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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-MALES

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,220 4,994 95.6 94.6-96.4 226 4.4 3.6- 5.4
RACE
White 4,174 3,978 94.9 93.6-95.9 196 5.1 4.1- 6.4
African American 650 629 97.0 94.4-98.4 21 3.0 1.6- 5.6
Asian 39 39 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Native American 89 85 96.2 88.5-98.8 4 3.8 1.2-11.5
Other Minorities 248 243 97.3 92.4-99.1 5 2.7 0.9- 7.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 240 232 95.8 90.5-98.2 8 4.2 1.8- 9.5
-English Speaking 78 74 91.9 77.7-97.4 4 8.1 2.6-22.3
-Spanish Speaking 162 158 97.0 90.0-99.1 4 3.0 0.9-10.0
Non-Hispanic 4,964 4,746 95.6 94.5-96.4 218 4.4 3.6- 5.5
AGE
18-24 192 178 92.5 86.3-96.0 14 7.5 4.0-13.7
25-34 463 446 96.1 93.2-97.8 17 3.9 2.2- 6.8
35-44 850 804 95.8 94.2-97.0 46 4.2 3.0- 5.8
45-54 1,103 1,046 95.1 93.0-96.7 57 4.9 3.3- 7.0
55-64 1,147 1,098 95.8 94.0-97.1 49 4.2 2.9- 6.0
65-74 907 873 97.0 95.7-98.0 34 3.0 2.0- 4.3
75+ 542 533 98.7 97.2-99.4 9 1.3 0.6- 2.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 757 728 96.5 93.5-98.1 29 3.5 1.9- 6.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,516 1,452 95.2 93.2-96.6 64 4.8 3.4- 6.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,243 1,191 95.3 92.5-97.1 52 4.7 2.9- 7.5
College Graduate 1,696 1,615 95.7 94.2-96.9 81 4.3 3.1- 5.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 391 369 94.4 88.7-97.3 22 5.6 2.7-11.3
$15,000- 24,999 805 772 94.3 89.9-96.9 33 5.7 3.1-10.1
$25,000- 34,999 592 569 95.4 91.9-97.5 23 4.6 2.5- 8.1
$35,000- 49,999 803 761 96.1 93.5-97.7 42 3.9 2.3- 6.5
$50,000-74,999 827 789 93.9 90.4-96.1 38 6.1 3.9- 9.6
$75,000+ 1,305 1,248 96.2 94.6-97.3 57 3.8 2.7- 5.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,837 1,754 94.1 91.6-95.9 83 5.9 4.1- 8.4
No 3,171 3,040 96.3 95.2-97.1 131 3.7 2.9- 4.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,920 1,833 95.5 93.9-96.7 87 4.5 3.3- 6.1
Non-Veteran 3,299 3,160 95.6 94.4-96.6 139 4.4 3.4- 5.6

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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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