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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has a stranger 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 21 0.6 0.2- 1.6 200 2.4 2.0- 2.9 6,541 97.0 96.2-97.7
-Western NC 1,303 4 0.3 0.1- 1.0 51 3.9 2.8- 5.4 1,248 95.8 94.3-97.0
GENDER
Male 478 0 0.0 . - . 6 2.2 0.9- 5.1 472 97.8 94.9-99.1
Female 825 4 0.5 0.2- 1.8 45 5.4 3.9- 7.5 776 94.0 91.8-95.7
RACE
White 1,218 3 0.1 0.0- 0.4 49 4.0 2.8- 5.6 1,166 95.9 94.2-97.0
African American 40 0 0.0 . - . 2 5.0 1.2-18.8 38 95.0 81.2-98.8
Other Minorities 42 1 3.8 0.5-22.9 0 0.0 . - . 41 96.2 77.1-99.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 23 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.9 0.2-12.7 22 98.1 87.3-99.8
Non-Hispanic 1,279 4 0.3 0.1- 1.0 50 3.9 2.8- 5.5 1,225 95.8 94.2-97.0
AGE
18-24 37 1 3.0 0.4-18.5 1 1.5 0.2-10.1 35 95.5 82.4-99.0
25-34 94 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2 7 6.5 2.7-14.8 86 93.2 85.0-97.1
35-44 193 1 0.2 0.0- 1.7 6 3.0 1.2- 7.2 186 96.8 92.6-98.7
45-54 241 0 0.0 . - . 18 7.1 4.3-11.6 223 92.9 88.4-95.7
55-64 304 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0 13 3.9 2.1- 6.9 290 96.0 93.0-97.7
65-74 243 0 0.0 . - . 3 1.7 0.4- 7.4 240 98.3 92.6-99.6
75+ 186 0 0.0 . - . 3 1.5 0.5- 4.7 183 98.5 95.3-99.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 1 1.1 0.2- 7.7 8 6.8 3.1-14.2 184 92.1 84.4-96.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 415 2 0.3 0.1- 1.2 19 4.6 2.6- 8.0 394 95.2 91.7-97.2
Some Post-H.S. 326 0 0.0 . - . 12 2.4 1.3- 4.4 314 97.6 95.6-98.7
College Graduate 366 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0 12 3.0 1.6- 5.4 353 96.9 94.5-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 152 0 0.0 . - . 15 10.0 5.4-18.0 137 90.0 82.0-94.6
$15,000- 24,999 231 1 0.9 0.1- 6.3 12 7.3 3.7-13.7 218 91.8 85.2-95.6
$25,000- 34,999 151 2 0.5 0.1- 2.3 10 5.2 2.6-10.4 139 94.2 89.1-97.0
$35,000- 49,999 202 0 0.0 . - . 4 2.7 0.8- 8.8 198 97.3 91.2-99.2
$50,000-74,999 185 0 0.0 . - . 2 1.1 0.2- 4.6 183 98.9 95.4-99.8
$75,000+ 219 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 4 1.7 0.6- 4.6 214 98.0 95.1-99.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 484 2 0.3 0.1- 1.1 25 4.5 2.8- 7.0 457 95.3 92.7-97.0
No 808 2 0.3 0.1- 1.5 26 3.6 2.3- 5.7 780 96.1 93.9-97.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 191 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 4 3.0 0.9- 9.4 186 96.6 90.4-98.9
Non-Veteran 1,112 3 0.3 0.1- 1.1 47 4.0 2.8- 5.7 1,062 95.7 94.0-96.9

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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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