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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*

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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 303 243 77.6 70.0-83.7 17 7.1 3.7-13.1 13 3.8 2.0- 7.1 21 8.7 5.0-14.9 9 2.8 1.1- 6.8
GENDER
Male 161 119 72.4 61.7-81.1 13 9.5 4.6-18.7 8 4.0 1.9- 8.4 14 10.1 5.0-19.3 7 3.9 1.4-10.3
Female 142 124 87.1 78.2-92.7 4 2.6 0.9- 7.6 5 3.4 1.1-10.4 7 6.2 2.6-14.3 2 0.7 0.2- 2.8

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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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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