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-MALES

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	3,364	513	16.8	14.8-19.1	2,851	83.2	80.9-85.2
RACE
White	2,509	387	17.1	14.7-19.7	2,122	82.9	80.3-85.3
African American	579	88	18.7	14.0-24.6	491	81.3	75.4-86.0
Asian	21	0	0.0	. - .	21	100	. - .
Native American	78	15	25.5	10.7-49.6	63	74.5	50.4-89.3
Other Minorities	160	22	12.2	6.1-22.9	138	87.8	77.1-93.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	167	24	12.3	6.3-22.6	143	87.7	77.4-93.7
-English Speaking	53	9	14.5	5.8-32.0	44	85.5	68.0-94.2
-Spanish Speaking	114	15	11.6	5.0-24.9	99	88.4	75.1-95.0
Non-Hispanic	3,194	489	17.3	15.1-19.6	2,705	82.7	80.4-84.9
AGE
18-24	212	40	22.1	15.1-31.3	172	77.9	68.7-84.9
25-34	521	112	24.2	18.9-30.5	409	75.8	69.5-81.1
35-44	666	119	14.5	11.2-18.5	547	85.5	81.5-88.8
45-54	675	132	19.4	14.7-25.0	543	80.6	75.0-85.3
55-64	567	66	10.5	7.5-14.6	501	89.5	85.4-92.5
65-74	446	27	7.1	4.2-11.7	419	92.9	88.3-95.8
75+	262	15	6.2	2.9-12.8	247	93.8	87.2-97.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	580	81	20.5	14.7-27.9	499	79.5	72.1-85.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	998	167	19.6	15.8-24.0	831	80.4	76.0-84.2
Some Post-H.S.	789	148	17.7	13.8-22.3	641	82.3	77.7-86.2
College Graduate	989	117	11.0	8.4-14.3	872	89.0	85.7-91.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	291	60	21.1	13.7-31.0	231	78.9	69.0-86.3
$15,000- 24,999	598	96	19.7	14.7-25.8	502	80.3	74.2-85.3
$25,000- 34,999	356	66	21.5	15.5-29.0	290	78.5	71.0-84.5
$35,000- 49,999	513	89	16.1	12.2-21.0	424	83.9	79.0-87.8
$50,000-74,999	430	62	12.0	8.6-16.4	368	88.0	83.6-91.4
$75,000+	492	63	14.3	9.7-20.7	429	85.7	79.3-90.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	176	29	16.1	10.8-23.5	147	83.9	76.5-89.2
Guilford	162	22	16.2	9.8-25.5	140	83.8	74.5-90.2
Mecklenburg	166	28	19.9	12.3-30.5	138	80.1	69.5-87.7
Orange	167	22	13.1	7.8-21.2	145	86.9	78.8-92.2
Wake	168	30	22.3	14.8-32.2	138	77.7	67.8-85.2
Chatham/Lee	147	22	12.8	7.9-20.1	125	87.2	79.9-92.1
Nash/Wilson	134	19	14.8	8.0-25.7	115	85.2	74.3-92.0
Craven/Pamlico	163	30	24.0	16.2-34.1	133	76.0	65.9-83.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	158	29	18.9	12.6-27.4	129	81.1	72.6-87.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	164	20	13.9	8.5-21.9	144	86.1	78.1-91.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	172	24	18.4	10.7-29.9	148	81.6	70.1-89.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	161	24	10.0	5.7-16.9	137	90.0	83.1-94.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	169	25	13.1	8.3-20.0	144	86.9	80.0-91.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	122	22	16.3	10.2-24.9	100	83.7	75.1-89.8
Northeast NC I	135	17	12.1	6.9-20.2	118	87.9	79.8-93.1
Northeast NC II	178	24	11.4	7.4-17.2	154	88.6	82.8-92.6
Northeastern Partnership	313	41	11.6	8.3-16.1	272	88.4	83.9-91.7
Mountain AHEC	481	75	17.9	11.2-27.3	406	82.1	72.7-88.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,121	177	16.3	13.0-20.2	944	83.7	79.8-87.0
Piedmont	1,482	224	17.2	14.4-20.5	1,258	82.8	79.5-85.6
Western NC	761	112	16.5	11.6-23.0	649	83.5	77.0-88.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,364

513

16.8

14.8-19.1

2,851

83.2

80.9-85.2

RACE

White

2,509

387

17.1

14.7-19.7

2,122

82.9

80.3-85.3

African American

579

18.7

14.0-24.6

491

81.3

75.4-86.0

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

25.5

10.7-49.6

74.5

50.4-89.3

Other Minorities

160

12.2

6.1-22.9

138

87.8

77.1-93.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

167

12.3

6.3-22.6

143

87.7

77.4-93.7

-English Speaking

14.5

5.8-32.0

85.5

68.0-94.2

-Spanish Speaking

114

11.6

5.0-24.9

88.4

75.1-95.0

Non-Hispanic

3,194

489

17.3

15.1-19.6

2,705

82.7

80.4-84.9

AGE

18-24

212

22.1

15.1-31.3

172

77.9

68.7-84.9

25-34

521

112

24.2

18.9-30.5

409

75.8

69.5-81.1

35-44

666

119

14.5

11.2-18.5

547

85.5

81.5-88.8

45-54

675

132

19.4

14.7-25.0

543

80.6

75.0-85.3

55-64

567

10.5

7.5-14.6

501

89.5

85.4-92.5

65-74

446

7.1

4.2-11.7

419

92.9

88.3-95.8

75+

262

6.2

2.9-12.8

247

93.8

87.2-97.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

580

20.5

14.7-27.9

499

79.5

72.1-85.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

998

167

19.6

15.8-24.0

831

80.4

76.0-84.2

Some Post-H.S.

789

148

17.7

13.8-22.3

641

82.3

77.7-86.2

College Graduate

989

117

11.0

8.4-14.3

872

89.0

85.7-91.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

291

21.1

13.7-31.0

231

78.9

69.0-86.3

$15,000- 24,999

598

19.7

14.7-25.8

502

80.3

74.2-85.3

$25,000- 34,999

356

21.5

15.5-29.0

290

78.5

71.0-84.5

$35,000- 49,999

513

16.1

12.2-21.0

424

83.9

79.0-87.8

$50,000-74,999

430

12.0

8.6-16.4

368

88.0

83.6-91.4

$75,000+

492

14.3

9.7-20.7

429

85.7

79.3-90.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

176

16.1

10.8-23.5

147

83.9

76.5-89.2

Guilford

162

16.2

9.8-25.5

140

83.8

74.5-90.2

Mecklenburg

166

19.9

12.3-30.5

138

80.1

69.5-87.7

Orange

167

13.1

7.8-21.2

145

86.9

78.8-92.2

Wake

168

22.3

14.8-32.2

138

77.7

67.8-85.2

Chatham/Lee

147

12.8

7.9-20.1

125

87.2

79.9-92.1

Nash/Wilson

134

14.8

8.0-25.7

115

85.2

74.3-92.0

Craven/Pamlico

163

24.0

16.2-34.1

133

76.0

65.9-83.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

158

18.9

12.6-27.4

129

81.1

72.6-87.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

164

13.9

8.5-21.9

144

86.1

78.1-91.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

172

18.4

10.7-29.9

148

81.6

70.1-89.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

161

10.0

5.7-16.9

137

90.0

83.1-94.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

169

13.1

8.3-20.0

144

86.9

80.0-91.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

122

16.3

10.2-24.9

100

83.7

75.1-89.8

Northeast NC I

135

12.1

6.9-20.2

118

87.9

79.8-93.1

Northeast NC II

178

11.4

7.4-17.2

154

88.6

82.8-92.6

Northeastern Partnership

313

11.6

8.3-16.1

272

88.4

83.9-91.7

Mountain AHEC

481

17.9

11.2-27.3

406

82.1

72.7-88.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,121

177

16.3

13.0-20.2

944

83.7

79.8-87.0

Piedmont

1,482

224

17.2

14.4-20.5

1,258

82.8

79.5-85.6

Western NC

761

112

16.5

11.6-23.0

649

83.5

77.0-88.4

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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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