BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (Binge Drinking*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	17,087	15,756	89.5	88.7-90.1	1,331	10.5	9.9-11.3
GENDER
Male	6,087	5,198	83.6	82.3-84.9	889	16.4	15.1-17.7
Female	11,000	10,558	94.9	94.3-95.5	442	5.1	4.5- 5.7
RACE
White	12,885	11,827	88.7	87.8-89.5	1,058	11.3	10.5-12.2
African American	3,014	2,843	92.8	91.3-94.0	171	7.2	6.0- 8.7
Asian	116	113	97.0	89.5-99.2	3	3.0	0.8-10.5
Native American	293	261	88.7	83.0-92.6	32	11.3	7.4-17.0
Other Minorities	722	658	88.0	83.9-91.2	64	12.0	8.8-16.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	871	780	84.8	80.8-88.1	91	15.2	11.9-19.2
-English Speaking	267	252	93.7	88.4-96.6	15	6.3	3.4-11.6
-Spanish Speaking	604	528	82.2	77.2-86.3	76	17.8	13.7-22.8
Non-Hispanic	16,201	14,961	89.9	89.2-90.6	1,240	10.1	9.4-10.8
AGE
18-24	808	686	82.9	79.3-86.1	122	17.1	13.9-20.7
25-34	2,382	2,073	84.4	82.4-86.3	309	15.6	13.7-17.6
35-44	3,154	2,777	87.0	85.4-88.4	377	13.0	11.6-14.6
45-54	3,299	3,025	90.9	89.6-92.1	274	9.1	7.9-10.4
55-64	3,125	2,962	94.1	93.0-95.1	163	5.9	4.9- 7.0
65-74	2,363	2,308	97.3	96.3-98.0	55	2.7	2.0- 3.7
75+	1,873	1,845	98.5	97.6-99.0	28	1.5	1.0- 2.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,702	2,539	90.3	88.2-92.2	163	9.7	7.8-11.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,153	4,785	90.6	89.3-91.8	368	9.4	8.2-10.7
Some Post-H.S.	4,156	3,826	89.1	87.5-90.5	330	10.9	9.5-12.5
College Graduate	5,044	4,575	88.0	86.7-89.2	469	12.0	10.8-13.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,067	1,968	92.1	89.7-94.0	99	7.9	6.0-10.3
$15,000- 24,999	3,069	2,850	88.4	86.1-90.3	219	11.6	9.7-13.9
$25,000- 34,999	2,104	1,935	89.4	87.1-91.3	169	10.6	8.7-12.9
$35,000- 49,999	2,334	2,118	88.6	86.6-90.2	216	11.4	9.8-13.4
$50,000-74,999	2,229	2,026	89.7	88.0-91.2	203	10.3	8.8-12.0
$75,000+	2,771	2,471	86.9	85.1-88.4	300	13.1	11.6-14.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,362	5,074	92.6	91.4-93.7	288	7.4	6.3- 8.6
No	11,260	10,256	88.2	87.3-89.1	1,004	11.8	10.9-12.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,284	2,060	88.8	86.9-90.5	224	11.2	9.5-13.1
Non-Veteran	14,776	13,670	89.5	88.7-90.3	1,106	10.5	9.7-11.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

17,087

15,756

89.5

88.7-90.1

1,331

10.5

9.9-11.3

GENDER

Male

6,087

5,198

83.6

82.3-84.9

889

16.4

15.1-17.7

Female

11,000

10,558

94.9

94.3-95.5

442

5.1

4.5- 5.7

RACE

White

12,885

11,827

88.7

87.8-89.5

1,058

11.3

10.5-12.2

African American

3,014

2,843

92.8

91.3-94.0

171

7.2

6.0- 8.7

Asian

116

113

97.0

89.5-99.2

3.0

0.8-10.5

Native American

293

261

88.7

83.0-92.6

11.3

7.4-17.0

Other Minorities

722

658

88.0

83.9-91.2

12.0

8.8-16.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

871

780

84.8

80.8-88.1

15.2

11.9-19.2

-English Speaking

267

252

93.7

88.4-96.6

6.3

3.4-11.6

-Spanish Speaking

604

528

82.2

77.2-86.3

17.8

13.7-22.8

Non-Hispanic

16,201

14,961

89.9

89.2-90.6

1,240

10.1

9.4-10.8

AGE

18-24

808

686

82.9

79.3-86.1

122

17.1

13.9-20.7

25-34

2,382

2,073

84.4

82.4-86.3

309

15.6

13.7-17.6

35-44

3,154

2,777

87.0

85.4-88.4

377

13.0

11.6-14.6

45-54

3,299

3,025

90.9

89.6-92.1

274

9.1

7.9-10.4

55-64

3,125

2,962

94.1

93.0-95.1

163

5.9

4.9- 7.0

65-74

2,363

2,308

97.3

96.3-98.0

2.7

2.0- 3.7

75+

1,873

1,845

98.5

97.6-99.0

1.5

1.0- 2.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,702

2,539

90.3

88.2-92.2

163

9.7

7.8-11.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,153

4,785

90.6

89.3-91.8

368

9.4

8.2-10.7

Some Post-H.S.

4,156

3,826

89.1

87.5-90.5

330

10.9

9.5-12.5

College Graduate

5,044

4,575

88.0

86.7-89.2

469

12.0

10.8-13.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,067

1,968

92.1

89.7-94.0

7.9

6.0-10.3

$15,000- 24,999

3,069

2,850

88.4

86.1-90.3

219

11.6

9.7-13.9

$25,000- 34,999

2,104

1,935

89.4

87.1-91.3

169

10.6

8.7-12.9

$35,000- 49,999

2,334

2,118

88.6

86.6-90.2

216

11.4

9.8-13.4

$50,000-74,999

2,229

2,026

89.7

88.0-91.2

203

10.3

8.8-12.0

$75,000+

2,771

2,471

86.9

85.1-88.4

300

13.1

11.6-14.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,362

5,074

92.6

91.4-93.7

288

7.4

6.3- 8.6

11,260

10,256

88.2

87.3-89.1

1,004

11.8

10.9-12.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,284

2,060

88.8

86.9-90.5

224

11.2

9.5-13.1

Non-Veteran

14,776

13,670

89.5

88.7-90.3

1,106

10.5

9.7-11.3

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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.

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