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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has a stranger ever forced you to have sex or to do sexual things?

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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 5,466 5 0.1 0.0- 0.2 136 2.3 1.8- 2.9 5,325 97.7 97.0-98.2
-Eastern NC 1,454 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9 45 2.9 1.8- 4.6 1,408 97.0 95.2-98.1
GENDER
Male 551 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.4 0.1- 2.1 549 99.6 97.9-99.9
Female 903 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9 43 5.3 3.2- 8.6 859 94.5 91.2-96.6
RACE
White 1,023 0 0.0 . - . 28 2.3 1.4- 3.7 995 97.7 96.3-98.6
African American 289 0 0.0 . - . 11 4.4 1.4-13.1 278 95.6 86.9-98.6
Other Minorities 136 1 1.0 0.1- 7.0 6 3.4 1.1-10.1 129 95.6 88.5-98.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 65 0 0.0 . - . 3 2.1 0.6- 7.4 62 97.9 92.6-99.4
Non-Hispanic 1,386 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0 42 3.0 1.8- 4.9 1,343 96.9 95.0-98.1
AGE
18-24 52 1 1.5 0.2-10.4 1 1.1 0.1- 7.5 50 97.4 89.5-99.4
25-34 155 0 0.0 . - . 7 3.8 1.1-13.0 148 96.2 87.0-98.9
35-44 225 0 0.0 . - . 7 2.3 0.9- 5.9 218 97.7 94.1-99.1
45-54 266 0 0.0 . - . 15 3.5 1.9- 6.6 251 96.5 93.4-98.1
55-64 318 0 0.0 . - . 11 4.8 2.0-10.7 307 95.2 89.3-98.0
65+ 428 0 0.0 . - . 4 0.8 0.3- 2.6 424 99.2 97.4-99.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 194 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.8 0.1- 4.1 192 99.2 95.9-99.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 431 0 0.0 . - . 16 3.3 1.8- 6.1 415 96.7 93.9-98.2
Some Post-H.S. 417 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1 16 4.9 2.1-10.6 400 94.7 89.0-97.5
College Graduate 410 0 0.0 . - . 11 1.3 0.6- 2.8 399 98.7 97.2-99.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 196 0 0.0 . - . 7 4.1 1.6-10.3 189 95.9 89.7-98.4
$15,000- 24,999 246 1 0.8 0.1- 5.7 9 2.9 1.3- 6.0 236 96.3 92.4-98.3
$25,000- 34,999 136 0 0.0 . - . 2 2.0 0.4- 9.9 134 98.0 90.1-99.6
$35,000- 49,999 203 0 0.0 . - . 7 3.3 1.3- 8.2 196 96.7 91.8-98.7
$50,000-74,999 215 0 0.0 . - . 9 4.5 1.1-16.1 206 95.5 83.9-98.9
$75,000+ 286 0 0.0 . - . 6 0.9 0.4- 2.2 280 99.1 97.8-99.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 546 0 0.0 . - . 31 5.7 3.6- 9.1 515 94.3 90.9-96.4
No 897 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 14 1.5 0.5- 4.4 882 98.3 95.5-99.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 260 0 0.0 . - . 5 2.3 0.8- 6.4 255 97.7 93.6-99.2
Non-Veteran 1,194 1 0.2 0.0- 1.1 40 3.0 1.7- 5.1 1,153 96.8 94.8-98.1

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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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