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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has a partner or ex-partner 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 6,763 66 1.1 0.8- 1.5 894 11.0 9.9-12.1 5,803 88.0 86.8-89.0
-Eastern NC 2,180 24 1.8 1.1- 3.0 311 12.1 10.3-14.2 1,845 86.1 83.8-88.0
GENDER
Male 756 11 2.1 1.0- 4.4 44 5.6 3.4- 9.2 701 92.3 88.5-94.9
Female 1,424 13 1.5 0.8- 2.9 267 18.2 15.8-21.0 1,144 80.2 77.4-82.8
RACE
White 1,499 12 1.7 0.9- 3.5 199 11.5 9.6-13.8 1,288 86.7 84.2-88.9
African American 485 7 1.6 0.7- 3.9 81 15.6 11.0-21.8 397 82.7 76.6-87.5
Other Minorities 186 5 2.6 0.9- 7.1 28 7.4 4.6-11.6 153 90.1 84.8-93.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 96 1 1.0 0.1- 7.0 8 3.8 1.7- 8.1 87 95.2 90.0-97.8
Non-Hispanic 2,080 23 1.9 1.1- 3.1 303 12.8 10.9-15.1 1,754 85.3 82.9-87.4
AGE
18-24 79 6 5.2 2.0-12.7 6 9.7 3.5-23.9 67 85.1 71.8-92.8
25-34 230 4 2.7 0.9- 7.8 37 11.6 7.9-16.9 189 85.7 79.7-90.2
35-44 344 5 1.1 0.4- 3.1 67 17.7 13.4-22.9 272 81.2 75.9-85.6
45-54 414 6 1.9 0.8- 4.6 78 13.9 10.6-17.9 330 84.2 79.9-87.7
55-64 477 2 0.2 0.0- 0.8 71 12.3 9.4-16.0 404 87.5 83.8-90.4
65-74 379 0 0.0 . - . 42 8.4 5.9-11.8 337 91.6 88.2-94.1
75+ 245 0 0.0 . - . 9 4.5 2.2- 8.8 236 95.5 91.2-97.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 333 5 3.0 0.9- 9.2 48 9.6 6.7-13.6 280 87.4 81.8-91.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 684 12 3.3 1.7- 6.3 96 13.6 9.8-18.6 576 83.1 77.9-87.3
Some Post-H.S. 574 4 0.7 0.2- 2.3 101 14.0 10.7-18.1 469 85.3 81.1-88.7
College Graduate 587 3 0.4 0.1- 1.5 66 9.9 7.4-13.0 518 89.7 86.5-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 234 2 0.8 0.2- 3.9 46 13.9 9.8-19.3 186 85.3 79.8-89.5
$15,000- 24,999 385 4 1.1 0.4- 3.3 67 13.5 9.6-18.7 314 85.4 80.0-89.5
$25,000- 34,999 254 6 2.5 0.9- 6.4 39 18.9 11.3-29.8 209 78.6 68.0-86.5
$35,000- 49,999 322 2 0.6 0.1- 3.2 43 11.2 7.6-16.3 277 88.2 83.0-91.9
$50,000-74,999 307 1 0.6 0.1- 4.1 45 13.0 9.2-18.2 261 86.4 81.1-90.3
$75,000+ 391 3 2.5 0.7- 8.8 41 8.5 5.8-12.4 347 88.9 83.8-92.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 822 12 2.8 1.3- 5.9 136 13.4 10.7-16.7 674 83.8 79.9-87.1
No 1,345 11 1.2 0.6- 2.4 175 11.7 9.4-14.4 1,159 87.1 84.3-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 375 3 1.3 0.3- 5.6 28 8.7 4.3-17.0 344 90.0 81.8-94.7
Non-Veteran 1,804 21 1.9 1.1- 3.3 283 12.9 11.1-15.0 1,500 85.1 82.8-87.2

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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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