Go to discovernd.com, the official site for North Dakota State Government programs and services.
North Dakota Health Department Home Page North Dakota
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
North Dakota Health Department logo

Contact information:
Melissa Parsons
Program Director, BRFSS
701.328.2787

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION MODULE

Risk Factor #1: At Risk For Binge Drinking

Respondents Who Are Current Binge Drinkers, 2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# of Binge
Drinkers

Percent of
Respondents Who
Binge Drink

95%
Confidence
Interval

Total

3005

544

21.4

19.5-23.2

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years)
18 – 24

235

98

42.2

35.2-49.3

25 – 34

393

123

30.8

25.8-35.8

35 – 44

549

145

25.6

21.7-29.4

45 – 54

637

104

17.5

14.2-20.8

55 – 64

439

39

9.0

6.1-11.9

65+

726

34

5.1

3.3-6.8

 

 

 

 

 

Sex
Male

1268

380

32.6

29.6-35.6

Female

1737

164

10.4

8.7-12.1

 

 

 

 

 

Race
White

2782

504

21.2

19.4-23.1

Amer. Indian

88

21

29.6

16.7-42.6

Other

106

15

17.6

8.9-26.3

 

 

 

 

 

Education
Less than H.S.

267

30

14.5

8.9-20.2

H.S. Grad

924

182

23.8

20.3-27.3

Some College

964

188

22.9

19.7-26.2

College Grad

845

144

19.0

15.8-22.2

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income
$0 – 14,999

326

52

21.4

15.4-27.5

$15,000 – 24,999

541

85

20.4

15.7-25.0

$25,000 – 49,999

994

216

24.2

21.0-27.3

$50,000 – 74,999

467

91

21.6

17.4-25.7

$75,000+

340

67

20.9

16.1-25.8

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status
Married

1729

264

16.8

14.8-18.7

Divorced

347

85

28.7

22.7-34.6

Widowed

370

13

3.6

1.6-5.6

Separated

31

8

34.9

13.3-56.4

Never Married

463

152

38.1

32.4-43.7

Member of Unmarried Couple

60

20

38.8

22.9-54.6

 

 

 

 

 

Employment
Employed

1943

438

25.5

23.2-27.8

Not Employed

75

17

27.0

12.6-41.3

Student/Home-worker

317

40

18.4

12.8-24.0

Retired/Unable to Work

663

46

7.5

5.2-9.8

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan
Health Coverage

2686

457

19.9

18.1-21.8

Don’t Have Coverage

306

84

32.1

25.5-38.7

 

 

 

 

 

Other variables
Disability
Yes

534

62

14.0

10.4-17.6

No

2434

477

22.8

20.8-24.8

 

 

 

 

 

Child in the Home
Yes

966

201

21.9

18.9-24.9

No

2038

342

21.0

18.7-23.2

 

 

 

 

 

General Health
Excellent, very good, good

2557

494

22.8

20.8-24.8

Fair, good

439

50

12.5

8.8-16.1

 

 

 

 

 

Current smoker
Yes

625

207

36.4

31.9-40.9

No

2372

337

17.6

15.6-19.5

 

 

 

 

 

Diabetes
Yes

228

16

8.6

4.1-13.0

Only during pregnancy

20

2

10.0

0-24.3

No

2755

525

22.3

20.4-24.2


Respondents Who Are Current Binge Drinkers, 1996-2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# of Binge
Drinkers

Percent of
Respondents
Who Binge
Drink

95 %
Confidence
Interval

Total

5457

1061

22.1

20.8-23.4

 
Race
White

5169

997

21.9

20.6-23.2

Amer. Indian

165

42

29.1

20.4-37.9

Other

101

17

19.7

10.8-28.6


Table Type Percentage with risk factor
Definition: R1: At Risk For Binge Drinking: Respondents who reported drinking five or more drinks on one or more occasions during the past 30 days.
Denominator: All Respondents

 

Top | Back

 Copyright © 2004 North Dakota Department of Health