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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has a stranger ever pushed, hit, slapped, kicked, or physically hurt you in any other way?

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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 48 1.3 0.8- 2.3 425 6.8 5.9- 7.9 6,289 91.8 90.5-93.0
-Eastern NC 2,182 16 1.9 0.6- 5.5 138 7.0 5.6- 8.6 2,028 91.2 88.4-93.3
GENDER
Male 755 8 3.4 1.0-11.1 75 9.6 7.1-12.8 672 87.0 81.6-91.0
Female 1,427 8 0.4 0.2- 0.9 63 4.5 3.3- 6.1 1,356 95.1 93.5-96.3
RACE
White 1,500 12 2.6 0.8- 8.4 96 7.9 6.1-10.3 1,392 89.4 85.3-92.5
African American 486 4 0.7 0.2- 2.2 25 4.1 2.6- 6.5 457 95.2 92.7-96.8
Other Minorities 186 0 0.0 . - . 15 6.9 3.7-12.4 171 93.1 87.6-96.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 96 0 0.0 . - . 6 6.8 2.4-18.2 90 93.2 81.8-97.6
Non-Hispanic 2,082 16 2.0 0.7- 5.9 132 7.0 5.6- 8.7 1,934 91.0 88.1-93.3
AGE
18-24 79 2 9.2 1.9-35.1 5 6.3 2.4-15.5 72 84.5 64.6-94.2
25-34 230 4 1.6 0.4- 5.6 20 9.4 5.7-15.0 206 89.0 83.0-93.0
35-44 343 3 0.8 0.2- 2.9 29 8.5 5.5-12.8 311 90.7 86.3-93.8
45-54 414 5 0.7 0.3- 1.7 31 7.5 4.8-11.5 378 91.8 87.8-94.5
55-64 479 0 0.0 . - . 28 5.6 3.7- 8.6 451 94.4 91.4-96.3
65-74 379 0 0.0 . - . 18 3.7 2.2- 6.0 361 96.3 94.0-97.8
75+ 246 1 0.4 0.1- 3.0 7 4.1 1.9- 9.0 238 95.4 90.5-97.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 333 2 1.5 0.3- 8.3 14 4.8 2.2-10.1 317 93.7 87.5-96.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 686 7 1.2 0.4- 3.3 42 8.5 5.7-12.4 637 90.3 86.2-93.3
Some Post-H.S. 575 4 4.2 0.8-19.4 46 5.9 4.1- 8.4 525 89.9 80.9-94.9
College Graduate 586 3 0.3 0.1- 0.9 36 7.6 5.1-11.1 547 92.1 88.7-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 234 2 1.2 0.3- 4.9 18 6.9 4.2-11.3 214 91.9 87.1-95.0
$15,000- 24,999 385 4 6.6 1.2-29.9 28 5.1 3.2- 8.1 353 88.3 72.7-95.5
$25,000- 34,999 254 3 0.6 0.2- 1.9 18 10.6 5.9-18.3 233 88.8 81.2-93.6
$35,000- 49,999 322 2 1.9 0.4- 8.1 24 8.0 4.8-13.0 296 90.1 84.3-93.9
$50,000-74,999 306 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 25 8.3 5.0-13.4 280 91.5 86.5-94.8
$75,000+ 391 3 0.5 0.2- 1.6 14 6.3 3.3-11.5 374 93.2 88.0-96.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 823 7 3.7 0.7-16.8 73 10.8 7.9-14.7 743 85.5 78.1-90.6
No 1,346 9 1.0 0.4- 2.4 65 5.2 3.8- 7.0 1,272 93.8 91.8-95.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 375 3 1.4 0.4- 5.6 40 10.0 6.6-15.0 332 88.5 83.2-92.3
Non-Veteran 1,806 13 2.0 0.6- 6.7 98 6.3 4.8- 8.1 1,695 91.8 88.5-94.2

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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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