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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 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
-Western NC 1,305 14 1.0 0.5- 2.0 94 7.7 5.9- 9.9 1,197 91.3 89.0-93.2
GENDER
Male 477 6 1.1 0.4- 3.1 51 9.9 6.9-13.9 420 89.0 84.8-92.1
Female 828 8 0.9 0.4- 2.1 43 5.7 3.9- 8.1 777 93.4 90.9-95.3
RACE
White 1,220 13 0.9 0.4- 1.9 86 7.7 5.9-10.1 1,121 91.4 89.0-93.3
African American 40 0 0.0 . - . 4 11.3 3.8-29.1 36 88.7 70.9-96.2
Other Minorities 42 1 3.8 0.5-22.9 4 3.4 1.1-10.5 37 92.7 78.6-97.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 23 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.6 0.2-10.9 22 98.4 89.1-99.8
Non-Hispanic 1,281 14 1.0 0.5- 2.0 93 7.8 6.0-10.1 1,174 91.2 88.8-93.0
AGE
18-24 37 2 4.1 0.9-17.1 0 0.0 . - . 35 95.9 82.9-99.1
25-34 94 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2 13 17.1 9.4-29.1 80 82.6 70.6-90.3
35-44 194 4 1.6 0.5- 5.7 13 6.3 3.4-11.1 177 92.1 86.8-95.4
45-54 243 4 1.3 0.5- 3.8 26 9.9 6.0-15.9 213 88.8 82.8-92.9
55-64 304 3 0.6 0.2- 1.8 21 6.2 3.8- 9.8 280 93.3 89.7-95.7
65-74 241 0 0.0 . - . 18 7.4 4.4-12.2 223 92.6 87.8-95.6
75+ 187 0 0.0 . - . 3 1.6 0.5- 5.2 184 98.4 94.8-99.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 194 3 1.8 0.4- 6.7 17 10.7 6.1-18.1 174 87.6 79.9-92.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 415 6 1.5 0.5- 4.4 25 5.6 3.2- 9.5 384 92.9 88.7-95.7
Some Post-H.S. 327 4 0.8 0.3- 2.3 24 7.6 4.5-12.8 299 91.6 86.4-94.9
College Graduate 366 1 0.2 0.0- 1.7 28 8.6 5.4-13.4 337 91.1 86.4-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 3 1.2 0.4- 3.8 19 10.5 6.1-17.7 131 88.2 81.1-92.9
$15,000- 24,999 231 7 2.9 1.3- 6.7 14 7.1 3.7-13.2 210 90.0 83.7-94.0
$25,000- 34,999 151 0 0.0 . - . 8 7.2 2.9-16.8 143 92.8 83.2-97.1
$35,000- 49,999 201 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2 14 5.1 2.7- 9.6 186 94.7 90.2-97.2
$50,000-74,999 185 2 1.9 0.4- 9.4 10 8.3 4.1-16.2 173 89.8 81.4-94.6
$75,000+ 218 0 0.0 . - . 19 8.7 5.2-14.5 199 91.3 85.5-94.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 487 10 1.5 0.8- 2.9 49 11.5 8.1-16.3 428 87.0 82.2-90.6
No 808 4 0.7 0.2- 2.4 45 5.8 4.0- 8.4 759 93.4 90.7-95.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 190 2 0.4 0.1- 1.6 13 5.8 3.0-11.2 175 93.7 88.4-96.7
Non-Veteran 1,115 12 1.1 0.5- 2.2 81 8.0 6.0-10.5 1,022 90.9 88.3-93.0

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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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