BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Binge Drinking*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

Binge Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	1,263	1,231	97.2	95.4-98.3	32	2.8	1.7- 4.6
GENDER
Female	1,263	1,231	97.2	95.4-98.3	32	2.8	1.7- 4.6
RACE
African American	1,263	1,231	97.2	95.4-98.3	32	2.8	1.7- 4.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	13	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
-English Speaking	13	13	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,250	1,218	97.2	95.4-98.3	32	2.8	1.7- 4.6
AGE
18-24	93	87	94.7	85.8-98.2	6	5.3	1.8-14.2
25-34	200	184	93.5	87.2-96.8	16	6.5	3.2-12.8
35-44	261	252	96.1	90.5-98.4	9	3.9	1.6- 9.5
45-54	258	257	99.9	99.4- 100	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6
55-64	184	184	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	148	148	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
75+	106	106	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	293	289	98.2	92.2-99.6	4	1.8	0.4- 7.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	428	410	95.6	91.5-97.8	18	4.4	2.2- 8.5
Some Post-H.S.	302	295	98.0	95.3-99.2	7	2.0	0.8- 4.7
College Graduate	237	234	98.1	92.0-99.6	3	1.9	0.4- 8.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	274	264	93.8	85.5-97.5	10	6.2	2.5-14.5
$15,000- 24,999	285	273	96.0	90.8-98.3	12	4.0	1.7- 9.2
$25,000- 34,999	162	161	99.5	96.8-99.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2
$35,000- 49,999	112	109	96.9	89.4-99.2	3	3.1	0.8-10.6
$50,000-74,999	64	64	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	53	52	98.4	89.4-99.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	15	93.9	66.3-99.2	1	6.1	0.8-33.7
Guilford	70	68	94.7	78.4-98.9	2	5.3	1.1-21.6
Mecklenburg	82	78	93.5	81.4-98.0	4	6.5	2.0-18.6
Orange	31	30	96.3	77.6-99.5	1	3.7	0.5-22.4
Wake	55	54	98.9	92.4-99.8	1	1.1	0.2- 7.6
Chatham/Lee	53	51	96.2	85.5-99.1	2	3.8	0.9-14.5
Nash/Wilson	81	80	98.9	92.7-99.9	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3
Craven/Pamlico	57	55	97.1	88.7-99.3	2	2.9	0.7-11.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	9	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	6	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	104	102	98.7	94.7-99.7	2	1.3	0.3- 5.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	8	8	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	95	93	96.7	86.5-99.2	2	3.3	0.8-13.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	102	98	95.4	86.7-98.5	4	4.6	1.5-13.3
Northeast NC I	171	168	97.3	91.3-99.2	3	2.7	0.8- 8.7
Northeast NC II	100	97	97.1	90.8-99.1	3	2.9	0.9- 9.2
Northeastern Partnership	271	265	97.2	93.6-98.8	6	2.8	1.2- 6.4
Mountain AHEC	31	30	96.5	78.7-99.5	1	3.5	0.5-21.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	671	656	97.9	95.7-99.0	15	2.1	1.0- 4.3
Piedmont	547	531	96.6	93.6-98.2	16	3.4	1.8- 6.4
Western NC	45	44	98.0	86.7-99.7	1	2.0	0.3-13.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,263

1,231

97.2

95.4-98.3

2.8

1.7- 4.6

GENDER

Female

1,263

1,231

97.2

95.4-98.3

2.8

1.7- 4.6

RACE

African American

1,263

1,231

97.2

95.4-98.3

2.8

1.7- 4.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

-English Speaking

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,250

1,218

97.2

95.4-98.3

2.8

1.7- 4.6

AGE

18-24

94.7

85.8-98.2

5.3

1.8-14.2

25-34

200

184

93.5

87.2-96.8

6.5

3.2-12.8

35-44

261

252

96.1

90.5-98.4

3.9

1.6- 9.5

45-54

258

257

99.9

99.4- 100

0.1

0.0- 0.6

55-64

184

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

65-74

148

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

75+

106

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

293

289

98.2

92.2-99.6

1.8

0.4- 7.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

428

410

95.6

91.5-97.8

4.4

2.2- 8.5

Some Post-H.S.

302

295

98.0

95.3-99.2

2.0

0.8- 4.7

College Graduate

237

234

98.1

92.0-99.6

1.9

0.4- 8.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

274

264

93.8

85.5-97.5

6.2

2.5-14.5

$15,000- 24,999

285

273

96.0

90.8-98.3

4.0

1.7- 9.2

$25,000- 34,999

162

161

99.5

96.8-99.9

0.5

0.1- 3.2

$35,000- 49,999

112

109

96.9

89.4-99.2

3.1

0.8-10.6

$50,000-74,999

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

98.4

89.4-99.8

1.6

0.2-10.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

93.9

66.3-99.2

6.1

0.8-33.7

Guilford

94.7

78.4-98.9

5.3

1.1-21.6

Mecklenburg

93.5

81.4-98.0

6.5

2.0-18.6

Orange

96.3

77.6-99.5

3.7

0.5-22.4

Wake

98.9

92.4-99.8

1.1

0.2- 7.6

Chatham/Lee

96.2

85.5-99.1

3.8

0.9-14.5

Nash/Wilson

98.9

92.7-99.9

1.1

0.1- 7.3

Craven/Pamlico

97.1

88.7-99.3

2.9

0.7-11.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

104

102

98.7

94.7-99.7

1.3

0.3- 5.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

96.7

86.5-99.2

3.3

0.8-13.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

102

95.4

86.7-98.5

4.6

1.5-13.3

Northeast NC I

171

168

97.3

91.3-99.2

2.7

0.8- 8.7

Northeast NC II

100

97.1

90.8-99.1

2.9

0.9- 9.2

Northeastern Partnership

271

265

97.2

93.6-98.8

2.8

1.2- 6.4

Mountain AHEC

96.5

78.7-99.5

3.5

0.5-21.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

671

656

97.9

95.7-99.0

2.1

1.0- 4.3

Piedmont

547

531

96.6

93.6-98.2

3.4

1.8- 6.4

Western NC

98.0

86.7-99.7

2.0

0.3-13.3

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