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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 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 5,468 4 0.1 0.0- 0.2 137 2.9 2.2- 3.7 5,327 97.1 96.2-97.7
-Eastern NC 1,457 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 47 3.2 2.0- 5.3 1,408 96.7 94.6-98.0
GENDER
Male 550 2 0.2 0.1- 0.9 3 1.7 0.4- 7.1 545 98.1 93.2-99.5
Female 907 0 0.0 . - . 44 4.8 3.1- 7.4 863 95.2 92.6-96.9
RACE
White 1,023 0 0.0 . - . 30 3.6 1.9- 6.8 993 96.4 93.2-98.1
African American 292 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 13 2.3 1.2- 4.2 278 97.5 95.5-98.6
Other Minorities 136 1 0.5 0.1- 3.2 4 2.8 0.7-10.0 131 96.8 89.9-99.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 66 1 0.7 0.1- 4.8 2 1.3 0.2- 6.7 63 98.0 92.9-99.5
Non-Hispanic 1,388 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4 45 3.4 2.0- 5.7 1,342 96.5 94.3-97.9
AGE
18-24 52 1 0.7 0.1- 4.9 2 1.6 0.3- 7.0 49 97.7 92.4-99.4
25-34 155 0 0.0 . - . 10 5.1 1.7-14.7 145 94.9 85.3-98.3
35-44 225 0 0.0 . - . 8 1.3 0.6- 2.7 217 98.7 97.3-99.4
45-54 267 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9 14 4.8 2.1-10.6 252 95.0 89.2-97.7
55-64 321 0 0.0 . - . 11 5.1 2.1-11.7 310 94.9 88.3-97.9
65+ 427 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.6 0.1- 2.6 425 99.4 97.4-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 1 0.4 0.1- 2.6 3 1.0 0.3- 3.9 192 98.6 95.8-99.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 431 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2 16 2.3 1.3- 4.0 414 97.6 95.8-98.6
Some Post-H.S. 418 0 0.0 . - . 17 6.8 3.3-13.6 401 93.2 86.4-96.7
College Graduate 410 0 0.0 . - . 11 1.4 0.6- 3.0 399 98.6 97.0-99.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 198 0 0.0 . - . 12 9.3 3.5-22.4 186 90.7 77.6-96.5
$15,000- 24,999 245 0 0.0 . - . 11 2.8 1.3- 5.8 234 97.2 94.2-98.7
$25,000- 34,999 137 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.9 0.2- 4.1 135 99.1 95.9-99.8
$35,000- 49,999 203 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 4 1.9 0.5- 7.7 198 97.7 92.4-99.3
$50,000-74,999 215 0 0.0 . - . 8 3.0 0.9- 9.8 207 97.0 90.2-99.1
$75,000+ 286 0 0.0 . - . 4 0.9 0.3- 2.4 282 99.1 97.6-99.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 549 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0 28 6.4 3.2-12.2 520 93.5 87.7-96.6
No 897 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 19 1.7 0.9- 3.4 877 98.2 96.5-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 258 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0 3 1.9 0.6- 6.3 254 97.8 93.6-99.3
Non-Veteran 1,199 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 44 3.5 2.0- 6.0 1,154 96.4 94.0-97.9

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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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