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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 213 1 0.6 0.1- 4.0 20 10.7 5.7-19.0 192 88.8 80.5-93.8
GENDER
Male 81 0 0.0 . - . 13 14.7 7.2-27.9 68 85.3 72.1-92.8
Female 132 1 1.0 0.1- 7.0 7 7.5 2.4-21.3 124 91.5 78.3-97.0
RACE
White 174 1 0.7 0.1- 5.1 16 12.7 6.5-23.2 157 86.6 76.1-92.9
Other 37 0 0.0 . - . 3 2.6 0.8- 8.7 34 97.4 91.3-99.2
AGE
18-44 46 0 0.0 . - . 5 13.3 4.8-32.0 41 86.7 68.0-95.2
45+ 165 1 1.1 0.1- 7.1 15 8.5 4.8-14.7 149 90.4 83.9-94.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 73 1 1.5 0.2-10.3 5 7.8 2.4-22.3 67 90.6 76.5-96.6
Some College + 140 0 0.0 . - . 15 12.3 5.9-24.0 125 87.7 76.0-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 87 0 0.0 . - . 10 16.2 6.4-35.5 77 83.8 64.5-93.6
$50,000+ 92 0 0.0 . - . 9 7.6 3.6-15.3 83 92.4 84.7-96.4

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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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