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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has someone you knew, not including 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 6,755 13 0.2 0.1- 0.3 200 2.6 2.2- 3.2 6,542 97.2 96.6-97.7
-Eastern NC 2,179 8 0.3 0.1- 0.8 50 2.0 1.4- 2.9 2,121 97.7 96.7-98.4
GENDER
Male 756 3 0.3 0.1- 0.9 3 0.7 0.2- 2.8 750 99.1 97.2-99.7
Female 1,423 5 0.4 0.1- 1.2 47 3.2 2.2- 4.5 1,371 96.4 95.0-97.4
RACE
White 1,497 5 0.3 0.1- 0.9 33 2.1 1.3- 3.3 1,459 97.6 96.3-98.5
African American 486 2 0.4 0.1- 1.9 13 2.4 1.2- 4.5 471 97.3 95.0-98.5
Other Minorities 186 0 0.0 . - . 3 0.4 0.1- 1.4 183 99.6 98.6-99.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 96 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 95 99.7 97.6- 100
Non-Hispanic 2,079 7 0.3 0.1- 0.8 49 2.1 1.4- 3.1 2,023 97.6 96.6-98.3
AGE
18-24 79 1 0.5 0.1- 3.8 3 2.4 0.6- 9.3 75 97.0 90.6-99.1
25-34 229 0 0.0 . - . 9 2.7 1.3- 5.6 220 97.3 94.4-98.7
35-44 343 3 0.5 0.1- 2.1 9 2.3 1.0- 4.9 331 97.2 94.5-98.6
45-54 414 1 0.5 0.1- 3.2 5 1.1 0.4- 3.3 408 98.4 95.9-99.4
55-64 478 3 0.5 0.1- 1.9 19 3.2 1.9- 5.5 456 96.2 93.9-97.7
65-74 378 0 0.0 . - . 4 0.4 0.1- 1.1 374 99.6 98.9-99.9
75+ 246 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 245 99.5 96.3-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 333 2 0.6 0.1- 3.4 9 2.7 1.0- 7.6 322 96.6 91.8-98.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 684 2 0.3 0.1- 1.4 15 1.7 0.9- 3.2 667 98.0 96.4-98.9
Some Post-H.S. 574 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 18 2.0 1.1- 3.6 555 97.9 96.3-98.9
College Graduate 586 3 0.5 0.1- 1.8 8 1.8 0.8- 3.9 575 97.7 95.6-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 233 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 7 3.3 1.3- 8.3 225 96.5 91.6-98.6
$15,000- 24,999 383 3 0.8 0.2- 3.0 9 1.0 0.4- 2.3 371 98.2 96.3-99.2
$25,000- 34,999 254 2 0.7 0.1- 3.6 10 4.0 1.8- 8.5 242 95.3 90.7-97.7
$35,000- 49,999 322 0 0.0 . - . 8 2.8 1.0- 7.6 314 97.2 92.4-99.0
$50,000-74,999 307 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2 2 0.6 0.1- 2.9 304 99.1 96.9-99.8
$75,000+ 391 1 0.4 0.0- 2.5 7 1.1 0.5- 2.4 383 98.5 96.9-99.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 821 5 0.7 0.2- 1.9 27 2.3 1.4- 3.7 789 97.0 95.5-98.1
No 1,345 3 0.2 0.0- 0.7 23 1.9 1.1- 3.1 1,319 98.0 96.7-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 374 0 0.0 . - . 7 1.7 0.7- 4.2 367 98.3 95.8-99.3
Non-Veteran 1,804 8 0.4 0.2- 0.9 43 2.0 1.3- 3.1 1,753 97.5 96.5-98.3

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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.

** 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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