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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has a stranger ever forced you to have sex or to do sexual things?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, within the past 12 months Yes, more than 12 months ago No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,762 21 0.6 0.2- 1.6 200 2.4 2.0- 2.9 6,541 97.0 96.2-97.7
-Eastern NC 2,184 8 0.3 0.1- 0.6 60 2.0 1.5- 2.7 2,116 97.7 97.0-98.3
GENDER
Male 757 2 0.2 0.0- 1.1 9 0.8 0.4- 1.8 746 99.0 97.9-99.5
Female 1,427 6 0.3 0.1- 0.8 51 3.1 2.2- 4.3 1,370 96.6 95.3-97.5
RACE
White 1,502 7 0.3 0.1- 0.7 36 1.8 1.2- 2.6 1,459 97.9 97.0-98.6
African American 486 0 0.0 . - . 16 2.6 1.5- 4.8 470 97.4 95.2-98.5
Other Minorities 186 1 0.7 0.1- 5.0 8 2.0 0.9- 4.4 177 97.3 94.1-98.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 96 1 1.1 0.1- 7.3 0 0.0 . - . 95 98.9 92.7-99.9
Non-Hispanic 2,084 7 0.2 0.1- 0.5 60 2.2 1.6- 2.9 2,017 97.6 96.8-98.2
AGE
18-24 79 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 79 100 . - .
25-34 230 0 0.0 . - . 8 2.3 1.1- 4.8 222 97.7 95.2-98.9
35-44 345 5 1.2 0.4- 3.3 13 3.0 1.5- 5.8 327 95.8 92.7-97.6
45-54 415 2 0.2 0.1- 1.0 10 2.1 1.1- 3.9 403 97.7 95.8-98.8
55-64 478 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4 16 2.4 1.3- 4.3 461 97.5 95.7-98.6
65-74 379 0 0.0 . - . 8 1.9 0.8- 4.2 371 98.1 95.8-99.2
75+ 246 0 0.0 . - . 5 1.7 0.6- 4.6 241 98.3 95.4-99.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 333 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2 18 2.7 1.5- 4.8 314 97.0 94.8-98.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 686 2 0.2 0.0- 0.6 14 1.8 1.0- 3.4 670 98.0 96.5-98.9
Some Post-H.S. 576 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3 14 2.1 1.1- 3.8 560 97.7 95.9-98.7
College Graduate 587 3 0.4 0.1- 2.0 14 1.8 1.0- 3.2 570 97.8 96.2-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 234 1 0.7 0.1- 4.8 11 4.2 2.1- 8.4 222 95.1 90.6-97.5
$15,000- 24,999 385 2 0.5 0.1- 2.2 11 1.3 0.6- 2.7 372 98.2 96.5-99.1
$25,000- 34,999 255 2 0.7 0.1- 4.0 9 3.9 1.8- 8.2 244 95.4 90.9-97.7
$35,000- 49,999 322 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 9 1.8 0.9- 3.7 312 98.1 96.2-99.0
$50,000-74,999 306 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 5 1.3 0.5- 3.4 300 98.5 96.4-99.4
$75,000+ 391 0 0.0 . - . 7 1.2 0.5- 2.6 384 98.8 97.4-99.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 823 3 0.3 0.1- 1.0 38 3.5 2.4- 5.2 782 96.2 94.5-97.4
No 1,348 5 0.3 0.1- 0.8 22 1.3 0.8- 2.1 1,321 98.4 97.5-99.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 375 0 0.0 . - . 8 1.7 0.7- 4.0 367 98.3 96.0-99.3
Non-Veteran 1,808 8 0.3 0.1- 0.8 52 2.1 1.5- 2.9 1,748 97.6 96.7-98.2

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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.

** 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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