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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC 3,383 32 1.5 0.9- 2.5 264 9.3 7.6-11.4 3,087 89.2 87.0-91.0
GENDER
Male 1,252 18 2.4 1.3- 4.5 131 10.1 7.7-13.2 1,103 87.5 84.1-90.2
Female 2,131 14 0.6 0.3- 1.3 133 8.6 6.3-11.6 1,984 90.8 87.8-93.1
RACE
White 2,726 23 1.4 0.8- 2.6 211 10.0 7.9-12.6 2,492 88.6 85.9-90.8
African American 455 6 2.2 0.6- 7.5 35 8.6 5.6-13.0 414 89.2 83.9-92.9
Other Minorities 169 3 0.9 0.3- 2.9 16 5.0 2.6- 9.4 150 94.1 89.6-96.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 121 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 9 5.6 2.5-12.1 111 94.1 87.6-97.3
Non-Hispanic 3,250 31 1.6 0.9- 2.6 254 9.6 7.8-11.8 2,965 88.8 86.5-90.8
AGE
18-24 80 8 8.2 3.7-17.1 8 13.2 5.4-29.0 64 78.6 64.0-88.4
25-34 323 3 1.4 0.3- 6.7 36 12.8 7.9-20.2 284 85.8 78.2-91.0
35-44 549 3 0.3 0.1- 1.1 44 8.4 5.6-12.3 502 91.3 87.4-94.1
45-54 710 9 1.1 0.4- 2.9 81 10.1 7.7-13.1 620 88.8 85.6-91.3
55-64 671 6 0.8 0.3- 2.1 57 9.0 6.1-13.0 608 90.2 86.1-93.2
65+ 1,021 3 0.2 0.1- 0.7 38 3.8 2.5- 5.9 980 95.9 93.9-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 398 4 0.6 0.2- 1.7 32 6.8 4.2-10.7 362 92.6 88.6-95.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 900 15 3.3 1.6- 6.5 68 13.0 8.5-19.3 817 83.8 77.3-88.6
Some Post-H.S. 851 7 1.8 0.6- 5.3 88 10.4 7.6-14.1 756 87.8 83.6-91.0
College Graduate 1,229 6 0.3 0.1- 0.7 76 7.0 5.0- 9.6 1,147 92.8 90.2-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 289 4 2.1 0.7- 5.8 36 9.9 6.3-15.4 249 88.0 82.0-92.1
$15,000- 24,999 433 5 2.3 0.6- 8.6 32 9.1 5.6-14.3 396 88.6 82.3-92.8
$25,000- 34,999 335 3 0.7 0.2- 2.3 28 8.1 4.8-13.3 304 91.2 85.9-94.6
$35,000- 49,999 457 4 1.1 0.3- 4.4 35 11.7 6.7-19.8 418 87.2 79.1-92.4
$50,000-74,999 488 3 1.5 0.3- 8.3 50 8.6 5.9-12.2 435 89.9 85.2-93.2
$75,000+ 854 5 0.8 0.2- 2.5 52 7.3 5.1-10.2 797 91.9 88.9-94.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,101 14 2.3 1.1- 4.7 118 14.5 10.1-20.4 969 83.2 77.3-87.8
No 2,253 17 0.9 0.4- 2.0 143 7.3 5.9- 9.1 2,093 91.7 89.8-93.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 376 5 1.0 0.4- 2.4 34 8.7 5.6-13.4 337 90.3 85.6-93.6
Non-Veteran 2,492 23 1.6 0.9- 3.0 198 9.9 7.8-12.5 2,271 88.5 85.8-90.7

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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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