BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Binge Drinking*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-MALES

Binge Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	3,422	2,999	86.5	84.3-88.3	423	13.5	11.7-15.7
RACE
White	2,549	2,229	85.9	83.2-88.2	320	14.1	11.8-16.8
African American	588	524	86.9	82.1-90.5	64	13.1	9.5-17.9
Asian	26	26	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	80	73	96.4	91.1-98.6	7	3.6	1.4- 8.9
Other Minorities	161	131	85.9	76.4-92.0	30	14.1	8.0-23.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	169	133	85.6	76.5-91.6	36	14.4	8.4-23.5
-English Speaking	53	44	92.8	82.9-97.2	9	7.2	2.8-17.1
-Spanish Speaking	116	89	83.6	72.2-90.9	27	16.4	9.1-27.8
Non-Hispanic	3,250	2,863	86.5	84.3-88.5	387	13.5	11.5-15.7
AGE
18-24	216	158	75.5	66.3-82.8	58	24.5	17.2-33.7
25-34	523	404	80.5	74.4-85.5	119	19.5	14.5-25.6
35-44	678	569	86.4	82.5-89.5	109	13.6	10.5-17.5
45-54	675	596	88.7	84.0-92.1	79	11.3	7.9-16.0
55-64	580	542	93.4	89.7-95.9	38	6.6	4.1-10.3
65-74	455	440	96.3	92.6-98.2	15	3.7	1.8- 7.4
75+	275	271	98.1	93.2-99.5	4	1.9	0.5- 6.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	596	545	88.0	81.3-92.6	51	12.0	7.4-18.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,013	874	84.0	79.7-87.6	139	16.0	12.4-20.3
Some Post-H.S.	798	689	85.4	80.5-89.3	109	14.6	10.7-19.5
College Graduate	1,005	881	89.0	86.1-91.3	124	11.0	8.7-13.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	294	262	84.7	73.9-91.5	32	15.3	8.5-26.1
$15,000- 24,999	597	512	84.4	78.6-88.9	85	15.6	11.1-21.4
$25,000- 34,999	365	307	86.7	81.2-90.7	58	13.3	9.3-18.8
$35,000- 49,999	520	457	89.0	84.7-92.3	63	11.0	7.7-15.3
$50,000-74,999	431	382	89.2	84.5-92.6	49	10.8	7.4-15.5
$75,000+	502	430	81.8	75.3-86.9	72	18.2	13.1-24.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	178	160	87.9	79.7-93.0	18	12.1	7.0-20.3
Guilford	162	135	81.8	72.8-88.3	27	18.2	11.7-27.2
Mecklenburg	166	140	79.1	67.4-87.5	26	20.9	12.5-32.6
Orange	169	140	82.2	74.0-88.2	29	17.8	11.8-26.0
Wake	173	152	87.1	78.4-92.6	21	12.9	7.4-21.6
Chatham/Lee	152	135	89.7	82.7-94.0	17	10.3	6.0-17.3
Nash/Wilson	139	120	84.6	74.1-91.3	19	15.4	8.7-25.9
Craven/Pamlico	169	152	87.8	79.8-92.9	17	12.2	7.1-20.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	158	133	84.4	77.0-89.8	25	15.6	10.2-23.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	166	148	86.6	77.6-92.3	18	13.4	7.7-22.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	175	151	78.8	66.2-87.6	24	21.2	12.4-33.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	161	137	71.8	46.8-88.1	24	28.2	11.9-53.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	172	158	91.8	84.8-95.7	14	8.2	4.3-15.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	123	107	84.8	75.4-91.1	16	15.2	8.9-24.6
Northeast NC I	140	130	91.5	83.6-95.8	10	8.5	4.2-16.4
Northeast NC II	183	154	82.1	73.6-88.3	29	17.9	11.7-26.4
Northeastern Partnership	323	284	85.1	78.8-89.8	39	14.9	10.2-21.2
Mountain AHEC	487	427	82.4	72.4-89.3	60	17.6	10.7-27.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,148	1,018	88.6	85.6-91.0	130	11.4	9.0-14.4
Piedmont	1,505	1,304	85.9	82.8-88.5	201	14.1	11.5-17.2
Western NC	769	677	84.2	77.4-89.3	92	15.8	10.7-22.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,422

2,999

86.5

84.3-88.3

423

13.5

11.7-15.7

RACE

White

2,549

2,229

85.9

83.2-88.2

320

14.1

11.8-16.8

African American

588

524

86.9

82.1-90.5

13.1

9.5-17.9

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

96.4

91.1-98.6

3.6

1.4- 8.9

Other Minorities

161

131

85.9

76.4-92.0

14.1

8.0-23.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

169

133

85.6

76.5-91.6

14.4

8.4-23.5

-English Speaking

92.8

82.9-97.2

7.2

2.8-17.1

-Spanish Speaking

116

83.6

72.2-90.9

16.4

9.1-27.8

Non-Hispanic

3,250

2,863

86.5

84.3-88.5

387

13.5

11.5-15.7

AGE

18-24

216

158

75.5

66.3-82.8

24.5

17.2-33.7

25-34

523

404

80.5

74.4-85.5

119

19.5

14.5-25.6

35-44

678

569

86.4

82.5-89.5

109

13.6

10.5-17.5

45-54

675

596

88.7

84.0-92.1

11.3

7.9-16.0

55-64

580

542

93.4

89.7-95.9

6.6

4.1-10.3

65-74

455

440

96.3

92.6-98.2

3.7

1.8- 7.4

75+

275

271

98.1

93.2-99.5

1.9

0.5- 6.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

596

545

88.0

81.3-92.6

12.0

7.4-18.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,013

874

84.0

79.7-87.6

139

16.0

12.4-20.3

Some Post-H.S.

798

689

85.4

80.5-89.3

109

14.6

10.7-19.5

College Graduate

1,005

881

89.0

86.1-91.3

124

11.0

8.7-13.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

294

262

84.7

73.9-91.5

15.3

8.5-26.1

$15,000- 24,999

597

512

84.4

78.6-88.9

15.6

11.1-21.4

$25,000- 34,999

365

307

86.7

81.2-90.7

13.3

9.3-18.8

$35,000- 49,999

520

457

89.0

84.7-92.3

11.0

7.7-15.3

$50,000-74,999

431

382

89.2

84.5-92.6

10.8

7.4-15.5

$75,000+

502

430

81.8

75.3-86.9

18.2

13.1-24.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

178

160

87.9

79.7-93.0

12.1

7.0-20.3

Guilford

162

135

81.8

72.8-88.3

18.2

11.7-27.2

Mecklenburg

166

140

79.1

67.4-87.5

20.9

12.5-32.6

Orange

169

140

82.2

74.0-88.2

17.8

11.8-26.0

Wake

173

152

87.1

78.4-92.6

12.9

7.4-21.6

Chatham/Lee

152

135

89.7

82.7-94.0

10.3

6.0-17.3

Nash/Wilson

139

120

84.6

74.1-91.3

15.4

8.7-25.9

Craven/Pamlico

169

152

87.8

79.8-92.9

12.2

7.1-20.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

158

133

84.4

77.0-89.8

15.6

10.2-23.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

166

148

86.6

77.6-92.3

13.4

7.7-22.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

175

151

78.8

66.2-87.6

21.2

12.4-33.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

161

137

71.8

46.8-88.1

28.2

11.9-53.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

172

158

91.8

84.8-95.7

8.2

4.3-15.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

123

107

84.8

75.4-91.1

15.2

8.9-24.6

Northeast NC I

140

130

91.5

83.6-95.8

8.5

4.2-16.4

Northeast NC II

183

154

82.1

73.6-88.3

17.9

11.7-26.4

Northeastern Partnership

323

284

85.1

78.8-89.8

14.9

10.2-21.2

Mountain AHEC

487

427

82.4

72.4-89.3

17.6

10.7-27.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,148

1,018

88.6

85.6-91.0

130

11.4

9.0-14.4

Piedmont

1,505

1,304

85.9

82.8-88.5

201

14.1

11.5-17.2

Western NC

769

677

84.2

77.4-89.3

15.8

10.7-22.6

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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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