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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson 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
-Robeson County 368 362 97.5 93.9-99.0 6 2.5 1.0- 6.1
GENDER
Male 135 130 95.4 88.5-98.2 5 4.6 1.8-11.5
Female 233 232 99.7 97.6- 100 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4
RACE
White 132 130 97.9 91.1-99.5 2 2.1 0.5- 8.9
Other 233 229 97.2 92.0-99.1 4 2.8 0.9- 8.0
AGE
18-44 111 108 96.8 89.7-99.0 3 3.2 1.0-10.3
45+ 255 252 98.2 94.2-99.5 3 1.8 0.5- 5.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 222 217 96.2 90.5-98.5 5 3.8 1.5- 9.5
Some College + 145 144 99.6 96.9-99.9 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 266 262 97.3 92.2-99.1 4 2.7 0.9- 7.8
$50,000+ 55 54 98.8 91.8-99.8 1 1.2 0.2- 8.2

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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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