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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.#		 None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,734 2,152 73.2 70.4-75.9 229 9.7 8.1-11.6 117 5.0 3.9- 6.5 160 8.4 6.6-10.5 76 3.6 2.6- 5.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,372 1,926 75.1 72.0-77.9 187 9.7 7.9-11.7 93 5.0 3.8- 6.7 117 7.8 5.9-10.2 49 2.4 1.6- 3.6
No 360 226 64.7 56.5-72.1 42 10.2 6.4-15.9 24 5.0 2.9- 8.4 41 9.9 6.1-15.6 27 10.2 5.7-17.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight 52 38 74.5 50.0-89.5 6 16.2 4.3-45.2 3 5.0 1.1-20.4 5 4.3 1.5-11.8 0 0.0 . - .
Recommended Range 1,201 961 72.8 67.9-77.1 96 8.7 6.5-11.4 48 5.2 3.4- 7.9 62 8.6 5.7-12.8 34 4.8 2.8- 8.1
Overweight 962 753 73.1 68.5-77.3 71 9.4 6.8-12.8 48 5.6 3.7- 8.4 64 9.3 6.6-12.9 26 2.6 1.5- 4.5
Obese 409 318 75.0 68.1-80.9 42 11.6 7.8-16.7 12 3.7 1.9- 7.1 21 4.9 2.4- 9.7 16 4.8 2.5- 9.2
Current Smoker
No 1,974 1,661 78.7 75.3-81.7 134 8.1 6.3-10.2 70 4.7 3.3- 6.4 75 6.6 4.6- 9.4 34 2.0 1.3- 3.2
Yes 754 486 62.1 56.6-67.3 94 13.1 10.0-17.1 47 5.8 3.8- 8.7 85 12.0 8.8-16.1 42 7.0 4.3-11.1
Binge Drinker
No 2,124 2,124 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Yes 577 0 0.0 . - . 228 36.2 30.7-42.2 115 18.1 14.1-23.1 158 31.7 25.8-38.3 76 13.9 9.9-19.1
Heavy Drinker
No 2,462 2,025 77.4 74.5-80.0 200 9.5 7.8-11.4 100 4.6 3.5- 6.1 110 7.1 5.4- 9.4 27 1.4 0.8- 2.2
Yes 224 89 27.8 20.3-36.7 28 11.9 7.0-19.5 14 7.1 3.5-13.7 46 22.9 14.4-34.3 47 30.3 20.4-42.5
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 1,222 938 71.8 67.4-75.8 119 10.4 8.0-13.5 56 5.8 3.9- 8.5 76 8.3 5.9-11.6 33 3.6 2.3- 5.8
Some Physical Activity 1,102 909 75.6 70.8-79.7 75 8.3 6.3-11.0 42 4.4 2.9- 6.6 48 7.7 4.9-11.9 28 4.0 2.1- 7.3
Physically Inactive 293 220 72.9 64.4-80.0 24 11.4 6.5-19.3 12 3.5 1.7- 7.0 25 10.0 5.9-16.6 12 2.2 1.1- 4.3
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 293 229 77.6 69.2-84.1 18 5.5 2.8-10.4 14 6.4 3.3-12.2 20 6.5 3.3-12.3 12 4.1 1.8- 8.9
No 2,439 1,921 72.7 69.7-75.6 211 10.3 8.5-12.3 103 4.8 3.7- 6.4 140 8.6 6.7-11.0 64 3.6 2.5- 5.2
Disability Status
Yes 477 391 78.0 71.1-83.7 37 8.0 5.0-12.4 14 3.9 2.0- 7.4 21 5.7 2.7-11.5 14 4.5 2.0- 9.9
No 2,176 1,702 72.5 69.2-75.5 184 10.0 8.2-12.2 99 5.2 3.9- 6.9 134 8.9 6.9-11.4 57 3.4 2.3- 5.1
Current Asthma
Yes 147 117 68.1 54.3-79.3 9 5.5 2.1-13.6 7 7.0 2.9-15.7 11 14.5 6.3-29.7 3 5.0 1.4-16.1
No 2,580 2,029 73.5 70.5-76.2 219 10.0 8.3-12.0 110 4.9 3.7- 6.4 149 8.0 6.3-10.3 73 3.6 2.5- 5.1
Diabetes
Yes 95 85 90.6 78.6-96.2 5 6.6 1.9-20.3 1 0.7 0.1- 4.9 2 0.7 0.1- 3.1 2 1.4 0.3- 5.6
Yes, During Pregnancy 17 14 84.3 56.6-95.6 2 7.5 1.7-27.6 0 0.0 . - . 1 8.2 1.1-41.5 0 0.0 . - .
No 2,620 2,051 72.6 69.7-75.4 222 9.9 8.2-11.8 116 5.2 4.0- 6.7 157 8.6 6.8-10.9 74 3.7 2.6- 5.3
Arthritis
Yes 655 548 78.3 72.7-83.1 48 8.8 6.0-12.7 21 4.5 2.6- 7.8 27 7.0 4.0-12.1 11 1.3 0.6- 2.5
No 2,028 1,567 72.1 68.7-75.2 175 9.9 8.0-12.1 92 4.9 3.6- 6.7 131 8.9 6.8-11.5 63 4.2 2.9- 6.2

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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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