BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (Has a stranger ever pushed, hit, slapped, kicked, or physically hurt you in any other way?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
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
-Western NC	1,443	18	2.6	1.2- 5.7	161	10.2	8.3-12.5	1,264	87.2	84.1-89.7
GENDER
Male	548	9	4.2	1.5-11.0	84	12.7	9.9-16.1	455	83.2	77.8-87.4
Female	895	9	1.2	0.5- 2.7	77	8.0	5.6-11.2	809	90.8	87.5-93.3
RACE
White	1,348	14	2.4	1.0- 5.9	144	9.9	8.0-12.2	1,190	87.6	84.4-90.3
African American	33	0	0.0	. - .	5	15.5	6.3-33.2	28	84.5	66.8-93.7
Other Minorities	55	4	6.7	1.9-21.3	11	12.6	4.8-29.2	40	80.6	63.0-91.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	28	2	6.1	1.0-29.3	5	10.5	3.7-26.4	21	83.4	63.3-93.6
Non-Hispanic	1,411	16	2.5	1.0- 5.8	156	10.2	8.3-12.5	1,239	87.3	84.2-89.9
AGE
18-24	35	6	20.5	6.9-47.4	1	0.7	0.1- 5.4	28	78.8	52.2-92.7
25-34	95	2	0.6	0.1- 2.4	8	9.8	4.2-21.0	85	89.7	78.6-95.3
35-44	191	4	1.6	0.5- 4.4	22	11.5	7.3-17.9	165	86.9	80.4-91.5
45-54	273	5	1.4	0.5- 3.7	42	12.6	8.9-17.5	226	86.0	80.9-89.9
55-64	334	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4	44	14.2	9.9-19.8	289	85.4	79.7-89.6
65+	507	0	0.0	. - .	44	8.7	6.3-12.0	463	91.3	88.0-93.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	191	6	11.4	3.4-32.2	21	11.6	5.7-22.3	164	77.0	60.8-87.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	466	5	1.0	0.4- 2.5	51	9.8	6.9-13.6	410	89.2	85.3-92.2
Some Post-H.S.	356	6	2.6	0.9- 7.1	31	6.8	4.2-10.9	319	90.6	85.4-94.1
College Graduate	429	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	58	13.3	10.0-17.5	370	86.4	82.2-89.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	179	2	10.2	1.7-42.5	26	9.2	5.6-14.7	151	80.6	59.8-92.1
$15,000- 24,999	258	5	2.8	1.0- 7.8	38	16.6	10.4-25.5	215	80.6	71.6-87.2
$25,000- 34,999	187	4	4.1	1.3-12.8	20	9.8	5.9-15.8	163	86.0	78.1-91.4
$35,000- 49,999	194	0	0.0	. - .	17	9.7	5.8-15.6	177	90.3	84.4-94.2
$50,000-74,999	185	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	16	7.3	4.1-12.6	168	92.2	86.8-95.5
$75,000+	222	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	23	8.8	5.3-14.2	198	91.0	85.6-94.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	561	11	3.0	1.5- 5.9	88	13.7	10.7-17.4	462	83.3	79.1-86.8
No	873	7	2.5	0.7- 7.9	71	8.5	6.2-11.5	795	89.0	84.7-92.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	162	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	24	14.3	9.4-21.2	137	85.0	78.0-90.0
Non-Veteran	1,064	13	2.8	1.1- 7.0	107	9.1	7.0-11.8	944	88.1	84.3-91.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes, within the past 12 months

Yes, more than 12 months ago

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,660

1.6

1.0- 2.6

688

11.0

9.7-12.5

5,910

87.4

85.8-88.8

-Western NC

1,443

2.6

1.2- 5.7

161

10.2

8.3-12.5

1,264

87.2

84.1-89.7

GENDER

Male

548

4.2

1.5-11.0

12.7

9.9-16.1

455

83.2

77.8-87.4

Female

895

1.2

0.5- 2.7

8.0

5.6-11.2

809

90.8

87.5-93.3

RACE

White

1,348

2.4

1.0- 5.9

144

9.9

8.0-12.2

1,190

87.6

84.4-90.3

African American

0.0

. - .

15.5

6.3-33.2

84.5

66.8-93.7

Other Minorities

6.7

1.9-21.3

12.6

4.8-29.2

80.6

63.0-91.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

6.1

1.0-29.3

10.5

3.7-26.4

83.4

63.3-93.6

Non-Hispanic

1,411

2.5

1.0- 5.8

156

10.2

8.3-12.5

1,239

87.3

84.2-89.9

AGE

18-24

20.5

6.9-47.4

0.7

0.1- 5.4

78.8

52.2-92.7

25-34

0.6

0.1- 2.4

9.8

4.2-21.0

89.7

78.6-95.3

35-44

191

1.6

0.5- 4.4

11.5

7.3-17.9

165

86.9

80.4-91.5

45-54

273

1.4

0.5- 3.7

12.6

8.9-17.5

226

86.0

80.9-89.9

55-64

334

0.5

0.1- 3.4

14.2

9.9-19.8

289

85.4

79.7-89.6

65+

507

0.0

. - .

8.7

6.3-12.0

463

91.3

88.0-93.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

191

11.4

3.4-32.2

11.6

5.7-22.3

164

77.0

60.8-87.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

466

1.0

0.4- 2.5

9.8

6.9-13.6

410

89.2

85.3-92.2

Some Post-H.S.

356

2.6

0.9- 7.1

6.8

4.2-10.9

319

90.6

85.4-94.1

College Graduate

429

0.3

0.0- 1.8

13.3

10.0-17.5

370

86.4

82.2-89.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

179

10.2

1.7-42.5

9.2

5.6-14.7

151

80.6

59.8-92.1

$15,000- 24,999

258

2.8

1.0- 7.8

16.6

10.4-25.5

215

80.6

71.6-87.2

$25,000- 34,999

187

4.1

1.3-12.8

9.8

5.9-15.8

163

86.0

78.1-91.4

$35,000- 49,999

194

0.0

. - .

9.7

5.8-15.6

177

90.3

84.4-94.2

$50,000-74,999

185

0.5

0.1- 3.7

7.3

4.1-12.6

168

92.2

86.8-95.5

$75,000+

222

0.2

0.0- 1.5

8.8

5.3-14.2

198

91.0

85.6-94.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

561

3.0

1.5- 5.9

13.7

10.7-17.4

462

83.3

79.1-86.8

873

2.5

0.7- 7.9

8.5

6.2-11.5

795

89.0

84.7-92.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

162

0.7

0.1- 4.9

14.3

9.4-21.2

137

85.0

78.0-90.0

Non-Veteran

1,064

2.8

1.1- 7.0

107

9.1

7.0-11.8

944

88.1

84.3-91.1

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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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