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| Total Respond.^ |
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%) | ||
| North Carolina | 6,536 | 5,206 | 74.9 | 73.3-76.4 | 582 | 10.3 | 9.4-11.4 | 297 | 5.8 | 5.0- 6.7 | 312 | 6.2 | 5.4- 7.2 | 139 | 2.8 | 2.2- 3.5 |
| -Eastern NC | 1,959 | 1,527 | 73.1 | 70.2-75.8 | 177 | 10.7 | 8.8-12.8 | 99 | 6.7 | 5.2- 8.4 | 118 | 7.0 | 5.7- 8.7 | 38 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 881 | 591 | 65.5 | 61.1-69.6 | 96 | 12.0 | 9.4-15.3 | 72 | 8.7 | 6.6-11.4 | 95 | 10.3 | 8.2-13.0 | 27 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.4 |
| Female | 1,078 | 936 | 83.9 | 80.5-86.8 | 81 | 8.7 | 6.6-11.4 | 27 | 3.7 | 2.3- 6.0 | 23 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.7 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,542 | 1,208 | 73.0 | 69.7-76.0 | 131 | 10.6 | 8.5-13.0 | 83 | 6.7 | 5.2- 8.6 | 91 | 7.0 | 5.5- 8.9 | 29 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.0 |
| African American | 285 | 224 | 74.6 | 67.2-80.8 | 33 | 12.0 | 8.1-17.5 | 6 | 3.9 | 1.4-10.0 | 15 | 6.9 | 3.9-12.0 | 7 | 2.6 | 0.9- 7.0 |
| Other Minorities | 128 | 92 | 71.7 | 57.9-82.3 | 12 | 8.7 | 3.1-21.8 | 10 | 11.1 | 5.1-22.8 | 12 | 7.6 | 3.8-14.5 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.8 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 70 | 50 | 60.6 | 44.9-74.4 | 8 | 15.8 | 6.6-33.3 | 5 | 12.5 | 4.9-28.5 | 7 | 11.1 | 4.6-24.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,888 | 1,476 | 73.9 | 71.0-76.6 | 169 | 10.3 | 8.6-12.4 | 94 | 6.3 | 4.9- 8.0 | 111 | 6.8 | 5.5- 8.4 | 38 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 116 | 86 | 70.3 | 58.0-80.2 | 14 | 13.4 | 7.1-24.1 | 8 | 7.0 | 3.2-14.5 | 6 | 4.7 | 1.9-11.1 | 2 | 4.6 | 1.0-19.2 |
| 25-34 | 340 | 236 | 64.9 | 58.2-71.0 | 49 | 16.4 | 12.1-21.8 | 24 | 8.8 | 5.3-14.3 | 23 | 7.9 | 4.9-12.6 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.2 |
| 35-44 | 432 | 314 | 70.3 | 64.9-75.2 | 43 | 10.1 | 7.1-14.0 | 26 | 7.1 | 4.7-10.8 | 37 | 9.8 | 6.9-13.7 | 12 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.1 |
| 45-54 | 402 | 316 | 74.9 | 69.2-79.8 | 32 | 8.0 | 5.4-11.6 | 22 | 7.4 | 4.7-11.5 | 25 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.2 | 7 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.1 |
| 55-64 | 360 | 303 | 82.3 | 77.0-86.6 | 20 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.6 | 14 | 4.6 | 2.6- 8.2 | 17 | 7.1 | 4.2-11.8 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.6 |
| 65-74 | 195 | 172 | 85.5 | 78.4-90.5 | 11 | 7.8 | 4.1-14.1 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.9 | 6 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5- 5.1 |
| 75+ | 105 | 93 | 86.8 | 75.9-93.2 | 7 | 7.9 | 3.0-19.1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2- 9.9 | 4 | 3.9 | 1.4-10.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 141 | 91 | 60.0 | 48.0-70.9 | 17 | 15.6 | 7.6-29.4 | 11 | 10.9 | 5.3-21.3 | 13 | 8.9 | 4.8-15.8 | 9 | 4.6 | 1.9-10.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 568 | 421 | 70.7 | 64.8-75.9 | 52 | 9.9 | 7.1-13.6 | 30 | 6.0 | 3.8- 9.4 | 50 | 9.2 | 6.7-12.5 | 15 | 4.2 | 1.7-10.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 538 | 422 | 75.1 | 70.0-79.6 | 53 | 10.5 | 7.6-14.3 | 20 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.5 | 32 | 6.8 | 4.5-10.3 | 11 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.8 |
| College Graduate | 711 | 592 | 78.3 | 74.0-82.0 | 55 | 9.9 | 7.4-13.0 | 38 | 7.2 | 5.0-10.2 | 23 | 4.3 | 2.6- 7.2 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 140 | 110 | 70.6 | 58.3-80.5 | 13 | 9.9 | 5.1-18.3 | 3 | 3.4 | 0.8-12.8 | 10 | 14.5 | 6.9-27.8 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 285 | 211 | 66.2 | 57.8-73.6 | 29 | 13.1 | 8.1-20.6 | 15 | 7.9 | 4.2-14.4 | 22 | 8.8 | 5.2-14.5 | 8 | 3.9 | 1.6- 9.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 249 | 188 | 69.9 | 59.1-78.9 | 23 | 11.1 | 5.9-19.8 | 16 | 7.8 | 4.1-14.5 | 12 | 4.6 | 2.3- 8.8 | 10 | 6.6 | 2.1-18.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 312 | 232 | 71.4 | 64.9-77.1 | 32 | 11.9 | 8.1-17.1 | 21 | 8.7 | 5.4-13.7 | 24 | 7.1 | 4.4-11.2 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 326 | 266 | 77.9 | 71.8-83.0 | 21 | 7.9 | 4.9-12.5 | 15 | 5.8 | 3.2-10.2 | 21 | 7.5 | 4.6-11.9 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 3.0 |
| $75,000+ | 435 | 349 | 75.0 | 69.6-79.7 | 37 | 9.8 | 6.8-14.0 | 24 | 6.8 | 4.4-10.3 | 20 | 6.7 | 4.2-10.4 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 470 | 364 | 72.6 | 66.4-78.1 | 40 | 8.6 | 6.0-12.3 | 26 | 9.5 | 6.0-14.9 | 27 | 6.5 | 4.2- 9.9 | 13 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.4 |
| No | 1,448 | 1,135 | 73.3 | 69.9-76.5 | 133 | 11.0 | 8.9-13.7 | 69 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.7 | 87 | 7.3 | 5.7- 9.3 | 24 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 422 | 311 | 72.7 | 66.4-78.2 | 37 | 8.8 | 6.2-12.4 | 25 | 5.7 | 3.7- 8.8 | 37 | 8.0 | 5.6-11.4 | 12 | 4.8 | 1.7-12.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,533 | 1,212 | 73.1 | 69.7-76.2 | 140 | 11.3 | 9.1-13.9 | 74 | 7.0 | 5.3- 9.2 | 81 | 6.7 | 5.2- 8.7 | 26 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.0 |
* 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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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