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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has 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 6,763 66 1.1 0.8- 1.5 894 11.0 9.9-12.1 5,803 88.0 86.8-89.0
-Piedmont NC 3,277 29 0.8 0.5- 1.2 398 10.0 8.6-11.6 2,850 89.3 87.6-90.7
GENDER
Male 1,224 3 0.1 0.0- 0.3 67 4.6 3.3- 6.5 1,154 95.3 93.4-96.6
Female 2,053 26 1.4 0.9- 2.3 331 14.9 12.6-17.5 1,696 83.7 81.0-86.0
RACE
White 2,667 23 0.9 0.5- 1.5 321 10.6 8.9-12.6 2,323 88.5 86.5-90.2
African American 409 4 0.6 0.2- 2.2 61 11.0 7.8-15.4 344 88.3 83.9-91.7
Other Minorities 188 2 0.2 0.0- 1.1 15 4.4 2.3- 8.4 171 95.4 91.4-97.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 134 0 0.0 . - . 12 4.3 2.1- 8.6 122 95.7 91.4-97.9
Non-Hispanic 3,138 29 0.9 0.5- 1.4 386 10.5 9.0-12.2 2,723 88.7 86.9-90.2
AGE
18-24 109 3 1.6 0.5- 5.0 13 11.2 5.6-21.3 93 87.2 77.3-93.2
25-34 295 6 0.9 0.4- 2.2 39 8.0 5.5-11.6 250 91.1 87.4-93.8
35-44 547 4 0.8 0.3- 2.4 70 11.1 8.2-14.9 473 88.0 84.1-91.1
45-54 681 8 0.6 0.3- 1.2 111 12.2 9.8-15.2 562 87.2 84.1-89.7
55-64 688 7 0.9 0.4- 2.4 101 13.1 10.1-17.0 580 85.9 82.0-89.1
65-74 511 0 0.0 . - . 43 5.2 3.7- 7.3 468 94.8 92.7-96.3
75+ 424 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4 20 3.5 2.1- 5.7 403 96.4 94.2-97.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 426 4 1.0 0.3- 3.7 55 9.2 6.3-13.2 367 89.8 85.5-92.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 896 10 1.0 0.5- 2.2 128 13.1 10.1-16.8 758 85.9 82.1-88.9
Some Post-H.S. 811 9 0.8 0.3- 1.9 121 11.4 8.3-15.5 681 87.8 83.7-91.0
College Graduate 1,140 6 0.5 0.2- 1.2 94 6.9 5.2- 9.1 1,040 92.7 90.4-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 311 2 0.4 0.1- 1.8 65 17.4 12.5-23.7 244 82.2 75.8-87.1
$15,000- 24,999 446 11 1.4 0.7- 3.0 68 10.6 7.5-14.8 367 87.9 83.6-91.2
$25,000- 34,999 294 5 1.5 0.6- 3.7 38 12.1 7.9-18.3 251 86.4 80.2-90.9
$35,000- 49,999 479 3 0.6 0.1- 2.8 75 15.3 10.7-21.4 401 84.1 78.0-88.8
$50,000-74,999 476 3 0.7 0.2- 2.5 49 7.8 5.4-11.2 424 91.5 87.9-94.0
$75,000+ 810 2 0.2 0.0- 1.0 63 6.4 4.6- 8.9 745 93.4 90.9-95.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,088 20 1.9 1.1- 3.4 187 14.2 11.7-17.2 881 83.9 80.7-86.6
No 2,166 9 0.3 0.1- 0.8 210 8.4 6.7-10.4 1,947 91.3 89.3-93.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 451 3 0.4 0.1- 1.4 26 4.4 2.8- 6.9 422 95.2 92.6-96.9
Non-Veteran 2,824 26 0.8 0.5- 1.3 372 10.7 9.1-12.4 2,426 88.5 86.7-90.1

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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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