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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 600 568 93.4 88.2-96.4 32 6.6 3.6-11.8
GENDER
Male 222 208 94.0 88.3-97.0 14 6.0 3.0-11.7
Female 378 360 92.8 83.2-97.1 18 7.2 2.9-16.8
RACE
White 420 395 94.1 90.2-96.5 25 5.9 3.5- 9.8
Other 172 165 92.1 77.4-97.5 7 7.9 2.5-22.6
AGE
18-44 186 173 90.8 80.4-95.9 13 9.2 4.1-19.6
45+ 407 388 96.0 93.6-97.6 19 4.0 2.4- 6.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 145 142 96.9 86.0-99.4 3 3.1 0.6-14.0
Some College + 452 423 92.0 85.3-95.8 29 8.0 4.2-14.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 224 216 91.5 75.6-97.4 8 8.5 2.6-24.4
$50,000+ 279 258 94.3 90.8-96.5 21 5.7 3.5- 9.2

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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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