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Only one | Two | Three | Four | Five or more | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 1,576 | 931 | 56.3 | 52.5-59.9 | 466 | 29.6 | 26.3-33.2 | 116 | 8.6 | 6.5-11.2 | 36 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.2 | 27 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.7 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 114 | 35 | 32.0 | 21.0-45.4 | 36 | 31.4 | 19.8-45.8 | 28 | 23.4 | 13.3-37.8 | 7 | 7.1 | 2.7-17.2 | 8 | 6.1 | 2.7-13.5 |
25-34 | 271 | 119 | 42.2 | 34.2-50.6 | 107 | 42.3 | 34.2-50.9 | 29 | 9.5 | 5.6-15.7 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.4- 9.8 | 7 | 2.2 | 0.8- 5.9 |
35-44 | 370 | 211 | 57.1 | 50.0-63.9 | 104 | 26.7 | 20.8-33.6 | 34 | 9.0 | 5.8-13.5 | 15 | 4.8 | 2.5- 9.2 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.8 |
45-54 | 360 | 208 | 61.4 | 54.3-68.2 | 127 | 30.4 | 24.4-37.1 | 16 | 4.5 | 2.5- 8.0 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.3 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.4- 7.1 |
55-64 | 216 | 163 | 77.3 | 68.5-84.2 | 45 | 19.3 | 12.8-28.0 | 7 | 3.1 | 1.2- 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 |
65-74 | 140 | 104 | 80.4 | 70.2-87.8 | 34 | 18.8 | 11.6-29.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.9 |
75+ | 95 | 84 | 81.4 | 66.4-90.6 | 11 | 18.6 | 9.4-33.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 52 | 25 | 48.6 | 29.8-67.8 | 11 | 12.1 | 4.7-27.6 | 7 | 17.0 | 6.2-38.6 | 4 | 14.9 | 4.1-41.5 | 5 | 7.5 | 2.5-20.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 296 | 169 | 56.5 | 47.9-64.7 | 81 | 22.3 | 16.2-29.9 | 29 | 11.6 | 6.7-19.4 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.7- 8.2 | 8 | 5.8 | 2.5-12.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 468 | 245 | 48.2 | 41.2-55.2 | 167 | 38.1 | 31.4-45.3 | 32 | 8.3 | 4.6-14.6 | 15 | 3.6 | 1.7- 7.5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.3 |
College Graduate | 759 | 491 | 62.5 | 57.3-67.4 | 207 | 27.9 | 23.4-32.9 | 48 | 6.8 | 4.6-10.0 | 8 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.1 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 90 | 40 | 40.2 | 26.7-55.4 | 28 | 35.6 | 22.0-52.1 | 11 | 13.5 | 5.4-30.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 1.9-13.8 | 6 | 5.4 | 2.0-13.6 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 185 | 85 | 42.8 | 32.1-54.2 | 62 | 29.9 | 21.0-40.6 | 23 | 15.9 | 9.0-26.6 | 7 | 5.1 | 2.0-12.6 | 8 | 6.3 | 2.5-14.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 164 | 87 | 52.4 | 40.7-63.9 | 52 | 32.8 | 22.8-44.6 | 17 | 6.8 | 3.6-12.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 | 6 | 7.7 | 2.7-19.9 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 248 | 143 | 55.9 | 46.5-65.0 | 77 | 25.4 | 18.5-34.0 | 22 | 10.2 | 5.7-17.7 | 6 | 8.4 | 3.7-18.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
$50,000-74,999 | 234 | 123 | 46.7 | 37.9-55.7 | 87 | 40.9 | 32.2-50.2 | 15 | 7.9 | 4.3-14.2 | 6 | 2.8 | 0.8- 9.0 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.5 |
$75,000+ | 366 | 243 | 66.2 | 59.3-72.6 | 105 | 28.0 | 22.1-34.7 | 12 | 3.6 | 1.8- 7.0 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.6- 5.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.4 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 106 | 55 | 47.2 | 36.3-58.3 | 41 | 37.9 | 27.9-49.1 | 9 | 14.0 | 6.2-28.8 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Guilford | 102 | 68 | 58.7 | 46.2-70.2 | 23 | 20.3 | 13.1-30.1 | 6 | 9.2 | 3.4-22.6 | 2 | 5.0 | 1.0-22.2 | 3 | 6.7 | 1.9-21.4 |
Mecklenburg | 101 | 60 | 60.7 | 49.8-70.7 | 29 | 26.1 | 18.0-36.2 | 9 | 9.7 | 4.6-19.2 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.0-11.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Orange | 166 | 105 | 49.4 | 37.5-61.4 | 42 | 25.5 | 17.2-36.1 | 11 | 10.0 | 5.0-19.0 | 4 | 11.2 | 2.9-34.5 | 4 | 3.9 | 1.2-11.6 |
Wake | 119 | 68 | 55.9 | 45.9-65.5 | 37 | 32.2 | 23.6-42.2 | 9 | 7.5 | 3.5-15.4 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7- 7.2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.8 |
Chatham/Lee | 72 | 43 | 53.9 | 41.3-66.0 | 22 | 33.4 | 22.6-46.2 | 5 | 9.5 | 3.6-22.8 | 2 | 3.2 | 0.8-11.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Nash/Wilson | 38 | 22 | 52.6 | 35.3-69.3 | 14 | 44.5 | 28.0-62.2 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.7-11.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Craven/Pamlico | 92 | 50 | 47.0 | 36.2-58.1 | 32 | 42.0 | 31.1-53.8 | 7 | 8.2 | 3.7-17.3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.4- 6.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.1 |
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 46 | 31 | 70.4 | 54.9-82.2 | 8 | 14.1 | 6.8-26.9 | 4 | 10.3 | 3.8-24.9 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-11.5 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.9-13.1 |
Appalachian/Wilkes | 75 | 40 | 57.6 | 43.7-70.4 | 26 | 28.7 | 18.4-41.7 | 5 | 5.8 | 2.3-13.9 | 3 | 4.8 | 1.2-17.1 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.4-19.0 |
Franklin/Gran./Vance | 58 | 34 | 59.4 | 43.8-73.3 | 18 | 24.8 | 14.8-38.3 | 5 | 14.1 | 5.8-30.5 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.2-11.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Graham/Swain/Jackson | 61 | 33 | 50.0 | 35.7-64.2 | 19 | 26.5 | 16.3-40.1 | 6 | 11.8 | 5.3-24.2 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.3-13.7 | 2 | 9.6 | 2.5-30.7 |
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 26 | 12 | 40.2 | 22.1-61.5 | 13 | 58.1 | 36.9-76.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-11.5 |
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 32 | 19 | 59.3 | 37.3-78.2 | 7 | 17.2 | 7.2-35.6 | 2 | 5.0 | 1.1-19.4 | 2 | 5.1 | 1.1-19.9 | 2 | 13.4 | 2.7-45.9 |
Northeast NC I | 39 | 21 | 55.8 | 38.3-72.0 | 14 | 29.8 | 17.0-46.9 | 3 | 11.1 | 3.2-32.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 3.3 | 0.5-20.0 |
Northeast NC II | 79 | 47 | 55.2 | 42.6-67.1 | 18 | 22.0 | 13.7-33.4 | 10 | 17.5 | 9.1-30.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.5 | 3 | 4.6 | 1.1-17.0 |
Northeastern Partnership | 118 | 68 | 55.3 | 44.9-65.3 | 32 | 24.0 | 16.7-33.3 | 13 | 15.8 | 8.9-26.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.1 | 4 | 4.2 | 1.3-13.2 |
Mountain AHEC | 242 | 138 | 56.5 | 48.3-64.4 | 84 | 35.3 | 28.0-43.5 | 16 | 7.0 | 3.5-13.7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.2 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.6 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 415 | 233 | 51.8 | 44.0-59.5 | 127 | 30.3 | 23.8-37.7 | 31 | 8.4 | 4.2-16.1 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.6-11.6 | 12 | 4.0 | 1.8- 8.4 |
Piedmont | 802 | 497 | 58.6 | 53.6-63.4 | 217 | 28.1 | 23.8-32.9 | 59 | 8.7 | 6.2-12.0 | 18 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.1 | 11 | 1.8 | 0.8- 3.8 |
Western NC | 359 | 201 | 54.3 | 46.5-61.8 | 122 | 34.6 | 27.4-42.6 | 26 | 8.5 | 4.7-14.7 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.4- 3.0 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.
^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.
** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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