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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 | 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 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,135 | 1,563 | 73.7 | 71.4-75.9 | 191 | 8.8 | 7.5-10.4 | 112 | 5.1 | 4.1- 6.4 | 165 | 7.7 | 6.4- 9.1 | 104 | 4.7 | 3.7- 5.9 |
African American | 331 | 245 | 76.0 | 70.2-80.9 | 24 | 7.1 | 4.5-10.8 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.6 | 39 | 10.9 | 7.6-15.5 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.5- 6.1 |
Asian | 19 | 17 | 94.0 | 77.4-98.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 2.5 | 0.3-16.2 | 1 | 3.5 | 0.5-22.0 |
Native American | 30 | 13 | 45.9 | 24.3-69.2 | 7 | 32.3 | 14.5-57.4 | 2 | 6.3 | 1.5-23.3 | 7 | 11.3 | 4.3-26.3 | 1 | 4.1 | 0.6-24.6 |
Other Minorities | 150 | 84 | 59.4 | 49.5-68.5 | 23 | 13.2 | 8.2-20.7 | 17 | 9.1 | 5.2-15.5 | 21 | 14.8 | 9.1-23.3 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.3- 9.5 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 153 | 87 | 60.6 | 51.1-69.4 | 22 | 13.1 | 8.1-20.6 | 18 | 8.9 | 5.1-15.1 | 19 | 14.1 | 8.5-22.3 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.3 |
-English Speaking | 56 | 35 | 60.5 | 44.4-74.7 | 6 | 12.5 | 5.2-27.2 | 4 | 4.5 | 1.3-14.8 | 6 | 14.7 | 5.9-32.2 | 5 | 7.7 | 2.8-19.1 |
-Spanish Speaking | 97 | 52 | 60.6 | 48.8-71.4 | 16 | 13.4 | 7.5-22.8 | 14 | 10.8 | 5.8-19.2 | 13 | 13.8 | 7.5-23.8 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3- 5.5 |
Non-Hispanic | 2,528 | 1,848 | 73.9 | 71.8-75.9 | 226 | 8.8 | 7.6-10.2 | 126 | 4.7 | 3.8- 5.8 | 214 | 8.1 | 6.9- 9.5 | 114 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.5 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 184 | 76 | 37.9 | 29.9-46.6 | 30 | 17.9 | 11.9-26.0 | 19 | 11.5 | 6.6-19.4 | 43 | 24.4 | 17.5-32.9 | 16 | 8.3 | 4.7-14.1 |
25-34 | 543 | 340 | 64.1 | 59.0-68.8 | 70 | 11.9 | 9.1-15.4 | 45 | 7.7 | 5.5-10.7 | 62 | 11.4 | 8.5-15.1 | 26 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.7 |
35-44 | 604 | 416 | 70.1 | 65.5-74.3 | 65 | 10.7 | 8.1-14.1 | 32 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.7 | 56 | 8.4 | 6.2-11.3 | 35 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.3 |
45-54 | 532 | 399 | 79.3 | 75.2-82.8 | 43 | 6.7 | 4.7- 9.3 | 28 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.0 | 40 | 6.8 | 4.7- 9.8 | 22 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.3 |
55-64 | 427 | 353 | 85.5 | 81.4-88.9 | 24 | 5.0 | 3.0- 8.2 | 14 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.9 | 23 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.2 | 13 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.0 |
65-74 | 256 | 225 | 88.8 | 83.4-92.6 | 14 | 6.0 | 3.3-10.6 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.3 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.5 | 7 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.8 |
75+ | 129 | 121 | 95.3 | 90.3-97.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.6 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7- 7.3 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 305 | 179 | 60.5 | 53.4-67.1 | 33 | 10.3 | 6.8-15.3 | 26 | 8.6 | 5.4-13.4 | 43 | 14.0 | 9.9-19.5 | 24 | 6.6 | 4.0-10.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 635 | 445 | 70.9 | 66.4-75.0 | 60 | 9.4 | 7.0-12.4 | 29 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.2 | 62 | 8.6 | 6.4-11.4 | 39 | 7.1 | 4.8-10.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 650 | 453 | 68.9 | 64.3-73.1 | 65 | 10.4 | 7.9-13.6 | 41 | 5.6 | 3.8- 8.2 | 60 | 11.0 | 8.2-14.6 | 31 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.2 |
College Graduate | 1,088 | 856 | 80.5 | 77.6-83.1 | 89 | 7.7 | 6.0- 9.9 | 48 | 4.2 | 3.0- 5.8 | 68 | 5.4 | 4.1- 7.1 | 27 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 159 | 87 | 56.3 | 45.9-66.2 | 21 | 10.9 | 6.4-17.8 | 16 | 11.2 | 5.5-21.6 | 23 | 16.2 | 9.3-26.6 | 12 | 5.4 | 2.9- 9.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 320 | 206 | 66.1 | 59.3-72.3 | 42 | 12.6 | 8.8-17.7 | 16 | 5.0 | 2.8- 8.7 | 32 | 9.4 | 6.3-13.8 | 24 | 7.0 | 4.0-11.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 294 | 205 | 70.2 | 63.6-76.1 | 27 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.5 | 17 | 6.3 | 3.7-10.6 | 31 | 9.4 | 6.1-14.2 | 14 | 5.9 | 3.2-10.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 396 | 289 | 69.7 | 63.8-75.0 | 29 | 10.3 | 6.8-15.2 | 21 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.9 | 40 | 10.7 | 7.5-15.0 | 17 | 4.5 | 2.5- 7.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 467 | 342 | 75.7 | 70.9-79.8 | 39 | 8.1 | 5.6-11.6 | 22 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.5 | 44 | 8.4 | 6.0-11.6 | 20 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.0 |
$75,000+ | 635 | 489 | 77.0 | 73.0-80.7 | 60 | 8.7 | 6.6-11.5 | 33 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.3 | 33 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.9 | 20 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 639 | 470 | 74.8 | 70.5-78.6 | 51 | 7.3 | 5.3- 9.9 | 28 | 3.8 | 2.4- 6.0 | 56 | 9.1 | 6.7-12.3 | 34 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.5 |
No | 1,961 | 1,412 | 72.6 | 70.2-75.0 | 186 | 9.5 | 8.1-11.2 | 114 | 5.6 | 4.5- 6.9 | 167 | 8.3 | 6.9- 9.9 | 82 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 790 | 639 | 81.6 | 78.2-84.6 | 53 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.2 | 23 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.6 | 46 | 5.1 | 3.6- 7.2 | 29 | 3.7 | 2.4- 5.5 |
Non-Veteran | 1,796 | 1,232 | 69.5 | 66.8-72.0 | 190 | 10.3 | 8.7-12.1 | 112 | 5.8 | 4.6- 7.2 | 177 | 10.0 | 8.4-11.8 | 85 | 4.5 | 3.4- 5.8 |
Currently Serving | 87 | 59 | 72.4 | 61.2-81.3 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.3- 9.2 | 9 | 9.3 | 4.5-18.4 | 9 | 8.1 | 3.7-16.8 | 6 | 6.6 | 2.8-15.1 |
* 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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