BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Heavy Drinking*)

	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	7,020	6,814	97.1	96.6-97.6	206	2.9	2.4- 3.4
AGE
18-24	311	296	95.5	92.0-97.5	15	4.5	2.5- 8.0
25-34	963	938	97.8	96.6-98.6	25	2.2	1.4- 3.4
35-44	1,233	1,191	96.8	95.4-97.8	42	3.2	2.2- 4.6
45-54	1,315	1,265	96.4	95.0-97.4	50	3.6	2.6- 5.0
55-64	1,229	1,188	96.8	95.4-97.8	41	3.2	2.2- 4.6
65-74	1,034	1,017	98.1	96.7-98.9	17	1.9	1.1- 3.3
75+	901	887	98.7	97.8-99.3	14	1.3	0.7- 2.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	909	899	98.6	97.1-99.4	10	1.4	0.6- 2.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,070	2,032	98.4	97.6-98.9	38	1.6	1.1- 2.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,867	1,818	97.0	95.8-97.8	49	3.0	2.2- 4.2
College Graduate	2,166	2,057	95.6	94.5-96.5	109	4.4	3.5- 5.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	742	729	98.3	96.9-99.1	13	1.7	0.9- 3.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,090	1,070	98.4	97.3-99.0	20	1.6	1.0- 2.7
$25,000- 34,999	776	752	97.1	95.3-98.2	24	2.9	1.8- 4.7
$35,000- 49,999	909	877	97.0	95.4-98.0	32	3.0	2.0- 4.6
$50,000-74,999	877	844	96.6	94.8-97.8	33	3.4	2.2- 5.2
$75,000+	1,006	958	95.2	93.4-96.6	48	4.8	3.4- 6.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,312	2,252	97.6	96.7-98.2	60	2.4	1.8- 3.3
No	4,566	4,423	96.9	96.2-97.4	143	3.1	2.6- 3.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	99	90	92.7	85.4-96.5	9	7.3	3.5-14.6
Non-Veteran	6,897	6,702	97.2	96.7-97.6	195	2.8	2.4- 3.3
Currently Serving	20	18	89.6	65.9-97.5	2	10.4	2.5-34.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

^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

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-WHITE FEMALES

Heavy Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No			Yes
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	7,020	6,814	97.1	96.6-97.6	206	2.9	2.4- 3.4
AGE
18-24	311	296	95.5	92.0-97.5	15	4.5	2.5- 8.0
25-34	963	938	97.8	96.6-98.6	25	2.2	1.4- 3.4
35-44	1,233	1,191	96.8	95.4-97.8	42	3.2	2.2- 4.6
45-54	1,315	1,265	96.4	95.0-97.4	50	3.6	2.6- 5.0
55-64	1,229	1,188	96.8	95.4-97.8	41	3.2	2.2- 4.6
65-74	1,034	1,017	98.1	96.7-98.9	17	1.9	1.1- 3.3
75+	901	887	98.7	97.8-99.3	14	1.3	0.7- 2.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	909	899	98.6	97.1-99.4	10	1.4	0.6- 2.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,070	2,032	98.4	97.6-98.9	38	1.6	1.1- 2.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,867	1,818	97.0	95.8-97.8	49	3.0	2.2- 4.2
College Graduate	2,166	2,057	95.6	94.5-96.5	109	4.4	3.5- 5.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	742	729	98.3	96.9-99.1	13	1.7	0.9- 3.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,090	1,070	98.4	97.3-99.0	20	1.6	1.0- 2.7
$25,000- 34,999	776	752	97.1	95.3-98.2	24	2.9	1.8- 4.7
$35,000- 49,999	909	877	97.0	95.4-98.0	32	3.0	2.0- 4.6
$50,000-74,999	877	844	96.6	94.8-97.8	33	3.4	2.2- 5.2
$75,000+	1,006	958	95.2	93.4-96.6	48	4.8	3.4- 6.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,312	2,252	97.6	96.7-98.2	60	2.4	1.8- 3.3
No	4,566	4,423	96.9	96.2-97.4	143	3.1	2.6- 3.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	99	90	92.7	85.4-96.5	9	7.3	3.5-14.6
Non-Veteran	6,897	6,702	97.2	96.7-97.6	195	2.8	2.4- 3.3
Currently Serving	20	18	89.6	65.9-97.5	2	10.4	2.5-34.1