BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Binge Drinking*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	17,087	15,756	89.5	88.7-90.1	1,331	10.5	9.9-11.3
-Eastern NC	5,510	5,078	89.5	88.2-90.6	432	10.5	9.4-11.8
GENDER
Male	1,906	1,616	83.5	81.1-85.6	290	16.5	14.4-18.9
Female	3,604	3,462	95.0	93.8-95.9	142	5.0	4.1- 6.2
RACE
White	3,672	3,338	87.6	85.9-89.2	334	12.4	10.8-14.1
African American	1,359	1,298	93.9	91.8-95.5	61	6.1	4.5- 8.2
Other Minorities	462	426	90.8	85.6-94.2	36	9.2	5.8-14.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	239	219	87.4	79.6-92.5	20	12.6	7.5-20.4
Non-Hispanic	5,264	4,852	89.6	88.3-90.8	412	10.4	9.2-11.7
AGE
18-24	273	243	86.0	79.2-90.9	30	14.0	9.1-20.8
25-34	769	665	83.5	79.7-86.7	104	16.5	13.3-20.3
35-44	981	863	86.3	83.5-88.8	118	13.7	11.2-16.5
45-54	1,130	1,044	90.9	88.5-92.8	86	9.1	7.2-11.5
55-64	1,030	973	93.6	91.5-95.3	57	6.4	4.7- 8.5
65-74	761	738	96.0	93.9-97.5	23	4.0	2.5- 6.1
75+	536	524	97.6	95.3-98.8	12	2.4	1.2- 4.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	861	811	90.4	86.1-93.4	50	9.6	6.6-13.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,820	1,673	89.5	87.1-91.5	147	10.5	8.5-12.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,404	1,288	89.3	86.9-91.3	116	10.7	8.7-13.1
College Graduate	1,418	1,299	88.9	86.5-90.9	119	11.1	9.1-13.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	751	721	94.1	90.7-96.3	30	5.9	3.7- 9.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,030	956	89.1	85.5-91.8	74	10.9	8.2-14.5
$25,000- 34,999	707	646	87.3	81.9-91.3	61	12.7	8.7-18.1
$35,000- 49,999	782	702	88.2	85.1-90.8	80	11.8	9.2-14.9
$50,000-74,999	710	650	90.1	87.0-92.6	60	9.9	7.4-13.0
$75,000+	746	660	85.5	82.0-88.4	86	14.5	11.6-18.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,874	1,768	92.0	90.0-93.7	106	8.0	6.3-10.0
No	3,483	3,170	88.2	86.5-89.8	313	11.8	10.2-13.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	887	776	86.0	82.4-89.0	111	14.0	11.0-17.6
Non-Veteran	4,608	4,287	90.2	88.8-91.4	321	9.8	8.6-11.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,087

15,756

89.5

88.7-90.1

1,331

10.5

9.9-11.3

-Eastern NC

5,510

5,078

89.5

88.2-90.6

432

10.5

9.4-11.8

GENDER

Male

1,906

1,616

83.5

81.1-85.6

290

16.5

14.4-18.9

Female

3,604

3,462

95.0

93.8-95.9

142

5.0

4.1- 6.2

RACE

White

3,672

3,338

87.6

85.9-89.2

334

12.4

10.8-14.1

African American

1,359

1,298

93.9

91.8-95.5

6.1

4.5- 8.2

Other Minorities

462

426

90.8

85.6-94.2

9.2

5.8-14.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

239

219

87.4

79.6-92.5

12.6

7.5-20.4

Non-Hispanic

5,264

4,852

89.6

88.3-90.8

412

10.4

9.2-11.7

AGE

18-24

273

243

86.0

79.2-90.9

14.0

9.1-20.8

25-34

769

665

83.5

79.7-86.7

104

16.5

13.3-20.3

35-44

981

863

86.3

83.5-88.8

118

13.7

11.2-16.5

45-54

1,130

1,044

90.9

88.5-92.8

9.1

7.2-11.5

55-64

1,030

973

93.6

91.5-95.3

6.4

4.7- 8.5

65-74

761

738

96.0

93.9-97.5

4.0

2.5- 6.1

75+

536

524

97.6

95.3-98.8

2.4

1.2- 4.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

861

811

90.4

86.1-93.4

9.6

6.6-13.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,820

1,673

89.5

87.1-91.5

147

10.5

8.5-12.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,404

1,288

89.3

86.9-91.3

116

10.7

8.7-13.1

College Graduate

1,418

1,299

88.9

86.5-90.9

119

11.1

9.1-13.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

751

721

94.1

90.7-96.3

5.9

3.7- 9.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,030

956

89.1

85.5-91.8

10.9

8.2-14.5

$25,000- 34,999

707

646

87.3

81.9-91.3

12.7

8.7-18.1

$35,000- 49,999

782

702

88.2

85.1-90.8

11.8

9.2-14.9

$50,000-74,999

710

650

90.1

87.0-92.6

9.9

7.4-13.0

$75,000+

746

660

85.5

82.0-88.4

14.5

11.6-18.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,874

1,768

92.0

90.0-93.7

106

8.0

6.3-10.0

3,483

3,170

88.2

86.5-89.8

313

11.8

10.2-13.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

887

776

86.0

82.4-89.0

111

14.0

11.0-17.6

Non-Veteran

4,608

4,287

90.2

88.8-91.4

321

9.8

8.6-11.2

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*Binge drinkers--adults having five or more drinks on one occasion.

^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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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