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

	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	14,915	14,446	96.8	96.4-97.1	469	3.2	2.9- 3.6
-Northeastern Partnership	992	962	97.1	95.7-98.1	30	2.9	1.9- 4.3
GENDER
Male	342	330	96.8	94.1-98.3	12	3.2	1.7- 5.9
Female	650	632	97.4	95.6-98.4	18	2.6	1.6- 4.4
RACE
White	577	552	95.4	93.0-97.1	25	4.6	2.9- 7.0
African American	372	367	99.0	97.4-99.6	5	1.0	0.4- 2.6
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	36	98.7	91.2-99.8	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8
25-34	125	124	99.3	94.9-99.9	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1
35-44	157	147	93.8	87.9-96.9	10	6.2	3.1-12.1
45-54	195	185	95.4	91.0-97.7	10	4.6	2.3- 9.0
55-64	198	195	98.5	95.0-99.6	3	1.5	0.4- 5.0
65-74	163	160	98.6	95.5-99.6	3	1.4	0.4- 4.5
75+	116	114	98.7	94.7-99.7	2	1.3	0.3- 5.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	219	217	98.7	94.5-99.7	2	1.3	0.3- 5.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	350	340	97.8	95.4-98.9	10	2.2	1.1- 4.6
Some Post-H.S.	229	220	96.0	92.0-98.1	9	4.0	1.9- 8.0
College Graduate	194	185	95.4	90.7-97.8	9	4.6	2.2- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	169	167	99.5	98.0-99.9	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0
$15,000- 24,999	196	192	97.9	94.0-99.3	4	2.1	0.7- 6.0
$25,000- 34,999	103	100	98.3	94.9-99.5	3	1.7	0.5- 5.1
$35,000- 49,999	130	126	97.6	93.3-99.1	4	2.4	0.9- 6.7
$50,000-74,999	88	81	90.9	80.8-95.9	7	9.1	4.1-19.2
$75,000+	83	78	94.6	87.2-97.8	5	5.4	2.2-12.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	380	367	97.2	94.9-98.4	13	2.8	1.6- 5.1
No	576	559	96.8	94.7-98.1	17	3.2	1.9- 5.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	117	108	92.6	85.6-96.4	9	7.4	3.6-14.4
Non-Veteran	865	844	97.8	96.4-98.7	21	2.2	1.3- 3.6
Currently Serving	8	8	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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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.

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	Total Respond.^	No			Yes
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	14,915	14,446	96.8	96.4-97.1	469	3.2	2.9- 3.6
-Northeastern Partnership	992	962	97.1	95.7-98.1	30	2.9	1.9- 4.3
GENDER
Male	342	330	96.8	94.1-98.3	12	3.2	1.7- 5.9
Female	650	632	97.4	95.6-98.4	18	2.6	1.6- 4.4
RACE
White	577	552	95.4	93.0-97.1	25	4.6	2.9- 7.0
African American	372	367	99.0	97.4-99.6	5	1.0	0.4- 2.6
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	36	98.7	91.2-99.8	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8
25-34	125	124	99.3	94.9-99.9	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1
35-44	157	147	93.8	87.9-96.9	10	6.2	3.1-12.1
45-54	195	185	95.4	91.0-97.7	10	4.6	2.3- 9.0
55-64	198	195	98.5	95.0-99.6	3	1.5	0.4- 5.0
65-74	163	160	98.6	95.5-99.6	3	1.4	0.4- 4.5
75+	116	114	98.7	94.7-99.7	2	1.3	0.3- 5.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	219	217	98.7	94.5-99.7	2	1.3	0.3- 5.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	350	340	97.8	95.4-98.9	10	2.2	1.1- 4.6
Some Post-H.S.	229	220	96.0	92.0-98.1	9	4.0	1.9- 8.0
College Graduate	194	185	95.4	90.7-97.8	9	4.6	2.2- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	169	167	99.5	98.0-99.9	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0
$15,000- 24,999	196	192	97.9	94.0-99.3	4	2.1	0.7- 6.0
$25,000- 34,999	103	100	98.3	94.9-99.5	3	1.7	0.5- 5.1
$35,000- 49,999	130	126	97.6	93.3-99.1	4	2.4	0.9- 6.7
$50,000-74,999	88	81	90.9	80.8-95.9	7	9.1	4.1-19.2
$75,000+	83	78	94.6	87.2-97.8	5	5.4	2.2-12.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	380	367	97.2	94.9-98.4	13	2.8	1.6- 5.1
No	576	559	96.8	94.7-98.1	17	3.2	1.9- 5.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	117	108	92.6	85.6-96.4	9	7.4	3.6-14.4
Non-Veteran	865	844	97.8	96.4-98.7	21	2.2	1.3- 3.6
Currently Serving	8	8	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*