BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont 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?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont 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
North Carolina	9,201	1,638	18.4	17.1-19.7	7,563	81.6	80.3-82.9
-Piedmont NC	3,950	695	18.2	16.5-20.1	3,255	81.8	79.9-83.5
GENDER
Male	1,482	224	17.2	14.4-20.5	1,258	82.8	79.5-85.6
Female	2,468	471	19.1	17.1-21.4	1,997	80.9	78.6-82.9
RACE
White	2,905	488	16.7	14.8-18.9	2,417	83.3	81.1-85.2
African American	791	164	23.5	19.3-28.3	627	76.5	71.7-80.7
Other Minorities	200	37	22.1	14.5-32.0	163	77.9	68.0-85.5
AGE
18-24	236	42	19.6	13.2-28.2	194	80.4	71.8-86.8
25-34	625	142	24.8	20.3-29.8	483	75.2	70.2-79.7
35-44	823	168	18.6	15.3-22.5	655	81.4	77.5-84.7
45-54	806	187	22.4	18.4-26.9	619	77.6	73.1-81.6
55-64	603	88	12.1	9.1-15.9	515	87.9	84.1-90.9
65-74	454	40	9.3	6.1-13.9	414	90.7	86.1-93.9
75+	373	25	7.9	4.8-12.6	348	92.1	87.4-95.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	567	109	21.9	17.0-27.8	458	78.1	72.2-83.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,042	207	22.2	18.5-26.4	835	77.8	73.6-81.5
Some Post-H.S.	936	184	19.4	15.8-23.5	752	80.6	76.5-84.2
College Graduate	1,391	195	12.3	10.3-14.8	1,196	87.7	85.2-89.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	355	82	22.4	16.1-30.2	273	77.6	69.8-83.9
$15,000- 24,999	650	138	21.2	16.6-26.5	512	78.8	73.5-83.4
$25,000- 34,999	390	86	26.7	20.5-34.0	304	73.3	66.0-79.5
$35,000- 49,999	539	104	19.2	15.2-24.1	435	80.8	75.9-84.8
$50,000-74,999	466	62	11.0	7.9-15.0	404	89.0	85.0-92.1
$75,000+	650	89	14.6	10.9-19.2	561	85.4	80.8-89.1
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%)

North Carolina

9,201

1,638

18.4

17.1-19.7

7,563

81.6

80.3-82.9

-Piedmont NC

3,950

695

18.2

16.5-20.1

3,255

81.8

79.9-83.5

GENDER

Male

1,482

224

17.2

14.4-20.5

1,258

82.8

79.5-85.6

Female

2,468

471

19.1

17.1-21.4

1,997

80.9

78.6-82.9

RACE

White

2,905

488

16.7

14.8-18.9

2,417

83.3

81.1-85.2

African American

791

164

23.5

19.3-28.3

627

76.5

71.7-80.7

Other Minorities

200

22.1

14.5-32.0

163

77.9

68.0-85.5

AGE

18-24

236

19.6

13.2-28.2

194

80.4

71.8-86.8

25-34

625

142

24.8

20.3-29.8

483

75.2

70.2-79.7

35-44

823

168

18.6

15.3-22.5

655

81.4

77.5-84.7

45-54

806

187

22.4

18.4-26.9

619

77.6

73.1-81.6

55-64

603

12.1

9.1-15.9

515

87.9

84.1-90.9

65-74

454

9.3

6.1-13.9

414

90.7

86.1-93.9

75+

373

7.9

4.8-12.6

348

92.1

87.4-95.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

567

109

21.9

17.0-27.8

458

78.1

72.2-83.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,042

207

22.2

18.5-26.4

835

77.8

73.6-81.5

Some Post-H.S.

936

184

19.4

15.8-23.5

752

80.6

76.5-84.2

College Graduate

1,391

195

12.3

10.3-14.8

1,196

87.7

85.2-89.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

355

22.4

16.1-30.2

273

77.6

69.8-83.9

$15,000- 24,999

650

138

21.2

16.6-26.5

512

78.8

73.5-83.4

$25,000- 34,999

390

26.7

20.5-34.0

304

73.3

66.0-79.5

$35,000- 49,999

539

104

19.2

15.2-24.1

435

80.8

75.9-84.8

$50,000-74,999

466

11.0

7.9-15.0

404

89.0

85.0-92.1

$75,000+

650

14.6

10.9-19.2

561

85.4

80.8-89.1

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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