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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

On the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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  Total
Respond.#		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,739 1,210 37.3 34.6-40.1 888 34.1 31.3-37.0 338 14.9 12.9-17.2 132 5.2 4.0- 6.6 171 8.5 6.7-10.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,376 1,110 40.0 37.1-43.0 771 33.9 30.9-37.0 286 14.1 12.0-16.4 100 4.8 3.6- 6.4 109 7.2 5.4- 9.7
No 361 100 23.8 17.9-30.9 116 35.7 27.9-44.3 52 19.5 13.3-27.7 32 7.0 4.1-11.8 61 14.0 9.7-20.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight 53 18 34.6 17.0-57.7 20 44.8 24.3-67.3 9 14.2 4.9-34.6 3 4.5 0.9-20.1 3 1.9 0.5- 6.6
Recommended Range 1,200 560 40.3 36.0-44.7 380 30.5 26.5-34.8 136 13.5 10.5-17.4 58 6.1 4.2- 8.7 66 9.6 6.5-13.9
Overweight 969 416 36.5 32.3-40.9 327 37.5 32.9-42.2 123 15.7 12.4-19.5 48 4.4 2.9- 6.7 55 6.0 4.0- 8.9
Obese 406 169 33.8 27.2-41.1 128 36.4 28.5-45.2 60 17.3 12.4-23.6 17 5.2 2.5-10.8 32 7.3 4.5-11.6
Current Smoker
No 1,976 1,020 45.0 41.6-48.4 619 33.8 30.5-37.3 195 11.9 9.8-14.4 66 3.6 2.5- 5.1 76 5.8 3.9- 8.5
Yes 756 186 21.8 17.9-26.4 266 34.5 29.4-40.1 143 21.1 16.8-26.1 66 8.4 5.9-11.8 95 14.2 10.6-18.8
Binge Drinker
No 2,114 1,148 48.2 44.8-51.5 704 36.6 33.3-40.1 195 11.8 9.7-14.3 54 2.7 1.8- 4.0 13 0.7 0.3- 1.6
Yes 572 42 8.7 5.7-13.1 168 26.8 21.9-32.3 134 22.9 18.2-28.5 74 12.2 8.8-16.7 154 29.4 23.7-35.9
Heavy Drinker
No 2,482 1,195 40.8 37.9-43.8 804 35.1 32.1-38.2 288 14.5 12.4-16.8 92 3.8 2.8- 5.1 103 5.8 4.2- 7.9
Yes 230 0 0.0 . - . 76 21.2 15.0-29.1 48 20.6 12.5-32.1 40 21.3 13.7-31.7 66 36.9 27.0-48.0
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 1,222 528 35.7 31.7-40.0 397 35.2 30.7-40.0 153 14.5 11.7-17.8 65 5.9 4.1- 8.5 79 8.7 6.3-11.9
Some Physical Activity 1,107 516 39.6 35.4-44.0 370 34.6 30.5-38.9 119 13.5 10.3-17.3 45 3.8 2.5- 5.7 57 8.5 5.5-13.0
Physically Inactive 294 117 35.5 27.7-44.1 84 30.3 22.6-39.3 51 20.9 14.4-29.4 13 4.8 2.0-11.3 29 8.5 5.0-13.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 298 132 37.2 28.6-46.7 79 25.8 16.4-38.3 45 21.8 14.8-30.9 15 3.4 1.8- 6.6 27 11.7 6.2-21.1
No 2,439 1,078 37.3 34.5-40.2 807 35.1 32.2-38.1 293 14.0 12.0-16.4 117 5.4 4.1- 7.0 144 8.1 6.3-10.5
Disability Status
Yes 476 238 44.7 37.8-51.7 134 26.0 20.6-32.3 57 18.2 12.8-25.2 23 5.7 2.7-11.6 24 5.4 2.8-10.3
No 2,184 947 35.9 33.0-39.0 728 35.8 32.6-39.2 266 14.2 12.0-16.7 104 5.0 3.8- 6.6 139 9.0 7.0-11.7
Current Asthma
Yes 148 69 40.8 29.3-53.3 43 25.9 16.8-37.7 21 16.3 9.1-27.2 9 12.0 4.9-26.6 6 5.1 1.8-13.7
No 2,584 1,138 37.1 34.4-40.0 842 34.6 31.6-37.6 316 14.8 12.7-17.2 123 4.8 3.7- 6.2 165 8.8 6.9-11.1
Diabetes
Yes 92 50 57.9 43.7-70.8 35 34.8 22.9-49.0 6 7.2 2.5-18.9 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3
Yes, During Pregnancy 17 6 30.6 11.9-59.0 8 39.0 15.9-68.3 3 30.4 8.1-68.4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
No 2,628 1,154 36.8 34.1-39.6 844 34.0 31.1-37.1 329 15.1 13.0-17.5 131 5.3 4.1- 6.8 170 8.8 7.0-11.2
Arthritis
Yes 661 333 42.0 36.4-47.7 214 36.0 30.4-42.0 65 13.2 9.5-18.0 24 3.2 1.8- 5.7 25 5.6 3.0-10.2
No 2,028 858 36.2 33.1-39.4 660 33.8 30.5-37.2 265 15.4 13.0-18.1 104 5.5 4.1- 7.3 141 9.2 7.0-11.9

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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.

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

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