BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Binge Drinking*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	9,360	8,730	91.4	90.3-92.5	630	8.6	7.5- 9.7
-Western NC	2,059	1,936	91.0	87.4-93.7	123	9.0	6.3-12.6
GENDER
Male	769	677	84.2	77.4-89.3	92	15.8	10.7-22.6
Female	1,290	1,259	97.5	95.9-98.4	31	2.5	1.6- 4.1
RACE
White	1,874	1,769	92.1	88.3-94.8	105	7.9	5.2-11.7
African American	73	67	91.0	78.4-96.6	6	9.0	3.4-21.6
Other Minorities	103	91	71.2	48.7-86.6	12	28.8	13.4-51.3
AGE
18-24	133	105	81.0	70.9-88.2	28	19.0	11.8-29.1
25-34	280	241	83.0	65.3-92.7	39	17.0	7.3-34.7
35-44	339	315	90.6	82.4-95.2	24	9.4	4.8-17.6
45-54	378	365	93.4	82.6-97.7	13	6.6	2.3-17.4
55-64	354	344	96.3	91.1-98.5	10	3.7	1.5- 8.9
65-74	340	333	96.1	89.6-98.6	7	3.9	1.4-10.4
75+	219	218	99.9	99.4- 100	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	348	332	83.8	66.3-93.2	16	16.2	6.8-33.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	639	609	92.7	86.9-96.0	30	7.3	4.0-13.1
Some Post-H.S.	541	500	91.6	87.6-94.4	41	8.4	5.6-12.4
College Graduate	524	488	93.6	90.3-95.9	36	6.4	4.1- 9.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	270	251	89.9	82.5-94.4	19	10.1	5.6-17.5
$15,000- 24,999	402	375	87.6	77.7-93.5	27	12.4	6.5-22.3
$25,000- 34,999	254	237	94.0	89.5-96.6	17	6.0	3.4-10.5
$35,000- 49,999	266	248	94.0	89.2-96.8	18	6.0	3.2-10.8
$50,000-74,999	203	192	94.9	89.6-97.6	11	5.1	2.4-10.4
$75,000+	204	192	89.8	80.0-95.1	12	10.2	4.9-20.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	418	89.9	84.9-93.4	32	10.1	6.6-15.1
Guilford	439	402	88.3	83.3-92.0	37	11.7	8.0-16.7
Mecklenburg	443	399	85.9	79.3-90.7	44	14.1	9.3-20.7
Orange	451	397	82.3	75.2-87.8	54	17.7	12.2-24.8
Wake	450	416	91.6	87.1-94.6	34	8.4	5.4-12.9
Chatham/Lee	397	368	92.1	88.2-94.8	29	7.9	5.2-11.8
Nash/Wilson	377	355	91.9	86.3-95.4	22	8.1	4.6-13.7
Craven/Pamlico	454	426	91.9	87.8-94.8	28	8.1	5.2-12.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	434	406	92.5	89.0-95.0	28	7.5	5.0-11.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	426	92.2	87.7-95.1	26	7.8	4.9-12.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	474	441	87.9	81.1-92.5	33	12.1	7.5-18.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	421	390	82.3	64.8-92.1	31	17.7	7.9-35.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	448	95.0	91.6-97.1	21	5.0	2.9- 8.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	416	390	91.1	86.5-94.3	26	8.9	5.7-13.5
Northeast NC I	457	437	94.0	90.3-96.4	20	6.0	3.6- 9.7
Northeast NC II	507	463	87.8	82.9-91.4	44	12.2	8.6-17.1
Northeastern Partnership	964	900	90.0	86.7-92.6	64	10.0	7.4-13.3
Mountain AHEC	1,294	1,212	89.7	84.2-93.4	82	10.3	6.6-15.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,288	3,086	92.3	90.6-93.7	202	7.7	6.3- 9.4
Piedmont	4,013	3,708	91.1	89.5-92.5	305	8.9	7.5-10.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,360

8,730

91.4

90.3-92.5

630

8.6

7.5- 9.7

-Western NC

2,059

1,936

91.0

87.4-93.7

123

9.0

6.3-12.6

GENDER

Male

769

677

84.2

77.4-89.3

15.8

10.7-22.6

Female

1,290

1,259

97.5

95.9-98.4

2.5

1.6- 4.1

RACE

White

1,874

1,769

92.1

88.3-94.8

105

7.9

5.2-11.7

African American

91.0

78.4-96.6

9.0

3.4-21.6

Other Minorities

103

71.2

48.7-86.6

28.8

13.4-51.3

AGE

18-24

133

105

81.0

70.9-88.2

19.0

11.8-29.1

25-34

280

241

83.0

65.3-92.7

17.0

7.3-34.7

35-44

339

315

90.6

82.4-95.2

9.4

4.8-17.6

45-54

378

365

93.4

82.6-97.7

6.6

2.3-17.4

55-64

354

344

96.3

91.1-98.5

3.7

1.5- 8.9

65-74

340

333

96.1

89.6-98.6

3.9

1.4-10.4

75+

219

218

99.9

99.4- 100

0.1

0.0- 0.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

348

332

83.8

66.3-93.2

16.2

6.8-33.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

639

609

92.7

86.9-96.0

7.3

4.0-13.1

Some Post-H.S.

541

500

91.6

87.6-94.4

8.4

5.6-12.4

College Graduate

524

488

93.6

90.3-95.9

6.4

4.1- 9.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

270

251

89.9

82.5-94.4

10.1

5.6-17.5

$15,000- 24,999

402

375

87.6

77.7-93.5

12.4

6.5-22.3

$25,000- 34,999

254

237

94.0

89.5-96.6

6.0

3.4-10.5

$35,000- 49,999

266

248

94.0

89.2-96.8

6.0

3.2-10.8

$50,000-74,999

203

192

94.9

89.6-97.6

5.1

2.4-10.4

$75,000+

204

192

89.8

80.0-95.1

10.2

4.9-20.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

418

89.9

84.9-93.4

10.1

6.6-15.1

Guilford

439

402

88.3

83.3-92.0

11.7

8.0-16.7

Mecklenburg

443

399

85.9

79.3-90.7

14.1

9.3-20.7

Orange

451

397

82.3

75.2-87.8

17.7

12.2-24.8

Wake

450

416

91.6

87.1-94.6

8.4

5.4-12.9

Chatham/Lee

397

368

92.1

88.2-94.8

7.9

5.2-11.8

Nash/Wilson

377

355

91.9

86.3-95.4

8.1

4.6-13.7

Craven/Pamlico

454

426

91.9

87.8-94.8

8.1

5.2-12.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

434

406

92.5

89.0-95.0

7.5

5.0-11.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

426

92.2

87.7-95.1

7.8

4.9-12.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

474

441

87.9

81.1-92.5

12.1

7.5-18.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

421

390

82.3

64.8-92.1

17.7

7.9-35.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

448

95.0

91.6-97.1

5.0

2.9- 8.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

416

390

91.1

86.5-94.3

8.9

5.7-13.5

Northeast NC I

457

437

94.0

90.3-96.4

6.0

3.6- 9.7

Northeast NC II

507

463

87.8

82.9-91.4

12.2

8.6-17.1

Northeastern Partnership

964

900

90.0

86.7-92.6

10.0

7.4-13.3

Mountain AHEC

1,294

1,212

89.7

84.2-93.4

10.3

6.6-15.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,288

3,086

92.3

90.6-93.7

202

7.7

6.3- 9.4

Piedmont

4,013

3,708

91.1

89.5-92.5

305

8.9

7.5-10.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
1=Yes = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days and who did not have five or more drinks on an occasion.
No = Respondents who report they did drink in the 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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