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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

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 6,678 6,616 98.7 97.8-99.3 62 1.3 0.7- 2.2
GENDER
Male 2,580 2,539 97.7 95.7-98.8 41 2.3 1.2- 4.3
Female 4,098 4,077 99.6 99.4-99.8 21 0.4 0.2- 0.6
RACE
White 5,064 5,017 98.5 97.2-99.2 47 1.5 0.8- 2.8
African American 1,046 1,037 99.2 98.4-99.6 9 0.8 0.4- 1.6
Asian 78 78 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Native American 182 181 98.5 90.2-99.8 1 1.5 0.2- 9.8
Other Minorities 263 258 99.0 97.3-99.6 5 1.0 0.4- 2.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 294 289 98.8 96.9-99.5 5 1.2 0.5- 3.1
-English Speaking 126 125 98.9 92.7-99.8 1 1.1 0.2- 7.3
-Spanish Speaking 168 164 98.7 96.3-99.6 4 1.3 0.4- 3.7
Non-Hispanic 6,373 6,316 98.7 97.7-99.3 57 1.3 0.7- 2.3
AGE
18-24 479 468 95.6 87.5-98.5 11 4.4 1.5-12.5
25-34 1,126 1,107 98.6 97.6-99.2 19 1.4 0.8- 2.4
35-44 1,311 1,298 98.9 97.6-99.5 13 1.1 0.5- 2.4
45-54 1,315 1,302 99.2 97.8-99.7 13 0.8 0.3- 2.2
55-64 969 965 99.6 98.5-99.9 4 0.4 0.1- 1.5
65-74 795 794 99.8 98.5- 100 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5
75+ 621 621 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,074 1,071 99.8 99.3-99.9 3 0.2 0.1- 0.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,967 1,951 99.0 97.7-99.5 16 1.0 0.5- 2.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,556 1,538 97.6 93.2-99.2 18 2.4 0.8- 6.8
College Graduate 2,061 2,037 98.6 97.3-99.3 24 1.4 0.7- 2.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 671 666 98.5 94.7-99.6 5 1.5 0.4- 5.3
$15,000- 24,999 1,093 1,084 99.3 98.3-99.7 9 0.7 0.3- 1.7
$25,000- 34,999 807 798 99.3 98.4-99.7 9 0.7 0.3- 1.6
$35,000- 49,999 893 881 98.4 95.9-99.4 12 1.6 0.6- 4.1
$50,000-74,999 742 736 96.9 86.8-99.3 6 3.1 0.7-13.2
$75,000+ 870 861 99.3 98.2-99.7 9 0.7 0.3- 1.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 410 404 97.1 92.5-98.9 6 2.9 1.1- 7.5
Forsyth 465 455 97.9 95.9-99.0 10 2.1 1.0- 4.1
Guilford 420 414 98.1 95.4-99.3 6 1.9 0.7- 4.6
Henderson/Transylvania 469 465 99.2 97.2-99.8 4 0.8 0.2- 2.8
Mecklenburg 447 442 98.9 97.2-99.5 5 1.1 0.5- 2.8
Orange 438 431 98.1 95.4-99.2 7 1.9 0.8- 4.6
Pitt 414 409 98.6 96.5-99.4 5 1.4 0.6- 3.5
Randolph 426 424 99.1 96.4-99.8 2 0.9 0.2- 3.6
Robeson 436 436 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Wake 426 423 99.4 98.2-99.8 3 0.6 0.2- 1.8
Western NC 656 649 98.1 95.0-99.3 7 1.9 0.7- 5.0
Piedmont NC 878 872 97.8 93.6-99.2 6 2.2 0.8- 6.4
Eastern NC 793 792 99.9 99.4- 100 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6

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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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