BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption--FEMALE Respondents Only

Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,103	1,373	30.8	28.8-33.0	2,730	69.2	67.0-71.2
RACE
White	3,121	1,169	34.2	31.8-36.7	1,952	65.8	63.3-68.2
African American	679	139	19.8	15.9-24.4	540	80.2	75.6-84.1
Asian	42	12	37.0	19.6-58.7	30	63.0	41.3-80.4
Native American	113	17	21.3	11.2-36.6	96	78.7	63.4-88.8
Other Minorities	118	25	25.1	15.2-38.5	93	74.9	61.5-84.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	141	32	19.4	11.7-30.3	109	80.6	69.7-88.3
-English Speaking	70	21	28.2	15.4-45.8	49	71.8	54.2-84.6
-Spanish Speaking	71	11	14.3	6.2-29.7	60	85.7	70.3-93.8
Non-Hispanic	3,955	1,337	31.4	29.3-33.6	2,618	68.6	66.4-70.7
AGE
18-24	293	123	38.3	30.4-46.9	170	61.7	53.1-69.6
25-34	685	295	39.5	34.5-44.7	390	60.5	55.3-65.5
35-44	757	318	37.9	33.0-43.0	439	62.1	57.0-67.0
45-54	792	280	26.7	22.7-31.1	512	73.3	68.9-77.3
55-64	599	183	28.6	23.6-34.2	416	71.4	65.8-76.4
65-74	502	104	17.0	13.1-21.8	398	83.0	78.2-86.9
75+	434	64	13.6	9.8-18.6	370	86.4	81.4-90.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	638	71	12.1	8.1-17.7	567	87.9	82.3-91.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,198	287	25.5	22.0-29.4	911	74.5	70.6-78.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,032	381	35.8	31.8-40.1	651	64.2	59.9-68.2
College Graduate	1,222	634	46.3	42.3-50.4	588	53.7	49.6-57.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	467	87	19.1	13.8-25.7	380	80.9	74.3-86.2
$15,000- 24,999	689	173	21.9	17.3-27.3	516	78.1	72.7-82.7
$25,000- 34,999	488	171	29.5	24.0-35.6	317	70.5	64.4-76.0
$35,000- 49,999	498	202	36.0	30.4-42.0	296	64.0	58.0-69.6
$50,000-74,999	449	202	39.7	33.4-46.3	247	60.3	53.7-66.6
$75,000+	446	266	52.8	46.2-59.3	180	47.2	40.7-53.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	254	90	35.7	29.0-43.1	164	64.3	56.9-71.0
Forsyth	286	99	33.7	27.8-40.2	187	66.3	59.8-72.2
Guilford	267	97	38.5	31.6-45.9	170	61.5	54.1-68.4
Henderson/Transylvania	281	102	30.2	24.0-37.1	179	69.8	62.9-76.0
Mecklenburg	287	119	38.2	32.0-44.9	168	61.8	55.1-68.0
Orange	256	150	59.4	48.6-69.3	106	40.6	30.7-51.4
Pitt	258	94	40.1	31.4-49.6	164	59.9	50.4-68.6
Randolph	257	60	21.0	15.7-27.6	197	79.0	72.4-84.3
Robeson	264	40	14.3	10.1-19.9	224	85.7	80.1-89.9
Wake	246	131	52.7	45.4-59.9	115	47.3	40.1-54.6
Western NC	376	84	22.3	18.0-27.4	292	77.7	72.6-82.0
Piedmont NC	560	152	22.7	18.8-27.2	408	77.3	72.8-81.2
Eastern NC	511	155	31.1	26.5-36.0	356	68.9	64.0-73.5

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,103

1,373

30.8

28.8-33.0

2,730

69.2

67.0-71.2

RACE

White

3,121

1,169

34.2

31.8-36.7

1,952

65.8

63.3-68.2

African American

679

139

19.8

15.9-24.4

540

80.2

75.6-84.1

Asian

37.0

19.6-58.7

63.0

41.3-80.4

Native American

113

21.3

11.2-36.6

78.7

63.4-88.8

Other Minorities

118

25.1

15.2-38.5

74.9

61.5-84.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

141

19.4

11.7-30.3

109

80.6

69.7-88.3

-English Speaking

28.2

15.4-45.8

71.8

54.2-84.6

-Spanish Speaking

14.3

6.2-29.7

85.7

70.3-93.8

Non-Hispanic

3,955

1,337

31.4

29.3-33.6

2,618

68.6

66.4-70.7

AGE

18-24

293

123

38.3

30.4-46.9

170

61.7

53.1-69.6

25-34

685

295

39.5

34.5-44.7

390

60.5

55.3-65.5

35-44

757

318

37.9

33.0-43.0

439

62.1

57.0-67.0

45-54

792

280

26.7

22.7-31.1

512

73.3

68.9-77.3

55-64

599

183

28.6

23.6-34.2

416

71.4

65.8-76.4

65-74

502

104

17.0

13.1-21.8

398

83.0

78.2-86.9

75+

434

13.6

9.8-18.6

370

86.4

81.4-90.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

638

12.1

8.1-17.7

567

87.9

82.3-91.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,198

287

25.5

22.0-29.4

911

74.5

70.6-78.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,032

381

35.8

31.8-40.1

651

64.2

59.9-68.2

College Graduate

1,222

634

46.3

42.3-50.4

588

53.7

49.6-57.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

467

19.1

13.8-25.7

380

80.9

74.3-86.2

$15,000- 24,999

689

173

21.9

17.3-27.3

516

78.1

72.7-82.7

$25,000- 34,999

488

171

29.5

24.0-35.6

317

70.5

64.4-76.0

$35,000- 49,999

498

202

36.0

30.4-42.0

296

64.0

58.0-69.6

$50,000-74,999

449

202

39.7

33.4-46.3

247

60.3

53.7-66.6

$75,000+

446

266

52.8

46.2-59.3

180

47.2

40.7-53.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

254

35.7

29.0-43.1

164

64.3

56.9-71.0

Forsyth

286

33.7

27.8-40.2

187

66.3

59.8-72.2

Guilford

267

38.5

31.6-45.9

170

61.5

54.1-68.4

Henderson/Transylvania

281

102

30.2

24.0-37.1

179

69.8

62.9-76.0

Mecklenburg

287

119

38.2

32.0-44.9

168

61.8

55.1-68.0

Orange

256

150

59.4

48.6-69.3

106

40.6

30.7-51.4

Pitt

258

40.1

31.4-49.6

164

59.9

50.4-68.6

Randolph

257

21.0

15.7-27.6

197

79.0

72.4-84.3

Robeson

264

14.3

10.1-19.9

224

85.7

80.1-89.9

Wake

246

131

52.7

45.4-59.9

115

47.3

40.1-54.6

Western NC

376

22.3

18.0-27.4

292

77.7

72.6-82.0

Piedmont NC

560

152

22.7

18.8-27.2

408

77.3

72.8-81.2

Eastern NC

511

155

31.1

26.5-36.0

356

68.9

64.0-73.5

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*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, 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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