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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.#
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,045 1,031 99.2 98.5-99.6 14 0.8 0.4- 1.5
GENDER
Male 366 359 99.0 97.2-99.6 7 1.0 0.4- 2.8
Female 679 672 99.4 98.6-99.8 7 0.6 0.2- 1.4
AGE
18-24 92 90 98.6 92.8-99.7 2 1.4 0.3- 7.2
25-34 190 186 99.1 97.3-99.7 4 0.9 0.3- 2.7
35-44 237 234 99.2 96.7-99.8 3 0.8 0.2- 3.3
45-54 217 215 99.7 98.7-99.9 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3
55-64 128 126 98.7 94.8-99.7 2 1.3 0.3- 5.2
65-74 95 95 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
75+ 67 66 99.7 97.9- 100 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 197 98.7 94.2-99.7 3 1.3 0.3- 5.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 352 347 99.3 97.9-99.7 5 0.7 0.3- 2.1
Some Post-H.S. 280 277 99.7 99.1-99.9 3 0.3 0.1- 0.9
College Graduate 205 202 98.9 96.4-99.7 3 1.1 0.3- 3.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 148 145 99.3 97.7-99.8 3 0.7 0.2- 2.3
$15,000- 24,999 235 234 99.9 99.6- 100 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4
$25,000- 34,999 162 159 98.5 93.2-99.7 3 1.5 0.3- 6.8
$35,000- 49,999 125 123 99.3 97.2-99.8 2 0.7 0.2- 2.8
$50,000-74,999 62 59 96.6 88.0-99.1 3 3.4 0.9-12.0
$75,000+ 59 58 98.8 91.8-99.8 1 1.2 0.2- 8.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 27 27 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Forsyth 96 91 96.1 90.4-98.5 5 3.9 1.5- 9.6
Guilford 117 115 98.4 93.5-99.6 2 1.6 0.4- 6.5
Henderson/Transylvania 12 12 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Mecklenburg 133 130 98.5 94.7-99.6 3 1.5 0.4- 5.3
Orange 42 42 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Pitt 110 109 99.6 97.0-99.9 1 0.4 0.1- 3.0
Randolph 16 15 93.3 63.9-99.1 1 6.7 0.9-36.1
Robeson 92 92 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Wake 74 74 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Western NC 23 23 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Piedmont NC 113 112 99.6 97.5- 100 1 0.4 0.0- 2.5
Eastern NC 190 189 99.5 96.3-99.9 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than or equal to 2 drinks/da y for MALES and MORE than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

#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.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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