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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 310 1 1.4 0.2- 8.9 37 11.0 7.4-15.9 272 87.7 82.0-91.7
GENDER
Male 109 1 2.8 0.4-17.4 21 15.6 9.3-24.9 87 81.5 70.9-88.9
Female 201 0 0.0 . - . 16 6.8 3.8-11.8 185 93.2 88.2-96.2
RACE
White 214 1 2.3 0.3-14.3 27 12.3 7.8-18.8 186 85.4 77.5-90.9
Other 89 0 0.0 . - . 9 9.4 4.3-19.4 80 90.6 80.6-95.7
AGE
18-44 93 1 2.7 0.4-16.6 12 10.3 5.3-19.2 80 87.0 76.5-93.2
45+ 214 0 0.0 . - . 25 11.8 7.7-17.8 189 88.2 82.2-92.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 72 1 4.9 0.7-27.3 8 10.5 4.2-23.5 63 84.7 68.0-93.5
Some College + 237 0 0.0 . - . 29 11.2 7.4-16.8 208 88.8 83.2-92.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 116 0 0.0 . - . 16 13.3 7.1-23.6 100 86.7 76.4-92.9
$50,000+ 138 0 0.0 . - . 16 11.0 6.2-18.8 122 89.0 81.2-93.8

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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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