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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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
Western NC 655 633 96.5 94.6-97.8 22 3.5 2.2- 5.4
GENDER
Male 279 264 95.2 91.9-97.2 15 4.8 2.8- 8.1
Female 376 369 98.0 95.8-99.1 7 2.0 0.9- 4.2
RACE
White 609 588 96.4 94.4-97.7 21 3.6 2.3- 5.6
Other 44 43 97.4 83.6-99.6 1 2.6 0.4-16.4
AGE
18-44 243 231 95.6 92.1-97.6 12 4.4 2.4- 7.9
45+ 406 396 97.3 94.8-98.6 10 2.7 1.4- 5.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 374 361 96.4 93.7-98.0 13 3.6 2.0- 6.3
Some College + 280 271 96.7 93.4-98.4 9 3.3 1.6- 6.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 401 388 96.7 94.2-98.2 13 3.3 1.8- 5.8
$50,000+ 106 101 94.4 86.8-97.7 5 5.6 2.3-13.2
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
Randolph 425 413 97.6 95.4-98.7 12 2.4 1.3- 4.6
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
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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