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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--FEMALE Respondents Only

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.#
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,093 3,916 95.4 94.4-96.3 177 4.6 3.7- 5.6
RACE
White 3,113 2,962 95.0 93.8-96.0 151 5.0 4.0- 6.2
African American 678 661 97.6 95.6-98.7 17 2.4 1.3- 4.4
Asian 42 41 92.6 63.0-98.9 1 7.4 1.1-37.0
Native American 113 111 98.9 95.0-99.7 2 1.1 0.3- 5.0
Other Minorities 117 112 92.2 81.0-97.1 5 7.8 2.9-19.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 140 135 94.9 84.5-98.4 5 5.1 1.6-15.5
-English Speaking 70 67 94.3 80.3-98.6 3 5.7 1.4-19.7
-Spanish Speaking 70 68 95.2 76.3-99.2 2 4.8 0.8-23.7
Non-Hispanic 3,946 3,774 95.5 94.4-96.3 172 4.5 3.7- 5.6
AGE
18-24 293 257 90.0 84.9-93.5 36 10.0 6.5-15.1
25-34 685 633 92.2 88.7-94.7 52 7.8 5.3-11.3
35-44 755 709 93.8 91.1-95.7 46 6.2 4.3- 8.9
45-54 786 755 97.3 95.4-98.4 31 2.7 1.6- 4.6
55-64 597 588 99.0 97.1-99.7 9 1.0 0.3- 2.9
65-74 502 502 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
75+ 434 432 99.9 99.7- 100 2 0.1 0.0- 0.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 636 626 97.9 94.5-99.2 10 2.1 0.8- 5.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,194 1,149 96.5 94.8-97.6 45 3.5 2.4- 5.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,028 970 93.4 90.7-95.3 58 6.6 4.7- 9.3
College Graduate 1,222 1,158 94.5 92.4-96.0 64 5.5 4.0- 7.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 464 443 95.9 92.6-97.8 21 4.1 2.2- 7.4
$15,000- 24,999 687 650 95.1 92.2-97.0 37 4.9 3.0- 7.8
$25,000- 34,999 486 470 96.8 93.6-98.4 16 3.2 1.6- 6.4
$35,000- 49,999 498 477 94.7 91.0-96.9 21 5.3 3.1- 9.0
$50,000-74,999 449 428 94.5 90.1-97.0 21 5.5 3.0- 9.9
$75,000+ 446 412 92.8 89.2-95.3 34 7.2 4.7-10.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 253 243 94.7 87.1-97.9 10 5.3 2.1-12.9
Forsyth 285 272 95.7 92.3-97.6 13 4.3 2.4- 7.7
Guilford 266 254 95.0 90.5-97.4 12 5.0 2.6- 9.5
Henderson/Transylvania 281 269 97.0 94.2-98.4 12 3.0 1.6- 5.8
Mecklenburg 286 271 94.5 90.4-96.9 15 5.5 3.1- 9.6
Orange 256 239 93.4 88.3-96.3 17 6.6 3.7-11.7
Pitt 258 242 92.6 86.4-96.1 16 7.4 3.9-13.6
Randolph 256 250 98.2 95.7-99.2 6 1.8 0.8- 4.3
Robeson 264 260 98.6 96.1-99.5 4 1.4 0.5- 3.9
Wake 245 222 90.4 85.4-93.9 23 9.6 6.1-14.6
Western NC 376 364 96.6 93.8-98.2 12 3.4 1.8- 6.2
Piedmont NC 559 543 96.7 94.4-98.1 16 3.3 1.9- 5.6
Eastern NC 508 487 95.4 92.8-97.1 21 4.6 2.9- 7.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days and who did not have five or more drinks on an occasion.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in t he past 30 days and had five or more drinks on one or more occasions in the past 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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