BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (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
-Piedmont NC	8,258	7,640	91.0	90.1-91.8	618	9.0	8.2- 9.9
GENDER
Male	3,060	2,632	85.5	83.8-86.9	428	14.5	13.1-16.2
Female	5,198	5,008	96.2	95.4-96.8	190	3.8	3.2- 4.6
RACE
White	6,391	5,897	90.3	89.2-91.3	494	9.7	8.7-10.8
African American	1,333	1,262	94.4	92.6-95.7	71	5.6	4.3- 7.4
Other Minorities	70	67	97.6	92.6-99.3	3	2.4	0.7- 7.4
AGE
18-24	413	333	78.1	72.2-83.0	80	21.9	17.0-27.8
25-34	1,357	1,183	85.3	82.7-87.6	174	14.7	12.4-17.3
35-44	1,617	1,458	89.0	86.8-90.8	159	11.0	9.2-13.2
45-54	1,550	1,438	93.4	91.8-94.7	112	6.6	5.3- 8.2
55-64	1,390	1,328	95.1	93.4-96.4	62	4.9	3.6- 6.6
65-74	1,054	1,032	97.2	95.4-98.3	22	2.8	1.7- 4.6
75+	828	823	99.2	98.0-99.7	5	0.8	0.3- 2.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,302	1,224	91.5	88.9-93.5	78	8.5	6.5-11.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,285	2,148	93.2	91.8-94.5	137	6.8	5.5- 8.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,995	1,824	88.6	86.4-90.5	171	11.4	9.5-13.6
College Graduate	2,662	2,431	90.7	89.2-92.0	231	9.3	8.0-10.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	846	783	90.4	86.7-93.1	63	9.6	6.9-13.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,278	1,200	91.7	89.1-93.7	78	8.3	6.3-10.9
$25,000- 34,999	901	823	89.6	86.5-92.0	78	10.4	8.0-13.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,077	992	90.5	87.9-92.6	85	9.5	7.4-12.1
$50,000-74,999	1,065	968	90.6	88.2-92.6	97	9.4	7.4-11.8
$75,000+	1,309	1,177	87.9	85.4-90.0	132	12.1	10.0-14.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,436	2,308	93.8	92.4-95.0	128	6.2	5.0- 7.6
No	5,590	5,118	90.0	88.9-91.0	472	10.0	9.0-11.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	974	889	90.7	88.1-92.7	85	9.3	7.3-11.9
Non-Veteran	7,247	6,718	91.1	90.1-91.9	529	8.9	8.1- 9.9
Currently Serving	26	24	88.4	62.0-97.3	2	11.6	2.7-38.0

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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
-Piedmont NC	8,258	7,640	91.0	90.1-91.8	618	9.0	8.2- 9.9
GENDER
Male	3,060	2,632	85.5	83.8-86.9	428	14.5	13.1-16.2
Female	5,198	5,008	96.2	95.4-96.8	190	3.8	3.2- 4.6
RACE
White	6,391	5,897	90.3	89.2-91.3	494	9.7	8.7-10.8
African American	1,333	1,262	94.4	92.6-95.7	71	5.6	4.3- 7.4
Other Minorities	70	67	97.6	92.6-99.3	3	2.4	0.7- 7.4
AGE
18-24	413	333	78.1	72.2-83.0	80	21.9	17.0-27.8
25-34	1,357	1,183	85.3	82.7-87.6	174	14.7	12.4-17.3
35-44	1,617	1,458	89.0	86.8-90.8	159	11.0	9.2-13.2
45-54	1,550	1,438	93.4	91.8-94.7	112	6.6	5.3- 8.2
55-64	1,390	1,328	95.1	93.4-96.4	62	4.9	3.6- 6.6
65-74	1,054	1,032	97.2	95.4-98.3	22	2.8	1.7- 4.6
75+	828	823	99.2	98.0-99.7	5	0.8	0.3- 2.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,302	1,224	91.5	88.9-93.5	78	8.5	6.5-11.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,285	2,148	93.2	91.8-94.5	137	6.8	5.5- 8.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,995	1,824	88.6	86.4-90.5	171	11.4	9.5-13.6
College Graduate	2,662	2,431	90.7	89.2-92.0	231	9.3	8.0-10.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	846	783	90.4	86.7-93.1	63	9.6	6.9-13.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,278	1,200	91.7	89.1-93.7	78	8.3	6.3-10.9
$25,000- 34,999	901	823	89.6	86.5-92.0	78	10.4	8.0-13.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,077	992	90.5	87.9-92.6	85	9.5	7.4-12.1
$50,000-74,999	1,065	968	90.6	88.2-92.6	97	9.4	7.4-11.8
$75,000+	1,309	1,177	87.9	85.4-90.0	132	12.1	10.0-14.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,436	2,308	93.8	92.4-95.0	128	6.2	5.0- 7.6
No	5,590	5,118	90.0	88.9-91.0	472	10.0	9.0-11.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	974	889	90.7	88.1-92.7	85	9.3	7.3-11.9
Non-Veteran	7,247	6,718	91.1	90.1-91.9	529	8.9	8.1- 9.9
Currently Serving	26	24	88.4	62.0-97.3	2	11.6	2.7-38.0

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*