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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has a stranger 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 6,660 62 1.6 1.0- 2.6 688 11.0 9.7-12.5 5,910 87.4 85.8-88.8
-Gaston County 179 2 1.4 0.3- 5.8 20 13.0 7.5-21.6 157 85.6 77.0-91.3
GENDER
Male 65 2 3.3 0.8-12.7 11 20.8 10.2-37.9 52 75.9 59.1-87.3
Female 114 0 0.0 . - . 9 6.9 3.4-13.2 105 93.1 86.8-96.6
RACE
White 152 2 1.8 0.4- 7.1 19 15.5 8.9-25.6 131 82.7 72.6-89.6
Other 27 0 0.0 . - . 1 2.9 0.4-18.4 26 97.1 81.6-99.6
AGE
18-44 54 2 2.9 0.7-11.4 6 11.5 4.2-27.6 46 85.6 70.1-93.8
45+ 122 0 0.0 . - . 14 14.7 8.1-25.4 108 85.3 74.6-91.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 100 2 3.0 0.7-11.6 10 13.7 5.9-28.4 88 83.3 69.0-91.8
Some College + 79 0 0.0 . - . 10 12.4 6.0-23.8 69 87.6 76.2-94.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 91 1 1.8 0.3-12.0 10 11.3 5.1-23.2 80 86.9 74.7-93.7
$50,000+ 52 0 0.0 . - . 4 7.4 2.6-18.9 48 92.6 81.1-97.4

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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.

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