BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Binge Drinking*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	9,360	8,730	91.4	90.3-92.5	630	8.6	7.5- 9.7
-Eastern NC	3,288	3,086	92.3	90.6-93.7	202	7.7	6.3- 9.4
GENDER
Male	1,148	1,018	88.6	85.6-91.0	130	11.4	9.0-14.4
Female	2,140	2,068	95.6	93.8-96.9	72	4.4	3.1- 6.2
RACE
White	2,053	1,912	91.6	89.4-93.3	141	8.4	6.7-10.6
African American	973	929	92.5	88.8-95.1	44	7.5	4.9-11.2
Other Minorities	244	228	96.2	92.6-98.0	16	3.8	2.0- 7.4
AGE
18-24	201	178	86.8	78.9-92.0	23	13.2	8.0-21.1
25-34	489	432	87.8	82.8-91.5	57	12.2	8.5-17.2
35-44	590	535	91.6	88.0-94.2	55	8.4	5.8-12.0
45-54	641	601	93.2	89.5-95.7	40	6.8	4.3-10.5
55-64	565	551	97.4	94.6-98.7	14	2.6	1.3- 5.4
65-74	456	446	96.9	92.3-98.8	10	3.1	1.2- 7.7
75+	326	323	97.7	91.3-99.4	3	2.3	0.6- 8.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	654	628	94.8	91.1-97.0	26	5.2	3.0- 8.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,103	1,018	89.5	86.0-92.2	85	10.5	7.8-14.0
Some Post-H.S.	841	796	93.2	89.7-95.5	45	6.8	4.5-10.3
College Graduate	684	638	93.4	90.0-95.6	46	6.6	4.4-10.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	468	448	94.6	90.2-97.1	20	5.4	2.9- 9.8
$15,000- 24,999	647	601	89.7	84.5-93.3	46	10.3	6.7-15.5
$25,000- 34,999	379	340	87.1	80.9-91.5	39	12.9	8.5-19.1
$35,000- 49,999	422	397	91.5	85.8-95.1	25	8.5	4.9-14.2
$50,000-74,999	330	303	91.5	85.9-95.0	27	8.5	5.0-14.1
$75,000+	290	275	94.3	89.3-97.1	15	5.7	2.9-10.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	418	89.9	84.9-93.4	32	10.1	6.6-15.1
Guilford	439	402	88.3	83.3-92.0	37	11.7	8.0-16.7
Mecklenburg	443	399	85.9	79.3-90.7	44	14.1	9.3-20.7
Orange	451	397	82.3	75.2-87.8	54	17.7	12.2-24.8
Wake	450	416	91.6	87.1-94.6	34	8.4	5.4-12.9
Chatham/Lee	397	368	92.1	88.2-94.8	29	7.9	5.2-11.8
Nash/Wilson	377	355	91.9	86.3-95.4	22	8.1	4.6-13.7
Craven/Pamlico	454	426	91.9	87.8-94.8	28	8.1	5.2-12.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	434	406	92.5	89.0-95.0	28	7.5	5.0-11.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	426	92.2	87.7-95.1	26	7.8	4.9-12.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	474	441	87.9	81.1-92.5	33	12.1	7.5-18.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	421	390	82.3	64.8-92.1	31	17.7	7.9-35.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	448	95.0	91.6-97.1	21	5.0	2.9- 8.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	416	390	91.1	86.5-94.3	26	8.9	5.7-13.5
Northeast NC I	457	437	94.0	90.3-96.4	20	6.0	3.6- 9.7
Northeast NC II	507	463	87.8	82.9-91.4	44	12.2	8.6-17.1
Northeastern Partnership	964	900	90.0	86.7-92.6	64	10.0	7.4-13.3
Mountain AHEC	1,294	1,212	89.7	84.2-93.4	82	10.3	6.6-15.8
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	4,013	3,708	91.1	89.5-92.5	305	8.9	7.5-10.5
Western NC	2,059	1,936	91.0	87.4-93.7	123	9.0	6.3-12.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,360

8,730

91.4

90.3-92.5

630

8.6

7.5- 9.7

-Eastern NC

3,288

3,086

92.3

90.6-93.7

202

7.7

6.3- 9.4

GENDER

Male

1,148

1,018

88.6

85.6-91.0

130

11.4

9.0-14.4

Female

2,140

2,068

95.6

93.8-96.9

4.4

3.1- 6.2

RACE

White

2,053

1,912

91.6

89.4-93.3

141

8.4

6.7-10.6

African American

973

929

92.5

88.8-95.1

7.5

4.9-11.2

Other Minorities

244

228

96.2

92.6-98.0

3.8

2.0- 7.4

AGE

18-24

201

178

86.8

78.9-92.0

13.2

8.0-21.1

25-34

489

432

87.8

82.8-91.5

12.2

8.5-17.2

35-44

590

535

91.6

88.0-94.2

8.4

5.8-12.0

45-54

641

601

93.2

89.5-95.7

6.8

4.3-10.5

55-64

565

551

97.4

94.6-98.7

2.6

1.3- 5.4

65-74

456

446

96.9

92.3-98.8

3.1

1.2- 7.7

75+

326

323

97.7

91.3-99.4

2.3

0.6- 8.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

654

628

94.8

91.1-97.0

5.2

3.0- 8.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,103

1,018

89.5

86.0-92.2

10.5

7.8-14.0

Some Post-H.S.

841

796

93.2

89.7-95.5

6.8

4.5-10.3

College Graduate

684

638

93.4

90.0-95.6

6.6

4.4-10.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

468

448

94.6

90.2-97.1

5.4

2.9- 9.8

$15,000- 24,999

647

601

89.7

84.5-93.3

10.3

6.7-15.5

$25,000- 34,999

379

340

87.1

80.9-91.5

12.9

8.5-19.1

$35,000- 49,999

422

397

91.5

85.8-95.1

8.5

4.9-14.2

$50,000-74,999

330

303

91.5

85.9-95.0

8.5

5.0-14.1

$75,000+

290

275

94.3

89.3-97.1

5.7

2.9-10.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

418

89.9

84.9-93.4

10.1

6.6-15.1

Guilford

439

402

88.3

83.3-92.0

11.7

8.0-16.7

Mecklenburg

443

399

85.9

79.3-90.7

14.1

9.3-20.7

Orange

451

397

82.3

75.2-87.8

17.7

12.2-24.8

Wake

450

416

91.6

87.1-94.6

8.4

5.4-12.9

Chatham/Lee

397

368

92.1

88.2-94.8

7.9

5.2-11.8

Nash/Wilson

377

355

91.9

86.3-95.4

8.1

4.6-13.7

Craven/Pamlico

454

426

91.9

87.8-94.8

8.1

5.2-12.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

434

406

92.5

89.0-95.0

7.5

5.0-11.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

426

92.2

87.7-95.1

7.8

4.9-12.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

474

441

87.9

81.1-92.5

12.1

7.5-18.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

421

390

82.3

64.8-92.1

17.7

7.9-35.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

448

95.0

91.6-97.1

5.0

2.9- 8.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

416

390

91.1

86.5-94.3

8.9

5.7-13.5

Northeast NC I

457

437

94.0

90.3-96.4

6.0

3.6- 9.7

Northeast NC II

507

463

87.8

82.9-91.4

12.2

8.6-17.1

Northeastern Partnership

964

900

90.0

86.7-92.6

10.0

7.4-13.3

Mountain AHEC

1,294

1,212

89.7

84.2-93.4

10.3

6.6-15.8

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

4,013

3,708

91.1

89.5-92.5

305

8.9

7.5-10.5

Western NC

2,059

1,936

91.0

87.4-93.7

123

9.0

6.3-12.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
1=Yes = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days and who did not have five or more drinks on an occasion.
No = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and had five or more drinks on one or more occasions in the past month.

^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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