BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Binge Drinking*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-WHITE MALES

Binge Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	2,549	2,229	85.9	83.2-88.2	320	14.1	11.8-16.8
AGE
18-24	133	90	67.2	54.2-78.0	43	32.8	22.0-45.8
25-34	353	269	79.6	71.2-86.0	84	20.4	14.0-28.8
35-44	503	418	85.8	81.4-89.3	85	14.2	10.7-18.6
45-54	479	418	89.6	84.9-93.0	61	10.4	7.0-15.1
55-64	451	422	93.4	89.0-96.1	29	6.6	3.9-11.0
65-74	385	372	95.8	91.4-98.0	13	4.2	2.0- 8.6
75+	234	230	97.7	91.9-99.4	4	2.3	0.6- 8.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	335	313	88.5	76.3-94.8	22	11.5	5.2-23.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	717	623	84.4	79.0-88.7	94	15.6	11.3-21.0
Some Post-H.S.	630	540	84.2	78.2-88.8	90	15.8	11.2-21.8
College Graduate	861	747	87.7	84.4-90.4	114	12.3	9.6-15.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	184	167	85.4	70.9-93.4	17	14.6	6.6-29.1
$15,000- 24,999	356	302	81.5	72.4-88.0	54	18.5	12.0-27.6
$25,000- 34,999	272	232	86.8	80.2-91.4	40	13.2	8.6-19.8
$35,000- 49,999	415	365	90.7	86.3-93.8	50	9.3	6.2-13.7
$50,000-74,999	354	311	88.8	83.6-92.5	43	11.2	7.5-16.4
$75,000+	446	381	81.0	73.8-86.7	65	19.0	13.3-26.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	156	141	90.4	83.2-94.7	15	9.6	5.3-16.8
Guilford	110	90	78.7	67.0-87.0	20	21.3	13.0-33.0
Mecklenburg	108	89	72.3	56.2-84.2	19	27.7	15.8-43.8
Orange	134	108	76.9	67.2-84.4	26	23.1	15.6-32.8
Wake	126	110	86.9	77.7-92.7	16	13.1	7.3-22.3
Chatham/Lee	117	103	87.8	78.5-93.4	14	12.2	6.6-21.5
Nash/Wilson	85	72	80.0	63.9-90.1	13	20.0	9.9-36.1
Craven/Pamlico	130	116	88.5	80.0-93.6	14	11.5	6.4-20.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	145	125	86.9	79.7-91.8	20	13.1	8.2-20.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	158	142	86.8	77.3-92.6	16	13.2	7.4-22.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	91	77.2	60.3-88.3	14	22.8	11.7-39.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	118	81.5	71.7-88.4	20	18.5	11.6-28.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	82	77	95.1	87.6-98.1	5	4.9	1.9-12.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	83	72	81.9	69.1-90.1	11	18.1	9.9-30.9
Northeast NC I	71	63	84.3	69.7-92.6	8	15.7	7.4-30.3
Northeast NC II	127	106	81.0	69.9-88.7	21	19.0	11.3-30.1
Northeastern Partnership	198	169	81.8	72.9-88.2	29	18.2	11.8-27.1
Mountain AHEC	425	376	85.6	74.0-92.5	49	14.4	7.5-26.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	739	651	88.7	84.9-91.6	88	11.3	8.4-15.1
Piedmont	1,122	965	84.5	80.6-87.7	157	15.5	12.3-19.4
Western NC	688	613	86.3	78.7-91.4	75	13.7	8.6-21.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,549

2,229

85.9

83.2-88.2

320

14.1

11.8-16.8

AGE

18-24

133

67.2

54.2-78.0

32.8

22.0-45.8

25-34

353

269

79.6

71.2-86.0

20.4

14.0-28.8

35-44

503

418

85.8

81.4-89.3

14.2

10.7-18.6

45-54

479

418

89.6

84.9-93.0

10.4

7.0-15.1

55-64

451

422

93.4

89.0-96.1

6.6

3.9-11.0

65-74

385

372

95.8

91.4-98.0

4.2

2.0- 8.6

75+

234

230

97.7

91.9-99.4

2.3

0.6- 8.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

335

313

88.5

76.3-94.8

11.5

5.2-23.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

717

623

84.4

79.0-88.7

15.6

11.3-21.0

Some Post-H.S.

630

540

84.2

78.2-88.8

15.8

11.2-21.8

College Graduate

861

747

87.7

84.4-90.4

114

12.3

9.6-15.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

184

167

85.4

70.9-93.4

14.6

6.6-29.1

$15,000- 24,999

356

302

81.5

72.4-88.0

18.5

12.0-27.6

$25,000- 34,999

272

232

86.8

80.2-91.4

13.2

8.6-19.8

$35,000- 49,999

415

365

90.7

86.3-93.8

9.3

6.2-13.7

$50,000-74,999

354

311

88.8

83.6-92.5

11.2

7.5-16.4

$75,000+

446

381

81.0

73.8-86.7

19.0

13.3-26.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

156

141

90.4

83.2-94.7

9.6

5.3-16.8

Guilford

110

78.7

67.0-87.0

21.3

13.0-33.0

Mecklenburg

108

72.3

56.2-84.2

27.7

15.8-43.8

Orange

134

108

76.9

67.2-84.4

23.1

15.6-32.8

Wake

126

110

86.9

77.7-92.7

13.1

7.3-22.3

Chatham/Lee

117

103

87.8

78.5-93.4

12.2

6.6-21.5

Nash/Wilson

80.0

63.9-90.1

20.0

9.9-36.1

Craven/Pamlico

130

116

88.5

80.0-93.6

11.5

6.4-20.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

145

125

86.9

79.7-91.8

13.1

8.2-20.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

158

142

86.8

77.3-92.6

13.2

7.4-22.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

77.2

60.3-88.3

22.8

11.7-39.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

118

81.5

71.7-88.4

18.5

11.6-28.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

95.1

87.6-98.1

4.9

1.9-12.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

81.9

69.1-90.1

18.1

9.9-30.9

Northeast NC I

84.3

69.7-92.6

15.7

7.4-30.3

Northeast NC II

127

106

81.0

69.9-88.7

19.0

11.3-30.1

Northeastern Partnership

198

169

81.8

72.9-88.2

18.2

11.8-27.1

Mountain AHEC

425

376

85.6

74.0-92.5

14.4

7.5-26.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

739

651

88.7

84.9-91.6

11.3

8.4-15.1

Piedmont

1,122

965

84.5

80.6-87.7

157

15.5

12.3-19.4

Western NC

688

613

86.3

78.7-91.4

13.7

8.6-21.3

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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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