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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake County

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
-Wake County 284 4 6.4 2.0-18.9 32 11.9 7.8-17.7 248 81.7 72.3-88.4
GENDER
Male 107 2 10.0 2.6-31.8 19 15.2 8.7-25.1 86 74.8 59.3-85.8
Female 177 2 2.1 0.5- 8.2 13 8.0 4.4-14.1 162 90.0 83.1-94.2
RACE
White 211 1 3.3 0.5-19.5 26 15.5 10.0-23.5 184 81.2 71.3-88.2
Other 69 3 13.6 3.1-43.6 6 4.6 1.8-11.2 60 81.8 56.6-94.0
AGE
18-44 98 4 11.3 3.5-30.8 12 11.0 5.5-20.7 82 77.7 61.9-88.2
45+ 182 0 0.0 . - . 20 13.2 8.4-20.3 162 86.8 79.7-91.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 57 2 17.2 3.5-54.2 6 7.1 2.7-17.1 49 75.7 45.7-92.0
Some College + 227 2 3.3 0.6-16.1 26 13.3 8.4-20.3 199 83.4 74.6-89.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 98 2 11.3 2.0-43.9 10 12.1 5.2-25.8 86 76.6 54.2-90.1
$50,000+ 155 1 3.8 0.6-22.3 21 13.6 8.4-21.2 133 82.6 71.9-89.8

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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.

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