BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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
-Mountain AHEC	935	880	93.7	91.4-95.4	55	6.3	4.6- 8.6
GENDER
Male	338	301	89.6	85.0-92.8	37	10.4	7.2-15.0
Female	597	579	97.2	95.2-98.4	18	2.8	1.6- 4.8
RACE
White	802	755	93.7	91.2-95.4	47	6.3	4.6- 8.8
African American	48	47	95.9	75.9-99.4	1	4.1	0.6-24.1
Other Minorities	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	48	38	79.7	62.9-90.1	10	20.3	9.9-37.1
25-34	124	107	86.9	77.4-92.8	17	13.1	7.2-22.6
35-44	151	140	92.1	84.7-96.1	11	7.9	3.9-15.3
45-54	181	173	95.6	90.6-98.0	8	4.4	2.0- 9.4
55-64	161	156	97.5	93.6-99.1	5	2.5	0.9- 6.4
65-74	139	135	96.7	89.7-99.0	4	3.3	1.0-10.3
75+	127	127	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	140	132	93.1	84.0-97.2	8	6.9	2.8-16.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	262	250	94.2	88.5-97.2	12	5.8	2.8-11.5
Some Post-H.S.	253	238	94.3	90.3-96.7	15	5.7	3.3- 9.7
College Graduate	277	257	92.8	88.3-95.6	20	7.2	4.4-11.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	120	115	95.2	85.1-98.6	5	4.8	1.4-14.9
$15,000- 24,999	161	154	93.1	84.5-97.1	7	6.9	2.9-15.5
$25,000- 34,999	123	111	90.2	81.0-95.2	12	9.8	4.8-19.0
$35,000- 49,999	128	119	93.4	86.2-97.0	9	6.6	3.0-13.8
$50,000-74,999	115	109	93.3	84.7-97.2	6	6.7	2.8-15.3
$75,000+	94	86	92.9	85.7-96.6	8	7.1	3.4-14.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	322	313	97.6	94.6-98.9	9	2.4	1.1- 5.4
No	587	544	92.0	88.7-94.4	43	8.0	5.6-11.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	141	135	95.7	90.0-98.3	6	4.3	1.7-10.0
Non-Veteran	789	740	93.2	90.5-95.1	49	6.8	4.9- 9.5
Currently Serving	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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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
-Mountain AHEC	935	880	93.7	91.4-95.4	55	6.3	4.6- 8.6
GENDER
Male	338	301	89.6	85.0-92.8	37	10.4	7.2-15.0
Female	597	579	97.2	95.2-98.4	18	2.8	1.6- 4.8
RACE
White	802	755	93.7	91.2-95.4	47	6.3	4.6- 8.8
African American	48	47	95.9	75.9-99.4	1	4.1	0.6-24.1
Other Minorities	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	48	38	79.7	62.9-90.1	10	20.3	9.9-37.1
25-34	124	107	86.9	77.4-92.8	17	13.1	7.2-22.6
35-44	151	140	92.1	84.7-96.1	11	7.9	3.9-15.3
45-54	181	173	95.6	90.6-98.0	8	4.4	2.0- 9.4
55-64	161	156	97.5	93.6-99.1	5	2.5	0.9- 6.4
65-74	139	135	96.7	89.7-99.0	4	3.3	1.0-10.3
75+	127	127	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	140	132	93.1	84.0-97.2	8	6.9	2.8-16.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	262	250	94.2	88.5-97.2	12	5.8	2.8-11.5
Some Post-H.S.	253	238	94.3	90.3-96.7	15	5.7	3.3- 9.7
College Graduate	277	257	92.8	88.3-95.6	20	7.2	4.4-11.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	120	115	95.2	85.1-98.6	5	4.8	1.4-14.9
$15,000- 24,999	161	154	93.1	84.5-97.1	7	6.9	2.9-15.5
$25,000- 34,999	123	111	90.2	81.0-95.2	12	9.8	4.8-19.0
$35,000- 49,999	128	119	93.4	86.2-97.0	9	6.6	3.0-13.8
$50,000-74,999	115	109	93.3	84.7-97.2	6	6.7	2.8-15.3
$75,000+	94	86	92.9	85.7-96.6	8	7.1	3.4-14.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	322	313	97.6	94.6-98.9	9	2.4	1.1- 5.4
No	587	544	92.0	88.7-94.4	43	8.0	5.6-11.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	141	135	95.7	90.0-98.3	6	4.3	1.7-10.0
Non-Veteran	789	740	93.2	90.5-95.1	49	6.8	4.9- 9.5
Currently Serving	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*