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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption--FEMALE Respondents Only

During the past 30 days, how many times have you driven when you've had perhaps too much to drink?*

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  Total
Respond.#
None At least once
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,098 4,077 99.6 99.4-99.8 21 0.4 0.2- 0.6
RACE
White 3,118 3,101 99.6 99.3-99.8 17 0.4 0.2- 0.7
African American 678 675 99.6 98.6-99.9 3 0.4 0.1- 1.4
Asian 42 42 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Native American 113 113 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Other Minorities 118 117 99.3 95.4-99.9 1 0.7 0.1- 4.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 141 141 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
-English Speaking 70 70 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
-Spanish Speaking 71 71 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 3,950 3,929 99.6 99.3-99.8 21 0.4 0.2- 0.7
AGE
18-24 292 288 99.5 98.4-99.8 4 0.5 0.2- 1.6
25-34 684 678 99.5 98.8-99.8 6 0.5 0.2- 1.2
35-44 757 754 99.5 98.5-99.9 3 0.5 0.1- 1.5
45-54 791 786 99.8 99.4-99.9 5 0.2 0.1- 0.6
55-64 598 595 99.4 97.1-99.9 3 0.6 0.1- 2.9
65-74 502 502 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
75+ 434 434 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 637 637 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,198 1,195 99.8 99.2-99.9 3 0.2 0.1- 0.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,030 1,022 99.5 98.9-99.8 8 0.5 0.2- 1.1
College Graduate 1,220 1,210 99.3 98.3-99.7 10 0.7 0.3- 1.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 465 464 99.8 98.6- 100 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4
$15,000- 24,999 689 685 99.7 99.0-99.9 4 0.3 0.1- 1.0
$25,000- 34,999 488 484 99.7 99.2-99.9 4 0.3 0.1- 0.8
$35,000- 49,999 498 497 100 99.7- 100 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3
$50,000-74,999 448 445 99.0 96.6-99.7 3 1.0 0.3- 3.4
$75,000+ 445 442 99.8 99.3-99.9 3 0.2 0.1- 0.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 254 251 96.5 87.1-99.1 3 3.5 0.9-12.9
Forsyth 286 280 98.0 94.6-99.3 6 2.0 0.7- 5.4
Guilford 266 263 99.1 97.1-99.7 3 0.9 0.3- 2.9
Henderson/Transylvania 281 279 99.7 98.7-99.9 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3
Mecklenburg 287 285 99.2 96.8-99.8 2 0.8 0.2- 3.2
Orange 256 256 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Pitt 258 257 99.5 96.5-99.9 1 0.5 0.1- 3.5
Randolph 255 255 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Robeson 264 264 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Wake 245 244 99.7 98.2- 100 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8
Western NC 376 373 99.2 97.7-99.8 3 0.8 0.2- 2.3
Piedmont NC 559 559 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Eastern NC 511 511 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

#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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