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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston 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
-Johnston County 363 336 87.0 78.5-92.4 27 13.0 7.6-21.5
GENDER
Male 134 115 75.4 60.3-86.0 19 24.6 14.0-39.7
Female 229 221 96.6 92.6-98.5 8 3.4 1.5- 7.4
RACE
White 291 266 84.2 73.8-90.9 25 15.8 9.1-26.2
Other 70 68 96.1 80.2-99.3 2 3.9 0.7-19.8
AGE
18-44 129 113 81.9 67.9-90.6 16 18.1 9.4-32.1
45+ 231 221 94.2 88.6-97.1 10 5.8 2.9-11.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 180 171 91.1 79.3-96.5 9 8.9 3.5-20.7
Some College + 182 164 83.5 70.3-91.6 18 16.5 8.4-29.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 166 158 90.3 77.3-96.3 8 9.7 3.7-22.7
$50,000+ 152 135 82.7 68.0-91.4 17 17.3 8.6-32.0

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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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