BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Binge Drinking*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	15,624	14,277	87.1	86.1-88.1	1,347	12.9	11.9-13.9
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	389	367	94.0	90.6-96.3	22	6.0	3.7- 9.4
Buncombe	341	310	86.4	80.2-90.9	31	13.6	9.1-19.8
Cabarrus	366	335	87.4	80.4-92.2	31	12.6	7.8-19.6
Catawba	442	403	86.9	81.1-91.1	39	13.1	8.9-18.9
Cumberland	468	433	91.0	86.6-94.1	35	9.0	5.9-13.4
Davidson	404	377	91.7	87.0-94.7	27	8.3	5.3-13.0
Durham	389	351	86.2	79.4-91.0	38	13.8	9.0-20.6
Forsyth	405	362	85.9	80.3-90.2	43	14.1	9.8-19.7
Gaston	406	370	85.9	79.0-90.7	36	14.1	9.3-21.0
Guilford	415	386	89.5	84.0-93.3	29	10.5	6.7-16.0
Iredell	421	372	84.6	79.1-88.8	49	15.4	11.2-20.9
Johnston	464	419	87.5	81.7-91.6	45	12.5	8.4-18.3
Mecklenburg	658	578	85.0	81.2-88.2	80	15.0	11.8-18.8
New Hanover	364	322	84.3	78.0-89.1	42	15.7	10.9-22.0
Onslow	406	344	75.9	68.7-81.9	62	24.1	18.1-31.3
Orange	376	350	86.7	76.7-92.8	26	13.3	7.2-23.3
Pitt	390	355	88.7	83.1-92.5	35	11.3	7.5-16.9
Randolph	394	364	86.0	78.4-91.2	30	14.0	8.8-21.6
Robeson	395	374	90.0	83.7-94.0	21	10.0	6.0-16.3
Rowan	436	407	89.6	83.9-93.5	29	10.4	6.5-16.1
Union	404	363	87.8	82.7-91.5	41	12.2	8.5-17.3
Wake	579	507	83.6	78.9-87.5	72	16.4	12.5-21.1
Wayne	442	398	84.7	77.8-89.8	44	15.3	10.2-22.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,243	4,787	87.6	85.8-89.1	456	12.4	10.9-14.2
Piedmont	7,497	6,814	86.4	84.9-87.7	683	13.6	12.3-15.1
Western NC	2,884	2,676	89.5	87.4-91.3	208	10.5	8.7-12.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,891	1,751	88.7	86.2-90.9	140	11.3	9.1-13.8
Northwest	3,267	2,997	88.0	85.8-89.9	270	12.0	10.1-14.2
Charlotte	2,064	1,864	87.4	85.1-89.3	200	12.6	10.7-14.9
Greensboro	1,793	1,668	89.1	86.2-91.5	125	10.9	8.5-13.8
Southern Regional	1,525	1,418	88.4	85.1-91.0	107	11.6	9.0-14.9
Coastal	765	692	88.5	84.8-91.4	73	11.5	8.6-15.2
Wake	1,698	1,513	84.1	80.5-87.1	185	15.9	12.9-19.5
Area L	470	431	87.4	81.4-91.7	39	12.6	8.3-18.6
Eastern	2,151	1,943	85.3	82.0-88.0	208	14.7	12.0-18.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,624

14,277

87.1

86.1-88.1

1,347

12.9

11.9-13.9

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

389

367

94.0

90.6-96.3

6.0

3.7- 9.4

Buncombe

341

310

86.4

80.2-90.9

13.6

9.1-19.8

Cabarrus

366

335

87.4

80.4-92.2

12.6

7.8-19.6

Catawba

442

403

86.9

81.1-91.1

13.1

8.9-18.9

Cumberland

468

433

91.0

86.6-94.1

9.0

5.9-13.4

Davidson

404

377

91.7

87.0-94.7

8.3

5.3-13.0

Durham

389

351

86.2

79.4-91.0

13.8

9.0-20.6

Forsyth

405

362

85.9

80.3-90.2

14.1

9.8-19.7

Gaston

406

370

85.9

79.0-90.7

14.1

9.3-21.0

Guilford

415

386

89.5

84.0-93.3

10.5

6.7-16.0

Iredell

421

372

84.6

79.1-88.8

15.4

11.2-20.9

Johnston

464

419

87.5

81.7-91.6

12.5

8.4-18.3

Mecklenburg

658

578

85.0

81.2-88.2

15.0

11.8-18.8

New Hanover

364

322

84.3

78.0-89.1

15.7

10.9-22.0

Onslow

406

344

75.9

68.7-81.9

24.1

18.1-31.3

Orange

376

350

86.7

76.7-92.8

13.3

7.2-23.3

Pitt

390

355

88.7

83.1-92.5

11.3

7.5-16.9

Randolph

394

364

86.0

78.4-91.2

14.0

8.8-21.6

Robeson

395

374

90.0

83.7-94.0

10.0

6.0-16.3

Rowan

436

407

89.6

83.9-93.5

10.4

6.5-16.1

Union

404

363

87.8

82.7-91.5

12.2

8.5-17.3

Wake

579

507

83.6

78.9-87.5

16.4

12.5-21.1

Wayne

442

398

84.7

77.8-89.8

15.3

10.2-22.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,243

4,787

87.6

85.8-89.1

456

12.4

10.9-14.2

Piedmont

7,497

6,814

86.4

84.9-87.7

683

13.6

12.3-15.1

Western NC

2,884

2,676

89.5

87.4-91.3

208

10.5

8.7-12.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,891

1,751

88.7

86.2-90.9

140

11.3

9.1-13.8

Northwest

3,267

2,997

88.0

85.8-89.9

270

12.0

10.1-14.2

Charlotte

2,064

1,864

87.4

85.1-89.3

200

12.6

10.7-14.9

Greensboro

1,793

1,668

89.1

86.2-91.5

125

10.9

8.5-13.8

Southern Regional

1,525

1,418

88.4

85.1-91.0

107

11.6

9.0-14.9

Coastal

765

692

88.5

84.8-91.4

11.5

8.6-15.2

Wake

1,698

1,513

84.1

80.5-87.1

185

15.9

12.9-19.5

Area L

470

431

87.4

81.4-91.7

12.6

8.3-18.6

Eastern

2,151

1,943

85.3

82.0-88.0

208

14.7

12.0-18.0

Back to Derived Variables and Risk Factors.

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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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