BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (Heavy Drinking*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	15,346	14,864	96.6	96.1-97.0	482	3.4	3.0- 3.9
GENDER
Male	5,550	5,336	96.2	95.4-96.8	214	3.8	3.2- 4.6
Female	9,796	9,528	97.0	96.5-97.4	268	3.0	2.6- 3.5
RACE
White	11,593	11,187	96.1	95.5-96.6	406	3.9	3.4- 4.5
African American	2,537	2,492	97.8	96.9-98.5	45	2.2	1.5- 3.1
Asian	107	105	99.4	97.2-99.9	2	0.6	0.1- 2.8
Native American	293	278	92.7	85.8-96.4	15	7.3	3.6-14.2
Other Minorities	754	740	98.2	96.6-99.0	14	1.8	1.0- 3.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	797	780	98.2	96.6-99.0	17	1.8	1.0- 3.4
-English Speaking	305	297	97.2	93.5-98.9	8	2.8	1.1- 6.5
-Spanish Speaking	491	482	98.5	96.6-99.3	9	1.5	0.7- 3.4
Non-Hispanic	14,517	14,052	96.4	95.9-96.8	465	3.6	3.2- 4.1
AGE
18-24	606	587	96.5	94.1-98.0	19	3.5	2.0- 5.9
25-34	1,822	1,764	96.3	94.9-97.3	58	3.7	2.7- 5.1
35-44	2,631	2,532	96.2	95.2-97.0	99	3.8	3.0- 4.8
45-54	3,037	2,894	95.4	94.4-96.2	143	4.6	3.8- 5.6
55-64	3,052	2,973	97.4	96.6-98.0	79	2.6	2.0- 3.4
65-74	2,319	2,263	97.7	96.9-98.3	56	2.3	1.7- 3.1
75+	1,775	1,750	98.4	97.5-99.0	25	1.6	1.0- 2.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,360	2,309	97.1	95.7-98.1	51	2.9	1.9- 4.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,644	4,512	96.3	95.4-97.1	132	3.7	2.9- 4.6
Some Post-H.S.	3,778	3,647	96.5	95.5-97.3	131	3.5	2.7- 4.5
College Graduate	4,531	4,364	96.6	95.8-97.2	167	3.4	2.8- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,756	1,720	97.3	95.6-98.4	36	2.7	1.6- 4.4
$15,000- 24,999	2,546	2,476	96.7	95.2-97.7	70	3.3	2.3- 4.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,836	1,781	97.1	96.1-97.9	55	2.9	2.1- 3.9
$35,000- 49,999	2,163	2,090	96.8	95.8-97.6	73	3.2	2.4- 4.2
$50,000-74,999	1,991	1,911	95.3	93.7-96.5	80	4.7	3.5- 6.3
$75,000+	2,805	2,678	95.8	94.8-96.6	127	4.2	3.4- 5.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,538	5,377	96.0	95.0-96.8	161	4.0	3.2- 5.0
No	9,365	9,053	96.8	96.3-97.3	312	3.2	2.7- 3.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,218	2,125	95.4	94.1-96.5	93	4.6	3.5- 5.9
Non-Veteran	13,118	12,730	96.8	96.3-97.2	388	3.2	2.8- 3.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,346

14,864

96.6

96.1-97.0

482

3.4

3.0- 3.9

GENDER

Male

5,550

5,336

96.2

95.4-96.8

214

3.8

3.2- 4.6

Female

9,796

9,528

97.0

96.5-97.4

268

3.0

2.6- 3.5

RACE

White

11,593

11,187

96.1

95.5-96.6

406

3.9

3.4- 4.5

African American

2,537

2,492

97.8

96.9-98.5

2.2

1.5- 3.1

Asian

107

105

99.4

97.2-99.9

0.6

0.1- 2.8

Native American

293

278

92.7

85.8-96.4

7.3

3.6-14.2

Other Minorities

754

740

98.2

96.6-99.0

1.8

1.0- 3.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

797

780

98.2

96.6-99.0

1.8

1.0- 3.4

-English Speaking

305

297

97.2

93.5-98.9

2.8

1.1- 6.5

-Spanish Speaking

491

482

98.5

96.6-99.3

1.5

0.7- 3.4

Non-Hispanic

14,517

14,052

96.4

95.9-96.8

465

3.6

3.2- 4.1

AGE

18-24

606

587

96.5

94.1-98.0

3.5

2.0- 5.9

25-34

1,822

1,764

96.3

94.9-97.3

3.7

2.7- 5.1

35-44

2,631

2,532

96.2

95.2-97.0

3.8

3.0- 4.8

45-54

3,037

2,894

95.4

94.4-96.2

143

4.6

3.8- 5.6

55-64

3,052

2,973

97.4

96.6-98.0

2.6

2.0- 3.4

65-74

2,319

2,263

97.7

96.9-98.3

2.3

1.7- 3.1

75+

1,775

1,750

98.4

97.5-99.0

1.6

1.0- 2.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,360

2,309

97.1

95.7-98.1

2.9

1.9- 4.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,644

4,512

96.3

95.4-97.1

132

3.7

2.9- 4.6

Some Post-H.S.

3,778

3,647

96.5

95.5-97.3

131

3.5

2.7- 4.5

College Graduate

4,531

4,364

96.6

95.8-97.2

167

3.4

2.8- 4.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,756

1,720

97.3

95.6-98.4

2.7

1.6- 4.4

$15,000- 24,999

2,546

2,476

96.7

95.2-97.7

3.3

2.3- 4.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,836

1,781

97.1

96.1-97.9

2.9

2.1- 3.9

$35,000- 49,999

2,163

2,090

96.8

95.8-97.6

3.2

2.4- 4.2

$50,000-74,999

1,991

1,911

95.3

93.7-96.5

4.7

3.5- 6.3

$75,000+

2,805

2,678

95.8

94.8-96.6

127

4.2

3.4- 5.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,538

5,377

96.0

95.0-96.8

161

4.0

3.2- 5.0

9,365

9,053

96.8

96.3-97.3

312

3.2

2.7- 3.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,218

2,125

95.4

94.1-96.5

4.6

3.5- 5.9

Non-Veteran

13,118

12,730

96.8

96.3-97.2

388

3.2

2.8- 3.7

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*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.

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