BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Binge Drinking*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

Binge Drinking*

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	Total Respond.#	No	Yes
TOTAL	6,659	6,082	89.1	87.8-90.3	577	10.9	9.7-12.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes	5,698	5,256	89.8	88.3-91.0	442	10.2	9.0-11.7
No	943	810	86.4	82.6-89.5	133	13.6	10.5-17.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight	129	117	92.7	85.2-96.5	12	7.3	3.5-14.8
Recommended Range	2,551	2,311	87.6	85.0-89.8	240	12.4	10.2-15.0
Overweight	2,199	1,992	87.9	85.5-90.0	207	12.1	10.0-14.5
Obese	1,351	1,261	92.0	89.5-94.0	90	8.0	6.0-10.5
Current Smoker
No	5,125	4,814	92.2	90.8-93.4	311	7.8	6.6- 9.2
Yes	1,509	1,244	80.5	77.1-83.5	265	19.5	16.5-22.9
Heavy Drinker
No	6,420	5,983	91.2	90.0-92.3	437	8.8	7.7-10.0
Yes	224	89	27.8	20.3-36.7	135	72.2	63.3-79.7
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	2,405	2,125	86.1	83.7-88.3	280	13.9	11.7-16.3
Some Physical Activity	2,632	2,440	90.0	87.7-91.9	192	10.0	8.1-12.3
Physically Inactive	1,257	1,184	93.1	90.5-95.0	73	6.9	5.0- 9.5
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	1,384	1,321	95.5	93.8-96.8	63	4.5	3.2- 6.2
No	5,256	4,742	87.4	85.8-88.9	514	12.6	11.1-14.2
Disability Status
Yes	1,591	1,505	93.6	91.3-95.4	86	6.4	4.6- 8.7
No	4,808	4,338	87.7	86.0-89.2	470	12.3	10.8-14.0
Current Asthma
Yes	431	401	89.5	83.2-93.6	30	10.5	6.4-16.8
No	6,206	5,660	89.1	87.7-90.3	546	10.9	9.7-12.3
Diabetes
Yes	521	511	98.5	96.2-99.4	10	1.5	0.6- 3.8
Yes, During Pregnancy	55	52	96.1	87.4-98.9	3	3.9	1.1-12.6
No	6,075	5,511	88.3	86.9-89.6	564	11.7	10.4-13.1
Arthritis
Yes	2,120	2,014	93.6	91.7-95.1	106	6.4	4.9- 8.3
No	4,396	3,939	87.4	85.6-88.9	457	12.6	11.1-14.4

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,659

6,082

89.1

87.8-90.3

577

10.9

9.7-12.2

Have Health Insurance

Yes

5,698

5,256

89.8

88.3-91.0

442

10.2

9.0-11.7

943

810

86.4

82.6-89.5

133

13.6

10.5-17.4

Body Mass Index

Underweight

129

117

92.7

85.2-96.5

7.3

3.5-14.8

Recommended Range

2,551

2,311

87.6

85.0-89.8

240

12.4

10.2-15.0

Overweight

2,199

1,992

87.9

85.5-90.0

207

12.1

10.0-14.5

Obese

1,351

1,261

92.0

89.5-94.0

8.0

6.0-10.5

Current Smoker

5,125

4,814

92.2

90.8-93.4

311

7.8

6.6- 9.2

Yes

1,509

1,244

80.5

77.1-83.5

265

19.5

16.5-22.9

Heavy Drinker

6,420

5,983

91.2

90.0-92.3

437

8.8

7.7-10.0

Yes

224

27.8

20.3-36.7

135

72.2

63.3-79.7

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

2,405

2,125

86.1

83.7-88.3

280

13.9

11.7-16.3

Some Physical Activity

2,632

2,440

90.0

87.7-91.9

192

10.0

8.1-12.3

Physically Inactive

1,257

1,184

93.1

90.5-95.0

6.9

5.0- 9.5

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

1,384

1,321

95.5

93.8-96.8

4.5

3.2- 6.2

5,256

4,742

87.4

85.8-88.9

514

12.6

11.1-14.2

Disability Status

Yes

1,591

1,505

93.6

91.3-95.4

6.4

4.6- 8.7

4,808

4,338

87.7

86.0-89.2

470

12.3

10.8-14.0

Current Asthma

Yes

431

401

89.5

83.2-93.6

10.5

6.4-16.8

6,206

5,660

89.1

87.7-90.3

546

10.9

9.7-12.3

Diabetes

Yes

521

511

98.5

96.2-99.4

1.5

0.6- 3.8

Yes, During Pregnancy

96.1

87.4-98.9

3.9

1.1-12.6

6,075

5,511

88.3

86.9-89.6

564

11.7

10.4-13.1

Arthritis

Yes

2,120

2,014

93.6

91.7-95.1

106

6.4

4.9- 8.3

4,396

3,939

87.4

85.6-88.9

457

12.6

11.1-14.4

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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.

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