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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Wake 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
Wake County 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
GENDER
Male 179 54 35.4 27.5-44.2 28 14.2 9.7-20.3 38 18.2 12.9-25.0 49 25.6 19.3-33.1 10 6.6 3.3-12.8
Female 247 115 49.1 42.0-56.1 51 20.6 15.6-26.8 39 15.3 11.1-20.8 36 13.1 9.2-18.3 6 1.9 0.8- 4.3
RACE
White 320 103 33.0 27.4-39.2 60 18.2 14.0-23.2 66 19.4 15.2-24.5 76 24.2 19.3-29.9 15 5.2 2.9- 9.0
Other 100 63 63.8 51.9-74.2 19 15.6 9.5-24.7 10 10.9 5.4-20.8 7 7.0 2.9-15.9 1 2.7 0.4-16.8
AGE
18-44 259 92 40.3 33.3-47.7 55 18.4 13.9-24.0 55 18.6 13.9-24.3 53 20.3 15.3-26.4 4 2.4 0.8- 6.7
45+ 163 74 44.2 35.9-52.8 23 14.3 9.4-21.2 22 13.9 9.0-20.8 32 19.1 13.4-26.6 12 8.5 4.3-16.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 111 66 59.7 48.5-69.9 20 15.6 9.6-24.3 12 10.4 5.6-18.4 10 10.8 5.5-20.2 3 3.6 0.8-14.1
Some College + 311 100 34.2 28.3-40.6 59 18.0 13.9-23.1 64 19.4 15.0-24.8 75 23.6 18.8-29.2 13 4.8 2.6- 8.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 175 78 45.0 36.0-54.4 39 20.6 14.7-28.1 31 17.1 11.6-24.6 20 12.6 7.7-19.9 7 4.7 1.8-11.6
$50,000+ 166 48 33.2 25.6-41.7 30 17.0 11.8-23.9 33 18.1 12.8-25.0 49 28.2 21.4-36.1 6 3.6 1.6- 7.9
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
Gaston 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
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
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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