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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 |
| Western NC | 611 | 200 | 34.1 | 29.9-38.5 | 411 | 65.9 | 61.5-70.1 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 227 | 102 | 43.7 | 36.6-51.0 | 125 | 56.3 | 49.0-63.4 |
| Female | 384 | 98 | 25.5 | 21.0-30.6 | 286 | 74.5 | 69.4-79.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 573 | 186 | 33.4 | 29.1-37.9 | 387 | 66.6 | 62.1-70.9 |
| Other | 35 | 13 | 46.6 | 28.6-65.5 | 22 | 53.4 | 34.5-71.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-44 | 216 | 87 | 39.2 | 32.1-46.7 | 129 | 60.8 | 53.3-67.9 |
| 45+ | 389 | 113 | 31.1 | 26.0-36.7 | 276 | 68.9 | 63.3-74.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| H.S. or Less | 333 | 80 | 25.4 | 20.4-31.2 | 253 | 74.6 | 68.8-79.6 |
| Some College + | 274 | 120 | 45.3 | 38.7-52.1 | 154 | 54.7 | 47.9-61.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 399 | 120 | 30.7 | 25.7-36.1 | 279 | 69.3 | 63.9-74.3 |
| $50,000+ | 106 | 58 | 52.8 | 42.4-63.0 | 48 | 47.2 | 37.0-57.6 |
| 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 |
| Wake | 426 | 257 | 58.2 | 52.5-63.6 | 169 | 41.8 | 36.4-47.5 |
| 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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