BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*

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	Total Respond.^	None	Once	Twice	3-7 times	8-30 times
TOTAL	5,631	4,556	79.6	78.2-80.9	396	7.5	6.6- 8.4	222	4.0	3.4- 4.7	310	6.1	5.4- 7.0	147	2.9	2.4- 3.5
GENDER
Male	2,683	1,936	72.8	70.7-74.8	249	9.2	7.9-10.6	144	5.1	4.2- 6.2	233	8.6	7.4-10.0	121	4.4	3.5- 5.4
Female	2,948	2,620	89.2	87.8-90.5	147	5.0	4.1- 6.1	78	2.4	1.8- 3.1	77	2.6	2.0- 3.4	26	0.8	0.5- 1.2
RACE
White	4,575	3,731	80.0	78.5-81.5	315	7.3	6.4- 8.3	174	4.0	3.3- 4.8	229	5.6	4.8- 6.6	126	3.1	2.5- 3.8
African American	719	595	83.1	79.5-86.2	41	5.9	4.2- 8.3	25	2.4	1.5- 3.9	45	6.7	4.7- 9.4	13	1.9	1.0- 3.7
Asian	33	30	94.6	83.4-98.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.3	0.8-12.7	1	2.2	0.3-14.2
Native American	65	37	56.5	39.8-71.9	11	23.5	11.8-41.5	4	7.7	2.5-21.5	12	9.7	4.7-19.0	1	2.5	0.4-16.0
Other Minorities	207	137	65.4	56.8-73.1	24	11.3	7.1-17.6	18	7.7	4.4-13.1	22	12.5	7.7-19.7	6	3.2	1.2- 8.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	227	155	67.2	59.2-74.3	24	11.2	7.1-17.3	19	7.1	4.1-12.1	21	11.6	7.1-18.3	8	2.8	1.3- 6.0
-English Speaking	116	90	73.0	61.2-82.3	8	9.6	4.5-19.2	5	2.9	0.9- 9.1	8	9.9	4.3-21.4	5	4.6	1.7-11.9
-Spanish Speaking	111	65	63.4	52.3-73.2	16	12.4	6.9-21.1	14	10.0	5.4-17.8	13	12.7	7.0-22.1	3	1.6	0.5- 5.2
Non-Hispanic	5,399	4,397	80.3	79.0-81.7	371	7.2	6.4- 8.1	203	3.8	3.2- 4.5	289	5.8	5.0- 6.6	139	2.9	2.3- 3.5
AGE
18-24	371	217	53.2	46.6-59.6	49	14.5	10.4-19.9	26	8.2	4.9-13.2	60	18.4	13.8-24.2	19	5.7	3.4- 9.5
25-34	1,127	824	72.2	68.8-75.4	124	10.5	8.5-12.9	72	6.3	4.8- 8.2	77	7.9	6.0-10.2	30	3.1	2.0- 4.8
35-44	1,299	1,031	78.5	75.5-81.2	100	8.2	6.5-10.3	48	3.3	2.4- 4.7	78	6.1	4.7- 7.9	42	3.9	2.7- 5.7
45-54	1,156	961	84.6	82.0-86.9	64	5.1	3.8- 6.7	49	3.5	2.5- 4.9	53	4.6	3.3- 6.3	29	2.2	1.4- 3.4
55-64	869	771	88.7	85.9-91.0	36	4.5	3.0- 6.6	18	2.1	1.2- 3.5	29	3.4	2.2- 5.1	15	1.4	0.8- 2.6
65-74	504	463	91.2	87.6-93.9	18	4.3	2.5- 7.3	4	1.2	0.4- 4.0	10	1.4	0.7- 2.8	9	1.8	0.9- 3.8
75+	281	270	96.4	93.2-98.1	2	0.2	0.0- 0.9	4	1.7	0.6- 4.6	2	0.7	0.2- 2.9	3	1.0	0.3- 3.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	449	299	64.4	58.4-70.0	38	9.5	6.4-13.7	31	7.7	5.0-11.7	56	13.1	9.6-17.6	25	5.4	3.3- 8.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,240	975	77.7	74.6-80.5	93	7.6	6.0- 9.6	49	3.5	2.5- 4.9	77	6.2	4.8- 8.1	46	5.0	3.4- 7.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,482	1,190	77.6	74.7-80.2	105	8.0	6.4-10.0	66	4.4	3.2- 5.9	83	7.4	5.7- 9.5	38	2.6	1.8- 3.8
College Graduate	2,452	2,086	85.1	83.3-86.8	158	6.5	5.4- 7.8	76	3.2	2.4- 4.1	94	3.8	3.0- 4.8	38	1.4	1.0- 2.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	360	244	66.3	59.0-72.9	40	10.2	7.0-14.5	31	9.3	5.5-15.4	32	11.0	6.7-17.4	13	3.3	1.8- 5.8
$15,000- 24,999	673	515	73.1	68.2-77.4	64	10.8	8.0-14.5	27	4.3	2.7- 6.8	40	7.0	4.9-10.0	27	4.9	2.9- 8.1
$25,000- 34,999	643	505	77.0	72.6-80.9	45	6.7	4.7- 9.4	23	4.5	2.8- 7.2	52	7.7	5.5-10.8	18	4.0	2.3- 6.9
$35,000- 49,999	865	711	79.1	75.3-82.4	50	7.9	5.7-10.8	36	3.9	2.7- 5.7	49	6.7	4.8- 9.2	19	2.5	1.5- 4.4
$50,000-74,999	892	734	82.1	78.8-84.9	51	6.1	4.4- 8.5	31	2.8	1.9- 4.3	48	5.7	4.1- 7.8	28	3.3	2.2- 5.0
$75,000+	1,265	1,066	82.6	79.9-85.1	88	7.2	5.7- 9.0	45	3.7	2.6- 5.2	45	4.5	3.2- 6.3	21	2.1	1.3- 3.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,296	1,043	79.8	76.9-82.5	75	5.8	4.4- 7.5	47	3.3	2.3- 4.8	85	7.1	5.5- 9.2	46	3.9	2.8- 5.6
No	4,198	3,410	79.8	78.1-81.3	306	7.8	6.8- 8.9	173	4.3	3.5- 5.1	213	5.7	4.9- 6.7	96	2.5	1.9- 3.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	861	701	82.0	78.8-84.9	56	6.7	4.9- 9.0	24	2.8	1.8- 4.5	47	4.9	3.4- 6.8	33	3.6	2.4- 5.3
Non-Veteran	4,655	3,778	79.3	77.7-80.8	331	7.7	6.7- 8.7	187	4.1	3.4- 4.9	252	6.3	5.5- 7.3	107	2.6	2.1- 3.3
Currently Serving	104	70	72.4	62.0-80.8	7	4.0	1.7- 9.0	11	9.4	4.8-17.7	10	8.1	3.9-16.1	6	6.1	2.5-13.9

Total
Respond.^

None

Once

Twice

3-7 times

8-30 times

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,631

4,556

79.6

78.2-80.9

396

7.5

6.6- 8.4

222

4.0

3.4- 4.7

310

6.1

5.4- 7.0

147

2.9

2.4- 3.5

GENDER

Male

2,683

1,936

72.8

70.7-74.8

249

9.2

7.9-10.6

144

5.1

4.2- 6.2

233

8.6

7.4-10.0

121

4.4

3.5- 5.4

Female

2,948

2,620

89.2

87.8-90.5

147

5.0

4.1- 6.1

2.4

1.8- 3.1

2.6

2.0- 3.4

0.8

0.5- 1.2

RACE

White

4,575

3,731

80.0

78.5-81.5

315

7.3

6.4- 8.3

174

4.0

3.3- 4.8

229

5.6

4.8- 6.6

126

3.1

2.5- 3.8

African American

719

595

83.1

79.5-86.2

5.9

4.2- 8.3

2.4

1.5- 3.9

6.7

4.7- 9.4

1.9

1.0- 3.7

Asian

94.6

83.4-98.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

3.3

0.8-12.7

2.2

0.3-14.2

Native American

56.5

39.8-71.9

23.5

11.8-41.5

7.7

2.5-21.5

9.7

4.7-19.0

2.5

0.4-16.0

Other Minorities

207

137

65.4

56.8-73.1

11.3

7.1-17.6

7.7

4.4-13.1

12.5

7.7-19.7

3.2

1.2- 8.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

227

155

67.2

59.2-74.3

11.2

7.1-17.3

7.1

4.1-12.1

11.6

7.1-18.3

2.8

1.3- 6.0

-English Speaking

116

73.0

61.2-82.3

9.6

4.5-19.2

2.9

0.9- 9.1

9.9

4.3-21.4

4.6

1.7-11.9

-Spanish Speaking

111

63.4

52.3-73.2

12.4

6.9-21.1

10.0

5.4-17.8

12.7

7.0-22.1

1.6

0.5- 5.2

Non-Hispanic

5,399

4,397

80.3

79.0-81.7

371

7.2

6.4- 8.1

203

3.8

3.2- 4.5

289

5.8

5.0- 6.6

139

2.9

2.3- 3.5

AGE

18-24

371

217

53.2

46.6-59.6

14.5

10.4-19.9

8.2

4.9-13.2

18.4

13.8-24.2

5.7

3.4- 9.5

25-34

1,127

824

72.2

68.8-75.4

124

10.5

8.5-12.9

6.3

4.8- 8.2

7.9

6.0-10.2

3.1

2.0- 4.8

35-44

1,299

1,031

78.5

75.5-81.2

100

8.2

6.5-10.3

3.3

2.4- 4.7

6.1

4.7- 7.9

3.9

2.7- 5.7

45-54

1,156

961

84.6

82.0-86.9

5.1

3.8- 6.7

3.5

2.5- 4.9

4.6

3.3- 6.3

2.2

1.4- 3.4

55-64

869

771

88.7

85.9-91.0

4.5

3.0- 6.6

2.1

1.2- 3.5

3.4

2.2- 5.1

1.4

0.8- 2.6

65-74

504

463

91.2

87.6-93.9

4.3

2.5- 7.3

1.2

0.4- 4.0

1.4

0.7- 2.8

1.8

0.9- 3.8

75+

281

270

96.4

93.2-98.1

0.2

0.0- 0.9

1.7

0.6- 4.6

0.7

0.2- 2.9

1.0

0.3- 3.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

449

299

64.4

58.4-70.0

9.5

6.4-13.7

7.7

5.0-11.7

13.1

9.6-17.6

5.4

3.3- 8.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,240

975

77.7

74.6-80.5

7.6

6.0- 9.6

3.5

2.5- 4.9

6.2

4.8- 8.1

5.0

3.4- 7.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,482

1,190

77.6

74.7-80.2

105

8.0

6.4-10.0

4.4

3.2- 5.9

7.4

5.7- 9.5

2.6

1.8- 3.8

College Graduate

2,452

2,086

85.1

83.3-86.8

158

6.5

5.4- 7.8

3.2

2.4- 4.1

3.8

3.0- 4.8

1.4

1.0- 2.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

360

244

66.3

59.0-72.9

10.2

7.0-14.5

9.3

5.5-15.4

11.0

6.7-17.4

3.3

1.8- 5.8

$15,000- 24,999

673

515

73.1

68.2-77.4

10.8

8.0-14.5

4.3

2.7- 6.8

7.0

4.9-10.0

4.9

2.9- 8.1

$25,000- 34,999

643

505

77.0

72.6-80.9

6.7

4.7- 9.4

4.5

2.8- 7.2

7.7

5.5-10.8

4.0

2.3- 6.9

$35,000- 49,999

865

711

79.1

75.3-82.4

7.9

5.7-10.8

3.9

2.7- 5.7

6.7

4.8- 9.2

2.5

1.5- 4.4

$50,000-74,999

892

734

82.1

78.8-84.9

6.1

4.4- 8.5

2.8

1.9- 4.3

5.7

4.1- 7.8

3.3

2.2- 5.0

$75,000+

1,265

1,066

82.6

79.9-85.1

7.2

5.7- 9.0

3.7

2.6- 5.2

4.5

3.2- 6.3

2.1

1.3- 3.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,296

1,043

79.8

76.9-82.5

5.8

4.4- 7.5

3.3

2.3- 4.8

7.1

5.5- 9.2

3.9

2.8- 5.6

4,198

3,410

79.8

78.1-81.3

306

7.8

6.8- 8.9

173

4.3

3.5- 5.1

213

5.7

4.9- 6.7

2.5

1.9- 3.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

861

701

82.0

78.8-84.9

6.7

4.9- 9.0

2.8

1.8- 4.5

4.9

3.4- 6.8

3.6

2.4- 5.3

Non-Veteran

4,655

3,778

79.3

77.7-80.8

331

7.7

6.7- 8.7

187

4.1

3.4- 4.9

252

6.3

5.5- 7.3

107

2.6

2.1- 3.3

Currently Serving

104

72.4

62.0-80.8

4.0

1.7- 9.0

9.4

4.8-17.7

8.1

3.9-16.1

6.1

2.5-13.9

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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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