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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption--MALE Respondents Only

A drink of alcohol is 1 can or bottle of beer, 1 glass of wine, 1 can or bottle of wine cooler, 1 cocktail, or 1 shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?

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  Total
Respond.#		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,590 1,228 47.6 44.6-50.6 295 11.1 9.5-12.9 434 18.5 16.1-21.2 471 18.4 16.2-20.8 162 4.4 3.5- 5.5
RACE
White 1,954 885 47.1 43.7-50.5 222 10.9 9.0-13.0 326 17.7 15.0-20.7 380 19.3 16.8-22.1 141 5.1 4.0- 6.4
African American 368 206 50.5 43.1-57.9 39 11.8 8.1-16.8 61 20.1 14.3-27.4 52 16.0 11.0-22.6 10 1.7 0.7- 4.2
Asian 36 19 35.4 17.8-58.0 5 12.9 4.4-32.1 5 8.3 2.0-28.6 4 37.8 15.6-66.7 3 5.6 1.4-19.6
Native American 69 45 42.7 26.3-60.8 7 22.6 8.5-47.7 8 15.7 6.4-33.5 6 6.6 2.4-17.0 3 12.5 3.3-37.1
Other Minorities 146 65 50.3 37.9-62.7 20 8.9 4.8-15.8 30 23.4 13.9-36.4 28 15.5 9.1-25.3 3 1.9 0.3-10.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 154 72 49.8 37.4-62.3 19 7.9 4.2-14.5 30 23.6 14.2-36.4 31 16.9 10.1-26.9 2 1.8 0.3-10.3
-English Speaking 56 24 33.6 19.4-51.5 6 10.3 3.9-24.4 10 22.6 10.1-43.2 14 26.0 12.8-45.6 2 7.6 1.2-34.7
-Spanish Speaking 98 48 54.8 39.5-69.2 13 7.2 3.2-15.4 20 23.9 12.9-39.9 17 14.1 7.1-26.2 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 2,431 1,154 47.4 44.4-50.5 276 11.4 9.7-13.3 402 17.9 15.5-20.6 440 18.6 16.4-21.1 159 4.7 3.7- 5.8
AGE
18-24 187 71 40.1 29.8-51.4 22 8.3 4.3-15.3 51 30.2 20.5-42.0 38 19.5 12.7-28.8 5 1.9 0.7- 5.1
25-34 445 155 38.8 32.5-45.5 76 15.9 11.8-21.0 96 19.7 15.0-25.4 102 22.3 17.2-28.4 16 3.4 1.7- 6.4
35-44 557 228 40.3 34.7-46.3 77 14.7 11.0-19.3 107 20.6 16.2-25.8 113 20.8 16.3-26.0 32 3.6 2.2- 5.9
45-54 526 240 45.3 39.1-51.7 50 8.7 6.1-12.3 87 19.4 14.6-25.4 112 21.1 16.5-26.6 37 5.4 3.4- 8.5
55-64 372 206 57.8 50.7-64.6 36 8.9 5.8-13.4 44 10.2 7.0-14.7 50 15.7 11.0-21.9 36 7.4 4.6-11.6
65-74 293 185 70.0 62.4-76.6 25 6.6 3.8-11.0 24 7.6 4.6-12.3 38 8.2 5.1-12.8 21 7.8 4.2-14.0
75+ 187 136 83.6 75.9-89.1 5 3.9 1.4-10.1 18 4.8 2.7- 8.4 14 5.1 2.3-10.9 14 2.7 1.4- 5.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 438 295 65.5 58.2-72.2 30 6.4 4.0-10.0 45 12.1 7.7-18.6 47 12.5 8.5-18.0 21 3.5 1.7- 6.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 771 413 55.0 49.8-60.2 90 11.8 8.9-15.3 127 18.4 14.4-23.1 96 11.2 8.4-14.7 45 3.6 2.4- 5.5
Some Post-H.S. 529 247 42.7 36.3-49.4 65 9.2 6.5-12.8 91 22.3 16.2-29.9 99 21.7 16.5-28.0 27 4.1 2.5- 6.7
College Graduate 845 268 29.7 25.5-34.4 109 14.8 11.5-19.0 170 20.3 16.6-24.5 229 28.8 24.4-33.7 69 6.3 4.5- 8.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 208 123 58.6 47.1-69.3 21 11.9 5.9-22.5 28 15.0 8.4-25.2 30 13.1 7.8-21.2 6 1.3 0.5- 3.8
$15,000- 24,999 404 217 52.3 44.7-59.7 50 10.8 7.5-15.4 65 16.1 11.4-22.4 48 14.9 9.9-21.8 24 5.8 3.3-10.2
$25,000- 34,999 321 141 50.6 42.2-59.0 43 12.1 8.2-17.5 56 18.2 12.5-25.9 62 16.6 11.3-23.7 19 2.5 1.1- 5.3
$35,000- 49,999 395 192 50.7 43.3-58.2 39 7.5 4.7-11.6 67 19.1 13.9-25.6 78 19.9 14.3-27.0 19 2.8 1.6- 4.8
$50,000-74,999 294 128 41.2 32.9-49.9 33 8.6 5.2-14.0 53 21.3 13.3-32.5 55 21.9 15.5-30.1 25 7.0 4.0-11.9
$75,000+ 429 112 24.6 19.5-30.6 61 17.9 13.2-23.7 93 21.6 16.5-27.7 129 29.6 24.0-36.0 34 6.3 4.0- 9.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 159 84 53.1 44.2-61.8 16 11.6 6.8-19.1 26 15.1 10.1-22.0 20 13.1 7.8-21.1 13 7.1 3.9-12.7
Forsyth 179 81 41.3 33.5-49.6 26 16.4 10.8-24.2 29 18.0 12.4-25.4 34 20.4 13.8-29.2 9 3.8 1.9- 7.5
Guilford 154 70 47.4 38.4-56.6 13 8.8 4.7-15.9 23 16.7 10.6-25.4 36 20.8 14.7-28.5 12 6.3 3.4-11.5
Henderson/Transylvania 189 81 45.8 37.7-54.1 23 12.5 8.0-18.9 30 17.6 12.1-24.9 34 15.4 10.8-21.5 21 8.8 5.5-13.7
Mecklenburg 160 59 37.6 28.3-47.8 22 11.3 7.0-17.9 33 19.9 13.7-27.9 39 28.8 20.0-39.5 7 2.4 1.0- 5.6
Orange 182 58 30.2 23.4-38.0 20 13.9 8.8-21.3 43 26.7 20.1-34.6 47 23.8 17.8-31.1 14 5.4 3.1- 9.3
Pitt 157 60 34.3 26.9-42.5 17 10.8 6.5-17.3 28 19.2 14.2-25.6 36 24.8 17.8-33.4 16 10.9 6.4-17.9
Randolph 172 110 60.6 51.4-69.0 15 8.6 4.9-14.5 20 16.1 9.4-26.1 20 10.0 6.1-15.9 7 4.8 2.2-10.3
Robeson 172 102 51.8 42.1-61.4 21 20.2 12.1-31.9 27 14.9 9.5-22.5 17 11.4 6.4-19.2 5 1.7 0.6- 4.8
Wake 182 62 30.2 23.4-38.1 32 18.9 13.1-26.5 30 17.4 11.8-24.9 45 26.8 19.4-35.7 13 6.7 3.6-12.1
Western NC 280 148 54.0 47.2-60.7 23 8.3 5.2-12.9 44 16.7 11.8-23.2 45 15.3 11.1-20.5 20 5.7 3.5- 9.0
Piedmont NC 321 164 52.9 46.0-59.8 39 10.2 7.0-14.6 52 17.9 12.6-24.9 52 15.6 11.5-20.9 14 3.3 1.8- 6.0
Eastern NC 283 149 50.3 43.4-57.3 28 9.0 5.9-13.5 49 20.7 15.2-27.4 46 16.4 12.0-22.0 11 3.6 1.9- 6.7

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#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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