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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has a stranger 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 6,762 48 1.3 0.8- 2.3 425 6.8 5.9- 7.9 6,289 91.8 90.5-93.0
-Piedmont NC 3,276 23 1.3 0.7- 2.3 207 6.8 5.5- 8.5 3,046 91.9 90.1-93.4
GENDER
Male 1,222 13 2.0 0.9- 4.1 107 8.8 6.5-11.9 1,102 89.2 85.8-91.9
Female 2,054 10 0.6 0.2- 1.4 100 5.0 3.9- 6.5 1,944 94.4 92.8-95.6
RACE
White 2,666 15 0.8 0.4- 1.6 177 7.7 6.0- 9.7 2,474 91.6 89.5-93.3
African American 409 6 3.8 1.5- 9.2 14 3.1 1.5- 6.1 389 93.1 87.9-96.2
Other Minorities 188 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 16 8.1 4.4-14.6 171 91.7 85.3-95.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 133 2 0.3 0.1- 1.4 11 7.6 3.7-15.1 120 92.0 84.7-96.0
Non-Hispanic 3,138 21 1.4 0.7- 2.5 196 6.8 5.4- 8.5 2,921 91.9 90.0-93.4
AGE
18-24 109 4 4.8 1.8-12.2 9 9.0 3.5-21.1 96 86.2 74.6-93.1
25-34 296 2 0.2 0.0- 0.9 10 3.1 1.6- 5.9 284 96.7 93.9-98.3
35-44 546 5 0.9 0.3- 2.7 45 8.9 6.2-12.7 496 90.2 86.3-93.0
45-54 681 4 1.3 0.3- 6.4 55 7.9 5.7-10.7 622 90.8 87.2-93.5
55-64 689 6 1.1 0.5- 2.4 66 11.4 8.3-15.3 617 87.6 83.6-90.7
65-74 510 2 0.5 0.1- 2.8 17 2.2 1.3- 3.7 491 97.3 95.4-98.4
75+ 423 0 0.0 . - . 4 1.1 0.3- 3.8 419 98.9 96.2-99.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 428 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 26 6.9 4.1-11.4 401 92.9 88.4-95.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 892 7 2.3 0.8- 6.2 36 6.7 3.6-12.0 849 91.0 85.4-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 811 7 1.5 0.5- 4.2 65 7.6 5.2-10.9 739 91.0 87.2-93.7
College Graduate 1,141 7 0.7 0.3- 1.8 80 6.4 4.9- 8.3 1,054 92.9 90.8-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 312 7 5.1 1.8-13.9 26 8.8 5.0-15.1 279 86.0 77.7-91.6
$15,000- 24,999 446 5 3.2 0.9-10.4 19 5.0 2.8- 8.9 422 91.8 85.6-95.4
$25,000- 34,999 294 0 0.0 . - . 14 6.5 3.2-12.9 280 93.5 87.1-96.8
$35,000- 49,999 476 0 0.0 . - . 31 8.0 4.7-13.4 445 92.0 86.6-95.3
$50,000-74,999 476 3 0.5 0.1- 1.5 38 7.1 4.7-10.8 435 92.4 88.7-94.9
$75,000+ 809 5 0.8 0.3- 2.1 65 8.5 5.5-12.8 739 90.7 86.4-93.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,088 8 1.1 0.3- 3.3 105 9.3 7.2-12.1 975 89.6 86.6-92.0
No 2,164 15 1.3 0.7- 2.7 102 5.9 4.3- 8.0 2,047 92.7 90.4-94.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 449 5 3.1 0.9-10.4 40 7.7 5.3-11.1 404 89.2 83.7-93.0
Non-Veteran 2,825 18 1.0 0.5- 2.0 167 6.7 5.3- 8.5 2,640 92.2 90.3-93.8

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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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