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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has 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 6,668 79 1.9 1.2- 2.8 1,010 13.7 12.4-15.2 5,579 84.4 82.8-85.9
-Piedmont NC 3,382 38 2.2 1.3- 3.9 501 12.7 11.2-14.4 2,843 85.1 83.0-86.9
GENDER
Male 1,254 16 2.1 1.1- 4.0 89 6.1 4.6- 8.1 1,149 91.7 89.3-93.6
Female 2,128 22 2.4 1.0- 5.6 412 19.0 16.6-21.6 1,694 78.7 75.5-81.5
RACE
White 2,726 26 2.0 0.9- 4.2 383 12.3 10.7-14.2 2,317 85.7 83.4-87.7
African American 455 10 4.5 2.2- 9.2 90 18.3 13.7-24.1 355 77.2 70.9-82.5
Other Minorities 168 2 0.7 0.2- 2.7 26 7.5 4.5-12.2 140 91.8 87.0-95.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 121 0 0.0 . - . 13 5.6 2.8-10.6 108 94.4 89.4-97.2
Non-Hispanic 3,249 38 2.4 1.4- 4.2 485 13.1 11.6-14.9 2,726 84.5 82.3-86.4
AGE
18-24 80 12 16.7 8.0-31.6 8 8.4 3.9-17.1 60 74.9 60.7-85.3
25-34 322 4 0.7 0.2- 2.1 58 13.9 10.1-18.8 260 85.4 80.5-89.3
35-44 548 3 0.7 0.2- 2.5 90 13.6 10.2-17.9 455 85.6 81.2-89.1
45-54 710 11 1.0 0.5- 2.0 161 18.5 15.2-22.4 538 80.5 76.5-83.9
55-64 671 5 0.8 0.2- 2.5 105 13.2 10.3-16.8 561 86.0 82.4-89.0
65+ 1,022 3 0.3 0.1- 1.3 78 5.1 3.7- 6.9 941 94.6 92.7-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 399 5 2.8 0.9- 7.8 55 8.7 5.7-13.0 339 88.6 83.0-92.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 898 14 4.8 1.9-11.4 148 15.0 12.0-18.5 736 80.2 74.8-84.7
Some Post-H.S. 850 8 1.5 0.6- 3.6 154 16.1 12.9-20.0 688 82.4 78.3-85.8
College Graduate 1,230 11 0.8 0.4- 1.7 143 10.2 8.1-12.9 1,076 88.9 86.3-91.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 287 8 3.5 1.5- 8.1 69 22.8 15.6-32.0 210 73.7 64.1-81.5
$15,000- 24,999 432 6 1.2 0.5- 2.8 83 19.5 14.2-26.2 343 79.3 72.6-84.8
$25,000- 34,999 335 2 0.3 0.1- 1.2 58 14.4 10.1-20.1 275 85.3 79.6-89.7
$35,000- 49,999 457 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 83 17.1 12.8-22.5 373 82.8 77.4-87.1
$50,000-74,999 488 6 1.1 0.4- 2.9 68 11.8 8.5-16.1 414 87.1 82.7-90.6
$75,000+ 855 2 0.2 0.0- 1.2 86 9.9 7.4-13.1 767 89.9 86.6-92.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,099 20 5.1 2.3-11.0 218 17.0 14.1-20.4 861 77.9 73.0-82.2
No 2,253 18 1.2 0.6- 2.1 277 10.8 9.2-12.8 1,958 88.0 86.0-89.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 377 0 0.0 . - . 29 8.2 4.9-13.4 348 91.8 86.6-95.1
Non-Veteran 2,490 31 2.5 1.3- 4.7 391 13.3 11.6-15.3 2,068 84.2 81.7-86.4

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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.

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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