BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Heavy Drinking*)

	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	2,660	2,611	98.2	97.5-98.8	49	1.8	1.2- 2.5
GENDER
Male	878	853	97.5	96.0-98.4	25	2.5	1.6- 4.0
Female	1,782	1,758	98.8	98.2-99.3	24	1.2	0.7- 1.8
AGE
18-24	173	169	97.3	92.9-99.0	4	2.7	1.0- 7.1
25-34	464	451	96.5	93.2-98.2	13	3.5	1.8- 6.8
35-44	522	511	98.7	97.4-99.3	11	1.3	0.7- 2.6
45-54	518	507	98.4	97.0-99.1	11	1.6	0.9- 3.0
55-64	422	418	99.2	96.8-99.8	4	0.8	0.2- 3.2
65-74	326	322	98.6	96.0-99.5	4	1.4	0.5- 4.0
75+	220	219	99.8	98.4- 100	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	600	590	98.2	96.4-99.1	10	1.8	0.9- 3.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	908	889	98.2	97.0-99.0	19	1.8	1.0- 3.0
Some Post-H.S.	651	641	98.0	95.5-99.1	10	2.0	0.9- 4.5
College Graduate	495	486	98.7	97.4-99.4	9	1.3	0.6- 2.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	523	514	98.2	96.0-99.2	9	1.8	0.8- 4.0
$15,000- 24,999	616	605	98.6	97.2-99.3	11	1.4	0.7- 2.8
$25,000- 34,999	339	335	98.8	96.6-99.6	4	1.2	0.4- 3.4
$35,000- 49,999	298	293	97.9	93.2-99.4	5	2.1	0.6- 6.8
$50,000-74,999	191	184	96.1	91.3-98.3	7	3.9	1.7- 8.7
$75,000+	145	144	99.6	97.3-99.9	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	938	915	97.4	95.8-98.4	23	2.6	1.6- 4.2
No	1,620	1,598	98.9	98.2-99.3	22	1.1	0.7- 1.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	304	294	97.2	93.3-98.9	10	2.8	1.1- 6.7
Non-Veteran	2,312	2,273	98.4	97.6-98.9	39	1.6	1.1- 2.4
Currently Serving	37	37	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 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than 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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Heavy Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No			Yes
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	2,660	2,611	98.2	97.5-98.8	49	1.8	1.2- 2.5
GENDER
Male	878	853	97.5	96.0-98.4	25	2.5	1.6- 4.0
Female	1,782	1,758	98.8	98.2-99.3	24	1.2	0.7- 1.8
AGE
18-24	173	169	97.3	92.9-99.0	4	2.7	1.0- 7.1
25-34	464	451	96.5	93.2-98.2	13	3.5	1.8- 6.8
35-44	522	511	98.7	97.4-99.3	11	1.3	0.7- 2.6
45-54	518	507	98.4	97.0-99.1	11	1.6	0.9- 3.0
55-64	422	418	99.2	96.8-99.8	4	0.8	0.2- 3.2
65-74	326	322	98.6	96.0-99.5	4	1.4	0.5- 4.0
75+	220	219	99.8	98.4- 100	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	600	590	98.2	96.4-99.1	10	1.8	0.9- 3.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	908	889	98.2	97.0-99.0	19	1.8	1.0- 3.0
Some Post-H.S.	651	641	98.0	95.5-99.1	10	2.0	0.9- 4.5
College Graduate	495	486	98.7	97.4-99.4	9	1.3	0.6- 2.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	523	514	98.2	96.0-99.2	9	1.8	0.8- 4.0
$15,000- 24,999	616	605	98.6	97.2-99.3	11	1.4	0.7- 2.8
$25,000- 34,999	339	335	98.8	96.6-99.6	4	1.2	0.4- 3.4
$35,000- 49,999	298	293	97.9	93.2-99.4	5	2.1	0.6- 6.8
$50,000-74,999	191	184	96.1	91.3-98.3	7	3.9	1.7- 8.7
$75,000+	145	144	99.6	97.3-99.9	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	938	915	97.4	95.8-98.4	23	2.6	1.6- 4.2
No	1,620	1,598	98.9	98.2-99.3	22	1.1	0.7- 1.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	304	294	97.2	93.3-98.9	10	2.8	1.1- 6.7
Non-Veteran	2,312	2,273	98.4	97.6-98.9	39	1.6	1.1- 2.4
Currently Serving	37	37	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .