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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has 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 6,668 79 1.9 1.2- 2.8 1,010 13.7 12.4-15.2 5,579 84.4 82.8-85.9
-Gaston County 179 2 1.0 0.2- 3.9 37 23.4 15.5-33.8 140 75.6 65.3-83.6
GENDER
Male 65 0 0.0 . - . 5 15.5 5.1-38.6 60 84.5 61.4-94.9
Female 114 2 1.7 0.4- 6.8 32 29.7 20.1-41.5 80 68.6 56.8-78.3
RACE
White 152 1 0.5 0.1- 3.5 27 17.4 10.9-26.5 124 82.1 73.0-88.7
Other 27 1 2.9 0.4-18.4 10 48.1 24.0-73.1 16 49.1 25.1-73.5
AGE
18-44 54 1 0.8 0.1- 5.6 12 27.3 14.2-46.0 41 71.9 53.4-85.1
45+ 122 1 1.1 0.2- 7.7 24 19.6 12.8-28.7 97 79.3 70.0-86.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 100 1 1.2 0.2- 8.0 23 22.1 13.8-33.4 76 76.7 65.3-85.2
Some College + 79 1 0.8 0.1- 5.4 14 24.7 12.8-42.3 64 74.5 57.1-86.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 91 2 2.0 0.5- 8.0 23 30.4 17.5-47.4 66 67.5 50.9-80.7
$50,000+ 52 0 0.0 . - . 8 16.6 8.0-31.1 44 83.4 68.9-92.0

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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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