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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Sexual & Physical Violence

Has a partner or ex-partner 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 5,467 10 0.1 0.1- 0.3 221 4.0 3.1- 5.0 5,236 95.9 94.8-96.8
-Piedmont NC 2,837 6 0.1 0.0- 0.3 104 3.3 2.4- 4.5 2,727 96.6 95.4-97.5
GENDER
Male 1,078 2 0.2 0.0- 0.6 4 0.3 0.1- 0.8 1,072 99.6 99.0-99.8
Female 1,759 4 0.1 0.0- 0.2 100 6.1 4.4- 8.2 1,655 93.9 91.7-95.5
RACE
White 2,317 5 0.1 0.0- 0.4 76 3.0 2.1- 4.4 2,236 96.9 95.5-97.8
African American 377 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2 18 4.2 2.2- 8.0 358 95.6 91.9-97.6
Other Minorities 126 0 0.0 . - . 10 3.8 1.5- 9.4 116 96.2 90.6-98.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 88 0 0.0 . - . 3 0.5 0.1- 1.6 85 99.5 98.4-99.9
Non-Hispanic 2,741 6 0.1 0.0- 0.3 101 3.5 2.6- 4.8 2,634 96.3 95.1-97.3
AGE
18-24 78 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.7 0.2-11.2 77 98.3 88.8-99.8
25-34 253 2 0.4 0.1- 1.7 11 4.2 1.9- 9.0 240 95.4 90.6-97.8
35-44 435 2 0.2 0.0- 0.7 21 4.8 2.6- 8.7 412 95.0 91.2-97.2
45-54 544 0 0.0 . - . 31 4.1 2.6- 6.5 513 95.9 93.5-97.4
55-64 616 2 0.1 0.0- 0.3 22 2.1 1.3- 3.5 592 97.8 96.5-98.6
65+ 882 0 0.0 . - . 18 1.9 1.0- 3.6 864 98.1 96.4-99.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 327 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 20 7.0 3.6-13.2 306 92.9 86.7-96.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 767 4 0.4 0.1- 1.2 25 2.6 1.2- 5.2 738 97.0 94.4-98.4
Some Post-H.S. 677 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 26 3.9 2.1- 7.1 650 96.1 92.9-97.9
College Graduate 1,063 0 0.0 . - . 33 2.1 1.4- 3.2 1,030 97.9 96.8-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 260 4 0.5 0.2- 1.5 22 5.5 3.1- 9.8 234 94.0 89.7-96.5
$15,000- 24,999 424 0 0.0 . - . 23 5.9 2.9-11.3 401 94.1 88.7-97.1
$25,000- 34,999 257 0 0.0 . - . 12 5.1 1.9-13.0 245 94.9 87.0-98.1
$35,000- 49,999 326 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 13 5.4 2.4-11.6 312 94.3 88.2-97.4
$50,000-74,999 424 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 12 2.2 1.1- 4.2 411 97.5 95.4-98.7
$75,000+ 757 0 0.0 . - . 13 1.2 0.6- 2.4 744 98.8 97.6-99.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 943 4 0.2 0.1- 0.7 45 4.2 2.7- 6.5 894 95.6 93.3-97.2
No 1,879 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 59 3.0 2.0- 4.5 1,818 96.9 95.4-98.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 362 0 0.0 . - . 3 1.4 0.3- 6.7 359 98.6 93.3-99.7
Non-Veteran 2,472 6 0.1 0.0- 0.4 101 3.5 2.6- 4.8 2,365 96.3 95.0-97.3

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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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