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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell 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 12,921 12,448 95.6 94.9-96.3 473 4.4 3.7- 5.1
-Iredell County 427 411 95.4 91.8-97.4 16 4.6 2.6- 8.2
GENDER
Male 160 151 93.8 87.2-97.1 9 6.2 2.9-12.8
Female 267 260 96.7 91.9-98.7 7 3.3 1.3- 8.1
RACE
White 369 356 96.2 93.1-98.0 13 3.8 2.0- 6.9
Other 58 55 91.3 73.5-97.5 3 8.7 2.5-26.5
AGE
18-44 129 122 95.1 88.9-97.9 7 4.9 2.1-11.1
45+ 298 289 95.7 91.1-98.0 9 4.3 2.0- 8.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 202 198 96.0 88.8-98.6 4 4.0 1.4-11.2
Some College + 225 213 94.8 90.3-97.3 12 5.2 2.7- 9.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 205 200 96.7 90.5-98.9 5 3.3 1.1- 9.5
$50,000+ 149 141 94.8 89.1-97.6 8 5.2 2.4-10.9

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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 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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