2019 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%)
TOTAL 3,003 248 9.0 7.8-10.4 2,755 91.0 89.6-92.2
GENDER
Male 1,356 38 3.0 2.2- 4.3 1,318 97.0 95.7-97.8
Female 1,647 210 14.3 12.3-16.6 1,437 85.7 83.4-87.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,875 152 9.7 8.1-11.6 1,723 90.3 88.4-91.9
Non-Hispanic Black 638 54 8.0 6.0-10.7 584 92.0 89.3-94.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 82 *** *** *** 73 90.2 81.2-95.1
Non-Hispanic Other 99 12 10.7 5.7-19.2 87 89.3 80.8-94.3
Hispanic 275 16 4.5 2.6- 7.6 259 95.5 92.4-97.4
AGE
18-34 548 69 12.0 9.3-15.3 479 88.0 84.7-90.7
35-44 414 45 10.3 7.3-14.4 369 89.7 85.6-92.7
45-54 510 47 10.3 7.6-14.0 463 89.7 86.0-92.4
55-64 597 50 9.6 6.9-13.1 547 90.4 86.9-93.1
65-74 529 32 6.2 3.8- 9.8 497 93.8 90.2-96.2
75+ 369 *** *** *** 365 99.3 97.7-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 296 22 7.0 4.3-11.1 274 93.0 88.9-95.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 707 49 7.8 5.7-10.5 658 92.2 89.5-94.3
Some Post-H.S. 922 80 9.7 7.6-12.4 842 90.3 87.6-92.4
College Graduate 1,072 97 10.5 8.4-13.0 975 89.5 87.0-91.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,017 130 14.7 12.2-17.6 887 85.3 82.4-87.8
No 1,966 116 6.3 5.1- 7.8 1,850 93.7 92.2-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 387 13 4.6 2.3- 8.9 374 95.4 91.1-97.7
Non-Veteran 2,616 235 9.6 8.3-11.1 2,381 90.4 88.9-91.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,577 132 8.3 6.9-10.1 1,445 91.7 89.9-93.1
Unemployed 102 14 12.9 7.1-22.1 88 87.1 77.9-92.9
Retired 836 30 3.7 2.3- 5.8 806 96.3 94.2-97.7
Unable to Work 290 46 18.2 13.4-24.2 244 81.8 75.8-86.6
Other not in Labor Force 184 25 16.9 10.9-25.3 159 83.1 74.7-89.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 218 31 14.1 9.6-20.2 187 85.9 79.8-90.4
$15,000- 24,999 396 40 11.1 7.8-15.4 356 88.9 84.6-92.2
$25,000- 34,999 253 21 9.5 6.1-14.6 232 90.5 85.4-93.9
$35,000- 49,999 348 30 8.4 5.3-13.2 318 91.6 86.8-94.7
$50,000-74,999 348 34 11.8 7.9-17.4 314 88.2 82.6-92.1
$75,000+ 814 54 6.8 5.1- 9.0 760 93.2 91.0-94.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 626 38 7.4 5.1-10.6 588 92.6 89.4-94.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 80 *** *** *** 70 89.8 81.1-94.8
50% to 100% 291 35 13.0 9.1-18.3 256 87.0 81.7-90.9
101% to 150% 315 34 10.4 7.1-15.2 281 89.6 84.8-92.9
151% to 200% 231 14 9.6 5.3-16.7 217 90.4 83.3-94.7
More than 200% 1,447 116 8.4 6.8-10.4 1,331 91.6 89.6-93.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 626 38 7.4 5.1-10.6 588 92.6 89.4-94.9
HOUSING
Own 1,988 141 7.9 6.5- 9.5 1,847 92.1 90.5-93.5
Rent 781 83 12.1 9.6-15.3 698 87.9 84.7-90.4
Other arrangement 217 24 11.4 7.2-17.4 193 88.6 82.6-92.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 943 71 7.7 5.9-10.0 872 92.3 90.0-94.1
Regional City or Suburban County 818 67 8.1 6.2-10.5 751 91.9 89.5-93.8
Rural 1,242 110 10.7 8.6-13.2 1,132 89.3 86.8-91.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 741 56 7.4 5.5- 9.8 685 92.6 90.2-94.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,033 84 9.9 7.8-12.6 949 90.1 87.4-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,229 108 9.0 7.3-11.1 1,121 91.0 88.9-92.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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