BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Binge Drinking*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-MALES

Binge Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	5,441	4,700	86.4	85.2-87.5	741	13.6	12.5-14.8
RACE
White	4,114	3,548	86.0	84.7-87.3	566	14.0	12.7-15.3
African American	873	787	90.5	88.0-92.5	86	9.5	7.5-12.0
Asian	39	37	97.3	89.3-99.4	2	2.7	0.6-10.7
Native American	89	72	79.0	65.9-88.0	17	21.0	12.0-34.1
Other Minorities	296	230	80.9	75.1-85.5	66	19.1	14.5-24.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	296	230	80.9	75.3-85.5	66	19.1	14.5-24.7
-English Speaking	100	79	77.7	66.0-86.2	21	22.3	13.8-34.0
-Spanish Speaking	196	151	82.1	75.4-87.2	45	17.9	12.8-24.6
Non-Hispanic	5,137	4,463	86.9	85.7-88.0	674	13.1	12.0-14.3
AGE
18-24	333	227	68.6	62.1-74.5	106	31.4	25.5-37.9
25-34	888	685	77.9	74.5-81.0	203	22.1	19.0-25.5
35-44	1,071	884	82.9	80.0-85.5	187	17.1	14.5-20.0
45-54	1,021	889	89.3	87.1-91.2	132	10.7	8.8-12.9
55-64	993	920	93.9	92.1-95.4	73	6.1	4.6- 7.9
65-74	684	653	95.6	93.3-97.1	31	4.4	2.9- 6.7
75+	434	427	98.6	97.0-99.4	7	1.4	0.6- 3.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	943	818	86.1	83.1-88.7	125	13.9	11.3-16.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,554	1,366	88.1	86.1-90.0	188	11.9	10.0-13.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,272	1,077	83.6	80.9-86.0	195	16.4	14.0-19.1
College Graduate	1,660	1,429	87.1	85.1-88.8	231	12.9	11.2-14.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	497	425	86.0	81.1-89.7	72	14.0	10.3-18.9
$15,000- 24,999	820	707	85.7	82.4-88.5	113	14.3	11.5-17.6
$25,000- 34,999	654	565	86.3	82.8-89.2	89	13.7	10.8-17.2
$35,000- 49,999	814	707	85.6	82.3-88.3	107	14.4	11.7-17.7
$50,000-74,999	779	658	85.8	82.8-88.3	121	14.2	11.7-17.2
$75,000+	885	739	83.3	80.2-86.0	146	16.7	14.0-19.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,615	1,448	89.6	87.6-91.3	167	10.4	8.7-12.4
No	3,628	3,083	85.2	83.7-86.5	545	14.8	13.5-16.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,732	1,584	91.5	89.8-92.9	148	8.5	7.1-10.2
Non-Veteran	3,562	3,000	84.4	82.9-85.8	562	15.6	14.2-17.1
Currently Serving	130	103	81.6	73.2-87.8	27	18.4	12.2-26.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,441

4,700

86.4

85.2-87.5

741

13.6

12.5-14.8

RACE

White

4,114

3,548

86.0

84.7-87.3

566

14.0

12.7-15.3

African American

873

787

90.5

88.0-92.5

9.5

7.5-12.0

Asian

97.3

89.3-99.4

2.7

0.6-10.7

Native American

79.0

65.9-88.0

21.0

12.0-34.1

Other Minorities

296

230

80.9

75.1-85.5

19.1

14.5-24.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

296

230

80.9

75.3-85.5

19.1

14.5-24.7

-English Speaking

100

77.7

66.0-86.2

22.3

13.8-34.0

-Spanish Speaking

196

151

82.1

75.4-87.2

17.9

12.8-24.6

Non-Hispanic

5,137

4,463

86.9

85.7-88.0

674

13.1

12.0-14.3

AGE

18-24

333

227

68.6

62.1-74.5

106

31.4

25.5-37.9

25-34

888

685

77.9

74.5-81.0

203

22.1

19.0-25.5

35-44

1,071

884

82.9

80.0-85.5

187

17.1

14.5-20.0

45-54

1,021

889

89.3

87.1-91.2

132

10.7

8.8-12.9

55-64

993

920

93.9

92.1-95.4

6.1

4.6- 7.9

65-74

684

653

95.6

93.3-97.1

4.4

2.9- 6.7

75+

434

427

98.6

97.0-99.4

1.4

0.6- 3.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

943

818

86.1

83.1-88.7

125

13.9

11.3-16.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,554

1,366

88.1

86.1-90.0

188

11.9

10.0-13.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,272

1,077

83.6

80.9-86.0

195

16.4

14.0-19.1

College Graduate

1,660

1,429

87.1

85.1-88.8

231

12.9

11.2-14.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

497

425

86.0

81.1-89.7

14.0

10.3-18.9

$15,000- 24,999

820

707

85.7

82.4-88.5

113

14.3

11.5-17.6

$25,000- 34,999

654

565

86.3

82.8-89.2

13.7

10.8-17.2

$35,000- 49,999

814

707

85.6

82.3-88.3

107

14.4

11.7-17.7

$50,000-74,999

779

658

85.8

82.8-88.3

121

14.2

11.7-17.2

$75,000+

885

739

83.3

80.2-86.0

146

16.7

14.0-19.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,615

1,448

89.6

87.6-91.3

167

10.4

8.7-12.4

3,628

3,083

85.2

83.7-86.5

545

14.8

13.5-16.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,732

1,584

91.5

89.8-92.9

148

8.5

7.1-10.2

Non-Veteran

3,562

3,000

84.4

82.9-85.8

562

15.6

14.2-17.1

Currently Serving

130

103

81.6

73.2-87.8

18.4

12.2-26.8

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