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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,875 152 9.7 8.1-11.6 1,723 90.3 88.4-91.9
GENDER
Male 888 25 3.1 2.0- 4.8 863 96.9 95.2-98.0
Female 987 127 15.8 13.1-19.1 860 84.2 80.9-86.9
AGE
18-34 260 40 15.3 11.0-20.9 220 84.7 79.1-89.0
35-44 216 27 12.9 8.4-19.3 189 87.1 80.7-91.6
45-54 294 28 11.0 7.3-16.1 266 89.0 83.9-92.7
55-64 405 34 10.4 7.1-15.0 371 89.6 85.0-92.9
65-74 397 20 5.9 3.3-10.5 377 94.1 89.5-96.7
75+ 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 404 25 7.8 5.1-11.8 379 92.2 88.2-94.9
Some Post-H.S. 595 50 10.8 7.9-14.5 545 89.2 85.5-92.1
College Graduate 769 66 10.2 7.9-13.2 703 89.8 86.8-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 14 15.7 9.0-26.0 81 84.3 74.0-91.0
$15,000- 24,999 193 21 14.2 9.1-21.5 172 85.8 78.5-90.9
$25,000- 34,999 140 14 10.3 6.0-17.3 126 89.7 82.7-94.0
$35,000- 49,999 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 248 24 12.8 7.8-20.2 224 87.2 79.8-92.2
$75,000+ 609 36 6.3 4.4- 8.8 573 93.7 91.2-95.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 635 80 15.7 12.4-19.7 555 84.3 80.3-87.6
No 1,228 71 6.8 5.1- 8.9 1,157 93.2 91.1-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 273 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,602 143 10.4 8.7-12.4 1,459 89.6 87.6-91.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 498 36 8.5 5.9-12.2 462 91.5 87.8-94.1
Regional City or Suburban County 544 40 7.7 5.5-10.7 504 92.3 89.3-94.5
Rural 833 76 11.8 9.2-15.2 757 88.2 84.8-90.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 941 82 8.9 6.9-11.3 859 91.1 88.7-93.1
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 623 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 156 31 23.8 16.8-32.6 125 76.2 67.4-83.2
Other not in Labor Force 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 18 16.5 10.2-25.5 110 83.5 74.5-89.8
101% to 150% 157 19 13.9 8.6-21.6 138 86.1 78.4-91.4
151% to 200% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,058 77 8.0 6.2-10.3 981 92.0 89.7-93.8
HOUSING
Own 1,432 101 8.4 6.7-10.5 1,331 91.6 89.5-93.3
Rent 319 35 14.8 10.3-20.7 284 85.2 79.3-89.7
Other arrangement 116 16 15.8 9.2-25.9 100 84.2 74.1-90.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 376 25 7.2 4.7-11.0 351 92.8 89.0-95.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 723 58 11.0 8.2-14.5 665 89.0 85.5-91.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 776 69 9.6 7.3-12.4 707 90.4 87.6-92.7

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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 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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