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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 214 2 2.6 0.5-12.8 9 6.3 1.8-20.0 203 91.1 78.0-96.7
GENDER
Male 81 1 5.1 0.7-28.0 5 3.0 1.1- 7.4 75 92.0 75.4-97.7
Female 133 1 0.7 0.1- 4.7 4 8.9 1.9-33.4 128 90.4 67.2-97.8
RACE
White 175 2 3.4 0.6-16.2 8 2.9 1.4- 5.9 165 93.8 84.7-97.6
Other 37 0 0.0 . - . 1 18.2 2.9-62.1 36 81.8 37.9-97.1
AGE
18-44 46 2 5.7 1.1-25.8 2 9.9 1.7-41.0 42 84.3 58.1-95.4
45+ 166 0 0.0 . - . 7 3.3 1.5- 7.1 159 96.7 92.9-98.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 73 1 6.0 0.9-31.7 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 71 93.5 69.5-98.9
Some College + 141 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2 8 9.7 2.7-29.5 132 89.7 70.6-96.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 88 0 0.0 . - . 4 2.7 0.9- 7.7 84 97.3 92.3-99.1
$50,000+ 92 1 0.8 0.1- 5.8 4 2.7 1.0- 7.4 87 96.5 91.3-98.6

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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.

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