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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	17,087	15,756	89.5	88.7-90.1	1,331	10.5	9.9-11.3
-Piedmont NC	9,587	8,803	88.9	87.9-89.8	784	11.1	10.2-12.1
GENDER
Male	3,474	2,951	83.3	81.5-84.9	523	16.7	15.1-18.5
Female	6,113	5,852	94.3	93.3-95.1	261	5.7	4.9- 6.7
RACE
White	7,442	6,807	87.9	86.7-89.0	635	12.1	11.0-13.3
African American	1,561	1,459	92.1	90.0-93.8	102	7.9	6.2-10.0
Other Minorities	545	500	89.8	85.7-92.9	45	10.2	7.1-14.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	554	494	85.6	80.9-89.4	60	14.4	10.6-19.1
Non-Hispanic	9,027	8,303	89.2	88.2-90.2	724	10.8	9.8-11.8
AGE
18-24	435	356	81.9	77.0-85.9	79	18.1	14.1-23.0
25-34	1,348	1,165	83.1	80.2-85.6	183	16.9	14.4-19.8
35-44	1,863	1,636	87.2	85.2-88.9	227	12.8	11.1-14.8
45-54	1,823	1,660	90.2	88.2-91.9	163	9.8	8.1-11.8
55-64	1,718	1,629	94.4	93.0-95.6	89	5.6	4.4- 7.0
65-74	1,294	1,266	97.4	96.0-98.3	28	2.6	1.7- 4.0
75+	1,061	1,047	98.6	97.5-99.3	14	1.4	0.7- 2.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,495	1,405	91.3	88.7-93.4	90	8.7	6.6-11.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,726	2,536	90.5	88.7-92.1	190	9.5	7.9-11.3
Some Post-H.S.	2,278	2,088	87.7	85.3-89.8	190	12.3	10.2-14.7
College Graduate	3,072	2,759	87.1	85.3-88.6	313	12.9	11.4-14.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,036	981	91.6	88.2-94.2	55	8.4	5.8-11.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,627	1,508	87.7	84.4-90.4	119	12.3	9.6-15.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,127	1,032	89.0	86.0-91.3	95	11.0	8.7-14.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,257	1,140	88.6	86.0-90.8	117	11.4	9.2-14.0
$50,000-74,999	1,306	1,175	89.0	86.6-90.9	131	11.0	9.1-13.4
$75,000+	1,801	1,607	86.7	84.5-88.7	194	13.3	11.3-15.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,821	2,662	92.5	90.8-93.9	159	7.5	6.1- 9.2
No	6,506	5,902	87.6	86.4-88.8	604	12.4	11.2-13.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,134	1,039	90.3	87.7-92.4	95	9.7	7.6-12.3
Non-Veteran	8,442	7,754	88.7	87.6-89.7	688	11.3	10.3-12.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,087

15,756

89.5

88.7-90.1

1,331

10.5

9.9-11.3

-Piedmont NC

9,587

8,803

88.9

87.9-89.8

784

11.1

10.2-12.1

GENDER

Male

3,474

2,951

83.3

81.5-84.9

523

16.7

15.1-18.5

Female

6,113

5,852

94.3

93.3-95.1

261

5.7

4.9- 6.7

RACE

White

7,442

6,807

87.9

86.7-89.0

635

12.1

11.0-13.3

African American

1,561

1,459

92.1

90.0-93.8

102

7.9

6.2-10.0

Other Minorities

545

500

89.8

85.7-92.9

10.2

7.1-14.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

554

494

85.6

80.9-89.4

14.4

10.6-19.1

Non-Hispanic

9,027

8,303

89.2

88.2-90.2

724

10.8

9.8-11.8

AGE

18-24

435

356

81.9

77.0-85.9

18.1

14.1-23.0

25-34

1,348

1,165

83.1

80.2-85.6

183

16.9

14.4-19.8

35-44

1,863

1,636

87.2

85.2-88.9

227

12.8

11.1-14.8

45-54

1,823

1,660

90.2

88.2-91.9

163

9.8

8.1-11.8

55-64

1,718

1,629

94.4

93.0-95.6

5.6

4.4- 7.0

65-74

1,294

1,266

97.4

96.0-98.3

2.6

1.7- 4.0

75+

1,061

1,047

98.6

97.5-99.3

1.4

0.7- 2.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,495

1,405

91.3

88.7-93.4

8.7

6.6-11.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,726

2,536

90.5

88.7-92.1

190

9.5

7.9-11.3

Some Post-H.S.

2,278

2,088

87.7

85.3-89.8

190

12.3

10.2-14.7

College Graduate

3,072

2,759

87.1

85.3-88.6

313

12.9

11.4-14.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,036

981

91.6

88.2-94.2

8.4

5.8-11.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,627

1,508

87.7

84.4-90.4

119

12.3

9.6-15.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,127

1,032

89.0

86.0-91.3

11.0

8.7-14.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,257

1,140

88.6

86.0-90.8

117

11.4

9.2-14.0

$50,000-74,999

1,306

1,175

89.0

86.6-90.9

131

11.0

9.1-13.4

$75,000+

1,801

1,607

86.7

84.5-88.7

194

13.3

11.3-15.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,821

2,662

92.5

90.8-93.9

159

7.5

6.1- 9.2

6,506

5,902

87.6

86.4-88.8

604

12.4

11.2-13.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,134

1,039

90.3

87.7-92.4

9.7

7.6-12.3

Non-Veteran

8,442

7,754

88.7

87.6-89.7

688

11.3

10.3-12.4

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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.

** 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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