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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has 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 6,762 26 1.0 0.5- 2.0 295 3.4 2.8- 4.0 6,441 95.7 94.7-96.4
-Western NC 1,303 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 69 3.8 2.9- 5.0 1,233 96.1 95.0-97.1
GENDER
Male 478 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0 4 0.5 0.2- 1.4 473 99.4 98.4-99.7
Female 825 0 0.0 . - . 65 6.7 5.1- 8.9 760 93.3 91.1-94.9
RACE
White 1,218 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 60 3.5 2.6- 4.6 1,157 96.5 95.3-97.3
African American 40 0 0.0 . - . 5 10.7 4.1-25.5 35 89.3 74.5-95.9
Other Minorities 42 0 0.0 . - . 3 2.8 0.8- 9.5 39 97.2 90.5-99.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 23 0 0.0 . - . 2 3.1 0.7-12.8 21 96.9 87.2-99.3
Non-Hispanic 1,279 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 67 3.8 2.9- 5.0 1,211 96.1 94.9-97.1
AGE
18-24 37 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 37 100 . - .
25-34 94 0 0.0 . - . 8 5.7 2.7-11.7 86 94.3 88.3-97.3
35-44 193 0 0.0 . - . 10 3.0 1.5- 5.9 183 97.0 94.1-98.5
45-54 242 0 0.0 . - . 24 7.5 4.8-11.5 218 92.5 88.5-95.2
55-64 303 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 19 4.6 2.8- 7.4 283 95.0 92.1-96.9
65-74 243 0 0.0 . - . 6 1.3 0.6- 3.0 237 98.7 97.0-99.4
75+ 186 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.9 0.2- 3.6 184 99.1 96.4-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 0 0.0 . - . 8 3.4 1.5- 7.6 185 96.6 92.4-98.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 416 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 23 4.1 2.5- 6.5 392 95.7 93.3-97.3
Some Post-H.S. 326 0 0.0 . - . 19 3.4 2.0- 5.8 307 96.6 94.2-98.0
College Graduate 365 0 0.0 . - . 19 4.0 2.5- 6.5 346 96.0 93.5-97.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 0 0.0 . - . 14 7.7 4.0-14.2 139 92.3 85.8-96.0
$15,000- 24,999 230 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 16 5.2 2.9- 9.1 213 94.4 90.4-96.8
$25,000- 34,999 151 0 0.0 . - . 11 5.0 2.5- 9.6 140 95.0 90.4-97.5
$35,000- 49,999 202 0 0.0 . - . 5 1.7 0.6- 4.6 197 98.3 95.4-99.4
$50,000-74,999 185 0 0.0 . - . 13 4.5 2.5- 8.0 172 95.5 92.0-97.5
$75,000+ 219 0 0.0 . - . 5 2.2 0.9- 5.5 214 97.8 94.5-99.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 484 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 34 5.2 3.5- 7.7 449 94.6 92.1-96.3
No 808 0 0.0 . - . 35 3.1 2.2- 4.5 773 96.9 95.5-97.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 191 1 0.5 0.1- 3.2 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 189 99.3 97.1-99.8
Non-Veteran 1,112 0 0.0 . - . 68 4.4 3.4- 5.8 1,044 95.6 94.2-96.6

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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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