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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-MALES

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,259 4,592 82.5 80.6-84.2 667 17.5 15.8-19.4
RACE
White 4,203 3,660 81.8 79.7-83.7 543 18.2 16.3-20.3
African American 657 587 87.5 83.2-90.8 70 12.5 9.2-16.8
Asian 40 40 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Native American 89 79 89.3 79.9-94.6 10 10.7 5.4-20.1
Other Minorities 247 207 75.8 66.6-83.0 40 24.2 17.0-33.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 240 198 74.0 64.7-81.6 42 26.0 18.4-35.3
-English Speaking 78 66 76.6 59.8-87.8 12 23.4 12.2-40.2
-Spanish Speaking 162 132 73.3 61.9-82.2 30 26.7 17.8-38.1
Non-Hispanic 5,003 4,380 83.4 81.6-85.0 623 16.6 15.0-18.4
AGE
18-24 198 144 71.9 63.4-79.1 54 28.1 20.9-36.6
25-34 468 344 73.2 67.8-78.0 124 26.8 22.0-32.2
35-44 854 693 80.1 76.4-83.3 161 19.9 16.7-23.6
45-54 1,111 940 85.4 82.5-87.8 171 14.6 12.2-17.5
55-64 1,155 1,049 90.0 87.4-92.0 106 10.0 8.0-12.6
65-74 911 872 96.7 95.2-97.7 39 3.3 2.3- 4.8
75+ 546 535 98.5 97.1-99.3 11 1.5 0.7- 2.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 768 684 82.4 76.5-87.1 84 17.6 12.9-23.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,527 1,340 83.1 79.5-86.1 187 16.9 13.9-20.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,250 1,071 80.5 76.5-84.0 179 19.5 16.0-23.5
College Graduate 1,705 1,489 83.3 80.5-85.8 216 16.7 14.2-19.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 399 353 84.7 76.6-90.4 46 15.3 9.6-23.4
$15,000- 24,999 812 729 83.8 78.5-88.1 83 16.2 11.9-21.5
$25,000- 34,999 595 525 83.1 77.6-87.4 70 16.9 12.6-22.4
$35,000- 49,999 809 692 80.5 75.7-84.6 117 19.5 15.4-24.3
$50,000-74,999 832 720 82.2 76.9-86.4 112 17.8 13.6-23.1
$75,000+ 1,306 1,110 79.9 76.4-83.0 196 20.1 17.0-23.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,851 1,665 85.1 82.0-87.8 186 14.9 12.2-18.0
No 3,194 2,748 81.2 78.8-83.4 446 18.8 16.6-21.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,931 1,755 86.0 82.8-88.8 176 14.0 11.2-17.2
Non-Veteran 3,326 2,835 81.2 79.0-83.3 491 18.8 16.7-21.0

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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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