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Map 38. Percent of Reported Binge Drinking by County and Number of Core Programs in Minor Civil Divisions (October 16, 2006 v1) (MYDAUS Data 2006)

Map #38 presents the relationship between binge* drinking by county (as measured by valid percentage of reported binge drinking from the MYDAUS data, 2006) and prevention infrastructure, measured as number of core programs by minor civil division. The key depicts the meaning of shapes, color scheme and lines. Towns and cities are included for geographic orientation only.

* Five or more alcoholic drinks in a row in last two weeks.

GIS Map 38:

For a larger view, click on the map, which opens in a new window. Data used to construct this map is found below.

Data Set 1 for Map 38:

Table 1. Valid percent of reported binge drinking by county.
County	Valid Percent
Androscoggin	12.6
Aroostook	12.5
Cumberland	14.1
Franklin	16.9
Hancock	13.7
Kennebec	11.6
Knox	17.0
Lincoln	15.5
Oxford	13.6
Penobscot	15.4
Piscataquis	17.4
Sagadahoc	14.9
Somerset	14.2
Waldo	11.9
Washington	13.3
York	13.9

Valid percentage: the percentage of the total number of respondents for each item [Depoy, E. & Gitlin, L. (2005). Introduction to Research. St Louis, MO: Mosby].

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Data Set 2 for Map 38:

To locate information for a specific town, click on the letter in the index corresponding to the first letter of the town name and scroll to the town.

Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Minor civil divisions: the primary political or administrative divisions of a county. MCDs represent many different kinds of legal entities with a wide variety of governmental and/or administrative functions. MCDs include, among others, American Indian reservations, assessment districts, boroughs, precincts, towns, and townships (retrieved from: www.library.wisc.edu/guides/govdocs/census/geog.htm ).

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