BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Binge Drinking*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	9,360	8,730	91.4	90.3-92.5	630	8.6	7.5- 9.7
GENDER
Male	3,422	2,999	86.5	84.3-88.3	423	13.5	11.7-15.7
Female	5,938	5,731	96.1	95.2-96.8	207	3.9	3.2- 4.8
RACE
White	6,875	6,385	90.8	89.4-92.1	490	9.2	7.9-10.6
African American	1,851	1,755	92.8	90.5-94.5	96	7.2	5.5- 9.5
Asian	50	50	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	227	217	97.7	95.1-98.9	10	2.3	1.1- 4.9
Other Minorities	320	289	91.6	85.7-95.3	31	8.4	4.7-14.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	337	300	91.1	85.2-94.8	37	8.9	5.2-14.8
-English Speaking	136	127	96.2	91.0-98.4	9	3.8	1.6- 9.0
-Spanish Speaking	201	173	89.4	81.6-94.1	28	10.6	5.9-18.4
Non-Hispanic	9,013	8,420	91.5	90.3-92.5	593	8.5	7.5- 9.7
AGE
18-24	577	476	82.2	76.8-86.6	101	17.8	13.4-23.2
25-34	1,403	1,220	86.9	83.5-89.7	183	13.1	10.3-16.5
35-44	1,768	1,603	90.7	88.5-92.5	165	9.3	7.5-11.5
45-54	1,824	1,717	93.2	90.8-95.1	107	6.8	4.9- 9.2
55-64	1,528	1,483	96.6	94.8-97.8	45	3.4	2.2- 5.2
65-74	1,260	1,240	98.2	96.5-99.1	20	1.8	0.9- 3.5
75+	933	926	99.1	97.4-99.7	7	0.9	0.3- 2.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,588	1,520	93.6	90.2-95.9	68	6.4	4.1- 9.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,807	2,607	90.0	87.7-91.9	200	10.0	8.1-12.3
Some Post-H.S.	2,326	2,159	90.7	88.1-92.7	167	9.3	7.3-11.9
College Graduate	2,612	2,417	92.3	90.7-93.7	195	7.7	6.3- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,098	1,031	91.1	86.6-94.2	67	8.9	5.8-13.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,707	1,573	90.0	86.9-92.4	134	10.0	7.6-13.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,034	948	91.5	88.5-93.7	86	8.5	6.3-11.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,229	1,144	92.0	89.3-94.0	85	8.0	6.0-10.7
$50,000-74,999	1,001	929	92.2	89.4-94.2	72	7.8	5.8-10.6
$75,000+	1,151	1,055	88.3	84.4-91.3	96	11.7	8.7-15.6
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***
Eastern NC	3,288	3,086	92.3	90.6-93.7	202	7.7	6.3- 9.4
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%)

TOTAL

9,360

8,730

91.4

90.3-92.5

630

8.6

7.5- 9.7

GENDER

Male

3,422

2,999

86.5

84.3-88.3

423

13.5

11.7-15.7

Female

5,938

5,731

96.1

95.2-96.8

207

3.9

3.2- 4.8

RACE

White

6,875

6,385

90.8

89.4-92.1

490

9.2

7.9-10.6

African American

1,851

1,755

92.8

90.5-94.5

7.2

5.5- 9.5

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

227

217

97.7

95.1-98.9

2.3

1.1- 4.9

Other Minorities

320

289

91.6

85.7-95.3

8.4

4.7-14.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

337

300

91.1

85.2-94.8

8.9

5.2-14.8

-English Speaking

136

127

96.2

91.0-98.4

3.8

1.6- 9.0

-Spanish Speaking

201

173

89.4

81.6-94.1

10.6

5.9-18.4

Non-Hispanic

9,013

8,420

91.5

90.3-92.5

593

8.5

7.5- 9.7

AGE

18-24

577

476

82.2

76.8-86.6

101

17.8

13.4-23.2

25-34

1,403

1,220

86.9

83.5-89.7

183

13.1

10.3-16.5

35-44

1,768

1,603

90.7

88.5-92.5

165

9.3

7.5-11.5

45-54

1,824

1,717

93.2

90.8-95.1

107

6.8

4.9- 9.2

55-64

1,528

1,483

96.6

94.8-97.8

3.4

2.2- 5.2

65-74

1,260

1,240

98.2

96.5-99.1

1.8

0.9- 3.5

75+

933

926

99.1

97.4-99.7

0.9

0.3- 2.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,588

1,520

93.6

90.2-95.9

6.4

4.1- 9.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,807

2,607

90.0

87.7-91.9

200

10.0

8.1-12.3

Some Post-H.S.

2,326

2,159

90.7

88.1-92.7

167

9.3

7.3-11.9

College Graduate

2,612

2,417

92.3

90.7-93.7

195

7.7

6.3- 9.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,098

1,031

91.1

86.6-94.2

8.9

5.8-13.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,707

1,573

90.0

86.9-92.4

134

10.0

7.6-13.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,034

948

91.5

88.5-93.7

8.5

6.3-11.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,229

1,144

92.0

89.3-94.0

8.0

6.0-10.7

$50,000-74,999

1,001

929

92.2

89.4-94.2

7.8

5.8-10.6

$75,000+

1,151

1,055

88.3

84.4-91.3

11.7

8.7-15.6

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***

Eastern NC

3,288

3,086

92.3

90.6-93.7

202

7.7

6.3- 9.4

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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