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

	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	14,849	13,783	91.6	91.0-92.2	1,066	8.4	7.8- 9.0
-Eastern NC	4,968	4,615	92.1	91.1-93.0	353	7.9	7.0- 8.9
GENDER
Male	1,775	1,529	87.0	85.1-88.7	246	13.0	11.3-14.9
Female	3,193	3,086	96.7	95.9-97.3	107	3.3	2.7- 4.1
RACE
White	3,278	3,021	91.6	90.4-92.6	257	8.4	7.4- 9.6
African American	1,251	1,201	95.5	93.9-96.7	50	4.5	3.3- 6.1
Other Minorities	14	14	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	331	281	84.7	79.2-89.0	50	15.3	11.0-20.8
25-34	814	711	87.1	84.0-89.7	103	12.9	10.3-16.0
35-44	880	791	89.3	86.6-91.5	89	10.7	8.5-13.4
45-54	899	832	92.1	89.7-94.0	67	7.9	6.0-10.3
55-64	865	837	96.7	95.1-97.8	28	3.3	2.2- 4.9
65-74	674	663	98.4	97.0-99.1	11	1.6	0.9- 3.0
75+	487	483	98.9	96.7-99.6	4	1.1	0.4- 3.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	851	798	91.6	88.5-93.9	53	8.4	6.1-11.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,600	1,499	92.9	91.2-94.3	101	7.1	5.7- 8.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,303	1,209	91.9	89.8-93.6	94	8.1	6.4-10.2
College Graduate	1,206	1,102	91.6	89.7-93.2	104	8.4	6.8-10.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	657	618	92.5	88.6-95.2	39	7.5	4.8-11.4
$15,000- 24,999	936	874	92.6	90.3-94.4	62	7.4	5.6- 9.7
$25,000- 34,999	587	543	92.2	89.3-94.4	44	7.8	5.6-10.7
$35,000- 49,999	661	604	90.3	87.0-92.9	57	9.7	7.1-13.0
$50,000-74,999	533	485	90.0	86.5-92.6	48	10.0	7.4-13.5
$75,000+	540	486	89.9	86.6-92.4	54	10.1	7.6-13.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,727	1,628	92.8	91.0-94.3	99	7.2	5.7- 9.0
No	3,079	2,838	91.8	90.5-92.9	241	8.2	7.1- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	696	637	91.7	89.0-93.7	59	8.3	6.3-11.0
Non-Veteran	4,129	3,867	92.7	91.6-93.6	262	7.3	6.4- 8.4
Currently Serving	134	104	81.0	72.6-87.3	30	19.0	12.7-27.4

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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 (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	14,849	13,783	91.6	91.0-92.2	1,066	8.4	7.8- 9.0
-Eastern NC	4,968	4,615	92.1	91.1-93.0	353	7.9	7.0- 8.9
GENDER
Male	1,775	1,529	87.0	85.1-88.7	246	13.0	11.3-14.9
Female	3,193	3,086	96.7	95.9-97.3	107	3.3	2.7- 4.1
RACE
White	3,278	3,021	91.6	90.4-92.6	257	8.4	7.4- 9.6
African American	1,251	1,201	95.5	93.9-96.7	50	4.5	3.3- 6.1
Other Minorities	14	14	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	331	281	84.7	79.2-89.0	50	15.3	11.0-20.8
25-34	814	711	87.1	84.0-89.7	103	12.9	10.3-16.0
35-44	880	791	89.3	86.6-91.5	89	10.7	8.5-13.4
45-54	899	832	92.1	89.7-94.0	67	7.9	6.0-10.3
55-64	865	837	96.7	95.1-97.8	28	3.3	2.2- 4.9
65-74	674	663	98.4	97.0-99.1	11	1.6	0.9- 3.0
75+	487	483	98.9	96.7-99.6	4	1.1	0.4- 3.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	851	798	91.6	88.5-93.9	53	8.4	6.1-11.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,600	1,499	92.9	91.2-94.3	101	7.1	5.7- 8.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,303	1,209	91.9	89.8-93.6	94	8.1	6.4-10.2
College Graduate	1,206	1,102	91.6	89.7-93.2	104	8.4	6.8-10.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	657	618	92.5	88.6-95.2	39	7.5	4.8-11.4
$15,000- 24,999	936	874	92.6	90.3-94.4	62	7.4	5.6- 9.7
$25,000- 34,999	587	543	92.2	89.3-94.4	44	7.8	5.6-10.7
$35,000- 49,999	661	604	90.3	87.0-92.9	57	9.7	7.1-13.0
$50,000-74,999	533	485	90.0	86.5-92.6	48	10.0	7.4-13.5
$75,000+	540	486	89.9	86.6-92.4	54	10.1	7.6-13.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,727	1,628	92.8	91.0-94.3	99	7.2	5.7- 9.0
No	3,079	2,838	91.8	90.5-92.9	241	8.2	7.1- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	696	637	91.7	89.0-93.7	59	8.3	6.3-11.0
Non-Veteran	4,129	3,867	92.7	91.6-93.6	262	7.3	6.4- 8.4
Currently Serving	134	104	81.0	72.6-87.3	30	19.0	12.7-27.4

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*