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

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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	6,775	1,190	18.0	16.5-19.5	5,585	82.0	80.5-83.5
GENDER
Male	2,509	387	17.1	14.7-19.7	2,122	82.9	80.3-85.3
Female	4,266	803	18.8	17.1-20.6	3,463	81.2	79.4-82.9
AGE
18-24	362	71	20.5	14.7-27.8	291	79.5	72.2-85.3
25-34	933	207	24.0	19.8-28.8	726	76.0	71.2-80.2
35-44	1,244	289	20.5	17.6-23.7	955	79.5	76.3-82.4
45-54	1,312	317	22.6	19.2-26.4	995	77.4	73.6-80.8
55-64	1,154	172	12.2	9.9-15.0	982	87.8	85.0-90.1
65-74	993	80	8.8	6.4-12.0	913	91.2	88.0-93.6
75+	739	47	7.1	4.7-10.6	692	92.9	89.4-95.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	882	152	21.0	16.1-26.9	730	79.0	73.1-83.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,963	363	21.6	18.7-24.8	1,600	78.4	75.2-81.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,765	358	18.9	16.2-22.0	1,407	81.1	78.0-83.8
College Graduate	2,152	316	12.7	10.8-14.9	1,836	87.3	85.1-89.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	626	151	22.8	18.3-28.0	475	77.2	72.0-81.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,085	248	26.9	22.4-31.8	837	73.1	68.2-77.6
$25,000- 34,999	731	146	23.7	18.9-29.3	585	76.3	70.7-81.1
$35,000- 49,999	980	168	15.6	12.7-19.0	812	84.4	81.0-87.3
$50,000-74,999	836	128	13.6	10.8-16.9	708	86.4	83.1-89.2
$75,000+	1,013	130	13.0	9.9-16.8	883	87.0	83.2-90.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	396	74	18.6	14.5-23.6	322	81.4	76.4-85.5
Guilford	310	51	17.4	12.6-23.6	259	82.6	76.4-87.4
Mecklenburg	289	49	20.2	13.9-28.6	240	79.8	71.4-86.1
Orange	369	57	16.3	10.6-24.3	312	83.7	75.7-89.4
Wake	321	54	16.4	12.2-21.7	267	83.6	78.3-87.8
Chatham/Lee	283	40	12.5	8.9-17.4	243	87.5	82.6-91.1
Nash/Wilson	230	41	21.8	15.0-30.5	189	78.2	69.5-85.0
Craven/Pamlico	342	65	22.5	17.0-29.1	277	77.5	70.9-83.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	392	73	19.2	15.0-24.4	319	80.8	75.6-85.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	426	74	16.4	12.3-21.6	352	83.6	78.4-87.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	285	50	16.8	11.5-23.9	235	83.2	76.1-88.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	361	57	14.6	11.0-19.2	304	85.4	80.8-89.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	194	35	16.8	11.7-23.5	159	83.2	76.5-88.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	253	43	18.3	13.2-24.7	210	81.7	75.3-86.8
Northeast NC I	204	38	20.7	14.7-28.2	166	79.3	71.8-85.3
Northeast NC II	340	55	15.4	11.5-20.2	285	84.6	79.8-88.5
Northeastern Partnership	544	93	16.7	13.4-20.7	451	83.3	79.3-86.6
Mountain AHEC	1,142	203	20.1	15.8-25.3	939	79.9	74.7-84.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,013	370	19.6	16.8-22.7	1,643	80.4	77.3-83.2
Piedmont	2,905	488	16.7	14.8-18.9	2,417	83.3	81.1-85.2
Western NC	1,857	332	19.5	16.2-23.1	1,525	80.5	76.9-83.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,775

1,190

18.0

16.5-19.5

5,585

82.0

80.5-83.5

GENDER

Male

2,509

387

17.1

14.7-19.7

2,122

82.9

80.3-85.3

Female

4,266

803

18.8

17.1-20.6

3,463

81.2

79.4-82.9

AGE

18-24

362

20.5

14.7-27.8

291

79.5

72.2-85.3

25-34

933

207

24.0

19.8-28.8

726

76.0

71.2-80.2

35-44

1,244

289

20.5

17.6-23.7

955

79.5

76.3-82.4

45-54

1,312

317

22.6

19.2-26.4

995

77.4

73.6-80.8

55-64

1,154

172

12.2

9.9-15.0

982

87.8

85.0-90.1

65-74

993

8.8

6.4-12.0

913

91.2

88.0-93.6

75+

739

7.1

4.7-10.6

692

92.9

89.4-95.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

882

152

21.0

16.1-26.9

730

79.0

73.1-83.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,963

363

21.6

18.7-24.8

1,600

78.4

75.2-81.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,765

358

18.9

16.2-22.0

1,407

81.1

78.0-83.8

College Graduate

2,152

316

12.7

10.8-14.9

1,836

87.3

85.1-89.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

626

151

22.8

18.3-28.0

475

77.2

72.0-81.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,085

248

26.9

22.4-31.8

837

73.1

68.2-77.6

$25,000- 34,999

731

146

23.7

18.9-29.3

585

76.3

70.7-81.1

$35,000- 49,999

980

168

15.6

12.7-19.0

812

84.4

81.0-87.3

$50,000-74,999

836

128

13.6

10.8-16.9

708

86.4

83.1-89.2

$75,000+

1,013

130

13.0

9.9-16.8

883

87.0

83.2-90.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

396

18.6

14.5-23.6

322

81.4

76.4-85.5

Guilford

310

17.4

12.6-23.6

259

82.6

76.4-87.4

Mecklenburg

289

20.2

13.9-28.6

240

79.8

71.4-86.1

Orange

369

16.3

10.6-24.3

312

83.7

75.7-89.4

Wake

321

16.4

12.2-21.7

267

83.6

78.3-87.8

Chatham/Lee

283

12.5

8.9-17.4

243

87.5

82.6-91.1

Nash/Wilson

230

21.8

15.0-30.5

189

78.2

69.5-85.0

Craven/Pamlico

342

22.5

17.0-29.1

277

77.5

70.9-83.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

392

19.2

15.0-24.4

319

80.8

75.6-85.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

426

16.4

12.3-21.6

352

83.6

78.4-87.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

285

16.8

11.5-23.9

235

83.2

76.1-88.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

361

14.6

11.0-19.2

304

85.4

80.8-89.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

194

16.8

11.7-23.5

159

83.2

76.5-88.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

253

18.3

13.2-24.7

210

81.7

75.3-86.8

Northeast NC I

204

20.7

14.7-28.2

166

79.3

71.8-85.3

Northeast NC II

340

15.4

11.5-20.2

285

84.6

79.8-88.5

Northeastern Partnership

544

16.7

13.4-20.7

451

83.3

79.3-86.6

Mountain AHEC

1,142

203

20.1

15.8-25.3

939

79.9

74.7-84.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,013

370

19.6

16.8-22.7

1,643

80.4

77.3-83.2

Piedmont

2,905

488

16.7

14.8-18.9

2,417

83.3

81.1-85.2

Western NC

1,857

332

19.5

16.2-23.1

1,525

80.5

76.9-83.8

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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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