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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 311 5 4.0 1.4-10.5 26 7.7 4.7-12.4 280 88.3 82.0-92.6
GENDER
Male 110 3 6.2 1.8-19.6 15 9.2 5.0-16.5 92 84.5 73.4-91.5
Female 201 2 2.0 0.4- 8.3 11 6.3 2.8-13.7 188 91.7 83.9-95.9
RACE
White 214 4 6.2 2.1-16.8 19 7.7 4.4-12.9 191 86.1 77.2-91.9
Other 90 1 0.8 0.1- 5.6 7 8.6 3.5-19.8 82 90.5 79.5-95.9
AGE
18-44 93 2 5.3 1.4-18.8 5 5.0 1.7-13.9 86 89.7 77.4-95.6
45+ 215 3 2.6 0.7- 8.8 21 10.6 6.5-17.0 191 86.7 79.6-91.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 73 3 10.8 3.1-31.0 9 12.1 5.4-24.7 61 77.2 59.5-88.6
Some College + 237 2 1.4 0.3- 6.1 17 6.1 3.2-11.2 218 92.6 87.0-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 116 2 5.3 1.1-22.9 12 10.9 4.9-22.7 102 83.7 69.4-92.1
$50,000+ 138 1 1.5 0.2-10.0 12 8.0 4.2-14.6 125 90.5 83.1-94.9

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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.

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