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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 1,445 16 1.6 0.9- 3.0 141 11.0 8.5-14.1 1,288 87.4 84.2-90.0
GENDER
Male 551 9 2.5 1.1- 5.2 70 13.9 9.7-19.6 472 83.7 77.9-88.2
Female 894 7 0.9 0.3- 2.4 71 8.4 6.1-11.4 816 90.8 87.6-93.2
RACE
White 1,350 13 1.4 0.7- 2.9 126 10.9 8.3-14.2 1,211 87.7 84.3-90.4
African American 33 0 0.0 . - . 4 14.8 5.5-34.0 29 85.2 66.0-94.5
Other Minorities 55 3 5.7 1.3-21.7 10 10.9 4.2-25.5 42 83.4 66.7-92.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 28 0 0.0 . - . 4 9.5 2.6-29.5 24 90.5 70.5-97.4
Non-Hispanic 1,413 16 1.7 0.9- 3.1 137 11.1 8.5-14.3 1,260 87.2 83.9-89.9
AGE
18-24 35 5 11.3 4.2-27.4 5 18.2 5.5-46.1 25 70.4 45.0-87.4
25-34 96 0 0.0 . - . 7 11.2 5.0-23.2 89 88.8 76.8-95.0
35-44 191 4 1.1 0.4- 3.3 23 11.5 7.3-17.6 164 87.4 81.2-91.8
45-54 272 6 1.6 0.6- 4.0 37 11.5 7.9-16.4 229 86.9 81.8-90.7
55-64 333 1 0.5 0.1- 3.4 43 14.3 9.9-20.0 289 85.2 79.4-89.6
65+ 510 0 0.0 . - . 26 4.9 3.2- 7.4 484 95.1 92.6-96.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 194 4 3.3 1.0-10.3 15 12.3 4.2-30.8 175 84.4 67.6-93.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 4 0.7 0.2- 2.2 48 10.9 7.8-14.9 414 88.4 84.3-91.6
Some Post-H.S. 357 6 3.2 1.2- 8.0 40 12.2 7.5-19.2 311 84.6 77.1-90.0
College Graduate 427 2 0.3 0.1- 1.8 38 9.5 6.4-13.8 387 90.2 85.9-93.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 182 4 4.1 1.3-12.1 27 19.8 8.5-39.6 151 76.1 57.7-88.1
$15,000- 24,999 258 5 0.9 0.3- 2.4 29 13.2 8.3-20.5 224 85.9 78.6-91.0
$25,000- 34,999 186 2 3.0 0.6-13.2 16 12.2 6.4-22.0 168 84.7 74.2-91.5
$35,000- 49,999 194 0 0.0 . - . 22 11.5 6.7-18.9 172 88.5 81.1-93.3
$50,000-74,999 185 0 0.0 . - . 12 8.0 3.8-16.0 173 92.0 84.0-96.2
$75,000+ 221 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 21 7.9 4.6-13.1 199 91.7 86.4-95.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 564 11 2.7 1.3- 5.5 78 14.2 10.8-18.5 475 83.1 78.4-86.9
No 872 5 1.1 0.4- 3.2 63 9.5 6.4-13.9 804 89.4 84.9-92.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 163 2 1.1 0.2- 4.7 15 11.0 5.7-19.9 146 88.0 79.1-93.4
Non-Veteran 1,065 12 1.6 0.8- 3.2 104 10.8 7.9-14.7 949 87.6 83.7-90.7

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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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