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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	7,025	2,452	36.6	35.2-38.0	4,573	63.4	62.0-64.8
AGE
18-24	314	132	40.5	34.0-47.4	182	59.5	52.6-66.0
25-34	965	439	48.0	44.2-51.8	526	52.0	48.2-55.8
35-44	1,236	572	45.4	42.0-48.8	664	54.6	51.2-58.0
45-54	1,313	518	38.9	35.8-42.2	795	61.1	57.8-64.2
55-64	1,231	407	32.5	29.5-35.7	824	67.5	64.3-70.5
65-74	1,032	228	23.8	20.7-27.1	804	76.2	72.9-79.3
75+	901	148	18.5	15.6-21.9	753	81.5	78.1-84.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	911	85	11.0	8.5-14.1	826	89.0	85.9-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,069	451	21.6	19.5-23.8	1,618	78.4	76.2-80.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,869	689	38.0	35.2-40.7	1,180	62.0	59.3-64.8
College Graduate	2,168	1,226	58.1	55.6-60.6	942	41.9	39.4-44.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	741	115	16.6	13.3-20.5	626	83.4	79.5-86.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,093	246	21.9	19.1-25.1	847	78.1	74.9-80.9
$25,000- 34,999	777	259	32.3	28.3-36.4	518	67.7	63.6-71.7
$35,000- 49,999	910	393	41.5	37.8-45.4	517	58.5	54.6-62.2
$50,000-74,999	876	388	43.4	39.6-47.4	488	56.6	52.6-60.4
$75,000+	1,007	602	59.7	56.0-63.3	405	40.3	36.7-44.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,317	544	24.9	22.8-27.3	1,773	75.1	72.7-77.2
No	4,565	1,867	42.2	40.5-44.0	2,698	57.8	56.0-59.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	97	45	48.3	36.6-60.1	52	51.7	39.9-63.4
Non-Veteran	6,904	2,395	36.5	35.1-37.9	4,509	63.5	62.1-64.9
Currently Serving	20	11	46.2	23.5-70.5	9	53.8	29.5-76.5

*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-WHITE FEMALES

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	7,025	2,452	36.6	35.2-38.0	4,573	63.4	62.0-64.8
AGE
18-24	314	132	40.5	34.0-47.4	182	59.5	52.6-66.0
25-34	965	439	48.0	44.2-51.8	526	52.0	48.2-55.8
35-44	1,236	572	45.4	42.0-48.8	664	54.6	51.2-58.0
45-54	1,313	518	38.9	35.8-42.2	795	61.1	57.8-64.2
55-64	1,231	407	32.5	29.5-35.7	824	67.5	64.3-70.5
65-74	1,032	228	23.8	20.7-27.1	804	76.2	72.9-79.3
75+	901	148	18.5	15.6-21.9	753	81.5	78.1-84.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	911	85	11.0	8.5-14.1	826	89.0	85.9-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,069	451	21.6	19.5-23.8	1,618	78.4	76.2-80.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,869	689	38.0	35.2-40.7	1,180	62.0	59.3-64.8
College Graduate	2,168	1,226	58.1	55.6-60.6	942	41.9	39.4-44.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	741	115	16.6	13.3-20.5	626	83.4	79.5-86.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,093	246	21.9	19.1-25.1	847	78.1	74.9-80.9
$25,000- 34,999	777	259	32.3	28.3-36.4	518	67.7	63.6-71.7
$35,000- 49,999	910	393	41.5	37.8-45.4	517	58.5	54.6-62.2
$50,000-74,999	876	388	43.4	39.6-47.4	488	56.6	52.6-60.4
$75,000+	1,007	602	59.7	56.0-63.3	405	40.3	36.7-44.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,317	544	24.9	22.8-27.3	1,773	75.1	72.7-77.2
No	4,565	1,867	42.2	40.5-44.0	2,698	57.8	56.0-59.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	97	45	48.3	36.6-60.1	52	51.7	39.9-63.4
Non-Veteran	6,904	2,395	36.5	35.1-37.9	4,509	63.5	62.1-64.9
Currently Serving	20	11	46.2	23.5-70.5	9	53.8	29.5-76.5