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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 | 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 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 2,693 | 936 | 34.3 | 32.1-36.5 | 944 | 34.5 | 32.4-36.7 | 388 | 14.6 | 13.0-16.4 | 169 | 6.8 | 5.6- 8.1 | 256 | 9.8 | 8.5-11.3 |
Female | 2,949 | 1,636 | 56.8 | 54.6-59.0 | 898 | 29.6 | 27.6-31.6 | 249 | 8.6 | 7.4- 9.9 | 88 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.5 | 78 | 2.3 | 1.7- 3.0 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 4,596 | 2,159 | 45.2 | 43.4-47.0 | 1,508 | 32.9 | 31.3-34.7 | 499 | 11.4 | 10.3-12.6 | 199 | 4.7 | 4.0- 5.6 | 231 | 5.7 | 4.8- 6.7 |
African American | 712 | 309 | 42.4 | 37.9-47.1 | 233 | 32.4 | 28.2-36.8 | 90 | 15.0 | 11.5-19.2 | 35 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.3 | 45 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.5 |
Asian | 34 | 21 | 70.4 | 48.6-85.7 | 8 | 14.4 | 5.9-30.9 | 2 | 10.0 | 1.9-39.3 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.8 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.9-14.5 |
Native American | 61 | 18 | 25.9 | 12.5-45.9 | 16 | 29.9 | 16.6-47.7 | 13 | 22.1 | 11.0-39.3 | 3 | 6.9 | 2.0-21.2 | 11 | 15.2 | 7.4-28.5 |
Other Minorities | 208 | 49 | 19.6 | 13.8-27.0 | 65 | 28.8 | 22.0-36.8 | 30 | 15.2 | 9.9-22.7 | 19 | 13.1 | 7.4-22.1 | 45 | 23.3 | 16.8-31.4 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 227 | 69 | 26.4 | 19.9-34.1 | 61 | 26.8 | 20.3-34.4 | 31 | 13.3 | 8.9-19.3 | 20 | 12.0 | 6.8-20.4 | 46 | 21.5 | 15.6-28.9 |
-English Speaking | 115 | 48 | 38.8 | 28.3-50.5 | 34 | 31.0 | 21.7-42.2 | 15 | 14.2 | 8.2-23.6 | 6 | 3.9 | 1.4-10.4 | 12 | 12.0 | 6.2-22.1 |
-Spanish Speaking | 112 | 21 | 18.2 | 11.1-28.4 | 27 | 23.9 | 15.8-34.6 | 16 | 12.6 | 7.2-21.2 | 14 | 17.4 | 9.3-30.1 | 34 | 27.8 | 19.2-38.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 5,410 | 2,501 | 44.6 | 43.0-46.3 | 1,779 | 32.8 | 31.3-34.4 | 605 | 12.1 | 11.0-13.3 | 237 | 4.7 | 4.0- 5.4 | 288 | 5.8 | 5.0- 6.7 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 365 | 83 | 21.6 | 16.6-27.5 | 119 | 27.8 | 22.7-33.5 | 59 | 16.6 | 12.2-22.4 | 30 | 8.1 | 5.4-12.2 | 74 | 25.9 | 20.3-32.4 |
25-34 | 1,121 | 373 | 32.6 | 29.3-36.1 | 392 | 33.8 | 30.4-37.3 | 180 | 15.8 | 13.3-18.6 | 79 | 8.6 | 6.5-11.3 | 97 | 9.3 | 7.3-11.7 |
35-44 | 1,306 | 515 | 37.9 | 34.7-41.3 | 475 | 36.6 | 33.4-39.9 | 160 | 13.0 | 10.7-15.7 | 77 | 6.2 | 4.7- 8.1 | 79 | 6.3 | 4.8- 8.3 |
45-54 | 1,164 | 542 | 47.2 | 43.6-50.8 | 395 | 33.1 | 29.9-36.6 | 125 | 11.2 | 9.2-13.6 | 43 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.4 | 59 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.5 |
55-64 | 873 | 491 | 53.9 | 49.7-58.0 | 281 | 33.1 | 29.2-37.2 | 75 | 10.4 | 7.9-13.6 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.5 | 11 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 |
65-74 | 503 | 339 | 65.5 | 60.3-70.5 | 117 | 25.1 | 20.6-30.2 | 26 | 6.1 | 3.9- 9.2 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.0 | 12 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.6 |
75+ | 287 | 214 | 74.7 | 67.8-80.5 | 57 | 21.7 | 16.2-28.5 | 11 | 2.6 | 1.3- 4.9 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 443 | 130 | 24.7 | 20.0-30.0 | 118 | 24.2 | 19.6-29.6 | 70 | 17.8 | 13.5-23.2 | 47 | 12.6 | 8.6-18.0 | 78 | 20.7 | 16.1-26.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,240 | 508 | 38.6 | 35.3-42.0 | 387 | 30.7 | 27.6-34.0 | 173 | 15.2 | 12.7-18.1 | 61 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.3 | 111 | 9.3 | 7.4-11.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,484 | 664 | 43.6 | 40.4-46.7 | 486 | 32.6 | 29.7-35.6 | 178 | 12.0 | 10.1-14.3 | 75 | 5.3 | 4.0- 6.9 | 81 | 6.5 | 5.0- 8.5 |
College Graduate | 2,467 | 1,266 | 50.1 | 47.6-52.5 | 848 | 35.1 | 32.8-37.5 | 216 | 9.5 | 8.1-11.1 | 74 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.8 | 63 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 362 | 128 | 33.2 | 27.0-40.1 | 112 | 28.7 | 23.0-35.2 | 48 | 12.7 | 8.6-18.2 | 29 | 7.3 | 4.8-11.0 | 45 | 18.1 | 12.5-25.6 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 668 | 258 | 32.7 | 28.3-37.5 | 198 | 28.4 | 24.2-33.0 | 92 | 16.0 | 12.1-20.8 | 50 | 9.4 | 6.5-13.3 | 70 | 13.5 | 10.1-17.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 641 | 243 | 32.8 | 28.6-37.3 | 222 | 36.9 | 32.3-41.8 | 79 | 14.1 | 11.0-17.9 | 43 | 7.2 | 5.1-10.0 | 54 | 9.0 | 6.6-12.2 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 870 | 377 | 42.6 | 38.6-46.7 | 303 | 33.9 | 30.3-37.8 | 113 | 14.2 | 11.5-17.5 | 36 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.8 | 41 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.6 |
$50,000-74,999 | 896 | 458 | 48.8 | 44.8-52.8 | 279 | 32.9 | 29.2-36.8 | 80 | 9.1 | 7.1-11.6 | 34 | 3.9 | 2.6- 5.8 | 45 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.4 |
$75,000+ | 1,270 | 625 | 47.1 | 43.8-50.5 | 463 | 36.5 | 33.3-39.8 | 118 | 9.9 | 8.0-12.1 | 35 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.3 | 29 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,300 | 603 | 42.3 | 39.0-45.7 | 391 | 31.0 | 27.9-34.3 | 139 | 13.0 | 10.7-15.7 | 75 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.2 | 92 | 7.6 | 5.8- 9.8 |
No | 4,203 | 1,913 | 44.2 | 42.3-46.0 | 1,405 | 33.1 | 31.3-34.9 | 481 | 11.7 | 10.5-12.9 | 174 | 4.8 | 4.0- 5.7 | 230 | 6.4 | 5.4- 7.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 872 | 382 | 42.2 | 38.3-46.2 | 301 | 36.3 | 32.5-40.3 | 102 | 12.0 | 9.5-15.0 | 41 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.8 | 46 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.5 |
Non-Veteran | 4,656 | 2,155 | 44.2 | 42.4-46.0 | 1,511 | 31.9 | 30.2-33.6 | 510 | 11.9 | 10.7-13.1 | 207 | 5.1 | 4.3- 6.1 | 273 | 7.0 | 6.1- 8.1 |
Currently Serving | 102 | 27 | 26.1 | 17.6-37.0 | 29 | 27.2 | 18.4-38.1 | 23 | 25.3 | 16.5-36.8 | 8 | 8.6 | 4.0-17.5 | 15 | 12.8 | 7.4-21.3 |
* 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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