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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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	1,229	249	22.0	18.7-25.7	980	78.0	74.3-81.3
GENDER
Female	1,229	249	22.0	18.7-25.7	980	78.0	74.3-81.3
RACE
African American	1,229	249	22.0	18.7-25.7	980	78.0	74.3-81.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	0	0.0	. - .	13	100	. - .
-English Speaking	13	0	0.0	. - .	13	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,216	249	22.1	18.8-25.8	967	77.9	74.2-81.2
AGE
18-24	88	14	10.1	4.8-20.2	74	89.9	79.8-95.2
25-34	196	48	29.4	20.9-39.7	148	70.6	60.3-79.1
35-44	258	59	27.9	20.3-37.1	199	72.1	62.9-79.7
45-54	253	63	24.7	18.0-32.7	190	75.3	67.3-82.0
55-64	178	36	21.4	14.0-31.1	142	78.6	68.9-86.0
65-74	144	19	13.7	7.8-22.7	125	86.3	77.3-92.2
75+	102	8	11.0	4.5-24.4	94	89.0	75.6-95.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	284	56	26.0	18.4-35.3	228	74.0	64.7-81.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	412	81	19.7	14.7-25.9	331	80.3	74.1-85.3
Some Post-H.S.	296	70	23.2	16.7-31.3	226	76.8	68.7-83.3
College Graduate	235	42	20.7	14.5-28.7	193	79.3	71.3-85.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	267	48	17.0	11.9-23.7	219	83.0	76.3-88.1
$15,000- 24,999	279	65	20.2	14.3-28.0	214	79.8	72.0-85.7
$25,000- 34,999	157	36	30.6	20.9-42.3	121	69.4	57.7-79.1
$35,000- 49,999	113	26	32.1	20.8-45.9	87	67.9	54.1-79.2
$50,000-74,999	64	10	21.4	9.2-42.2	54	78.6	57.8-90.8
$75,000+	53	5	12.9	4.9-29.5	48	87.1	70.5-95.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	5	31.0	11.1-61.7	11	69.0	38.3-88.9
Guilford	71	16	20.8	11.8-33.9	55	79.2	66.1-88.2
Mecklenburg	81	19	26.0	16.7-38.2	62	74.0	61.8-83.3
Orange	30	7	26.1	12.4-47.0	23	73.9	53.0-87.6
Wake	54	14	23.5	13.4-37.7	40	76.5	62.3-86.6
Chatham/Lee	53	10	16.4	8.4-29.7	43	83.6	70.3-91.6
Nash/Wilson	76	20	26.3	16.9-38.6	56	73.7	61.4-83.1
Craven/Pamlico	54	11	14.0	7.1-25.8	43	86.0	74.2-92.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	1	8.9	1.0-48.5	8	91.1	51.5-99.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	102	22	18.9	11.8-28.9	80	81.1	71.1-88.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	2	20.7	5.0-56.5	7	79.3	43.5-95.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	15	12.9	7.5-21.3	79	87.1	78.7-92.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	100	14	13.7	7.8-22.9	86	86.3	77.1-92.2
Northeast NC I	168	24	14.3	9.4-21.4	144	85.7	78.6-90.6
Northeast NC II	95	15	14.8	8.6-24.3	80	85.2	75.7-91.4
Northeastern Partnership	263	39	14.6	10.4-20.0	224	85.4	80.0-89.6
Mountain AHEC	31	8	24.0	10.1-47.0	23	76.0	53.0-89.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	650	118	19.6	15.1-25.0	532	80.4	75.0-84.9
Piedmont	535	123	23.8	19.2-29.1	412	76.2	70.9-80.8
Western NC	44	8	17.5	7.3-36.3	36	82.5	63.7-92.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,229

249

22.0

18.7-25.7

980

78.0

74.3-81.3

GENDER

Female

1,229

249

22.0

18.7-25.7

980

78.0

74.3-81.3

RACE

African American

1,229

249

22.0

18.7-25.7

980

78.0

74.3-81.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,216

249

22.1

18.8-25.8

967

77.9

74.2-81.2

AGE

18-24

10.1

4.8-20.2

89.9

79.8-95.2

25-34

196

29.4

20.9-39.7

148

70.6

60.3-79.1

35-44

258

27.9

20.3-37.1

199

72.1

62.9-79.7

45-54

253

24.7

18.0-32.7

190

75.3

67.3-82.0

55-64

178

21.4

14.0-31.1

142

78.6

68.9-86.0

65-74

144

13.7

7.8-22.7

125

86.3

77.3-92.2

75+

102

11.0

4.5-24.4

89.0

75.6-95.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

284

26.0

18.4-35.3

228

74.0

64.7-81.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

412

19.7

14.7-25.9

331

80.3

74.1-85.3

Some Post-H.S.

296

23.2

16.7-31.3

226

76.8

68.7-83.3

College Graduate

235

20.7

14.5-28.7

193

79.3

71.3-85.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

267

17.0

11.9-23.7

219

83.0

76.3-88.1

$15,000- 24,999

279

20.2

14.3-28.0

214

79.8

72.0-85.7

$25,000- 34,999

157

30.6

20.9-42.3

121

69.4

57.7-79.1

$35,000- 49,999

113

32.1

20.8-45.9

67.9

54.1-79.2

$50,000-74,999

21.4

9.2-42.2

78.6

57.8-90.8

$75,000+

12.9

4.9-29.5

87.1

70.5-95.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

31.0

11.1-61.7

69.0

38.3-88.9

Guilford

20.8

11.8-33.9

79.2

66.1-88.2

Mecklenburg

26.0

16.7-38.2

74.0

61.8-83.3

Orange

26.1

12.4-47.0

73.9

53.0-87.6

Wake

23.5

13.4-37.7

76.5

62.3-86.6

Chatham/Lee

16.4

8.4-29.7

83.6

70.3-91.6

Nash/Wilson

26.3

16.9-38.6

73.7

61.4-83.1

Craven/Pamlico

14.0

7.1-25.8

86.0

74.2-92.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

8.9

1.0-48.5

91.1

51.5-99.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

102

18.9

11.8-28.9

81.1

71.1-88.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

20.7

5.0-56.5

79.3

43.5-95.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

12.9

7.5-21.3

87.1

78.7-92.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

100

13.7

7.8-22.9

86.3

77.1-92.2

Northeast NC I

168

14.3

9.4-21.4

144

85.7

78.6-90.6

Northeast NC II

14.8

8.6-24.3

85.2

75.7-91.4

Northeastern Partnership

263

14.6

10.4-20.0

224

85.4

80.0-89.6

Mountain AHEC

24.0

10.1-47.0

76.0

53.0-89.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

650

118

19.6

15.1-25.0

532

80.4

75.0-84.9

Piedmont

535

123

23.8

19.2-29.1

412

76.2

70.9-80.8

Western NC

17.5

7.3-36.3

82.5

63.7-92.7

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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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