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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % 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 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

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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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