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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-FEMALES

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 9,408 9,083 96.5 96.0-96.9 325 3.5 3.1- 4.0
RACE
White 6,998 6,728 95.8 95.2-96.4 270 4.2 3.6- 4.8
African American 1,780 1,743 98.3 97.6-98.8 37 1.7 1.2- 2.4
Asian 49 48 98.5 90.2-99.8 1 1.5 0.2- 9.8
Native American 202 191 95.2 89.8-97.8 11 4.8 2.2-10.2
Other Minorities 321 317 99.4 98.3-99.8 4 0.6 0.2- 1.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 365 359 98.6 96.4-99.5 6 1.4 0.5- 3.6
-English Speaking 176 171 97.1 91.6-99.0 5 2.9 1.0- 8.4
-Spanish Speaking 189 188 99.7 97.8- 100 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2
Non-Hispanic 9,030 8,711 96.4 95.9-96.8 319 3.6 3.2- 4.1
AGE
18-24 500 454 91.7 88.5-94.1 46 8.3 5.9-11.5
25-34 1,491 1,391 93.9 92.3-95.2 100 6.1 4.8- 7.7
35-44 1,719 1,640 95.9 94.7-96.8 79 4.1 3.2- 5.3
45-54 1,735 1,674 96.9 95.8-97.7 61 3.1 2.3- 4.2
55-64 1,541 1,517 98.3 97.2-98.9 24 1.7 1.1- 2.8
65-74 1,292 1,282 99.0 98.1-99.5 10 1.0 0.5- 1.9
75+ 1,075 1,073 99.7 98.8-99.9 2 0.3 0.1- 1.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,510 1,487 98.0 96.6-98.8 23 2.0 1.2- 3.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,812 2,738 97.8 97.1-98.3 74 2.2 1.7- 2.9
Some Post-H.S. 2,449 2,353 95.8 94.7-96.7 96 4.2 3.3- 5.3
College Graduate 2,624 2,492 95.1 94.0-96.0 132 4.9 4.0- 6.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,219 1,177 96.6 95.2-97.6 42 3.4 2.4- 4.8
$15,000- 24,999 1,693 1,649 97.4 96.2-98.2 44 2.6 1.8- 3.8
$25,000- 34,999 1,058 1,009 95.4 93.6-96.8 49 4.6 3.2- 6.4
$35,000- 49,999 1,142 1,094 96.1 94.6-97.2 48 3.9 2.8- 5.4
$50,000-74,999 1,003 970 97.0 95.4-98.0 33 3.0 2.0- 4.6
$75,000+ 1,112 1,060 95.0 93.2-96.3 52 5.0 3.7- 6.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,127 3,045 97.3 96.5-98.0 82 2.7 2.0- 3.5
No 6,048 5,810 96.1 95.4-96.6 238 3.9 3.4- 4.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 161 152 95.7 91.0-98.0 9 4.3 2.0- 9.0
Non-Veteran 9,206 8,896 96.5 96.0-97.0 310 3.5 3.0- 4.0
Currently Serving 35 29 88.9 74.8-95.6 6 11.1 4.4-25.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
1=Yes = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days and who did not have five or more drinks on an occasion.
No = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and had five or more drinks on one or more occasions in the past 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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