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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has someone you knew, not including 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 6,671 65 1.3 0.9- 1.9 542 8.6 7.4- 9.9 6,064 90.1 88.7-91.4
-Gaston County 179 1 0.6 0.1- 3.8 22 20.4 12.3-32.0 156 79.0 67.5-87.2
GENDER
Male 65 1 1.3 0.2- 8.5 12 31.4 16.9-50.9 52 67.3 48.2-82.0
Female 114 0 0.0 . - . 10 11.8 5.2-24.5 104 88.2 75.5-94.8
RACE
White 152 1 0.7 0.1- 4.7 21 20.7 12.7-31.8 130 78.6 67.5-86.7
Other 27 0 0.0 . - . 1 19.3 3.1-64.3 26 80.7 35.7-96.9
AGE
18-44 54 1 1.1 0.2- 7.6 11 31.9 17.4-50.9 42 67.0 48.3-81.6
45+ 122 0 0.0 . - . 11 9.3 4.9-17.2 111 90.7 82.8-95.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 100 1 1.1 0.2- 7.8 10 14.8 6.7-29.8 89 84.0 69.3-92.4
Some College + 79 0 0.0 . - . 12 25.6 13.2-43.6 67 74.4 56.4-86.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 91 0 0.0 . - . 10 19.6 8.1-40.4 81 80.4 59.6-91.9
$50,000+ 52 0 0.0 . - . 10 24.9 13.7-41.0 42 75.1 59.0-86.3

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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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