BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (During the most recent occasion when you had 5 or more alcoholic beverages, about how many beers, including malt liquor, did you drink?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Binge Drinking--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

During the most recent occasion when you had 5 or more alcoholic beverages, about how many beers, including malt liquor, did you drink?*

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	Total Respond.^	1-2 beers	3-4 beers	5-6 beers	7+ beers	None
TOTAL	598	40	5.1	3.2- 7.9	52	6.8	4.6-10.0	239	40.5	34.0-47.4	144	31.7	25.3-39.0	123	15.9	12.3-20.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes	463	35	5.6	3.3- 9.2	40	7.2	4.6-11.2	177	38.0	30.7-45.9	106	31.2	23.7-39.9	105	17.9	13.6-23.3
No	135	5	3.4	1.2- 9.2	12	5.6	2.6-11.8	62	48.0	35.0-61.3	38	33.3	22.1-46.7	18	9.6	5.0-17.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight	8	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.8	0.3-22.0	4	62.8	16.7-93.4	2	31.8	4.8-81.2	1	2.6	0.3-20.4
Recommended Range	243	16	4.2	2.1- 8.3	16	4.8	2.5- 9.0	107	41.4	32.0-51.6	57	33.4	23.4-45.1	47	16.2	11.0-23.1
Overweight	213	13	5.5	2.7-10.9	22	9.6	5.3-16.7	85	45.5	34.4-57.1	47	21.9	14.8-31.2	46	17.4	11.3-25.9
Obese	117	10	7.3	2.5-19.3	11	6.4	2.2-17.3	38	28.1	17.0-42.9	33	43.2	27.1-61.0	25	15.0	8.1-25.9
Current Smoker
No	319	22	6.1	3.1-11.4	32	9.5	6.0-14.8	118	38.8	30.6-47.7	72	26.5	19.3-35.2	75	19.1	14.0-25.6
Yes	279	18	4.1	2.2- 7.5	20	4.3	2.0- 8.8	121	42.1	32.3-52.5	72	36.7	26.7-48.0	48	12.8	8.4-19.0
Binge Drinker
No	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Yes	595	38	4.9	3.1- 7.8	52	6.8	4.6-10.1	238	40.5	34.0-47.4	144	31.8	25.3-39.1	123	15.9	12.4-20.3
Heavy Drinker
No	432	25	5.8	3.3- 9.8	41	8.4	5.4-12.8	175	38.7	31.5-46.4	99	30.3	23.1-38.6	92	16.9	12.7-22.2
Yes	153	12	3.0	1.4- 6.4	11	3.5	1.6- 7.1	61	44.8	31.0-59.5	42	37.3	23.8-53.1	27	11.4	6.3-19.7
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	260	20	7.1	3.9-12.7	20	5.4	2.8-10.2	105	38.3	28.5-49.1	70	35.4	25.2-47.1	45	13.8	9.1-20.4
Some Physical Activity	225	15	4.0	2.0- 7.9	24	11.5	6.7-19.1	90	43.1	34.5-52.2	48	23.5	16.5-32.1	48	17.9	12.4-25.1
Physically Inactive	101	5	1.4	0.5- 3.9	8	3.2	1.2- 8.4	38	42.5	26.6-60.0	22	34.1	19.9-51.9	28	18.8	10.3-31.6
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	74	5	3.7	1.0-12.8	6	5.5	1.8-15.3	28	45.9	26.9-66.2	17	30.4	14.3-53.5	18	14.4	6.6-28.6
No	524	35	5.3	3.2- 8.6	46	7.1	4.6-10.7	211	39.5	32.8-46.7	127	32.0	25.2-39.6	105	16.1	12.3-20.8
Disability Status
Yes	148	9	7.0	2.6-17.7	19	9.4	4.4-19.0	50	32.6	20.5-47.6	28	32.8	18.0-52.0	42	18.2	10.7-29.3
No	447	31	4.6	2.8- 7.4	33	6.2	3.9- 9.7	188	42.3	35.0-50.0	115	31.7	24.9-39.4	80	15.2	11.4-20.1
Current Asthma
Yes	47	5	10.8	3.3-30.2	5	6.4	1.9-19.7	16	30.6	15.8-50.9	8	27.6	10.5-55.3	13	24.6	11.3-45.7
No	548	35	4.7	2.8- 7.6	45	6.8	4.4-10.2	223	41.3	34.4-48.5	135	32.0	25.3-39.6	110	15.3	11.7-19.7
Diabetes
Yes	17	1	0.7	0.1- 5.4	3	21.6	4.6-61.4	3	33.0	9.6-69.6	3	14.2	3.5-42.9	7	30.5	9.9-63.7
Yes, During Pregnancy	4	1	33.5	4.5-84.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	42.0	6.5-88.2	2	24.5	4.3-69.8	0	0.0	. - .
No	576	38	4.9	3.0- 7.8	49	6.6	4.3- 9.8	234	40.6	34.0-47.6	139	32.2	25.6-39.6	116	15.7	12.1-20.1
Arthritis
Yes	110	4	2.0	0.5- 7.2	9	6.9	2.9-15.8	49	48.3	33.9-62.9	16	14.3	6.7-27.9	32	28.5	17.7-42.4
No	483	35	5.6	3.4- 9.0	43	6.8	4.4-10.5	189	39.2	32.0-46.8	126	34.8	27.6-42.9	90	13.6	10.1-18.1
High Blood Pressure
Yes	135	11	5.2	2.1-12.2	14	7.9	3.1-18.5	45	42.4	28.0-58.3	31	28.2	17.4-42.3	34	16.2	9.7-26.0
Yes, During Pregnancy	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	55.3	7.2-95.2	1	44.7	4.8-92.8
No	461	29	5.1	3.0- 8.5	38	6.6	4.3-10.1	194	40.2	33.0-47.8	112	32.5	25.1-40.9	88	15.7	11.7-20.7
High Cholesterol
Yes	116	10	12.5	5.5-25.9	13	9.3	4.5-18.0	41	40.0	28.3-52.9	22	16.6	9.8-26.7	30	21.7	12.8-34.2
No	275	20	3.3	1.6- 6.6	21	7.2	3.8-13.4	111	39.9	30.6-50.0	65	30.8	21.9-41.3	58	18.8	13.4-25.9
History of Cardiovascular Disease
Yes	32	5	9.3	2.5-29.4	2	3.7	0.7-17.2	7	15.0	5.6-34.5	9	43.7	19.3-71.5	9	28.3	10.8-56.1
No	563	34	4.8	2.9- 7.9	50	7.1	4.7-10.5	231	41.2	34.6-48.3	135	31.5	24.8-39.0	113	15.3	11.8-19.7

Total
Respond.^

1-2 beers

3-4 beers

5-6 beers

7+ beers

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

598

5.1

3.2- 7.9

6.8

4.6-10.0

239

40.5

34.0-47.4

144

31.7

25.3-39.0

123

15.9

12.3-20.2

Have Health Insurance

Yes

463

5.6

3.3- 9.2

7.2

4.6-11.2

177

38.0

30.7-45.9

106

31.2

23.7-39.9

105

17.9

13.6-23.3

135

3.4

1.2- 9.2

5.6

2.6-11.8

48.0

35.0-61.3

33.3

22.1-46.7

9.6

5.0-17.9

Body Mass Index

Underweight

0.0

. - .

2.8

0.3-22.0

62.8

16.7-93.4

31.8

4.8-81.2

2.6

0.3-20.4

Recommended Range

243

4.2

2.1- 8.3

4.8

2.5- 9.0

107

41.4

32.0-51.6

33.4

23.4-45.1

16.2

11.0-23.1

Overweight

213

5.5

2.7-10.9

9.6

5.3-16.7

45.5

34.4-57.1

21.9

14.8-31.2

17.4

11.3-25.9

Obese

117

7.3

2.5-19.3

6.4

2.2-17.3

28.1

17.0-42.9

43.2

27.1-61.0

15.0

8.1-25.9

Current Smoker

319

6.1

3.1-11.4

9.5

6.0-14.8

118

38.8

30.6-47.7

26.5

19.3-35.2

19.1

14.0-25.6

Yes

279

4.1

2.2- 7.5

4.3

2.0- 8.8

121

42.1

32.3-52.5

36.7

26.7-48.0

12.8

8.4-19.0

Binge Drinker

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Yes

595

4.9

3.1- 7.8

6.8

4.6-10.1

238

40.5

34.0-47.4

144

31.8

25.3-39.1

123

15.9

12.4-20.3

Heavy Drinker

432

5.8

3.3- 9.8

8.4

5.4-12.8

175

38.7

31.5-46.4

30.3

23.1-38.6

16.9

12.7-22.2

Yes

153

3.0

1.4- 6.4

3.5

1.6- 7.1

44.8

31.0-59.5

37.3

23.8-53.1

11.4

6.3-19.7

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

260

7.1

3.9-12.7

5.4

2.8-10.2

105

38.3

28.5-49.1

35.4

25.2-47.1

13.8

9.1-20.4

Some Physical Activity

225

4.0

2.0- 7.9

11.5

6.7-19.1

43.1

34.5-52.2

23.5

16.5-32.1

17.9

12.4-25.1

Physically Inactive

101

1.4

0.5- 3.9

3.2

1.2- 8.4

42.5

26.6-60.0

34.1

19.9-51.9

18.8

10.3-31.6

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

3.7

1.0-12.8

5.5

1.8-15.3

45.9

26.9-66.2

30.4

14.3-53.5

14.4

6.6-28.6

524

5.3

3.2- 8.6

7.1

4.6-10.7

211

39.5

32.8-46.7

127

32.0

25.2-39.6

105

16.1

12.3-20.8

Disability Status

Yes

148

7.0

2.6-17.7

9.4

4.4-19.0

32.6

20.5-47.6

32.8

18.0-52.0

18.2

10.7-29.3

447

4.6

2.8- 7.4

6.2

3.9- 9.7

188

42.3

35.0-50.0

115

31.7

24.9-39.4

15.2

11.4-20.1

Current Asthma

Yes

10.8

3.3-30.2

6.4

1.9-19.7

30.6

15.8-50.9

27.6

10.5-55.3

24.6

11.3-45.7

548

4.7

2.8- 7.6

6.8

4.4-10.2

223

41.3

34.4-48.5

135

32.0

25.3-39.6

110

15.3

11.7-19.7

Diabetes

Yes

0.7

0.1- 5.4

21.6

4.6-61.4

33.0

9.6-69.6

14.2

3.5-42.9

30.5

9.9-63.7

Yes, During Pregnancy

33.5

4.5-84.4

0.0

. - .

42.0

6.5-88.2

24.5

4.3-69.8

0.0

. - .

576

4.9

3.0- 7.8

6.6

4.3- 9.8

234

40.6

34.0-47.6

139

32.2

25.6-39.6

116

15.7

12.1-20.1

Arthritis

Yes

110

2.0

0.5- 7.2

6.9

2.9-15.8

48.3

33.9-62.9

14.3

6.7-27.9

28.5

17.7-42.4

483

5.6

3.4- 9.0

6.8

4.4-10.5

189

39.2

32.0-46.8

126

34.8

27.6-42.9

13.6

10.1-18.1

High Blood Pressure

Yes

135

5.2

2.1-12.2

7.9

3.1-18.5

42.4

28.0-58.3

28.2

17.4-42.3

16.2

9.7-26.0

Yes, During Pregnancy

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

55.3

7.2-95.2

44.7

4.8-92.8

461

5.1

3.0- 8.5

6.6

4.3-10.1

194

40.2

33.0-47.8

112

32.5

25.1-40.9

15.7

11.7-20.7

High Cholesterol

Yes

116

12.5

5.5-25.9

9.3

4.5-18.0

40.0

28.3-52.9

16.6

9.8-26.7

21.7

12.8-34.2

275

3.3

1.6- 6.6

7.2

3.8-13.4

111

39.9

30.6-50.0

30.8

21.9-41.3

18.8

13.4-25.9

History of Cardiovascular Disease

Yes

9.3

2.5-29.4

3.7

0.7-17.2

15.0

5.6-34.5

43.7

19.3-71.5

28.3

10.8-56.1

563

4.8

2.9- 7.9

7.1

4.7-10.5

231

41.2

34.6-48.3

135

31.5

24.8-39.0

113

15.3

11.8-19.7

Back to Binge Drinking.

*Asked only of respondents who reported having at least one occasion of binge drinking (past 30 days)

^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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.