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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-WHITES

Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,181	4,608	44.6	43.5-45.8	6,573	55.4	54.2-56.5
GENDER
Male	4,156	2,156	53.3	51.5-55.2	2,000	46.7	44.8-48.5
Female	7,025	2,452	36.6	35.2-38.0	4,573	63.4	62.0-64.8
AGE
18-24	516	252	51.8	46.4-57.1	264	48.2	42.9-53.6
25-34	1,578	841	56.8	53.8-59.7	737	43.2	40.3-46.2
35-44	2,043	1,043	52.1	49.4-54.8	1,000	47.9	45.2-50.6
45-54	2,110	955	46.3	43.7-48.9	1,155	53.7	51.1-56.3
55-64	2,025	777	39.6	36.9-42.3	1,248	60.4	57.7-63.1
65-74	1,602	458	32.5	29.7-35.5	1,144	67.5	64.5-70.3
75+	1,266	272	26.1	23.0-29.5	994	73.9	70.5-77.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,439	234	20.2	17.5-23.2	1,205	79.8	76.8-82.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,219	924	30.8	28.8-32.9	2,295	69.2	67.1-71.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,888	1,234	45.9	43.6-48.2	1,654	54.1	51.8-56.4
College Graduate	3,621	2,213	63.9	62.0-65.8	1,408	36.1	34.2-38.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,045	211	22.3	18.9-26.1	834	77.7	73.9-81.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,580	425	29.4	26.5-32.5	1,155	70.6	67.5-73.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,273	492	40.4	37.1-43.8	781	59.6	56.2-62.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,571	718	44.4	41.4-47.4	853	55.6	52.6-58.6
$50,000-74,999	1,531	786	53.5	50.5-56.5	745	46.5	43.5-49.5
$75,000+	1,800	1,185	67.4	64.8-70.0	615	32.6	30.0-35.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,537	1,041	32.9	30.9-34.9	2,496	67.1	65.1-69.1
No	7,354	3,461	50.2	48.8-51.6	3,893	49.8	48.4-51.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,544	746	50.1	47.1-53.1	798	49.9	46.9-52.9
Non-Veteran	9,517	3,785	43.3	42.1-44.5	5,732	56.7	55.5-57.9
Currently Serving	105	68	64.7	53.4-74.5	37	35.3	25.5-46.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,181

4,608

44.6

43.5-45.8

6,573

55.4

54.2-56.5

GENDER

Male

4,156

2,156

53.3

51.5-55.2

2,000

46.7

44.8-48.5

Female

7,025

2,452

36.6

35.2-38.0

4,573

63.4

62.0-64.8

AGE

18-24

516

252

51.8

46.4-57.1

264

48.2

42.9-53.6

25-34

1,578

841

56.8

53.8-59.7

737

43.2

40.3-46.2

35-44

2,043

1,043

52.1

49.4-54.8

1,000

47.9

45.2-50.6

45-54

2,110

955

46.3

43.7-48.9

1,155

53.7

51.1-56.3

55-64

2,025

777

39.6

36.9-42.3

1,248

60.4

57.7-63.1

65-74

1,602

458

32.5

29.7-35.5

1,144

67.5

64.5-70.3

75+

1,266

272

26.1

23.0-29.5

994

73.9

70.5-77.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,439

234

20.2

17.5-23.2

1,205

79.8

76.8-82.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,219

924

30.8

28.8-32.9

2,295

69.2

67.1-71.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,888

1,234

45.9

43.6-48.2

1,654

54.1

51.8-56.4

College Graduate

3,621

2,213

63.9

62.0-65.8

1,408

36.1

34.2-38.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,045

211

22.3

18.9-26.1

834

77.7

73.9-81.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,580

425

29.4

26.5-32.5

1,155

70.6

67.5-73.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,273

492

40.4

37.1-43.8

781

59.6

56.2-62.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,571

718

44.4

41.4-47.4

853

55.6

52.6-58.6

$50,000-74,999

1,531

786

53.5

50.5-56.5

745

46.5

43.5-49.5

$75,000+

1,800

1,185

67.4

64.8-70.0

615

32.6

30.0-35.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,537

1,041

32.9

30.9-34.9

2,496

67.1

65.1-69.1

7,354

3,461

50.2

48.8-51.6

3,893

49.8

48.4-51.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,544

746

50.1

47.1-53.1

798

49.9

46.9-52.9

Non-Veteran

9,517

3,785

43.3

42.1-44.5

5,732

56.7

55.5-57.9

Currently Serving

105

64.7

53.4-74.5

35.3

25.5-46.6

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*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.

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