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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-MALES

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,058 5,851 97.0 96.3-97.5 207 3.0 2.5- 3.7
RACE
White 4,681 4,503 96.3 95.4-97.0 178 3.7 3.0- 4.6
African American 899 879 98.5 97.5-99.1 20 1.5 0.9- 2.5
Asian 42 42 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Native American 109 102 93.8 85.7-97.4 7 6.2 2.6-14.3
Other Minorities 306 304 99.7 98.7-99.9 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 360 356 99.2 97.5-99.8 4 0.8 0.2- 2.5
-English Speaking 92 90 98.9 95.6-99.7 2 1.1 0.3- 4.4
-Spanish Speaking 268 266 99.3 96.9-99.8 2 0.7 0.2- 3.1
Non-Hispanic 5,695 5,492 96.7 96.0-97.3 203 3.3 2.7- 4.0
AGE
18-24 294 280 95.5 91.8-97.6 14 4.5 2.4- 8.2
25-34 849 820 97.3 95.8-98.3 29 2.7 1.7- 4.2
35-44 1,130 1,086 97.1 96.0-98.0 44 2.9 2.0- 4.0
45-54 1,207 1,155 96.3 95.0-97.3 52 3.7 2.7- 5.0
55-64 1,144 1,097 96.9 95.5-97.9 47 3.1 2.1- 4.5
65-74 833 825 99.1 97.9-99.6 8 0.9 0.4- 2.1
75+ 581 570 98.2 96.3-99.1 11 1.8 0.9- 3.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,009 983 98.1 96.7-98.9 26 1.9 1.1- 3.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,801 1,728 95.8 94.1-97.0 73 4.2 3.0- 5.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,323 1,271 96.5 95.1-97.5 52 3.5 2.5- 4.9
College Graduate 1,915 1,859 97.8 97.0-98.4 56 2.2 1.6- 3.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 558 540 96.5 93.2-98.2 18 3.5 1.8- 6.8
$15,000- 24,999 1,005 969 96.7 94.7-97.9 36 3.3 2.1- 5.3
$25,000- 34,999 760 727 95.8 92.6-97.6 33 4.2 2.4- 7.4
$35,000- 49,999 917 889 97.3 95.6-98.3 28 2.7 1.7- 4.4
$50,000-74,999 905 876 98.0 97.0-98.7 29 2.0 1.3- 3.0
$75,000+ 1,199 1,156 96.6 95.1-97.6 43 3.4 2.4- 4.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,823 1,764 97.6 96.7-98.2 59 2.4 1.8- 3.3
No 4,058 3,920 96.8 96.0-97.5 138 3.2 2.5- 4.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 2,056 1,987 96.5 94.9-97.6 69 3.5 2.4- 5.1
Non-Veteran 3,989 3,851 97.1 96.4-97.7 138 2.9 2.3- 3.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

^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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