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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has a partner or ex-partner 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 26 1.0 0.5- 2.0 295 3.4 2.8- 4.0 6,441 95.7 94.7-96.4
-Eastern NC 2,179 9 0.6 0.2- 1.3 96 3.4 2.6- 4.3 2,074 96.1 95.0-96.9
GENDER
Male 757 2 0.6 0.1- 2.3 5 0.7 0.3- 1.8 750 98.8 97.2-99.5
Female 1,422 7 0.6 0.2- 1.3 91 5.9 4.6- 7.6 1,324 93.5 91.8-94.9
RACE
White 1,497 6 0.6 0.2- 1.6 60 3.3 2.4- 4.5 1,431 96.2 94.8-97.2
African American 486 3 0.8 0.2- 2.9 23 3.5 2.2- 5.6 460 95.7 93.3-97.2
Other Minorities 186 0 0.0 . - . 11 2.9 1.3- 6.3 175 97.1 93.7-98.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 96 0 0.0 . - . 3 1.6 0.4- 6.8 93 98.4 93.2-99.6
Non-Hispanic 2,079 9 0.6 0.3- 1.4 93 3.5 2.8- 4.5 1,977 95.9 94.7-96.8
AGE
18-24 79 1 0.5 0.1- 3.8 2 0.9 0.2- 3.7 76 98.5 95.4-99.5
25-34 229 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9 14 4.8 2.7- 8.3 214 95.1 91.6-97.2
35-44 344 4 1.8 0.5- 5.7 19 4.1 2.5- 6.9 321 94.1 90.3-96.4
45-54 413 2 0.6 0.1- 2.9 23 4.3 2.5- 7.2 388 95.1 92.0-97.0
55-64 477 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 23 4.1 2.6- 6.5 453 95.8 93.4-97.3
65-74 379 0 0.0 . - . 9 1.9 0.9- 4.2 370 98.1 95.8-99.1
75+ 246 0 0.0 . - . 6 0.9 0.4- 2.1 240 99.1 97.9-99.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 333 4 1.2 0.4- 3.5 18 4.1 2.3- 7.2 311 94.7 91.3-96.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 685 3 0.8 0.2- 3.2 27 2.8 1.8- 4.5 655 96.4 94.3-97.8
Some Post-H.S. 572 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 31 3.6 2.3- 5.5 540 96.0 93.9-97.4
College Graduate 587 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 20 3.5 2.0- 5.8 566 96.5 94.1-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 232 2 1.0 0.2- 4.4 13 5.2 2.6-10.0 217 93.8 88.8-96.7
$15,000- 24,999 385 2 0.6 0.1- 3.2 21 3.2 1.9- 5.4 362 96.2 93.7-97.7
$25,000- 34,999 255 4 2.8 0.9- 8.4 16 5.2 2.9- 9.2 235 92.1 86.6-95.4
$35,000- 49,999 322 0 0.0 . - . 12 3.3 1.7- 6.4 310 96.7 93.6-98.3
$50,000-74,999 307 0 0.0 . - . 12 3.4 1.7- 6.5 295 96.6 93.5-98.3
$75,000+ 390 0 0.0 . - . 10 1.9 0.8- 4.1 380 98.1 95.9-99.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 820 7 1.4 0.5- 3.4 50 4.3 3.1- 6.1 763 94.3 92.1-96.0
No 1,346 2 0.2 0.0- 1.0 46 3.0 2.1- 4.2 1,298 96.8 95.6-97.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 374 1 0.6 0.1- 3.9 10 2.1 1.0- 4.4 363 97.3 94.6-98.6
Non-Veteran 1,804 8 0.6 0.2- 1.4 86 3.7 2.8- 4.8 1,710 95.8 94.5-96.7

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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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