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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption--WHITE Respondents Only

Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,075 2,238 43.2 41.1-45.3 2,837 56.8 54.7-58.9
GENDER
Male 1,954 1,069 52.9 49.5-56.3 885 47.1 43.7-50.5
Female 3,121 1,169 34.2 31.8-36.7 1,952 65.8 63.3-68.2
AGE
18-24 322 176 56.6 47.8-65.1 146 43.4 34.9-52.2
25-34 798 440 52.7 47.7-57.6 358 47.3 42.4-52.3
35-44 938 514 51.0 46.4-55.6 424 49.0 44.4-53.6
45-54 1,009 481 41.5 37.0-46.1 528 58.5 53.9-63.0
55-64 774 308 37.3 32.6-42.3 466 62.7 57.7-67.4
65-74 668 196 26.2 21.9-31.1 472 73.8 68.9-78.1
75+ 528 106 16.8 12.9-21.6 422 83.2 78.4-87.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 668 114 19.3 14.8-24.8 554 80.7 75.2-85.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,481 508 35.2 31.6-38.9 973 64.8 61.1-68.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,183 526 45.9 41.4-50.5 657 54.1 49.5-58.6
College Graduate 1,731 1,088 62.2 58.7-65.6 643 37.8 34.4-41.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 439 116 28.1 21.3-36.0 323 71.9 64.0-78.7
$15,000- 24,999 696 242 35.2 29.8-40.9 454 64.8 59.1-70.2
$25,000- 34,999 588 264 37.8 32.1-43.9 324 62.2 56.1-67.9
$35,000- 49,999 719 349 42.7 37.4-48.2 370 57.3 51.8-62.6
$50,000-74,999 648 334 50.2 44.1-56.2 314 49.8 43.8-55.9
$75,000+ 765 534 68.4 63.5-72.9 231 31.6 27.1-36.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 365 151 42.3 36.4-48.5 214 57.7 51.5-63.6
Forsyth 345 169 52.8 46.6-59.0 176 47.2 41.0-53.4
Guilford 279 129 48.3 41.5-55.2 150 51.7 44.8-58.5
Henderson/Transylvania 430 198 46.1 40.5-51.7 232 53.9 48.3-59.5
Mecklenburg 268 148 56.5 48.2-64.5 120 43.5 35.5-51.8
Orange 356 239 69.2 61.8-75.7 117 30.8 24.3-38.2
Pitt 287 162 62.6 55.4-69.4 125 37.4 30.6-44.6
Randolph 387 114 31.2 25.5-37.5 273 68.8 62.5-74.5
Robeson 174 52 36.9 27.8-47.0 122 63.1 53.0-72.2
Wake 309 191 64.8 58.5-70.6 118 35.2 29.4-41.5
Western NC 610 199 34.5 30.1-39.2 411 65.5 60.8-69.9
Piedmont NC 719 264 35.8 31.3-40.5 455 64.2 59.5-68.7
Eastern NC 546 222 42.2 37.5-47.2 324 57.8 52.8-62.5

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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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