BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (Binge Drinking*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	15,624	14,277	87.1	86.1-88.1	1,347	12.9	11.9-13.9
GENDER
Male	5,889	5,078	81.5	79.8-83.2	811	18.5	16.8-20.2
Female	9,735	9,199	92.3	91.3-93.3	536	7.7	6.7- 8.7
RACE
White	12,145	11,023	86.3	85.2-87.3	1,122	13.7	12.7-14.8
African American	2,349	2,209	89.5	86.8-91.7	140	10.5	8.3-13.2
Asian	105	102	95.9	85.9-98.9	3	4.1	1.1-14.1
Native American	317	295	86.8	78.6-92.1	22	13.2	7.9-21.4
Other Minorities	648	590	87.6	81.5-92.0	58	12.4	8.0-18.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	625	582	88.9	82.2-93.3	43	11.1	6.7-17.8
-English Speaking	234	217	82.8	61.3-93.6	17	17.2	6.4-38.7
-Spanish Speaking	391	365	91.2	85.9-94.6	26	8.8	5.4-14.1
Non-Hispanic	14,951	13,648	87.0	85.9-87.9	1,303	13.0	12.1-14.1
AGE
18-24	462	378	77.7	71.7-82.7	84	22.3	17.3-28.3
25-34	1,493	1,227	79.9	76.9-82.5	266	20.1	17.5-23.1
35-44	2,433	2,087	85.0	83.0-86.8	346	15.0	13.2-17.0
45-54	3,033	2,678	87.4	85.7-88.9	355	12.6	11.1-14.3
55-64	3,343	3,131	93.5	92.4-94.5	212	6.5	5.5- 7.6
65-74	2,701	2,630	97.1	96.2-97.7	71	2.9	2.3- 3.8
75+	2,056	2,044	99.4	98.9-99.7	12	0.6	0.3- 1.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,229	2,116	90.7	88.0-92.9	113	9.3	7.1-12.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,589	4,210	86.2	83.8-88.2	379	13.8	11.8-16.2
Some Post-H.S.	4,057	3,701	87.4	85.5-89.1	356	12.6	10.9-14.5
College Graduate	4,712	4,214	86.1	84.4-87.6	498	13.9	12.4-15.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,761	1,666	88.9	85.0-91.9	95	11.1	8.1-15.0
$15,000- 24,999	2,495	2,319	88.0	84.4-90.8	176	12.0	9.2-15.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,661	1,532	87.1	83.3-90.1	129	12.9	9.9-16.7
$35,000- 49,999	2,173	1,982	88.8	86.5-90.8	191	11.2	9.2-13.5
$50,000-74,999	2,229	1,988	86.6	84.3-88.6	241	13.4	11.4-15.7
$75,000+	3,206	2,764	82.2	80.0-84.2	442	17.8	15.8-20.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,824	5,485	90.5	88.9-91.9	339	9.5	8.1-11.1
No	9,411	8,442	85.5	84.2-86.8	969	14.5	13.2-15.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,350	2,113	85.7	82.9-88.2	237	14.3	11.8-17.1
Non-Veteran	13,267	12,158	87.4	86.2-88.4	1,109	12.6	11.6-13.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,624

14,277

87.1

86.1-88.1

1,347

12.9

11.9-13.9

GENDER

Male

5,889

5,078

81.5

79.8-83.2

811

18.5

16.8-20.2

Female

9,735

9,199

92.3

91.3-93.3

536

7.7

6.7- 8.7

RACE

White

12,145

11,023

86.3

85.2-87.3

1,122

13.7

12.7-14.8

African American

2,349

2,209

89.5

86.8-91.7

140

10.5

8.3-13.2

Asian

105

102

95.9

85.9-98.9

4.1

1.1-14.1

Native American

317

295

86.8

78.6-92.1

13.2

7.9-21.4

Other Minorities

648

590

87.6

81.5-92.0

12.4

8.0-18.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

625

582

88.9

82.2-93.3

11.1

6.7-17.8

-English Speaking

234

217

82.8

61.3-93.6

17.2

6.4-38.7

-Spanish Speaking

391

365

91.2

85.9-94.6

8.8

5.4-14.1

Non-Hispanic

14,951

13,648

87.0

85.9-87.9

1,303

13.0

12.1-14.1

AGE

18-24

462

378

77.7

71.7-82.7

22.3

17.3-28.3

25-34

1,493

1,227

79.9

76.9-82.5

266

20.1

17.5-23.1

35-44

2,433

2,087

85.0

83.0-86.8

346

15.0

13.2-17.0

45-54

3,033

2,678

87.4

85.7-88.9

355

12.6

11.1-14.3

55-64

3,343

3,131

93.5

92.4-94.5

212

6.5

5.5- 7.6

65-74

2,701

2,630

97.1

96.2-97.7

2.9

2.3- 3.8

75+

2,056

2,044

99.4

98.9-99.7

0.6

0.3- 1.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,229

2,116

90.7

88.0-92.9

113

9.3

7.1-12.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,589

4,210

86.2

83.8-88.2

379

13.8

11.8-16.2

Some Post-H.S.

4,057

3,701

87.4

85.5-89.1

356

12.6

10.9-14.5

College Graduate

4,712

4,214

86.1

84.4-87.6

498

13.9

12.4-15.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,761

1,666

88.9

85.0-91.9

11.1

8.1-15.0

$15,000- 24,999

2,495

2,319

88.0

84.4-90.8

176

12.0

9.2-15.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,661

1,532

87.1

83.3-90.1

129

12.9

9.9-16.7

$35,000- 49,999

2,173

1,982

88.8

86.5-90.8

191

11.2

9.2-13.5

$50,000-74,999

2,229

1,988

86.6

84.3-88.6

241

13.4

11.4-15.7

$75,000+

3,206

2,764

82.2

80.0-84.2

442

17.8

15.8-20.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,824

5,485

90.5

88.9-91.9

339

9.5

8.1-11.1

9,411

8,442

85.5

84.2-86.8

969

14.5

13.2-15.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,350

2,113

85.7

82.9-88.2

237

14.3

11.8-17.1

Non-Veteran

13,267

12,158

87.4

86.2-88.4

1,109

12.6

11.6-13.8

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*Binge drinkers (males having five or more drinks on one occasion, females having four or more drinks on one occasion).

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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