BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-WHITES

Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*

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	Total Respond.^	YES	NO
TOTAL	6,906	2,878	45.8	44.0-47.7	4,028	54.2	52.3-56.0
GENDER
Male	2,564	1,300	54.0	50.9-57.0	1,264	46.0	43.0-49.1
Female	4,342	1,578	38.2	36.1-40.5	2,764	61.8	59.5-63.9
AGE
18-24	365	198	54.1	45.9-62.1	167	45.9	37.9-54.1
25-34	946	507	58.9	54.2-63.5	439	41.1	36.5-45.8
35-44	1,268	643	52.6	48.6-56.5	625	47.4	43.5-51.4
45-54	1,319	624	47.9	43.7-52.1	695	52.1	47.9-56.3
55-64	1,181	429	37.9	33.9-42.1	752	62.1	57.9-66.1
65-74	1,021	284	27.5	23.8-31.6	737	72.5	68.4-76.2
75+	765	178	24.4	20.3-29.0	587	75.6	71.0-79.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	919	143	22.2	17.3-27.9	776	77.8	72.1-82.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,007	593	34.4	31.0-38.0	1,414	65.6	62.0-69.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,792	789	48.0	44.1-51.9	1,003	52.0	48.1-55.9
College Graduate	2,173	1,350	64.1	61.1-67.0	823	35.9	33.0-38.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	644	146	25.5	20.2-31.7	498	74.5	68.3-79.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,099	339	34.1	29.4-39.1	760	65.9	60.9-70.6
$25,000- 34,999	750	291	44.8	39.1-50.6	459	55.2	49.4-60.9
$35,000- 49,999	989	453	44.4	39.8-49.1	536	55.6	50.9-60.2
$50,000-74,999	844	445	51.3	46.2-56.4	399	48.7	43.6-53.8
$75,000+	1,025	683	69.5	65.5-73.3	342	30.5	26.7-34.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	400	179	46.5	40.7-52.4	221	53.5	47.6-59.3
Guilford	310	162	51.7	45.2-58.3	148	48.3	41.7-54.8
Mecklenburg	290	178	66.0	58.9-72.4	112	34.0	27.6-41.1
Orange	371	265	71.0	62.6-78.3	106	29.0	21.7-37.4
Wake	324	203	65.1	59.0-70.7	121	34.9	29.3-41.0
Chatham/Lee	291	132	46.8	39.8-53.9	159	53.2	46.1-60.2
Nash/Wilson	234	78	35.2	27.8-43.3	156	64.8	56.7-72.2
Craven/Pamlico	350	163	47.4	41.1-53.7	187	52.6	46.3-58.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	406	103	25.9	21.2-31.1	303	74.1	68.9-78.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	433	145	35.6	29.6-42.0	288	64.4	58.0-70.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	290	100	39.6	31.6-48.2	190	60.4	51.8-68.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	367	128	36.2	30.4-42.3	239	63.8	57.7-69.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	200	58	29.9	22.9-38.0	142	70.1	62.0-77.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	260	59	26.1	20.0-33.3	201	73.9	66.7-80.0
Northeast NC I	210	74	39.2	31.8-47.3	136	60.8	52.7-68.2
Northeast NC II	349	143	45.5	39.3-51.9	206	54.5	48.1-60.7
Northeastern Partnership	559	217	43.9	38.8-49.1	342	56.1	50.9-61.2
Mountain AHEC	1,162	447	41.8	37.2-46.5	715	58.2	53.5-62.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,060	765	42.8	39.2-46.5	1,295	57.2	53.5-60.8
Piedmont	2,961	1,442	49.9	47.2-52.5	1,519	50.1	47.5-52.8
Western NC	1,885	671	37.5	33.9-41.2	1,214	62.5	58.8-66.1

Total
Respond.^

YES

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,906

2,878

45.8

44.0-47.7

4,028

54.2

52.3-56.0

GENDER

Male

2,564

1,300

54.0

50.9-57.0

1,264

46.0

43.0-49.1

Female

4,342

1,578

38.2

36.1-40.5

2,764

61.8

59.5-63.9

AGE

18-24

365

198

54.1

45.9-62.1

167

45.9

37.9-54.1

25-34

946

507

58.9

54.2-63.5

439

41.1

36.5-45.8

35-44

1,268

643

52.6

48.6-56.5

625

47.4

43.5-51.4

45-54

1,319

624

47.9

43.7-52.1

695

52.1

47.9-56.3

55-64

1,181

429

37.9

33.9-42.1

752

62.1

57.9-66.1

65-74

1,021

284

27.5

23.8-31.6

737

72.5

68.4-76.2

75+

765

178

24.4

20.3-29.0

587

75.6

71.0-79.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

919

143

22.2

17.3-27.9

776

77.8

72.1-82.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,007

593

34.4

31.0-38.0

1,414

65.6

62.0-69.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,792

789

48.0

44.1-51.9

1,003

52.0

48.1-55.9

College Graduate

2,173

1,350

64.1

61.1-67.0

823

35.9

33.0-38.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

644

146

25.5

20.2-31.7

498

74.5

68.3-79.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,099

339

34.1

29.4-39.1

760

65.9

60.9-70.6

$25,000- 34,999

750

291

44.8

39.1-50.6

459

55.2

49.4-60.9

$35,000- 49,999

989

453

44.4

39.8-49.1

536

55.6

50.9-60.2

$50,000-74,999

844

445

51.3

46.2-56.4

399

48.7

43.6-53.8

$75,000+

1,025

683

69.5

65.5-73.3

342

30.5

26.7-34.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

400

179

46.5

40.7-52.4

221

53.5

47.6-59.3

Guilford

310

162

51.7

45.2-58.3

148

48.3

41.7-54.8

Mecklenburg

290

178

66.0

58.9-72.4

112

34.0

27.6-41.1

Orange

371

265

71.0

62.6-78.3

106

29.0

21.7-37.4

Wake

324

203

65.1

59.0-70.7

121

34.9

29.3-41.0

Chatham/Lee

291

132

46.8

39.8-53.9

159

53.2

46.1-60.2

Nash/Wilson

234

35.2

27.8-43.3

156

64.8

56.7-72.2

Craven/Pamlico

350

163

47.4

41.1-53.7

187

52.6

46.3-58.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

406

103

25.9

21.2-31.1

303

74.1

68.9-78.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

433

145

35.6

29.6-42.0

288

64.4

58.0-70.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

290

100

39.6

31.6-48.2

190

60.4

51.8-68.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

367

128

36.2

30.4-42.3

239

63.8

57.7-69.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

200

29.9

22.9-38.0

142

70.1

62.0-77.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

260

26.1

20.0-33.3

201

73.9

66.7-80.0

Northeast NC I

210

39.2

31.8-47.3

136

60.8

52.7-68.2

Northeast NC II

349

143

45.5

39.3-51.9

206

54.5

48.1-60.7

Northeastern Partnership

559

217

43.9

38.8-49.1

342

56.1

50.9-61.2

Mountain AHEC

1,162

447

41.8

37.2-46.5

715

58.2

53.5-62.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,060

765

42.8

39.2-46.5

1,295

57.2

53.5-60.8

Piedmont

2,961

1,442

49.9

47.2-52.5

1,519

50.1

47.5-52.8

Western NC

1,885

671

37.5

33.9-41.2

1,214

62.5

58.8-66.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the first alcohol consumption question.

^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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