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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Franklin/Nash/Wilson Counties

Alcohol Consumption

Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,948 5,675 41.1 40.1-42.1 9,273 58.9 57.9-59.9
-Franklin/Nash/Wilson 366 111 33.3 27.8-39.3 255 66.7 60.7-72.2
GENDER
Male 134 54 42.5 33.3-52.2 80 57.5 47.8-66.7
Female 232 57 24.5 18.8-31.4 175 75.5 68.6-81.2
RACE
White 227 83 39.3 32.2-46.9 144 60.7 53.1-67.8
Other 137 28 24.3 16.2-34.6 109 75.7 65.4-83.8
AGE
18-44 135 53 42.2 33.1-51.9 82 57.8 48.1-66.9
45+ 229 57 27.5 21.0-35.2 172 72.5 64.8-79.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 205 45 26.2 19.4-34.4 160 73.8 65.6-80.6
Some College + 160 66 42.4 33.8-51.4 94 57.6 48.6-66.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 205 51 27.9 21.0-36.1 154 72.1 63.9-79.0
$50,000+ 72 39 53.7 40.6-66.2 33 46.3 33.8-59.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the first alcohol consumption question.

^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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