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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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
-Northeastern Partnership 1,063 985 88.8 85.3-91.6 78 11.2 8.4-14.7
GENDER
Male 378 330 83.7 77.3-88.5 48 16.3 11.5-22.7
Female 685 655 93.5 89.7-95.9 30 6.5 4.1-10.3
RACE
White 657 595 85.2 79.9-89.3 62 14.8 10.7-20.1
African American 351 337 93.9 88.9-96.7 14 6.1 3.3-11.1
Other Minorities 52 50 96.0 85.1-99.0 2 4.0 1.0-14.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 32 30 95.0 81.3-98.8 2 5.0 1.2-18.7
Non-Hispanic 1,028 952 88.3 84.6-91.3 76 11.7 8.7-15.4
AGE
18-24 38 31 80.1 59.9-91.5 7 19.9 8.5-40.1
25-34 92 82 86.0 75.1-92.6 10 14.0 7.4-24.9
35-44 144 127 85.0 76.9-90.7 17 15.0 9.3-23.1
45-54 229 204 86.8 80.3-91.4 25 13.2 8.6-19.7
55-64 239 226 94.3 90.2-96.8 13 5.7 3.2- 9.8
65-74 179 174 97.1 92.8-98.8 5 2.9 1.2- 7.2
75+ 135 134 98.8 92.2-99.8 1 1.2 0.2- 7.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 233 216 91.0 84.8-94.8 17 9.0 5.2-15.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 365 343 89.6 82.1-94.2 22 10.4 5.8-17.9
Some Post-H.S. 234 214 83.1 73.3-89.8 20 16.9 10.2-26.7
College Graduate 229 210 91.0 85.4-94.6 19 9.0 5.4-14.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 159 93.4 86.4-96.9 8 6.6 3.1-13.6
$15,000- 24,999 203 192 93.7 88.2-96.8 11 6.3 3.2-11.8
$25,000- 34,999 134 125 89.7 76.3-96.0 9 10.3 4.0-23.7
$35,000- 49,999 145 130 82.9 71.2-90.4 15 17.1 9.6-28.8
$50,000-74,999 123 107 85.9 77.1-91.7 16 14.1 8.3-22.9
$75,000+ 126 114 86.9 77.4-92.7 12 13.1 7.3-22.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 439 414 90.3 83.2-94.6 25 9.7 5.4-16.8
No 598 548 88.2 83.7-91.5 50 11.8 8.5-16.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 152 138 84.7 73.5-91.7 14 15.3 8.3-26.5
Non-Veteran 910 846 89.5 85.7-92.4 64 10.5 7.6-14.3

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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.

**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.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, 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.

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