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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has a stranger 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 6,660 62 1.6 1.0- 2.6 688 11.0 9.7-12.5 5,910 87.4 85.8-88.8
-Eastern NC 1,839 15 0.9 0.4- 1.9 190 11.6 8.7-15.4 1,634 87.5 83.7-90.5
GENDER
Male 636 7 1.2 0.4- 3.3 87 16.0 10.7-23.2 542 82.9 75.7-88.3
Female 1,203 8 0.7 0.3- 1.6 103 7.6 5.3-10.6 1,092 91.8 88.8-94.1
RACE
White 1,211 9 0.6 0.2- 1.5 131 13.0 9.5-17.6 1,071 86.4 81.8-90.0
African American 447 3 1.6 0.4- 6.2 37 5.9 3.1-11.1 407 92.5 86.8-95.9
Other Minorities 169 3 1.5 0.5- 5.0 21 16.2 5.5-39.5 145 82.2 59.9-93.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 61 1 2.0 0.3-13.9 7 17.7 3.2-58.1 53 80.3 42.1-95.8
Non-Hispanic 1,774 14 0.8 0.4- 1.8 183 11.2 8.5-14.7 1,577 87.9 84.5-90.7
AGE
18-24 61 1 1.3 0.2- 9.2 5 8.6 2.8-23.7 55 90.0 75.2-96.4
25-34 191 0 0.0 . - . 22 16.7 8.7-29.9 169 83.3 70.1-91.3
35-44 271 5 1.3 0.5- 3.4 37 15.5 7.9-28.1 229 83.2 70.9-90.9
45-54 376 5 0.7 0.3- 2.0 61 10.4 6.9-15.4 310 88.8 83.9-92.4
55-64 368 2 1.6 0.2-10.1 40 10.5 6.4-17.0 326 87.8 80.6-92.6
65+ 563 2 0.9 0.1- 5.8 23 4.5 2.5- 8.0 538 94.5 90.4-96.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 239 3 1.9 0.4- 7.3 24 16.4 8.4-29.6 212 81.7 68.8-90.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 604 5 1.3 0.4- 4.4 54 9.4 5.5-15.7 545 89.3 82.9-93.5
Some Post-H.S. 510 5 0.6 0.2- 1.8 68 13.0 7.5-21.4 437 86.4 78.0-91.9
College Graduate 483 2 0.3 0.1- 1.6 44 10.9 5.9-19.3 437 88.8 80.5-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 223 3 2.5 0.4-14.2 24 7.9 4.2-14.2 196 89.6 80.7-94.7
$15,000- 24,999 316 2 0.1 0.0- 0.3 32 15.0 6.9-29.5 282 84.9 70.4-93.0
$25,000- 34,999 200 3 2.1 0.5- 8.4 26 12.3 6.2-22.9 171 85.6 74.9-92.2
$35,000- 49,999 249 0 0.0 . - . 31 11.1 6.3-18.8 218 88.9 81.2-93.7
$50,000-74,999 240 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0 24 8.2 4.2-15.2 215 91.5 84.6-95.5
$75,000+ 344 2 0.5 0.1- 2.2 40 16.7 9.2-28.4 302 82.8 71.2-90.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 708 5 0.3 0.1- 1.0 100 15.1 10.6-21.2 603 84.6 78.5-89.1
No 1,120 10 1.2 0.5- 2.7 88 9.3 5.9-14.2 1,022 89.5 84.6-93.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 265 4 3.0 0.9- 9.8 48 18.0 9.3-31.8 213 79.0 65.5-88.2
Non-Veteran 1,293 7 0.4 0.2- 1.1 119 10.4 7.3-14.7 1,167 89.1 84.9-92.3

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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