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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-FEMALES

Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,447	2,961	32.6	31.4-33.8	6,486	67.4	66.2-68.6
RACE
White	7,025	2,452	36.6	35.2-38.0	4,573	63.4	62.0-64.8
African American	1,789	388	23.1	20.6-25.7	1,401	76.9	74.3-79.4
Asian	49	14	32.3	16.1-54.3	35	67.7	45.7-83.9
Native American	202	35	17.8	11.7-26.1	167	82.2	73.9-88.3
Other Minorities	323	58	16.1	12.0-21.2	265	83.9	78.8-88.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	367	75	19.9	15.4-25.3	292	80.1	74.7-84.6
-English Speaking	177	60	37.1	28.7-46.4	117	62.9	53.6-71.3
-Spanish Speaking	190	15	8.0	4.5-13.8	175	92.0	86.2-95.5
Non-Hispanic	9,067	2,883	33.2	32.0-34.4	6,184	66.8	65.6-68.0
AGE
18-24	502	187	35.8	30.8-41.2	315	64.2	58.8-69.2
25-34	1,494	585	39.3	36.4-42.4	909	60.7	57.6-63.6
35-44	1,728	703	40.3	37.5-43.2	1,025	59.7	56.8-62.5
45-54	1,745	626	35.4	32.7-38.2	1,119	64.6	61.8-67.3
55-64	1,548	446	28.3	25.7-31.1	1,102	71.7	68.9-74.3
65-74	1,295	245	20.3	17.7-23.1	1,050	79.7	76.9-82.3
75+	1,080	154	16.3	13.7-19.4	926	83.7	80.6-86.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,517	143	10.1	8.3-12.2	1,374	89.9	87.8-91.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,824	607	21.1	19.3-23.0	2,217	78.9	77.0-80.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,456	836	35.1	32.8-37.6	1,620	64.9	62.4-67.2
College Graduate	2,637	1,372	53.0	50.7-55.4	1,265	47.0	44.6-49.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,224	202	17.6	14.8-20.8	1,022	82.4	79.2-85.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,702	354	19.6	17.4-22.0	1,348	80.4	78.0-82.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,059	346	32.1	28.7-35.7	713	67.9	64.3-71.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,147	475	39.3	35.9-42.7	672	60.7	57.3-64.1
$50,000-74,999	1,005	425	41.3	37.7-45.1	580	58.7	54.9-62.3
$75,000+	1,120	636	56.7	53.2-60.1	484	43.3	39.9-46.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,138	659	22.3	20.5-24.2	2,479	77.7	75.8-79.5
No	6,073	2,245	37.5	36.0-39.0	3,828	62.5	61.0-64.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	71	42.4	33.5-51.9	92	57.6	48.1-66.5
Non-Veteran	9,243	2,872	32.4	31.2-33.6	6,371	67.6	66.4-68.8
Currently Serving	35	17	40.3	23.9-59.3	18	59.7	40.7-76.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,447

2,961

32.6

31.4-33.8

6,486

67.4

66.2-68.6

RACE

White

7,025

2,452

36.6

35.2-38.0

4,573

63.4

62.0-64.8

African American

1,789

388

23.1

20.6-25.7

1,401

76.9

74.3-79.4

Asian

32.3

16.1-54.3

67.7

45.7-83.9

Native American

202

17.8

11.7-26.1

167

82.2

73.9-88.3

Other Minorities

323

16.1

12.0-21.2

265

83.9

78.8-88.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

367

19.9

15.4-25.3

292

80.1

74.7-84.6

-English Speaking

177

37.1

28.7-46.4

117

62.9

53.6-71.3

-Spanish Speaking

190

8.0

4.5-13.8

175

92.0

86.2-95.5

Non-Hispanic

9,067

2,883

33.2

32.0-34.4

6,184

66.8

65.6-68.0

AGE

18-24

502

187

35.8

30.8-41.2

315

64.2

58.8-69.2

25-34

1,494

585

39.3

36.4-42.4

909

60.7

57.6-63.6

35-44

1,728

703

40.3

37.5-43.2

1,025

59.7

56.8-62.5

45-54

1,745

626

35.4

32.7-38.2

1,119

64.6

61.8-67.3

55-64

1,548

446

28.3

25.7-31.1

1,102

71.7

68.9-74.3

65-74

1,295

245

20.3

17.7-23.1

1,050

79.7

76.9-82.3

75+

1,080

154

16.3

13.7-19.4

926

83.7

80.6-86.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,517

143

10.1

8.3-12.2

1,374

89.9

87.8-91.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,824

607

21.1

19.3-23.0

2,217

78.9

77.0-80.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,456

836

35.1

32.8-37.6

1,620

64.9

62.4-67.2

College Graduate

2,637

1,372

53.0

50.7-55.4

1,265

47.0

44.6-49.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,224

202

17.6

14.8-20.8

1,022

82.4

79.2-85.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,702

354

19.6

17.4-22.0

1,348

80.4

78.0-82.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,059

346

32.1

28.7-35.7

713

67.9

64.3-71.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,147

475

39.3

35.9-42.7

672

60.7

57.3-64.1

$50,000-74,999

1,005

425

41.3

37.7-45.1

580

58.7

54.9-62.3

$75,000+

1,120

636

56.7

53.2-60.1

484

43.3

39.9-46.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,138

659

22.3

20.5-24.2

2,479

77.7

75.8-79.5

6,073

2,245

37.5

36.0-39.0

3,828

62.5

61.0-64.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

42.4

33.5-51.9

57.6

48.1-66.5

Non-Veteran

9,243

2,872

32.4

31.2-33.6

6,371

67.6

66.4-68.8

Currently Serving

40.3

23.9-59.3

59.7

40.7-76.1

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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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