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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-MALES

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,087 5,198 83.6 82.3-84.9 889 16.4 15.1-17.7
RACE
White 4,707 4,010 82.4 80.9-83.9 697 17.6 16.1-19.1
African American 903 787 88.6 85.9-90.9 116 11.4 9.1-14.1
Asian 42 39 93.6 79.1-98.3 3 6.4 1.7-20.9
Native American 108 88 84.9 75.9-90.9 20 15.1 9.1-24.1
Other Minorities 307 255 81.8 75.3-87.0 52 18.2 13.0-24.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 357 289 77.7 71.3-83.0 68 22.3 17.0-28.7
-English Speaking 91 83 92.1 82.6-96.6 8 7.9 3.4-17.4
-Spanish Speaking 266 206 74.5 67.0-80.8 60 25.5 19.2-33.0
Non-Hispanic 5,727 4,906 84.3 83.0-85.6 821 15.7 14.4-17.0
AGE
18-24 292 223 78.2 72.1-83.2 69 21.8 16.8-27.9
25-34 849 638 75.6 72.0-78.9 211 24.4 21.1-28.0
35-44 1,135 888 80.6 77.8-83.1 247 19.4 16.9-22.2
45-54 1,210 1,032 85.9 83.4-88.1 178 14.1 11.9-16.6
55-64 1,157 1,031 89.8 87.5-91.6 126 10.2 8.4-12.5
65-74 840 800 95.0 93.1-96.5 40 5.0 3.5- 6.9
75+ 584 568 97.6 96.0-98.6 16 2.4 1.4- 4.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,015 895 85.0 81.2-88.2 120 15.0 11.8-18.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,802 1,544 84.8 82.3-87.0 258 15.2 13.0-17.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,334 1,127 82.5 79.5-85.1 207 17.5 14.9-20.5
College Graduate 1,926 1,623 82.3 80.1-84.4 303 17.7 15.6-19.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 559 499 86.2 80.9-90.2 60 13.8 9.8-19.1
$15,000- 24,999 1,010 870 81.6 77.6-85.1 140 18.4 14.9-22.4
$25,000- 34,999 771 652 83.2 78.9-86.7 119 16.8 13.3-21.1
$35,000- 49,999 923 774 82.2 78.8-85.2 149 17.8 14.8-21.2
$50,000-74,999 906 764 84.7 81.6-87.3 142 15.3 12.7-18.4
$75,000+ 1,200 995 81.5 78.7-84.0 205 18.5 16.0-21.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,838 1,642 88.0 85.6-90.0 196 12.0 10.0-14.4
No 4,070 3,404 82.0 80.3-83.5 666 18.0 16.5-19.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 2,063 1,850 88.3 86.2-90.1 213 11.7 9.9-13.8
Non-Veteran 4,011 3,336 82.0 80.3-83.5 675 18.0 16.5-19.7

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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.

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