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%)
North Carolina 3,003 248 9.0 7.8-10.4 2,755 91.0 89.6-92.2
-FEMALES 1,647 210 14.3 12.3-16.6 1,437 85.7 83.4-87.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 987 127 15.8 13.1-19.1 860 84.2 80.9-86.9
Non-Hispanic Black 395 47 11.7 8.5-15.8 348 88.3 84.2-91.5
Other 247 33 11.3 7.7-16.5 214 88.7 83.5-92.3
AGE
18-34 269 52 18.7 14.0-24.5 217 81.3 75.5-86.0
35-44 245 39 16.6 11.6-23.2 206 83.4 76.8-88.4
45-54 269 41 17.6 12.8-23.7 228 82.4 76.3-87.2
55-64 349 42 14.6 10.3-20.4 307 85.4 79.6-89.7
65-74 286 31 11.4 7.1-17.8 255 88.6 82.2-92.9
75+ 209 *** *** *** 205 98.8 96.2-99.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 18 11.4 6.7-18.8 134 88.6 81.2-93.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 362 40 13.3 9.5-18.4 322 86.7 81.6-90.5
Some Post-H.S. 520 67 14.7 11.2-19.2 453 85.3 80.8-88.8
College Graduate 610 85 16.0 12.7-19.8 525 84.0 80.2-87.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 19 12.8 7.8-20.4 119 87.2 79.6-92.2
$15,000- 24,999 228 37 18.5 13.0-25.6 191 81.5 74.4-87.0
$25,000- 34,999 136 19 17.7 11.2-26.8 117 82.3 73.2-88.8
$35,000- 49,999 187 26 14.4 8.7-22.7 161 85.6 77.3-91.3
$50,000- 74,999 191 32 21.1 14.1-30.3 159 78.9 69.7-85.9
$75,000+ 383 45 12.3 9.0-16.6 338 87.7 83.4-91.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 587 106 21.4 17.5-25.9 481 78.6 74.1-82.5
No 1,051 102 10.6 8.4-13.3 949 89.4 86.7-91.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,605 202 14.0 12.0-16.2 1,403 86.0 83.8-88.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 504 62 12.6 9.5-16.4 442 87.4 83.6-90.5
Regional City or Suburban County 435 58 13.3 10.0-17.5 377 86.7 82.5-90.0
Rural 708 90 16.3 12.9-20.5 618 83.7 79.5-87.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 777 111 14.9 12.2-18.2 666 85.1 81.8-87.8
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 470 29 6.5 4.1-10.2 441 93.5 89.8-95.9
Unable to Work 184 36 22.0 15.6-30.1 148 78.0 69.9-84.4
Other not in Labor Force 147 21 18.3 11.3-28.2 126 81.7 71.8-88.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 183 24 14.1 9.1-21.2 159 85.9 78.8-90.9
101% to 150% 173 32 20.1 13.7-28.6 141 79.9 71.4-86.3
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 741 103 15.2 12.2-18.8 638 84.8 81.2-87.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 433 48 11.2 8.2-15.1 385 88.8 84.9-91.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 564 66 14.9 11.3-19.4 498 85.1 80.6-88.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 650 96 15.3 12.3-18.8 554 84.7 81.2-87.7

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

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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