BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (Binge Drinking*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	13,737	12,613	88.0	87.0-88.9	1,124	12.0	11.1-13.0
No	1,863	1,642	83.2	79.4-86.4	221	16.8	13.6-20.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	230	215	94.4	89.4-97.1	15	5.6	2.9-10.6
Recommended Range	4,858	4,390	85.7	83.8-87.5	468	14.3	12.5-16.2
Overweight	5,532	5,004	86.3	84.7-87.7	528	13.7	12.3-15.3
Obese	4,328	4,014	88.0	85.7-89.9	314	12.0	10.1-14.3
Current Smoker
No	12,758	11,914	90.2	89.2-91.2	844	9.8	8.8-10.8
Yes	2,811	2,311	75.0	72.1-77.7	500	25.0	22.3-27.9
History of CVD**
Yes	1,940	1,880	95.3	93.3-96.7	60	4.7	3.3- 6.7
No	13,528	12,245	86.3	85.2-87.3	1,283	13.7	12.7-14.8
Heavy Drinker
No	14,910	13,992	89.9	88.9-90.8	918	10.1	9.2-11.1
Yes	550	171	23.8	19.4-28.9	379	76.2	71.1-80.6
Current Asthma
Yes	1,302	1,231	90.2	86.5-92.9	71	9.8	7.1-13.5
No	14,251	12,980	86.8	85.8-87.9	1,271	13.2	12.1-14.2
Diabetes
Yes	1,951	1,900	96.8	95.5-97.7	51	3.2	2.3- 4.5
No	13,668	12,372	86.1	85.0-87.2	1,296	13.9	12.8-15.0
Disability
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

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

13,737

12,613

88.0

87.0-88.9

1,124

12.0

11.1-13.0

1,863

1,642

83.2

79.4-86.4

221

16.8

13.6-20.6

Body Mass Index

Underweight

230

215

94.4

89.4-97.1

5.6

2.9-10.6

Recommended Range

4,858

4,390

85.7

83.8-87.5

468

14.3

12.5-16.2

Overweight

5,532

5,004

86.3

84.7-87.7

528

13.7

12.3-15.3

Obese

4,328

4,014

88.0

85.7-89.9

314

12.0

10.1-14.3

Current Smoker

12,758

11,914

90.2

89.2-91.2

844

9.8

8.8-10.8

Yes

2,811

2,311

75.0

72.1-77.7

500

25.0

22.3-27.9

History of CVD**

Yes

1,940

1,880

95.3

93.3-96.7

4.7

3.3- 6.7

13,528

12,245

86.3

85.2-87.3

1,283

13.7

12.7-14.8

Heavy Drinker

14,910

13,992

89.9

88.9-90.8

918

10.1

9.2-11.1

Yes

550

171

23.8

19.4-28.9

379

76.2

71.1-80.6

Current Asthma

Yes

1,302

1,231

90.2

86.5-92.9

9.8

7.1-13.5

14,251

12,980

86.8

85.8-87.9

1,271

13.2

12.1-14.2

Diabetes

Yes

1,951

1,900

96.8

95.5-97.7

3.2

2.3- 4.5

13,668

12,372

86.1

85.0-87.2

1,296

13.9

12.8-15.0

Disability

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

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

**History of Cardiovascular Disease: includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

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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