BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Since you've been 18 years old, has anyone (including a relative, current or ex-husband/wife,current or ex- boyfriend/ girlfriend, acquaintance, stranger, etc) ever pushed, hit, slapped, kicked, or physically hurt you in any other way?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Violence

Since you've been 18 years old, has anyone (including a relative, current or ex-husband/wife,current or ex- boyfriend/ girlfriend, acquaintance, stranger, etc) ever pushed, hit, slapped, kicked, or physically hurt you in any other way?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,201	1,638	18.4	17.1-19.7	7,563	81.6	80.3-82.9
-Eastern NC	3,216	580	18.5	16.3-20.8	2,636	81.5	79.2-83.7
GENDER
Male	1,121	177	16.3	13.0-20.2	944	83.7	79.8-87.0
Female	2,095	403	20.5	17.8-23.4	1,692	79.5	76.6-82.2
RACE
White	2,013	370	19.6	16.8-22.7	1,643	80.4	77.3-83.2
African American	947	163	16.8	13.3-21.0	784	83.2	79.0-86.7
Other Minorities	240	46	16.5	10.0-26.0	194	83.5	74.0-90.0
AGE
18-24	196	38	17.3	10.7-26.7	158	82.7	73.3-89.3
25-34	482	106	21.5	16.3-27.7	376	78.5	72.3-83.7
35-44	582	144	22.8	18.2-28.3	438	77.2	71.7-81.8
45-54	629	149	22.2	17.0-28.5	480	77.8	71.5-83.0
55-64	545	86	15.9	11.7-21.3	459	84.1	78.7-88.3
65-74	447	36	10.9	6.9-16.7	411	89.1	83.3-93.1
75+	319	18	7.0	3.5-13.3	301	93.0	86.7-96.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	641	105	17.5	12.9-23.2	536	82.5	76.8-87.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,072	189	18.8	15.2-23.0	883	81.2	77.0-84.8
Some Post-H.S.	826	176	20.2	16.0-25.1	650	79.8	74.9-84.0
College Graduate	675	110	16.6	12.2-22.2	565	83.4	77.8-87.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	455	87	19.7	14.4-26.4	368	80.3	73.6-85.6
$15,000- 24,999	644	139	24.8	19.3-31.2	505	75.2	68.8-80.7
$25,000- 34,999	367	82	22.3	16.0-30.1	285	77.7	69.9-84.0
$35,000- 49,999	416	73	16.5	11.8-22.6	343	83.5	77.4-88.2
$50,000-74,999	329	56	17.5	12.0-24.7	273	82.5	75.3-88.0
$75,000+	287	38	15.7	9.0-26.0	249	84.3	74.0-91.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	446	85	18.2	14.4-22.8	361	81.8	77.2-85.6
Guilford	441	75	18.1	13.9-23.3	366	81.9	76.7-86.1
Mecklenburg	443	81	19.9	15.1-25.7	362	80.1	74.3-84.9
Orange	447	70	15.3	10.4-21.9	377	84.7	78.1-89.6
Wake	442	82	19.3	14.9-24.6	360	80.7	75.4-85.1
Chatham/Lee	389	56	12.9	9.6-17.2	333	87.1	82.8-90.4
Nash/Wilson	367	71	19.4	14.7-25.3	296	80.6	74.7-85.3
Craven/Pamlico	440	86	21.4	16.8-26.9	354	78.6	73.1-83.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	422	77	18.6	14.6-23.5	345	81.4	76.5-85.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	447	75	16.0	12.0-20.9	372	84.0	79.1-88.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	467	83	16.8	12.2-22.8	384	83.2	77.2-87.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	419	69	12.9	9.3-17.5	350	87.1	82.5-90.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	461	82	15.6	12.2-19.8	379	84.4	80.2-87.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	406	64	15.8	11.9-20.6	342	84.2	79.4-88.1
Northeast NC I	445	69	15.2	11.6-19.5	376	84.8	80.5-88.4
Northeast NC II	498	80	14.7	11.6-18.6	418	85.3	81.4-88.4
Northeastern Partnership	943	149	14.9	12.4-17.8	794	85.1	82.2-87.6
Mountain AHEC	1,277	231	19.4	15.4-24.1	1,046	80.6	75.9-84.6
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	3,950	695	18.2	16.5-20.1	3,255	81.8	79.9-83.5
Western NC	2,035	363	18.7	15.7-22.1	1,672	81.3	77.9-84.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,201

1,638

18.4

17.1-19.7

7,563

81.6

80.3-82.9

-Eastern NC

3,216

580

18.5

16.3-20.8

2,636

81.5

79.2-83.7

GENDER

Male

1,121

177

16.3

13.0-20.2

944

83.7

79.8-87.0

Female

2,095

403

20.5

17.8-23.4

1,692

79.5

76.6-82.2

RACE

White

2,013

370

19.6

16.8-22.7

1,643

80.4

77.3-83.2

African American

947

163

16.8

13.3-21.0

784

83.2

79.0-86.7

Other Minorities

240

16.5

10.0-26.0

194

83.5

74.0-90.0

AGE

18-24

196

17.3

10.7-26.7

158

82.7

73.3-89.3

25-34

482

106

21.5

16.3-27.7

376

78.5

72.3-83.7

35-44

582

144

22.8

18.2-28.3

438

77.2

71.7-81.8

45-54

629

149

22.2

17.0-28.5

480

77.8

71.5-83.0

55-64

545

15.9

11.7-21.3

459

84.1

78.7-88.3

65-74

447

10.9

6.9-16.7

411

89.1

83.3-93.1

75+

319

7.0

3.5-13.3

301

93.0

86.7-96.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

641

105

17.5

12.9-23.2

536

82.5

76.8-87.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,072

189

18.8

15.2-23.0

883

81.2

77.0-84.8

Some Post-H.S.

826

176

20.2

16.0-25.1

650

79.8

74.9-84.0

College Graduate

675

110

16.6

12.2-22.2

565

83.4

77.8-87.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

455

19.7

14.4-26.4

368

80.3

73.6-85.6

$15,000- 24,999

644

139

24.8

19.3-31.2

505

75.2

68.8-80.7

$25,000- 34,999

367

22.3

16.0-30.1

285

77.7

69.9-84.0

$35,000- 49,999

416

16.5

11.8-22.6

343

83.5

77.4-88.2

$50,000-74,999

329

17.5

12.0-24.7

273

82.5

75.3-88.0

$75,000+

287

15.7

9.0-26.0

249

84.3

74.0-91.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

446

18.2

14.4-22.8

361

81.8

77.2-85.6

Guilford

441

18.1

13.9-23.3

366

81.9

76.7-86.1

Mecklenburg

443

19.9

15.1-25.7

362

80.1

74.3-84.9

Orange

447

15.3

10.4-21.9

377

84.7

78.1-89.6

Wake

442

19.3

14.9-24.6

360

80.7

75.4-85.1

Chatham/Lee

389

12.9

9.6-17.2

333

87.1

82.8-90.4

Nash/Wilson

367

19.4

14.7-25.3

296

80.6

74.7-85.3

Craven/Pamlico

440

21.4

16.8-26.9

354

78.6

73.1-83.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

422

18.6

14.6-23.5

345

81.4

76.5-85.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

447

16.0

12.0-20.9

372

84.0

79.1-88.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

467

16.8

12.2-22.8

384

83.2

77.2-87.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

419

12.9

9.3-17.5

350

87.1

82.5-90.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

461

15.6

12.2-19.8

379

84.4

80.2-87.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

406

15.8

11.9-20.6

342

84.2

79.4-88.1

Northeast NC I

445

15.2

11.6-19.5

376

84.8

80.5-88.4

Northeast NC II

498

14.7

11.6-18.6

418

85.3

81.4-88.4

Northeastern Partnership

943

149

14.9

12.4-17.8

794

85.1

82.2-87.6

Mountain AHEC

1,277

231

19.4

15.4-24.1

1,046

80.6

75.9-84.6

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

3,950

695

18.2

16.5-20.1

3,255

81.8

79.9-83.5

Western NC

2,035

363

18.7

15.7-22.1

1,672

81.3

77.9-84.3

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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