BRFSS 2009 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Binge Drinking*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	13,008	11,912	87.2	85.9-88.4	1,096	12.8	11.6-14.1
-Piedmont NC	6,644	6,043	87.1	85.4-88.6	601	12.9	11.4-14.6
GENDER
Male	2,502	2,144	82.5	79.6-85.0	358	17.5	15.0-20.4
Female	4,142	3,899	91.4	89.6-93.0	243	8.6	7.0-10.4
RACE
White	5,360	4,865	86.8	85.0-88.5	495	13.2	11.5-15.0
African American	908	834	87.2	82.4-90.8	74	12.8	9.2-17.6
Other Minorities	328	300	87.8	79.4-93.0	28	12.2	7.0-20.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	232	207	84.0	74.1-90.6	25	16.0	9.4-25.9
Non-Hispanic	6,390	5,815	87.3	85.7-88.8	575	12.7	11.2-14.3
AGE
18-24	175	138	76.4	66.8-83.9	37	23.6	16.1-33.2
25-34	627	524	83.0	78.3-86.9	103	17.0	13.1-21.7
35-44	1,070	908	85.0	81.9-87.6	162	15.0	12.4-18.1
45-54	1,315	1,148	86.3	82.9-89.1	167	13.7	10.9-17.1
55-64	1,358	1,268	92.4	89.8-94.3	90	7.6	5.7-10.2
65+	2,036	1,995	98.2	97.4-98.7	41	1.8	1.3- 2.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	814	768	88.7	81.6-93.2	46	11.3	6.8-18.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,816	1,671	87.9	84.5-90.6	145	12.1	9.4-15.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,606	1,471	87.5	83.9-90.4	135	12.5	9.6-16.1
College Graduate	2,400	2,125	85.6	83.2-87.8	275	14.4	12.2-16.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	604	569	85.4	75.5-91.7	35	14.6	8.3-24.5
$15,000- 24,999	931	870	91.0	87.0-93.9	61	9.0	6.1-13.0
$25,000- 34,999	629	580	87.3	80.0-92.3	49	12.7	7.7-20.0
$35,000- 49,999	833	761	89.0	84.2-92.4	72	11.0	7.6-15.8
$50,000-74,999	947	850	86.1	81.7-89.6	97	13.9	10.4-18.3
$75,000+	1,677	1,445	83.6	80.5-86.3	232	16.4	13.7-19.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,142	2,030	90.2	86.4-93.0	112	9.8	7.0-13.6
No	4,152	3,688	84.9	82.8-86.8	464	15.1	13.2-17.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	779	713	89.0	83.9-92.7	66	11.0	7.3-16.1
Non-Veteran	5,318	4,824	86.7	84.7-88.4	494	13.3	11.6-15.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,008

11,912

87.2

85.9-88.4

1,096

12.8

11.6-14.1

-Piedmont NC

6,644

6,043

87.1

85.4-88.6

601

12.9

11.4-14.6

GENDER

Male

2,502

2,144

82.5

79.6-85.0

358

17.5

15.0-20.4

Female

4,142

3,899

91.4

89.6-93.0

243

8.6

7.0-10.4

RACE

White

5,360

4,865

86.8

85.0-88.5

495

13.2

11.5-15.0

African American

908

834

87.2

82.4-90.8

12.8

9.2-17.6

Other Minorities

328

300

87.8

79.4-93.0

12.2

7.0-20.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

232

207

84.0

74.1-90.6

16.0

9.4-25.9

Non-Hispanic

6,390

5,815

87.3

85.7-88.8

575

12.7

11.2-14.3

AGE

18-24

175

138

76.4

66.8-83.9

23.6

16.1-33.2

25-34

627

524

83.0

78.3-86.9

103

17.0

13.1-21.7

35-44

1,070

908

85.0

81.9-87.6

162

15.0

12.4-18.1

45-54

1,315

1,148

86.3

82.9-89.1

167

13.7

10.9-17.1

55-64

1,358

1,268

92.4

89.8-94.3

7.6

5.7-10.2

65+

2,036

1,995

98.2

97.4-98.7

1.8

1.3- 2.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

814

768

88.7

81.6-93.2

11.3

6.8-18.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,816

1,671

87.9

84.5-90.6

145

12.1

9.4-15.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,606

1,471

87.5

83.9-90.4

135

12.5

9.6-16.1

College Graduate

2,400

2,125

85.6

83.2-87.8

275

14.4

12.2-16.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

604

569

85.4

75.5-91.7

14.6

8.3-24.5

$15,000- 24,999

931

870

91.0

87.0-93.9

9.0

6.1-13.0

$25,000- 34,999

629

580

87.3

80.0-92.3

12.7

7.7-20.0

$35,000- 49,999

833

761

89.0

84.2-92.4

11.0

7.6-15.8

$50,000-74,999

947

850

86.1

81.7-89.6

13.9

10.4-18.3

$75,000+

1,677

1,445

83.6

80.5-86.3

232

16.4

13.7-19.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,142

2,030

90.2

86.4-93.0

112

9.8

7.0-13.6

4,152

3,688

84.9

82.8-86.8

464

15.1

13.2-17.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

779

713

89.0

83.9-92.7

11.0

7.3-16.1

Non-Veteran

5,318

4,824

86.7

84.7-88.4

494

13.3

11.6-15.3

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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