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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,533 14,006 96.2 95.6-96.6 527 3.8 3.4- 4.4
-Gaston County 381 370 96.8 92.5-98.7 11 3.2 1.3- 7.5
GENDER
Male 147 142 95.6 86.6-98.7 5 4.4 1.3-13.4
Female 234 228 98.1 95.6-99.2 6 1.9 0.8- 4.4
RACE
White 333 323 97.5 94.3-98.9 10 2.5 1.1- 5.7
Other 48 47 93.6 66.5-99.1 1 6.4 0.9-33.5
AGE
18-44 113 109 95.5 86.1-98.6 4 4.5 1.4-13.9
45+ 267 261 98.3 96.2-99.3 6 1.7 0.7- 3.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 194 188 96.5 88.5-99.0 6 3.5 1.0-11.5
Some College + 187 182 97.1 91.0-99.1 5 2.9 0.9- 9.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 205 197 97.8 95.3-98.9 8 2.2 1.1- 4.7
$50,000+ 113 110 93.7 79.7-98.2 3 6.3 1.8-20.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

^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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