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| Total Respond.# |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 6,131 | 2,629 | 41.7 | 39.8-43.6 | 3,502 | 58.3 | 56.4-60.2 |
| Wake County | 426 | 257 | 58.2 | 52.5-63.6 | 169 | 41.8 | 36.4-47.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 179 | 125 | 64.6 | 55.8-72.5 | 54 | 35.4 | 27.5-44.2 |
| Female | 247 | 132 | 50.9 | 43.9-58.0 | 115 | 49.1 | 42.0-56.1 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 320 | 217 | 67.0 | 60.8-72.6 | 103 | 33.0 | 27.4-39.2 |
| Other | 100 | 37 | 36.2 | 25.8-48.1 | 63 | 63.8 | 51.9-74.2 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-44 | 259 | 167 | 59.7 | 52.3-66.7 | 92 | 40.3 | 33.3-47.7 |
| 45+ | 163 | 89 | 55.8 | 47.2-64.1 | 74 | 44.2 | 35.9-52.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| H.S. or Less | 111 | 45 | 40.3 | 30.1-51.5 | 66 | 59.7 | 48.5-69.9 |
| Some College + | 311 | 211 | 65.8 | 59.4-71.7 | 100 | 34.2 | 28.3-40.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 175 | 97 | 55.0 | 45.6-64.0 | 78 | 45.0 | 36.0-54.4 |
| $50,000+ | 166 | 118 | 66.8 | 58.3-74.4 | 48 | 33.2 | 25.6-41.7 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||
| Buncombe | 414 | 158 | 39.4 | 34.1-44.9 | 256 | 60.6 | 55.1-65.9 |
| Cumberland | 422 | 177 | 49.5 | 41.7-57.4 | 245 | 50.5 | 42.6-58.3 |
| Durham | 399 | 180 | 47.8 | 41.2-54.6 | 219 | 52.2 | 45.4-58.8 |
| Forsyth | 455 | 203 | 47.2 | 41.8-52.6 | 252 | 52.8 | 47.4-58.2 |
| Gaston | 465 | 161 | 38.4 | 33.4-43.6 | 304 | 61.6 | 56.4-66.6 |
| Guilford | 414 | 197 | 46.9 | 41.4-52.4 | 217 | 53.1 | 47.6-58.6 |
| Mecklenburg | 424 | 235 | 55.7 | 50.4-61.0 | 189 | 44.3 | 39.0-49.6 |
| New Hanover | 397 | 221 | 57.9 | 51.4-64.1 | 176 | 42.1 | 35.9-48.6 |
| Onslow | 429 | 184 | 46.2 | 39.3-53.2 | 245 | 53.8 | 46.8-60.7 |
| Western NC | 611 | 200 | 34.1 | 29.9-38.5 | 411 | 65.9 | 61.5-70.1 |
| Piedmont NC | 663 | 232 | 34.9 | 30.5-39.6 | 431 | 65.1 | 60.4-69.5 |
| Eastern NC | 612 | 224 | 37.7 | 33.1-42.5 | 388 | 62.3 | 57.5-66.9 |
*Data in this table were derived from the first alcohol consumption question.
#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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