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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,948	5,675	41.1	40.1-42.1	9,273	58.9	57.9-59.9
GENDER
Male	5,501	2,714	50.3	48.7-52.0	2,787	49.7	48.0-51.3
Female	9,447	2,961	32.6	31.4-33.8	6,486	67.4	66.2-68.6
RACE
White	11,181	4,608	44.6	43.5-45.8	6,573	55.4	54.2-56.5
African American	2,674	726	30.4	28.2-32.8	1,948	69.6	67.2-71.8
Asian	89	33	39.5	27.4-53.1	56	60.5	46.9-72.6
Native American	292	65	26.4	19.6-34.4	227	73.6	65.6-80.4
Other Minorities	623	211	35.6	30.8-40.7	412	64.4	59.3-69.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	668	232	37.5	32.7-42.5	436	62.5	57.5-67.3
-English Speaking	278	117	47.3	39.9-54.8	161	52.7	45.2-60.1
-Spanish Speaking	390	115	32.9	27.1-39.4	275	67.1	60.6-72.9
Non-Hispanic	14,259	5,438	41.4	40.4-42.4	8,821	58.6	57.6-59.6
AGE
18-24	837	370	43.7	39.4-48.1	467	56.3	51.9-60.6
25-34	2,388	1,129	50.0	47.4-52.5	1,259	50.0	47.5-52.6
35-44	2,814	1,317	48.7	46.4-51.0	1,497	51.3	49.0-53.6
45-54	2,779	1,164	42.9	40.6-45.2	1,615	57.1	54.8-59.4
55-64	2,551	881	35.9	33.6-38.4	1,670	64.1	61.6-66.4
65-74	1,987	507	29.6	27.1-32.2	1,480	70.4	67.8-72.9
75+	1,520	286	22.9	20.2-25.9	1,234	77.1	74.1-79.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,475	456	23.8	21.5-26.3	2,019	76.2	73.7-78.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,397	1,252	30.6	28.8-32.4	3,145	69.4	67.6-71.2
Some Post-H.S.	3,741	1,493	43.0	41.0-45.0	2,248	57.0	55.0-59.0
College Graduate	4,310	2,467	59.6	57.8-61.4	1,843	40.4	38.6-42.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,729	368	24.2	21.4-27.2	1,361	75.8	72.8-78.6
$15,000- 24,999	2,532	679	30.2	27.8-32.8	1,853	69.8	67.2-72.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,719	642	38.7	35.9-41.6	1,077	61.3	58.4-64.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,969	875	43.3	40.7-46.0	1,094	56.7	54.0-59.3
$50,000-74,999	1,789	892	51.4	48.6-54.2	897	48.6	45.8-51.4
$75,000+	2,010	1,273	65.0	62.5-67.5	737	35.0	32.5-37.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,772	1,311	31.4	29.6-33.1	3,461	68.6	66.9-70.4
No	9,736	4,221	45.7	44.5-47.0	5,515	54.3	53.0-55.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,917	875	47.2	44.5-49.9	1,042	52.8	50.1-55.5
Non-Veteran	12,840	4,684	39.7	38.6-40.8	8,156	60.3	59.2-61.4
Currently Serving	167	104	64.3	55.5-72.3	63	35.7	27.7-44.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,948

5,675

41.1

40.1-42.1

9,273

58.9

57.9-59.9

GENDER

Male

5,501

2,714

50.3

48.7-52.0

2,787

49.7

48.0-51.3

Female

9,447

2,961

32.6

31.4-33.8

6,486

67.4

66.2-68.6

RACE

White

11,181

4,608

44.6

43.5-45.8

6,573

55.4

54.2-56.5

African American

2,674

726

30.4

28.2-32.8

1,948

69.6

67.2-71.8

Asian

39.5

27.4-53.1

60.5

46.9-72.6

Native American

292

26.4

19.6-34.4

227

73.6

65.6-80.4

Other Minorities

623

211

35.6

30.8-40.7

412

64.4

59.3-69.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

668

232

37.5

32.7-42.5

436

62.5

57.5-67.3

-English Speaking

278

117

47.3

39.9-54.8

161

52.7

45.2-60.1

-Spanish Speaking

390

115

32.9

27.1-39.4

275

67.1

60.6-72.9

Non-Hispanic

14,259

5,438

41.4

40.4-42.4

8,821

58.6

57.6-59.6

AGE

18-24

837

370

43.7

39.4-48.1

467

56.3

51.9-60.6

25-34

2,388

1,129

50.0

47.4-52.5

1,259

50.0

47.5-52.6

35-44

2,814

1,317

48.7

46.4-51.0

1,497

51.3

49.0-53.6

45-54

2,779

1,164

42.9

40.6-45.2

1,615

57.1

54.8-59.4

55-64

2,551

881

35.9

33.6-38.4

1,670

64.1

61.6-66.4

65-74

1,987

507

29.6

27.1-32.2

1,480

70.4

67.8-72.9

75+

1,520

286

22.9

20.2-25.9

1,234

77.1

74.1-79.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,475

456

23.8

21.5-26.3

2,019

76.2

73.7-78.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,397

1,252

30.6

28.8-32.4

3,145

69.4

67.6-71.2

Some Post-H.S.

3,741

1,493

43.0

41.0-45.0

2,248

57.0

55.0-59.0

College Graduate

4,310

2,467

59.6

57.8-61.4

1,843

40.4

38.6-42.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,729

368

24.2

21.4-27.2

1,361

75.8

72.8-78.6

$15,000- 24,999

2,532

679

30.2

27.8-32.8

1,853

69.8

67.2-72.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,719

642

38.7

35.9-41.6

1,077

61.3

58.4-64.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,969

875

43.3

40.7-46.0

1,094

56.7

54.0-59.3

$50,000-74,999

1,789

892

51.4

48.6-54.2

897

48.6

45.8-51.4

$75,000+

2,010

1,273

65.0

62.5-67.5

737

35.0

32.5-37.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,772

1,311

31.4

29.6-33.1

3,461

68.6

66.9-70.4

9,736

4,221

45.7

44.5-47.0

5,515

54.3

53.0-55.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,917

875

47.2

44.5-49.9

1,042

52.8

50.1-55.5

Non-Veteran

12,840

4,684

39.7

38.6-40.8

8,156

60.3

59.2-61.4

Currently Serving

167

104

64.3

55.5-72.3

35.7

27.7-44.5

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*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.

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