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

	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

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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: 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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	Total Respond.^	No			Yes
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	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	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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*