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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Physical and Sexual violence

Has anyone ever had sex with you against your will or without your consent?
This would include situations where verbal threats, coercion, physical force, or a weapon was used or you were not able to give consent for some reason

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,335 401 6.1 5.4- 6.9 5,934 93.9 93.1-94.6
GENDER
Male 2,435 38 2.0 1.4- 3.0 2,397 98.0 97.0-98.6
Female 3,900 363 9.8 8.8-11.0 3,537 90.2 89.0-91.2
RACE
White 4,977 301 6.0 5.3- 6.8 4,676 94.0 93.2-94.7
African American 1,155 84 6.6 5.0- 8.6 1,071 93.4 91.4-95.0
Other 155 11 5.0 2.5- 9.7 144 95.0 90.3-97.5
HISPANIC
Yes 107 13 10.9 5.9-19.3 94 89.1 80.7-94.1
No 6,168 383 6.0 5.3- 6.7 5,785 94.0 93.3-94.7
AGE
18-24 360 36 9.0 6.2-12.7 324 91.0 87.3-93.8
25-34 916 84 8.2 6.4-10.4 832 91.8 89.6-93.6
35-44 1,118 118 8.6 7.0-10.4 1,000 91.4 89.6-93.0
45-54 1,304 90 5.6 4.5- 7.0 1,214 94.4 93.0-95.5
55-64 1,193 45 3.1 2.2- 4.3 1,148 96.9 95.7-97.8
65+ 1,399 24 1.7 1.0- 2.6 1,375 98.3 97.4-99.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 676 37 5.3 3.6- 7.6 639 94.7 92.4-96.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,918 114 6.0 4.8- 7.5 1,804 94.0 92.5-95.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,636 143 8.2 6.8- 9.9 1,493 91.8 90.1-93.2
College Graduate 2,094 106 4.7 3.8- 5.9 1,988 95.3 94.1-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 729 55 6.0 4.4- 8.1 674 94.0 91.9-95.6
$15,000- $24,999 1,017 77 7.0 5.4- 9.1 940 93.0 90.9-94.6
$25,000- $34,999 743 55 6.6 4.9- 8.9 688 93.4 91.1-95.1
$35,000- $49,999 1,004 66 6.6 4.9- 8.7 938 93.4 91.3-95.1
$50,000+ 2,065 107 5.2 4.2- 6.4 1,958 94.8 93.6-95.8
Health District**
Appalachia I 384 28 6.6 4.5- 9.7 356 93.4 90.3-95.5
Appalachia II 778 46 6.4 4.6- 8.9 732 93.6 91.1-95.4
Appalachia III 477 23 5.0 2.9- 8.7 454 95.0 91.3-97.1
Catawba 449 20 4.3 2.7- 6.9 429 95.7 93.1-97.3
Edisto Savannah 477 18 3.4 2.0- 5.6 459 96.6 94.4-98.0
Low Country 332 15 3.6 2.0- 6.5 317 96.4 93.5-98.0
Palmetto 959 70 6.5 5.0- 8.4 889 93.5 91.6-95.0
Pee Dee 457 36 8.0 5.4-11.7 421 92.0 88.3-94.6
Trident 807 69 8.4 6.3-11.1 738 91.6 88.9-93.7
Upper Savannah 304 15 3.6 2.1- 6.1 289 96.4 93.9-97.9
Waccamaw 530 30 6.0 3.9- 8.9 500 94.0 91.1-96.1
Wateree 332 28 8.2 5.1-13.0 304 91.8 87.0-94.9
Region***
Region I 688 43 5.3 3.8- 7.2 645 94.7 92.8-96.2
Region II 1,255 69 5.8 4.4- 7.8 1,186 94.2 92.2-95.6
Region III 1,408 90 5.8 4.6- 7.2 1,318 94.2 92.8-95.4
Region IV 789 64 8.1 5.9-10.9 725 91.9 89.1-94.1
Region V 477 18 3.4 2.0- 5.6 459 96.6 94.4-98.0
Region VI 530 30 6.0 3.9- 8.9 500 94.0 91.1-96.1
Region VII 807 69 8.4 6.3-11.1 738 91.6 88.9-93.7
Region VIII 332 15 3.6 2.0- 6.5 317 96.4 93.5-98.0

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter

*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper

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