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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has someone you knew, not including 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 6,755 13 0.2 0.1- 0.3 200 2.6 2.2- 3.2 6,542 97.2 96.6-97.7
-Western NC 1,302 3 0.2 0.1- 0.7 41 2.9 2.0- 4.3 1,258 96.9 95.5-97.8
GENDER
Male 478 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.7 0.1- 4.0 476 99.3 96.0-99.9
Female 824 3 0.4 0.1- 1.4 39 4.9 3.4- 7.1 782 94.7 92.5-96.3
RACE
White 1,217 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 40 3.1 2.1- 4.6 1,175 96.8 95.3-97.8
African American 40 1 2.8 0.4-17.9 0 0.0 . - . 39 97.2 82.1-99.6
Other Minorities 42 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.5 0.2-10.0 41 98.5 90.0-99.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 23 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 23 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 1,278 3 0.2 0.1- 0.7 41 3.0 2.0- 4.4 1,234 96.8 95.4-97.8
AGE
18-24 37 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.5 0.2-10.1 36 98.5 89.9-99.8
25-34 94 0 0.0 . - . 5 2.8 1.0- 7.6 89 97.2 92.4-99.0
35-44 193 1 0.2 0.0- 1.7 11 5.1 2.5-10.1 181 94.7 89.7-97.4
45-54 241 1 0.7 0.1- 4.9 9 3.1 1.5- 6.2 231 96.2 92.6-98.1
55-64 303 0 0.0 . - . 12 3.6 2.0- 6.6 291 96.4 93.4-98.0
65-74 243 0 0.0 . - . 3 0.7 0.2- 2.4 240 99.3 97.6-99.8
75+ 186 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0 0 0.0 . - . 185 99.7 98.0- 100
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 7 3.6 1.5- 8.7 185 96.2 91.2-98.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 415 2 0.5 0.1- 2.3 12 2.4 1.2- 4.5 401 97.1 94.7-98.4
Some Post-H.S. 326 0 0.0 . - . 9 2.3 1.0- 5.6 317 97.7 94.4-99.0
College Graduate 365 0 0.0 . - . 13 3.8 1.9- 7.5 352 96.2 92.5-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 152 0 0.0 . - . 13 8.3 4.1-15.9 139 91.7 84.1-95.9
$15,000- 24,999 230 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0 9 4.0 1.9- 8.0 220 95.9 91.9-97.9
$25,000- 34,999 151 0 0.0 . - . 7 2.9 1.3- 6.3 144 97.1 93.7-98.7
$35,000- 49,999 202 0 0.0 . - . 3 1.1 0.3- 3.7 199 98.9 96.3-99.7
$50,000-74,999 185 1 0.7 0.1- 5.1 3 2.2 0.6- 8.5 181 97.0 91.0-99.1
$75,000+ 219 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 3 2.5 0.7- 8.9 215 97.2 91.2-99.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 483 2 0.3 0.1- 1.1 24 4.5 2.8- 7.1 457 95.3 92.6-97.0
No 808 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2 17 2.2 1.2- 4.0 790 97.6 95.8-98.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 191 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 3 2.5 0.7- 8.9 187 97.1 91.1-99.1
Non-Veteran 1,111 2 0.2 0.0- 0.9 38 3.0 2.0- 4.5 1,071 96.8 95.3-97.9

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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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