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2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-FEMALES

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,938 5,731 96.1 95.2-96.8 207 3.9 3.2- 4.8
RACE
White 4,326 4,156 95.4 94.3-96.3 170 4.6 3.7- 5.7
African American 1,263 1,231 97.2 95.4-98.3 32 2.8 1.7- 4.6
Asian 24 24 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Native American 147 144 99.0 96.6-99.7 3 1.0 0.3- 3.4
Other Minorities 159 158 99.9 99.2- 100 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 168 167 99.9 99.1- 100 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9
-English Speaking 83 83 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
-Spanish Speaking 85 84 99.8 98.8- 100 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2
Non-Hispanic 5,763 5,557 95.9 95.0-96.6 206 4.1 3.4- 5.0
AGE
18-24 361 318 89.8 84.9-93.2 43 10.2 6.8-15.1
25-34 880 816 93.4 90.8-95.4 64 6.6 4.6- 9.2
35-44 1,090 1,034 94.9 92.8-96.5 56 5.1 3.5- 7.2
45-54 1,149 1,121 97.7 95.9-98.7 28 2.3 1.3- 4.1
55-64 948 941 99.4 98.2-99.8 7 0.6 0.2- 1.8
65-74 805 800 99.7 99.3-99.9 5 0.3 0.1- 0.7
75+ 658 655 99.6 98.1-99.9 3 0.4 0.1- 1.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 992 975 98.6 97.3-99.3 17 1.4 0.7- 2.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,794 1,733 95.7 93.8-97.1 61 4.3 2.9- 6.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,528 1,470 95.4 93.5-96.8 58 4.6 3.2- 6.5
College Graduate 1,607 1,536 95.4 93.6-96.7 71 4.6 3.3- 6.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 804 769 95.1 92.1-96.9 35 4.9 3.1- 7.9
$15,000- 24,999 1,110 1,061 95.5 93.2-97.0 49 4.5 3.0- 6.8
$25,000- 34,999 669 641 95.6 92.1-97.6 28 4.4 2.4- 7.9
$35,000- 49,999 709 687 95.0 91.5-97.1 22 5.0 2.9- 8.5
$50,000-74,999 570 547 95.5 92.5-97.3 23 4.5 2.7- 7.5
$75,000+ 649 625 96.0 93.4-97.6 24 4.0 2.4- 6.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 272 258 92.0 85.1-95.8 14 8.0 4.2-14.9
Guilford 277 267 94.3 88.7-97.2 10 5.7 2.8-11.3
Mecklenburg 277 259 92.9 88.1-95.8 18 7.1 4.2-11.9
Orange 282 257 82.4 70.6-90.1 25 17.6 9.9-29.4
Wake 277 264 95.7 92.0-97.7 13 4.3 2.3- 8.0
Chatham/Lee 245 233 94.5 90.1-97.1 12 5.5 2.9- 9.9
Nash/Wilson 238 235 99.2 97.3-99.8 3 0.8 0.2- 2.7
Craven/Pamlico 285 274 95.6 91.7-97.7 11 4.4 2.3- 8.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin 276 273 99.1 97.3-99.7 3 0.9 0.3- 2.7
Appalachian/Wilkes 286 278 96.6 92.6-98.5 8 3.4 1.5- 7.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance 299 290 97.5 94.3-98.9 9 2.5 1.1- 5.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson 260 253 95.7 90.3-98.1 7 4.3 1.9- 9.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland 297 290 97.8 95.0-99.1 7 2.2 0.9- 5.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson 293 283 95.9 91.1-98.1 10 4.1 1.9- 8.9
Northeast NC I 317 307 95.8 91.9-97.9 10 4.2 2.1- 8.1
Northeast NC II 324 309 93.3 88.2-96.3 15 6.7 3.7-11.8
Northeastern Partnership 641 616 94.3 91.0-96.4 25 5.7 3.6- 9.0
Mountain AHEC 807 785 96.7 94.2-98.2 22 3.3 1.8- 5.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC 2,140 2,068 95.6 93.8-96.9 72 4.4 3.1- 6.2
Piedmont 2,508 2,404 96.0 94.8-96.9 104 4.0 3.1- 5.2
Western NC 1,290 1,259 97.5 95.9-98.4 31 2.5 1.6- 4.1

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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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