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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 14,603 13,413 87.7 86.7-88.7 1,190 12.3 11.3-13.3
GENDER
Male 5,259 4,592 82.5 80.6-84.2 667 17.5 15.8-19.4
Female 9,344 8,821 92.6 91.7-93.5 523 7.4 6.5- 8.3
RACE
White 11,447 10,465 87.0 85.9-88.1 982 13.0 11.9-14.1
African American 2,145 2,015 91.2 88.9-93.1 130 8.8 6.9-11.1
Asian 102 99 97.9 93.2-99.4 3 2.1 0.6- 6.8
Native American 274 258 93.0 87.8-96.1 16 7.0 3.9-12.2
Other Minorities 582 528 83.7 77.6-88.4 54 16.3 11.6-22.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 583 531 83.3 77.1-88.1 52 16.7 11.9-22.9
-English Speaking 233 215 86.1 76.1-92.3 18 13.9 7.7-23.9
-Spanish Speaking 350 316 82.3 74.4-88.2 34 17.7 11.8-25.6
Non-Hispanic 13,984 12,848 88.1 87.1-89.0 1,136 11.9 11.0-12.9
AGE
18-24 480 381 78.0 72.7-82.6 99 22.0 17.4-27.3
25-34 1,486 1,248 81.1 78.0-83.8 238 18.9 16.2-22.0
35-44 2,316 2,027 85.6 83.5-87.5 289 14.4 12.5-16.5
45-54 2,896 2,601 89.5 88.0-91.0 295 10.5 9.0-12.0
55-64 3,032 2,853 92.9 91.6-94.1 179 7.1 5.9- 8.4
65-74 2,452 2,384 97.5 96.6-98.1 68 2.5 1.9- 3.4
75+ 1,859 1,842 99.1 98.4-99.5 17 0.9 0.5- 1.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 2,107 1,991 89.2 85.8-91.9 116 10.8 8.1-14.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 4,372 4,061 88.7 86.8-90.4 311 11.3 9.6-13.2
Some Post-H.S. 3,768 3,425 86.6 84.4-88.6 343 13.4 11.4-15.6
College Graduate 4,336 3,917 86.9 85.2-88.4 419 13.1 11.6-14.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,528 1,446 91.6 88.0-94.1 82 8.4 5.9-12.0
$15,000- 24,999 2,385 2,239 89.1 86.0-91.5 146 10.9 8.5-14.0
$25,000- 34,999 1,605 1,483 88.1 85.0-90.6 122 11.9 9.4-15.0
$35,000- 49,999 2,077 1,881 86.3 83.5-88.7 196 13.7 11.3-16.5
$50,000-74,999 2,073 1,873 87.1 84.2-89.6 200 12.9 10.4-15.8
$75,000+ 2,893 2,541 83.6 81.4-85.6 352 16.4 14.4-18.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 5,258 4,955 90.4 88.7-91.8 303 9.6 8.2-11.3
No 8,782 7,953 86.5 85.2-87.8 829 13.5 12.2-14.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 2,150 1,962 86.8 83.8-89.3 188 13.2 10.7-16.2
Non-Veteran 12,450 11,449 87.8 86.7-88.9 1,001 12.2 11.1-13.3

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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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