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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 362 335 92.0 88.0-94.8 27 8.0 5.2-12.0
GENDER
Male 136 119 86.4 78.1-91.9 17 13.6 8.1-21.9
Female 226 216 96.1 92.2-98.0 10 3.9 2.0- 7.8
RACE
White 290 270 92.4 87.8-95.4 20 7.6 4.6-12.2
Other 67 61 92.1 81.9-96.7 6 7.9 3.3-18.1
AGE
18-44 96 82 87.4 78.8-92.8 14 12.6 7.2-21.2
45+ 261 249 96.1 92.9-97.9 12 3.9 2.1- 7.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 83 81 97.2 88.9-99.4 2 2.8 0.6-11.1
Some College + 278 253 90.4 85.4-93.8 25 9.6 6.2-14.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 104 98 94.3 85.5-97.9 6 5.7 2.1-14.5
$50,000+ 202 184 89.3 82.9-93.5 18 10.7 6.5-17.1

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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.

^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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