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None | Once | Twice | 3-7 times | 8-30 times | |||||||||||
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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 | 5,631 | 4,556 | 79.6 | 78.2-80.9 | 396 | 7.5 | 6.6- 8.4 | 222 | 4.0 | 3.4- 4.7 | 310 | 6.1 | 5.4- 7.0 | 147 | 2.9 | 2.4- 3.5 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 2,683 | 1,936 | 72.8 | 70.7-74.8 | 249 | 9.2 | 7.9-10.6 | 144 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.2 | 233 | 8.6 | 7.4-10.0 | 121 | 4.4 | 3.5- 5.4 |
Female | 2,948 | 2,620 | 89.2 | 87.8-90.5 | 147 | 5.0 | 4.1- 6.1 | 78 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.1 | 77 | 2.6 | 2.0- 3.4 | 26 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 4,575 | 3,731 | 80.0 | 78.5-81.5 | 315 | 7.3 | 6.4- 8.3 | 174 | 4.0 | 3.3- 4.8 | 229 | 5.6 | 4.8- 6.6 | 126 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.8 |
African American | 719 | 595 | 83.1 | 79.5-86.2 | 41 | 5.9 | 4.2- 8.3 | 25 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.9 | 45 | 6.7 | 4.7- 9.4 | 13 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.7 |
Asian | 33 | 30 | 94.6 | 83.4-98.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 3.3 | 0.8-12.7 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.3-14.2 |
Native American | 65 | 37 | 56.5 | 39.8-71.9 | 11 | 23.5 | 11.8-41.5 | 4 | 7.7 | 2.5-21.5 | 12 | 9.7 | 4.7-19.0 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.4-16.0 |
Other Minorities | 207 | 137 | 65.4 | 56.8-73.1 | 24 | 11.3 | 7.1-17.6 | 18 | 7.7 | 4.4-13.1 | 22 | 12.5 | 7.7-19.7 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.2- 8.1 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 227 | 155 | 67.2 | 59.2-74.3 | 24 | 11.2 | 7.1-17.3 | 19 | 7.1 | 4.1-12.1 | 21 | 11.6 | 7.1-18.3 | 8 | 2.8 | 1.3- 6.0 |
-English Speaking | 116 | 90 | 73.0 | 61.2-82.3 | 8 | 9.6 | 4.5-19.2 | 5 | 2.9 | 0.9- 9.1 | 8 | 9.9 | 4.3-21.4 | 5 | 4.6 | 1.7-11.9 |
-Spanish Speaking | 111 | 65 | 63.4 | 52.3-73.2 | 16 | 12.4 | 6.9-21.1 | 14 | 10.0 | 5.4-17.8 | 13 | 12.7 | 7.0-22.1 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.2 |
Non-Hispanic | 5,399 | 4,397 | 80.3 | 79.0-81.7 | 371 | 7.2 | 6.4- 8.1 | 203 | 3.8 | 3.2- 4.5 | 289 | 5.8 | 5.0- 6.6 | 139 | 2.9 | 2.3- 3.5 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 371 | 217 | 53.2 | 46.6-59.6 | 49 | 14.5 | 10.4-19.9 | 26 | 8.2 | 4.9-13.2 | 60 | 18.4 | 13.8-24.2 | 19 | 5.7 | 3.4- 9.5 |
25-34 | 1,127 | 824 | 72.2 | 68.8-75.4 | 124 | 10.5 | 8.5-12.9 | 72 | 6.3 | 4.8- 8.2 | 77 | 7.9 | 6.0-10.2 | 30 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.8 |
35-44 | 1,299 | 1,031 | 78.5 | 75.5-81.2 | 100 | 8.2 | 6.5-10.3 | 48 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.7 | 78 | 6.1 | 4.7- 7.9 | 42 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.7 |
45-54 | 1,156 | 961 | 84.6 | 82.0-86.9 | 64 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.7 | 49 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.9 | 53 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.3 | 29 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.4 |
55-64 | 869 | 771 | 88.7 | 85.9-91.0 | 36 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.6 | 18 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.5 | 29 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.1 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.6 |
65-74 | 504 | 463 | 91.2 | 87.6-93.9 | 18 | 4.3 | 2.5- 7.3 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 4.0 | 10 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 | 9 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.8 |
75+ | 281 | 270 | 96.4 | 93.2-98.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.9 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.6 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.1 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 449 | 299 | 64.4 | 58.4-70.0 | 38 | 9.5 | 6.4-13.7 | 31 | 7.7 | 5.0-11.7 | 56 | 13.1 | 9.6-17.6 | 25 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,240 | 975 | 77.7 | 74.6-80.5 | 93 | 7.6 | 6.0- 9.6 | 49 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.9 | 77 | 6.2 | 4.8- 8.1 | 46 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,482 | 1,190 | 77.6 | 74.7-80.2 | 105 | 8.0 | 6.4-10.0 | 66 | 4.4 | 3.2- 5.9 | 83 | 7.4 | 5.7- 9.5 | 38 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.8 |
College Graduate | 2,452 | 2,086 | 85.1 | 83.3-86.8 | 158 | 6.5 | 5.4- 7.8 | 76 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.1 | 94 | 3.8 | 3.0- 4.8 | 38 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 360 | 244 | 66.3 | 59.0-72.9 | 40 | 10.2 | 7.0-14.5 | 31 | 9.3 | 5.5-15.4 | 32 | 11.0 | 6.7-17.4 | 13 | 3.3 | 1.8- 5.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 673 | 515 | 73.1 | 68.2-77.4 | 64 | 10.8 | 8.0-14.5 | 27 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.8 | 40 | 7.0 | 4.9-10.0 | 27 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 643 | 505 | 77.0 | 72.6-80.9 | 45 | 6.7 | 4.7- 9.4 | 23 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.2 | 52 | 7.7 | 5.5-10.8 | 18 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.9 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 865 | 711 | 79.1 | 75.3-82.4 | 50 | 7.9 | 5.7-10.8 | 36 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.7 | 49 | 6.7 | 4.8- 9.2 | 19 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 892 | 734 | 82.1 | 78.8-84.9 | 51 | 6.1 | 4.4- 8.5 | 31 | 2.8 | 1.9- 4.3 | 48 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.8 | 28 | 3.3 | 2.2- 5.0 |
$75,000+ | 1,265 | 1,066 | 82.6 | 79.9-85.1 | 88 | 7.2 | 5.7- 9.0 | 45 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.2 | 45 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.3 | 21 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,296 | 1,043 | 79.8 | 76.9-82.5 | 75 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.5 | 47 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.8 | 85 | 7.1 | 5.5- 9.2 | 46 | 3.9 | 2.8- 5.6 |
No | 4,198 | 3,410 | 79.8 | 78.1-81.3 | 306 | 7.8 | 6.8- 8.9 | 173 | 4.3 | 3.5- 5.1 | 213 | 5.7 | 4.9- 6.7 | 96 | 2.5 | 1.9- 3.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 861 | 701 | 82.0 | 78.8-84.9 | 56 | 6.7 | 4.9- 9.0 | 24 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.5 | 47 | 4.9 | 3.4- 6.8 | 33 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.3 |
Non-Veteran | 4,655 | 3,778 | 79.3 | 77.7-80.8 | 331 | 7.7 | 6.7- 8.7 | 187 | 4.1 | 3.4- 4.9 | 252 | 6.3 | 5.5- 7.3 | 107 | 2.6 | 2.1- 3.3 |
Currently Serving | 104 | 70 | 72.4 | 62.0-80.8 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.7- 9.0 | 11 | 9.4 | 4.8-17.7 | 10 | 8.1 | 3.9-16.1 | 6 | 6.1 | 2.5-13.9 |
* 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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