BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (I'd like you to think about the most recent time this violence occurred. Who was the person who did this to you most recently?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Violence

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	Total Respond.^	Current husband,/wife or partner	Ex-husband,/wife or ex-partner	Relative /or acquaintance	Stranger
TOTAL	1,572	263	14.5	12.2-17.0	800	45.3	41.3-49.4	311	23.8	20.2-27.8	198	16.4	13.5-19.8
GENDER
Male	484	40	5.8	3.8- 8.8	98	23.2	17.0-30.8	176	37.7	30.8-45.1	170	33.3	27.0-40.2
Female	1,088	223	21.3	18.0-25.1	702	63.0	58.6-67.2	135	12.7	9.9-16.3	28	3.0	1.8- 4.8
RACE
White	1,137	178	13.4	10.9-16.3	576	45.7	41.0-50.5	227	22.8	18.8-27.4	156	18.1	14.5-22.3
African American	326	67	19.7	14.4-26.5	175	48.1	39.9-56.5	57	19.9	13.6-28.1	27	12.3	7.3-20.0
Asian	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	48	6	11.2	2.7-36.6	27	63.5	37.0-83.7	8	8.2	3.1-19.7	7	17.2	4.1-49.8
Other Minorities	53	11	8.2	3.3-18.8	17	21.8	10.3-40.3	18	61.9	41.6-78.7	7	8.2	2.8-21.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	50	11	16.4	7.2-33.2	13	15.3	6.5-32.1	16	59.6	39.2-77.1	10	8.7	3.7-19.2
-English Speaking	20	5	28.6	10.0-59.1	7	25.7	7.7-58.8	4	33.3	11.8-65.1	4	12.4	3.4-36.0
-Spanish Speaking	30	6	10.9	3.2-31.2	6	10.7	3.4-28.7	12	71.3	47.6-87.2	6	7.1	2.3-19.7
Non-Hispanic	1,519	252	14.4	12.2-17.0	785	46.9	42.8-51.0	294	21.9	18.5-25.7	188	16.9	13.8-20.4
AGE
18-24	97	19	7.1	4.0-12.4	42	40.9	27.1-56.3	27	34.1	20.8-50.6	9	17.8	9.2-31.9
25-34	302	51	13.7	9.4-19.6	143	44.9	36.2-53.8	59	21.9	15.7-29.8	49	19.5	13.6-27.2
35-44	366	56	16.9	11.9-23.4	202	51.2	43.7-58.7	72	21.0	15.0-28.6	36	10.9	7.0-16.6
45-54	417	72	14.9	10.9-20.2	204	42.4	35.0-50.2	91	27.0	19.8-35.7	50	15.6	9.7-24.2
55-64	220	39	18.4	12.2-26.7	120	47.4	37.7-57.2	31	12.4	7.4-20.1	30	21.8	13.9-32.5
65-74	105	13	12.6	5.8-25.2	60	45.0	32.1-58.5	20	30.8	18.1-47.2	12	11.7	5.0-24.7
75+	58	12	23.5	11.4-42.3	27	43.7	27.0-62.0	8	13.0	4.8-30.8	11	19.8	8.0-41.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	258	49	13.7	8.9-20.5	124	43.1	32.5-54.4	52	28.3	19.0-40.0	33	14.9	9.0-23.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	484	84	15.5	11.6-20.5	246	44.7	37.9-51.7	96	26.6	20.0-34.3	58	13.2	9.0-18.9
Some Post-H.S.	450	81	14.5	10.7-19.5	236	48.1	40.6-55.6	82	18.8	13.5-25.4	51	18.6	13.2-25.7
College Graduate	379	49	13.4	9.4-18.8	194	44.6	37.3-52.1	80	22.2	16.4-29.3	56	19.8	13.2-28.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	239	39	13.5	8.8-20.1	131	52.8	41.9-63.4	42	20.3	11.7-33.0	27	13.4	7.7-22.4
$15,000- 24,999	349	59	12.2	8.4-17.4	189	45.8	37.3-54.6	63	26.7	18.9-36.3	38	15.3	9.3-24.1
$25,000- 34,999	196	35	19.6	12.4-29.6	97	44.4	34.0-55.4	41	20.7	12.9-31.4	23	15.3	8.6-25.6
$35,000- 49,999	208	42	17.9	12.2-25.6	93	41.4	32.4-51.0	47	28.3	20.0-38.4	26	12.4	7.3-20.4
$50,000-74,999	149	20	13.5	7.7-22.7	67	45.5	34.8-56.6	33	18.4	11.5-28.1	29	22.6	14.4-33.7
$75,000+	146	18	13.2	7.6-21.9	70	42.0	29.6-55.4	29	17.9	9.6-30.7	29	27.0	16.1-41.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	82	14	21.3	12.1-34.9	41	45.3	33.2-58.0	15	13.1	7.4-22.2	12	20.3	11.0-34.4
Guilford	72	12	11.8	6.3-21.2	33	45.5	31.4-60.4	20	29.9	17.5-46.0	7	12.8	5.3-27.9
Mecklenburg	78	13	14.8	8.0-25.7	41	47.2	32.3-62.6	15	24.4	12.2-43.1	9	13.6	6.7-25.7
Orange	69	15	14.9	7.7-27.0	37	58.6	39.6-75.4	9	17.1	7.3-35.0	8	9.3	4.2-19.5
Wake	79	14	16.2	9.3-26.6	40	38.2	26.3-51.6	15	27.6	14.5-46.0	10	18.1	9.1-32.7
Chatham/Lee	53	10	20.8	10.8-36.4	23	32.3	20.8-46.5	11	24.9	13.2-41.9	9	21.9	10.9-39.3
Nash/Wilson	68	13	18.1	9.6-31.4	34	41.2	27.5-56.3	13	16.1	8.8-27.7	8	24.7	10.5-47.7
Craven/Pamlico	85	7	5.6	2.4-12.5	46	39.0	27.5-51.9	18	37.5	24.2-53.0	14	17.9	9.2-32.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	71	18	24.5	14.9-37.6	29	34.9	23.9-47.8	15	27.0	15.3-43.1	9	13.6	6.9-25.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	74	12	12.1	6.1-22.6	37	46.6	32.4-61.4	16	29.6	17.5-45.5	9	11.6	5.7-22.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	78	10	14.9	5.0-36.7	42	37.6	24.5-52.8	14	21.3	10.9-37.5	12	26.1	13.0-45.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	64	10	14.9	7.4-27.8	30	39.4	27.2-53.1	17	33.6	21.3-48.6	7	12.1	5.5-24.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	10	13.9	7.2-25.0	46	48.1	35.6-60.8	14	22.3	12.2-37.2	10	15.7	8.1-28.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	59	11	19.3	9.8-34.5	28	41.3	27.7-56.5	15	31.2	18.7-47.2	5	8.1	3.2-19.3
Northeast NC I	66	14	19.7	11.1-32.6	32	42.0	29.6-55.6	16	29.4	18.4-43.4	4	8.9	2.4-27.5
Northeast NC II	77	10	14.9	7.7-26.7	46	56.6	43.7-68.7	11	15.0	7.6-27.3	10	13.5	7.1-24.2
Northeastern Partnership	143	24	16.6	10.6-24.9	78	51.5	41.9-60.9	27	20.1	13.4-28.9	14	11.9	6.7-20.2
Mountain AHEC	220	39	17.3	11.1-26.1	108	49.1	35.6-62.7	40	12.3	7.5-19.4	33	21.3	13.4-32.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	558	86	14.1	10.4-18.9	293	45.4	38.7-52.3	111	21.3	16.4-27.3	68	19.1	13.3-26.8
Piedmont	664	115	14.1	11.1-17.8	334	45.0	39.5-50.7	133	26.3	21.0-32.4	82	14.6	11.0-19.1
Western NC	350	62	16.5	11.5-23.2	173	46.6	36.5-56.9	67	19.2	12.6-28.0	48	17.7	12.0-25.4

Total
Respond.^

Current husband,/wife or partner

Ex-husband,/wife or ex-partner

Relative /or acquaintance

Stranger

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,572

263

14.5

12.2-17.0

800

45.3

41.3-49.4

311

23.8

20.2-27.8

198

16.4

13.5-19.8

GENDER

Male

484

5.8

3.8- 8.8

23.2

17.0-30.8

176

37.7

30.8-45.1

170

33.3

27.0-40.2

Female

1,088

223

21.3

18.0-25.1

702

63.0

58.6-67.2

135

12.7

9.9-16.3

3.0

1.8- 4.8

RACE

White

1,137

178

13.4

10.9-16.3

576

45.7

41.0-50.5

227

22.8

18.8-27.4

156

18.1

14.5-22.3

African American

326

19.7

14.4-26.5

175

48.1

39.9-56.5

19.9

13.6-28.1

12.3

7.3-20.0

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

11.2

2.7-36.6

63.5

37.0-83.7

8.2

3.1-19.7

17.2

4.1-49.8

Other Minorities

8.2

3.3-18.8

21.8

10.3-40.3

61.9

41.6-78.7

8.2

2.8-21.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

16.4

7.2-33.2

15.3

6.5-32.1

59.6

39.2-77.1

8.7

3.7-19.2

-English Speaking

28.6

10.0-59.1

25.7

7.7-58.8

33.3

11.8-65.1

12.4

3.4-36.0

-Spanish Speaking

10.9

3.2-31.2

10.7

3.4-28.7

71.3

47.6-87.2

7.1

2.3-19.7

Non-Hispanic

1,519

252

14.4

12.2-17.0

785

46.9

42.8-51.0

294

21.9

18.5-25.7

188

16.9

13.8-20.4

AGE

18-24

7.1

4.0-12.4

40.9

27.1-56.3

34.1

20.8-50.6

17.8

9.2-31.9

25-34

302

13.7

9.4-19.6

143

44.9

36.2-53.8

21.9

15.7-29.8

19.5

13.6-27.2

35-44

366

16.9

11.9-23.4

202

51.2

43.7-58.7

21.0

15.0-28.6

10.9

7.0-16.6

45-54

417

14.9

10.9-20.2

204

42.4

35.0-50.2

27.0

19.8-35.7

15.6

9.7-24.2

55-64

220

18.4

12.2-26.7

120

47.4

37.7-57.2

12.4

7.4-20.1

21.8

13.9-32.5

65-74

105

12.6

5.8-25.2

45.0

32.1-58.5

30.8

18.1-47.2

11.7

5.0-24.7

75+

23.5

11.4-42.3

43.7

27.0-62.0

13.0

4.8-30.8

19.8

8.0-41.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

258

13.7

8.9-20.5

124

43.1

32.5-54.4

28.3

19.0-40.0

14.9

9.0-23.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

484

15.5

11.6-20.5

246

44.7

37.9-51.7

26.6

20.0-34.3

13.2

9.0-18.9

Some Post-H.S.

450

14.5

10.7-19.5

236

48.1

40.6-55.6

18.8

13.5-25.4

18.6

13.2-25.7

College Graduate

379

13.4

9.4-18.8

194

44.6

37.3-52.1

22.2

16.4-29.3

19.8

13.2-28.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

239

13.5

8.8-20.1

131

52.8

41.9-63.4

20.3

11.7-33.0

13.4

7.7-22.4

$15,000- 24,999

349

12.2

8.4-17.4

189

45.8

37.3-54.6

26.7

18.9-36.3

15.3

9.3-24.1

$25,000- 34,999

196

19.6

12.4-29.6

44.4

34.0-55.4

20.7

12.9-31.4

15.3

8.6-25.6

$35,000- 49,999

208

17.9

12.2-25.6

41.4

32.4-51.0

28.3

20.0-38.4

12.4

7.3-20.4

$50,000-74,999

149

13.5

7.7-22.7

45.5

34.8-56.6

18.4

11.5-28.1

22.6

14.4-33.7

$75,000+

146

13.2

7.6-21.9

42.0

29.6-55.4

17.9

9.6-30.7

27.0

16.1-41.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

21.3

12.1-34.9

45.3

33.2-58.0

13.1

7.4-22.2

20.3

11.0-34.4

Guilford

11.8

6.3-21.2

45.5

31.4-60.4

29.9

17.5-46.0

12.8

5.3-27.9

Mecklenburg

14.8

8.0-25.7

47.2

32.3-62.6

24.4

12.2-43.1

13.6

6.7-25.7

Orange

14.9

7.7-27.0

58.6

39.6-75.4

17.1

7.3-35.0

9.3

4.2-19.5

Wake

16.2

9.3-26.6

38.2

26.3-51.6

27.6

14.5-46.0

18.1

9.1-32.7

Chatham/Lee

20.8

10.8-36.4

32.3

20.8-46.5

24.9

13.2-41.9

21.9

10.9-39.3

Nash/Wilson

18.1

9.6-31.4

41.2

27.5-56.3

16.1

8.8-27.7

24.7

10.5-47.7

Craven/Pamlico

5.6

2.4-12.5

39.0

27.5-51.9

37.5

24.2-53.0

17.9

9.2-32.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

24.5

14.9-37.6

34.9

23.9-47.8

27.0

15.3-43.1

13.6

6.9-25.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

12.1

6.1-22.6

46.6

32.4-61.4

29.6

17.5-45.5

11.6

5.7-22.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

14.9

5.0-36.7

37.6

24.5-52.8

21.3

10.9-37.5

26.1

13.0-45.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

14.9

7.4-27.8

39.4

27.2-53.1

33.6

21.3-48.6

12.1

5.5-24.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

13.9

7.2-25.0

48.1

35.6-60.8

22.3

12.2-37.2

15.7

8.1-28.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

19.3

9.8-34.5

41.3

27.7-56.5

31.2

18.7-47.2

8.1

3.2-19.3

Northeast NC I

19.7

11.1-32.6

42.0

29.6-55.6

29.4

18.4-43.4

8.9

2.4-27.5

Northeast NC II

14.9

7.7-26.7

56.6

43.7-68.7

15.0

7.6-27.3

13.5

7.1-24.2

Northeastern Partnership

143

16.6

10.6-24.9

51.5

41.9-60.9

20.1

13.4-28.9

11.9

6.7-20.2

Mountain AHEC

220

17.3

11.1-26.1

108

49.1

35.6-62.7

12.3

7.5-19.4

21.3

13.4-32.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

558

14.1

10.4-18.9

293

45.4

38.7-52.3

111

21.3

16.4-27.3

19.1

13.3-26.8

Piedmont

664

115

14.1

11.1-17.8

334

45.0

39.5-50.7

133

26.3

21.0-32.4

14.6

11.0-19.1

Western NC

350

16.5

11.5-23.2

173

46.6

36.5-56.9

19.2

12.6-28.0

17.7

12.0-25.4

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Asked only of those who have ever been assaulted by someone else

^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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