BRFSS 2003 - Western 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 Western 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
-Western NC	2,035	363	18.7	15.7-22.1	1,672	81.3	77.9-84.3
GENDER
Male	761	112	16.5	11.6-23.0	649	83.5	77.0-88.4
Female	1,274	251	20.7	17.7-24.2	1,023	79.3	75.8-82.3
RACE
White	1,857	332	19.5	16.2-23.1	1,525	80.5	76.9-83.8
African American	70	10	15.6	6.3-34.0	60	84.4	66.0-93.7
Other Minorities	100	20	8.0	4.2-14.5	80	92.0	85.5-95.8
AGE
18-24	134	20	14.1	8.4-22.6	114	85.9	77.4-91.6
25-34	281	61	32.1	20.9-45.8	220	67.9	54.2-79.1
35-44	337	73	19.8	14.7-26.2	264	80.2	73.8-85.3
45-54	379	98	24.6	17.9-32.8	281	75.4	67.2-82.1
55-64	348	58	13.1	9.3-18.3	290	86.9	81.7-90.7
65-74	333	34	9.2	6.0-13.8	299	90.8	86.2-94.0
75+	211	15	5.6	2.8-10.7	196	94.4	89.3-97.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	334	52	20.4	10.5-36.1	282	79.6	63.9-89.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	631	114	20.8	16.1-26.5	517	79.2	73.5-83.9
Some Post-H.S.	540	113	18.0	13.9-23.1	427	82.0	76.9-86.1
College Graduate	524	83	15.2	11.5-19.7	441	84.8	80.3-88.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	264	73	23.7	17.6-31.0	191	76.3	69.0-82.4
$15,000- 24,999	402	88	20.4	14.3-28.2	314	79.6	71.8-85.7
$25,000- 34,999	252	37	16.9	10.7-25.5	215	83.1	74.5-89.3
$35,000- 49,999	269	39	13.0	8.7-18.9	230	87.0	81.1-91.3
$50,000-74,999	203	35	20.8	13.8-30.1	168	79.2	69.9-86.2
$75,000+	203	25	10.1	6.0-16.6	178	89.9	83.4-94.0
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

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

-Western NC

2,035

363

18.7

15.7-22.1

1,672

81.3

77.9-84.3

GENDER

Male

761

112

16.5

11.6-23.0

649

83.5

77.0-88.4

Female

1,274

251

20.7

17.7-24.2

1,023

79.3

75.8-82.3

RACE

White

1,857

332

19.5

16.2-23.1

1,525

80.5

76.9-83.8

African American

15.6

6.3-34.0

84.4

66.0-93.7

Other Minorities

100

8.0

4.2-14.5

92.0

85.5-95.8

AGE

18-24

134

14.1

8.4-22.6

114

85.9

77.4-91.6

25-34

281

32.1

20.9-45.8

220

67.9

54.2-79.1

35-44

337

19.8

14.7-26.2

264

80.2

73.8-85.3

45-54

379

24.6

17.9-32.8

281

75.4

67.2-82.1

55-64

348

13.1

9.3-18.3

290

86.9

81.7-90.7

65-74

333

9.2

6.0-13.8

299

90.8

86.2-94.0

75+

211

5.6

2.8-10.7

196

94.4

89.3-97.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

334

20.4

10.5-36.1

282

79.6

63.9-89.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

631

114

20.8

16.1-26.5

517

79.2

73.5-83.9

Some Post-H.S.

540

113

18.0

13.9-23.1

427

82.0

76.9-86.1

College Graduate

524

15.2

11.5-19.7

441

84.8

80.3-88.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

264

23.7

17.6-31.0

191

76.3

69.0-82.4

$15,000- 24,999

402

20.4

14.3-28.2

314

79.6

71.8-85.7

$25,000- 34,999

252

16.9

10.7-25.5

215

83.1

74.5-89.3

$35,000- 49,999

269

13.0

8.7-18.9

230

87.0

81.1-91.3

$50,000-74,999

203

20.8

13.8-30.1

168

79.2

69.9-86.2

$75,000+

203

10.1

6.0-16.6

178

89.9

83.4-94.0

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

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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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