BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how many times have you driven when you've had perhaps too much to drink?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
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
-Western NC	564	5	0.9	0.3- 2.2	4	0.6	0.2- 1.6	555	98.6	97.1-99.3
GENDER
Male	267	2	0.7	0.2- 3.0	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0	263	98.8	96.6-99.6
Female	297	3	1.0	0.3- 3.6	2	0.7	0.2- 2.9	292	98.3	95.6-99.3
RACE
White	508	4	0.9	0.3- 2.4	4	0.6	0.2- 1.7	500	98.5	96.9-99.3
African American	32	1	1.0	0.1- 6.9	0	0.0	. - .	31	99.0	93.1-99.9
AGE
18-24	36	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	36	100	. - .
25-34	88	3	2.8	0.8- 9.6	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6	84	96.5	90.0-98.8
35-44	129	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	0	0.0	. - .	128	99.5	96.3-99.9
45-54	114	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.5	0.4- 6.2	112	98.5	93.8-99.6
55-64	84	1	1.7	0.2-11.4	1	1.3	0.2- 8.6	82	97.0	88.5-99.3
65-74	72	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	72	100	. - .
75+	40	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	40	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	46	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	46	100	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	122	2	0.8	0.2- 3.5	2	1.0	0.2- 3.9	118	98.2	95.1-99.4
Some Post-H.S.	169	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0	167	98.7	94.7-99.7
College Graduate	225	2	1.2	0.3- 4.8	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	222	98.3	94.8-99.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	48	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	48	100	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	84	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8	0	0.0	. - .	83	99.6	97.2-99.9
$25,000- 34,999	78	2	2.0	0.5- 7.7	0	0.0	. - .	76	98.0	92.3-99.5
$35,000- 49,999	85	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.6	0.4- 6.3	83	98.4	93.7-99.6
$50,000-74,999	88	1	1.6	0.2-10.5	1	1.1	0.1- 7.2	86	97.3	89.7-99.4
$75,000+	86	1	1.6	0.2-10.7	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	84	97.2	89.2-99.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	159	1	1.0	0.1- 6.7	1	0.7	0.1- 4.5	157	98.4	93.5-99.6
No	395	4	0.8	0.3- 2.4	3	0.5	0.2- 1.8	388	98.6	97.0-99.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	96	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.4	0.3- 5.8	94	98.6	94.2-99.7
Non-Veteran	465	5	1.1	0.4- 2.8	2	0.4	0.1- 1.5	458	98.6	96.8-99.4
Currently Serving	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Once

Two or more times

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,718

1.4

1.1- 1.9

0.8

0.5- 1.1

5,604

97.8

97.3-98.3

-Western NC

564

0.9

0.3- 2.2

0.6

0.2- 1.6

555

98.6

97.1-99.3

GENDER

Male

267

0.7

0.2- 3.0

0.5

0.1- 2.0

263

98.8

96.6-99.6

Female

297

1.0

0.3- 3.6

0.7

0.2- 2.9

292

98.3

95.6-99.3

RACE

White

508

0.9

0.3- 2.4

0.6

0.2- 1.7

500

98.5

96.9-99.3

African American

1.0

0.1- 6.9

0.0

. - .

99.0

93.1-99.9

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

2.8

0.8- 9.6

0.7

0.1- 4.6

96.5

90.0-98.8

35-44

129

0.5

0.1- 3.7

0.0

. - .

128

99.5

96.3-99.9

45-54

114

0.0

. - .

1.5

0.4- 6.2

112

98.5

93.8-99.6

55-64

1.7

0.2-11.4

1.3

0.2- 8.6

97.0

88.5-99.3

65-74

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

75+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

122

0.8

0.2- 3.5

1.0

0.2- 3.9

118

98.2

95.1-99.4

Some Post-H.S.

169

0.8

0.1- 5.3

0.6

0.1- 4.0

167

98.7

94.7-99.7

College Graduate

225

1.2

0.3- 4.8

0.5

0.1- 3.3

222

98.3

94.8-99.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

0.4

0.1- 2.8

0.0

. - .

99.6

97.2-99.9

$25,000- 34,999

2.0

0.5- 7.7

0.0

. - .

98.0

92.3-99.5

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

1.6

0.4- 6.3

98.4

93.7-99.6

$50,000-74,999

1.6

0.2-10.5

1.1

0.1- 7.2

97.3

89.7-99.4

$75,000+

1.6

0.2-10.7

1.2

0.2- 8.2

97.2

89.2-99.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

159

1.0

0.1- 6.7

0.7

0.1- 4.5

157

98.4

93.5-99.6

395

0.8

0.3- 2.4

0.5

0.2- 1.8

388

98.6

97.0-99.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

1.4

0.3- 5.8

98.6

94.2-99.7

Non-Veteran

465

1.1

0.4- 2.8

0.4

0.1- 1.5

458

98.6

96.8-99.4

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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