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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

During the past 30 days, how many times have you driven when you've had perhaps too much to drink?*

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  Total
Respond.#
None At least once
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,046 1,037 99.2 98.4-99.6 9 0.8 0.4- 1.6
GENDER
Male 368 362 98.7 96.8-99.4 6 1.3 0.6- 3.2
Female 678 675 99.6 98.6-99.9 3 0.4 0.1- 1.4
AGE
18-24 92 89 98.7 95.2-99.7 3 1.3 0.3- 4.8
25-34 190 186 98.2 94.9-99.3 4 1.8 0.7- 5.1
35-44 237 236 99.4 96.2-99.9 1 0.6 0.1- 3.8
45-54 217 216 99.3 95.5-99.9 1 0.7 0.1- 4.5
55-64 128 128 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
65-74 95 95 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
75+ 68 68 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 201 201 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
H.S. or G.E.D. 353 349 99.1 97.2-99.7 4 0.9 0.3- 2.8
Some Post-H.S. 279 275 98.8 96.5-99.6 4 1.2 0.4- 3.5
College Graduate 205 204 99.2 94.7-99.9 1 0.8 0.1- 5.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 147 147 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
$15,000- 24,999 236 236 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
$25,000- 34,999 162 160 98.6 94.5-99.7 2 1.4 0.3- 5.5
$35,000- 49,999 125 123 98.6 93.9-99.7 2 1.4 0.3- 6.1
$50,000-74,999 62 61 98.2 87.8-99.7 1 1.8 0.3-12.2
$75,000+ 59 59 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 27 27 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Forsyth 96 94 97.7 91.1-99.4 2 2.3 0.6- 8.9
Guilford 117 116 99.4 96.1-99.9 1 0.6 0.1- 3.9
Henderson/Transylvania 12 12 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Mecklenburg 133 130 97.5 92.4-99.2 3 2.5 0.8- 7.6
Orange 42 42 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Pitt 111 111 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Randolph 16 16 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Robeson 92 92 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Wake 74 74 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Western NC 23 21 87.2 60.3-96.8 2 12.8 3.2-39.7
Piedmont NC 113 113 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Eastern NC 190 189 99.6 97.4-99.9 1 0.4 0.1- 2.6

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* 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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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