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-FEMALES

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	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	2,466	14	0.7	0.4- 1.3	15	0.7	0.4- 1.2	2,437	98.6	97.9-99.1
African American	397	8	1.9	0.7- 5.0	0	0.0	. - .	389	98.1	95.0-99.3
Asian	14	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	14	100	. - .
Native American	35	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	35	100	. - .
Other Minorities	59	2	1.9	0.4- 8.1	1	1.7	0.2-11.0	56	96.4	88.5-98.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	76	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4	74	97.8	91.4-99.5
-English Speaking	61	1	1.3	0.2- 8.5	0	0.0	. - .	60	98.7	91.5-99.8
-Spanish Speaking	15	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.3	0.7-30.4	14	94.7	69.6-99.3
Non-Hispanic	2,907	23	0.9	0.5- 1.5	15	0.6	0.3- 1.0	2,869	98.6	97.9-99.0
AGE
18-24	189	4	1.8	0.6- 4.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	184	97.7	94.4-99.1
25-34	588	9	1.2	0.5- 2.5	2	0.3	0.1- 1.2	577	98.6	97.2-99.3
35-44	702	7	1.4	0.5- 3.5	6	1.0	0.4- 2.5	689	97.6	95.4-98.8
45-54	632	2	0.3	0.1- 1.6	4	0.7	0.2- 2.0	626	99.0	97.6-99.6
55-64	449	2	0.7	0.1- 3.5	0	0.0	. - .	447	99.3	96.5-99.9
65-74	252	0	0.0	. - .	2	0.9	0.2- 3.5	250	99.1	96.5-99.8
75+	158	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	158	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	151	2	0.8	0.2- 3.5	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3	148	98.4	94.7-99.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	619	8	1.6	0.7- 3.6	3	0.6	0.2- 2.0	608	97.7	95.6-98.8
Some Post-H.S.	839	6	0.7	0.2- 1.9	0	0.0	. - .	833	99.3	98.1-99.8
College Graduate	1,374	8	0.7	0.3- 1.7	12	0.9	0.5- 1.7	1,354	98.4	97.3-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	206	5	1.8	0.6- 4.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	200	97.6	94.1-99.0
$15,000- 24,999	362	3	0.6	0.2- 2.0	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	358	99.0	97.2-99.6
$25,000- 34,999	350	5	1.6	0.6- 4.0	3	0.9	0.3- 3.1	342	97.5	94.8-98.8
$35,000- 49,999	474	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8	5	1.3	0.5- 3.7	467	98.2	95.9-99.3
$50,000-74,999	426	3	1.5	0.4- 5.0	2	0.4	0.1- 2.1	421	98.1	94.8-99.3
$75,000+	637	4	0.9	0.3- 2.7	3	0.4	0.1- 1.5	630	98.7	96.9-99.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	669	5	0.9	0.4- 2.2	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0	661	98.8	97.5-99.5
No	2,260	18	0.8	0.5- 1.5	13	0.7	0.4- 1.2	2,229	98.5	97.7-99.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	73	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	0	0.0	. - .	72	98.7	91.2-99.8
Non-Veteran	2,895	23	0.9	0.5- 1.4	16	0.6	0.3- 1.0	2,856	98.5	97.9-99.0
Currently Serving	17	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	17	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Once

Two or more times

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,986

0.9

0.5- 1.4

0.6

0.3- 1.0

2,946

98.5

97.9-99.0

RACE

White

2,466

0.7

0.4- 1.3

0.7

0.4- 1.2

2,437

98.6

97.9-99.1

African American

397

1.9

0.7- 5.0

0.0

. - .

389

98.1

95.0-99.3

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Other Minorities

1.9

0.4- 8.1

1.7

0.2-11.0

96.4

88.5-98.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

1.0

0.1- 6.6

1.2

0.2- 8.4

97.8

91.4-99.5

-English Speaking

1.3

0.2- 8.5

0.0

. - .

98.7

91.5-99.8

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

5.3

0.7-30.4

94.7

69.6-99.3

Non-Hispanic

2,907

0.9

0.5- 1.5

0.6

0.3- 1.0

2,869

98.6

97.9-99.0

AGE

18-24

189

1.8

0.6- 4.9

0.5

0.1- 3.5

184

97.7

94.4-99.1

25-34

588

1.2

0.5- 2.5

0.3

0.1- 1.2

577

98.6

97.2-99.3

35-44

702

1.4

0.5- 3.5

1.0

0.4- 2.5

689

97.6

95.4-98.8

45-54

632

0.3

0.1- 1.6

0.7

0.2- 2.0

626

99.0

97.6-99.6

55-64

449

0.7

0.1- 3.5

0.0

. - .

447

99.3

96.5-99.9

65-74

252

0.0

. - .

0.9

0.2- 3.5

250

99.1

96.5-99.8

75+

158

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

158

100

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

151

0.8

0.2- 3.5

0.8

0.1- 5.3

148

98.4

94.7-99.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

619

1.6

0.7- 3.6

0.6

0.2- 2.0

608

97.7

95.6-98.8

Some Post-H.S.

839

0.7

0.2- 1.9

0.0

. - .

833

99.3

98.1-99.8

College Graduate

1,374

0.7

0.3- 1.7

0.9

0.5- 1.7

1,354

98.4

97.3-99.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

206

1.8

0.6- 4.9

0.6

0.1- 4.4

200

97.6

94.1-99.0

$15,000- 24,999

362

0.6

0.2- 2.0

0.4

0.1- 2.6

358

99.0

97.2-99.6

$25,000- 34,999

350

1.6

0.6- 4.0

0.9

0.3- 3.1

342

97.5

94.8-98.8

$35,000- 49,999

474

0.4

0.1- 1.8

1.3

0.5- 3.7

467

98.2

95.9-99.3

$50,000-74,999

426

1.5

0.4- 5.0

0.4

0.1- 2.1

421

98.1

94.8-99.3

$75,000+

637

0.9

0.3- 2.7

0.4

0.1- 1.5

630

98.7

96.9-99.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

669

0.9

0.4- 2.2

0.3

0.1- 1.0

661

98.8

97.5-99.5

2,260

0.8

0.5- 1.5

0.7

0.4- 1.2

2,229

98.5

97.7-99.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1.3

0.2- 8.8

0.0

. - .

98.7

91.2-99.8

Non-Veteran

2,895

0.9

0.5- 1.4

0.6

0.3- 1.0

2,856

98.5

97.9-99.0

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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