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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has a stranger ever forced you to have sex or to do sexual things?

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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 5,466 5 0.1 0.0- 0.2 136 2.3 1.8- 2.9 5,325 97.7 97.0-98.2
-Piedmont NC 2,839 4 0.1 0.0- 0.2 72 2.1 1.5- 2.9 2,763 97.8 97.0-98.4
GENDER
Male 1,078 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 5 0.3 0.1- 0.9 1,071 99.6 99.0-99.8
Female 1,761 2 0.0 0.0- 0.1 67 3.8 2.7- 5.3 1,692 96.2 94.7-97.3
RACE
White 2,319 3 0.0 0.0- 0.1 56 2.2 1.5- 3.3 2,260 97.7 96.7-98.5
African American 376 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2 10 1.9 0.9- 4.0 365 97.9 95.8-99.0
Other Minorities 127 0 0.0 . - . 4 1.5 0.4- 5.4 123 98.5 94.6-99.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 89 0 0.0 . - . 4 2.3 0.7- 7.4 85 97.7 92.6-99.3
Non-Hispanic 2,742 4 0.1 0.0- 0.2 67 2.1 1.5- 2.9 2,671 97.9 97.0-98.5
AGE
18-24 78 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 78 100 . - .
25-34 254 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 10 2.8 1.4- 5.4 243 97.1 94.4-98.5
35-44 436 0 0.0 . - . 10 3.1 1.4- 7.0 426 96.9 93.0-98.6
45-54 544 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 22 2.9 1.8- 4.7 521 97.1 95.3-98.2
55-64 615 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 20 2.4 1.4- 4.0 594 97.6 96.0-98.6
65+ 883 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 9 0.5 0.3- 1.2 873 99.4 98.8-99.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 327 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 13 3.5 1.5- 8.0 313 96.4 91.9-98.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 766 2 0.2 0.0- 0.8 13 1.2 0.6- 2.4 751 98.7 97.5-99.3
Some Post-H.S. 676 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 21 2.4 1.2- 4.6 654 97.6 95.4-98.8
College Graduate 1,067 0 0.0 . - . 25 2.1 1.3- 3.4 1,042 97.9 96.6-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 260 2 0.2 0.0- 0.7 12 3.1 1.4- 7.0 246 96.7 92.9-98.5
$15,000- 24,999 423 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 12 2.9 1.2- 6.9 410 97.0 93.1-98.7
$25,000- 34,999 258 0 0.0 . - . 8 3.1 1.3- 7.2 250 96.9 92.8-98.7
$35,000- 49,999 326 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 8 3.4 1.2- 9.1 317 96.3 90.7-98.6
$50,000-74,999 426 0 0.0 . - . 9 1.3 0.6- 2.7 417 98.7 97.3-99.4
$75,000+ 757 0 0.0 . - . 10 1.0 0.5- 2.0 747 99.0 98.0-99.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 944 3 0.2 0.0- 0.7 44 3.7 2.4- 5.7 897 96.1 94.1-97.5
No 1,880 1 0.0 0.0- 0.1 28 1.5 0.9- 2.4 1,851 98.5 97.6-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 362 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 8 1.4 0.7- 3.0 353 98.5 96.9-99.3
Non-Veteran 2,474 3 0.1 0.0- 0.2 64 2.2 1.6- 3.1 2,407 97.7 96.8-98.4

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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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