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

	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
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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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
1=Yes = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days and who did not have five or more drinks on an occasion.
No = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and had five or more drinks on one or more occasions in the past month.

^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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	Total Respond.^	No			Yes
	Total Respond.^	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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*