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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Alcohol Consumption

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,718 72 1.4 1.1- 1.9 42 0.8 0.5- 1.1 5,604 97.8 97.3-98.3
-Northeastern Partnership 300 3 1.3 0.3- 5.1 2 0.9 0.2- 3.7 295 97.8 94.1-99.2
GENDER
Male 147 2 2.0 0.5- 8.4 2 1.5 0.3- 5.9 143 96.5 90.5-98.8
Female 153 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 0 0.0 . - . 152 99.7 97.9- 100
RACE
White 215 2 1.4 0.2- 7.6 2 1.3 0.3- 5.3 211 97.3 91.9-99.1
African American 77 1 1.4 0.2- 9.7 0 0.0 . - . 76 98.6 90.3-99.8
AGE
18-24 12 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 12 100 . - .
25-34 43 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 43 100 . - .
35-44 60 2 2.0 0.4- 9.4 2 3.6 0.8-14.0 56 94.5 84.4-98.2
45-54 73 1 3.5 0.5-20.7 0 0.0 . - . 72 96.5 79.3-99.5
55-64 65 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 65 100 . - .
65-74 32 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 32 100 . - .
75+ 15 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 15 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 35 1 3.1 0.4-19.2 1 4.5 0.6-25.9 33 92.3 73.6-98.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 90 1 2.7 0.4-16.7 1 1.0 0.1- 7.1 88 96.3 84.6-99.2
Some Post-H.S. 78 1 0.4 0.1- 3.0 0 0.0 . - . 77 99.6 97.0-99.9
College Graduate 97 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 97 100 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 1 4.7 0.7-26.5 0 0.0 . - . 32 95.3 73.5-99.3
$15,000- 24,999 35 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 35 100 . - .
$25,000- 34,999 39 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 39 100 . - .
$35,000- 49,999 63 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 63 100 . - .
$50,000-74,999 39 0 0.0 . - . 2 6.8 1.6-24.3 37 93.2 75.7-98.4
$75,000+ 45 2 6.0 1.1-27.6 0 0.0 . - . 43 94.0 72.4-98.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 88 1 3.1 0.4-18.7 1 1.2 0.2- 8.1 86 95.7 82.8-99.0
No 203 2 0.8 0.2- 3.6 1 0.8 0.1- 5.7 200 98.4 94.4-99.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 53 1 4.6 0.7-25.9 1 1.8 0.3-11.7 51 93.6 75.8-98.6
Non-Veteran 240 2 0.6 0.1- 3.1 1 0.7 0.1- 4.9 237 98.6 95.2-99.6
Currently Serving 6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 6 100 . - .

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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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