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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence

Has a stranger 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 71 1.6 1.2- 2.2 397 6.3 5.4- 7.3 5,983 92.1 90.9-93.1
Western NC 634 4 0.8 0.3- 2.4 43 6.8 4.9- 9.3 587 92.4 89.7-94.4
GENDER
Male 273 3 1.2 0.3- 4.0 30 9.7 6.6-14.1 240 89.2 84.5-92.5
Female 361 1 0.5 0.1- 3.1 13 3.3 1.8- 6.0 347 96.3 93.4-97.9
RACE
White 588 4 0.9 0.3- 2.6 39 6.6 4.6- 9.2 545 92.5 89.7-94.6
Other 44 0 0.0 . - . 4 9.9 3.4-25.5 40 90.1 74.5-96.6
AGE
18-44 234 3 1.6 0.5- 5.3 16 7.1 4.2-11.8 215 91.2 86.2-94.5
45+ 396 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2 27 6.5 4.3- 9.8 368 93.3 90.0-95.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 362 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2 18 4.9 3.0- 7.9 343 94.5 91.2-96.6
Some College + 271 3 1.1 0.4- 3.7 25 9.3 6.0-14.3 243 89.5 84.5-93.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 390 4 1.4 0.5- 4.0 29 7.0 4.7-10.4 357 91.6 87.9-94.2
$50,000+ 104 0 0.0 . - . 7 7.8 3.5-16.4 97 92.2 83.6-96.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 396 4 1.1 0.4- 2.9 27 7.6 5.0-11.3 365 91.3 87.5-94.0
Forsyth 449 7 1.4 0.6- 3.1 32 7.2 4.9-10.6 410 91.4 87.9-93.9
Guilford 406 4 1.0 0.4- 2.9 23 5.7 3.6- 8.9 379 93.3 89.9-95.5
Henderson/Transylvania 455 4 0.9 0.3- 2.8 29 5.8 3.9- 8.7 422 93.3 90.2-95.4
Mecklenburg 429 5 3.0 1.2- 7.3 31 6.6 4.3- 9.9 393 90.4 85.9-93.5
Orange 420 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4 31 6.3 4.2- 9.4 387 93.1 89.9-95.3
Pitt 406 4 1.3 0.4- 4.6 29 6.8 4.7- 9.9 373 91.8 88.2-94.4
Randolph 413 4 0.8 0.3- 2.4 28 9.2 5.6-14.7 381 90.0 84.5-93.7
Robeson 416 5 1.2 0.5- 2.9 19 5.3 2.9- 9.3 392 93.5 89.5-96.1
Wake 412 7 1.9 0.8- 4.5 26 6.2 4.1- 9.4 379 91.9 88.3-94.4
Piedmont NC 853 9 1.4 0.7- 3.0 43 6.5 4.6- 9.3 801 92.0 89.1-94.2
Eastern NC 762 12 2.0 1.0- 3.7 36 5.6 3.8- 8.0 714 92.5 89.7-94.5

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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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