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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 402 373 91.1 84.1-95.2 29 8.9 4.8-15.9
GENDER
Male 153 144 93.2 81.5-97.7 9 6.8 2.3-18.5
Female 249 229 89.2 78.8-94.9 20 10.8 5.1-21.2
RACE
White 344 317 89.6 81.3-94.4 27 10.4 5.6-18.7
Other 56 55 99.3 94.7-99.9 1 0.7 0.1- 5.3
AGE
18-44 86 81 89.7 73.3-96.5 5 10.3 3.5-26.7
45+ 309 286 92.4 88.6-95.1 23 7.6 4.9-11.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 124 116 89.4 69.9-96.8 8 10.6 3.2-30.1
Some College + 278 257 91.9 84.7-95.8 21 8.1 4.2-15.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 167 158 90.7 73.3-97.2 9 9.3 2.8-26.7
$50,000+ 176 159 91.9 86.5-95.2 17 8.1 4.8-13.5

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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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