2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Violence

Has anyone EVER had sex with you after you said or showed that you didn’t want them to or without your consent?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,412 270 7.6 6.5- 8.8 3,142 92.4 91.2-93.5
-FEMALES 1,872 237 12.1 10.4-14.1 1,635 87.9 85.9-89.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,230 174 13.2 11.0-15.8 1,056 86.8 84.2-89.0
Non-Hispanic Black 403 34 9.3 6.3-13.5 369 90.7 86.5-93.7
Other 219 28 12.7 8.2-19.1 191 87.3 80.9-91.8
AGE
18-34 307 49 14.6 10.7-19.7 258 85.4 80.3-89.3
35-44 244 40 15.5 10.6-21.9 204 84.5 78.1-89.4
45-54 319 51 13.4 9.6-18.4 268 86.6 81.6-90.4
55-64 364 53 13.3 9.6-18.1 311 86.7 81.9-90.4
65-74 376 37 7.7 5.1-11.4 339 92.3 88.6-94.9
75+ 235 *** *** *** 232 98.7 95.8-99.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 19 9.3 5.5-15.3 177 90.7 84.7-94.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 436 37 7.6 5.1-11.0 399 92.4 89.0-94.9
Some Post-H.S. 592 106 16.6 13.3-20.7 486 83.4 79.3-86.7
College Graduate 647 75 11.6 8.8-15.1 572 88.4 84.9-91.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 199 38 19.9 13.6-28.1 161 80.1 71.9-86.4
$15,000- 24,999 327 50 12.8 9.2-17.4 277 87.2 82.6-90.8
$25,000- 34,999 169 23 11.0 6.5-18.2 146 89.0 81.8-93.5
$35,000- 49,999 217 32 18.2 12.2-26.4 185 81.8 73.6-87.8
$50,000- 74,999 226 24 11.4 7.3-17.6 202 88.6 82.4-92.7
$75,000+ 369 42 10.9 7.4-15.7 327 89.1 84.3-92.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 661 123 18.5 14.9-22.7 538 81.5 77.3-85.1
No 1,210 114 9.0 7.3-11.2 1,096 91.0 88.8-92.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,811 220 11.5 9.8-13.5 1,591 88.5 86.5-90.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 447 54 12.0 8.8-16.1 393 88.0 83.9-91.2
Regional City or Suburban County 431 59 13.2 10.0-17.4 372 86.8 82.6-90.0
Rural 994 124 11.5 9.2-14.3 870 88.5 85.7-90.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 817 109 12.7 10.2-15.7 708 87.3 84.3-89.8
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** 48 82.9 70.0-90.9
Retired 582 36 5.1 3.5- 7.5 546 94.9 92.5-96.5
Unable to Work 216 54 24.2 17.6-32.2 162 75.8 67.8-82.4
Other not in Labor Force 186 25 11.4 6.9-18.2 161 88.6 81.8-93.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 26 10.1 6.3-15.8 139 89.9 84.2-93.7
101% to 150% 302 50 16.9 12.4-22.6 252 83.1 77.4-87.6
151% to 200% 136 20 16.6 9.3-28.0 116 83.4 72.0-90.7
More than 200% 829 99 12.0 9.4-15.1 730 88.0 84.9-90.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 402 47 11.0 7.4-15.9 355 89.0 84.1-92.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 809 102 11.8 9.3-14.7 707 88.2 85.3-90.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 661 88 12.9 10.1-16.2 573 87.1 83.8-89.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^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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