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No drinks | 1-2 days | 3-7 days | 8-29 days | Everyday | |||||||||||
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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 | 14,948 | 9,273 | 58.9 | 57.9-59.9 | 1,774 | 12.3 | 11.6-13.0 | 1,868 | 13.8 | 13.0-14.5 | 1,537 | 11.5 | 10.8-12.2 | 496 | 3.6 | 3.2- 4.0 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 5,501 | 2,787 | 49.7 | 48.0-51.3 | 669 | 11.8 | 10.9-12.9 | 888 | 17.2 | 15.9-18.5 | 840 | 15.8 | 14.6-17.0 | 317 | 5.6 | 4.9- 6.4 |
Female | 9,447 | 6,486 | 67.4 | 66.2-68.6 | 1,105 | 12.7 | 11.9-13.6 | 980 | 10.6 | 9.8-11.4 | 697 | 7.5 | 6.9- 8.2 | 179 | 1.7 | 1.4- 2.0 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 11,181 | 6,573 | 55.4 | 54.2-56.5 | 1,354 | 12.6 | 11.8-13.3 | 1,508 | 14.6 | 13.7-15.4 | 1,311 | 13.2 | 12.4-14.1 | 435 | 4.3 | 3.8- 4.8 |
African American | 2,674 | 1,948 | 69.6 | 67.2-71.8 | 299 | 11.6 | 10.1-13.2 | 240 | 10.4 | 8.9-12.1 | 146 | 6.8 | 5.6- 8.3 | 41 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.4 |
Asian | 89 | 56 | 60.5 | 46.9-72.6 | 12 | 20.1 | 10.4-35.0 | 12 | 13.7 | 6.8-25.7 | 8 | 5.2 | 2.4-10.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.0 |
Native American | 292 | 227 | 73.6 | 65.6-80.4 | 21 | 8.0 | 4.4-14.0 | 19 | 5.3 | 3.0- 8.9 | 18 | 8.7 | 4.9-15.0 | 7 | 4.4 | 1.5-12.0 |
Other Minorities | 623 | 412 | 64.4 | 59.3-69.2 | 74 | 11.0 | 8.5-14.1 | 79 | 16.2 | 12.4-20.9 | 47 | 6.8 | 4.8- 9.5 | 11 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.5 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 668 | 436 | 62.5 | 57.5-67.3 | 85 | 11.9 | 9.3-15.1 | 88 | 16.1 | 12.5-20.5 | 50 | 7.9 | 5.7-10.8 | 9 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.8 |
-English Speaking | 278 | 161 | 52.7 | 45.2-60.1 | 38 | 14.7 | 10.1-21.0 | 41 | 15.4 | 10.9-21.3 | 32 | 14.0 | 9.4-20.3 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.0- 9.6 |
-Spanish Speaking | 390 | 275 | 67.1 | 60.6-72.9 | 47 | 10.5 | 7.6-14.4 | 47 | 16.4 | 11.8-22.4 | 18 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.5 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.9 |
Non-Hispanic | 14,259 | 8,821 | 58.6 | 57.6-59.6 | 1,685 | 12.3 | 11.6-13.0 | 1,780 | 13.6 | 12.9-14.4 | 1,486 | 11.8 | 11.1-12.5 | 487 | 3.7 | 3.3- 4.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 837 | 467 | 56.3 | 51.9-60.6 | 137 | 14.5 | 11.8-17.5 | 130 | 16.1 | 13.2-19.6 | 94 | 12.1 | 9.5-15.5 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.3 |
25-34 | 2,388 | 1,259 | 50.0 | 47.5-52.6 | 421 | 17.6 | 15.8-19.5 | 396 | 17.8 | 15.8-20.0 | 282 | 13.1 | 11.4-14.9 | 30 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.4 |
35-44 | 2,814 | 1,497 | 51.3 | 49.0-53.6 | 413 | 14.6 | 13.1-16.3 | 441 | 16.8 | 15.0-18.7 | 392 | 14.5 | 12.9-16.2 | 71 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.7 |
45-54 | 2,779 | 1,615 | 57.1 | 54.8-59.4 | 361 | 12.7 | 11.3-14.4 | 401 | 14.9 | 13.3-16.6 | 309 | 11.7 | 10.2-13.3 | 93 | 3.6 | 2.8- 4.6 |
55-64 | 2,551 | 1,670 | 64.1 | 61.6-66.4 | 242 | 9.9 | 8.5-11.4 | 255 | 10.1 | 8.7-11.7 | 257 | 11.0 | 9.4-12.7 | 127 | 5.0 | 4.1- 6.2 |
65-74 | 1,987 | 1,480 | 70.4 | 67.8-72.9 | 116 | 6.0 | 4.8- 7.4 | 159 | 9.0 | 7.5-10.8 | 140 | 8.4 | 6.9-10.1 | 92 | 6.1 | 4.8- 7.8 |
75+ | 1,520 | 1,234 | 77.1 | 74.1-79.8 | 75 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.1 | 82 | 6.6 | 5.2- 8.5 | 56 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.2 | 73 | 6.2 | 4.6- 8.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 2,475 | 2,019 | 76.2 | 73.7-78.5 | 162 | 7.1 | 5.9- 8.5 | 144 | 8.5 | 6.8-10.5 | 88 | 5.1 | 4.0- 6.7 | 62 | 3.1 | 2.2- 4.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 4,397 | 3,145 | 69.4 | 67.6-71.2 | 452 | 10.5 | 9.4-11.6 | 404 | 10.0 | 8.9-11.3 | 302 | 7.8 | 6.8- 8.9 | 94 | 2.3 | 1.8- 3.0 |
Some Post-H.S. | 3,741 | 2,248 | 57.0 | 55.0-59.0 | 495 | 14.1 | 12.7-15.5 | 499 | 14.4 | 13.0-15.9 | 380 | 10.9 | 9.6-12.2 | 119 | 3.7 | 3.0- 4.6 |
College Graduate | 4,310 | 1,843 | 40.4 | 38.6-42.2 | 662 | 15.6 | 14.3-17.0 | 819 | 19.8 | 18.3-21.3 | 765 | 19.2 | 17.7-20.8 | 221 | 5.0 | 4.3- 5.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,729 | 1,361 | 75.8 | 72.8-78.6 | 138 | 8.1 | 6.5-10.1 | 103 | 7.8 | 6.1-10.0 | 97 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.3 | 30 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 2,532 | 1,853 | 69.8 | 67.2-72.2 | 225 | 8.8 | 7.6-10.3 | 224 | 10.8 | 9.0-12.8 | 169 | 8.0 | 6.6- 9.6 | 61 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,719 | 1,077 | 61.3 | 58.4-64.1 | 205 | 13.2 | 11.2-15.5 | 226 | 12.6 | 10.8-14.6 | 168 | 10.1 | 8.5-12.1 | 43 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,969 | 1,094 | 56.7 | 54.0-59.3 | 305 | 14.6 | 12.9-16.6 | 276 | 13.7 | 12.0-15.7 | 222 | 11.2 | 9.6-13.1 | 72 | 3.7 | 2.8- 5.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,789 | 897 | 48.6 | 45.8-51.4 | 269 | 15.0 | 13.1-17.1 | 303 | 17.7 | 15.6-19.9 | 240 | 13.4 | 11.6-15.4 | 80 | 5.4 | 4.2- 6.9 |
$75,000+ | 2,010 | 737 | 35.0 | 32.5-37.5 | 319 | 16.4 | 14.5-18.5 | 442 | 22.3 | 20.1-24.5 | 406 | 21.4 | 19.3-23.7 | 106 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 4,772 | 3,461 | 68.6 | 66.9-70.4 | 423 | 9.1 | 8.1-10.2 | 388 | 10.0 | 8.9-11.3 | 340 | 8.3 | 7.3- 9.4 | 160 | 4.0 | 3.3- 4.7 |
No | 9,736 | 5,515 | 54.3 | 53.0-55.5 | 1,302 | 13.7 | 12.9-14.6 | 1,441 | 15.5 | 14.6-16.5 | 1,154 | 13.0 | 12.2-13.9 | 324 | 3.4 | 3.0- 3.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,917 | 1,042 | 52.8 | 50.1-55.5 | 221 | 11.3 | 9.7-13.1 | 270 | 14.8 | 12.9-16.8 | 243 | 13.3 | 11.6-15.4 | 141 | 7.8 | 6.4- 9.4 |
Non-Veteran | 12,840 | 8,156 | 60.3 | 59.2-61.4 | 1,520 | 12.4 | 11.6-13.1 | 1,560 | 13.5 | 12.7-14.3 | 1,251 | 11.0 | 10.3-11.8 | 353 | 2.9 | 2.5- 3.2 |
Currently Serving | 167 | 63 | 35.7 | 27.7-44.5 | 28 | 19.5 | 13.2-28.0 | 37 | 21.1 | 15.1-28.7 | 38 | 22.5 | 15.8-30.9 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.2 |
^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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