BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Heavy Drinking*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-MALES

Heavy Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	3,421	3,310	96.1	94.6-97.2	111	3.9	2.8- 5.4
RACE
White	2,552	2,461	95.7	93.7-97.0	91	4.3	3.0- 6.3
African American	585	574	98.2	96.2-99.1	11	1.8	0.9- 3.8
Asian	26	26	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	81	81	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	160	151	94.0	83.9-97.9	9	6.0	2.1-16.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	167	156	93.4	84.1-97.4	11	6.6	2.6-15.9
-English Speaking	54	50	95.1	84.8-98.5	4	4.9	1.5-15.2
-Spanish Speaking	113	106	92.9	80.5-97.7	7	7.1	2.3-19.5
Non-Hispanic	3,251	3,151	96.3	94.8-97.4	100	3.7	2.6- 5.2
AGE
18-24	215	202	91.5	83.2-95.9	13	8.5	4.1-16.8
25-34	523	500	95.7	91.1-98.0	23	4.3	2.0- 8.9
35-44	678	657	98.1	96.6-98.9	21	1.9	1.1- 3.4
45-54	677	652	95.1	90.8-97.4	25	4.9	2.6- 9.2
55-64	581	567	98.2	96.6-99.0	14	1.8	1.0- 3.4
65-74	454	442	97.6	94.5-99.0	12	2.4	1.0- 5.5
75+	273	270	97.6	91.4-99.3	3	2.4	0.7- 8.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	591	578	96.6	91.9-98.6	13	3.4	1.4- 8.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,014	972	94.9	91.2-97.1	42	5.1	2.9- 8.8
Some Post-H.S.	799	772	95.9	92.0-97.9	27	4.1	2.1- 8.0
College Graduate	1,007	978	97.3	95.2-98.5	29	2.7	1.5- 4.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	294	284	91.6	78.6-97.0	10	8.4	3.0-21.4
$15,000- 24,999	601	571	95.6	92.6-97.4	30	4.4	2.6- 7.4
$25,000- 34,999	364	352	97.2	94.1-98.7	12	2.8	1.3- 5.9
$35,000- 49,999	520	503	97.4	95.2-98.7	17	2.6	1.3- 4.8
$50,000-74,999	433	422	98.2	96.0-99.2	11	1.8	0.8- 4.0
$75,000+	502	487	94.3	86.8-97.7	15	5.7	2.3-13.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	176	171	96.3	88.0-99.0	5	3.7	1.0-12.0
Guilford	163	156	96.0	91.3-98.2	7	4.0	1.8- 8.7
Mecklenburg	167	160	90.7	78.0-96.4	7	9.3	3.6-22.0
Orange	168	158	94.6	89.6-97.3	10	5.4	2.7-10.4
Wake	172	166	93.2	83.2-97.4	6	6.8	2.6-16.8
Chatham/Lee	152	148	97.8	93.8-99.2	4	2.2	0.8- 6.2
Nash/Wilson	139	135	97.3	92.7-99.1	4	2.7	0.9- 7.3
Craven/Pamlico	167	161	96.0	90.5-98.4	6	4.0	1.6- 9.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	159	151	95.8	91.3-98.0	8	4.2	2.0- 8.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	167	162	93.0	83.2-97.3	5	7.0	2.7-16.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	175	169	97.3	92.9-99.0	6	2.7	1.0- 7.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	161	155	94.7	87.0-97.9	6	5.3	2.1-13.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	172	171	99.6	97.0-99.9	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	125	121	97.4	92.8-99.1	4	2.6	0.9- 7.2
Northeast NC I	141	138	98.7	95.5-99.6	3	1.3	0.4- 4.5
Northeast NC II	181	173	94.2	86.1-97.7	8	5.8	2.3-13.9
Northeastern Partnership	322	311	95.6	90.1-98.1	11	4.4	1.9- 9.9
Mountain AHEC	487	471	96.7	93.7-98.2	16	3.3	1.8- 6.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,147	1,112	96.9	95.2-98.1	35	3.1	1.9- 4.8
Piedmont	1,506	1,452	95.4	92.8-97.2	54	4.6	2.8- 7.2
Western NC	768	746	96.9	94.8-98.1	22	3.1	1.9- 5.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,421

3,310

96.1

94.6-97.2

111

3.9

2.8- 5.4

RACE

White

2,552

2,461

95.7

93.7-97.0

4.3

3.0- 6.3

African American

585

574

98.2

96.2-99.1

1.8

0.9- 3.8

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

160

151

94.0

83.9-97.9

6.0

2.1-16.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

167

156

93.4

84.1-97.4

6.6

2.6-15.9

-English Speaking

95.1

84.8-98.5

4.9

1.5-15.2

-Spanish Speaking

113

106

92.9

80.5-97.7

7.1

2.3-19.5

Non-Hispanic

3,251

3,151

96.3

94.8-97.4

100

3.7

2.6- 5.2

AGE

18-24

215

202

91.5

83.2-95.9

8.5

4.1-16.8

25-34

523

500

95.7

91.1-98.0

4.3

2.0- 8.9

35-44

678

657

98.1

96.6-98.9

1.9

1.1- 3.4

45-54

677

652

95.1

90.8-97.4

4.9

2.6- 9.2

55-64

581

567

98.2

96.6-99.0

1.8

1.0- 3.4

65-74

454

442

97.6

94.5-99.0

2.4

1.0- 5.5

75+

273

270

97.6

91.4-99.3

2.4

0.7- 8.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

591

578

96.6

91.9-98.6

3.4

1.4- 8.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,014

972

94.9

91.2-97.1

5.1

2.9- 8.8

Some Post-H.S.

799

772

95.9

92.0-97.9

4.1

2.1- 8.0

College Graduate

1,007

978

97.3

95.2-98.5

2.7

1.5- 4.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

294

284

91.6

78.6-97.0

8.4

3.0-21.4

$15,000- 24,999

601

571

95.6

92.6-97.4

4.4

2.6- 7.4

$25,000- 34,999

364

352

97.2

94.1-98.7

2.8

1.3- 5.9

$35,000- 49,999

520

503

97.4

95.2-98.7

2.6

1.3- 4.8

$50,000-74,999

433

422

98.2

96.0-99.2

1.8

0.8- 4.0

$75,000+

502

487

94.3

86.8-97.7

5.7

2.3-13.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

176

171

96.3

88.0-99.0

3.7

1.0-12.0

Guilford

163

156

96.0

91.3-98.2

4.0

1.8- 8.7

Mecklenburg

167

160

90.7

78.0-96.4

9.3

3.6-22.0

Orange

168

158

94.6

89.6-97.3

5.4

2.7-10.4

Wake

172

166

93.2

83.2-97.4

6.8

2.6-16.8

Chatham/Lee

152

148

97.8

93.8-99.2

2.2

0.8- 6.2

Nash/Wilson

139

135

97.3

92.7-99.1

2.7

0.9- 7.3

Craven/Pamlico

167

161

96.0

90.5-98.4

4.0

1.6- 9.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

159

151

95.8

91.3-98.0

4.2

2.0- 8.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

167

162

93.0

83.2-97.3

7.0

2.7-16.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

175

169

97.3

92.9-99.0

2.7

1.0- 7.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

161

155

94.7

87.0-97.9

5.3

2.1-13.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

172

171

99.6

97.0-99.9

0.4

0.1- 3.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

125

121

97.4

92.8-99.1

2.6

0.9- 7.2

Northeast NC I

141

138

98.7

95.5-99.6

1.3

0.4- 4.5

Northeast NC II

181

173

94.2

86.1-97.7

5.8

2.3-13.9

Northeastern Partnership

322

311

95.6

90.1-98.1

4.4

1.9- 9.9

Mountain AHEC

487

471

96.7

93.7-98.2

3.3

1.8- 6.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,147

1,112

96.9

95.2-98.1

3.1

1.9- 4.8

Piedmont

1,506

1,452

95.4

92.8-97.2

4.6

2.8- 7.2

Western NC

768

746

96.9

94.8-98.1

3.1

1.9- 5.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 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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