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
-MALES 1,356 38 3.0 2.2- 4.3 1,318 97.0 95.7-97.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 888 25 3.1 2.0- 4.8 863 96.9 95.2-98.0
Non-Hispanic Black 243 *** *** *** 236 97.0 93.5-98.6
Other 209 *** *** *** 205 97.7 93.2-99.2
AGE
18-34 279 17 5.6 3.4- 9.2 262 94.4 90.8-96.6
35-44 169 *** *** *** 163 97.6 94.5-99.0
45-54 241 *** *** *** 235 97.0 92.5-98.8
55-64 248 *** *** *** 240 96.5 92.9-98.3
65-74 243 *** *** *** 242 99.8 98.6- 100
75+ 160 *** *** *** 160 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 144 *** *** *** 140 97.1 91.9-99.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 345 *** *** *** 336 97.8 95.7-98.9
Some Post-H.S. 402 13 3.8 2.2- 6.7 389 96.2 93.3-97.8
College Graduate 462 12 3.1 1.6- 5.8 450 96.9 94.2-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 80 12 16.1 8.8-27.7 68 83.9 72.3-91.2
$15,000- 24,999 168 *** *** *** 165 98.1 94.1-99.4
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** 115 98.6 94.4-99.7
$35,000- 49,999 161 *** *** *** 157 97.7 93.8-99.2
$50,000- 74,999 157 *** *** *** 155 98.5 94.1-99.6
$75,000+ 431 *** *** *** 422 97.6 95.1-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 430 24 6.3 4.0- 9.7 406 93.7 90.3-96.0
No 915 14 1.7 1.0- 2.9 901 98.3 97.1-99.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 345 *** *** *** 340 98.3 95.5-99.4
Non-Veteran 1,011 33 3.4 2.4- 5.0 978 96.6 95.0-97.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 439 *** *** *** 430 97.8 95.3-98.9
Regional City or Suburban County 383 *** *** *** 374 97.4 94.6-98.7
Rural 534 20 4.0 2.5- 6.4 514 96.0 93.6-97.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 800 21 2.5 1.6- 3.9 779 97.5 96.1-98.4
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 366 *** *** *** 365 99.9 99.1- 100
Unable to Work 106 *** *** *** 96 88.3 78.4-94.0
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 108 11 11.1 5.9-20.1 97 88.9 79.9-94.1
101% to 150% 142 *** *** *** 140 99.0 95.7-99.8
151% to 200% 116 *** *** *** 112 96.4 90.3-98.7
More than 200% 706 13 2.1 1.2- 3.8 693 97.9 96.2-98.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 308 *** *** *** 300 96.9 93.3-98.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 469 18 4.2 2.6- 6.8 451 95.8 93.2-97.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 579 12 2.0 1.1- 3.9 567 98.0 96.1-98.9

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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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