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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,542 1,721 25.1 23.6-26.7 1,577 26.1 24.4-27.7 922 16.8 15.4-18.3 434 8.4 7.3- 9.6 888 23.7 21.8-25.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 4,901 1,582 27.1 25.4-28.8 1,430 27.4 25.7-29.2 816 17.2 15.7-18.9 373 8.4 7.3- 9.7 700 19.9 18.1-21.9
No 636 138 15.7 12.4-19.8 146 19.7 15.8-24.4 106 14.8 11.2-19.4 60 8.4 5.7-12.3 186 41.3 35.4-47.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight 82 28 37.6 19.3-60.2 22 18.4 10.3-30.7 14 22.3 10.7-40.9 7 10.7 4.0-25.9 11 10.9 5.2-21.6
Recommended Range 2,023 631 25.6 23.1-28.4 583 27.0 24.2-29.9 356 17.2 14.7-20.0 168 9.3 7.4-11.6 285 20.9 17.9-24.2
Overweight 2,073 613 23.3 21.0-25.7 577 25.4 22.9-28.0 350 16.9 14.8-19.3 165 8.1 6.4-10.1 368 26.4 23.3-29.6
Obese 1,242 398 26.3 23.1-29.8 357 26.6 23.2-30.3 189 15.5 13.0-18.5 87 7.1 5.6- 9.2 211 24.4 20.3-29.0
Current Smoker
No 4,229 1,470 29.2 27.4-31.2 1,295 29.2 27.3-31.2 679 16.6 15.0-18.3 300 7.9 6.7- 9.3 485 17.0 15.2-19.1
Yes 1,298 246 14.2 12.0-16.6 280 17.9 15.1-21.0 240 17.3 14.3-20.8 132 9.5 7.5-12.0 400 41.1 36.8-45.6
COPD
Yes 303 96 30.7 23.8-38.7 98 28.3 21.7-35.9 46 11.7 8.1-16.7 19 5.4 3.2- 9.0 44 23.9 15.8-34.5
No 5,060 1,579 25.0 23.4-26.7 1,432 26.1 24.4-27.9 855 17.4 15.9-19.1 400 8.1 7.1- 9.4 794 23.3 21.3-25.4
Binge Drinker
No 4,378 1,699 34.6 32.6-36.6 1,561 35.9 33.8-38.0 904 22.8 21.0-24.8 192 6.2 5.0- 7.6 22 0.6 0.3- 0.9
Yes 1,103 17 0.9 0.5- 1.7 4 0.2 0.1- 0.4 9 1.0 0.4- 2.5 229 13.6 11.4-16.0 844 84.4 81.7-86.7
Heavy Drinker
No 4,936 1,680 27.6 25.9-29.3 1,506 28.0 26.3-29.9 828 17.5 15.9-19.2 342 7.9 6.8- 9.1 580 19.0 17.1-21.1
Yes 496 10 1.4 0.6- 3.0 44 6.1 4.1- 9.0 80 11.2 8.5-14.5 86 15.2 11.0-20.7 276 66.2 60.0-71.9
Current Asthma
Yes 340 113 24.6 19.2-30.8 91 26.7 19.9-34.8 49 15.1 8.6-25.1 23 9.7 5.4-16.8 64 24.0 17.6-31.9
No 5,180 1,606 25.2 23.6-26.9 1,481 26.0 24.4-27.8 869 16.9 15.5-18.5 406 8.3 7.2- 9.5 818 23.5 21.6-25.6
Diabetes
Yes 363 145 34.9 29.2-41.2 101 26.3 21.1-32.2 57 15.4 11.4-20.5 24 7.4 4.6-11.8 36 15.9 11.0-22.6
No 5,108 1,546 24.5 22.9-26.2 1,458 26.0 24.4-27.8 856 16.8 15.3-18.4 404 8.4 7.3- 9.7 844 24.1 22.2-26.2
Disability
Yes 1,511 518 28.2 25.1-31.6 430 25.8 22.9-29.0 231 14.0 12.0-16.4 103 7.9 5.7-10.7 229 24.1 20.4-28.2
No 3,858 1,169 24.4 22.6-26.3 1,098 26.3 24.3-28.3 664 18.0 16.2-20.0 314 8.1 6.9- 9.4 613 23.2 21.0-25.6
Hypertension
Yes 1,680 565 29.4 26.6-32.4 491 27.9 25.0-30.9 282 17.8 15.4-20.5 128 8.5 6.7-10.7 214 16.4 13.6-19.6
No 3,850 1,153 23.9 22.1-25.7 1,083 25.5 23.6-27.5 638 16.5 14.8-18.4 305 8.4 7.1- 9.8 671 25.8 23.5-28.2

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last 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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