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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 6,668 79 1.9 1.2- 2.8 1,010 13.7 12.4-15.2 5,579 84.4 82.8-85.9
-Eastern NC 1,841 24 1.4 0.7- 2.8 302 15.4 12.5-18.9 1,515 83.2 79.6-86.2
GENDER
Male 639 5 0.6 0.2- 2.0 46 8.9 5.0-15.5 588 90.5 83.9-94.5
Female 1,202 19 2.1 1.0- 4.7 256 21.5 17.9-25.7 927 76.3 72.0-80.2
RACE
White 1,213 14 0.9 0.4- 2.0 196 16.5 12.6-21.2 1,003 82.6 77.9-86.5
African American 446 4 2.3 0.6- 9.3 75 14.9 10.5-20.7 367 82.8 76.1-87.9
Other Minorities 169 6 2.4 0.8- 6.6 30 11.0 5.7-20.2 133 86.6 76.7-92.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 62 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 7 3.6 1.1-10.6 54 96.1 89.1-98.7
Non-Hispanic 1,775 23 1.5 0.7- 2.9 295 16.3 13.2-19.9 1,457 82.3 78.6-85.4
AGE
18-24 61 2 1.9 0.3-10.6 6 8.9 3.4-21.0 53 89.2 76.7-95.4
25-34 191 7 2.8 0.8- 9.9 42 20.4 11.5-33.7 142 76.7 63.5-86.2
35-44 272 8 2.7 1.1- 6.4 72 21.5 15.3-29.3 192 75.8 67.7-82.4
45-54 374 5 0.4 0.1- 1.3 82 19.5 14.1-26.5 287 80.0 73.1-85.5
55-64 369 2 0.2 0.1- 1.1 55 12.6 8.2-18.9 312 87.2 80.9-91.6
65+ 565 0 0.0 . - . 44 4.2 2.8- 6.1 521 95.8 93.9-97.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 240 1 0.1 0.0- 0.7 35 18.1 10.4-29.8 204 81.8 70.1-89.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 604 7 2.1 0.6- 6.5 98 13.0 9.4-17.6 499 84.9 79.6-89.1
Some Post-H.S. 513 11 1.9 0.8- 4.5 99 19.5 12.8-28.5 403 78.6 69.7-85.4
College Graduate 481 5 0.5 0.2- 1.6 70 13.0 8.8-19.0 406 86.4 80.5-90.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 223 6 5.5 1.3-20.0 56 17.0 10.2-26.9 161 77.5 64.2-86.9
$15,000- 24,999 316 10 3.1 1.3- 7.2 54 22.6 12.7-36.9 252 74.3 60.6-84.5
$25,000- 34,999 201 2 1.0 0.2- 5.3 39 15.4 9.5-23.8 160 83.6 75.0-89.7
$35,000- 49,999 249 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 39 17.2 10.8-26.4 209 82.6 73.4-89.0
$50,000-74,999 238 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 36 13.8 8.5-21.5 201 85.9 78.2-91.2
$75,000+ 344 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 44 10.1 5.9-16.9 299 89.8 83.0-94.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 711 11 1.0 0.4- 2.5 138 18.4 14.3-23.3 562 80.7 75.7-84.8
No 1,119 13 1.6 0.7- 3.7 162 13.4 9.8-18.1 944 85.0 80.2-88.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 267 4 1.0 0.3- 3.0 26 7.7 4.5-12.9 237 91.3 86.0-94.7
Non-Veteran 1,293 18 1.2 0.6- 2.3 234 17.2 13.5-21.7 1,041 81.6 77.0-85.4

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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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