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--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	5,718	72	1.4	1.1- 1.9	42	0.8	0.5- 1.1	5,604	97.8	97.3-98.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes	4,950	60	1.3	1.0- 1.8	31	0.5	0.4- 0.8	4,859	98.1	97.6-98.5
No	762	12	2.0	1.0- 4.0	11	1.9	0.9- 4.1	739	96.0	93.5-97.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	83	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	83	100	. - .
Recommended Range	2,305	31	1.6	1.0- 2.4	17	0.7	0.4- 1.3	2,257	97.7	96.8-98.3
Overweight	2,049	15	0.8	0.4- 1.4	20	1.0	0.6- 1.9	2,014	98.2	97.3-98.8
Obese	1,098	22	2.3	1.3- 3.9	4	0.3	0.1- 1.0	1,072	97.4	95.8-98.4
Current Smoker
No	4,133	42	1.3	0.9- 1.8	30	0.7	0.5- 1.1	4,061	98.1	97.4-98.5
Yes	1,572	30	1.9	1.2- 2.9	12	0.9	0.4- 2.0	1,530	97.2	95.9-98.1
Binge Drinker
No	4,500	22	0.5	0.3- 0.9	16	0.4	0.2- 0.9	4,462	99.0	98.5-99.3
Yes	1,062	48	4.6	3.3- 6.5	25	2.0	1.3- 3.1	989	93.4	91.3-95.0
Heavy Drinker
No	5,157	52	1.1	0.8- 1.5	30	0.6	0.4- 1.0	5,075	98.3	97.8-98.7
Yes	468	17	4.9	2.7- 8.6	12	2.6	1.3- 5.0	439	92.5	88.6-95.2
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	633	7	1.4	0.6- 3.3	5	0.5	0.2- 1.4	621	98.0	96.2-99.0
No	5,075	65	1.4	1.1- 1.9	37	0.8	0.5- 1.2	4,973	97.8	97.2-98.3
Current Asthma
Yes	367	5	2.0	0.6- 6.4	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	361	97.7	93.5-99.2
No	5,319	67	1.4	1.0- 1.8	41	0.8	0.5- 1.2	5,211	97.8	97.3-98.3
Diabetes
Yes	257	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	2	0.3	0.1- 1.2	254	99.3	97.5-99.8
Yes, During Pregnancy	38	0	0.0	. - .	3	8.1	2.2-25.5	35	91.9	74.5-97.8
No	5,372	71	1.5	1.1- 2.0	37	0.7	0.5- 1.1	5,264	97.8	97.2-98.2
No, Bordeline Diabetes	48	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	48	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Once

Two or more times

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,718

1.4

1.1- 1.9

0.8

0.5- 1.1

5,604

97.8

97.3-98.3

Have Health Insurance

Yes

4,950

1.3

1.0- 1.8

0.5

0.4- 0.8

4,859

98.1

97.6-98.5

762

2.0

1.0- 4.0

1.9

0.9- 4.1

739

96.0

93.5-97.6

Body Mass Index

Underweight

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Recommended Range

2,305

1.6

1.0- 2.4

0.7

0.4- 1.3

2,257

97.7

96.8-98.3

Overweight

2,049

0.8

0.4- 1.4

1.0

0.6- 1.9

2,014

98.2

97.3-98.8

Obese

1,098

2.3

1.3- 3.9

0.3

0.1- 1.0

1,072

97.4

95.8-98.4

Current Smoker

4,133

1.3

0.9- 1.8

0.7

0.5- 1.1

4,061

98.1

97.4-98.5

Yes

1,572

1.9

1.2- 2.9

0.9

0.4- 2.0

1,530

97.2

95.9-98.1

Binge Drinker

4,500

0.5

0.3- 0.9

0.4

0.2- 0.9

4,462

99.0

98.5-99.3

Yes

1,062

4.6

3.3- 6.5

2.0

1.3- 3.1

989

93.4

91.3-95.0

Heavy Drinker

5,157

1.1

0.8- 1.5

0.6

0.4- 1.0

5,075

98.3

97.8-98.7

Yes

468

4.9

2.7- 8.6

2.6

1.3- 5.0

439

92.5

88.6-95.2

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

633

1.4

0.6- 3.3

0.5

0.2- 1.4

621

98.0

96.2-99.0

5,075

1.4

1.1- 1.9

0.8

0.5- 1.2

4,973

97.8

97.2-98.3

Current Asthma

Yes

367

2.0

0.6- 6.4

0.2

0.0- 1.7

361

97.7

93.5-99.2

5,319

1.4

1.0- 1.8

0.8

0.5- 1.2

5,211

97.8

97.3-98.3

Diabetes

Yes

257

0.4

0.1- 2.9

0.3

0.1- 1.2

254

99.3

97.5-99.8

Yes, During Pregnancy

0.0

. - .

8.1

2.2-25.5

91.9

74.5-97.8

5,372

1.5

1.1- 2.0

0.7

0.5- 1.1

5,264

97.8

97.2-98.2

No, Bordeline Diabetes

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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