BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Heavy Drinking*)

	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	14,915	14,446	96.8	96.4-97.1	469	3.2	2.9- 3.6
-Eastern NC	4,992	4,829	96.7	96.0-97.2	163	3.3	2.8- 4.0
GENDER
Male	1,791	1,720	96.0	94.9-97.0	71	4.0	3.0- 5.1
Female	3,201	3,109	97.2	96.5-97.8	92	2.8	2.2- 3.5
RACE
White	3,301	3,170	95.8	94.9-96.6	131	4.2	3.4- 5.1
African American	1,253	1,233	98.7	97.8-99.2	20	1.3	0.8- 2.2
Other Minorities	14	14	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	328	312	95.3	91.7-97.4	16	4.7	2.6- 8.3
25-34	816	793	97.3	95.7-98.2	23	2.7	1.8- 4.3
35-44	882	844	96.1	94.4-97.3	38	3.9	2.7- 5.6
45-54	912	873	95.6	93.7-97.0	39	4.4	3.0- 6.3
55-64	869	845	96.9	95.0-98.1	24	3.1	1.9- 5.0
65-74	675	663	97.9	96.2-98.9	12	2.1	1.1- 3.8
75+	492	482	98.6	97.3-99.3	10	1.4	0.7- 2.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	856	840	97.2	95.2-98.4	16	2.8	1.6- 4.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,603	1,556	97.5	96.5-98.2	47	2.5	1.8- 3.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,310	1,271	96.6	95.2-97.7	39	3.4	2.3- 4.8
College Graduate	1,215	1,154	95.1	93.4-96.4	61	4.9	3.6- 6.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	661	647	97.4	95.0-98.7	14	2.6	1.3- 5.0
$15,000- 24,999	938	906	96.3	94.4-97.6	32	3.7	2.4- 5.6
$25,000- 34,999	587	570	97.6	96.0-98.6	17	2.4	1.4- 4.0
$35,000- 49,999	664	639	97.0	95.3-98.0	25	3.0	2.0- 4.7
$50,000-74,999	539	513	94.1	90.9-96.2	26	5.9	3.8- 9.1
$75,000+	546	523	95.6	93.2-97.2	23	4.4	2.8- 6.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,734	1,675	96.2	94.9-97.2	59	3.8	2.8- 5.1
No	3,095	2,995	96.9	96.1-97.5	100	3.1	2.5- 3.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	703	671	95.8	93.9-97.2	32	4.2	2.8- 6.1
Non-Veteran	4,146	4,023	97.0	96.2-97.5	123	3.0	2.5- 3.8
Currently Serving	133	126	94.6	88.4-97.6	7	5.4	2.4-11.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

^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 (MAHEC): 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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	Total Respond.^	No			Yes
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	14,915	14,446	96.8	96.4-97.1	469	3.2	2.9- 3.6
-Eastern NC	4,992	4,829	96.7	96.0-97.2	163	3.3	2.8- 4.0
GENDER
Male	1,791	1,720	96.0	94.9-97.0	71	4.0	3.0- 5.1
Female	3,201	3,109	97.2	96.5-97.8	92	2.8	2.2- 3.5
RACE
White	3,301	3,170	95.8	94.9-96.6	131	4.2	3.4- 5.1
African American	1,253	1,233	98.7	97.8-99.2	20	1.3	0.8- 2.2
Other Minorities	14	14	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	328	312	95.3	91.7-97.4	16	4.7	2.6- 8.3
25-34	816	793	97.3	95.7-98.2	23	2.7	1.8- 4.3
35-44	882	844	96.1	94.4-97.3	38	3.9	2.7- 5.6
45-54	912	873	95.6	93.7-97.0	39	4.4	3.0- 6.3
55-64	869	845	96.9	95.0-98.1	24	3.1	1.9- 5.0
65-74	675	663	97.9	96.2-98.9	12	2.1	1.1- 3.8
75+	492	482	98.6	97.3-99.3	10	1.4	0.7- 2.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	856	840	97.2	95.2-98.4	16	2.8	1.6- 4.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,603	1,556	97.5	96.5-98.2	47	2.5	1.8- 3.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,310	1,271	96.6	95.2-97.7	39	3.4	2.3- 4.8
College Graduate	1,215	1,154	95.1	93.4-96.4	61	4.9	3.6- 6.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	661	647	97.4	95.0-98.7	14	2.6	1.3- 5.0
$15,000- 24,999	938	906	96.3	94.4-97.6	32	3.7	2.4- 5.6
$25,000- 34,999	587	570	97.6	96.0-98.6	17	2.4	1.4- 4.0
$35,000- 49,999	664	639	97.0	95.3-98.0	25	3.0	2.0- 4.7
$50,000-74,999	539	513	94.1	90.9-96.2	26	5.9	3.8- 9.1
$75,000+	546	523	95.6	93.2-97.2	23	4.4	2.8- 6.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,734	1,675	96.2	94.9-97.2	59	3.8	2.8- 5.1
No	3,095	2,995	96.9	96.1-97.5	100	3.1	2.5- 3.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	703	671	95.8	93.9-97.2	32	4.2	2.8- 6.1
Non-Veteran	4,146	4,023	97.0	96.2-97.5	123	3.0	2.5- 3.8
Currently Serving	133	126	94.6	88.4-97.6	7	5.4	2.4-11.6

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking*