BRFSS 2004 - 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
-Western NC	1,623	1,528	93.2	91.4-94.6	95	6.8	5.4- 8.6
GENDER
Male	606	539	88.8	85.4-91.4	67	11.2	8.6-14.6
Female	1,017	989	97.4	96.0-98.3	28	2.6	1.7- 4.0
RACE
White	1,443	1,358	93.1	91.2-94.6	85	6.9	5.4- 8.8
African American	69	67	95.2	82.1-98.9	2	4.8	1.1-17.9
Other Minorities	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	89	67	73.0	60.7-82.5	22	27.0	17.5-39.3
25-34	208	182	86.8	79.6-91.7	26	13.2	8.3-20.4
35-44	293	275	93.0	88.2-95.9	18	7.0	4.1-11.8
45-54	307	293	96.1	93.0-97.8	14	3.9	2.2- 7.0
55-64	279	272	97.9	95.2-99.1	7	2.1	0.9- 4.8
65-74	248	240	96.2	91.8-98.3	8	3.8	1.7- 8.2
75+	194	194	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	300	283	92.0	86.3-95.4	17	8.0	4.6-13.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	481	457	94.0	90.3-96.4	24	6.0	3.6- 9.7
Some Post-H.S.	423	397	93.3	89.8-95.6	26	6.7	4.4-10.2
College Graduate	416	388	93.0	89.6-95.4	28	7.0	4.6-10.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	213	201	95.2	89.8-97.8	12	4.8	2.2-10.2
$15,000- 24,999	299	282	90.9	84.8-94.7	17	9.1	5.3-15.2
$25,000- 34,999	224	208	93.0	87.3-96.2	16	7.0	3.8-12.7
$35,000- 49,999	218	205	93.4	88.0-96.5	13	6.6	3.5-12.0
$50,000-74,999	184	175	94.4	88.5-97.4	9	5.6	2.6-11.5
$75,000+	148	136	92.1	86.2-95.6	12	7.9	4.4-13.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	579	557	95.6	92.8-97.3	22	4.4	2.7- 7.2
No	1,007	937	92.0	89.5-93.9	70	8.0	6.1-10.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	223	210	95.1	91.1-97.4	13	4.9	2.6- 8.9
Non-Veteran	1,392	1,311	92.8	90.8-94.4	81	7.2	5.6- 9.2
Currently Serving	5	4	89.7	45.6-98.9	1	10.3	1.1-54.4

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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
-Western NC	1,623	1,528	93.2	91.4-94.6	95	6.8	5.4- 8.6
GENDER
Male	606	539	88.8	85.4-91.4	67	11.2	8.6-14.6
Female	1,017	989	97.4	96.0-98.3	28	2.6	1.7- 4.0
RACE
White	1,443	1,358	93.1	91.2-94.6	85	6.9	5.4- 8.8
African American	69	67	95.2	82.1-98.9	2	4.8	1.1-17.9
Other Minorities	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	89	67	73.0	60.7-82.5	22	27.0	17.5-39.3
25-34	208	182	86.8	79.6-91.7	26	13.2	8.3-20.4
35-44	293	275	93.0	88.2-95.9	18	7.0	4.1-11.8
45-54	307	293	96.1	93.0-97.8	14	3.9	2.2- 7.0
55-64	279	272	97.9	95.2-99.1	7	2.1	0.9- 4.8
65-74	248	240	96.2	91.8-98.3	8	3.8	1.7- 8.2
75+	194	194	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	300	283	92.0	86.3-95.4	17	8.0	4.6-13.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	481	457	94.0	90.3-96.4	24	6.0	3.6- 9.7
Some Post-H.S.	423	397	93.3	89.8-95.6	26	6.7	4.4-10.2
College Graduate	416	388	93.0	89.6-95.4	28	7.0	4.6-10.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	213	201	95.2	89.8-97.8	12	4.8	2.2-10.2
$15,000- 24,999	299	282	90.9	84.8-94.7	17	9.1	5.3-15.2
$25,000- 34,999	224	208	93.0	87.3-96.2	16	7.0	3.8-12.7
$35,000- 49,999	218	205	93.4	88.0-96.5	13	6.6	3.5-12.0
$50,000-74,999	184	175	94.4	88.5-97.4	9	5.6	2.6-11.5
$75,000+	148	136	92.1	86.2-95.6	12	7.9	4.4-13.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	579	557	95.6	92.8-97.3	22	4.4	2.7- 7.2
No	1,007	937	92.0	89.5-93.9	70	8.0	6.1-10.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	223	210	95.1	91.1-97.4	13	4.9	2.6- 8.9
Non-Veteran	1,392	1,311	92.8	90.8-94.4	81	7.2	5.6- 9.2
Currently Serving	5	4	89.7	45.6-98.9	1	10.3	1.1-54.4

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*