BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-WHITE FEMALES

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*

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	Total Respond.^	None	Once	Twice	3-7 times	8-30 times
TOTAL	1,573	1,403	88.0	85.3-90.3	83	5.5	4.0- 7.5	29	2.2	1.3- 3.7	45	2.9	1.9- 4.4	13	1.4	0.7- 2.8
AGE
18-24	113	76	72.0	59.5-81.9	17	10.6	4.9-21.4	7	6.5	2.5-15.9	11	9.3	4.5-18.3	2	1.6	0.4- 7.0
25-34	272	228	84.4	77.4-89.6	23	8.8	5.0-15.0	7	2.6	1.0- 6.2	10	1.6	0.7- 3.9	4	2.6	0.8- 8.2
35-44	367	320	87.8	82.4-91.6	20	5.3	3.0- 9.0	10	2.9	1.2- 6.9	15	3.6	1.7- 7.5	2	0.4	0.1- 2.4
45-54	356	330	92.5	87.1-95.8	17	3.7	1.8- 7.4	2	0.1	0.0- 0.6	4	1.4	0.4- 4.9	3	2.2	0.6- 8.0
55-64	218	211	97.2	91.8-99.1	5	2.3	0.6- 8.3	1	0.1	0.0- 1.1	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	141	136	98.4	96.0-99.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	0.6	0.1- 2.9	2	0.6	0.1- 2.4	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8
75+	96	93	97.3	87.6-99.4	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	1	2.2	0.3-13.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	51	39	81.5	65.0-91.3	5	11.1	3.9-28.2	1	2.7	0.4-17.0	5	4.3	1.6-11.1	1	0.4	0.0- 2.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	297	255	83.0	74.8-88.9	21	7.1	3.4-14.4	7	2.8	1.1- 6.6	10	4.7	2.0-10.8	4	2.4	0.7- 7.9
Some Post-H.S.	466	416	87.5	82.1-91.4	24	5.0	2.8- 8.6	8	1.9	0.6- 5.6	12	3.2	1.4- 6.8	6	2.5	1.0- 6.1
College Graduate	758	692	90.9	87.4-93.5	33	4.8	2.9- 7.7	13	2.2	0.9- 4.8	18	1.8	1.0- 3.2	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	89	66	74.7	60.6-85.0	7	9.0	3.1-23.2	4	4.2	1.3-13.2	8	6.5	2.8-14.4	4	5.6	1.8-16.3
$15,000- 24,999	184	148	78.8	68.2-86.5	20	8.6	4.8-15.0	6	5.6	1.8-16.2	9	5.4	2.0-13.9	1	1.5	0.2- 9.9
$25,000- 34,999	164	137	82.3	70.4-90.1	11	4.4	1.9-10.0	4	1.3	0.4- 3.9	8	7.3	2.4-20.3	4	4.8	1.4-15.1
$35,000- 49,999	247	228	86.9	78.0-92.6	9	5.1	2.1-12.1	3	3.7	1.0-12.2	5	2.0	0.7- 5.7	2	2.3	0.5- 9.9
$50,000-74,999	234	212	89.7	83.1-93.9	12	6.3	3.1-12.4	5	1.7	0.6- 4.6	4	1.3	0.4- 4.3	1	1.1	0.1- 7.1
$75,000+	365	342	92.7	88.0-95.6	12	3.7	1.7- 7.6	5	1.6	0.5- 4.9	6	2.0	0.8- 4.9	0	0.0	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	104	91	81.2	67.2-90.1	8	14.3	6.3-29.2	0	0.0	. - .	4	3.5	1.1-10.3	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0
Guilford	103	95	87.6	75.2-94.3	2	2.7	0.7-10.5	3	4.2	1.1-15.0	2	4.6	1.0-18.8	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5
Mecklenburg	101	87	85.8	75.8-92.1	10	7.4	3.8-13.8	2	3.9	0.9-15.5	2	3.0	0.7-11.5	0	0.0	. - .
Orange	166	143	72.3	56.6-84.0	12	9.8	4.8-19.1	4	10.5	2.6-34.2	7	7.3	3.1-16.5	0	0.0	. - .
Wake	119	107	89.9	81.7-94.7	3	2.6	0.8- 8.2	6	4.8	1.7-12.8	3	2.7	0.9- 8.3	0	0.0	. - .
Chatham/Lee	71	61	82.7	69.4-91.0	3	7.9	2.5-22.6	3	3.6	1.1-11.3	4	5.8	2.1-15.1	0	0.0	. - .
Nash/Wilson	39	37	97.1	88.9-99.3	2	2.9	0.7-11.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Craven/Pamlico	93	85	89.4	78.5-95.1	6	9.1	3.8-20.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.5	0.4- 6.1	0	0.0	. - .
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	47	44	94.9	85.2-98.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.4	0.8-12.6	1	1.7	0.2-11.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	74	66	86.9	73.7-94.0	3	3.6	1.1-11.0	2	3.8	0.7-17.7	2	2.6	0.5-11.2	1	3.2	0.4-19.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	58	51	88.5	73.7-95.5	6	10.7	3.9-25.9	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Graham/Swain/Jackson	58	51	80.7	62.9-91.2	4	6.9	2.5-17.5	2	7.9	1.8-28.4	1	4.5	0.6-25.6	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	26	23	91.6	74.7-97.6	1	4.4	0.6-25.5	1	2.3	0.3-14.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.7	0.2-11.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	32	26	78.7	52.5-92.5	3	13.7	3.0-45.3	1	1.7	0.2-11.5	2	5.9	1.4-21.5	0	0.0	. - .
Northeast NC I	40	33	79.7	60.9-90.8	2	4.8	1.0-19.9	1	5.7	0.8-30.9	4	9.7	3.3-25.1	0	0.0	. - .
Northeast NC II	79	67	76.5	61.2-87.0	4	6.2	2.3-15.9	0	0.0	. - .	6	11.7	4.8-25.9	2	5.6	1.0-25.6
Northeastern Partnership	119	100	77.3	65.2-86.1	6	5.9	2.5-13.2	1	1.5	0.2- 9.8	10	11.2	5.4-21.8	2	4.1	0.7-20.0
Mountain AHEC	237	216	89.8	82.5-94.3	12	6.0	2.7-12.8	2	0.5	0.1- 2.3	6	3.3	1.1- 9.4	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	417	364	83.9	77.2-88.9	24	6.3	3.4-11.3	5	1.4	0.5- 4.4	17	4.8	2.3- 9.8	7	3.5	1.5- 8.3
Piedmont	803	716	88.9	85.4-91.7	44	5.4	3.5- 8.2	20	2.8	1.5- 5.2	19	2.1	1.2- 3.8	4	0.7	0.2- 2.4
Western NC	353	323	91.2	86.0-94.6	15	4.5	2.2- 9.0	4	0.9	0.3- 2.8	9	2.7	1.1- 6.6	2	0.7	0.2- 2.9

Total
Respond.^

None

Once

Twice

3-7 times

8-30 times

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,573

1,403

88.0

85.3-90.3

5.5

4.0- 7.5

2.2

1.3- 3.7

2.9

1.9- 4.4

1.4

0.7- 2.8

AGE

18-24

113

72.0

59.5-81.9

10.6

4.9-21.4

6.5

2.5-15.9

9.3

4.5-18.3

1.6

0.4- 7.0

25-34

272

228

84.4

77.4-89.6

8.8

5.0-15.0

2.6

1.0- 6.2

1.6

0.7- 3.9

2.6

0.8- 8.2

35-44

367

320

87.8

82.4-91.6

5.3

3.0- 9.0

2.9

1.2- 6.9

3.6

1.7- 7.5

0.4

0.1- 2.4

45-54

356

330

92.5

87.1-95.8

3.7

1.8- 7.4

0.1

0.0- 0.6

1.4

0.4- 4.9

2.2

0.6- 8.0

55-64

218

211

97.2

91.8-99.1

2.3

0.6- 8.3

0.1

0.0- 1.1

0.3

0.0- 2.4

0.0

. - .

65-74

141

136

98.4

96.0-99.4

0.0

. - .

0.6

0.1- 2.9

0.6

0.1- 2.4

0.4

0.1- 2.8

75+

97.3

87.6-99.4

0.1

0.0- 1.0

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.1- 3.0

2.2

0.3-13.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

81.5

65.0-91.3

11.1

3.9-28.2

2.7

0.4-17.0

4.3

1.6-11.1

0.4

0.0- 2.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

297

255

83.0

74.8-88.9

7.1

3.4-14.4

2.8

1.1- 6.6

4.7

2.0-10.8

2.4

0.7- 7.9

Some Post-H.S.

466

416

87.5

82.1-91.4

5.0

2.8- 8.6

1.9

0.6- 5.6

3.2

1.4- 6.8

2.5

1.0- 6.1

College Graduate

758

692

90.9

87.4-93.5

4.8

2.9- 7.7

2.2

0.9- 4.8

1.8

1.0- 3.2

0.4

0.1- 1.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

74.7

60.6-85.0

9.0

3.1-23.2

4.2

1.3-13.2

6.5

2.8-14.4

5.6

1.8-16.3

$15,000- 24,999

184

148

78.8

68.2-86.5

8.6

4.8-15.0

5.6

1.8-16.2

5.4

2.0-13.9

1.5

0.2- 9.9

$25,000- 34,999

164

137

82.3

70.4-90.1

4.4

1.9-10.0

1.3

0.4- 3.9

7.3

2.4-20.3

4.8

1.4-15.1

$35,000- 49,999

247

228

86.9

78.0-92.6

5.1

2.1-12.1

3.7

1.0-12.2

2.0

0.7- 5.7

2.3

0.5- 9.9

$50,000-74,999

234

212

89.7

83.1-93.9

6.3

3.1-12.4

1.7

0.6- 4.6

1.3

0.4- 4.3

1.1

0.1- 7.1

$75,000+

365

342

92.7

88.0-95.6

3.7

1.7- 7.6

1.6

0.5- 4.9

2.0

0.8- 4.9

0.0

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

104

81.2

67.2-90.1

14.3

6.3-29.2

0.0

. - .

3.5

1.1-10.3

1.0

0.1- 7.0

Guilford

103

87.6

75.2-94.3

2.7

0.7-10.5

4.2

1.1-15.0

4.6

1.0-18.8

0.8

0.1- 5.5

Mecklenburg

101

85.8

75.8-92.1

7.4

3.8-13.8

3.9

0.9-15.5

3.0

0.7-11.5

0.0

. - .

Orange

166

143

72.3

56.6-84.0

9.8

4.8-19.1

10.5

2.6-34.2

7.3

3.1-16.5

0.0

. - .

Wake

119

107

89.9

81.7-94.7

2.6

0.8- 8.2

4.8

1.7-12.8

2.7

0.9- 8.3

0.0

. - .

Chatham/Lee

82.7

69.4-91.0

7.9

2.5-22.6

3.6

1.1-11.3

5.8

2.1-15.1

0.0

. - .

Nash/Wilson

97.1

88.9-99.3

2.9

0.7-11.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Craven/Pamlico

89.4

78.5-95.1

9.1

3.8-20.3

0.0

. - .

1.5

0.4- 6.1

0.0

. - .

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

94.9

85.2-98.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

3.4

0.8-12.6

1.7

0.2-11.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

86.9

73.7-94.0

3.6

1.1-11.0

3.8

0.7-17.7

2.6

0.5-11.2

3.2

0.4-19.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

88.5

73.7-95.5

10.7

3.9-25.9

0.8

0.1- 5.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Graham/Swain/Jackson

80.7

62.9-91.2

6.9

2.5-17.5

7.9

1.8-28.4

4.5

0.6-25.6

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

91.6

74.7-97.6

4.4

0.6-25.5

2.3

0.3-14.9

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.2-11.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

78.7

52.5-92.5

13.7

3.0-45.3

1.7

0.2-11.5

5.9

1.4-21.5

0.0

. - .

Northeast NC I

79.7

60.9-90.8

4.8

1.0-19.9

5.7

0.8-30.9

9.7

3.3-25.1

0.0

. - .

Northeast NC II

76.5

61.2-87.0

6.2

2.3-15.9

0.0

. - .

11.7

4.8-25.9

5.6

1.0-25.6

Northeastern Partnership

119

100

77.3

65.2-86.1

5.9

2.5-13.2

1.5

0.2- 9.8

11.2

5.4-21.8

4.1

0.7-20.0

Mountain AHEC

237

216

89.8

82.5-94.3

6.0

2.7-12.8

0.5

0.1- 2.3

3.3

1.1- 9.4

0.4

0.1- 2.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

417

364

83.9

77.2-88.9

6.3

3.4-11.3

1.4

0.5- 4.4

4.8

2.3- 9.8

3.5

1.5- 8.3

Piedmont

803

716

88.9

85.4-91.7

5.4

3.5- 8.2

2.8

1.5- 5.2

2.1

1.2- 3.8

0.7

0.2- 2.4

Western NC

353

323

91.2

86.0-94.6

4.5

2.2- 9.0

0.9

0.3- 2.8

2.7

1.1- 6.6

0.7

0.2- 2.9

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last 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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