BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Heavy Drinking*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	9,355	9,109	97.0	96.2-97.6	246	3.0	2.4- 3.8
GENDER
Male	3,421	3,310	96.1	94.6-97.2	111	3.9	2.8- 5.4
Female	5,934	5,799	97.8	97.2-98.3	135	2.2	1.7- 2.8
RACE
White	6,883	6,671	96.5	95.5-97.2	212	3.5	2.8- 4.5
African American	1,841	1,822	98.8	98.0-99.3	19	1.2	0.7- 2.0
Asian	50	50	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	225	223	99.5	97.6-99.9	2	0.5	0.1- 2.4
Other Minorities	320	308	96.2	90.2-98.6	12	3.8	1.4- 9.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	333	317	95.7	89.9-98.2	16	4.3	1.8-10.1
-English Speaking	136	128	96.5	91.3-98.6	8	3.5	1.4- 8.7
-Spanish Speaking	197	189	95.4	87.1-98.4	8	4.6	1.6-12.9
Non-Hispanic	9,012	8,782	97.1	96.3-97.7	230	2.9	2.3- 3.7
AGE
18-24	577	550	93.9	89.4-96.5	27	6.1	3.5-10.6
25-34	1,399	1,354	96.7	94.4-98.1	45	3.3	1.9- 5.6
35-44	1,769	1,719	97.8	96.8-98.5	50	2.2	1.5- 3.2
45-54	1,827	1,769	96.1	94.0-97.5	58	3.9	2.5- 6.0
55-64	1,527	1,500	98.5	97.5-99.1	27	1.5	0.9- 2.5
65-74	1,258	1,228	98.0	96.5-98.9	30	2.0	1.1- 3.5
75+	931	923	98.7	96.7-99.5	8	1.3	0.5- 3.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,583	1,564	98.1	95.9-99.1	19	1.9	0.9- 4.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,803	2,737	96.6	94.8-97.8	66	3.4	2.2- 5.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,328	2,251	96.5	94.7-97.7	77	3.5	2.3- 5.3
College Graduate	2,614	2,530	97.1	96.0-97.9	84	2.9	2.1- 4.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,094	1,072	96.1	91.0-98.3	22	3.9	1.7- 9.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,711	1,654	96.6	95.0-97.7	57	3.4	2.3- 5.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,030	1,006	97.9	96.2-98.8	24	2.1	1.2- 3.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,231	1,195	97.4	96.0-98.4	36	2.6	1.6- 4.0
$50,000-74,999	1,004	972	97.2	95.5-98.2	32	2.8	1.8- 4.5
$75,000+	1,153	1,118	95.6	91.7-97.7	35	4.4	2.3- 8.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	433	96.1	92.5-98.1	17	3.9	1.9- 7.5
Guilford	440	424	95.7	92.3-97.6	16	4.3	2.4- 7.7
Mecklenburg	443	425	93.4	87.1-96.8	18	6.6	3.2-12.9
Orange	450	432	95.8	92.8-97.6	18	4.2	2.4- 7.2
Wake	449	428	94.4	90.0-96.9	21	5.6	3.1-10.0
Chatham/Lee	398	384	96.7	94.3-98.1	14	3.3	1.9- 5.7
Nash/Wilson	376	371	98.5	96.3-99.4	5	1.5	0.6- 3.7
Craven/Pamlico	451	436	96.9	94.4-98.3	15	3.1	1.7- 5.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	434	424	97.7	95.5-98.8	10	2.3	1.2- 4.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	441	95.5	91.1-97.8	12	4.5	2.2- 8.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	473	465	98.5	96.3-99.4	8	1.5	0.6- 3.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	412	96.0	92.0-98.0	12	4.0	2.0- 8.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	467	461	98.9	97.4-99.6	6	1.1	0.4- 2.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	409	97.2	94.2-98.7	9	2.8	1.3- 5.8
Northeast NC I	457	451	99.0	97.6-99.6	6	1.0	0.4- 2.4
Northeast NC II	505	491	96.6	92.6-98.5	14	3.4	1.5- 7.4
Northeastern Partnership	962	942	97.4	95.0-98.7	20	2.6	1.3- 5.0
Mountain AHEC	1,299	1,259	96.8	95.2-97.9	40	3.2	2.1- 4.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,280	3,208	97.7	96.7-98.4	72	2.3	1.6- 3.3
Piedmont	4,012	3,894	96.5	95.2-97.5	118	3.5	2.5- 4.8
Western NC	2,063	2,007	97.2	96.1-98.0	56	2.8	2.0- 3.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,355

9,109

97.0

96.2-97.6

246

3.0

2.4- 3.8

GENDER

Male

3,421

3,310

96.1

94.6-97.2

111

3.9

2.8- 5.4

Female

5,934

5,799

97.8

97.2-98.3

135

2.2

1.7- 2.8

RACE

White

6,883

6,671

96.5

95.5-97.2

212

3.5

2.8- 4.5

African American

1,841

1,822

98.8

98.0-99.3

1.2

0.7- 2.0

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

225

223

99.5

97.6-99.9

0.5

0.1- 2.4

Other Minorities

320

308

96.2

90.2-98.6

3.8

1.4- 9.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

333

317

95.7

89.9-98.2

4.3

1.8-10.1

-English Speaking

136

128

96.5

91.3-98.6

3.5

1.4- 8.7

-Spanish Speaking

197

189

95.4

87.1-98.4

4.6

1.6-12.9

Non-Hispanic

9,012

8,782

97.1

96.3-97.7

230

2.9

2.3- 3.7

AGE

18-24

577

550

93.9

89.4-96.5

6.1

3.5-10.6

25-34

1,399

1,354

96.7

94.4-98.1

3.3

1.9- 5.6

35-44

1,769

1,719

97.8

96.8-98.5

2.2

1.5- 3.2

45-54

1,827

1,769

96.1

94.0-97.5

3.9

2.5- 6.0

55-64

1,527

1,500

98.5

97.5-99.1

1.5

0.9- 2.5

65-74

1,258

1,228

98.0

96.5-98.9

2.0

1.1- 3.5

75+

931

923

98.7

96.7-99.5

1.3

0.5- 3.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,583

1,564

98.1

95.9-99.1

1.9

0.9- 4.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,803

2,737

96.6

94.8-97.8

3.4

2.2- 5.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,328

2,251

96.5

94.7-97.7

3.5

2.3- 5.3

College Graduate

2,614

2,530

97.1

96.0-97.9

2.9

2.1- 4.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,094

1,072

96.1

91.0-98.3

3.9

1.7- 9.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,711

1,654

96.6

95.0-97.7

3.4

2.3- 5.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,030

1,006

97.9

96.2-98.8

2.1

1.2- 3.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,231

1,195

97.4

96.0-98.4

2.6

1.6- 4.0

$50,000-74,999

1,004

972

97.2

95.5-98.2

2.8

1.8- 4.5

$75,000+

1,153

1,118

95.6

91.7-97.7

4.4

2.3- 8.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

433

96.1

92.5-98.1

3.9

1.9- 7.5

Guilford

440

424

95.7

92.3-97.6

4.3

2.4- 7.7

Mecklenburg

443

425

93.4

87.1-96.8

6.6

3.2-12.9

Orange

450

432

95.8

92.8-97.6

4.2

2.4- 7.2

Wake

449

428

94.4

90.0-96.9

5.6

3.1-10.0

Chatham/Lee

398

384

96.7

94.3-98.1

3.3

1.9- 5.7

Nash/Wilson

376

371

98.5

96.3-99.4

1.5

0.6- 3.7

Craven/Pamlico

451

436

96.9

94.4-98.3

3.1

1.7- 5.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

434

424

97.7

95.5-98.8

2.3

1.2- 4.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

441

95.5

91.1-97.8

4.5

2.2- 8.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

473

465

98.5

96.3-99.4

1.5

0.6- 3.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

412

96.0

92.0-98.0

4.0

2.0- 8.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

467

461

98.9

97.4-99.6

1.1

0.4- 2.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

409

97.2

94.2-98.7

2.8

1.3- 5.8

Northeast NC I

457

451

99.0

97.6-99.6

1.0

0.4- 2.4

Northeast NC II

505

491

96.6

92.6-98.5

3.4

1.5- 7.4

Northeastern Partnership

962

942

97.4

95.0-98.7

2.6

1.3- 5.0

Mountain AHEC

1,299

1,259

96.8

95.2-97.9

3.2

2.1- 4.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,280

3,208

97.7

96.7-98.4

2.3

1.6- 3.3

Piedmont

4,012

3,894

96.5

95.2-97.5

118

3.5

2.5- 4.8

Western NC

2,063

2,007

97.2

96.1-98.0

2.8

2.0- 3.9

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

^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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