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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 6,671 65 1.3 0.9- 1.9 542 8.6 7.4- 9.9 6,064 90.1 88.7-91.4
-Eastern NC 1,843 17 0.8 0.4- 1.6 137 5.9 4.5- 7.7 1,689 93.3 91.4-94.8
GENDER
Male 639 6 0.6 0.3- 1.5 59 6.4 4.2- 9.6 574 93.0 89.7-95.3
Female 1,204 11 1.0 0.5- 2.4 78 5.4 3.8- 7.7 1,115 93.5 91.1-95.3
RACE
White 1,216 13 0.9 0.4- 1.8 96 6.7 4.9- 9.2 1,107 92.4 89.8-94.3
African American 445 2 0.7 0.1- 3.5 26 5.0 2.6- 9.5 417 94.3 89.7-96.9
Other Minorities 169 2 0.7 0.1- 4.0 15 3.2 1.6- 6.3 152 96.1 92.4-98.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 62 0 0.0 . - . 4 2.3 0.6- 8.9 58 97.7 91.1-99.4
Non-Hispanic 1,777 17 0.9 0.5- 1.7 133 6.1 4.7- 8.1 1,627 93.0 91.0-94.5
AGE
18-24 60 2 1.4 0.3- 6.5 5 4.2 1.2-13.4 53 94.3 85.3-97.9
25-34 191 2 1.0 0.2- 4.6 12 3.7 1.7- 7.9 177 95.2 90.6-97.6
35-44 272 5 1.6 0.5- 4.6 34 9.4 5.8-15.0 233 89.0 83.2-93.0
45-54 376 5 0.8 0.3- 1.8 35 8.9 5.1-15.1 336 90.4 84.2-94.3
55-64 367 3 0.3 0.1- 1.1 33 6.8 3.6-12.2 331 92.9 87.5-96.1
65+ 568 0 0.0 . - . 18 1.8 1.1- 2.9 550 98.2 97.1-98.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 240 4 1.5 0.5- 4.8 9 4.7 1.5-14.2 227 93.8 85.1-97.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 604 5 1.0 0.3- 2.9 49 6.4 4.0-10.2 550 92.6 88.7-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 513 4 0.7 0.2- 2.7 50 6.5 4.1-10.1 459 92.8 89.0-95.3
College Graduate 483 4 0.5 0.2- 1.6 29 5.1 3.0- 8.4 450 94.4 91.1-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 223 2 1.5 0.3- 7.9 25 7.0 3.4-13.9 196 91.5 83.7-95.7
$15,000- 24,999 316 2 1.3 0.3- 5.9 25 6.9 3.7-12.6 289 91.7 85.7-95.4
$25,000- 34,999 201 0 0.0 . - . 16 5.4 2.9- 9.9 185 94.6 90.1-97.1
$35,000- 49,999 249 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 20 6.7 3.1-14.1 228 93.1 85.8-96.8
$50,000-74,999 240 5 1.0 0.4- 2.5 15 5.9 2.8-12.2 220 93.0 87.0-96.4
$75,000+ 345 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 24 4.8 2.7- 8.7 320 95.1 91.3-97.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 710 9 1.1 0.4- 2.5 72 8.9 6.1-12.7 629 90.1 86.1-93.0
No 1,122 8 0.7 0.3- 1.7 65 4.5 3.0- 6.7 1,049 94.7 92.5-96.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 266 4 0.9 0.3- 2.7 27 7.8 4.6-13.0 235 91.3 86.0-94.7
Non-Veteran 1,295 12 1.0 0.5- 2.0 89 5.2 3.7- 7.3 1,194 93.8 91.6-95.5

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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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