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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 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 6,757 67 1.9 1.3- 2.8 477 8.0 7.0- 9.2 6,213 90.1 88.7-91.3
-Eastern NC 2,179 21 2.4 1.3- 4.5 153 7.7 6.0- 9.7 2,005 89.9 87.4-92.0
GENDER
Male 755 11 4.0 1.9- 8.4 71 10.3 7.3-14.4 673 85.7 80.7-89.5
Female 1,424 10 0.9 0.4- 2.0 82 5.2 4.0- 6.8 1,332 93.8 92.1-95.2
RACE
White 1,499 9 1.4 0.6- 3.4 104 8.6 6.4-11.5 1,386 90.0 86.9-92.5
African American 485 9 4.6 1.6-12.6 32 6.3 3.9- 9.9 444 89.1 82.5-93.5
Other Minorities 185 3 3.7 1.1-11.5 15 5.5 2.9- 9.9 167 90.8 83.8-95.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 96 3 8.0 2.6-22.1 9 6.9 3.3-13.9 84 85.1 72.8-92.5
Non-Hispanic 2,079 18 2.0 0.9- 4.1 144 7.7 6.0- 9.9 1,917 90.3 87.7-92.4
AGE
18-24 79 6 11.7 4.8-26.0 9 12.2 5.2-25.7 64 76.1 61.0-86.6
25-34 229 6 2.3 0.8- 6.3 23 9.2 5.6-14.7 200 88.5 82.5-92.6
35-44 344 4 0.7 0.2- 2.0 21 5.8 3.5- 9.6 319 93.5 89.7-95.9
45-54 414 4 1.5 0.5- 4.1 40 8.9 6.1-12.9 370 89.6 85.4-92.7
55-64 477 0 0.0 . - . 36 8.0 5.2-12.1 441 92.0 87.9-94.8
65-74 378 0 0.0 . - . 19 4.0 2.4- 6.5 359 96.0 93.5-97.6
75+ 246 0 0.0 . - . 5 2.2 0.9- 5.6 241 97.8 94.4-99.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 333 6 4.7 1.8-11.8 21 5.5 2.9-10.1 306 89.8 83.0-94.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 682 9 4.3 1.7-10.8 36 7.4 4.8-11.2 637 88.3 82.5-92.4
Some Post-H.S. 574 2 0.5 0.1- 2.1 56 9.0 5.5-14.5 516 90.4 85.0-94.1
College Graduate 588 4 0.7 0.2- 2.2 40 8.0 5.4-11.5 544 91.3 87.7-94.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 234 2 0.6 0.1- 2.2 22 10.4 6.3-16.6 210 89.1 82.8-93.3
$15,000- 24,999 384 4 2.5 0.8- 7.5 30 6.5 3.8-10.9 350 91.0 85.6-94.5
$25,000- 34,999 254 7 8.2 2.6-23.0 19 9.6 5.4-16.3 228 82.2 70.5-89.9
$35,000- 49,999 321 0 0.0 . - . 22 6.0 3.3-10.6 299 94.0 89.4-96.7
$50,000-74,999 307 2 0.8 0.2- 3.8 25 12.7 6.5-23.2 280 86.5 76.1-92.8
$75,000+ 391 2 1.6 0.3- 8.3 21 6.0 3.5-10.2 368 92.4 87.2-95.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 822 10 3.2 1.4- 7.1 85 9.6 7.3-12.6 727 87.2 83.2-90.4
No 1,344 11 2.1 0.8- 5.0 68 6.8 4.8- 9.7 1,265 91.1 87.6-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 375 4 5.8 1.9-16.9 43 9.5 6.7-13.4 328 84.7 76.7-90.3
Non-Veteran 1,803 17 1.6 0.9- 3.0 110 7.3 5.4- 9.7 1,676 91.1 88.5-93.2

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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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