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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.#
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,670 6,440 96.7 95.9-97.3 230 3.3 2.7- 4.1
GENDER
Male 2,575 2,472 95.8 94.3-96.9 103 4.2 3.1- 5.7
Female 4,095 3,968 97.6 96.8-98.1 127 2.4 1.9- 3.2
RACE
White 5,061 4,858 96.0 95.0-96.8 203 4.0 3.2- 5.0
African American 1,045 1,031 99.2 98.5-99.6 14 0.8 0.4- 1.5
Asian 78 78 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Native American 182 179 98.2 91.3-99.6 3 1.8 0.4- 8.7
Other Minorities 259 251 96.6 90.9-98.8 8 3.4 1.2- 9.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 293 284 96.4 91.2-98.6 9 3.6 1.4- 8.8
-English Speaking 126 124 98.8 95.0-99.7 2 1.2 0.3- 5.0
-Spanish Speaking 167 160 95.5 88.0-98.4 7 4.5 1.6-12.0
Non-Hispanic 6,368 6,147 96.7 95.9-97.4 221 3.3 2.6- 4.1
AGE
18-24 475 452 94.6 90.2-97.1 23 5.4 2.9- 9.8
25-34 1,126 1,071 96.2 94.3-97.4 55 3.8 2.6- 5.7
35-44 1,310 1,260 96.4 94.4-97.6 50 3.6 2.4- 5.6
45-54 1,315 1,266 97.7 96.3-98.5 49 2.3 1.5- 3.7
55-64 971 937 96.1 93.7-97.6 34 3.9 2.4- 6.3
65-74 794 781 98.7 97.0-99.5 13 1.3 0.5- 3.0
75+ 616 610 99.2 96.9-99.8 6 0.8 0.2- 3.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,071 1,042 96.9 94.6-98.2 29 3.1 1.8- 5.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,962 1,905 97.8 96.8-98.5 57 2.2 1.5- 3.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,558 1,500 95.8 93.4-97.4 58 4.2 2.6- 6.6
College Graduate 2,059 1,973 96.0 94.4-97.1 86 4.0 2.9- 5.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 673 655 98.3 96.8-99.1 18 1.7 0.9- 3.2
$15,000- 24,999 1,089 1,050 95.2 92.2-97.2 39 4.8 2.8- 7.8
$25,000- 34,999 805 773 97.6 96.1-98.6 32 2.4 1.4- 3.9
$35,000- 49,999 891 866 96.2 92.3-98.2 25 3.8 1.8- 7.7
$50,000-74,999 742 708 94.9 92.0-96.7 34 5.1 3.3- 8.0
$75,000+ 874 830 95.3 92.8-97.0 44 4.7 3.0- 7.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 410 398 95.7 91.3-98.0 12 4.3 2.0- 8.7
Forsyth 464 438 94.5 91.8-96.4 26 5.5 3.6- 8.2
Guilford 420 409 97.9 96.0-98.9 11 2.1 1.1- 4.0
Henderson/Transylvania 469 451 96.8 94.6-98.1 18 3.2 1.9- 5.4
Mecklenburg 446 426 94.5 88.9-97.4 20 5.5 2.6-11.1
Orange 438 410 95.2 92.7-96.9 28 4.8 3.1- 7.3
Pitt 411 396 93.8 85.4-97.5 15 6.2 2.5-14.6
Randolph 425 413 97.6 95.4-98.7 12 2.4 1.3- 4.6
Robeson 435 426 98.3 96.5-99.2 9 1.7 0.8- 3.5
Wake 428 409 94.9 91.3-97.1 19 5.1 2.9- 8.7
Western NC 655 633 96.5 94.6-97.8 22 3.5 2.2- 5.4
Piedmont NC 879 857 97.3 95.5-98.3 22 2.7 1.7- 4.5
Eastern NC 790 774 97.8 96.0-98.8 16 2.2 1.2- 4.0

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