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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Gaston County

Alcohol Consumption

A drink of alcohol is 1 can or bottle of beer, 1 glass of wine, 1 can or bottle of wine cooler, 1 cocktail, or 1 shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, how often have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?

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  Total
Respond.#
No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,131 3,502 58.3 56.4-60.2 816 13.0 11.8-14.4 846 13.3 12.1-14.6 710 11.8 10.6-13.1 257 3.6 3.0- 4.3
Gaston County 465 304 61.6 56.4-66.6 56 12.2 9.2-16.0 56 13.7 10.3-17.9 33 8.4 5.9-11.9 16 4.1 2.3- 7.1
GENDER
Male 177 87 48.7 40.7-56.7 26 14.5 9.6-21.4 30 17.9 12.5-24.9 25 13.6 9.1-19.9 9 5.3 2.5-10.9
Female 288 217 73.8 67.4-79.2 30 10.0 6.9-14.2 26 9.7 6.1-15.1 8 3.6 1.7- 7.3 7 3.0 1.3- 6.6
RACE
White 391 253 60.2 54.5-65.6 48 12.7 9.4-17.0 46 12.9 9.5-17.4 30 9.8 6.8-13.9 14 4.5 2.4- 8.0
Other 72 50 67.2 53.6-78.4 8 10.5 4.8-21.5 10 16.9 8.9-29.9 3 3.3 0.9-11.2 1 2.1 0.3-13.2
AGE
18-44 217 120 51.5 43.8-59.0 36 16.4 11.5-22.9 36 18.9 13.4-26.1 20 9.5 6.0-14.6 5 3.7 1.4- 9.5
45+ 244 182 71.9 65.1-77.8 19 7.8 4.9-12.3 19 8.3 5.2-12.9 13 7.5 4.2-12.9 11 4.6 2.4- 8.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 247 172 65.8 58.4-72.5 25 10.7 6.8-16.4 29 12.5 8.4-18.3 13 6.5 3.7-11.1 8 4.5 2.0- 9.8
Some College + 218 132 57.3 49.9-64.5 31 13.7 9.5-19.4 27 14.9 10.0-21.5 20 10.4 6.6-16.1 8 3.7 1.7- 7.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 265 184 63.0 55.8-69.7 30 13.1 8.8-19.0 33 15.4 10.6-21.7 11 4.8 2.6- 8.8 7 3.8 1.6- 8.8
$50,000+ 103 49 45.8 35.9-56.1 21 17.2 11.1-25.6 13 13.9 7.9-23.4 14 16.2 9.6-26.1 6 6.9 3.0-14.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 414 256 60.6 55.1-65.9 42 9.8 7.0-13.5 49 11.4 8.4-15.2 50 13.9 10.2-18.7 17 4.3 2.6- 7.2
Cumberland 422 245 50.5 42.6-58.3 65 20.3 12.0-32.2 56 15.4 11.2-20.9 44 11.6 7.8-16.8 12 2.2 1.2- 4.1
Durham 399 219 52.2 45.4-58.8 56 13.7 10.1-18.4 60 16.4 11.2-23.4 46 14.1 9.3-20.8 18 3.6 2.1- 6.0
Forsyth 455 252 52.8 47.4-58.2 56 13.4 10.1-17.5 73 16.9 12.9-21.9 55 13.0 9.8-17.0 19 3.9 2.4- 6.1
Guilford 414 217 53.1 47.6-58.6 62 14.9 11.5-19.3 69 16.0 12.4-20.4 50 11.7 8.7-15.6 16 4.3 2.5- 7.0
Mecklenburg 424 189 44.3 39.0-49.6 69 15.7 12.3-19.9 55 13.0 9.8-17.0 89 22.6 18.4-27.4 22 4.4 2.8- 7.0
New Hanover 397 176 42.1 35.9-48.6 42 9.2 6.6-12.6 70 20.5 13.9-29.1 76 20.5 15.9-25.9 33 7.7 5.2-11.2
Onslow 429 245 53.8 46.8-60.7 71 16.8 12.2-22.6 68 17.9 12.3-25.3 27 8.1 5.2-12.2 18 3.4 2.1- 5.6
Wake 426 169 41.8 36.4-47.5 79 17.2 13.7-21.4 77 16.8 13.3-21.1 85 19.7 15.8-24.3 16 4.4 2.5- 7.8
Western NC 611 411 65.9 61.5-70.1 70 12.1 9.5-15.4 58 10.4 7.8-13.7 49 6.9 5.0- 9.4 23 4.7 3.0- 7.4
Piedmont NC 663 431 65.1 60.4-69.5 71 10.6 8.2-13.6 69 9.9 7.5-13.0 65 10.9 8.2-14.4 27 3.5 2.2- 5.5
Eastern NC 612 388 62.3 57.5-66.9 77 12.6 9.6-16.4 86 14.9 11.8-18.8 41 8.1 5.7-11.2 20 2.1 1.2- 3.6

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#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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