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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 1,172 2 0.1 0.0- 0.7 48 4.5 3.0- 6.8 1,122 95.3 93.1-96.9
GENDER
Male 455 2 0.2 0.0- 1.4 6 2.6 1.0- 6.7 447 97.1 93.2-98.8
Female 717 0 0.0 . - . 42 6.2 4.0- 9.6 675 93.8 90.4-96.0
RACE
White 1,072 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 43 4.4 2.9- 6.8 1,028 95.4 93.1-97.0
African American 35 0 0.0 . - . 3 9.6 1.7-39.8 32 90.4 60.2-98.3
Other Minorities 61 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 2 2.4 0.3-14.7 58 97.4 85.9-99.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 20 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 20 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 1,150 2 0.1 0.0- 0.7 48 4.6 3.1- 7.0 1,100 95.3 92.9-96.8
AGE
18-24 43 0 0.0 . - . 2 4.2 0.9-17.6 41 95.8 82.4-99.1
25-34 81 0 0.0 . - . 4 6.9 2.4-18.4 77 93.1 81.6-97.6
35-44 128 0 0.0 . - . 7 3.8 1.7- 8.4 121 96.2 91.6-98.3
45-54 191 0 0.0 . - . 9 5.7 2.1-14.9 182 94.3 85.1-97.9
55-64 277 2 0.7 0.1- 4.0 13 3.7 2.0- 6.6 262 95.7 92.3-97.6
65+ 441 0 0.0 . - . 13 3.4 1.7- 6.6 428 96.6 93.4-98.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 8 9.6 3.8-22.0 144 90.4 78.0-96.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 374 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2 12 2.1 1.1- 4.1 361 97.5 95.4-98.7
Some Post-H.S. 301 0 0.0 . - . 15 5.4 2.6-11.1 286 94.6 88.9-97.4
College Graduate 341 0 0.0 . - . 13 4.4 1.9- 9.7 328 95.6 90.3-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 0 0.0 . - . 11 6.7 3.1-13.8 142 93.3 86.2-96.9
$15,000- 24,999 223 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4 11 4.3 2.2- 8.4 211 95.6 91.6-97.8
$25,000- 34,999 142 1 0.9 0.1- 6.4 3 1.5 0.4- 6.2 138 97.5 92.4-99.2
$35,000- 49,999 158 0 0.0 . - . 10 10.2 4.1-22.9 148 89.8 77.1-95.9
$50,000-74,999 158 0 0.0 . - . 5 1.7 0.6- 5.0 153 98.3 95.0-99.4
$75,000+ 165 0 0.0 . - . 2 1.5 0.3- 7.1 163 98.5 92.9-99.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 441 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 25 7.5 4.1-13.2 415 92.5 86.8-95.9
No 723 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0 23 3.3 1.9- 5.8 699 96.5 94.0-98.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 168 0 0.0 . - . 2 2.3 0.5-10.2 166 97.7 89.8-99.5
Non-Veteran 1,002 2 0.1 0.0- 0.8 46 4.8 3.1- 7.4 954 95.0 92.5-96.7

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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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