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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence--WHITE Respondents Only

Ever Sexually Assaulted*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,898 325 5.1 4.3- 6.0 4,573 94.9 94.0-95.7
GENDER
Male 1,896 31 1.1 0.6- 1.8 1,865 98.9 98.2-99.4
Female 3,002 294 8.9 7.5-10.6 2,708 91.1 89.4-92.5
AGE
18-24 314 22 5.2 2.7- 9.8 292 94.8 90.2-97.3
25-34 772 56 4.8 3.3- 6.9 716 95.2 93.1-96.7
35-44 920 85 6.5 4.8- 8.9 835 93.5 91.1-95.2
45-54 975 78 6.3 4.3- 9.0 897 93.7 91.0-95.7
55-64 745 52 5.1 3.4- 7.6 693 94.9 92.4-96.6
65-74 651 23 2.9 1.7- 5.0 628 97.1 95.0-98.3
75+ 490 9 1.8 0.8- 3.9 481 98.2 96.1-99.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 631 44 5.8 3.3- 9.8 587 94.2 90.2-96.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,429 90 4.1 3.1- 5.5 1,339 95.9 94.5-96.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,140 90 6.3 4.6- 8.5 1,050 93.7 91.5-95.4
College Graduate 1,689 101 5.0 3.8- 6.5 1,588 95.0 93.5-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 421 48 7.1 4.5-11.2 373 92.9 88.8-95.5
$15,000- 24,999 676 59 6.6 4.2-10.1 617 93.4 89.9-95.8
$25,000- 34,999 568 43 6.0 4.0- 9.1 525 94.0 90.9-96.0
$35,000- 49,999 707 49 5.5 3.7- 7.9 658 94.5 92.1-96.3
$50,000-74,999 635 38 4.6 2.8- 7.4 597 95.4 92.6-97.2
$75,000+ 755 33 2.3 1.5- 3.5 722 97.7 96.5-98.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 351 23 4.6 2.9- 7.4 328 95.4 92.6-97.1
Forsyth 336 23 5.9 3.7- 9.2 313 94.1 90.8-96.3
Guilford 269 12 4.0 2.1- 7.2 257 96.0 92.8-97.9
Henderson/Transylvania 416 31 6.6 4.5- 9.6 385 93.4 90.4-95.5
Mecklenburg 261 23 7.7 4.8-12.2 238 92.3 87.8-95.2
Orange 343 25 6.0 3.7- 9.6 318 94.0 90.4-96.3
Pitt 283 18 4.4 2.6- 7.4 265 95.6 92.6-97.4
Randolph 374 32 6.5 4.4- 9.6 342 93.5 90.4-95.6
Robeson 167 11 5.9 3.1-10.9 156 94.1 89.1-96.9
Wake 300 17 3.9 2.2- 7.1 283 96.1 92.9-97.8
Western NC 584 38 4.9 3.5- 7.0 546 95.1 93.0-96.5
Piedmont NC 689 36 4.5 3.1- 6.6 653 95.5 93.4-96.9
Eastern NC 525 36 5.5 3.7- 8.1 489 94.5 91.9-96.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the three sexual assault questions

#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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