2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 710 70 8.9 6.6-12.0 640 91.1 88.0-93.4
GENDER
Male 332 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 378 61 14.6 10.7-19.7 317 85.4 80.3-89.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 621 63 8.9 6.5-12.3 558 91.1 87.7-93.5
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 100 13 12.2 6.7-21.3 87 87.8 78.7-93.3
35-44 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 162 16 6.8 3.8-11.9 146 93.2 88.1-96.2
75+ 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 223 35 14.2 9.3-21.2 188 85.8 78.8-90.7
College Graduate 245 22 7.8 4.6-12.9 223 92.2 87.1-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 103 17 15.2 8.7-25.3 86 84.8 74.7-91.3
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 251 35 11.3 7.3-17.2 216 88.7 82.8-92.7
No 456 35 7.7 5.1-11.6 421 92.3 88.4-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 613 66 9.6 7.0-12.9 547 90.4 87.1-93.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 183 21 12.4 7.7-19.4 162 87.6 80.6-92.3
Rural 528 49 7.4 5.0-10.8 479 92.6 89.2-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 325 27 7.4 4.5-11.9 298 92.6 88.1-95.5
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 249 18 5.6 3.3- 9.4 231 94.4 90.6-96.7
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 356 27 7.0 4.2-11.5 329 93.0 88.5-95.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 207 18 4.1 2.3- 7.3 189 95.9 92.7-97.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 224 22 8.1 4.7-13.7 202 91.9 86.3-95.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 30 12.2 8.1-17.9 250 87.8 82.1-91.9

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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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