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| Total Respond.# |
Only one | Two | Three | Four | Five or more | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 2,592 | 1,144 | 41.0 | 38.2-43.8 | 803 | 31.4 | 28.7-34.3 | 327 | 13.7 | 11.8-15.9 | 130 | 5.2 | 4.0- 6.8 | 188 | 8.7 | 7.0-10.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,248 | 403 | 31.7 | 28.0-35.6 | 417 | 33.9 | 30.0-38.1 | 201 | 16.6 | 13.8-19.8 | 82 | 5.9 | 4.4- 7.9 | 145 | 12.0 | 9.4-15.1 |
| Female | 1,344 | 741 | 54.4 | 50.4-58.3 | 386 | 27.8 | 24.5-31.5 | 126 | 9.6 | 7.4-12.2 | 48 | 4.2 | 2.4- 7.2 | 43 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,085 | 936 | 42.1 | 38.9-45.3 | 631 | 29.7 | 26.7-32.7 | 267 | 14.6 | 12.4-17.2 | 103 | 5.2 | 3.8- 7.1 | 148 | 8.4 | 6.6-10.7 |
| African American | 364 | 145 | 36.8 | 30.0-44.3 | 131 | 37.1 | 30.4-44.5 | 43 | 11.7 | 8.0-16.8 | 16 | 4.2 | 2.0- 8.7 | 29 | 10.1 | 6.1-16.3 |
| Other Minorities | 106 | 47 | 36.9 | 24.3-51.7 | 29 | 40.3 | 24.9-57.8 | 12 | 6.0 | 3.0-11.9 | 10 | 8.5 | 3.8-17.9 | 8 | 8.3 | 3.0-20.7 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 72 | 24 | 30.3 | 16.6-48.6 | 24 | 46.7 | 27.5-66.9 | 6 | 4.5 | 1.8-10.9 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.1- 7.9 | 12 | 15.5 | 6.9-31.1 |
| No | 2,515 | 1,117 | 41.3 | 38.5-44.2 | 779 | 30.9 | 28.2-33.7 | 320 | 14.1 | 12.1-16.3 | 123 | 5.3 | 4.0- 7.0 | 176 | 8.4 | 6.8-10.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 301 | 84 | 30.2 | 22.3-39.5 | 80 | 27.5 | 19.3-37.7 | 54 | 15.9 | 10.7-22.9 | 28 | 5.6 | 3.3- 9.3 | 55 | 20.7 | 14.0-29.5 |
| 25-34 | 610 | 203 | 30.1 | 25.1-35.6 | 202 | 34.1 | 28.6-40.1 | 98 | 17.6 | 13.5-22.7 | 42 | 7.9 | 5.2-12.0 | 65 | 10.2 | 7.2-14.1 |
| 35-44 | 617 | 271 | 39.7 | 34.3-45.4 | 208 | 33.4 | 28.1-39.0 | 80 | 14.2 | 10.5-18.9 | 25 | 5.7 | 2.8-11.2 | 33 | 7.0 | 4.4-11.1 |
| 45-54 | 513 | 255 | 47.6 | 41.4-53.9 | 165 | 31.1 | 25.5-37.3 | 51 | 11.3 | 7.6-16.4 | 20 | 4.5 | 2.4- 8.2 | 22 | 5.5 | 3.1- 9.8 |
| 55-64 | 264 | 159 | 58.2 | 49.4-66.5 | 68 | 28.3 | 21.1-36.9 | 23 | 10.6 | 6.0-18.1 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.7 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.7 |
| 65+ | 270 | 161 | 57.2 | 48.8-65.3 | 76 | 31.7 | 24.2-40.3 | 20 | 7.0 | 3.8-12.4 | 7 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.5 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 163 | 55 | 25.7 | 17.4-36.2 | 47 | 43.8 | 30.1-58.5 | 27 | 13.9 | 7.9-23.1 | 15 | 4.6 | 2.4- 8.7 | 19 | 12.0 | 6.2-22.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 653 | 266 | 39.9 | 34.3-45.8 | 196 | 27.2 | 22.6-32.4 | 85 | 13.7 | 10.3-18.0 | 40 | 6.8 | 3.9-11.5 | 66 | 12.3 | 8.4-17.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 694 | 289 | 40.2 | 35.0-45.7 | 208 | 29.5 | 24.8-34.6 | 94 | 14.4 | 10.9-18.9 | 39 | 5.8 | 3.7- 8.9 | 64 | 10.1 | 7.1-14.0 |
| College Graduate | 1,077 | 532 | 45.7 | 41.5-50.0 | 351 | 33.4 | 29.4-37.6 | 120 | 13.1 | 10.1-16.8 | 35 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.6 | 39 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 176 | 56 | 33.8 | 23.7-45.7 | 46 | 35.4 | 25.0-47.5 | 29 | 10.7 | 6.0-18.6 | 19 | 6.0 | 3.2-11.0 | 26 | 14.1 | 8.0-23.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 341 | 115 | 29.3 | 22.2-37.5 | 119 | 30.6 | 23.9-38.3 | 45 | 15.5 | 10.7-22.1 | 25 | 8.0 | 4.6-13.6 | 37 | 16.5 | 10.8-24.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 351 | 137 | 35.7 | 28.4-43.7 | 95 | 28.8 | 22.1-36.7 | 57 | 16.2 | 11.4-22.4 | 23 | 8.9 | 4.0-18.5 | 39 | 10.4 | 6.7-15.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 438 | 191 | 38.4 | 32.3-44.9 | 141 | 27.5 | 22.2-33.6 | 57 | 17.9 | 12.8-24.4 | 16 | 5.6 | 3.1-10.0 | 33 | 10.6 | 6.9-16.0 |
| $50,000+ | 932 | 460 | 45.3 | 40.7-50.0 | 304 | 33.5 | 29.2-38.1 | 100 | 13.2 | 10.0-17.2 | 30 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.5 | 38 | 4.6 | 2.6- 8.0 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 155 | 77 | 44.0 | 35.4-52.9 | 40 | 24.7 | 18.0-33.0 | 16 | 12.7 | 6.8-22.4 | 10 | 9.0 | 4.5-17.0 | 12 | 9.6 | 5.3-16.8 |
| Cumberland | 173 | 69 | 33.5 | 23.1-45.8 | 58 | 42.6 | 27.6-59.1 | 24 | 13.0 | 7.7-21.2 | 7 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.4 | 15 | 8.1 | 4.4-14.6 |
| Durham | 178 | 92 | 46.8 | 36.4-57.5 | 48 | 22.2 | 15.7-30.4 | 14 | 8.3 | 4.4-15.3 | 12 | 6.7 | 3.7-12.0 | 12 | 15.9 | 7.3-31.4 |
| Forsyth | 202 | 95 | 47.9 | 39.9-56.1 | 66 | 31.0 | 24.2-38.7 | 22 | 12.0 | 7.7-18.0 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.9- 5.4 | 13 | 6.9 | 3.8-12.2 |
| Gaston | 158 | 64 | 37.7 | 29.6-46.6 | 44 | 27.5 | 20.6-35.7 | 24 | 17.1 | 11.0-25.6 | 10 | 7.0 | 3.4-13.6 | 16 | 10.7 | 6.4-17.3 |
| Guilford | 195 | 84 | 36.9 | 29.9-44.5 | 58 | 32.0 | 25.0-40.0 | 29 | 13.5 | 9.1-19.4 | 9 | 6.5 | 3.0-13.5 | 15 | 11.1 | 6.6-18.3 |
| Mecklenburg | 234 | 98 | 39.6 | 32.9-46.6 | 90 | 39.3 | 31.8-47.3 | 25 | 10.9 | 7.3-16.0 | 6 | 2.7 | 1.2- 6.1 | 15 | 7.5 | 4.2-12.9 |
| New Hanover | 217 | 85 | 33.7 | 27.2-40.9 | 71 | 32.8 | 26.1-40.3 | 32 | 17.5 | 11.9-24.9 | 13 | 6.4 | 3.5-11.3 | 16 | 9.7 | 5.7-15.9 |
| Onslow | 182 | 70 | 30.8 | 22.9-40.0 | 56 | 31.9 | 22.4-43.1 | 24 | 11.7 | 7.1-18.5 | 15 | 15.7 | 6.6-32.7 | 17 | 10.1 | 6.0-16.3 |
| Wake | 257 | 125 | 46.9 | 40.2-53.8 | 75 | 28.6 | 22.8-35.2 | 28 | 12.0 | 8.0-17.6 | 15 | 6.6 | 3.8-11.2 | 14 | 5.9 | 3.3-10.1 |
| Western NC | 197 | 94 | 45.9 | 38.1-54.0 | 62 | 32.2 | 25.1-40.2 | 24 | 11.7 | 7.6-17.7 | 6 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.3 | 11 | 7.5 | 4.0-13.7 |
| Piedmont NC | 226 | 102 | 43.3 | 35.8-51.1 | 64 | 26.4 | 20.4-33.4 | 39 | 17.8 | 12.6-24.5 | 8 | 5.3 | 2.3-11.8 | 13 | 7.3 | 3.7-13.8 |
| Eastern NC | 218 | 89 | 36.0 | 28.8-43.9 | 71 | 33.9 | 26.4-42.4 | 26 | 13.3 | 8.7-19.9 | 13 | 5.6 | 3.0-10.2 | 19 | 11.1 | 6.8-17.9 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.
#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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