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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has 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 6,762 26 1.0 0.5- 2.0 295 3.4 2.8- 4.0 6,441 95.7 94.7-96.4
-Piedmont NC 3,280 16 1.4 0.6- 3.1 130 3.2 2.5- 4.2 3,134 95.4 93.8-96.6
GENDER
Male 1,224 3 1.8 0.5- 6.0 8 0.9 0.3- 2.7 1,213 97.3 93.6-98.9
Female 2,056 13 1.0 0.5- 2.2 122 5.4 4.3- 6.9 1,921 93.5 91.9-94.9
RACE
White 2,670 13 1.5 0.6- 4.0 104 3.3 2.6- 4.3 2,553 95.2 93.2-96.6
African American 409 3 1.7 0.4- 6.9 19 3.2 1.5- 6.7 387 95.0 90.3-97.5
Other Minorities 188 0 0.0 . - . 6 2.9 1.0- 7.8 182 97.1 92.2-99.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 134 0 0.0 . - . 6 3.0 1.0- 8.7 128 97.0 91.3-99.0
Non-Hispanic 3,141 16 1.5 0.7- 3.4 124 3.3 2.5- 4.2 3,001 95.2 93.5-96.5
AGE
18-24 109 4 6.8 2.1-20.0 2 1.1 0.3- 4.2 103 92.2 79.8-97.2
25-34 295 3 1.4 0.2- 7.2 11 2.2 1.1- 4.6 281 96.4 92.3-98.4
35-44 547 4 0.8 0.3- 2.3 24 5.0 3.0- 8.0 519 94.3 91.1-96.4
45-54 683 2 0.3 0.1- 1.2 36 4.4 2.5- 7.6 645 95.3 92.1-97.2
55-64 689 3 0.4 0.1- 1.4 32 3.8 2.6- 5.7 654 95.8 93.8-97.1
65-74 512 0 0.0 . - . 15 1.8 0.9- 3.5 497 98.2 96.5-99.1
75+ 423 0 0.0 . - . 10 2.7 1.2- 5.9 413 97.3 94.1-98.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 426 3 1.6 0.3- 7.3 23 4.6 2.5- 8.4 400 93.8 88.9-96.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 897 6 3.6 1.2-10.8 32 4.3 2.5- 7.1 859 92.1 86.3-95.6
Some Post-H.S. 811 4 0.6 0.2- 1.9 44 2.9 2.0- 4.3 763 96.4 94.9-97.5
College Graduate 1,142 3 0.2 0.1- 0.8 31 2.2 1.4- 3.4 1,108 97.6 96.4-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 311 5 1.8 0.7- 4.4 35 11.7 7.0-18.8 271 86.5 79.4-91.4
$15,000- 24,999 445 3 1.5 0.3- 7.6 22 5.2 2.6-10.3 420 93.2 87.4-96.5
$25,000- 34,999 296 1 3.1 0.4-18.7 13 2.3 1.2- 4.3 282 94.6 84.4-98.2
$35,000- 49,999 479 2 0.6 0.1- 2.9 12 1.7 0.8- 3.7 465 97.7 95.4-98.9
$50,000-74,999 476 0 0.0 . - . 16 2.6 1.4- 4.9 460 97.4 95.1-98.6
$75,000+ 810 3 1.9 0.3-10.1 22 2.2 1.4- 3.5 785 95.9 90.9-98.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,090 6 0.7 0.3- 1.5 75 6.8 4.9- 9.2 1,009 92.6 90.0-94.5
No 2,166 10 1.7 0.7- 4.2 55 1.9 1.3- 2.8 2,101 96.4 94.2-97.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 450 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 7 2.4 0.5-10.1 442 97.4 90.1-99.4
Non-Veteran 2,828 15 1.5 0.7- 3.5 123 3.4 2.6- 4.3 2,690 95.1 93.4-96.4

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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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