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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has a partner or ex-partner 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 5,467 10 0.1 0.1- 0.3 221 4.0 3.1- 5.0 5,236 95.9 94.8-96.8
-Eastern NC 1,458 2 0.2 0.0- 1.0 69 5.1 3.1- 8.3 1,387 94.7 91.5-96.8
GENDER
Male 550 2 0.4 0.1- 2.0 3 2.4 0.4-12.1 545 97.2 88.6-99.4
Female 908 0 0.0 . - . 66 7.7 5.1-11.4 842 92.3 88.6-94.9
RACE
White 1,024 0 0.0 . - . 48 4.0 2.7- 5.9 976 96.0 94.1-97.3
African American 291 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 13 5.0 1.5-15.2 277 94.7 84.8-98.3
Other Minorities 137 1 1.2 0.2- 8.0 8 10.5 2.5-34.7 128 88.4 65.6-96.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 66 0 0.0 . - . 6 14.0 2.9-46.5 60 86.0 53.5-97.1
Non-Hispanic 1,389 2 0.2 0.0- 1.1 63 4.2 2.8- 6.4 1,324 95.6 93.4-97.1
AGE
18-24 52 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.9 0.1- 6.2 51 99.1 93.8-99.9
25-34 156 0 0.0 . - . 15 9.4 3.4-23.4 141 90.6 76.6-96.6
35-44 225 0 0.0 . - . 18 8.3 3.4-18.6 207 91.7 81.4-96.6
45-54 267 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9 19 4.7 2.7- 8.2 247 95.0 91.5-97.1
55-64 320 0 0.0 . - . 14 3.1 1.5- 6.4 306 96.9 93.6-98.5
65+ 428 1 0.9 0.1- 6.0 2 0.6 0.1- 2.6 425 98.5 94.6-99.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 1 1.0 0.1- 6.5 6 7.5 1.5-30.3 189 91.5 70.5-98.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 431 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2 19 2.7 1.6- 4.7 411 97.1 95.1-98.3
Some Post-H.S. 419 0 0.0 . - . 30 6.1 3.7- 9.8 389 93.9 90.2-96.3
College Graduate 410 0 0.0 . - . 14 4.9 1.7-13.4 396 95.1 86.6-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 198 0 0.0 . - . 13 4.6 2.3- 8.8 185 95.4 91.2-97.7
$15,000- 24,999 247 1 1.0 0.1- 6.5 13 10.1 3.0-28.8 233 89.0 71.0-96.4
$25,000- 34,999 137 0 0.0 . - . 5 1.7 0.7- 4.3 132 98.3 95.7-99.3
$35,000- 49,999 203 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 14 4.8 2.4- 9.7 188 94.8 89.9-97.4
$50,000-74,999 214 0 0.0 . - . 8 6.4 1.9-19.7 206 93.6 80.3-98.1
$75,000+ 286 0 0.0 . - . 11 3.5 1.6- 7.4 275 96.5 92.6-98.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 549 2 0.6 0.1- 2.9 39 8.7 4.2-17.1 508 90.7 82.4-95.3
No 898 0 0.0 . - . 30 3.3 1.7- 6.4 868 96.7 93.6-98.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 259 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0 4 1.3 0.4- 4.2 254 98.4 95.6-99.4
Non-Veteran 1,199 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 65 5.8 3.5- 9.7 1,133 94.0 90.1-96.4

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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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