BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Heavy Drinking*)

	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	15,346	14,864	96.6	96.1-97.0	482	3.4	3.0- 3.9
-Northeastern Partnership	1,059	1,026	95.6	92.6-97.4	33	4.4	2.6- 7.4
GENDER
Male	373	354	92.8	86.7-96.2	19	7.2	3.8-13.3
Female	686	672	98.1	96.3-99.0	14	1.9	1.0- 3.7
RACE
White	656	629	93.9	89.3-96.7	27	6.1	3.3-10.7
African American	349	344	98.1	94.5-99.3	5	1.9	0.7- 5.5
Other Minorities	51	50	98.2	87.9-99.7	1	1.8	0.3-12.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	31	30	97.8	85.6-99.7	1	2.2	0.3-14.4
Non-Hispanic	1,025	993	95.4	92.2-97.3	32	4.6	2.7- 7.8
AGE
18-24	38	36	92.5	67.1-98.7	2	7.5	1.3-32.9
25-34	91	87	93.8	84.3-97.7	4	6.2	2.3-15.7
35-44	142	140	97.9	92.0-99.5	2	2.1	0.5- 8.0
45-54	227	220	95.8	90.7-98.2	7	4.2	1.8- 9.3
55-64	239	229	94.1	88.9-96.9	10	5.9	3.1-11.1
65-74	180	173	96.6	92.3-98.5	7	3.4	1.5- 7.7
75+	135	134	99.6	97.4-99.9	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	231	222	96.6	92.9-98.4	9	3.4	1.6- 7.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	365	355	94.2	85.6-97.8	10	5.8	2.2-14.4
Some Post-H.S.	233	226	95.8	90.8-98.1	7	4.2	1.9- 9.2
College Graduate	228	221	96.7	92.5-98.6	7	3.3	1.4- 7.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	165	161	97.2	91.6-99.1	4	2.8	0.9- 8.4
$15,000- 24,999	204	196	95.9	90.6-98.3	8	4.1	1.7- 9.4
$25,000- 34,999	133	128	93.9	85.6-97.5	5	6.1	2.5-14.4
$35,000- 49,999	144	141	97.8	92.2-99.4	3	2.2	0.6- 7.8
$50,000-74,999	122	119	97.5	92.2-99.2	3	2.5	0.8- 7.8
$75,000+	126	121	96.4	90.3-98.7	5	3.6	1.3- 9.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	438	419	92.4	84.8-96.4	19	7.6	3.6-15.2
No	594	580	97.3	95.2-98.5	14	2.7	1.5- 4.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	150	141	92.2	85.1-96.1	9	7.8	3.9-14.9
Non-Veteran	908	884	96.1	92.6-98.0	24	3.9	2.0- 7.4

*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.

**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.

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No			Yes
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	15,346	14,864	96.6	96.1-97.0	482	3.4	3.0- 3.9
-Northeastern Partnership	1,059	1,026	95.6	92.6-97.4	33	4.4	2.6- 7.4
GENDER
Male	373	354	92.8	86.7-96.2	19	7.2	3.8-13.3
Female	686	672	98.1	96.3-99.0	14	1.9	1.0- 3.7
RACE
White	656	629	93.9	89.3-96.7	27	6.1	3.3-10.7
African American	349	344	98.1	94.5-99.3	5	1.9	0.7- 5.5
Other Minorities	51	50	98.2	87.9-99.7	1	1.8	0.3-12.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	31	30	97.8	85.6-99.7	1	2.2	0.3-14.4
Non-Hispanic	1,025	993	95.4	92.2-97.3	32	4.6	2.7- 7.8
AGE
18-24	38	36	92.5	67.1-98.7	2	7.5	1.3-32.9
25-34	91	87	93.8	84.3-97.7	4	6.2	2.3-15.7
35-44	142	140	97.9	92.0-99.5	2	2.1	0.5- 8.0
45-54	227	220	95.8	90.7-98.2	7	4.2	1.8- 9.3
55-64	239	229	94.1	88.9-96.9	10	5.9	3.1-11.1
65-74	180	173	96.6	92.3-98.5	7	3.4	1.5- 7.7
75+	135	134	99.6	97.4-99.9	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	231	222	96.6	92.9-98.4	9	3.4	1.6- 7.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	365	355	94.2	85.6-97.8	10	5.8	2.2-14.4
Some Post-H.S.	233	226	95.8	90.8-98.1	7	4.2	1.9- 9.2
College Graduate	228	221	96.7	92.5-98.6	7	3.3	1.4- 7.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	165	161	97.2	91.6-99.1	4	2.8	0.9- 8.4
$15,000- 24,999	204	196	95.9	90.6-98.3	8	4.1	1.7- 9.4
$25,000- 34,999	133	128	93.9	85.6-97.5	5	6.1	2.5-14.4
$35,000- 49,999	144	141	97.8	92.2-99.4	3	2.2	0.6- 7.8
$50,000-74,999	122	119	97.5	92.2-99.2	3	2.5	0.8- 7.8
$75,000+	126	121	96.4	90.3-98.7	5	3.6	1.3- 9.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	438	419	92.4	84.8-96.4	19	7.6	3.6-15.2
No	594	580	97.3	95.2-98.5	14	2.7	1.5- 4.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	150	141	92.2	85.1-96.1	9	7.8	3.9-14.9
Non-Veteran	908	884	96.1	92.6-98.0	24	3.9	2.0- 7.4