BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*

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	Total Respond.^	None	Once	Twice	3-7 times	8-30 times
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	2,932	2,044	67.0	64.7-69.3	330	12.1	10.6-13.8	212	7.8	6.6- 9.2	233	8.9	7.6-10.5	113	4.1	3.2- 5.4
Female	3,604	3,162	85.4	83.7-86.9	252	8.0	6.8- 9.3	85	3.1	2.4- 4.1	79	2.6	1.9- 3.5	26	0.9	0.6- 1.5
RACE
White	5,402	4,345	75.4	73.7-77.0	465	10.4	9.3-11.6	239	5.6	4.8- 6.6	240	5.7	4.9- 6.7	113	2.9	2.2- 3.8
African American	786	615	75.5	71.2-79.3	76	9.9	7.6-12.7	30	4.5	2.9- 6.9	45	7.6	5.2-11.1	20	2.4	1.5- 4.1
Asian	43	40	92.3	75.4-97.9	1	2.4	0.3-15.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.3	1.0-23.8	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	75	43	55.8	40.9-69.8	11	13.9	6.1-28.5	8	12.5	5.3-26.8	10	14.3	6.9-27.3	3	3.5	1.0-10.8
Other Minorities	215	151	66.2	56.5-74.7	27	11.4	6.8-18.6	20	11.3	6.7-18.4	14	8.8	4.5-16.4	3	2.3	0.4-11.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	244	153	54.9	46.3-63.2	38	15.5	10.5-22.3	24	13.7	8.5-21.2	26	13.7	8.5-21.3	3	2.2	0.5- 9.5
-English Speaking	94	79	81.9	69.5-90.0	9	12.3	5.6-25.0	3	4.4	1.3-13.4	3	1.4	0.5- 4.4	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	150	74	46.6	36.4-57.1	29	16.5	10.5-24.9	21	16.5	10.0-26.0	23	17.5	10.8-27.1	3	2.9	0.6-12.2
Non-Hispanic	6,289	5,050	76.4	74.9-77.8	544	10.0	9.0-11.0	273	5.2	4.5- 6.0	286	5.6	4.9- 6.5	136	2.8	2.2- 3.6
AGE
18-24	356	234	61.7	55.0-67.9	51	14.0	10.1-19.0	29	9.1	6.0-13.5	29	10.1	6.5-15.2	13	5.2	2.7- 9.8
25-34	1,104	795	67.7	64.1-71.2	140	14.0	11.6-16.8	74	7.9	6.0-10.4	66	7.6	5.7-10.1	29	2.8	1.7- 4.3
35-44	1,484	1,107	73.6	70.7-76.3	163	11.1	9.3-13.1	79	5.4	4.1- 7.0	97	7.0	5.6- 8.8	38	2.9	1.9- 4.6
45-54	1,387	1,113	78.6	75.7-81.2	108	8.2	6.4-10.4	68	5.8	4.5- 7.6	70	5.2	3.9- 6.7	28	2.2	1.4- 3.5
55-64	1,159	997	85.3	82.7-87.7	73	6.5	5.0- 8.4	29	2.7	1.8- 4.0	35	3.3	2.2- 4.8	25	2.3	1.3- 3.8
65-74	616	561	90.1	86.9-92.5	27	4.5	3.0- 6.8	11	1.9	1.0- 3.6	11	2.2	1.2- 4.2	6	1.3	0.5- 3.2
75+	403	375	93.0	89.4-95.4	19	4.9	2.8- 8.3	5	1.3	0.5- 3.2	4	0.9	0.3- 2.3	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	460	297	60.2	53.4-66.6	53	12.8	8.9-18.2	45	12.5	8.5-18.0	38	9.2	6.0-13.9	27	5.3	2.9- 9.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,548	1,180	72.0	68.7-75.2	136	10.1	8.2-12.4	74	5.4	4.0- 7.2	104	7.9	6.1-10.1	54	4.5	3.0- 6.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,680	1,350	75.6	72.5-78.5	159	10.8	8.8-13.2	61	4.3	3.2- 5.8	79	6.5	4.8- 8.7	31	2.7	1.7- 4.4
College Graduate	2,845	2,377	79.7	77.6-81.6	234	9.6	8.3-11.0	117	5.3	4.3- 6.6	90	4.3	3.3- 5.6	27	1.1	0.7- 1.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	420	321	69.4	61.9-76.0	37	8.7	5.8-12.9	18	6.7	3.5-12.3	33	12.4	7.7-19.2	11	2.9	1.1- 7.5
$15,000- 24,999	853	635	64.4	59.0-69.4	78	11.0	8.1-14.7	52	9.4	6.5-13.5	56	9.7	6.7-13.9	32	5.5	3.4- 8.9
$25,000- 34,999	734	565	72.8	67.7-77.4	65	11.1	8.1-15.1	44	7.0	4.8- 9.9	34	4.9	3.2- 7.4	26	4.2	2.1- 8.2
$35,000- 49,999	994	778	73.5	69.6-77.0	85	10.0	7.8-12.7	56	7.2	5.3- 9.7	57	7.1	5.1- 9.9	18	2.2	1.2- 4.1
$50,000-74,999	1,089	886	79.0	75.8-82.0	93	9.1	7.2-11.4	47	5.3	3.8- 7.3	48	5.4	3.8- 7.5	15	1.3	0.7- 2.2
$75,000+	1,738	1,438	79.5	77.0-81.8	154	10.2	8.4-12.2	61	3.8	2.8- 5.0	61	4.8	3.6- 6.3	24	1.8	1.1- 2.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,499	1,212	76.9	73.5-79.9	115	8.6	6.8-10.8	59	5.2	3.7- 7.2	73	6.2	4.5- 8.6	40	3.1	1.9- 4.9
No	4,892	3,888	74.5	72.7-76.2	454	10.8	9.7-12.1	227	5.9	5.0- 7.0	228	6.1	5.1- 7.2	95	2.7	2.0- 3.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,036	813	76.8	73.1-80.1	87	8.8	6.8-11.3	47	4.2	3.1- 5.9	61	6.2	4.7- 8.3	28	4.0	2.2- 7.0
Non-Veteran	5,491	4,385	74.5	72.8-76.1	495	10.7	9.5-11.9	250	6.1	5.2- 7.1	250	6.2	5.3- 7.3	111	2.6	2.0- 3.3

Total
Respond.^

None

Once

Twice

3-7 times

8-30 times

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

2,932

2,044

67.0

64.7-69.3

330

12.1

10.6-13.8

212

7.8

6.6- 9.2

233

8.9

7.6-10.5

113

4.1

3.2- 5.4

Female

3,604

3,162

85.4

83.7-86.9

252

8.0

6.8- 9.3

3.1

2.4- 4.1

2.6

1.9- 3.5

0.9

0.6- 1.5

RACE

White

5,402

4,345

75.4

73.7-77.0

465

10.4

9.3-11.6

239

5.6

4.8- 6.6

240

5.7

4.9- 6.7

113

2.9

2.2- 3.8

African American

786

615

75.5

71.2-79.3

9.9

7.6-12.7

4.5

2.9- 6.9

7.6

5.2-11.1

2.4

1.5- 4.1

Asian

92.3

75.4-97.9

2.4

0.3-15.2

0.0

. - .

5.3

1.0-23.8

0.0

. - .

Native American

55.8

40.9-69.8

13.9

6.1-28.5

12.5

5.3-26.8

14.3

6.9-27.3

3.5

1.0-10.8

Other Minorities

215

151

66.2

56.5-74.7

11.4

6.8-18.6

11.3

6.7-18.4

8.8

4.5-16.4

2.3

0.4-11.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

244

153

54.9

46.3-63.2

15.5

10.5-22.3

13.7

8.5-21.2

13.7

8.5-21.3

2.2

0.5- 9.5

-English Speaking

81.9

69.5-90.0

12.3

5.6-25.0

4.4

1.3-13.4

1.4

0.5- 4.4

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

150

46.6

36.4-57.1

16.5

10.5-24.9

16.5

10.0-26.0

17.5

10.8-27.1

2.9

0.6-12.2

Non-Hispanic

6,289

5,050

76.4

74.9-77.8

544

10.0

9.0-11.0

273

5.2

4.5- 6.0

286

5.6

4.9- 6.5

136

2.8

2.2- 3.6

AGE

18-24

356

234

61.7

55.0-67.9

14.0

10.1-19.0

9.1

6.0-13.5

10.1

6.5-15.2

5.2

2.7- 9.8

25-34

1,104

795

67.7

64.1-71.2

140

14.0

11.6-16.8

7.9

6.0-10.4

7.6

5.7-10.1

2.8

1.7- 4.3

35-44

1,484

1,107

73.6

70.7-76.3

163

11.1

9.3-13.1

5.4

4.1- 7.0

7.0

5.6- 8.8

2.9

1.9- 4.6

45-54

1,387

1,113

78.6

75.7-81.2

108

8.2

6.4-10.4

5.8

4.5- 7.6

5.2

3.9- 6.7

2.2

1.4- 3.5

55-64

1,159

997

85.3

82.7-87.7

6.5

5.0- 8.4

2.7

1.8- 4.0

3.3

2.2- 4.8

2.3

1.3- 3.8

65-74

616

561

90.1

86.9-92.5

4.5

3.0- 6.8

1.9

1.0- 3.6

2.2

1.2- 4.2

1.3

0.5- 3.2

75+

403

375

93.0

89.4-95.4

4.9

2.8- 8.3

1.3

0.5- 3.2

0.9

0.3- 2.3

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

460

297

60.2

53.4-66.6

12.8

8.9-18.2

12.5

8.5-18.0

9.2

6.0-13.9

5.3

2.9- 9.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,548

1,180

72.0

68.7-75.2

136

10.1

8.2-12.4

5.4

4.0- 7.2

104

7.9

6.1-10.1

4.5

3.0- 6.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,680

1,350

75.6

72.5-78.5

159

10.8

8.8-13.2

4.3

3.2- 5.8

6.5

4.8- 8.7

2.7

1.7- 4.4

College Graduate

2,845

2,377

79.7

77.6-81.6

234

9.6

8.3-11.0

117

5.3

4.3- 6.6

4.3

3.3- 5.6

1.1

0.7- 1.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

420

321

69.4

61.9-76.0

8.7

5.8-12.9

6.7

3.5-12.3

12.4

7.7-19.2

2.9

1.1- 7.5

$15,000- 24,999

853

635

64.4

59.0-69.4

11.0

8.1-14.7

9.4

6.5-13.5

9.7

6.7-13.9

5.5

3.4- 8.9

$25,000- 34,999

734

565

72.8

67.7-77.4

11.1

8.1-15.1

7.0

4.8- 9.9

4.9

3.2- 7.4

4.2

2.1- 8.2

$35,000- 49,999

994

778

73.5

69.6-77.0

10.0

7.8-12.7

7.2

5.3- 9.7

7.1

5.1- 9.9

2.2

1.2- 4.1

$50,000-74,999

1,089

886

79.0

75.8-82.0

9.1

7.2-11.4

5.3

3.8- 7.3

5.4

3.8- 7.5

1.3

0.7- 2.2

$75,000+

1,738

1,438

79.5

77.0-81.8

154

10.2

8.4-12.2

3.8

2.8- 5.0

4.8

3.6- 6.3

1.8

1.1- 2.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,499

1,212

76.9

73.5-79.9

115

8.6

6.8-10.8

5.2

3.7- 7.2

6.2

4.5- 8.6

3.1

1.9- 4.9

4,892

3,888

74.5

72.7-76.2

454

10.8

9.7-12.1

227

5.9

5.0- 7.0

228

6.1

5.1- 7.2

2.7

2.0- 3.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,036

813

76.8

73.1-80.1

8.8

6.8-11.3

4.2

3.1- 5.9

6.2

4.7- 8.3

4.0

2.2- 7.0

Non-Veteran

5,491

4,385

74.5

72.8-76.1

495

10.7

9.5-11.9

250

6.1

5.2- 7.1

250

6.2

5.3- 7.3

111

2.6

2.0- 3.3

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* 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.

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