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

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	9,201	1,638	18.4	17.1-19.7	7,563	81.6	80.3-82.9
GENDER
Male	3,364	513	16.8	14.8-19.1	2,851	83.2	80.9-85.2
Female	5,837	1,125	19.8	18.2-21.4	4,712	80.2	78.6-81.8
RACE
White	6,775	1,190	18.0	16.5-19.5	5,585	82.0	80.5-83.5
African American	1,808	337	20.6	17.7-23.8	1,471	79.4	76.2-82.3
Asian	44	3	1.0	0.3- 3.7	41	99.0	96.3-99.7
Native American	221	48	29.5	18.6-43.2	173	70.5	56.8-81.4
Other Minorities	319	55	16.3	10.9-23.8	264	83.7	76.2-89.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	331	52	15.6	10.4-23.0	279	84.4	77.0-89.6
-English Speaking	134	21	18.2	10.2-30.3	113	81.8	69.7-89.8
-Spanish Speaking	197	31	14.8	8.6-24.2	166	85.2	75.8-91.4
Non-Hispanic	8,860	1,583	18.5	17.2-19.9	7,277	81.5	80.1-82.8
AGE
18-24	566	100	18.1	13.7-23.6	466	81.9	76.4-86.3
25-34	1,388	309	24.7	21.3-28.5	1,079	75.3	71.5-78.7
35-44	1,742	385	19.9	17.4-22.8	1,357	80.1	77.2-82.6
45-54	1,814	434	22.6	19.7-25.9	1,380	77.4	74.1-80.3
55-64	1,496	232	13.4	11.2-16.0	1,264	86.6	84.0-88.8
65-74	1,234	110	9.8	7.5-12.6	1,124	90.2	87.4-92.5
75+	903	58	7.3	5.1-10.4	845	92.7	89.6-94.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,542	266	20.3	16.7-24.4	1,276	79.7	75.6-83.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,745	510	20.8	18.4-23.5	2,235	79.2	76.5-81.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,302	473	19.4	17.0-22.1	1,829	80.6	77.9-83.0
College Graduate	2,590	388	13.7	11.8-15.7	2,202	86.3	84.3-88.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,074	242	21.7	17.8-26.2	832	78.3	73.8-82.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,696	365	22.1	18.9-25.7	1,331	77.9	74.3-81.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,009	205	23.9	19.8-28.6	804	76.1	71.4-80.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,224	216	17.5	14.6-20.7	1,008	82.5	79.3-85.4
$50,000-74,999	998	153	14.0	11.3-17.2	845	86.0	82.8-88.7
$75,000+	1,140	152	14.4	11.3-18.1	988	85.6	81.9-88.7
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***
Eastern NC	3,216	580	18.5	16.3-20.8	2,636	81.5	79.2-83.7
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%)

TOTAL

9,201

1,638

18.4

17.1-19.7

7,563

81.6

80.3-82.9

GENDER

Male

3,364

513

16.8

14.8-19.1

2,851

83.2

80.9-85.2

Female

5,837

1,125

19.8

18.2-21.4

4,712

80.2

78.6-81.8

RACE

White

6,775

1,190

18.0

16.5-19.5

5,585

82.0

80.5-83.5

African American

1,808

337

20.6

17.7-23.8

1,471

79.4

76.2-82.3

Asian

1.0

0.3- 3.7

99.0

96.3-99.7

Native American

221

29.5

18.6-43.2

173

70.5

56.8-81.4

Other Minorities

319

16.3

10.9-23.8

264

83.7

76.2-89.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

331

15.6

10.4-23.0

279

84.4

77.0-89.6

-English Speaking

134

18.2

10.2-30.3

113

81.8

69.7-89.8

-Spanish Speaking

197

14.8

8.6-24.2

166

85.2

75.8-91.4

Non-Hispanic

8,860

1,583

18.5

17.2-19.9

7,277

81.5

80.1-82.8

AGE

18-24

566

100

18.1

13.7-23.6

466

81.9

76.4-86.3

25-34

1,388

309

24.7

21.3-28.5

1,079

75.3

71.5-78.7

35-44

1,742

385

19.9

17.4-22.8

1,357

80.1

77.2-82.6

45-54

1,814

434

22.6

19.7-25.9

1,380

77.4

74.1-80.3

55-64

1,496

232

13.4

11.2-16.0

1,264

86.6

84.0-88.8

65-74

1,234

110

9.8

7.5-12.6

1,124

90.2

87.4-92.5

75+

903

7.3

5.1-10.4

845

92.7

89.6-94.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,542

266

20.3

16.7-24.4

1,276

79.7

75.6-83.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,745

510

20.8

18.4-23.5

2,235

79.2

76.5-81.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,302

473

19.4

17.0-22.1

1,829

80.6

77.9-83.0

College Graduate

2,590

388

13.7

11.8-15.7

2,202

86.3

84.3-88.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,074

242

21.7

17.8-26.2

832

78.3

73.8-82.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,696

365

22.1

18.9-25.7

1,331

77.9

74.3-81.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,009

205

23.9

19.8-28.6

804

76.1

71.4-80.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,224

216

17.5

14.6-20.7

1,008

82.5

79.3-85.4

$50,000-74,999

998

153

14.0

11.3-17.2

845

86.0

82.8-88.7

$75,000+

1,140

152

14.4

11.3-18.1

988

85.6

81.9-88.7

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***

Eastern NC

3,216

580

18.5

16.3-20.8

2,636

81.5

79.2-83.7

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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