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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,603 13,413 87.7 86.7-88.7 1,190 12.3 11.3-13.3
-Buncombe County 351 328 88.7 81.7-93.3 23 11.3 6.7-18.3
GENDER
Male 133 117 82.0 70.3-89.8 16 18.0 10.2-29.7
Female 218 211 97.0 93.5-98.7 7 3.0 1.3- 6.5
RACE
White 307 287 89.0 82.0-93.6 20 11.0 6.4-18.0
Other 42 39 86.7 51.8-97.5 3 13.3 2.5-48.2
AGE
18-44 94 80 80.5 67.7-89.1 14 19.5 10.9-32.3
45+ 254 245 96.8 93.6-98.4 9 3.2 1.6- 6.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 131 125 92.4 78.5-97.6 6 7.6 2.4-21.5
Some College + 219 202 86.2 76.8-92.2 17 13.8 7.8-23.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 191 182 90.7 78.5-96.3 9 9.3 3.7-21.5
$50,000+ 114 100 82.0 70.3-89.8 14 18.0 10.2-29.7

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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.

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