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| Total Respond.# |
None | Once | Twice | 3-7 times | 8-30 times | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 2,597 | 2,044 | 76.3 | 73.7-78.8 | 196 | 7.2 | 5.9- 8.7 | 104 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.2 | 171 | 8.7 | 7.0-10.8 | 82 | 3.0 | 2.3- 4.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,248 | 878 | 69.5 | 65.5-73.2 | 97 | 6.9 | 5.3- 9.0 | 75 | 6.5 | 4.7- 8.8 | 130 | 12.7 | 9.9-16.0 | 68 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.1 |
| Female | 1,349 | 1,166 | 86.1 | 83.0-88.7 | 99 | 7.6 | 5.6-10.1 | 29 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.7 | 41 | 3.2 | 2.0- 4.9 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,092 | 1,640 | 76.3 | 73.4-79.1 | 165 | 7.0 | 5.6- 8.6 | 79 | 4.4 | 3.2- 5.9 | 145 | 9.4 | 7.4-11.8 | 63 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.1 |
| African American | 360 | 289 | 78.3 | 71.3-84.0 | 24 | 8.4 | 4.9-14.0 | 16 | 5.0 | 2.4-10.1 | 19 | 5.8 | 3.0-10.8 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.8 |
| Other Minorities | 108 | 86 | 72.0 | 56.4-83.7 | 5 | 6.7 | 1.9-21.0 | 5 | 7.3 | 2.1-22.3 | 6 | 8.7 | 3.2-21.5 | 6 | 5.2 | 1.8-14.5 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 73 | 51 | 74.1 | 56.7-86.1 | 10 | 11.1 | 5.0-22.8 | 4 | 3.1 | 0.9- 9.8 | 6 | 11.1 | 3.6-29.6 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.9 |
| No | 2,519 | 1,988 | 76.4 | 73.7-78.9 | 186 | 7.0 | 5.7- 8.6 | 100 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.3 | 165 | 8.7 | 6.9-10.8 | 80 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 305 | 182 | 62.4 | 53.3-70.8 | 31 | 7.6 | 4.4-12.8 | 23 | 6.2 | 3.5-10.9 | 46 | 17.7 | 11.3-26.5 | 23 | 6.1 | 3.6-10.2 |
| 25-34 | 610 | 430 | 66.9 | 60.9-72.5 | 71 | 11.5 | 8.4-15.5 | 39 | 8.1 | 5.0-12.7 | 47 | 9.5 | 6.3-14.2 | 23 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.9 |
| 35-44 | 613 | 496 | 77.3 | 71.8-82.1 | 48 | 8.4 | 5.5-12.5 | 19 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.9 | 35 | 8.6 | 5.5-13.1 | 15 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.5 |
| 45-54 | 513 | 425 | 80.9 | 75.4-85.4 | 31 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.7 | 18 | 5.0 | 2.7- 9.1 | 25 | 5.8 | 3.5- 9.4 | 14 | 2.9 | 1.4- 6.0 |
| 55-64 | 266 | 240 | 92.8 | 87.5-96.0 | 6 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.5 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.9 | 12 | 4.0 | 1.6- 9.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 |
| 65+ | 273 | 255 | 93.8 | 89.1-96.6 | 9 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 2.8 | 0.9- 7.8 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.4- 3.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 161 | 120 | 72.7 | 59.9-82.7 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.2- 9.0 | 9 | 11.0 | 4.7-23.8 | 10 | 6.2 | 2.2-16.2 | 10 | 5.5 | 2.4-12.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 652 | 498 | 75.2 | 69.6-80.0 | 50 | 6.8 | 4.7- 9.9 | 29 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.1 | 45 | 10.0 | 6.4-15.3 | 30 | 4.3 | 2.6- 7.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 702 | 531 | 72.6 | 67.2-77.4 | 53 | 7.3 | 4.8-10.8 | 31 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.6 | 63 | 12.0 | 8.4-16.8 | 24 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.6 |
| College Graduate | 1,077 | 891 | 80.7 | 77.0-84.0 | 81 | 7.9 | 5.8-10.6 | 35 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.5 | 52 | 5.9 | 4.2- 8.3 | 18 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 175 | 121 | 70.3 | 58.5-79.9 | 13 | 6.8 | 3.4-13.3 | 9 | 6.5 | 1.9-20.3 | 18 | 11.7 | 5.9-21.9 | 14 | 4.6 | 2.3- 9.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 344 | 256 | 68.4 | 60.2-75.6 | 24 | 7.8 | 4.3-13.7 | 16 | 4.6 | 2.5- 8.2 | 36 | 14.3 | 9.0-21.9 | 12 | 5.0 | 2.5- 9.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 353 | 256 | 72.5 | 65.3-78.7 | 28 | 6.1 | 3.9- 9.6 | 20 | 6.1 | 3.3-11.0 | 32 | 10.3 | 6.5-16.0 | 17 | 5.0 | 2.6- 9.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 435 | 350 | 74.5 | 67.5-80.5 | 38 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.6 | 12 | 4.7 | 2.2- 9.8 | 24 | 8.2 | 4.6-14.2 | 11 | 4.3 | 2.2- 8.5 |
| $50,000+ | 933 | 768 | 80.8 | 76.6-84.5 | 65 | 6.5 | 4.6- 9.1 | 35 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.4 | 46 | 6.9 | 4.4-10.7 | 19 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.7 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 157 | 128 | 72.8 | 62.8-80.8 | 7 | 7.0 | 3.3-14.2 | 5 | 6.7 | 2.4-17.4 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.0-17.9 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0- 8.1 |
| Cumberland | 172 | 130 | 75.2 | 63.6-84.0 | 20 | 10.0 | 5.7-16.9 | 9 | 5.1 | 2.3-11.2 | 8 | 6.6 | 2.3-17.4 | 5 | 3.1 | 1.0- 9.6 |
| Durham | 178 | 140 | 71.5 | 58.8-81.5 | 14 | 7.3 | 4.1-12.6 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.2- 9.3 | 9 | 12.6 | 4.8-29.3 | 6 | 4.1 | 1.7- 9.5 |
| Forsyth | 203 | 167 | 82.0 | 75.3-87.3 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.2 | 8 | 3.7 | 1.8- 7.3 | 9 | 4.9 | 2.4- 9.6 | 10 | 5.4 | 2.7-10.6 |
| Gaston | 160 | 123 | 73.8 | 65.2-80.9 | 11 | 8.2 | 4.2-15.5 | 8 | 6.2 | 3.1-12.0 | 11 | 7.5 | 4.1-13.3 | 7 | 4.3 | 1.9- 9.5 |
| Guilford | 194 | 156 | 77.2 | 69.5-83.4 | 14 | 6.4 | 3.6-11.3 | 8 | 5.4 | 2.7-10.7 | 10 | 6.4 | 3.4-12.0 | 6 | 4.5 | 1.8-10.6 |
| Mecklenburg | 233 | 186 | 80.9 | 74.4-86.0 | 21 | 7.4 | 4.6-11.4 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.2 | 12 | 5.5 | 3.0- 9.8 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.7 |
| New Hanover | 218 | 161 | 71.0 | 62.4-78.3 | 16 | 6.7 | 3.8-11.4 | 8 | 3.8 | 1.8- 7.9 | 25 | 13.6 | 8.7-20.5 | 8 | 4.9 | 2.3-10.2 |
| Onslow | 183 | 144 | 67.1 | 53.1-78.6 | 13 | 9.1 | 3.3-22.9 | 7 | 4.4 | 2.0- 9.3 | 13 | 15.2 | 6.3-32.4 | 6 | 4.1 | 1.8- 9.4 |
| Wake | 254 | 189 | 72.4 | 65.4-78.4 | 31 | 12.1 | 8.1-17.7 | 14 | 7.4 | 4.0-13.1 | 16 | 6.7 | 4.0-10.9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.6 |
| Western NC | 198 | 164 | 82.1 | 75.1-87.4 | 15 | 5.9 | 3.4-10.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.9 | 8 | 4.8 | 2.3-10.0 | 9 | 5.7 | 2.8-11.2 |
| Piedmont NC | 229 | 180 | 76.2 | 68.8-82.3 | 15 | 6.2 | 3.5-10.9 | 11 | 5.6 | 2.9-10.3 | 18 | 10.5 | 6.2-17.2 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.0 |
| Eastern NC | 218 | 176 | 75.7 | 67.6-82.3 | 10 | 5.8 | 2.9-11.3 | 8 | 4.7 | 2.1-10.3 | 19 | 11.2 | 6.7-18.2 | 5 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.4 |
* 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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