 89.6 85.9-92.3
Mecklenburg 261 3 0.8 0.2- 2.9 33 11.1 7.5-16.0 225 88.1 83.1-91.8
Orange 343 5 1.2 0.4- 2.9 42 9.1 6.4-12.9 296 89.7 85.7-92.7
Pitt 285 0 0.0 . - . 41 10.3 7.3-14.3 244 89.7 85.7-92.7
Randolph 372 9 1.7 0.9- 3.3 42 9.7 6.6-14.0 321 88.6 84.3-91.9
Robeson 168 1 0.7 0.1- 4.6 18 8.1 4.9-13.0 149 91.3 86.1-94.6
Wake 301 5 1.5 0.6- 3.9 26 7.1 4.6-10.9 270 91.3 87.3-94.2
Western NC 587 6 1.2 0.5- 2.8 68 9.6 7.4-12.3 513 89.3 86.4-91.6
Piedmont NC 699 7 1.0 0.5- 2.3 72 8.8 6.7-11.5 620 90.1 87.4-92.3
Eastern NC 525 5 0.8 0.3- 2.2 74 12.3 9.5-15.9 446 86.9 83.3-89.8

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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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