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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,533 14,006 96.2 95.6-96.6 527 3.8 3.4- 4.4
-Wake County 602 583 97.4 95.5-98.6 19 2.6 1.4- 4.5
GENDER
Male 221 215 97.9 93.6-99.4 6 2.1 0.6- 6.4
Female 381 368 96.9 94.6-98.3 13 3.1 1.7- 5.4
RACE
White 450 432 96.2 93.3-97.9 18 3.8 2.1- 6.7
Other 152 151 99.7 98.2- 100 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8
AGE
18-44 208 202 97.7 93.8-99.2 6 2.3 0.8- 6.2
45+ 388 375 97.1 94.9-98.3 13 2.9 1.7- 5.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 168 163 97.8 94.6-99.1 5 2.2 0.9- 5.4
Some College + 433 419 97.3 94.7-98.7 14 2.7 1.3- 5.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 198 193 98.2 95.5-99.3 5 1.8 0.7- 4.5
$50,000+ 322 309 96.6 93.3-98.3 13 3.4 1.7- 6.7

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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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