BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (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
-Western NC	1,623	1,571	96.5	95.2-97.5	52	3.5	2.5- 4.8
GENDER
Male	605	576	94.9	92.3-96.6	29	5.1	3.4- 7.7
Female	1,018	995	98.0	96.9-98.8	23	2.0	1.2- 3.1
RACE
White	1,442	1,394	96.4	95.0-97.4	48	3.6	2.6- 5.0
African American	70	69	99.6	97.3-99.9	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7
Other Minorities	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	90	83	90.8	81.0-95.8	7	9.2	4.2-19.0
25-34	207	195	96.0	91.0-98.2	12	4.0	1.8- 9.0
35-44	293	284	95.8	91.2-98.1	9	4.2	1.9- 8.8
45-54	308	302	98.5	96.7-99.4	6	1.5	0.6- 3.3
55-64	279	270	96.2	92.3-98.1	9	3.8	1.9- 7.7
65-74	247	240	97.5	94.1-98.9	7	2.5	1.1- 5.9
75+	193	192	99.5	96.7-99.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	299	290	96.1	91.4-98.2	9	3.9	1.8- 8.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	481	472	97.6	94.6-99.0	9	2.4	1.0- 5.4
Some Post-H.S.	422	405	95.8	93.0-97.5	17	4.2	2.5- 7.0
College Graduate	417	401	96.3	93.6-97.9	16	3.7	2.1- 6.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	213	209	98.8	96.5-99.6	4	1.2	0.4- 3.5
$15,000- 24,999	299	290	94.6	88.9-97.5	9	5.4	2.5-11.1
$25,000- 34,999	223	217	98.3	95.5-99.4	6	1.7	0.6- 4.5
$35,000- 49,999	219	210	95.3	90.7-97.6	9	4.7	2.4- 9.3
$50,000-74,999	183	177	96.4	91.4-98.5	6	3.6	1.5- 8.6
$75,000+	148	141	95.6	90.5-98.0	7	4.4	2.0- 9.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	577	557	96.4	93.8-97.9	20	3.6	2.1- 6.2
No	1,008	977	96.6	94.8-97.8	31	3.4	2.2- 5.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	222	212	96.1	92.4-98.1	10	3.9	1.9- 7.6
Non-Veteran	1,393	1,351	96.6	95.1-97.6	42	3.4	2.4- 4.9
Currently Serving	5	5	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 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than 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
-Western NC	1,623	1,571	96.5	95.2-97.5	52	3.5	2.5- 4.8
GENDER
Male	605	576	94.9	92.3-96.6	29	5.1	3.4- 7.7
Female	1,018	995	98.0	96.9-98.8	23	2.0	1.2- 3.1
RACE
White	1,442	1,394	96.4	95.0-97.4	48	3.6	2.6- 5.0
African American	70	69	99.6	97.3-99.9	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7
Other Minorities	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	90	83	90.8	81.0-95.8	7	9.2	4.2-19.0
25-34	207	195	96.0	91.0-98.2	12	4.0	1.8- 9.0
35-44	293	284	95.8	91.2-98.1	9	4.2	1.9- 8.8
45-54	308	302	98.5	96.7-99.4	6	1.5	0.6- 3.3
55-64	279	270	96.2	92.3-98.1	9	3.8	1.9- 7.7
65-74	247	240	97.5	94.1-98.9	7	2.5	1.1- 5.9
75+	193	192	99.5	96.7-99.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	299	290	96.1	91.4-98.2	9	3.9	1.8- 8.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	481	472	97.6	94.6-99.0	9	2.4	1.0- 5.4
Some Post-H.S.	422	405	95.8	93.0-97.5	17	4.2	2.5- 7.0
College Graduate	417	401	96.3	93.6-97.9	16	3.7	2.1- 6.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	213	209	98.8	96.5-99.6	4	1.2	0.4- 3.5
$15,000- 24,999	299	290	94.6	88.9-97.5	9	5.4	2.5-11.1
$25,000- 34,999	223	217	98.3	95.5-99.4	6	1.7	0.6- 4.5
$35,000- 49,999	219	210	95.3	90.7-97.6	9	4.7	2.4- 9.3
$50,000-74,999	183	177	96.4	91.4-98.5	6	3.6	1.5- 8.6
$75,000+	148	141	95.6	90.5-98.0	7	4.4	2.0- 9.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	577	557	96.4	93.8-97.9	20	3.6	2.1- 6.2
No	1,008	977	96.6	94.8-97.8	31	3.4	2.2- 5.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	222	212	96.1	92.4-98.1	10	3.9	1.9- 7.6
Non-Veteran	1,393	1,351	96.6	95.1-97.6	42	3.4	2.4- 4.9
Currently Serving	5	5	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking*