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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%) | ||
North Carolina | 5,642 | 2,572 | 43.5 | 41.9-45.2 | 1,842 | 32.5 | 31.0-34.0 | 637 | 12.1 | 11.1-13.3 | 257 | 5.1 | 4.4- 6.0 | 334 | 6.7 | 5.9- 7.7 |
-Eastern NC | 1,749 | 753 | 39.1 | 36.4-41.8 | 573 | 32.7 | 30.1-35.4 | 210 | 14.3 | 12.2-16.8 | 87 | 5.5 | 4.3- 6.9 | 126 | 8.4 | 6.8-10.4 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 827 | 257 | 29.4 | 26.0-33.0 | 287 | 33.4 | 29.8-37.3 | 126 | 17.4 | 14.2-21.2 | 60 | 7.5 | 5.7- 9.8 | 97 | 12.3 | 9.7-15.4 |
Female | 922 | 496 | 53.1 | 49.3-56.8 | 286 | 31.7 | 28.3-35.3 | 84 | 9.8 | 7.7-12.4 | 27 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.9 | 29 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.4 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 1,351 | 599 | 41.7 | 38.7-44.7 | 453 | 33.6 | 30.7-36.6 | 154 | 12.9 | 10.8-15.3 | 64 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.7 | 81 | 6.7 | 5.2- 8.6 |
African American | 288 | 119 | 36.6 | 30.0-43.8 | 90 | 30.1 | 24.1-36.8 | 42 | 21.2 | 14.4-30.0 | 16 | 6.1 | 3.5-10.4 | 21 | 6.0 | 3.5-10.1 |
Other Minorities | 2 | 1 | 72.9 | 14.4-97.7 | 1 | 27.1 | 2.3-85.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 138 | 28 | 14.9 | 9.7-22.3 | 47 | 31.5 | 23.1-41.4 | 23 | 16.3 | 9.8-26.1 | 9 | 6.6 | 3.2-13.1 | 31 | 30.6 | 21.3-41.7 |
25-34 | 367 | 121 | 31.8 | 26.6-37.6 | 130 | 32.5 | 27.2-38.2 | 58 | 18.0 | 13.7-23.4 | 24 | 7.4 | 4.8-11.3 | 34 | 10.3 | 6.7-15.5 |
35-44 | 389 | 145 | 33.7 | 28.3-39.6 | 127 | 32.6 | 27.1-38.6 | 52 | 17.3 | 11.9-24.3 | 31 | 8.0 | 5.4-11.6 | 34 | 8.4 | 5.8-12.1 |
45-54 | 341 | 138 | 37.4 | 31.5-43.5 | 126 | 38.4 | 32.4-44.8 | 42 | 13.8 | 9.8-19.1 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.4- 8.4 | 22 | 6.0 | 3.7- 9.5 |
55-64 | 261 | 152 | 54.2 | 47.0-61.3 | 81 | 31.8 | 25.6-38.8 | 19 | 10.2 | 6.0-16.7 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.7 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.3 |
65-74 | 158 | 105 | 64.2 | 55.1-72.4 | 36 | 25.2 | 18.0-34.1 | 12 | 8.3 | 4.5-15.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.4 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.7 |
75+ | 89 | 60 | 67.0 | 55.4-76.9 | 24 | 29.1 | 19.6-40.8 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.1- 8.3 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 154 | 39 | 19.2 | 13.2-27.1 | 45 | 27.7 | 19.9-37.1 | 26 | 18.1 | 11.5-27.4 | 17 | 10.7 | 6.2-17.7 | 27 | 24.2 | 15.9-35.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 441 | 184 | 38.0 | 32.7-43.6 | 126 | 27.6 | 22.9-32.7 | 62 | 17.6 | 12.7-23.9 | 20 | 6.1 | 3.7- 9.7 | 49 | 10.8 | 7.8-14.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 491 | 207 | 38.8 | 34.0-43.9 | 168 | 36.2 | 31.2-41.4 | 62 | 13.2 | 10.0-17.2 | 24 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.4 | 30 | 7.0 | 4.7-10.2 |
College Graduate | 658 | 320 | 46.7 | 42.3-51.1 | 233 | 35.7 | 31.6-40.1 | 60 | 11.5 | 8.7-15.1 | 26 | 3.7 | 2.4- 5.6 | 19 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 137 | 46 | 26.1 | 18.1-36.0 | 46 | 31.1 | 21.7-42.5 | 15 | 12.5 | 6.4-23.0 | 10 | 8.9 | 4.4-17.2 | 20 | 21.4 | 12.0-35.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 234 | 80 | 26.1 | 20.0-33.3 | 72 | 31.1 | 24.1-39.2 | 33 | 18.4 | 10.9-29.4 | 19 | 8.2 | 4.7-14.0 | 30 | 16.1 | 10.6-23.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 220 | 91 | 36.8 | 30.0-44.1 | 72 | 32.4 | 25.8-39.8 | 22 | 14.8 | 9.5-22.5 | 19 | 8.5 | 5.1-13.8 | 16 | 7.5 | 4.4-12.5 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 299 | 121 | 39.0 | 32.7-45.6 | 109 | 36.9 | 30.7-43.6 | 39 | 12.9 | 9.2-17.9 | 12 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.6 | 18 | 5.8 | 3.3-10.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 261 | 127 | 44.2 | 37.4-51.3 | 77 | 30.6 | 24.4-37.7 | 27 | 12.4 | 8.1-18.6 | 10 | 3.6 | 1.8- 6.9 | 20 | 9.2 | 5.7-14.5 |
$75,000+ | 318 | 158 | 46.0 | 39.9-52.2 | 110 | 36.3 | 30.4-42.5 | 34 | 12.4 | 8.6-17.6 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.3 | 8 | 2.8 | 1.3- 5.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 445 | 192 | 35.8 | 30.9-40.9 | 132 | 31.0 | 26.1-36.5 | 51 | 16.1 | 12.1-21.2 | 28 | 7.1 | 4.6-10.7 | 42 | 10.0 | 6.9-14.3 |
No | 1,251 | 540 | 40.7 | 37.6-44.0 | 424 | 33.6 | 30.6-36.8 | 153 | 13.2 | 11.0-15.7 | 55 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.1 | 79 | 7.9 | 6.0-10.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 301 | 127 | 40.0 | 34.0-46.3 | 101 | 34.7 | 28.8-41.0 | 42 | 15.8 | 11.5-21.4 | 13 | 3.9 | 2.1- 7.1 | 18 | 5.6 | 3.3- 9.3 |
Non-Veteran | 1,361 | 605 | 40.3 | 37.2-43.4 | 447 | 32.6 | 29.6-35.7 | 149 | 13.0 | 10.6-15.9 | 66 | 5.4 | 4.1- 7.1 | 94 | 8.7 | 6.8-11.1 |
Currently Serving | 81 | 18 | 18.8 | 11.3-29.7 | 24 | 29.3 | 19.1-42.1 | 18 | 25.9 | 15.8-39.3 | 7 | 10.2 | 4.5-21.5 | 14 | 15.8 | 8.9-26.5 |
* 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 (MAHEC): 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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