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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 1,306 13 1.0 0.5- 1.8 185 12.9 10.9-15.3 1,108 86.1 83.7-88.2
GENDER
Male 479 2 0.2 0.0- 0.9 31 7.2 4.7-10.9 446 92.6 88.9-95.1
Female 827 11 1.6 0.8- 3.3 154 18.0 15.1-21.4 662 80.3 76.8-83.4
RACE
White 1,221 11 0.9 0.4- 1.8 168 12.8 10.7-15.3 1,042 86.3 83.7-88.5
African American 40 1 2.2 0.3-14.4 7 14.2 6.0-30.0 32 83.6 67.3-92.6
Other Minorities 42 1 1.5 0.2-10.0 9 12.4 5.2-26.7 32 86.1 71.6-93.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 23 2 4.4 1.0-17.1 2 4.2 0.9-17.9 19 91.4 76.7-97.2
Non-Hispanic 1,282 11 0.9 0.4- 1.8 183 13.1 11.0-15.5 1,088 86.0 83.5-88.1
AGE
18-24 37 0 0.0 . - . 6 11.5 4.7-25.5 31 88.5 74.5-95.3
25-34 94 4 2.2 0.7- 6.4 15 11.7 6.2-20.8 75 86.1 76.9-92.0
35-44 194 3 1.3 0.3- 5.3 32 13.1 8.8-19.0 159 85.6 79.4-90.2
45-54 243 4 1.4 0.5- 3.8 54 21.6 16.1-28.4 185 77.0 70.1-82.7
55-64 304 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 43 13.4 9.7-18.1 260 86.3 81.6-90.0
65-74 242 1 0.5 0.1- 3.3 20 7.3 4.4-11.9 221 92.3 87.5-95.3
75+ 187 0 0.0 . - . 15 7.2 4.2-12.2 172 92.8 87.8-95.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 194 2 0.7 0.2- 2.8 28 15.6 10.1-23.3 164 83.7 76.0-89.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 415 3 1.1 0.3- 4.2 60 10.8 7.9-14.6 352 88.1 84.0-91.2
Some Post-H.S. 328 3 0.8 0.2- 2.9 45 11.5 8.1-16.0 280 87.7 83.1-91.2
College Graduate 366 5 1.0 0.4- 2.6 52 15.4 11.2-20.8 309 83.6 78.1-87.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 3 1.8 0.5- 5.5 41 22.4 15.7-31.0 109 75.8 67.1-82.8
$15,000- 24,999 231 3 1.1 0.3- 3.4 38 15.6 10.7-22.2 190 83.3 76.7-88.3
$25,000- 34,999 151 2 1.1 0.2- 4.6 22 11.8 7.1-19.1 127 87.1 79.7-92.0
$35,000- 49,999 202 2 1.0 0.2- 4.7 20 8.6 5.2-13.9 180 90.4 84.9-94.0
$50,000-74,999 185 1 1.5 0.2- 9.6 25 13.5 8.3-21.3 159 85.0 76.8-90.6
$75,000+ 219 2 0.6 0.1- 2.2 26 14.3 9.4-21.2 191 85.1 78.3-90.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 487 6 1.1 0.5- 2.4 89 18.2 14.2-23.0 392 80.7 75.9-84.8
No 808 7 0.9 0.4- 2.3 95 10.4 8.2-13.1 706 88.7 85.9-91.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 191 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 8 4.1 1.9- 8.7 182 95.5 90.9-97.8
Non-Veteran 1,115 12 1.1 0.5- 2.1 177 14.4 12.1-17.2 926 84.5 81.7-86.9

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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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