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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC 3,376 46 1.5 1.0- 2.1 26 0.8 0.5- 1.3 3,304 97.7 97.0-98.3
GENDER
Male 1,625 30 1.8 1.2- 2.8 15 0.9 0.4- 1.7 1,580 97.3 96.1-98.2
Female 1,751 16 1.0 0.5- 1.9 11 0.7 0.3- 1.3 1,724 98.3 97.3-98.9
RACE
White 2,770 38 1.5 1.0- 2.1 21 0.7 0.4- 1.1 2,711 97.9 97.1-98.4
African American 401 6 1.9 0.6- 5.7 3 0.9 0.2- 3.1 392 97.3 93.6-98.9
Other Minorities 32 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 32 100 . - .
AGE
18-24 193 8 4.1 1.7- 9.4 2 0.8 0.2- 3.4 183 95.0 89.8-97.7
25-34 676 17 2.2 1.2- 4.0 2 0.7 0.1- 3.8 657 97.1 94.7-98.5
35-44 799 12 1.6 0.8- 3.2 7 0.7 0.3- 1.8 780 97.7 95.9-98.7
45-54 718 6 1.1 0.4- 2.8 4 0.6 0.2- 2.0 708 98.3 96.5-99.2
55-64 533 2 0.2 0.0- 0.8 7 1.3 0.5- 3.1 524 98.5 96.7-99.3
65-74 279 1 0.8 0.1- 5.6 2 0.5 0.1- 2.1 276 98.7 95.1-99.7
75+ 162 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.9 0.1- 6.4 161 99.1 93.6-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 263 4 1.8 0.6- 5.0 3 0.8 0.2- 2.4 256 97.5 94.4-98.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 689 7 1.0 0.4- 2.4 6 1.3 0.4- 4.1 676 97.7 95.2-98.9
Some Post-H.S. 834 13 1.9 0.9- 4.0 5 0.8 0.3- 2.1 816 97.3 95.1-98.5
College Graduate 1,589 22 1.4 0.8- 2.3 12 0.6 0.3- 1.2 1,555 98.0 97.1-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 182 6 2.2 0.9- 5.7 1 0.5 0.1- 3.8 175 97.2 93.6-98.8
$15,000- 24,999 362 4 0.8 0.2- 3.0 5 2.6 0.9- 7.5 353 96.6 91.9-98.6
$25,000- 34,999 348 6 2.4 0.9- 6.2 4 1.0 0.3- 2.7 338 96.6 93.0-98.4
$35,000- 49,999 490 3 1.1 0.2- 5.4 4 0.9 0.2- 2.9 483 98.1 94.5-99.3
$50,000-74,999 551 5 1.2 0.4- 3.2 4 0.7 0.2- 2.4 542 98.1 96.0-99.1
$75,000+ 874 15 1.8 1.0- 3.2 6 0.5 0.2- 1.2 853 97.7 96.2-98.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 715 13 2.3 1.2- 4.3 8 1.1 0.4- 2.6 694 96.6 94.4-98.0
No 2,582 31 1.1 0.7- 1.7 17 0.7 0.4- 1.4 2,534 98.1 97.3-98.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 478 5 1.5 0.5- 4.6 6 1.2 0.5- 3.0 467 97.3 94.3-98.7
Non-Veteran 2,873 40 1.5 1.0- 2.1 19 0.7 0.4- 1.3 2,814 97.8 97.0-98.4
Currently Serving 19 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 19 100 . - .

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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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