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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-WHITE MALES

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,681 4,503 96.3 95.4-97.0 178 3.7 3.0- 4.6
AGE
18-24 195 183 93.3 87.5-96.5 12 6.7 3.5-12.5
25-34 574 550 96.5 94.2-97.9 24 3.5 2.1- 5.8
35-44 831 799 97.1 95.7-98.0 32 2.9 2.0- 4.3
45-54 935 886 95.3 93.5-96.6 49 4.7 3.4- 6.5
55-64 922 880 96.5 94.9-97.7 42 3.5 2.3- 5.1
65-74 706 698 98.8 97.4-99.5 8 1.2 0.5- 2.6
75+ 506 497 98.0 95.8-99.1 9 2.0 0.9- 4.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 617 595 96.6 93.9-98.2 22 3.4 1.8- 6.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,356 1,299 95.0 92.7-96.6 57 5.0 3.4- 7.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,061 1,015 95.9 94.1-97.2 46 4.1 2.8- 5.9
College Graduate 1,641 1,588 97.5 96.6-98.2 53 2.5 1.8- 3.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 345 334 95.0 88.6-97.9 11 5.0 2.1-11.4
$15,000- 24,999 639 609 94.7 91.3-96.8 30 5.3 3.2- 8.7
$25,000- 34,999 571 543 94.4 89.6-97.1 28 5.6 2.9-10.4
$35,000- 49,999 757 733 97.0 95.0-98.3 24 3.0 1.7- 5.0
$50,000-74,999 784 756 97.8 96.7-98.5 28 2.2 1.5- 3.3
$75,000+ 1,061 1,020 96.2 94.5-97.4 41 3.8 2.6- 5.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,382 1,331 96.9 95.8-97.8 51 3.1 2.2- 4.2
No 3,192 3,075 96.2 95.1-97.1 117 3.8 2.9- 4.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,726 1,665 96.2 94.3-97.5 61 3.8 2.5- 5.7
Non-Veteran 2,949 2,832 96.3 95.3-97.1 117 3.7 2.9- 4.7

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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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