BRFSS 2003 - 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?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Violence-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
TOTAL	1,808	337	20.6	17.7-23.8	1,471	79.4	76.2-82.3
GENDER
Male	579	88	18.7	14.0-24.6	491	81.3	75.4-86.0
Female	1,229	249	22.0	18.7-25.7	980	78.0	74.3-81.3
AGE
18-24	136	20	13.1	6.4-24.9	116	86.9	75.1-93.6
25-34	279	69	32.4	24.6-41.4	210	67.6	58.6-75.4
35-44	361	76	23.0	17.0-30.4	285	77.0	69.6-83.0
45-54	405	86	18.9	13.8-25.2	319	81.1	74.8-86.2
55-64	279	50	19.1	13.0-27.2	229	80.9	72.8-87.0
65-74	200	25	13.0	7.9-20.7	175	87.0	79.3-92.1
75+	137	9	9.1	4.0-19.3	128	90.9	80.7-96.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	429	80	25.4	18.8-33.4	349	74.6	66.6-81.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	627	111	18.2	13.9-23.5	516	81.8	76.5-86.1
Some Post-H.S.	422	92	21.5	15.8-28.6	330	78.5	71.4-84.2
College Graduate	326	54	18.7	13.2-25.7	272	81.3	74.3-86.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	343	64	20.5	13.8-29.3	279	79.5	70.7-86.2
$15,000- 24,999	422	82	17.0	12.0-23.5	340	83.0	76.5-88.0
$25,000- 34,999	218	50	30.6	22.1-40.8	168	69.4	59.2-77.9
$35,000- 49,999	196	38	23.8	16.1-33.6	158	76.2	66.4-83.9
$50,000-74,999	116	17	16.1	8.2-29.2	99	83.9	70.8-91.8
$75,000+	93	15	22.8	13.0-36.8	78	77.2	63.2-87.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	6	19.2	7.5-41.2	23	80.8	58.8-92.5
Guilford	115	24	22.2	13.8-33.9	91	77.8	66.1-86.2
Mecklenburg	118	28	25.9	18.0-35.8	90	74.1	64.2-82.0
Orange	47	10	19.2	9.9-34.0	37	80.8	66.0-90.1
Wake	82	19	21.9	13.2-34.0	63	78.1	66.0-86.8
Chatham/Lee	70	10	10.0	4.9-19.5	60	90.0	80.5-95.1
Nash/Wilson	118	27	18.0	12.1-26.1	91	82.0	73.9-87.9
Craven/Pamlico	87	18	16.3	9.6-26.4	69	83.7	73.6-90.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	1	5.2	0.7-30.7	15	94.8	69.3-99.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	160	29	16.8	9.1-29.0	131	83.2	71.0-90.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	2	18.8	4.5-52.9	8	81.2	47.1-95.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	23	15.0	9.0-23.8	119	85.0	76.2-91.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	125	17	11.1	6.4-18.5	108	88.9	81.5-93.6
Northeast NC I	230	29	11.7	7.9-16.9	201	88.3	83.1-92.1
Northeast NC II	142	23	14.4	9.0-22.3	119	85.6	77.7-91.0
Northeastern Partnership	372	52	13.1	9.6-17.6	320	86.9	82.4-90.4
Mountain AHEC	49	10	23.7	10.3-45.7	39	76.3	54.3-89.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	947	163	16.8	13.3-21.0	784	83.2	79.0-86.7
Piedmont	791	164	23.5	19.3-28.3	627	76.5	71.7-80.7
Western NC	70	10	15.6	6.3-34.0	60	84.4	66.0-93.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,808

337

20.6

17.7-23.8

1,471

79.4

76.2-82.3

GENDER

Male

579

18.7

14.0-24.6

491

81.3

75.4-86.0

Female

1,229

249

22.0

18.7-25.7

980

78.0

74.3-81.3

AGE

18-24

136

13.1

6.4-24.9

116

86.9

75.1-93.6

25-34

279

32.4

24.6-41.4

210

67.6

58.6-75.4

35-44

361

23.0

17.0-30.4

285

77.0

69.6-83.0

45-54

405

18.9

13.8-25.2

319

81.1

74.8-86.2

55-64

279

19.1

13.0-27.2

229

80.9

72.8-87.0

65-74

200

13.0

7.9-20.7

175

87.0

79.3-92.1

75+

137

9.1

4.0-19.3

128

90.9

80.7-96.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

429

25.4

18.8-33.4

349

74.6

66.6-81.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

627

111

18.2

13.9-23.5

516

81.8

76.5-86.1

Some Post-H.S.

422

21.5

15.8-28.6

330

78.5

71.4-84.2

College Graduate

326

18.7

13.2-25.7

272

81.3

74.3-86.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

343

20.5

13.8-29.3

279

79.5

70.7-86.2

$15,000- 24,999

422

17.0

12.0-23.5

340

83.0

76.5-88.0

$25,000- 34,999

218

30.6

22.1-40.8

168

69.4

59.2-77.9

$35,000- 49,999

196

23.8

16.1-33.6

158

76.2

66.4-83.9

$50,000-74,999

116

16.1

8.2-29.2

83.9

70.8-91.8

$75,000+

22.8

13.0-36.8

77.2

63.2-87.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

19.2

7.5-41.2

80.8

58.8-92.5

Guilford

115

22.2

13.8-33.9

77.8

66.1-86.2

Mecklenburg

118

25.9

18.0-35.8

74.1

64.2-82.0

Orange

19.2

9.9-34.0

80.8

66.0-90.1

Wake

21.9

13.2-34.0

78.1

66.0-86.8

Chatham/Lee

10.0

4.9-19.5

90.0

80.5-95.1

Nash/Wilson

118

18.0

12.1-26.1

82.0

73.9-87.9

Craven/Pamlico

16.3

9.6-26.4

83.7

73.6-90.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

5.2

0.7-30.7

94.8

69.3-99.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

160

16.8

9.1-29.0

131

83.2

71.0-90.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

18.8

4.5-52.9

81.2

47.1-95.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

15.0

9.0-23.8

119

85.0

76.2-91.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

125

11.1

6.4-18.5

108

88.9

81.5-93.6

Northeast NC I

230

11.7

7.9-16.9

201

88.3

83.1-92.1

Northeast NC II

142

14.4

9.0-22.3

119

85.6

77.7-91.0

Northeastern Partnership

372

13.1

9.6-17.6

320

86.9

82.4-90.4

Mountain AHEC

23.7

10.3-45.7

76.3

54.3-89.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

947

163

16.8

13.3-21.0

784

83.2

79.0-86.7

Piedmont

791

164

23.5

19.3-28.3

627

76.5

71.7-80.7

Western NC

15.6

6.3-34.0

84.4

66.0-93.7

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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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