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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,008 11,912 87.2 85.9-88.4 1,096 12.8 11.6-14.1
-Iredell County 428 384 87.2 81.9-91.1 44 12.8 8.9-18.1
GENDER
Male 159 136 83.6 75.1-89.6 23 16.4 10.4-24.9
Female 269 248 90.2 82.5-94.7 21 9.8 5.3-17.5
RACE
White 369 330 86.3 80.3-90.7 39 13.7 9.3-19.7
Other 58 53 91.1 76.8-96.9 5 8.9 3.1-23.2
AGE
18-44 130 104 82.6 73.5-89.1 26 17.4 10.9-26.5
45+ 298 280 92.7 88.2-95.6 18 7.3 4.4-11.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 203 183 85.5 76.2-91.5 20 14.5 8.5-23.8
Some College + 225 201 88.9 82.8-93.0 24 11.1 7.0-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 205 186 88.1 80.7-92.9 19 11.9 7.1-19.3
$50,000+ 150 128 81.8 71.2-89.1 22 18.2 10.9-28.8

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
1=Yes = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days and who did not have five or more drinks on an occasion.
No = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and had five or more drinks on one or more occasions in the past month.

^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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