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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--WHITE Respondents Only

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.#
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,061 4,858 96.0 95.0-96.8 203 4.0 3.2- 5.0
GENDER
Male 1,945 1,857 95.1 93.2-96.5 88 4.9 3.5- 6.8
Female 3,116 3,001 96.9 95.9-97.6 115 3.1 2.4- 4.1
AGE
18-24 318 298 91.9 85.0-95.8 20 8.1 4.2-15.0
25-34 795 749 95.3 92.8-97.0 46 4.7 3.0- 7.2
35-44 936 891 95.8 93.7-97.2 45 4.2 2.8- 6.3
45-54 1,007 963 97.2 95.4-98.3 44 2.8 1.7- 4.6
55-64 774 744 95.5 92.6-97.3 30 4.5 2.7- 7.4
65-74 667 654 98.4 96.3-99.4 13 1.6 0.6- 3.7
75+ 526 521 99.1 96.3-99.8 5 0.9 0.2- 3.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 666 649 97.2 94.3-98.6 17 2.8 1.4- 5.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,477 1,425 97.2 95.9-98.1 52 2.8 1.9- 4.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,182 1,130 94.6 91.4-96.7 52 5.4 3.3- 8.6
College Graduate 1,724 1,642 95.2 93.3-96.6 82 4.8 3.4- 6.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 438 426 98.1 95.8-99.2 12 1.9 0.8- 4.2
$15,000- 24,999 693 659 93.6 89.1-96.3 34 6.4 3.7-10.9
$25,000- 34,999 585 557 97.2 95.1-98.4 28 2.8 1.6- 4.9
$35,000- 49,999 718 695 95.3 90.4-97.8 23 4.7 2.2- 9.6
$50,000-74,999 647 616 94.5 91.3-96.5 31 5.5 3.5- 8.7
$75,000+ 764 722 94.7 91.8-96.7 42 5.3 3.3- 8.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 363 352 95.9 91.1-98.2 11 4.1 1.8- 8.9
Forsyth 345 326 94.5 91.1-96.7 19 5.5 3.3- 8.9
Guilford 278 269 97.4 94.6-98.8 9 2.6 1.2- 5.4
Henderson/Transylvania 429 411 96.2 93.6-97.8 18 3.8 2.2- 6.4
Mecklenburg 267 251 92.0 82.5-96.6 16 8.0 3.4-17.5
Orange 356 329 94.0 90.9-96.2 27 6.0 3.8- 9.1
Pitt 285 271 91.0 79.3-96.4 14 9.0 3.6-20.7
Randolph 385 374 97.5 95.2-98.8 11 2.5 1.2- 4.8
Robeson 173 166 96.2 91.5-98.3 7 3.8 1.7- 8.5
Wake 309 292 93.0 88.0-96.1 17 7.0 3.9-12.0
Western NC 609 588 96.4 94.4-97.7 21 3.6 2.3- 5.6
Piedmont NC 718 699 96.7 94.5-98.0 19 3.3 2.0- 5.5
Eastern NC 544 530 97.4 95.1-98.6 14 2.6 1.4- 4.9

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

#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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