BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Binge Drinking*)

	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	14,849	13,783	91.6	91.0-92.2	1,066	8.4	7.8- 9.0
-Northeastern Partnership	985	936	93.7	91.5-95.4	49	6.3	4.6- 8.5
GENDER
Male	338	307	90.0	85.6-93.2	31	10.0	6.8-14.4
Female	647	629	97.0	95.0-98.2	18	3.0	1.8- 5.0
RACE
White	569	533	91.8	88.5-94.3	36	8.2	5.7-11.5
African American	372	361	96.9	94.3-98.3	11	3.1	1.7- 5.7
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	34	94.2	81.9-98.3	3	5.8	1.7-18.1
25-34	126	116	92.9	86.6-96.4	10	7.1	3.6-13.4
35-44	156	143	89.7	81.3-94.5	13	10.3	5.5-18.7
45-54	190	178	90.9	84.0-95.0	12	9.1	5.0-16.0
55-64	197	190	96.0	91.6-98.1	7	4.0	1.9- 8.4
65-74	163	159	97.6	93.5-99.1	4	2.4	0.9- 6.5
75+	115	115	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	218	213	96.7	92.1-98.7	5	3.3	1.3- 7.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	347	332	94.5	90.6-96.8	15	5.5	3.2- 9.4
Some Post-H.S.	227	212	91.0	84.3-95.0	15	9.0	5.0-15.7
College Graduate	193	179	92.3	86.7-95.7	14	7.7	4.3-13.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	167	165	98.9	95.5-99.7	2	1.1	0.3- 4.5
$15,000- 24,999	196	190	97.2	93.3-98.8	6	2.8	1.2- 6.7
$25,000- 34,999	102	93	92.2	84.8-96.2	9	7.8	3.8-15.2
$35,000- 49,999	128	117	88.7	78.5-94.4	11	11.3	5.6-21.5
$50,000-74,999	86	80	91.6	81.4-96.4	6	8.4	3.6-18.6
$75,000+	82	73	86.7	75.1-93.3	9	13.3	6.7-24.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	379	359	92.0	86.9-95.2	20	8.0	4.8-13.1
No	570	541	94.2	91.5-96.1	29	5.8	3.9- 8.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	115	101	86.5	77.5-92.2	14	13.5	7.8-22.5
Non-Veteran	860	826	94.9	92.6-96.6	34	5.1	3.4- 7.4
Currently Serving	8	7	89.9	51.5-98.7	1	10.1	1.3-48.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
1=Yes = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days and who did not have five or more drinks on an occasion.
No = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and had five or more drinks on one or more occasions in the past 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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	Total Respond.^	No			Yes
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	14,849	13,783	91.6	91.0-92.2	1,066	8.4	7.8- 9.0
-Northeastern Partnership	985	936	93.7	91.5-95.4	49	6.3	4.6- 8.5
GENDER
Male	338	307	90.0	85.6-93.2	31	10.0	6.8-14.4
Female	647	629	97.0	95.0-98.2	18	3.0	1.8- 5.0
RACE
White	569	533	91.8	88.5-94.3	36	8.2	5.7-11.5
African American	372	361	96.9	94.3-98.3	11	3.1	1.7- 5.7
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	34	94.2	81.9-98.3	3	5.8	1.7-18.1
25-34	126	116	92.9	86.6-96.4	10	7.1	3.6-13.4
35-44	156	143	89.7	81.3-94.5	13	10.3	5.5-18.7
45-54	190	178	90.9	84.0-95.0	12	9.1	5.0-16.0
55-64	197	190	96.0	91.6-98.1	7	4.0	1.9- 8.4
65-74	163	159	97.6	93.5-99.1	4	2.4	0.9- 6.5
75+	115	115	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	218	213	96.7	92.1-98.7	5	3.3	1.3- 7.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	347	332	94.5	90.6-96.8	15	5.5	3.2- 9.4
Some Post-H.S.	227	212	91.0	84.3-95.0	15	9.0	5.0-15.7
College Graduate	193	179	92.3	86.7-95.7	14	7.7	4.3-13.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	167	165	98.9	95.5-99.7	2	1.1	0.3- 4.5
$15,000- 24,999	196	190	97.2	93.3-98.8	6	2.8	1.2- 6.7
$25,000- 34,999	102	93	92.2	84.8-96.2	9	7.8	3.8-15.2
$35,000- 49,999	128	117	88.7	78.5-94.4	11	11.3	5.6-21.5
$50,000-74,999	86	80	91.6	81.4-96.4	6	8.4	3.6-18.6
$75,000+	82	73	86.7	75.1-93.3	9	13.3	6.7-24.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	379	359	92.0	86.9-95.2	20	8.0	4.8-13.1
No	570	541	94.2	91.5-96.1	29	5.8	3.9- 8.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	115	101	86.5	77.5-92.2	14	13.5	7.8-22.5
Non-Veteran	860	826	94.9	92.6-96.6	34	5.1	3.4- 7.4
Currently Serving	8	7	89.9	51.5-98.7	1	10.1	1.3-48.5

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*