BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,674	726	30.4	28.2-32.8	1,948	69.6	67.2-71.8
GENDER
Male	885	338	39.8	35.9-43.8	547	60.2	56.2-64.1
Female	1,789	388	23.1	20.6-25.7	1,401	76.9	74.3-79.4
AGE
18-24	174	66	35.4	27.2-44.6	108	64.6	55.4-72.8
25-34	465	171	39.1	33.7-44.8	294	60.9	55.2-66.3
35-44	525	186	40.1	34.6-45.8	339	59.9	54.2-65.4
45-54	520	162	31.4	26.7-36.6	358	68.6	63.4-73.3
55-64	426	87	23.6	18.8-29.1	339	76.4	70.9-81.2
65-74	327	40	16.5	11.8-22.6	287	83.5	77.4-88.2
75+	221	9	5.5	2.3-12.7	212	94.5	87.3-97.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	601	99	19.4	15.5-24.2	502	80.6	75.8-84.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	919	263	31.5	27.7-35.6	656	68.5	64.4-72.3
Some Post-H.S.	654	191	33.0	28.6-37.8	463	67.0	62.2-71.4
College Graduate	495	172	36.5	31.2-42.1	323	63.5	57.9-68.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	527	119	25.8	21.1-31.1	408	74.2	68.9-78.9
$15,000- 24,999	620	149	26.3	21.6-31.5	471	73.7	68.5-78.4
$25,000- 34,999	341	113	35.2	29.2-41.7	228	64.8	58.3-70.8
$35,000- 49,999	301	116	38.1	31.8-44.9	185	61.9	55.1-68.2
$50,000-74,999	191	78	41.3	33.2-49.9	113	58.7	50.1-66.8
$75,000+	145	58	45.4	35.5-55.6	87	54.6	44.4-64.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	940	192	23.5	20.2-27.1	748	76.5	72.9-79.8
No	1,631	507	33.5	30.6-36.5	1,124	66.5	63.5-69.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	309	114	38.1	31.7-44.8	195	61.9	55.2-68.3
Non-Veteran	2,320	590	28.7	26.3-31.2	1,730	71.3	68.8-73.7
Currently Serving	38	19	55.9	36.9-73.3	19	44.1	26.7-63.1

*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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	2,674	726	30.4	28.2-32.8	1,948	69.6	67.2-71.8
GENDER
Male	885	338	39.8	35.9-43.8	547	60.2	56.2-64.1
Female	1,789	388	23.1	20.6-25.7	1,401	76.9	74.3-79.4
AGE
18-24	174	66	35.4	27.2-44.6	108	64.6	55.4-72.8
25-34	465	171	39.1	33.7-44.8	294	60.9	55.2-66.3
35-44	525	186	40.1	34.6-45.8	339	59.9	54.2-65.4
45-54	520	162	31.4	26.7-36.6	358	68.6	63.4-73.3
55-64	426	87	23.6	18.8-29.1	339	76.4	70.9-81.2
65-74	327	40	16.5	11.8-22.6	287	83.5	77.4-88.2
75+	221	9	5.5	2.3-12.7	212	94.5	87.3-97.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	601	99	19.4	15.5-24.2	502	80.6	75.8-84.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	919	263	31.5	27.7-35.6	656	68.5	64.4-72.3
Some Post-H.S.	654	191	33.0	28.6-37.8	463	67.0	62.2-71.4
College Graduate	495	172	36.5	31.2-42.1	323	63.5	57.9-68.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	527	119	25.8	21.1-31.1	408	74.2	68.9-78.9
$15,000- 24,999	620	149	26.3	21.6-31.5	471	73.7	68.5-78.4
$25,000- 34,999	341	113	35.2	29.2-41.7	228	64.8	58.3-70.8
$35,000- 49,999	301	116	38.1	31.8-44.9	185	61.9	55.1-68.2
$50,000-74,999	191	78	41.3	33.2-49.9	113	58.7	50.1-66.8
$75,000+	145	58	45.4	35.5-55.6	87	54.6	44.4-64.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	940	192	23.5	20.2-27.1	748	76.5	72.9-79.8
No	1,631	507	33.5	30.6-36.5	1,124	66.5	63.5-69.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	309	114	38.1	31.7-44.8	195	61.9	55.2-68.3
Non-Veteran	2,320	590	28.7	26.3-31.2	1,730	71.3	68.8-73.7
Currently Serving	38	19	55.9	36.9-73.3	19	44.1	26.7-63.1