BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Alcohol Consumption

Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,948	5,675	41.1	40.1-42.1	9,273	58.9	57.9-59.9
-Mountain AHEC	942	364	41.6	37.7-45.6	578	58.4	54.4-62.3
GENDER
Male	341	172	51.5	45.1-57.8	169	48.5	42.2-54.9
Female	601	192	33.0	28.6-37.7	409	67.0	62.3-71.4
RACE
White	807	322	41.9	37.9-46.1	485	58.1	53.9-62.1
African American	49	22	51.7	35.5-67.6	27	48.3	32.4-64.5
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	49	19	44.2	28.9-60.8	30	55.8	39.2-71.1
25-34	125	62	54.5	42.9-65.5	63	45.5	34.5-57.1
35-44	153	75	50.6	41.2-59.9	78	49.4	40.1-58.8
45-54	182	72	39.9	31.6-48.9	110	60.1	51.1-68.4
55-64	162	60	35.4	27.2-44.6	102	64.6	55.4-72.8
65-74	140	46	35.7	26.8-45.7	94	64.3	54.3-73.2
75+	127	30	31.5	21.9-42.9	97	68.5	57.1-78.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	142	25	22.4	14.1-33.6	117	77.6	66.4-85.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	264	69	29.8	23.3-37.4	195	70.2	62.6-76.7
Some Post-H.S.	254	103	43.8	36.5-51.3	151	56.2	48.7-63.5
College Graduate	279	166	61.6	54.5-68.3	113	38.4	31.7-45.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	120	26	23.7	14.9-35.5	94	76.3	64.5-85.1
$15,000- 24,999	165	55	36.9	27.9-47.0	110	63.1	53.0-72.1
$25,000- 34,999	123	49	48.4	37.8-59.2	74	51.6	40.8-62.2
$35,000- 49,999	129	53	38.9	29.4-49.4	76	61.1	50.6-70.6
$50,000-74,999	115	64	57.5	46.6-67.8	51	42.5	32.2-53.4
$75,000+	94	59	62.7	50.6-73.4	35	37.3	26.6-49.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	322	89	28.9	23.0-35.7	233	71.1	64.3-77.0
No	593	266	48.2	43.2-53.1	327	51.8	46.9-56.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	142	68	52.6	42.6-62.4	74	47.4	37.6-57.4
Non-Veteran	795	294	39.1	34.9-43.4	501	60.9	56.6-65.1
Currently Serving	4	2	83.1	37.1-97.6	2	16.9	2.4-62.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,948

5,675

41.1

40.1-42.1

9,273

58.9

57.9-59.9

-Mountain AHEC

942

364

41.6

37.7-45.6

578

58.4

54.4-62.3

GENDER

Male

341

172

51.5

45.1-57.8

169

48.5

42.2-54.9

Female

601

192

33.0

28.6-37.7

409

67.0

62.3-71.4

RACE

White

807

322

41.9

37.9-46.1

485

58.1

53.9-62.1

African American

51.7

35.5-67.6

48.3

32.4-64.5

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

44.2

28.9-60.8

55.8

39.2-71.1

25-34

125

54.5

42.9-65.5

45.5

34.5-57.1

35-44

153

50.6

41.2-59.9

49.4

40.1-58.8

45-54

182

39.9

31.6-48.9

110

60.1

51.1-68.4

55-64

162

35.4

27.2-44.6

102

64.6

55.4-72.8

65-74

140

35.7

26.8-45.7

64.3

54.3-73.2

75+

127

31.5

21.9-42.9

68.5

57.1-78.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

142

22.4

14.1-33.6

117

77.6

66.4-85.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

264

29.8

23.3-37.4

195

70.2

62.6-76.7

Some Post-H.S.

254

103

43.8

36.5-51.3

151

56.2

48.7-63.5

College Graduate

279

166

61.6

54.5-68.3

113

38.4

31.7-45.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

120

23.7

14.9-35.5

76.3

64.5-85.1

$15,000- 24,999

165

36.9

27.9-47.0

110

63.1

53.0-72.1

$25,000- 34,999

123

48.4

37.8-59.2

51.6

40.8-62.2

$35,000- 49,999

129

38.9

29.4-49.4

61.1

50.6-70.6

$50,000-74,999

115

57.5

46.6-67.8

42.5

32.2-53.4

$75,000+

62.7

50.6-73.4

37.3

26.6-49.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

322

28.9

23.0-35.7

233

71.1

64.3-77.0

593

266

48.2

43.2-53.1

327

51.8

46.9-56.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

142

52.6

42.6-62.4

47.4

37.6-57.4

Non-Veteran

795

294

39.1

34.9-43.4

501

60.9

56.6-65.1

Currently Serving

83.1

37.1-97.6

16.9

2.4-62.9

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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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