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
-MALES 1,540 33 2.3 1.5- 3.6 1,507 97.7 96.4-98.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,052 21 2.0 1.1- 3.8 1,031 98.0 96.2-98.9
Non-Hispanic Black 252 *** *** *** 249 98.9 95.8-99.7
Other 215 *** *** *** 208 95.7 90.5-98.1
AGE
18-34 285 *** *** *** 276 96.7 93.5-98.3
35-44 186 *** *** *** 183 96.1 87.1-98.9
45-54 279 *** *** *** 275 98.7 96.3-99.6
55-64 290 *** *** *** 284 98.0 94.6-99.3
65-74 311 *** *** *** 302 98.5 96.9-99.3
75+ 173 *** *** *** 171 99.0 96.0-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 185 *** *** *** 181 97.7 92.9-99.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 401 *** *** *** 396 98.0 93.2-99.4
Some Post-H.S. 434 13 2.9 1.5- 5.4 421 97.1 94.6-98.5
College Graduate 515 11 1.9 0.9- 3.9 504 98.1 96.1-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 *** *** *** 110 97.8 89.9-99.5
$15,000- 24,999 201 *** *** *** 196 97.7 93.8-99.2
$25,000- 34,999 128 *** *** *** 127 99.9 99.0- 100
$35,000- 49,999 187 *** *** *** 184 97.0 90.0-99.1
$50,000- 74,999 235 12 5.8 2.5-13.0 223 94.2 87.0-97.5
$75,000+ 422 *** *** *** 416 98.6 96.8-99.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 494 16 2.8 1.5- 5.1 478 97.2 94.9-98.5
No 1,038 17 2.2 1.2- 4.0 1,021 97.8 96.0-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 414 12 2.4 1.2- 4.7 402 97.6 95.3-98.8
Non-Veteran 1,126 21 2.3 1.3- 4.0 1,105 97.7 96.0-98.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 376 *** *** *** 366 97.7 95.3-98.9
Regional City or Suburban County 355 *** *** *** 349 97.5 92.8-99.2
Rural 809 17 2.3 1.2- 4.1 792 97.7 95.9-98.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 864 17 2.7 1.5- 4.8 847 97.3 95.2-98.5
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 451 12 1.3 0.7- 2.5 439 98.7 97.5-99.3
Unable to Work 134 *** *** *** 133 98.6 90.9-99.8
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** 96 100 . - .
101% to 150% 197 *** *** *** 190 95.9 90.0-98.4
151% to 200% 98 *** *** *** 96 97.8 87.0-99.7
More than 200% 856 20 2.6 1.5- 4.8 836 97.4 95.2-98.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 334 *** *** *** 325 97.8 94.8-99.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 634 11 2.0 1.0- 4.0 623 98.0 96.0-99.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 572 13 2.7 1.3- 5.6 559 97.3 94.4-98.7

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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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