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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Randolph County

Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.#
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,670 6,440 96.7 95.9-97.3 230 3.3 2.7- 4.1
Randolph County 425 413 97.6 95.4-98.7 12 2.4 1.3- 4.6
GENDER
Male 169 163 96.7 92.4-98.6 6 3.3 1.4- 7.6
Female 256 250 98.4 96.1-99.4 6 1.6 0.6- 3.9
RACE
White 385 374 97.5 95.2-98.8 11 2.5 1.2- 4.8
Other 39 38 97.8 85.6-99.7 1 2.2 0.3-14.4
AGE
18-44 178 171 97.1 93.4-98.8 7 2.9 1.2- 6.6
45+ 244 239 98.1 94.9-99.3 5 1.9 0.7- 5.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 280 274 97.9 95.3-99.1 6 2.1 0.9- 4.7
Some College + 145 139 96.8 91.4-98.9 6 3.2 1.1- 8.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 232 221 95.2 91.0-97.5 11 4.8 2.5- 9.0
$50,000+ 79 78 99.8 98.5- 100 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 410 398 95.7 91.3-98.0 12 4.3 2.0- 8.7
Forsyth 464 438 94.5 91.8-96.4 26 5.5 3.6- 8.2
Guilford 420 409 97.9 96.0-98.9 11 2.1 1.1- 4.0
Henderson/Transylvania 469 451 96.8 94.6-98.1 18 3.2 1.9- 5.4
Mecklenburg 446 426 94.5 88.9-97.4 20 5.5 2.6-11.1
Orange 438 410 95.2 92.7-96.9 28 4.8 3.1- 7.3
Pitt 411 396 93.8 85.4-97.5 15 6.2 2.5-14.6
Robeson 435 426 98.3 96.5-99.2 9 1.7 0.8- 3.5
Wake 428 409 94.9 91.3-97.1 19 5.1 2.9- 8.7
Western NC 655 633 96.5 94.6-97.8 22 3.5 2.2- 5.4
Piedmont NC 879 857 97.3 95.5-98.3 22 2.7 1.7- 4.5
Eastern NC 790 774 97.8 96.0-98.8 16 2.2 1.2- 4.0

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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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