BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Has a stranger ever pushed, hit, slapped, kicked, or physically hurt you in any other way?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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
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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	168	2	0.6	0.1- 3.0	17	15.0	7.5-27.8	149	84.4	71.8-92.0
Buncombe	209	3	1.6	0.4- 6.1	23	9.5	5.8-15.2	183	88.8	82.8-92.9
Cabarrus	172	0	0.0	. - .	23	11.9	7.2-19.0	149	88.1	81.0-92.8
Catawba	206	3	1.6	0.5- 5.6	20	10.2	6.2-16.4	183	88.2	81.7-92.6
Cumberland	183	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	23	14.9	8.3-25.4	159	84.5	74.1-91.2
Davidson	238	4	2.4	0.8- 6.9	20	8.2	4.5-14.3	214	89.4	82.8-93.7
Durham	190	0	0.0	. - .	18	9.9	5.7-16.7	172	90.1	83.3-94.3
Forsyth	175	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	15	8.2	4.5-14.6	159	91.1	84.6-95.0
Gaston	179	2	1.7	0.4- 6.5	20	13.0	7.6-21.4	157	85.4	76.8-91.1
Guilford	211	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2	11	7.9	3.7-15.8	199	91.7	83.8-95.9
Iredell	218	2	1.1	0.2- 4.7	18	10.0	6.0-16.1	198	88.9	82.6-93.1
Johnston	183	3	0.9	0.2- 3.3	19	11.1	6.4-18.4	161	88.0	80.6-92.9
Mecklenburg	310	1	1.4	0.2- 9.0	37	11.2	7.7-16.1	272	87.4	81.8-91.5
New Hanover	213	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	20	11.4	6.2-20.0	192	88.0	79.5-93.3
Onslow	200	1	1.0	0.1- 6.9	31	16.9	11.3-24.4	168	82.1	74.4-87.8
Orange	194	3	1.7	0.5- 5.2	27	14.9	9.9-21.7	164	83.5	76.5-88.7
Pitt	177	2	1.2	0.2- 5.4	11	6.4	2.5-15.7	164	92.4	83.4-96.7
Randolph	181	2	1.8	0.4- 7.0	18	12.5	6.9-21.5	161	85.7	76.6-91.6
Robeson	211	2	2.2	0.5- 8.3	27	13.3	8.5-20.4	182	84.5	76.9-89.9
Rowan	214	0	0.0	. - .	19	13.4	7.5-22.9	195	86.6	77.1-92.5
Union	194	0	0.0	. - .	16	10.3	5.8-17.7	178	89.7	82.3-94.2
Wake	284	4	5.8	1.8-17.6	32	12.6	8.2-18.9	248	81.6	72.4-88.2
Wayne	194	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2	19	12.7	7.3-21.1	174	87.1	78.8-92.5
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,839	15	0.9	0.4- 1.9	190	11.6	8.7-15.4	1,634	87.5	83.7-90.5
Piedmont	3,378	29	1.7	0.9- 3.3	337	10.9	9.4-12.7	3,012	87.4	85.3-89.2
Western NC	1,443	18	2.6	1.2- 5.7	161	10.2	8.3-12.5	1,264	87.2	84.1-89.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	902	13	2.5	1.3- 4.8	102	9.9	7.7-12.5	787	87.6	84.6-90.2
Northwest	1,629	18	1.9	0.9- 4.1	154	9.4	7.7-11.6	1,457	88.7	86.1-90.9
Charlotte	915	3	0.8	0.2- 3.5	103	11.5	9.0-14.7	809	87.7	84.3-90.4
Greensboro	815	8	0.8	0.3- 2.0	78	9.1	6.5-12.4	729	90.1	86.7-92.8
Southern Regional	589	5	0.9	0.3- 2.6	73	13.4	8.8-19.7	511	85.7	79.4-90.3
Coastal	300	2	1.6	0.3- 8.4	26	8.8	4.7-15.8	272	89.6	82.0-94.3
Wake	718	8	3.5	1.2-10.0	78	12.9	9.5-17.3	632	83.6	77.9-88.1
Area L	71	0	0.0	. - .	3	13.1	4.0-35.7	68	86.9	64.3-96.0
Eastern	721	5	0.7	0.2- 2.5	71	11.6	6.8-19.1	645	87.7	80.2-92.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes, within the past 12 months

Yes, more than 12 months ago

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,660

1.6

1.0- 2.6

688

11.0

9.7-12.5

5,910

87.4

85.8-88.8

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

168

0.6

0.1- 3.0

15.0

7.5-27.8

149

84.4

71.8-92.0

Buncombe

209

1.6

0.4- 6.1

9.5

5.8-15.2

183

88.8

82.8-92.9

Cabarrus

172

0.0

. - .

11.9

7.2-19.0

149

88.1

81.0-92.8

Catawba

206

1.6

0.5- 5.6

10.2

6.2-16.4

183

88.2

81.7-92.6

Cumberland

183

0.6

0.1- 4.2

14.9

8.3-25.4

159

84.5

74.1-91.2

Davidson

238

2.4

0.8- 6.9

8.2

4.5-14.3

214

89.4

82.8-93.7

Durham

190

0.0

. - .

9.9

5.7-16.7

172

90.1

83.3-94.3

Forsyth

175

0.7

0.1- 4.9

8.2

4.5-14.6

159

91.1

84.6-95.0

Gaston

179

1.7

0.4- 6.5

13.0

7.6-21.4

157

85.4

76.8-91.1

Guilford

211

0.5

0.1- 3.2

7.9

3.7-15.8

199

91.7

83.8-95.9

Iredell

218

1.1

0.2- 4.7

10.0

6.0-16.1

198

88.9

82.6-93.1

Johnston

183

0.9

0.2- 3.3

11.1

6.4-18.4

161

88.0

80.6-92.9

Mecklenburg

310

1.4

0.2- 9.0

11.2

7.7-16.1

272

87.4

81.8-91.5

New Hanover

213

0.5

0.1- 3.8

11.4

6.2-20.0

192

88.0

79.5-93.3

Onslow

200

1.0

0.1- 6.9

16.9

11.3-24.4

168

82.1

74.4-87.8

Orange

194

1.7

0.5- 5.2

14.9

9.9-21.7

164

83.5

76.5-88.7

Pitt

177

1.2

0.2- 5.4

6.4

2.5-15.7

164

92.4

83.4-96.7

Randolph

181

1.8

0.4- 7.0

12.5

6.9-21.5

161

85.7

76.6-91.6

Robeson

211

2.2

0.5- 8.3

13.3

8.5-20.4

182

84.5

76.9-89.9

Rowan

214

0.0

. - .

13.4

7.5-22.9

195

86.6

77.1-92.5

Union

194

0.0

. - .

10.3

5.8-17.7

178

89.7

82.3-94.2

Wake

284

5.8

1.8-17.6

12.6

8.2-18.9

248

81.6

72.4-88.2

Wayne

194

0.2

0.0- 1.2

12.7

7.3-21.1

174

87.1

78.8-92.5

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,839

0.9

0.4- 1.9

190

11.6

8.7-15.4

1,634

87.5

83.7-90.5

Piedmont

3,378

1.7

0.9- 3.3

337

10.9

9.4-12.7

3,012

87.4

85.3-89.2

Western NC

1,443

2.6

1.2- 5.7

161

10.2

8.3-12.5

1,264

87.2

84.1-89.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

902

2.5

1.3- 4.8

102

9.9

7.7-12.5

787

87.6

84.6-90.2

Northwest

1,629

1.9

0.9- 4.1

154

9.4

7.7-11.6

1,457

88.7

86.1-90.9

Charlotte

915

0.8

0.2- 3.5

103

11.5

9.0-14.7

809

87.7

84.3-90.4

Greensboro

815

0.8

0.3- 2.0

9.1

6.5-12.4

729

90.1

86.7-92.8

Southern Regional

589

0.9

0.3- 2.6

13.4

8.8-19.7

511

85.7

79.4-90.3

Coastal

300

1.6

0.3- 8.4

8.8

4.7-15.8

272

89.6

82.0-94.3

Wake

718

3.5

1.2-10.0

12.9

9.5-17.3

632

83.6

77.9-88.1

Area L

0.0

. - .

13.1

4.0-35.7

86.9

64.3-96.0

Eastern

721

0.7

0.2- 2.5

11.6

6.8-19.1

645

87.7

80.2-92.6

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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