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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

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
-Eastern NC 4,724 4,333 86.8 84.8-88.5 391 13.2 11.5-15.2
GENDER
Male 1,619 1,400 80.3 76.8-83.4 219 19.7 16.6-23.2
Female 3,105 2,933 93.0 91.5-94.2 172 7.0 5.8- 8.5
RACE
White 3,184 2,897 85.3 82.8-87.5 287 14.7 12.5-17.2
African American 1,083 1,018 91.6 88.5-93.8 65 8.4 6.2-11.5
Other Minorities 436 399 84.3 76.5-89.8 37 15.7 10.2-23.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 211 190 81.1 69.8-88.8 21 18.9 11.2-30.2
Non-Hispanic 4,496 4,127 87.2 85.3-88.9 369 12.8 11.1-14.7
AGE
18-24 175 139 77.8 68.9-84.8 36 22.2 15.2-31.1
25-34 548 462 79.0 73.4-83.7 86 21.0 16.3-26.6
35-44 747 659 84.5 79.8-88.2 88 15.5 11.8-20.2
45-54 926 830 88.8 86.0-91.1 96 11.2 8.9-14.0
55-64 980 918 92.5 90.0-94.4 62 7.5 5.6-10.0
65-74 772 757 98.0 96.5-98.8 15 2.0 1.2- 3.5
75+ 549 543 98.9 97.4-99.6 6 1.1 0.4- 2.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 726 691 86.9 80.0-91.7 35 13.1 8.3-20.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,527 1,404 87.1 83.9-89.7 123 12.9 10.3-16.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,252 1,128 85.0 80.7-88.5 124 15.0 11.5-19.3
College Graduate 1,212 1,103 88.2 85.3-90.6 109 11.8 9.4-14.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 539 513 93.1 87.5-96.3 26 6.9 3.7-12.5
$15,000- 24,999 837 773 84.0 77.2-89.1 64 16.0 10.9-22.8
$25,000- 34,999 585 532 84.1 78.2-88.7 53 15.9 11.3-21.8
$35,000- 49,999 657 594 85.4 80.2-89.4 63 14.6 10.6-19.8
$50,000-74,999 645 583 88.6 84.9-91.5 62 11.4 8.5-15.1
$75,000+ 787 694 83.1 78.2-87.1 93 16.9 12.9-21.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,787 1,678 87.6 83.8-90.5 109 12.4 9.5-16.2
No 2,762 2,497 86.1 83.7-88.3 265 13.9 11.7-16.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 779 695 84.1 79.8-87.7 84 15.9 12.3-20.2
Non-Veteran 3,944 3,638 87.3 85.1-89.2 306 12.7 10.8-14.9

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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.

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