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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 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 138 | 66 | 41.8 | 32.6-51.6 | 39 | 29.0 | 20.9-38.8 | 15 | 11.4 | 6.7-18.8 | 11 | 8.3 | 4.5-14.9 | 7 | 9.4 | 3.8-21.7 |
Buncombe | 171 | 79 | 42.8 | 34.9-51.1 | 55 | 33.3 | 25.8-41.6 | 23 | 14.3 | 9.3-21.3 | 8 | 5.1 | 2.5-10.3 | 6 | 4.6 | 2.0-10.0 |
Cabarrus | 161 | 67 | 43.6 | 35.1-52.4 | 57 | 33.6 | 26.1-41.9 | 20 | 14.3 | 9.0-22.0 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.7- 8.1 | 10 | 4.8 | 2.4- 9.3 |
Catawba | 143 | 63 | 37.4 | 28.8-46.9 | 50 | 34.7 | 26.2-44.3 | 15 | 12.1 | 6.7-20.9 | 7 | 5.8 | 2.4-12.9 | 8 | 10.0 | 3.7-24.7 |
Cumberland | 170 | 72 | 39.3 | 31.5-47.8 | 57 | 35.6 | 27.8-44.3 | 29 | 17.9 | 12.1-25.8 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.3 | 7 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.7 |
Davidson | 114 | 40 | 35.9 | 26.5-46.6 | 43 | 36.7 | 26.8-47.8 | 13 | 10.2 | 5.7-17.6 | 8 | 8.3 | 3.9-17.0 | 10 | 8.8 | 4.5-16.5 |
Durham | 200 | 89 | 39.9 | 32.6-47.8 | 75 | 39.0 | 31.6-47.0 | 18 | 8.2 | 4.9-13.3 | 8 | 6.6 | 2.7-15.2 | 10 | 6.3 | 3.1-12.2 |
Forsyth | 188 | 95 | 48.8 | 40.8-56.9 | 58 | 31.8 | 24.6-39.9 | 16 | 8.1 | 4.8-13.3 | 8 | 5.4 | 2.4-11.7 | 11 | 5.9 | 3.0-11.2 |
Gaston | 104 | 46 | 43.2 | 33.1-53.8 | 29 | 26.1 | 17.9-36.4 | 9 | 8.7 | 4.2-17.0 | 8 | 8.3 | 4.1-16.2 | 12 | 13.8 | 7.7-23.4 |
Guilford | 183 | 84 | 44.1 | 36.1-52.3 | 63 | 36.3 | 28.6-44.8 | 20 | 9.3 | 5.7-14.8 | 6 | 4.5 | 1.9-10.2 | 10 | 5.8 | 2.9-11.2 |
Iredell | 165 | 71 | 46.6 | 38.3-55.1 | 53 | 27.6 | 21.0-35.4 | 31 | 18.1 | 12.3-25.7 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.8- 6.6 | 6 | 5.3 | 2.2-12.5 |
Johnston | 150 | 64 | 38.6 | 29.8-48.2 | 46 | 28.8 | 20.8-38.4 | 16 | 11.3 | 6.6-18.9 | 9 | 9.0 | 4.5-17.2 | 15 | 12.2 | 7.0-20.4 |
Mecklenburg | 357 | 158 | 42.6 | 37.1-48.4 | 132 | 35.6 | 30.4-41.3 | 38 | 11.9 | 8.5-16.5 | 16 | 5.4 | 3.2- 9.1 | 13 | 4.4 | 2.4- 7.8 |
New Hanover | 201 | 92 | 45.2 | 37.6-53.0 | 69 | 31.2 | 24.5-38.7 | 18 | 9.6 | 5.9-15.4 | 13 | 7.5 | 4.2-12.9 | 9 | 6.5 | 3.1-13.2 |
Onslow | 159 | 64 | 37.4 | 29.5-45.9 | 56 | 34.3 | 26.7-42.8 | 17 | 11.1 | 6.8-17.7 | 8 | 6.8 | 2.8-15.7 | 14 | 10.4 | 5.6-18.3 |
Orange | 241 | 117 | 45.9 | 38.9-53.1 | 83 | 36.9 | 30.2-44.3 | 18 | 7.6 | 4.5-12.3 | 12 | 6.0 | 3.1-11.3 | 11 | 3.6 | 1.9- 6.6 |
Pitt | 161 | 70 | 39.4 | 31.3-48.2 | 54 | 32.2 | 24.7-40.6 | 18 | 12.9 | 7.5-21.1 | 9 | 6.1 | 2.9-12.1 | 10 | 9.5 | 4.9-17.6 |
Randolph | 106 | 42 | 36.5 | 26.7-47.5 | 34 | 27.4 | 19.2-37.4 | 14 | 19.5 | 11.4-31.2 | 9 | 6.3 | 3.1-12.2 | 7 | 10.4 | 4.6-22.0 |
Robeson | 86 | 36 | 40.2 | 29.0-52.6 | 19 | 22.2 | 13.4-34.4 | 13 | 15.8 | 8.6-27.2 | 6 | 7.1 | 3.0-16.0 | 12 | 14.7 | 7.9-25.5 |
Rowan | 142 | 63 | 36.3 | 28.1-45.5 | 45 | 35.3 | 26.6-45.1 | 14 | 12.3 | 6.8-21.4 | 10 | 7.7 | 3.9-14.7 | 10 | 8.3 | 4.1-16.3 |
Union | 166 | 94 | 53.7 | 44.7-62.5 | 44 | 29.0 | 21.4-38.0 | 14 | 10.0 | 5.7-16.9 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.0 | 8 | 4.3 | 2.1- 8.7 |
Wake | 331 | 153 | 46.8 | 40.7-52.9 | 115 | 32.0 | 26.6-37.9 | 34 | 10.8 | 7.5-15.3 | 12 | 4.8 | 2.4- 9.2 | 17 | 5.7 | 3.4- 9.5 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 161 | 68 | 41.2 | 33.0-49.8 | 53 | 31.3 | 23.9-39.7 | 25 | 19.4 | 13.0-27.9 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.1- 7.0 | 10 | 5.4 | 2.8-10.2 |
Northeast Partnership II | 127 | 59 | 42.3 | 33.2-52.1 | 40 | 31.6 | 23.4-41.1 | 15 | 14.0 | 8.2-23.0 | 8 | 7.1 | 3.3-14.5 | 5 | 5.0 | 1.9-12.2 |
Northeast Partnership I | 99 | 44 | 35.5 | 24.4-48.3 | 37 | 36.2 | 24.7-49.5 | 10 | 23.2 | 9.8-45.7 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.9- 7.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.1 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 109 | 51 | 40.6 | 30.6-51.5 | 32 | 32.3 | 22.8-43.5 | 12 | 13.3 | 7.4-22.8 | 7 | 5.3 | 2.4-11.3 | 7 | 8.4 | 3.8-17.7 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 137 | 53 | 31.7 | 23.9-40.7 | 48 | 37.6 | 28.6-47.4 | 19 | 15.7 | 9.5-24.9 | 6 | 5.2 | 2.2-12.2 | 11 | 9.8 | 4.6-19.5 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 157 | 74 | 42.0 | 33.6-50.9 | 52 | 31.9 | 24.3-40.6 | 10 | 6.8 | 3.4-13.1 | 9 | 8.1 | 4.1-15.3 | 12 | 11.1 | 5.6-21.1 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 132 | 55 | 37.9 | 29.5-47.1 | 46 | 35.4 | 27.0-44.8 | 18 | 16.6 | 10.3-25.6 | 3 | 4.2 | 1.3-12.7 | 10 | 6.0 | 3.0-11.7 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 204 | 106 | 47.0 | 39.2-55.0 | 63 | 28.8 | 22.4-36.2 | 23 | 14.4 | 9.2-21.8 | 5 | 5.4 | 1.8-15.1 | 7 | 4.4 | 1.8-10.2 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 164 | 68 | 36.0 | 27.9-44.9 | 48 | 33.0 | 25.0-42.2 | 27 | 15.6 | 10.2-23.0 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.8 | 18 | 12.9 | 7.4-21.6 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 96 | 42 | 42.8 | 32.5-53.8 | 35 | 35.1 | 25.5-46.1 | 11 | 10.7 | 5.9-18.8 | 4 | 5.5 | 1.9-14.5 | 4 | 5.8 | 2.2-14.7 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 107 | 61 | 51.7 | 40.6-62.6 | 28 | 25.4 | 17.3-35.7 | 10 | 10.7 | 5.5-20.0 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 7.9 | 7 | 11.0 | 4.5-24.8 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 119 | 54 | 44.6 | 34.6-55.0 | 34 | 26.0 | 18.0-35.9 | 18 | 14.4 | 8.8-22.8 | 6 | 6.4 | 2.8-14.0 | 7 | 8.6 | 3.8-18.0 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 193 | 112 | 57.5 | 48.9-65.6 | 50 | 26.6 | 19.8-34.8 | 16 | 8.3 | 4.4-15.3 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.9 | 9 | 5.1 | 2.2-11.1 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 293 | 125 | 36.7 | 30.5-43.4 | 103 | 34.9 | 28.6-41.7 | 35 | 18.6 | 12.2-27.3 | 17 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.2 | 13 | 4.3 | 2.3- 7.8 |
No | 5,349 | 2,447 | 43.9 | 42.2-45.5 | 1,739 | 32.4 | 30.8-34.0 | 602 | 11.8 | 10.8-13.0 | 240 | 5.1 | 4.3- 6.0 | 321 | 6.8 | 6.0- 7.8 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
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 |
Piedmont | 3,339 | 1,534 | 44.1 | 42.0-46.3 | 1,113 | 33.4 | 31.4-35.4 | 363 | 11.3 | 10.0-12.8 | 149 | 5.2 | 4.2- 6.4 | 180 | 6.0 | 5.0- 7.1 |
Western NC | 554 | 285 | 49.7 | 44.7-54.7 | 156 | 28.0 | 23.7-32.9 | 64 | 11.5 | 8.6-15.3 | 21 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.4 | 28 | 6.8 | 4.4-10.4 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 358 | 187 | 52.1 | 45.8-58.3 | 104 | 29.5 | 24.1-35.6 | 39 | 10.6 | 7.2-15.5 | 14 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.4 | 14 | 4.3 | 2.3- 8.1 |
Northwest | 981 | 446 | 43.7 | 39.9-47.5 | 317 | 31.4 | 27.9-35.1 | 116 | 11.5 | 9.4-14.1 | 46 | 5.7 | 4.0- 8.0 | 56 | 7.7 | 5.6-10.7 |
Charlotte | 890 | 413 | 43.9 | 39.9-47.9 | 293 | 33.4 | 29.7-37.3 | 96 | 12.2 | 9.7-15.2 | 38 | 4.8 | 3.2- 7.0 | 50 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.1 |
Greensboro | 794 | 369 | 43.0 | 38.6-47.4 | 263 | 34.9 | 30.7-39.4 | 81 | 10.7 | 8.3-13.6 | 42 | 5.6 | 3.8- 8.3 | 39 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.5 |
Southern Regional | 521 | 236 | 41.8 | 37.0-46.8 | 155 | 31.1 | 26.6-36.1 | 72 | 14.4 | 11.1-18.5 | 16 | 2.9 | 1.6- 4.9 | 42 | 9.8 | 6.6-14.1 |
Coastal | 352 | 162 | 42.5 | 36.8-48.5 | 118 | 31.6 | 26.2-37.4 | 31 | 10.4 | 6.9-15.5 | 23 | 8.5 | 5.5-13.0 | 18 | 6.9 | 4.0-11.7 |
Wake | 874 | 391 | 43.9 | 39.8-48.2 | 296 | 32.8 | 29.0-36.8 | 96 | 11.2 | 8.8-14.2 | 36 | 5.7 | 3.8- 8.7 | 55 | 6.3 | 4.5- 8.8 |
Area L | 159 | 70 | 38.1 | 30.0-46.9 | 54 | 34.0 | 25.9-43.2 | 18 | 15.3 | 9.4-23.8 | 9 | 4.8 | 2.4- 9.5 | 8 | 7.8 | 3.7-15.5 |
Eastern | 682 | 285 | 38.2 | 33.9-42.7 | 235 | 33.8 | 29.7-38.2 | 85 | 16.5 | 12.6-21.3 | 31 | 4.6 | 3.1- 6.9 | 46 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.6 |
* 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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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