BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (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
-Western NC	1,638	1,518	90.2	87.9-92.2	120	9.8	7.8-12.1
GENDER
Male	603	532	85.2	80.8-88.8	71	14.8	11.2-19.2
Female	1,035	986	94.6	92.5-96.2	49	5.4	3.8- 7.5
RACE
White	1,486	1,378	90.3	87.9-92.3	108	9.7	7.7-12.1
African American	46	42	91.2	77.7-96.8	4	8.8	3.2-22.3
Other Minorities	97	89	88.0	74.5-94.8	8	12.0	5.2-25.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	62	57	92.2	80.2-97.2	5	7.8	2.8-19.8
Non-Hispanic	1,569	1,454	90.1	87.6-92.1	115	9.9	7.9-12.4
AGE
18-24	52	41	83.6	70.6-91.5	11	16.4	8.5-29.4
25-34	166	144	85.3	77.1-90.9	22	14.7	9.1-22.9
35-44	241	216	89.8	84.1-93.7	25	10.2	6.3-15.9
45-54	313	277	86.4	80.3-90.9	36	13.6	9.1-19.7
55-64	353	340	95.3	91.4-97.5	13	4.7	2.5- 8.6
65-74	286	274	95.9	92.4-97.8	12	4.1	2.2- 7.6
75+	221	220	99.6	97.5- 100	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	267	253	90.5	82.1-95.2	14	9.5	4.8-17.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	507	473	91.3	87.1-94.2	34	8.7	5.8-12.9
Some Post-H.S.	405	379	91.0	85.7-94.4	26	9.0	5.6-14.3
College Graduate	453	408	88.2	83.6-91.6	45	11.8	8.4-16.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	220	208	89.8	80.6-94.9	12	10.2	5.1-19.4
$15,000- 24,999	305	284	86.8	78.8-92.1	21	13.2	7.9-21.2
$25,000- 34,999	237	224	93.2	87.4-96.4	13	6.8	3.6-12.6
$35,000- 49,999	256	235	89.7	83.2-93.8	21	10.3	6.2-16.8
$50,000-74,999	191	172	91.2	85.4-94.8	19	8.8	5.2-14.6
$75,000+	193	173	89.1	82.7-93.4	20	10.9	6.6-17.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	660	617	90.8	87.0-93.6	43	9.2	6.4-13.0
No	935	864	90.4	87.2-92.8	71	9.6	7.2-12.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	241	225	93.6	88.9-96.4	16	6.4	3.6-11.1
Non-Veteran	1,397	1,293	89.7	87.1-91.9	104	10.3	8.1-12.9

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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
-Western NC	1,638	1,518	90.2	87.9-92.2	120	9.8	7.8-12.1
GENDER
Male	603	532	85.2	80.8-88.8	71	14.8	11.2-19.2
Female	1,035	986	94.6	92.5-96.2	49	5.4	3.8- 7.5
RACE
White	1,486	1,378	90.3	87.9-92.3	108	9.7	7.7-12.1
African American	46	42	91.2	77.7-96.8	4	8.8	3.2-22.3
Other Minorities	97	89	88.0	74.5-94.8	8	12.0	5.2-25.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	62	57	92.2	80.2-97.2	5	7.8	2.8-19.8
Non-Hispanic	1,569	1,454	90.1	87.6-92.1	115	9.9	7.9-12.4
AGE
18-24	52	41	83.6	70.6-91.5	11	16.4	8.5-29.4
25-34	166	144	85.3	77.1-90.9	22	14.7	9.1-22.9
35-44	241	216	89.8	84.1-93.7	25	10.2	6.3-15.9
45-54	313	277	86.4	80.3-90.9	36	13.6	9.1-19.7
55-64	353	340	95.3	91.4-97.5	13	4.7	2.5- 8.6
65-74	286	274	95.9	92.4-97.8	12	4.1	2.2- 7.6
75+	221	220	99.6	97.5- 100	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	267	253	90.5	82.1-95.2	14	9.5	4.8-17.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	507	473	91.3	87.1-94.2	34	8.7	5.8-12.9
Some Post-H.S.	405	379	91.0	85.7-94.4	26	9.0	5.6-14.3
College Graduate	453	408	88.2	83.6-91.6	45	11.8	8.4-16.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	220	208	89.8	80.6-94.9	12	10.2	5.1-19.4
$15,000- 24,999	305	284	86.8	78.8-92.1	21	13.2	7.9-21.2
$25,000- 34,999	237	224	93.2	87.4-96.4	13	6.8	3.6-12.6
$35,000- 49,999	256	235	89.7	83.2-93.8	21	10.3	6.2-16.8
$50,000-74,999	191	172	91.2	85.4-94.8	19	8.8	5.2-14.6
$75,000+	193	173	89.1	82.7-93.4	20	10.9	6.6-17.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	660	617	90.8	87.0-93.6	43	9.2	6.4-13.0
No	935	864	90.4	87.2-92.8	71	9.6	7.2-12.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	241	225	93.6	88.9-96.4	16	6.4	3.6-11.1
Non-Veteran	1,397	1,293	89.7	87.1-91.9	104	10.3	8.1-12.9

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*