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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 | 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 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 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 |
Female | 2,440 | 2,168 | 88.6 | 86.9-90.1 | 124 | 5.2 | 4.2- 6.4 | 62 | 2.5 | 1.9- 3.4 | 64 | 2.9 | 2.1- 3.9 | 22 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 253 | 142 | 49.2 | 41.4-57.1 | 36 | 15.9 | 10.7-23.0 | 15 | 8.1 | 4.2-14.8 | 45 | 20.8 | 15.0-28.1 | 15 | 6.0 | 3.3-10.8 |
25-34 | 836 | 604 | 71.9 | 67.9-75.5 | 103 | 11.4 | 9.0-14.2 | 53 | 6.6 | 4.8- 9.1 | 52 | 6.5 | 4.7- 8.9 | 24 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.0 |
35-44 | 1,033 | 820 | 77.4 | 74.0-80.4 | 76 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.5 | 43 | 3.9 | 2.8- 5.6 | 62 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.8 | 32 | 3.9 | 2.6- 6.0 |
45-54 | 952 | 793 | 84.5 | 81.5-87.0 | 52 | 5.2 | 3.8- 7.1 | 40 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.3 | 39 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.9 | 28 | 2.6 | 1.7- 4.0 |
55-64 | 767 | 684 | 89.4 | 86.5-91.8 | 32 | 4.5 | 2.9- 6.9 | 14 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.9 | 22 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.5 | 15 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.9 |
65-74 | 453 | 420 | 92.3 | 88.8-94.8 | 13 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.2 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.7- 3.0 | 9 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.3 |
75+ | 268 | 257 | 96.2 | 92.9-98.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.9 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.6- 4.8 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.3 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 233 | 158 | 59.9 | 51.4-67.9 | 15 | 8.0 | 4.1-15.0 | 12 | 7.6 | 3.7-14.9 | 31 | 15.7 | 10.6-22.6 | 17 | 8.8 | 4.8-15.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 916 | 719 | 77.4 | 73.8-80.7 | 72 | 7.7 | 5.9-10.1 | 34 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.2 | 54 | 6.2 | 4.5- 8.4 | 37 | 5.2 | 3.4- 7.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,225 | 986 | 77.9 | 74.7-80.8 | 83 | 7.7 | 6.0- 9.8 | 56 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.5 | 65 | 6.7 | 5.0- 8.9 | 35 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.5 |
College Graduate | 2,198 | 1,866 | 84.5 | 82.5-86.3 | 144 | 6.8 | 5.6- 8.2 | 72 | 3.4 | 2.6- 4.5 | 79 | 3.7 | 2.9- 4.8 | 37 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.3 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 208 | 132 | 59.3 | 49.5-68.4 | 26 | 13.0 | 8.0-20.4 | 19 | 11.6 | 5.9-21.6 | 22 | 12.0 | 6.7-20.7 | 9 | 4.1 | 2.0- 8.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 422 | 323 | 71.7 | 65.3-77.3 | 45 | 11.2 | 7.8-15.8 | 12 | 4.2 | 2.0- 8.3 | 22 | 6.7 | 4.0-10.8 | 20 | 6.3 | 3.4-11.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 490 | 377 | 74.5 | 69.2-79.1 | 39 | 7.7 | 5.3-11.2 | 16 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.5 | 43 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.5 | 15 | 4.6 | 2.5- 8.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 711 | 593 | 81.2 | 77.3-84.6 | 36 | 6.8 | 4.6- 9.9 | 30 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.5 | 36 | 6.1 | 4.2- 8.7 | 16 | 2.2 | 1.2- 4.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 787 | 652 | 82.3 | 78.8-85.3 | 42 | 5.8 | 4.0- 8.4 | 29 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.7 | 38 | 5.2 | 3.6- 7.4 | 26 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.5 |
$75,000+ | 1,179 | 992 | 82.5 | 79.6-85.0 | 83 | 7.5 | 5.9- 9.5 | 44 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.4 | 39 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.7 | 21 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,028 | 837 | 81.0 | 77.9-83.9 | 57 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.9 | 39 | 3.3 | 2.2- 4.8 | 58 | 6.2 | 4.6- 8.4 | 37 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.4 |
No | 3,447 | 2,821 | 80.1 | 78.3-81.7 | 248 | 7.8 | 6.7- 9.0 | 133 | 4.2 | 3.4- 5.2 | 161 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.4 | 84 | 2.6 | 2.0- 3.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 737 | 600 | 82.5 | 79.1-85.5 | 47 | 6.5 | 4.6- 9.0 | 22 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.0 | 38 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.1 | 30 | 3.7 | 2.4- 5.5 |
Non-Veteran | 3,762 | 3,081 | 79.7 | 77.9-81.3 | 262 | 7.5 | 6.5- 8.7 | 143 | 4.1 | 3.3- 5.0 | 186 | 6.0 | 5.0- 7.1 | 90 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.6 |
Currently Serving | 68 | 45 | 71.9 | 59.2-81.9 | 5 | 4.9 | 1.8-12.6 | 9 | 11.3 | 5.6-21.5 | 4 | 4.2 | 1.4-11.5 | 5 | 7.7 | 2.9-19.0 |
* 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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