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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

Alcohol Consumption

Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,948 5,675 41.1 40.1-42.1 9,273 58.9 57.9-59.9
-New Hanover County 372 202 56.4 50.6-62.1 170 43.6 37.9-49.4
GENDER
Male 146 96 63.8 54.5-72.2 50 36.2 27.8-45.5
Female 226 106 49.3 42.0-56.6 120 50.7 43.4-58.0
RACE
White 304 180 61.7 55.5-67.6 124 38.3 32.4-44.5
Other 65 21 34.0 21.4-49.5 44 66.0 50.5-78.6
AGE
18-44 140 86 60.9 51.0-69.9 54 39.1 30.1-49.0
45+ 231 116 53.2 46.0-60.3 115 46.8 39.7-54.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 115 41 41.8 31.8-52.7 74 58.2 47.3-68.2
Some College + 256 161 63.9 57.1-70.2 95 36.1 29.8-42.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 177 87 50.8 42.3-59.3 90 49.2 40.7-57.7
$50,000+ 104 70 66.7 56.4-75.6 34 33.3 24.4-43.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the first alcohol consumption question.

^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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