BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Binge Drinking*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-WHITES

Binge Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	6,875	6,385	90.8	89.4-92.1	490	9.2	7.9-10.6
GENDER
Male	2,549	2,229	85.9	83.2-88.2	320	14.1	11.8-16.8
Female	4,326	4,156	95.4	94.3-96.3	170	4.6	3.7- 5.7
AGE
18-24	361	281	76.0	68.1-82.4	80	24.0	17.6-31.9
25-34	942	814	85.9	81.2-89.6	128	14.1	10.4-18.8
35-44	1,262	1,130	89.9	87.4-91.9	132	10.1	8.1-12.6
45-54	1,311	1,224	93.3	90.7-95.2	87	6.7	4.8- 9.3
55-64	1,178	1,142	96.4	94.2-97.8	36	3.6	2.2- 5.8
65-74	1,017	999	97.9	95.9-99.0	18	2.1	1.0- 4.1
75+	764	757	98.9	96.9-99.6	7	1.1	0.4- 3.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	915	881	94.0	88.4-97.0	34	6.0	3.0-11.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,997	1,861	90.2	87.2-92.5	136	9.8	7.5-12.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,784	1,644	89.6	86.4-92.1	140	10.4	7.9-13.6
College Graduate	2,164	1,984	91.2	89.3-92.8	180	8.8	7.2-10.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	642	602	91.2	85.2-95.0	40	8.8	5.0-14.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,088	998	88.6	84.0-92.0	90	11.4	8.0-16.0
$25,000- 34,999	748	681	90.3	86.5-93.1	67	9.7	6.9-13.5
$35,000- 49,999	984	915	92.5	89.7-94.7	69	7.5	5.3-10.3
$50,000-74,999	838	773	91.7	88.7-94.0	65	8.3	6.0-11.3
$75,000+	1,023	935	87.7	83.4-91.0	88	12.3	9.0-16.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	398	370	90.9	86.0-94.2	28	9.1	5.8-14.0
Guilford	308	280	87.0	80.5-91.5	28	13.0	8.5-19.5
Mecklenburg	288	255	82.0	72.3-88.8	33	18.0	11.2-27.7
Orange	371	322	79.1	70.6-85.6	49	20.9	14.4-29.4
Wake	323	295	90.5	85.5-93.9	28	9.5	6.1-14.5
Chatham/Lee	290	266	90.2	84.8-93.8	24	9.8	6.2-15.2
Nash/Wilson	234	219	90.0	80.7-95.1	15	10.0	4.9-19.3
Craven/Pamlico	350	328	92.1	87.5-95.1	22	7.9	4.9-12.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	403	380	93.6	90.2-95.9	23	6.4	4.1- 9.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	431	407	92.2	87.6-95.2	24	7.8	4.8-12.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	290	269	87.1	77.4-93.0	21	12.9	7.0-22.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	364	337	88.5	83.0-92.4	27	11.5	7.6-17.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	200	192	96.7	93.0-98.5	8	3.3	1.5- 7.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	260	243	89.8	83.1-94.0	17	10.2	6.0-16.9
Northeast NC I	209	194	89.6	82.3-94.1	15	10.4	5.9-17.7
Northeast NC II	345	312	86.4	80.1-91.0	33	13.6	9.0-19.9
Northeastern Partnership	554	506	87.3	82.3-90.9	48	12.7	9.1-17.7
Mountain AHEC	1,155	1,085	91.4	85.6-95.1	70	8.6	4.9-14.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,053	1,912	91.6	89.4-93.3	141	8.4	6.7-10.6
Piedmont	2,948	2,704	90.1	88.0-91.8	244	9.9	8.2-12.0
Western NC	1,874	1,769	92.1	88.3-94.8	105	7.9	5.2-11.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,875

6,385

90.8

89.4-92.1

490

9.2

7.9-10.6

GENDER

Male

2,549

2,229

85.9

83.2-88.2

320

14.1

11.8-16.8

Female

4,326

4,156

95.4

94.3-96.3

170

4.6

3.7- 5.7

AGE

18-24

361

281

76.0

68.1-82.4

24.0

17.6-31.9

25-34

942

814

85.9

81.2-89.6

128

14.1

10.4-18.8

35-44

1,262

1,130

89.9

87.4-91.9

132

10.1

8.1-12.6

45-54

1,311

1,224

93.3

90.7-95.2

6.7

4.8- 9.3

55-64

1,178

1,142

96.4

94.2-97.8

3.6

2.2- 5.8

65-74

1,017

999

97.9

95.9-99.0

2.1

1.0- 4.1

75+

764

757

98.9

96.9-99.6

1.1

0.4- 3.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

915

881

94.0

88.4-97.0

6.0

3.0-11.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,997

1,861

90.2

87.2-92.5

136

9.8

7.5-12.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,784

1,644

89.6

86.4-92.1

140

10.4

7.9-13.6

College Graduate

2,164

1,984

91.2

89.3-92.8

180

8.8

7.2-10.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

642

602

91.2

85.2-95.0

8.8

5.0-14.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,088

998

88.6

84.0-92.0

11.4

8.0-16.0

$25,000- 34,999

748

681

90.3

86.5-93.1

9.7

6.9-13.5

$35,000- 49,999

984

915

92.5

89.7-94.7

7.5

5.3-10.3

$50,000-74,999

838

773

91.7

88.7-94.0

8.3

6.0-11.3

$75,000+

1,023

935

87.7

83.4-91.0

12.3

9.0-16.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

398

370

90.9

86.0-94.2

9.1

5.8-14.0

Guilford

308

280

87.0

80.5-91.5

13.0

8.5-19.5

Mecklenburg

288

255

82.0

72.3-88.8

18.0

11.2-27.7

Orange

371

322

79.1

70.6-85.6

20.9

14.4-29.4

Wake

323

295

90.5

85.5-93.9

9.5

6.1-14.5

Chatham/Lee

290

266

90.2

84.8-93.8

9.8

6.2-15.2

Nash/Wilson

234

219

90.0

80.7-95.1

10.0

4.9-19.3

Craven/Pamlico

350

328

92.1

87.5-95.1

7.9

4.9-12.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

403

380

93.6

90.2-95.9

6.4

4.1- 9.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

431

407

92.2

87.6-95.2

7.8

4.8-12.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

290

269

87.1

77.4-93.0

12.9

7.0-22.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

364

337

88.5

83.0-92.4

11.5

7.6-17.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

200

192

96.7

93.0-98.5

3.3

1.5- 7.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

260

243

89.8

83.1-94.0

10.2

6.0-16.9

Northeast NC I

209

194

89.6

82.3-94.1

10.4

5.9-17.7

Northeast NC II

345

312

86.4

80.1-91.0

13.6

9.0-19.9

Northeastern Partnership

554

506

87.3

82.3-90.9

12.7

9.1-17.7

Mountain AHEC

1,155

1,085

91.4

85.6-95.1

8.6

4.9-14.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,053

1,912

91.6

89.4-93.3

141

8.4

6.7-10.6

Piedmont

2,948

2,704

90.1

88.0-91.8

244

9.9

8.2-12.0

Western NC

1,874

1,769

92.1

88.3-94.8

105

7.9

5.2-11.7

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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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