BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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
-Mountain AHEC	936	902	96.8	95.1-97.8	34	3.2	2.2- 4.9
GENDER
Male	338	322	95.8	92.5-97.6	16	4.2	2.4- 7.5
Female	598	580	97.6	95.9-98.6	18	2.4	1.4- 4.1
RACE
White	802	772	96.8	95.2-97.8	30	3.2	2.2- 4.8
African American	49	48	99.5	96.4-99.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6
Other Minorities	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	49	47	97.4	89.7-99.4	2	2.6	0.6-10.3
25-34	123	115	96.8	92.1-98.7	8	3.2	1.3- 7.9
35-44	151	145	95.3	87.9-98.3	6	4.7	1.7-12.1
45-54	182	179	98.5	95.4-99.5	3	1.5	0.5- 4.6
55-64	161	153	94.7	89.0-97.6	8	5.3	2.4-11.0
65-74	139	134	97.6	93.1-99.2	5	2.4	0.8- 6.9
75+	126	125	99.3	95.4-99.9	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	140	137	99.5	98.3-99.8	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	261	258	98.2	92.8-99.6	3	1.8	0.4- 7.2
Some Post-H.S.	253	240	95.0	91.3-97.2	13	5.0	2.8- 8.7
College Graduate	278	264	95.6	91.9-97.6	14	4.4	2.4- 8.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	120	117	98.4	94.3-99.6	3	1.6	0.4- 5.7
$15,000- 24,999	162	158	96.9	88.8-99.2	4	3.1	0.8-11.2
$25,000- 34,999	122	118	98.0	92.8-99.5	4	2.0	0.5- 7.2
$35,000- 49,999	128	125	97.3	91.8-99.2	3	2.7	0.8- 8.2
$50,000-74,999	114	108	94.7	87.6-97.8	6	5.3	2.2-12.4
$75,000+	94	88	94.1	86.7-97.5	6	5.9	2.5-13.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	321	310	97.7	95.3-98.9	11	2.3	1.1- 4.7
No	588	566	96.3	94.0-97.8	22	3.7	2.2- 6.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	141	135	96.3	91.0-98.5	6	3.7	1.5- 9.0
Non-Veteran	790	762	96.8	95.0-98.0	28	3.2	2.0- 5.0
Currently Serving	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 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
-Mountain AHEC	936	902	96.8	95.1-97.8	34	3.2	2.2- 4.9
GENDER
Male	338	322	95.8	92.5-97.6	16	4.2	2.4- 7.5
Female	598	580	97.6	95.9-98.6	18	2.4	1.4- 4.1
RACE
White	802	772	96.8	95.2-97.8	30	3.2	2.2- 4.8
African American	49	48	99.5	96.4-99.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6
Other Minorities	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	49	47	97.4	89.7-99.4	2	2.6	0.6-10.3
25-34	123	115	96.8	92.1-98.7	8	3.2	1.3- 7.9
35-44	151	145	95.3	87.9-98.3	6	4.7	1.7-12.1
45-54	182	179	98.5	95.4-99.5	3	1.5	0.5- 4.6
55-64	161	153	94.7	89.0-97.6	8	5.3	2.4-11.0
65-74	139	134	97.6	93.1-99.2	5	2.4	0.8- 6.9
75+	126	125	99.3	95.4-99.9	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	140	137	99.5	98.3-99.8	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	261	258	98.2	92.8-99.6	3	1.8	0.4- 7.2
Some Post-H.S.	253	240	95.0	91.3-97.2	13	5.0	2.8- 8.7
College Graduate	278	264	95.6	91.9-97.6	14	4.4	2.4- 8.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	120	117	98.4	94.3-99.6	3	1.6	0.4- 5.7
$15,000- 24,999	162	158	96.9	88.8-99.2	4	3.1	0.8-11.2
$25,000- 34,999	122	118	98.0	92.8-99.5	4	2.0	0.5- 7.2
$35,000- 49,999	128	125	97.3	91.8-99.2	3	2.7	0.8- 8.2
$50,000-74,999	114	108	94.7	87.6-97.8	6	5.3	2.2-12.4
$75,000+	94	88	94.1	86.7-97.5	6	5.9	2.5-13.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	321	310	97.7	95.3-98.9	11	2.3	1.1- 4.7
No	588	566	96.3	94.0-97.8	22	3.7	2.2- 6.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	141	135	96.3	91.0-98.5	6	3.7	1.5- 9.0
Non-Veteran	790	762	96.8	95.0-98.0	28	3.2	2.0- 5.0
Currently Serving	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*