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

	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	17,087	15,756	89.5	88.7-90.1	1,331	10.5	9.9-11.3
-Western NC	1,990	1,875	91.6	89.3-93.4	115	8.4	6.6-10.7
GENDER
Male	707	631	85.2	80.8-88.7	76	14.8	11.3-19.2
Female	1,283	1,244	97.1	95.7-98.0	39	2.9	2.0- 4.3
RACE
White	1,771	1,682	92.5	90.3-94.2	89	7.5	5.8- 9.7
African American	94	86	91.8	82.5-96.3	8	8.2	3.7-17.5
Other Minorities	124	106	81.0	65.8-90.5	18	19.0	9.5-34.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	78	67	75.7	58.2-87.4	11	24.3	12.6-41.8
Non-Hispanic	1,910	1,806	92.8	90.9-94.4	104	7.2	5.6- 9.1
AGE
18-24	100	87	80.8	68.7-89.0	13	19.2	11.0-31.3
25-34	265	243	91.0	85.8-94.4	22	9.0	5.6-14.2
35-44	310	278	87.2	80.6-91.8	32	12.8	8.2-19.4
45-54	346	321	94.1	90.9-96.2	25	5.9	3.8- 9.1
55-64	377	360	94.0	89.6-96.6	17	6.0	3.4-10.4
65-74	308	304	98.9	97.0-99.6	4	1.1	0.4- 3.0
75+	276	274	99.1	96.6-99.8	2	0.9	0.2- 3.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	346	323	87.1	79.0-92.4	23	12.9	7.6-21.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	607	576	93.2	89.5-95.7	31	6.8	4.3-10.5
Some Post-H.S.	474	450	93.2	88.5-96.1	24	6.8	3.9-11.5
College Graduate	554	517	91.2	87.4-93.9	37	8.8	6.1-12.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	280	266	89.9	80.1-95.2	14	10.1	4.8-19.9
$15,000- 24,999	412	386	89.0	81.9-93.6	26	11.0	6.4-18.1
$25,000- 34,999	270	257	94.6	90.2-97.1	13	5.4	2.9- 9.8
$35,000- 49,999	295	276	89.0	82.1-93.4	19	11.0	6.6-17.9
$50,000-74,999	213	201	92.3	85.5-96.0	12	7.7	4.0-14.5
$75,000+	224	204	91.3	85.7-94.9	20	8.7	5.1-14.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	667	644	94.0	89.3-96.7	23	6.0	3.3-10.7
No	1,271	1,184	90.6	87.8-92.8	87	9.4	7.2-12.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	263	245	91.5	85.7-95.1	18	8.5	4.9-14.3
Non-Veteran	1,726	1,629	91.6	89.1-93.5	97	8.4	6.5-10.9

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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.

** 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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	Total Respond.^	No			Yes
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	17,087	15,756	89.5	88.7-90.1	1,331	10.5	9.9-11.3
-Western NC	1,990	1,875	91.6	89.3-93.4	115	8.4	6.6-10.7
GENDER
Male	707	631	85.2	80.8-88.7	76	14.8	11.3-19.2
Female	1,283	1,244	97.1	95.7-98.0	39	2.9	2.0- 4.3
RACE
White	1,771	1,682	92.5	90.3-94.2	89	7.5	5.8- 9.7
African American	94	86	91.8	82.5-96.3	8	8.2	3.7-17.5
Other Minorities	124	106	81.0	65.8-90.5	18	19.0	9.5-34.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	78	67	75.7	58.2-87.4	11	24.3	12.6-41.8
Non-Hispanic	1,910	1,806	92.8	90.9-94.4	104	7.2	5.6- 9.1
AGE
18-24	100	87	80.8	68.7-89.0	13	19.2	11.0-31.3
25-34	265	243	91.0	85.8-94.4	22	9.0	5.6-14.2
35-44	310	278	87.2	80.6-91.8	32	12.8	8.2-19.4
45-54	346	321	94.1	90.9-96.2	25	5.9	3.8- 9.1
55-64	377	360	94.0	89.6-96.6	17	6.0	3.4-10.4
65-74	308	304	98.9	97.0-99.6	4	1.1	0.4- 3.0
75+	276	274	99.1	96.6-99.8	2	0.9	0.2- 3.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	346	323	87.1	79.0-92.4	23	12.9	7.6-21.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	607	576	93.2	89.5-95.7	31	6.8	4.3-10.5
Some Post-H.S.	474	450	93.2	88.5-96.1	24	6.8	3.9-11.5
College Graduate	554	517	91.2	87.4-93.9	37	8.8	6.1-12.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	280	266	89.9	80.1-95.2	14	10.1	4.8-19.9
$15,000- 24,999	412	386	89.0	81.9-93.6	26	11.0	6.4-18.1
$25,000- 34,999	270	257	94.6	90.2-97.1	13	5.4	2.9- 9.8
$35,000- 49,999	295	276	89.0	82.1-93.4	19	11.0	6.6-17.9
$50,000-74,999	213	201	92.3	85.5-96.0	12	7.7	4.0-14.5
$75,000+	224	204	91.3	85.7-94.9	20	8.7	5.1-14.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	667	644	94.0	89.3-96.7	23	6.0	3.3-10.7
No	1,271	1,184	90.6	87.8-92.8	87	9.4	7.2-12.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	263	245	91.5	85.7-95.1	18	8.5	4.9-14.3
Non-Veteran	1,726	1,629	91.6	89.1-93.5	97	8.4	6.5-10.9

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*