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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Wake County

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence

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%)
North Carolina 6,451 56 1.2 0.9- 1.8 368 5.8 4.9- 6.8 6,027 93.0 91.9-93.9
Wake County 412 6 1.5 0.7- 3.3 19 4.9 3.0- 7.9 387 93.7 90.5-95.8
GENDER
Male 177 2 1.1 0.3- 4.3 12 6.8 3.7-12.1 163 92.1 86.6-95.5
Female 235 4 1.9 0.7- 4.9 7 2.7 1.3- 5.7 224 95.4 91.7-97.5
RACE
White 301 3 1.1 0.4- 3.5 13 5.1 2.9- 8.9 285 93.8 89.8-96.3
Other 109 3 2.3 0.7- 7.0 5 4.0 1.4-10.8 101 93.7 86.8-97.1
AGE
18-44 233 4 1.5 0.5- 4.0 11 4.7 2.4- 8.9 218 93.8 89.5-96.4
45+ 176 2 1.5 0.4- 5.7 8 5.3 2.5-10.7 166 93.3 87.5-96.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 103 1 1.0 0.1- 6.8 4 3.0 1.1- 8.1 98 96.0 90.3-98.4
Some College + 309 5 1.6 0.7- 3.9 15 5.5 3.2- 9.4 289 92.9 88.8-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 148 5 3.7 1.5- 8.8 6 3.5 1.5- 7.8 137 92.8 87.1-96.1
$50,000+ 173 1 0.5 0.1- 3.2 10 6.5 3.3-12.3 162 93.1 87.2-96.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 398 2 0.4 0.1- 1.7 22 7.8 5.0-12.0 374 91.8 87.6-94.6
Forsyth 449 3 0.7 0.2- 2.2 30 5.9 3.9- 8.7 416 93.4 90.5-95.5
Guilford 406 3 0.6 0.2- 2.0 30 6.7 4.2-10.5 373 92.7 88.9-95.3
Henderson/Transylvania 458 2 0.4 0.1- 1.9 27 5.7 3.7- 8.6 429 93.9 90.9-95.9
Mecklenburg 429 3 1.3 0.3- 4.8 24 5.1 3.2- 7.9 402 93.6 90.1-96.0
Orange 418 2 5.2 0.8-27.4 24 6.1 3.9- 9.5 392 88.7 75.7-95.2
Pitt 406 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3 24 6.0 3.9- 9.1 380 93.7 90.5-95.8
Randolph 413 3 0.6 0.2- 1.7 16 6.4 3.3-12.3 394 93.0 87.3-96.3
Robeson 415 4 0.8 0.3- 2.2 26 6.0 3.8- 9.2 385 93.3 90.0-95.6
Western NC 634 8 1.2 0.5- 2.5 36 5.2 3.6- 7.3 590 93.7 91.3-95.4
Piedmont NC 853 10 1.5 0.7- 3.0 45 4.9 3.5- 6.9 798 93.6 91.4-95.3
Eastern NC 760 8 1.2 0.5- 2.7 45 7.0 4.8-10.1 707 91.8 88.6-94.2

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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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