BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (Heavy Drinking*)

	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	17,017	16,512	97.1	96.7-97.4	505	2.9	2.6- 3.3
-Western NC	1,978	1,917	97.2	96.2-98.0	61	2.8	2.0- 3.8
GENDER
Male	701	685	97.8	95.9-98.8	16	2.2	1.2- 4.1
Female	1,277	1,232	96.7	95.3-97.7	45	3.3	2.3- 4.7
RACE
White	1,762	1,707	96.9	95.7-97.8	55	3.1	2.2- 4.3
African American	92	90	99.2	96.6-99.8	2	0.8	0.2- 3.4
Other Minorities	123	119	98.9	95.8-99.7	4	1.1	0.3- 4.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	77	75	98.8	95.0-99.7	2	1.2	0.3- 5.0
Non-Hispanic	1,899	1,840	97.1	96.0-97.9	59	2.9	2.1- 4.0
AGE
18-24	101	98	96.9	90.2-99.1	3	3.1	0.9- 9.8
25-34	265	259	98.1	95.4-99.2	6	1.9	0.8- 4.6
35-44	308	296	97.7	95.3-98.9	12	2.3	1.1- 4.7
45-54	344	327	95.4	92.2-97.3	17	4.6	2.7- 7.8
55-64	373	356	95.2	91.4-97.4	17	4.8	2.6- 8.6
65-74	304	301	98.9	95.7-99.7	3	1.1	0.3- 4.3
75+	275	272	98.9	96.3-99.7	3	1.1	0.3- 3.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	346	339	97.8	95.1-99.1	7	2.2	0.9- 4.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	604	590	97.7	95.3-98.9	14	2.3	1.1- 4.7
Some Post-H.S.	472	458	97.7	95.8-98.8	14	2.3	1.2- 4.2
College Graduate	547	521	95.5	92.8-97.2	26	4.5	2.8- 7.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	280	271	96.3	91.6-98.4	9	3.7	1.6- 8.4
$15,000- 24,999	412	403	98.5	96.3-99.4	9	1.5	0.6- 3.7
$25,000- 34,999	268	257	96.1	92.6-98.0	11	3.9	2.0- 7.4
$35,000- 49,999	294	282	96.2	91.6-98.3	12	3.8	1.7- 8.4
$50,000-74,999	211	206	98.5	95.9-99.5	5	1.5	0.5- 4.1
$75,000+	221	211	95.0	89.7-97.7	10	5.0	2.3-10.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	664	646	97.6	95.9-98.6	18	2.4	1.4- 4.1
No	1,262	1,220	97.0	95.6-98.0	42	3.0	2.0- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	261	255	97.4	92.4-99.2	6	2.6	0.8- 7.6
Non-Veteran	1,716	1,661	97.2	96.1-98.0	55	2.8	2.0- 3.9

*Heavy drinkers--adult men having more than two drinks per day and adult women having more than one drink per day.

^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.

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No			Yes
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	17,017	16,512	97.1	96.7-97.4	505	2.9	2.6- 3.3
-Western NC	1,978	1,917	97.2	96.2-98.0	61	2.8	2.0- 3.8
GENDER
Male	701	685	97.8	95.9-98.8	16	2.2	1.2- 4.1
Female	1,277	1,232	96.7	95.3-97.7	45	3.3	2.3- 4.7
RACE
White	1,762	1,707	96.9	95.7-97.8	55	3.1	2.2- 4.3
African American	92	90	99.2	96.6-99.8	2	0.8	0.2- 3.4
Other Minorities	123	119	98.9	95.8-99.7	4	1.1	0.3- 4.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	77	75	98.8	95.0-99.7	2	1.2	0.3- 5.0
Non-Hispanic	1,899	1,840	97.1	96.0-97.9	59	2.9	2.1- 4.0
AGE
18-24	101	98	96.9	90.2-99.1	3	3.1	0.9- 9.8
25-34	265	259	98.1	95.4-99.2	6	1.9	0.8- 4.6
35-44	308	296	97.7	95.3-98.9	12	2.3	1.1- 4.7
45-54	344	327	95.4	92.2-97.3	17	4.6	2.7- 7.8
55-64	373	356	95.2	91.4-97.4	17	4.8	2.6- 8.6
65-74	304	301	98.9	95.7-99.7	3	1.1	0.3- 4.3
75+	275	272	98.9	96.3-99.7	3	1.1	0.3- 3.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	346	339	97.8	95.1-99.1	7	2.2	0.9- 4.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	604	590	97.7	95.3-98.9	14	2.3	1.1- 4.7
Some Post-H.S.	472	458	97.7	95.8-98.8	14	2.3	1.2- 4.2
College Graduate	547	521	95.5	92.8-97.2	26	4.5	2.8- 7.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	280	271	96.3	91.6-98.4	9	3.7	1.6- 8.4
$15,000- 24,999	412	403	98.5	96.3-99.4	9	1.5	0.6- 3.7
$25,000- 34,999	268	257	96.1	92.6-98.0	11	3.9	2.0- 7.4
$35,000- 49,999	294	282	96.2	91.6-98.3	12	3.8	1.7- 8.4
$50,000-74,999	211	206	98.5	95.9-99.5	5	1.5	0.5- 4.1
$75,000+	221	211	95.0	89.7-97.7	10	5.0	2.3-10.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	664	646	97.6	95.9-98.6	18	2.4	1.4- 4.1
No	1,262	1,220	97.0	95.6-98.0	42	3.0	2.0- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	261	255	97.4	92.4-99.2	6	2.6	0.8- 7.6
Non-Veteran	1,716	1,661	97.2	96.1-98.0	55	2.8	2.0- 3.9