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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 669 598 85.0 80.0-89.0 71 15.0 11.0-20.0
GENDER
Male 240 207 78.6 69.1-85.8 33 21.4 14.2-30.9
Female 429 391 90.8 87.2-93.5 38 9.2 6.5-12.8
RACE
White 467 408 84.2 79.4-88.1 59 15.8 11.9-20.6
Other 198 186 86.1 74.0-93.1 12 13.9 6.9-26.0
AGE
18-44 237 195 79.1 70.7-85.5 42 20.9 14.5-29.3
45+ 424 395 92.3 88.8-94.8 29 7.7 5.2-11.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 174 162 84.4 69.5-92.8 12 15.6 7.2-30.5
Some College + 494 435 85.3 80.7-88.9 59 14.7 11.1-19.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 244 226 87.5 78.8-92.9 18 12.5 7.1-21.2
$50,000+ 331 284 83.5 77.7-88.0 47 16.5 12.0-22.3

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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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