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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC 3,378 29 1.7 0.9- 3.3 337 10.9 9.4-12.7 3,012 87.4 85.3-89.2
GENDER
Male 1,249 19 2.8 1.2- 6.2 194 14.1 11.6-17.1 1,036 83.1 79.5-86.2
Female 2,129 10 0.7 0.3- 1.5 143 7.9 6.2-10.1 1,976 91.4 89.2-93.2
RACE
White 2,723 17 1.2 0.5- 2.7 275 11.8 9.9-13.9 2,431 87.1 84.7-89.1
African American 454 7 1.8 0.7- 4.1 33 8.0 5.0-12.4 414 90.3 85.6-93.5
Other Minorities 168 4 6.6 1.3-26.9 21 7.8 4.4-13.4 143 85.6 71.8-93.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 119 2 7.7 1.3-34.4 16 12.5 6.6-22.3 101 79.8 62.9-90.2
Non-Hispanic 3,247 27 1.3 0.7- 2.5 320 10.9 9.3-12.7 2,900 87.8 85.8-89.6
AGE
18-24 80 4 10.1 3.3-27.2 10 10.2 5.1-19.1 66 79.7 65.2-89.2
25-34 322 4 0.9 0.3- 2.8 27 10.1 6.1-16.4 291 88.9 82.7-93.1
35-44 547 7 1.2 0.5- 2.7 63 12.9 9.3-17.5 477 86.0 81.3-89.6
45-54 710 8 1.0 0.4- 2.4 111 14.9 11.7-18.7 591 84.2 80.2-87.4
55-64 670 4 0.6 0.2- 1.9 72 10.4 7.5-14.3 594 89.0 85.1-91.9
65+ 1,020 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 54 5.6 3.9- 7.9 965 94.4 92.1-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 399 5 5.0 1.2-18.9 37 9.4 5.6-15.3 357 85.6 75.7-91.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 897 10 2.0 0.9- 4.5 79 11.6 8.5-15.7 808 86.4 82.0-89.8
Some Post-H.S. 847 5 0.5 0.2- 1.2 101 12.4 9.2-16.5 741 87.2 83.1-90.4
College Graduate 1,230 8 1.2 0.3- 4.9 120 10.0 7.8-12.8 1,102 88.7 85.5-91.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 288 6 7.9 1.7-30.3 38 13.0 8.1-20.4 244 79.1 64.9-88.5
$15,000- 24,999 432 5 1.2 0.4- 3.1 42 10.1 6.6-15.1 385 88.8 83.7-92.4
$25,000- 34,999 334 4 1.4 0.5- 3.8 33 11.9 7.1-19.3 297 86.7 79.3-91.7
$35,000- 49,999 455 1 0.1 0.0- 0.7 34 12.0 6.9-20.2 420 87.9 79.7-93.1
$50,000-74,999 488 3 2.5 0.5-12.5 66 11.4 7.8-16.6 419 86.1 79.4-90.9
$75,000+ 854 5 0.7 0.3- 2.0 89 11.5 9.0-14.7 760 87.8 84.5-90.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,100 10 2.9 0.9- 8.8 151 14.5 11.4-18.3 939 82.5 77.7-86.5
No 2,247 19 1.2 0.5- 2.7 182 9.6 7.8-11.7 2,046 89.2 86.9-91.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 375 6 1.3 0.5- 2.9 55 14.4 9.9-20.3 314 84.4 78.4-88.9
Non-Veteran 2,488 20 1.5 0.6- 3.5 234 10.7 8.9-12.8 2,234 87.8 85.4-89.9

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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.

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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