BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Binge Drinking*)

2009 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	13,008	11,912	87.2	85.9-88.4	1,096	12.8	11.6-14.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes	11,382	10,482	87.7	86.3-88.9	900	12.3	11.1-13.7
No	1,599	1,404	84.7	80.9-87.8	195	15.3	12.2-19.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight	209	187	85.2	72.8-92.6	22	14.8	7.4-27.2
Recommended Range	4,118	3,746	86.1	83.4-88.4	372	13.9	11.6-16.6
Overweight	4,475	4,061	86.4	84.3-88.2	414	13.6	11.8-15.7
Obese	3,609	3,340	88.1	85.6-90.2	269	11.9	9.8-14.4
Current Smoker
No	10,619	9,936	90.2	88.9-91.3	683	9.8	8.7-11.1
Yes	2,335	1,926	75.4	71.7-78.7	409	24.6	21.3-28.3
History of CVD**
Yes	1,574	1,527	93.8	87.3-97.1	47	6.2	2.9-12.7
No	11,301	10,261	86.6	85.2-87.8	1,040	13.4	12.2-14.8
Heavy Drinker
No	12,414	11,672	90.5	89.3-91.6	742	9.5	8.4-10.7
Yes	459	150	18.8	14.8-23.6	309	81.2	76.4-85.2
Poor Sleep***
Yes	1,489	1,372	85.2	80.2-89.0	117	14.8	11.0-19.8
No	11,239	10,272	87.4	86.0-88.6	967	12.6	11.4-14.0
Current Asthma
Yes	1,087	1,033	92.5	89.1-94.9	54	7.5	5.1-10.9
No	11,863	10,825	86.7	85.4-88.0	1,038	13.3	12.0-14.6
Diabetes
Yes	1,701	1,660	96.0	93.7-97.5	41	4.0	2.5- 6.3
No	11,291	10,238	86.4	85.0-87.6	1,053	13.6	12.4-15.0
Disability
Yes	4,558	4,320	89.5	86.7-91.8	238	10.5	8.2-13.3
No	7,788	6,983	85.5	83.9-86.9	805	14.5	13.1-16.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

13,008

11,912

87.2

85.9-88.4

1,096

12.8

11.6-14.1

Have Health Insurance

Yes

11,382

10,482

87.7

86.3-88.9

900

12.3

11.1-13.7

1,599

1,404

84.7

80.9-87.8

195

15.3

12.2-19.1

Body Mass Index

Underweight

209

187

85.2

72.8-92.6

14.8

7.4-27.2

Recommended Range

4,118

3,746

86.1

83.4-88.4

372

13.9

11.6-16.6

Overweight

4,475

4,061

86.4

84.3-88.2

414

13.6

11.8-15.7

Obese

3,609

3,340

88.1

85.6-90.2

269

11.9

9.8-14.4

Current Smoker

10,619

9,936

90.2

88.9-91.3

683

9.8

8.7-11.1

Yes

2,335

1,926

75.4

71.7-78.7

409

24.6

21.3-28.3

History of CVD**

Yes

1,574

1,527

93.8

87.3-97.1

6.2

2.9-12.7

11,301

10,261

86.6

85.2-87.8

1,040

13.4

12.2-14.8

Heavy Drinker

12,414

11,672

90.5

89.3-91.6

742

9.5

8.4-10.7

Yes

459

150

18.8

14.8-23.6

309

81.2

76.4-85.2

Poor Sleep***

Yes

1,489

1,372

85.2

80.2-89.0

117

14.8

11.0-19.8

11,239

10,272

87.4

86.0-88.6

967

12.6

11.4-14.0

Current Asthma

Yes

1,087

1,033

92.5

89.1-94.9

7.5

5.1-10.9

11,863

10,825

86.7

85.4-88.0

1,038

13.3

12.0-14.6

Diabetes

Yes

1,701

1,660

96.0

93.7-97.5

4.0

2.5- 6.3

11,291

10,238

86.4

85.0-87.6

1,053

13.6

12.4-15.0

Disability

Yes

4,558

4,320

89.5

86.7-91.8

238

10.5

8.2-13.3

7,788

6,983

85.5

83.9-86.9

805

14.5

13.1-16.1

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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.

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

***Poor sleep defined as not getting enough rest or sleep for all 30 days out of the past 30 days.

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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