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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has someone you knew, not including 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 6,755 13 0.2 0.1- 0.3 200 2.6 2.2- 3.2 6,542 97.2 96.6-97.7
-Piedmont NC 3,274 2 0.1 0.0- 0.3 109 2.9 2.2- 3.8 3,163 97.0 96.2-97.7
GENDER
Male 1,221 0 0.0 . - . 11 0.9 0.4- 2.4 1,210 99.1 97.6-99.6
Female 2,053 2 0.1 0.0- 0.5 98 4.7 3.7- 6.1 1,953 95.1 93.8-96.2
RACE
White 2,665 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 86 2.9 2.2- 3.8 2,577 97.0 96.1-97.7
African American 408 0 0.0 . - . 13 1.9 1.0- 3.6 395 98.1 96.4-99.0
Other Minorities 188 0 0.0 . - . 10 4.7 1.9-10.8 178 95.3 89.2-98.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 134 0 0.0 . - . 4 1.4 0.4- 4.6 130 98.6 95.4-99.6
Non-Hispanic 3,135 2 0.1 0.0- 0.3 105 3.0 2.3- 4.0 3,028 96.9 96.0-97.6
AGE
18-24 109 0 0.0 . - . 2 1.0 0.3- 4.1 107 99.0 95.9-99.7
25-34 293 0 0.0 . - . 13 2.4 1.2- 4.6 280 97.6 95.4-98.8
35-44 547 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 25 5.0 2.9- 8.4 521 94.8 91.4-96.9
45-54 680 0 0.0 . - . 34 3.9 2.6- 5.9 646 96.1 94.1-97.4
55-64 688 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9 21 2.9 1.8- 4.7 666 97.0 95.2-98.1
65-74 512 0 0.0 . - . 8 1.1 0.5- 2.8 504 98.9 97.2-99.5
75+ 423 0 0.0 . - . 6 1.2 0.4- 3.8 417 98.8 96.2-99.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 425 0 0.0 . - . 16 4.2 2.0- 8.9 409 95.8 91.1-98.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 894 0 0.0 . - . 34 3.5 2.3- 5.2 860 96.5 94.8-97.7
Some Post-H.S. 812 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 34 3.2 2.1- 5.0 777 96.7 95.0-97.8
College Graduate 1,139 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9 25 1.7 1.0- 2.8 1,113 98.2 97.0-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 311 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8 24 6.4 3.8-10.4 286 93.4 89.3-96.0
$15,000- 24,999 445 0 0.0 . - . 14 2.8 1.4- 5.6 431 97.2 94.4-98.6
$25,000- 34,999 296 0 0.0 . - . 10 2.5 1.2- 4.8 286 97.5 95.2-98.8
$35,000- 49,999 477 0 0.0 . - . 13 1.9 0.9- 3.8 464 98.1 96.2-99.1
$50,000-74,999 476 0 0.0 . - . 12 2.7 1.4- 5.1 464 97.3 94.9-98.6
$75,000+ 810 1 0.2 0.0- 1.1 24 2.6 1.6- 4.2 785 97.3 95.6-98.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,088 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 63 5.4 3.9- 7.3 1,024 94.6 92.6-96.0
No 2,162 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4 46 2.0 1.3- 3.0 2,115 98.0 97.0-98.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 450 0 0.0 . - . 7 1.3 0.5- 3.3 443 98.7 96.7-99.5
Non-Veteran 2,822 2 0.1 0.0- 0.3 102 3.1 2.4- 4.1 2,718 96.8 95.9-97.6

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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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