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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Current husband,/wife or partner	Ex-husband,/wife or ex-partner	Relative /or acquaintance	Stranger
TOTAL	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	775	148	19.2	15.6-23.5	509	65.9	60.9-70.7	97	11.7	8.6-15.6	21	3.1	1.8- 5.5
African American	242	59	28.3	20.7-37.3	149	57.3	48.2-65.9	28	11.9	7.3-18.7	6	2.5	0.8- 8.1
Asian	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	33	5	18.1	4.0-54.0	24	73.9	42.7-91.5	4	8.0	2.0-26.7	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	31	10	15.8	6.1-35.1	15	43.2	21.1-68.4	5	36.7	14.6-66.3	1	4.3	0.6-25.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	27	8	27.5	11.1-53.5	13	31.7	13.7-57.5	4	33.4	11.9-65.0	2	7.4	1.7-26.8
-English Speaking	12	2	32.1	8.1-71.6	7	44.0	13.9-79.3	2	15.5	2.6-55.5	1	8.4	1.1-43.4
-Spanish Speaking	15	6	24.8	7.2-58.4	6	24.4	7.6-55.9	2	44.0	14.1-79.0	1	6.9	0.9-37.9
Non-Hispanic	1,058	215	21.1	17.8-25.0	687	64.3	59.9-68.5	130	11.8	9.1-15.0	26	2.8	1.6- 4.7
AGE
18-24	57	13	13.4	6.7-25.2	34	63.7	43.4-80.1	10	22.9	9.2-46.6	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	193	41	20.1	13.5-28.9	124	64.2	54.3-73.0	23	12.2	7.1-20.2	5	3.4	1.2- 9.2
35-44	255	48	23.6	16.6-32.5	171	62.2	52.9-70.6	33	12.6	7.3-20.7	3	1.6	0.4- 5.9
45-54	293	62	20.2	14.6-27.4	182	63.0	54.8-70.4	39	11.9	7.8-17.6	10	4.9	2.1-11.1
55-64	161	34	25.9	17.0-37.4	108	64.6	53.0-74.6	12	5.4	2.3-12.4	7	4.1	1.4-11.5
65-74	80	13	18.3	8.6-34.9	55	60.9	43.1-76.2	11	20.5	8.4-42.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2
75+	43	11	29.3	13.8-51.7	26	61.5	40.4-79.0	4	4.8	1.4-15.8	2	4.4	0.8-19.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	180	44	24.5	16.1-35.2	110	56.7	45.0-67.6	22	16.5	8.7-29.3	4	2.3	0.7- 7.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	333	76	24.4	18.4-31.6	219	65.2	57.3-72.4	29	7.0	3.6-13.1	9	3.4	1.4- 8.3
Some Post-H.S.	311	67	21.3	15.5-28.6	201	64.2	56.1-71.7	35	11.2	7.1-17.3	8	3.2	1.3- 7.7
College Graduate	263	36	14.7	9.6-21.8	172	62.9	54.1-70.9	48	20.0	13.6-28.5	7	2.4	0.9- 6.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	179	34	18.9	12.3-27.7	119	68.1	58.4-76.4	22	10.7	6.3-17.5	4	2.4	0.8- 7.3
$15,000- 24,999	262	53	19.6	13.5-27.4	175	68.3	59.3-76.1	29	10.7	6.0-18.5	5	1.4	0.4- 5.3
$25,000- 34,999	132	30	26.3	16.2-39.7	82	58.7	45.0-71.1	17	11.3	4.7-24.6	3	3.7	1.0-13.6
$35,000- 49,999	124	34	28.5	18.9-40.4	74	57.1	44.7-68.7	13	12.8	6.2-24.8	3	1.6	0.4- 5.7
$50,000-74,999	89	15	17.8	9.0-31.9	57	65.3	50.3-77.8	14	12.7	6.1-24.6	3	4.3	0.8-20.2
$75,000+	86	10	14.9	7.4-27.6	58	61.9	47.4-74.6	13	13.0	6.3-25.0	5	10.2	4.1-23.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	54	9	17.0	8.3-31.7	33	63.4	48.0-76.4	10	14.6	7.2-27.4	2	5.1	1.3-18.5
Guilford	50	12	20.7	11.2-35.1	26	53.7	37.3-69.3	10	20.4	10.1-36.9	2	5.2	1.3-18.6
Mecklenburg	50	8	18.2	8.7-34.4	34	64.3	48.2-77.8	5	8.0	3.3-18.5	3	9.4	3.0-25.9
Orange	48	12	20.0	8.8-39.2	32	75.1	54.4-88.4	3	3.4	0.9-12.3	1	1.5	0.2-10.6
Wake	50	11	25.8	14.7-41.2	34	66.6	51.5-79.0	4	5.2	1.9-13.5	1	2.4	0.3-15.1
Chatham/Lee	33	8	32.9	16.7-54.4	20	52.8	34.1-70.7	5	14.4	5.8-31.5	0	0.0	. - .
Nash/Wilson	50	11	25.5	13.7-42.5	30	57.8	41.9-72.2	8	14.8	7.0-28.6	1	1.9	0.3-12.4
Craven/Pamlico	55	6	10.0	4.1-22.5	40	69.7	54.6-81.5	7	16.6	7.9-31.6	2	3.7	0.9-13.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	47	14	35.1	21.1-52.2	27	54.7	38.7-69.7	5	8.4	3.1-20.9	1	1.8	0.3-12.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	54	11	17.2	8.3-32.3	35	69.8	53.2-82.5	6	10.5	4.2-23.9	2	2.5	0.6-10.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	56	9	14.6	7.3-27.2	38	66.4	51.2-78.8	8	18.0	8.7-33.7	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	42	10	26.6	13.8-45.1	25	58.8	41.5-74.2	6	12.3	5.4-25.8	1	2.3	0.3-14.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	55	7	14.0	6.4-27.9	42	73.0	58.0-84.2	5	11.0	4.4-25.2	1	1.9	0.3-12.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	41	11	32.8	17.6-52.8	24	53.9	35.7-71.1	5	12.1	4.8-27.0	1	1.2	0.2- 8.1
Northeast NC I	49	14	30.0	17.5-46.3	29	57.2	41.4-71.6	6	12.9	5.7-26.5	0	0.0	. - .
Northeast NC II	55	6	10.8	4.5-23.5	42	77.8	63.8-87.4	6	10.7	4.7-22.6	1	0.8	0.1- 5.2
Northeastern Partnership	104	20	17.7	11.0-27.3	71	70.3	59.7-79.1	12	11.5	6.4-19.8	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4
Mountain AHEC	149	31	22.1	14.2-32.7	94	62.9	51.5-73.0	20	9.6	5.4-16.4	4	5.5	1.4-19.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	391	75	21.7	15.8-29.0	258	62.7	54.7-70.1	49	13.3	8.5-20.2	9	2.3	0.8- 6.2
Piedmont	454	96	20.8	16.3-26.1	289	62.9	56.6-68.8	56	13.2	9.2-18.6	13	3.2	1.7- 5.9
Western NC	243	52	22.7	15.7-31.5	155	63.7	54.5-72.1	30	10.0	6.0-16.1	6	3.6	1.0-12.3

Total
Respond.^

Current husband,/wife or partner

Ex-husband,/wife or ex-partner

Relative /or acquaintance

Stranger

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

775

148

19.2

15.6-23.5

509

65.9

60.9-70.7

11.7

8.6-15.6

3.1

1.8- 5.5

African American

242

28.3

20.7-37.3

149

57.3

48.2-65.9

11.9

7.3-18.7

2.5

0.8- 8.1

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

18.1

4.0-54.0

73.9

42.7-91.5

8.0

2.0-26.7

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

15.8

6.1-35.1

43.2

21.1-68.4

36.7

14.6-66.3

4.3

0.6-25.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

27.5

11.1-53.5

31.7

13.7-57.5

33.4

11.9-65.0

7.4

1.7-26.8

-English Speaking

32.1

8.1-71.6

44.0

13.9-79.3

15.5

2.6-55.5

8.4

1.1-43.4

-Spanish Speaking

24.8

7.2-58.4

24.4

7.6-55.9

44.0

14.1-79.0

6.9

0.9-37.9

Non-Hispanic

1,058

215

21.1

17.8-25.0

687

64.3

59.9-68.5

130

11.8

9.1-15.0

2.8

1.6- 4.7

AGE

18-24

13.4

6.7-25.2

63.7

43.4-80.1

22.9

9.2-46.6

0.0

. - .

25-34

193

20.1

13.5-28.9

124

64.2

54.3-73.0

12.2

7.1-20.2

3.4

1.2- 9.2

35-44

255

23.6

16.6-32.5

171

62.2

52.9-70.6

12.6

7.3-20.7

1.6

0.4- 5.9

45-54

293

20.2

14.6-27.4

182

63.0

54.8-70.4

11.9

7.8-17.6

4.9

2.1-11.1

55-64

161

25.9

17.0-37.4

108

64.6

53.0-74.6

5.4

2.3-12.4

4.1

1.4-11.5

65-74

18.3

8.6-34.9

60.9

43.1-76.2

20.5

8.4-42.0

0.3

0.0- 2.2

75+

29.3

13.8-51.7

61.5

40.4-79.0

4.8

1.4-15.8

4.4

0.8-19.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

180

24.5

16.1-35.2

110

56.7

45.0-67.6

16.5

8.7-29.3

2.3

0.7- 7.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

333

24.4

18.4-31.6

219

65.2

57.3-72.4

7.0

3.6-13.1

3.4

1.4- 8.3

Some Post-H.S.

311

21.3

15.5-28.6

201

64.2

56.1-71.7

11.2

7.1-17.3

3.2

1.3- 7.7

College Graduate

263

14.7

9.6-21.8

172

62.9

54.1-70.9

20.0

13.6-28.5

2.4

0.9- 6.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

179

18.9

12.3-27.7

119

68.1

58.4-76.4

10.7

6.3-17.5

2.4

0.8- 7.3

$15,000- 24,999

262

19.6

13.5-27.4

175

68.3

59.3-76.1

10.7

6.0-18.5

1.4

0.4- 5.3

$25,000- 34,999

132

26.3

16.2-39.7

58.7

45.0-71.1

11.3

4.7-24.6

3.7

1.0-13.6

$35,000- 49,999

124

28.5

18.9-40.4

57.1

44.7-68.7

12.8

6.2-24.8

1.6

0.4- 5.7

$50,000-74,999

17.8

9.0-31.9

65.3

50.3-77.8

12.7

6.1-24.6

4.3

0.8-20.2

$75,000+

14.9

7.4-27.6

61.9

47.4-74.6

13.0

6.3-25.0

10.2

4.1-23.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

17.0

8.3-31.7

63.4

48.0-76.4

14.6

7.2-27.4

5.1

1.3-18.5

Guilford

20.7

11.2-35.1

53.7

37.3-69.3

20.4

10.1-36.9

5.2

1.3-18.6

Mecklenburg

18.2

8.7-34.4

64.3

48.2-77.8

8.0

3.3-18.5

9.4

3.0-25.9

Orange

20.0

8.8-39.2

75.1

54.4-88.4

3.4

0.9-12.3

1.5

0.2-10.6

Wake

25.8

14.7-41.2

66.6

51.5-79.0

5.2

1.9-13.5

2.4

0.3-15.1

Chatham/Lee

32.9

16.7-54.4

52.8

34.1-70.7

14.4

5.8-31.5

0.0

. - .

Nash/Wilson

25.5

13.7-42.5

57.8

41.9-72.2

14.8

7.0-28.6

1.9

0.3-12.4

Craven/Pamlico

10.0

4.1-22.5

69.7

54.6-81.5

16.6

7.9-31.6

3.7

0.9-13.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

35.1

21.1-52.2

54.7

38.7-69.7

8.4

3.1-20.9

1.8

0.3-12.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

17.2

8.3-32.3

69.8

53.2-82.5

10.5

4.2-23.9

2.5

0.6-10.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

14.6

7.3-27.2

66.4

51.2-78.8

18.0

8.7-33.7

1.0

0.1- 6.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

26.6

13.8-45.1

58.8

41.5-74.2

12.3

5.4-25.8

2.3

0.3-14.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

14.0

6.4-27.9

73.0

58.0-84.2

11.0

4.4-25.2

1.9

0.3-12.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

32.8

17.6-52.8

53.9

35.7-71.1

12.1

4.8-27.0

1.2

0.2- 8.1

Northeast NC I

30.0

17.5-46.3

57.2

41.4-71.6

12.9

5.7-26.5

0.0

. - .

Northeast NC II

10.8

4.5-23.5

77.8

63.8-87.4

10.7

4.7-22.6

0.8

0.1- 5.2

Northeastern Partnership

104

17.7

11.0-27.3

70.3

59.7-79.1

11.5

6.4-19.8

0.5

0.1- 3.4

Mountain AHEC

149

22.1

14.2-32.7

62.9

51.5-73.0

9.6

5.4-16.4

5.5

1.4-19.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

391

21.7

15.8-29.0

258

62.7

54.7-70.1

13.3

8.5-20.2

2.3

0.8- 6.2

Piedmont

454

20.8

16.3-26.1

289

62.9

56.6-68.8

13.2

9.2-18.6

3.2

1.7- 5.9

Western NC

243

22.7

15.7-31.5

155

63.7

54.5-72.1

10.0

6.0-16.1

3.6

1.0-12.3

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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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