BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*

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	Total Respond.^	YES	NO
North Carolina	9,407	3,542	41.4	39.8-43.1	5,865	58.6	56.9-60.2
-Eastern NC	3,302	1,043	37.2	34.3-40.1	2,259	62.8	59.9-65.7
GENDER
Male	1,157	503	45.8	41.0-50.6	654	54.2	49.4-59.0
Female	2,145	540	29.3	26.1-32.7	1,605	70.7	67.3-73.9
RACE
White	2,060	765	42.8	39.2-46.5	1,295	57.2	53.5-60.8
African American	978	218	29.4	24.5-34.9	760	70.6	65.1-75.5
Other Minorities	246	57	20.1	13.4-29.0	189	79.9	71.0-86.6
AGE
18-24	201	76	40.3	29.9-51.6	125	59.7	48.4-70.1
25-34	490	205	47.5	40.6-54.5	285	52.5	45.5-59.4
35-44	594	234	44.1	37.7-50.6	360	55.9	49.4-62.3
45-54	645	216	37.8	31.6-44.4	429	62.2	55.6-68.4
55-64	567	156	28.8	23.3-34.9	411	71.2	65.1-76.7
65-74	457	99	21.9	16.6-28.2	358	78.1	71.8-83.4
75+	327	50	20.7	14.5-28.6	277	79.3	71.4-85.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	656	106	20.7	15.9-26.5	550	79.3	73.5-84.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,109	304	32.0	27.5-36.8	805	68.0	63.2-72.5
Some Post-H.S.	845	306	41.1	35.1-47.4	539	58.9	52.6-64.9
College Graduate	686	325	53.8	48.0-59.5	361	46.2	40.5-52.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	469	75	18.5	13.4-25.1	394	81.5	74.9-86.6
$15,000- 24,999	653	177	29.9	24.2-36.3	476	70.1	63.7-75.8
$25,000- 34,999	380	124	39.3	31.4-47.7	256	60.7	52.3-68.6
$35,000- 49,999	423	167	41.9	34.7-49.5	256	58.1	50.5-65.3
$50,000-74,999	330	145	45.4	36.7-54.4	185	54.6	45.6-63.3
$75,000+	291	163	62.6	53.9-70.6	128	37.4	29.4-46.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	197	45.6	40.2-51.2	255	54.4	48.8-59.8
Guilford	442	205	45.4	39.9-51.1	237	54.6	48.9-60.1
Mecklenburg	446	237	55.0	49.1-60.8	209	45.0	39.2-50.9
Orange	451	289	60.9	52.9-68.4	162	39.1	31.6-47.1
Wake	452	240	51.6	46.0-57.2	212	48.4	42.8-54.0
Chatham/Lee	399	167	40.3	34.4-46.4	232	59.7	53.6-65.6
Nash/Wilson	378	110	29.1	23.8-35.0	268	70.9	65.0-76.2
Craven/Pamlico	454	184	42.4	36.9-48.0	270	57.6	52.0-63.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	115	27.2	22.6-32.4	322	72.8	67.6-77.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	454	152	35.3	29.5-41.6	302	64.7	58.4-70.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	477	145	33.9	27.1-41.4	332	66.1	58.6-72.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	147	38.6	27.9-50.5	278	61.4	49.5-72.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	115	25.4	20.9-30.5	354	74.6	69.5-79.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	92	24.2	19.4-29.7	326	75.8	70.3-80.6
Northeast NC I	459	123	27.8	23.0-33.3	336	72.2	66.7-77.0
Northeast NC II	512	181	39.4	34.2-44.8	331	60.6	55.2-65.8
Northeastern Partnership	971	304	35.3	31.4-39.4	667	64.7	60.6-68.6
Mountain AHEC	1,302	493	41.9	37.5-46.4	809	58.1	53.6-62.5
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	4,034	1,768	44.7	42.5-47.0	2,266	55.3	53.0-57.5
Western NC	2,071	731	37.2	33.8-40.8	1,340	62.8	59.2-66.2

Total
Respond.^

YES

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,407

3,542

41.4

39.8-43.1

5,865

58.6

56.9-60.2

-Eastern NC

3,302

1,043

37.2

34.3-40.1

2,259

62.8

59.9-65.7

GENDER

Male

1,157

503

45.8

41.0-50.6

654

54.2

49.4-59.0

Female

2,145

540

29.3

26.1-32.7

1,605

70.7

67.3-73.9

RACE

White

2,060

765

42.8

39.2-46.5

1,295

57.2

53.5-60.8

African American

978

218

29.4

24.5-34.9

760

70.6

65.1-75.5

Other Minorities

246

20.1

13.4-29.0

189

79.9

71.0-86.6

AGE

18-24

201

40.3

29.9-51.6

125

59.7

48.4-70.1

25-34

490

205

47.5

40.6-54.5

285

52.5

45.5-59.4

35-44

594

234

44.1

37.7-50.6

360

55.9

49.4-62.3

45-54

645

216

37.8

31.6-44.4

429

62.2

55.6-68.4

55-64

567

156

28.8

23.3-34.9

411

71.2

65.1-76.7

65-74

457

21.9

16.6-28.2

358

78.1

71.8-83.4

75+

327

20.7

14.5-28.6

277

79.3

71.4-85.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

656

106

20.7

15.9-26.5

550

79.3

73.5-84.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,109

304

32.0

27.5-36.8

805

68.0

63.2-72.5

Some Post-H.S.

845

306

41.1

35.1-47.4

539

58.9

52.6-64.9

College Graduate

686

325

53.8

48.0-59.5

361

46.2

40.5-52.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

469

18.5

13.4-25.1

394

81.5

74.9-86.6

$15,000- 24,999

653

177

29.9

24.2-36.3

476

70.1

63.7-75.8

$25,000- 34,999

380

124

39.3

31.4-47.7

256

60.7

52.3-68.6

$35,000- 49,999

423

167

41.9

34.7-49.5

256

58.1

50.5-65.3

$50,000-74,999

330

145

45.4

36.7-54.4

185

54.6

45.6-63.3

$75,000+

291

163

62.6

53.9-70.6

128

37.4

29.4-46.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

197

45.6

40.2-51.2

255

54.4

48.8-59.8

Guilford

442

205

45.4

39.9-51.1

237

54.6

48.9-60.1

Mecklenburg

446

237

55.0

49.1-60.8

209

45.0

39.2-50.9

Orange

451

289

60.9

52.9-68.4

162

39.1

31.6-47.1

Wake

452

240

51.6

46.0-57.2

212

48.4

42.8-54.0

Chatham/Lee

399

167

40.3

34.4-46.4

232

59.7

53.6-65.6

Nash/Wilson

378

110

29.1

23.8-35.0

268

70.9

65.0-76.2

Craven/Pamlico

454

184

42.4

36.9-48.0

270

57.6

52.0-63.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

115

27.2

22.6-32.4

322

72.8

67.6-77.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

454

152

35.3

29.5-41.6

302

64.7

58.4-70.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

477

145

33.9

27.1-41.4

332

66.1

58.6-72.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

147

38.6

27.9-50.5

278

61.4

49.5-72.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

115

25.4

20.9-30.5

354

74.6

69.5-79.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

24.2

19.4-29.7

326

75.8

70.3-80.6

Northeast NC I

459

123

27.8

23.0-33.3

336

72.2

66.7-77.0

Northeast NC II

512

181

39.4

34.2-44.8

331

60.6

55.2-65.8

Northeastern Partnership

971

304

35.3

31.4-39.4

667

64.7

60.6-68.6

Mountain AHEC

1,302

493

41.9

37.5-46.4

809

58.1

53.6-62.5

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

4,034

1,768

44.7

42.5-47.0

2,266

55.3

53.0-57.5

Western NC

2,071

731

37.2

33.8-40.8

1,340

62.8

59.2-66.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the first alcohol consumption question.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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