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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has a stranger 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 21 0.6 0.2- 1.6 200 2.4 2.0- 2.9 6,541 97.0 96.2-97.7
-Piedmont NC 3,275 9 0.8 0.2- 2.7 89 2.3 1.7- 3.1 3,177 96.9 95.5-97.9
GENDER
Male 1,223 2 1.3 0.3- 5.9 6 0.5 0.1- 2.5 1,215 98.1 94.1-99.4
Female 2,052 7 0.3 0.2- 0.8 83 3.9 2.9- 5.1 1,962 95.8 94.5-96.8
RACE
White 2,667 7 0.9 0.2- 3.9 65 2.1 1.5- 2.9 2,595 97.0 95.1-98.2
African American 407 1 0.9 0.1- 6.1 15 3.0 1.3- 6.6 391 96.1 91.8-98.2
Other Minorities 188 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 9 2.3 0.9- 5.9 178 97.5 94.0-99.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 134 0 0.0 . - . 6 1.7 0.6- 4.8 128 98.3 95.2-99.4
Non-Hispanic 3,136 9 0.9 0.3- 3.0 83 2.3 1.7- 3.2 3,044 96.8 95.2-97.9
AGE
18-24 108 3 5.4 1.3-19.7 1 0.5 0.1- 3.3 104 94.1 80.5-98.4
25-34 294 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 5 0.5 0.2- 1.4 288 99.4 98.6-99.7
35-44 547 0 0.0 . - . 25 5.0 3.1- 8.0 522 95.0 92.0-96.9
45-54 682 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2 25 3.0 1.4- 6.3 656 96.8 93.6-98.4
55-64 687 4 0.6 0.2- 1.6 18 2.2 1.3- 3.6 665 97.2 95.6-98.3
65-74 511 0 0.0 . - . 7 1.2 0.5- 3.3 504 98.8 96.7-99.5
75+ 424 0 0.0 . - . 8 1.7 0.7- 3.9 416 98.3 96.1-99.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 427 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 19 4.1 2.1- 7.9 407 95.6 91.9-97.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 894 2 1.9 0.3-11.7 19 2.2 1.0- 4.8 873 95.8 89.7-98.4
Some Post-H.S. 809 5 1.1 0.3- 3.6 33 2.9 1.8- 4.5 771 96.1 93.8-97.5
College Graduate 1,141 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4 18 1.1 0.6- 1.9 1,122 98.9 98.1-99.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 311 6 1.8 0.8- 4.0 16 6.2 3.1-12.0 289 92.1 86.3-95.5
$15,000- 24,999 443 0 0.0 . - . 20 4.8 2.2- 9.9 423 95.2 90.1-97.8
$25,000- 34,999 296 0 0.0 . - . 15 2.8 1.5- 5.1 281 97.2 94.9-98.5
$35,000- 49,999 477 0 0.0 . - . 10 1.9 0.9- 4.0 467 98.1 96.0-99.1
$50,000-74,999 477 0 0.0 . - . 8 1.3 0.6- 2.9 469 98.7 97.1-99.4
$75,000+ 809 1 1.7 0.2-10.9 13 1.3 0.6- 2.6 795 97.0 91.1-99.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,088 8 1.2 0.4- 3.4 50 4.1 2.8- 6.1 1,030 94.6 92.2-96.3
No 2,163 1 0.7 0.1- 4.5 39 1.5 0.9- 2.5 2,123 97.8 95.7-98.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 450 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 6 2.6 0.6- 9.9 443 97.2 90.2-99.2
Non-Veteran 2,823 8 0.9 0.3- 3.1 83 2.2 1.7- 3.0 2,732 96.9 95.3-97.9

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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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