BRFSS 2003 - Mecklenburg County: (Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Mecklenburg County

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
-Mecklenburg County	446	237	55.0	49.1-60.8	209	45.0	39.2-50.9
GENDER
Male	168	107	63.7	54.0-72.5	61	36.3	27.5-46.0
Female	278	130	46.0	39.6-52.6	148	54.0	47.4-60.4
RACE
White	290	178	66.0	58.9-72.4	112	34.0	27.6-41.1
Other	152	56	35.8	27.3-45.3	96	64.2	54.7-72.7
AGE
18-44	202	121	60.3	51.3-68.6	81	39.7	31.4-48.7
45+	241	115	48.3	41.2-55.4	126	51.7	44.6-58.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	129	42	38.7	28.2-50.3	87	61.3	49.7-71.8
Some College +	317	195	63.5	56.6-69.8	122	36.5	30.2-43.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	182	80	44.3	35.7-53.3	102	55.7	46.7-64.3
$50,000+	155	107	68.4	59.4-76.1	48	31.6	23.9-40.6
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***
Eastern NC	3,302	1,043	37.2	34.3-40.1	2,259	62.8	59.9-65.7
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

-Mecklenburg County

446

237

55.0

49.1-60.8

209

45.0

39.2-50.9

GENDER

Male

168

107

63.7

54.0-72.5

36.3

27.5-46.0

Female

278

130

46.0

39.6-52.6

148

54.0

47.4-60.4

RACE

White

290

178

66.0

58.9-72.4

112

34.0

27.6-41.1

Other

152

35.8

27.3-45.3

64.2

54.7-72.7

AGE

18-44

202

121

60.3

51.3-68.6

39.7

31.4-48.7

45+

241

115

48.3

41.2-55.4

126

51.7

44.6-58.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

129

38.7

28.2-50.3

61.3

49.7-71.8

Some College +

317

195

63.5

56.6-69.8

122

36.5

30.2-43.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

182

44.3

35.7-53.3

102

55.7

46.7-64.3

$50,000+

155

107

68.4

59.4-76.1

31.6

23.9-40.6

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***

Eastern NC

3,302

1,043

37.2

34.3-40.1

2,259

62.8

59.9-65.7

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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