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| Total Respond.# |
No | Yes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 6,094 | 5,846 | 95.9 | 95.0-96.6 | 248 | 4.1 | 3.4- 5.0 |
| Buncombe County | 411 | 395 | 95.9 | 93.2-97.6 | 16 | 4.1 | 2.4- 6.8 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 157 | 150 | 95.1 | 89.8-97.7 | 7 | 4.9 | 2.3-10.2 |
| Female | 254 | 245 | 96.7 | 93.6-98.4 | 9 | 3.3 | 1.6- 6.4 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 367 | 352 | 95.8 | 92.8-97.6 | 15 | 4.2 | 2.4- 7.2 |
| Other | 41 | 41 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-44 | 174 | 164 | 94.0 | 88.7-96.9 | 10 | 6.0 | 3.1-11.3 |
| 45+ | 236 | 230 | 97.6 | 94.4-99.0 | 6 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.6 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| H.S. or Less | 172 | 167 | 96.8 | 91.8-98.8 | 5 | 3.2 | 1.2- 8.2 |
| Some College + | 238 | 227 | 95.3 | 91.2-97.5 | 11 | 4.7 | 2.5- 8.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 246 | 236 | 95.4 | 91.2-97.7 | 10 | 4.6 | 2.3- 8.8 |
| $50,000+ | 93 | 90 | 97.6 | 92.4-99.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.7- 7.6 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||
| Cumberland | 418 | 404 | 97.0 | 94.0-98.5 | 14 | 3.0 | 1.5- 6.0 |
| Durham | 397 | 389 | 98.0 | 95.7-99.1 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.3 |
| Forsyth | 454 | 434 | 95.8 | 93.2-97.5 | 20 | 4.2 | 2.5- 6.8 |
| Gaston | 462 | 449 | 97.2 | 95.1-98.5 | 13 | 2.8 | 1.5- 4.9 |
| Guilford | 412 | 390 | 94.6 | 91.4-96.6 | 22 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.6 |
| Mecklenburg | 423 | 401 | 95.1 | 92.1-97.0 | 22 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.9 |
| New Hanover | 393 | 361 | 91.1 | 87.1-94.0 | 32 | 8.9 | 6.0-12.9 |
| Onslow | 427 | 413 | 96.2 | 93.0-97.9 | 14 | 3.8 | 2.1- 7.0 |
| Wake | 426 | 409 | 95.1 | 91.7-97.2 | 17 | 4.9 | 2.8- 8.3 |
| Western NC | 608 | 590 | 96.1 | 93.6-97.7 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.4 |
| Piedmont NC | 657 | 629 | 95.6 | 93.1-97.2 | 28 | 4.4 | 2.8- 6.9 |
| Eastern NC | 606 | 582 | 96.7 | 94.6-98.0 | 24 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.4 |
*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
or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange,
Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
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