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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,282 195 8.0 6.7- 9.5 2,087 92.0 90.5-93.3
GENDER
Male 1,052 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 1,230 174 13.2 11.0-15.8 1,056 86.8 84.2-89.0
AGE
18-34 331 31 9.2 6.1-13.7 300 90.8 86.3-93.9
35-44 253 31 12.1 7.7-18.7 222 87.9 81.3-92.3
45-54 378 43 8.7 6.0-12.3 335 91.3 87.7-94.0
55-64 450 50 9.1 6.5-12.6 400 90.9 87.4-93.5
65-74 520 33 4.7 3.1- 7.1 487 95.3 92.9-96.9
75+ 328 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 517 30 5.3 3.2- 8.7 487 94.7 91.3-96.8
Some Post-H.S. 703 88 11.6 9.0-14.9 615 88.4 85.1-91.0
College Graduate 898 66 6.8 5.1- 9.0 832 93.2 91.0-94.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 170 29 15.8 10.1-23.8 141 84.2 76.2-89.9
$15,000- 24,999 266 42 13.7 9.6-19.2 224 86.3 80.8-90.4
$25,000- 34,999 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 275 21 11.8 7.1-18.9 254 88.2 81.1-92.9
$50,000- 74,999 349 27 8.1 4.9-13.1 322 91.9 86.9-95.1
$75,000+ 648 40 5.6 3.7- 8.4 608 94.4 91.6-96.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 769 105 12.9 10.1-16.3 664 87.1 83.7-89.9
No 1,506 90 5.7 4.4- 7.4 1,416 94.3 92.6-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 337 22 6.6 3.9-10.9 315 93.4 89.1-96.1
Non-Veteran 1,945 173 8.2 6.8- 9.8 1,772 91.8 90.2-93.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 468 37 7.6 5.1-11.3 431 92.4 88.7-94.9
Regional City or Suburban County 550 50 9.1 6.5-12.5 500 90.9 87.5-93.5
Rural 1,264 108 7.5 5.9- 9.5 1,156 92.5 90.5-94.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,099 90 7.8 6.0-10.1 1,009 92.2 89.9-94.0
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 794 36 3.5 2.3- 5.1 758 96.5 94.9-97.7
Unable to Work 201 42 18.5 12.8-25.9 159 81.5 74.1-87.2
Other not in Labor Force 139 22 12.2 7.0-20.3 117 87.8 79.7-93.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 17 8.0 4.4-14.1 101 92.0 85.9-95.6
101% to 150% 267 44 16.7 11.9-22.9 223 83.3 77.1-88.1
151% to 200% 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,300 91 6.9 5.2- 9.0 1,209 93.1 91.0-94.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 438 38 7.2 4.7-11.0 400 92.8 89.0-95.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 976 83 7.8 6.0-10.2 893 92.2 89.8-94.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 868 74 8.4 6.3-11.1 794 91.6 88.9-93.7

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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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