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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 14,533 14,006 96.2 95.6-96.6 527 3.8 3.4- 4.4
GENDER
Male 5,220 4,994 95.6 94.6-96.4 226 4.4 3.6- 5.4
Female 9,313 9,012 96.7 96.2-97.1 301 3.3 2.9- 3.8
RACE
White 11,400 10,932 95.4 94.8-96.0 468 4.6 4.0- 5.2
African American 2,130 2,088 97.9 96.7-98.6 42 2.1 1.4- 3.3
Asian 100 99 99.2 94.3-99.9 1 0.8 0.1- 5.7
Native American 274 268 97.3 92.6-99.0 6 2.7 1.0- 7.4
Other Minorities 580 570 98.0 95.3-99.2 10 2.0 0.8- 4.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 583 569 97.1 94.0-98.6 14 2.9 1.4- 6.0
-English Speaking 235 225 94.0 86.9-97.3 10 6.0 2.7-13.1
-Spanish Speaking 348 344 98.2 93.9-99.5 4 1.8 0.5- 6.1
Non-Hispanic 13,914 13,401 96.1 95.5-96.6 513 3.9 3.4- 4.5
AGE
18-24 472 443 94.4 91.1-96.5 29 5.6 3.5- 8.9
25-34 1,480 1,434 96.6 95.1-97.7 46 3.4 2.3- 4.9
35-44 2,306 2,210 96.1 95.1-96.9 96 3.9 3.1- 4.9
45-54 2,879 2,737 95.4 94.3-96.4 142 4.6 3.6- 5.7
55-64 3,023 2,911 96.1 95.2-96.9 112 3.9 3.1- 4.8
65-74 2,443 2,377 97.5 96.7-98.1 66 2.5 1.9- 3.3
75+ 1,848 1,815 98.2 97.2-98.8 33 1.8 1.2- 2.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 2,090 2,046 97.6 96.0-98.5 44 2.4 1.5- 4.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 4,354 4,230 96.3 95.3-97.2 124 3.7 2.8- 4.7
Some Post-H.S. 3,751 3,621 96.4 95.1-97.3 130 3.6 2.7- 4.9
College Graduate 4,319 4,090 95.1 94.2-95.9 229 4.9 4.1- 5.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,514 1,481 97.1 94.8-98.4 33 2.9 1.6- 5.2
$15,000- 24,999 2,376 2,304 95.9 93.8-97.3 72 4.1 2.7- 6.2
$25,000- 34,999 1,601 1,548 96.4 94.6-97.6 53 3.6 2.4- 5.4
$35,000- 49,999 2,064 1,973 96.4 95.0-97.3 91 3.6 2.7- 5.0
$50,000-74,999 2,066 1,990 95.6 93.8-96.9 76 4.4 3.1- 6.2
$75,000+ 2,890 2,734 95.1 94.0-96.0 156 4.9 4.0- 6.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 5,230 5,061 95.8 94.6-96.8 169 4.2 3.2- 5.4
No 8,739 8,406 96.4 95.8-96.9 333 3.6 3.1- 4.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 2,137 2,043 95.6 94.1-96.7 94 4.4 3.3- 5.9
Non-Veteran 12,394 11,961 96.3 95.7-96.8 433 3.7 3.2- 4.3

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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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