BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (During the past 30 days, how many times have you driven when you've had perhaps too much to drink?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many times have you driven when you've had perhaps too much to drink?

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	Total Respond.^	Once	Two or more times	None
TOTAL	5,718	72	1.4	1.1- 1.9	42	0.8	0.5- 1.1	5,604	97.8	97.3-98.3
GENDER
Male	2,732	48	1.8	1.3- 2.5	26	0.9	0.5- 1.4	2,658	97.3	96.5-98.0
Female	2,986	24	0.9	0.5- 1.4	16	0.6	0.3- 1.0	2,946	98.5	97.9-99.0
RACE
White	4,637	53	1.3	0.9- 1.7	34	0.6	0.4- 0.9	4,550	98.1	97.6-98.5
African American	736	12	1.9	0.9- 3.9	3	0.5	0.1- 1.8	721	97.6	95.5-98.8
Asian	34	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	34	100	. - .
Native American	66	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	0	0.0	. - .	65	98.8	91.8-99.8
Other Minorities	212	6	2.9	1.2- 7.1	5	3.3	1.1- 9.3	201	93.8	87.8-97.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	235	5	2.5	1.0- 6.4	5	3.0	1.0- 8.5	225	94.5	88.9-97.3
-English Speaking	119	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	117	99.2	96.6-99.8
-Spanish Speaking	116	4	3.9	1.4-10.3	4	4.7	1.5-13.7	108	91.4	82.5-96.0
Non-Hispanic	5,478	67	1.4	1.0- 1.8	37	0.6	0.4- 0.9	5,374	98.0	97.5-98.4
AGE
18-24	373	13	4.1	2.2- 7.6	4	0.8	0.3- 2.3	356	95.1	91.6-97.2
25-34	1,135	26	2.0	1.2- 3.2	4	0.5	0.1- 2.2	1,105	97.5	95.9-98.4
35-44	1,323	19	1.5	0.9- 2.6	13	1.0	0.5- 1.9	1,291	97.5	96.2-98.3
45-54	1,176	9	1.0	0.5- 2.1	7	0.6	0.3- 1.4	1,160	98.4	97.2-99.1
55-64	880	3	0.3	0.1- 1.3	9	1.0	0.5- 2.2	868	98.6	97.4-99.3
65-74	513	2	0.8	0.2- 3.0	3	0.4	0.1- 1.3	508	98.8	96.9-99.6
75+	294	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	293	99.5	96.5-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	472	9	2.3	1.1- 4.7	7	1.6	0.7- 3.7	456	96.2	93.4-97.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,269	18	1.5	0.8- 2.5	10	0.9	0.4- 2.3	1,241	97.6	96.1-98.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,498	16	1.4	0.7- 2.6	8	0.6	0.3- 1.4	1,474	98.0	96.7-98.8
College Graduate	2,471	29	1.2	0.8- 1.9	17	0.6	0.3- 1.0	2,425	98.2	97.5-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	372	9	2.3	1.0- 5.5	2	0.4	0.1- 1.7	361	97.2	94.2-98.7
$15,000- 24,999	688	7	0.9	0.3- 2.4	8	2.1	0.9- 4.8	673	97.0	94.3-98.4
$25,000- 34,999	651	14	2.7	1.5- 4.9	6	0.6	0.3- 1.5	631	96.7	94.5-98.0
$35,000- 49,999	875	6	0.9	0.3- 2.8	8	0.8	0.4- 1.9	861	98.3	96.5-99.1
$50,000-74,999	898	9	1.3	0.6- 2.7	8	0.9	0.4- 2.0	881	97.8	96.2-98.7
$75,000+	1,278	19	1.7	1.0- 2.8	7	0.5	0.2- 1.0	1,252	97.8	96.6-98.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,328	20	2.1	1.3- 3.5	12	0.8	0.4- 1.6	1,296	97.1	95.6-98.0
No	4,247	49	1.1	0.8- 1.6	29	0.8	0.5- 1.2	4,169	98.1	97.5-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	880	10	1.6	0.8- 3.3	9	1.0	0.5- 2.0	861	97.4	95.6-98.5
Non-Veteran	4,720	59	1.4	1.0- 1.9	32	0.7	0.5- 1.1	4,629	97.9	97.3-98.4
Currently Serving	106	2	1.5	0.4- 5.9	0	0.0	. - .	104	98.5	94.1-99.6

Total
Respond.^

Once

Two or more times

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,718

1.4

1.1- 1.9

0.8

0.5- 1.1

5,604

97.8

97.3-98.3

GENDER

Male

2,732

1.8

1.3- 2.5

0.9

0.5- 1.4

2,658

97.3

96.5-98.0

Female

2,986

0.9

0.5- 1.4

0.6

0.3- 1.0

2,946

98.5

97.9-99.0

RACE

White

4,637

1.3

0.9- 1.7

0.6

0.4- 0.9

4,550

98.1

97.6-98.5

African American

736

1.9

0.9- 3.9

0.5

0.1- 1.8

721

97.6

95.5-98.8

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

1.2

0.2- 8.2

0.0

. - .

98.8

91.8-99.8

Other Minorities

212

2.9

1.2- 7.1

3.3

1.1- 9.3

201

93.8

87.8-97.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

235

2.5

1.0- 6.4

3.0

1.0- 8.5

225

94.5

88.9-97.3

-English Speaking

119

0.5

0.1- 3.4

0.4

0.0- 2.5

117

99.2

96.6-99.8

-Spanish Speaking

116

3.9

1.4-10.3

4.7

1.5-13.7

108

91.4

82.5-96.0

Non-Hispanic

5,478

1.4

1.0- 1.8

0.6

0.4- 0.9

5,374

98.0

97.5-98.4

AGE

18-24

373

4.1

2.2- 7.6

0.8

0.3- 2.3

356

95.1

91.6-97.2

25-34

1,135

2.0

1.2- 3.2

0.5

0.1- 2.2

1,105

97.5

95.9-98.4

35-44

1,323

1.5

0.9- 2.6

1.0

0.5- 1.9

1,291

97.5

96.2-98.3

45-54

1,176

1.0

0.5- 2.1

0.6

0.3- 1.4

1,160

98.4

97.2-99.1

55-64

880

0.3

0.1- 1.3

1.0

0.5- 2.2

868

98.6

97.4-99.3

65-74

513

0.8

0.2- 3.0

0.4

0.1- 1.3

508

98.8

96.9-99.6

75+

294

0.0

. - .

0.5

0.1- 3.5

293

99.5

96.5-99.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

472

2.3

1.1- 4.7

1.6

0.7- 3.7

456

96.2

93.4-97.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,269

1.5

0.8- 2.5

0.9

0.4- 2.3

1,241

97.6

96.1-98.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,498

1.4

0.7- 2.6

0.6

0.3- 1.4

1,474

98.0

96.7-98.8

College Graduate

2,471

1.2

0.8- 1.9

0.6

0.3- 1.0

2,425

98.2

97.5-98.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

372

2.3

1.0- 5.5

0.4

0.1- 1.7

361

97.2

94.2-98.7

$15,000- 24,999

688

0.9

0.3- 2.4

2.1

0.9- 4.8

673

97.0

94.3-98.4

$25,000- 34,999

651

2.7

1.5- 4.9

0.6

0.3- 1.5

631

96.7

94.5-98.0

$35,000- 49,999

875

0.9

0.3- 2.8

0.8

0.4- 1.9

861

98.3

96.5-99.1

$50,000-74,999

898

1.3

0.6- 2.7

0.9

0.4- 2.0

881

97.8

96.2-98.7

$75,000+

1,278

1.7

1.0- 2.8

0.5

0.2- 1.0

1,252

97.8

96.6-98.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,328

2.1

1.3- 3.5

0.8

0.4- 1.6

1,296

97.1

95.6-98.0

4,247

1.1

0.8- 1.6

0.8

0.5- 1.2

4,169

98.1

97.5-98.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

880

1.6

0.8- 3.3

1.0

0.5- 2.0

861

97.4

95.6-98.5

Non-Veteran

4,720

1.4

1.0- 1.9

0.7

0.5- 1.1

4,629

97.9

97.3-98.4

Currently Serving

106

1.5

0.4- 5.9

0.0

. - .

104

98.5

94.1-99.6

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last 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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