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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,339 14,113 88.8 87.9-89.5 1,226 11.2 10.5-12.1
-Northeast Partnership I 427 405 93.5 89.7-96.0 22 6.5 4.0-10.3
GENDER
Male 153 140 90.9 84.0-95.0 13 9.1 5.0-16.0
Female 274 265 95.7 90.8-98.1 9 4.3 1.9- 9.2
RACE
White 203 188 89.6 82.5-94.0 15 10.4 6.0-17.5
Other 223 216 96.5 91.7-98.6 7 3.5 1.4- 8.3
AGE
18-44 105 98 93.6 85.8-97.3 7 6.4 2.7-14.2
45+ 317 302 93.3 88.5-96.2 15 6.7 3.8-11.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 254 242 93.6 88.3-96.6 12 6.4 3.4-11.7
Some College + 171 161 93.2 86.5-96.7 10 6.8 3.3-13.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 275 262 93.4 88.1-96.4 13 6.6 3.6-11.9
$50,000+ 77 70 90.8 79.9-96.1 7 9.2 3.9-20.1

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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, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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