BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes			No
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	6,693	2,735	41.2	39.4-43.1	3,958	58.8	56.9-60.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes	5,724	2,372	41.5	39.5-43.5	3,352	58.5	56.5-60.5
No	951	361	40.0	35.0-45.1	590	60.0	54.9-65.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight	130	51	45.4	32.1-59.4	79	54.6	40.6-67.9
Recommended Range	2,565	1,202	45.3	42.2-48.3	1,363	54.7	51.7-57.8
Overweight	2,212	965	45.8	42.7-49.0	1,247	54.2	51.0-57.3
Obese	1,353	404	32.4	28.4-36.6	949	67.6	63.4-71.6
Current Smoker
No	5,146	1,971	37.5	35.5-39.6	3,175	62.5	60.4-64.5
Yes	1,520	756	51.9	48.0-55.8	764	48.1	44.2-52.0
Binge Drinker
No	6,082	2,124	33.7	31.9-35.6	3,958	66.3	64.4-68.1
Yes	577	577	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Heavy Drinker
No	6,440	2,482	39.0	37.2-40.9	3,958	61.0	59.1-62.8
Yes	230	230	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	2,415	1,218	50.7	47.5-53.8	1,197	49.3	46.2-52.5
Some Physical Activity	2,643	1,105	41.0	38.1-43.9	1,538	59.0	56.1-61.9
Physically Inactive	1,264	295	25.7	22.0-29.8	969	74.3	70.2-78.0
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	1,392	292	21.5	18.0-25.5	1,100	78.5	74.5-82.0
No	5,282	2,441	46.6	44.5-48.7	2,841	53.4	51.3-55.5
Disability Status
Yes	1,595	472	28.8	25.5-32.4	1,123	71.2	67.6-74.5
No	4,835	2,185	45.5	43.3-47.7	2,650	54.5	52.3-56.7
Current Asthma
Yes	433	146	33.0	26.4-40.3	287	67.0	59.7-73.6
No	6,238	2,582	41.9	40.0-43.8	3,656	58.1	56.2-60.0
Diabetes
Yes	521	89	15.8	12.0-20.5	432	84.2	79.5-88.0
Yes, During Pregnancy	55	17	24.7	13.5-40.8	38	75.3	59.2-86.5
No	6,109	2,627	43.4	41.4-45.4	3,482	56.6	54.6-58.6
Arthritis
Yes	2,131	657	30.4	27.4-33.4	1,474	69.6	66.6-72.6
No	4,418	2,029	45.9	43.6-48.2	2,389	54.1	51.8-56.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the first alcohol consumption question.

#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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.