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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 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 5,468 4 0.1 0.0- 0.2 137 2.9 2.2- 3.7 5,327 97.1 96.2-97.7
-Western NC 1,171 0 0.0 . - . 24 2.9 1.7- 5.0 1,147 97.1 95.0-98.3
GENDER
Male 454 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.7 0.1- 5.0 453 99.3 95.0-99.9
Female 717 0 0.0 . - . 23 4.9 2.9- 8.3 694 95.1 91.7-97.1
RACE
White 1,071 0 0.0 . - . 21 2.6 1.5- 4.6 1,050 97.4 95.4-98.5
African American 35 0 0.0 . - . 2 13.7 3.4-42.1 33 86.3 57.9-96.6
Other Minorities 61 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 60 99.6 97.3-99.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 20 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.0 0.1- 7.3 19 99.0 92.7-99.9
Non-Hispanic 1,149 0 0.0 . - . 23 3.0 1.8- 5.1 1,126 97.0 94.9-98.2
AGE
18-24 43 0 0.0 . - . 2 5.0 1.2-18.6 41 95.0 81.4-98.8
25-34 81 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.3 0.2- 8.7 80 98.7 91.3-99.8
35-44 127 0 0.0 . - . 2 1.6 0.3- 9.3 125 98.4 90.7-99.7
45-54 191 0 0.0 . - . 10 7.2 3.1-16.1 181 92.8 83.9-96.9
55-64 277 0 0.0 . - . 3 1.0 0.3- 3.2 274 99.0 96.8-99.7
65+ 441 0 0.0 . - . 4 1.5 0.5- 4.4 437 98.5 95.6-99.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 0 0.0 . - . 7 8.4 3.2-20.1 146 91.6 79.9-96.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 373 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.2 0.0- 1.7 372 99.8 98.3- 100
Some Post-H.S. 301 0 0.0 . - . 10 4.7 2.0-10.8 291 95.3 89.2-98.0
College Graduate 341 0 0.0 . - . 6 2.1 0.9- 4.8 335 97.9 95.2-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 0 0.0 . - . 5 3.6 1.2-10.5 148 96.4 89.5-98.8
$15,000- 24,999 223 0 0.0 . - . 3 2.9 0.9- 9.4 220 97.1 90.6-99.1
$25,000- 34,999 141 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.7 0.1- 4.9 140 99.3 95.1-99.9
$35,000- 49,999 158 0 0.0 . - . 6 7.1 2.4-18.9 152 92.9 81.1-97.6
$50,000-74,999 158 0 0.0 . - . 4 1.7 0.6- 4.8 154 98.3 95.2-99.4
$75,000+ 165 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.8 0.1- 5.7 164 99.2 94.3-99.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 441 0 0.0 . - . 13 6.9 3.5-13.2 428 93.1 86.8-96.5
No 722 0 0.0 . - . 11 1.3 0.6- 2.5 711 98.7 97.5-99.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 168 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 168 100 . - .
Non-Veteran 1,001 0 0.0 . - . 24 3.3 2.0- 5.6 977 96.7 94.4-98.0

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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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