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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,948	5,675	41.1	40.1-42.1	9,273	58.9	57.9-59.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes	12,712	4,915	42.2	41.2-43.3	7,797	57.8	56.7-58.8
No	2,216	755	35.8	33.2-38.6	1,461	64.2	61.4-66.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight	242	83	39.6	31.6-48.1	159	60.4	51.9-68.4
Recommended Range	5,070	2,290	48.0	46.3-49.8	2,780	52.0	50.2-53.7
Overweight	5,162	2,036	43.0	41.3-44.8	3,126	57.0	55.2-58.7
Obese	3,666	1,093	32.6	30.7-34.6	2,573	67.4	65.4-69.3
Current Smoker
No	11,612	4,108	38.4	37.3-39.5	7,504	61.6	60.5-62.7
Yes	3,291	1,554	50.6	48.4-52.8	1,737	49.4	47.2-51.6
Binge Drinker
No	13,783	4,510	35.3	34.3-36.4	9,273	64.7	63.6-65.7
Yes	1,066	1,066	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Heavy Drinker
No	14,446	5,173	39.1	38.1-40.1	9,273	60.9	59.9-61.9
Yes	423	423	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	3,187	622	22.5	20.6-24.5	2,565	77.5	75.5-79.4
No	11,710	5,043	45.7	44.6-46.9	6,667	54.3	53.1-55.4
Current Asthma
Yes	1,181	364	34.5	31.0-38.1	817	65.5	61.9-69.0
No	13,683	5,280	41.7	40.6-42.7	8,403	58.3	57.3-59.4
Diabetes
Yes	1,553	255	18.6	16.3-21.3	1,298	81.4	78.7-83.7
Yes, During Pregnancy	136	38	26.8	19.3-36.0	98	73.2	64.0-80.7
No	13,076	5,332	43.8	42.8-44.9	7,744	56.2	55.1-57.2
No, Bordeline Diabetes	177	47	27.8	20.0-37.1	130	72.2	62.9-80.0

*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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	14,948	5,675	41.1	40.1-42.1	9,273	58.9	57.9-59.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes	12,712	4,915	42.2	41.2-43.3	7,797	57.8	56.7-58.8
No	2,216	755	35.8	33.2-38.6	1,461	64.2	61.4-66.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight	242	83	39.6	31.6-48.1	159	60.4	51.9-68.4
Recommended Range	5,070	2,290	48.0	46.3-49.8	2,780	52.0	50.2-53.7
Overweight	5,162	2,036	43.0	41.3-44.8	3,126	57.0	55.2-58.7
Obese	3,666	1,093	32.6	30.7-34.6	2,573	67.4	65.4-69.3
Current Smoker
No	11,612	4,108	38.4	37.3-39.5	7,504	61.6	60.5-62.7
Yes	3,291	1,554	50.6	48.4-52.8	1,737	49.4	47.2-51.6
Binge Drinker
No	13,783	4,510	35.3	34.3-36.4	9,273	64.7	63.6-65.7
Yes	1,066	1,066	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Heavy Drinker
No	14,446	5,173	39.1	38.1-40.1	9,273	60.9	59.9-61.9
Yes	423	423	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	3,187	622	22.5	20.6-24.5	2,565	77.5	75.5-79.4
No	11,710	5,043	45.7	44.6-46.9	6,667	54.3	53.1-55.4
Current Asthma
Yes	1,181	364	34.5	31.0-38.1	817	65.5	61.9-69.0
No	13,683	5,280	41.7	40.6-42.7	8,403	58.3	57.3-59.4
Diabetes
Yes	1,553	255	18.6	16.3-21.3	1,298	81.4	78.7-83.7
Yes, During Pregnancy	136	38	26.8	19.3-36.0	98	73.2	64.0-80.7
No	13,076	5,332	43.8	42.8-44.9	7,744	56.2	55.1-57.2
No, Bordeline Diabetes	177	47	27.8	20.0-37.1	130	72.2	62.9-80.0