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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston 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
-Gaston County 386 350 86.7 80.2-91.2 36 13.3 8.8-19.8
GENDER
Male 148 133 86.3 76.2-92.5 15 13.7 7.5-23.8
Female 238 217 87.0 77.7-92.8 21 13.0 7.2-22.3
RACE
White 336 303 85.7 78.5-90.7 33 14.3 9.3-21.5
Other 50 47 91.1 69.7-97.8 3 8.9 2.2-30.3
AGE
18-44 116 92 78.1 66.5-86.4 24 21.9 13.6-33.5
45+ 269 258 95.9 92.4-97.8 11 4.1 2.2- 7.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 198 181 86.5 76.2-92.8 17 13.5 7.2-23.8
Some College + 188 169 86.8 77.9-92.5 19 13.2 7.5-22.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 208 187 90.0 84.1-93.9 21 10.0 6.1-15.9
$50,000+ 114 104 87.4 75.8-93.9 10 12.6 6.1-24.2

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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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