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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 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 6,757 67 1.9 1.3- 2.8 477 8.0 7.0- 9.2 6,213 90.1 88.7-91.3
-Piedmont NC 3,273 32 1.9 1.1- 3.2 230 8.3 6.8-10.1 3,011 89.8 87.8-91.6
GENDER
Male 1,222 16 3.0 1.5- 5.7 112 9.9 7.4-13.1 1,094 87.1 83.5-90.1
Female 2,051 16 0.9 0.5- 1.6 118 6.8 5.1- 8.9 1,917 92.4 90.2-94.1
RACE
White 2,664 24 1.5 0.8- 2.9 197 9.4 7.5-11.7 2,443 89.1 86.6-91.2
African American 408 5 2.8 1.0- 7.7 21 6.0 3.4-10.6 382 91.2 85.7-94.7
Other Minorities 188 3 2.8 0.7-10.8 11 5.0 2.2-11.1 174 92.2 84.6-96.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 134 2 3.5 0.8-14.3 6 3.9 1.1-12.4 126 92.7 82.3-97.2
Non-Hispanic 3,134 30 1.7 1.0- 3.0 224 8.7 7.1-10.6 2,880 89.6 87.4-91.4
AGE
18-24 109 6 3.3 1.3- 8.6 13 15.1 7.9-26.9 90 81.6 69.9-89.4
25-34 296 4 3.5 1.1-10.3 17 3.7 2.1- 6.5 275 92.7 87.0-96.0
35-44 547 7 1.8 0.8- 4.1 43 8.8 6.0-12.8 497 89.4 85.2-92.5
45-54 679 6 1.5 0.4- 6.0 68 10.1 7.5-13.5 605 88.4 84.3-91.5
55-64 686 7 0.8 0.3- 1.7 59 11.1 8.0-15.1 620 88.2 84.2-91.3
65-74 511 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1 23 3.5 2.1- 5.8 487 96.0 93.5-97.6
75+ 423 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 6 1.9 0.8- 4.8 416 97.9 95.0-99.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 425 3 1.5 0.4- 5.5 30 10.6 6.7-16.5 392 87.9 81.7-92.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 895 8 1.8 0.7- 4.8 51 8.4 5.1-13.6 836 89.7 84.5-93.4
Some Post-H.S. 809 14 2.4 1.0- 5.7 67 8.5 5.9-12.1 728 89.1 84.9-92.2
College Graduate 1,140 7 1.7 0.6- 4.8 82 7.1 5.1- 9.6 1,051 91.3 88.1-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 311 9 3.4 1.6- 7.1 27 10.6 6.3-17.3 275 86.0 79.0-90.9
$15,000- 24,999 445 4 2.3 0.6- 8.8 31 8.2 4.8-13.8 410 89.5 82.9-93.7
$25,000- 34,999 293 5 1.2 0.5- 3.1 19 8.1 4.4-14.2 269 90.8 84.7-94.6
$35,000- 49,999 479 2 0.4 0.1- 2.0 33 8.2 5.0-13.3 444 91.4 86.3-94.7
$50,000-74,999 476 6 4.0 1.3-11.4 44 10.5 6.7-16.1 426 85.5 78.5-90.5
$75,000+ 808 3 0.7 0.2- 3.2 56 7.7 4.7-12.2 749 91.6 87.0-94.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,087 21 3.5 1.9- 6.2 113 11.3 8.7-14.5 953 85.2 81.5-88.3
No 2,163 11 1.3 0.5- 3.0 116 7.1 5.3- 9.5 2,036 91.6 89.0-93.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 450 7 4.7 1.6-13.2 51 12.4 8.9-17.0 392 82.9 76.1-88.0
Non-Veteran 2,821 25 1.5 0.8- 2.7 179 7.8 6.2- 9.8 2,617 90.7 88.5-92.5

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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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