BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (During the past 30 days, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage, or liquor?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-FEMALES

During the past 30 days, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage, or liquor?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,061	3,710	35.6	34.5-36.8	7,351	64.4	63.2-65.5
RACE
White	8,225	3,085	40.3	38.9-41.7	5,140	59.7	58.3-61.1
African American	2,122	474	23.4	21.2-25.8	1,648	76.6	74.2-78.8
Asian	74	19	21.1	12.2-34.2	55	78.9	65.8-87.8
Native American	185	42	23.6	16.1-33.2	143	76.4	66.8-83.9
Other Minorities	418	82	19.4	15.0-24.6	336	80.6	75.4-85.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	517	107	23.3	18.9-28.4	410	76.7	71.6-81.1
-English Speaking	176	59	38.4	29.6-48.0	117	61.6	52.0-70.4
-Spanish Speaking	341	48	17.3	12.6-23.1	293	82.7	76.9-87.4
Non-Hispanic	10,532	3,600	36.6	35.4-37.8	6,932	63.4	62.2-64.6
AGE
18-24	521	213	42.0	36.8-47.3	308	58.0	52.7-63.2
25-34	1,537	622	40.4	37.5-43.4	915	59.6	56.6-62.5
35-44	2,038	857	43.0	40.5-45.6	1,181	57.0	54.4-59.5
45-54	2,099	808	36.4	34.0-38.8	1,291	63.6	61.2-66.0
55-64	1,979	631	33.5	31.0-36.0	1,348	66.5	64.0-69.0
65-74	1,528	330	22.5	20.1-25.1	1,198	77.5	74.9-79.9
75+	1,294	228	18.5	16.1-21.3	1,066	81.5	78.7-83.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,696	177	13.9	11.6-16.6	1,519	86.1	83.4-88.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,366	861	26.6	24.8-28.6	2,505	73.4	71.4-75.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,843	1,045	40.4	38.0-42.8	1,798	59.6	57.2-62.0
College Graduate	3,131	1,623	52.7	50.5-54.8	1,508	47.3	45.2-49.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,516	267	20.5	17.4-23.9	1,249	79.5	76.1-82.6
$15,000- 24,999	2,069	501	25.9	23.3-28.7	1,568	74.1	71.3-76.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,337	412	32.5	29.2-35.8	925	67.5	64.2-70.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,416	547	38.1	35.1-41.2	869	61.9	58.8-64.9
$50,000-74,999	1,325	596	43.6	40.5-46.9	729	56.4	53.1-59.5
$75,000+	1,577	944	61.1	58.2-64.0	633	38.9	36.0-41.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,544	842	26.2	24.3-28.2	2,702	73.8	71.8-75.7
No	7,225	2,785	39.8	38.4-41.3	4,440	60.2	58.7-61.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	225	102	49.0	40.9-57.2	123	51.0	42.8-59.1
Non-Veteran	10,821	3,605	35.4	34.2-36.6	7,216	64.6	63.4-65.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,061

3,710

35.6

34.5-36.8

7,351

64.4

63.2-65.5

RACE

White

8,225

3,085

40.3

38.9-41.7

5,140

59.7

58.3-61.1

African American

2,122

474

23.4

21.2-25.8

1,648

76.6

74.2-78.8

Asian

21.1

12.2-34.2

78.9

65.8-87.8

Native American

185

23.6

16.1-33.2

143

76.4

66.8-83.9

Other Minorities

418

19.4

15.0-24.6

336

80.6

75.4-85.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

517

107

23.3

18.9-28.4

410

76.7

71.6-81.1

-English Speaking

176

38.4

29.6-48.0

117

61.6

52.0-70.4

-Spanish Speaking

341

17.3

12.6-23.1

293

82.7

76.9-87.4

Non-Hispanic

10,532

3,600

36.6

35.4-37.8

6,932

63.4

62.2-64.6

AGE

18-24

521

213

42.0

36.8-47.3

308

58.0

52.7-63.2

25-34

1,537

622

40.4

37.5-43.4

915

59.6

56.6-62.5

35-44

2,038

857

43.0

40.5-45.6

1,181

57.0

54.4-59.5

45-54

2,099

808

36.4

34.0-38.8

1,291

63.6

61.2-66.0

55-64

1,979

631

33.5

31.0-36.0

1,348

66.5

64.0-69.0

65-74

1,528

330

22.5

20.1-25.1

1,198

77.5

74.9-79.9

75+

1,294

228

18.5

16.1-21.3

1,066

81.5

78.7-83.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,696

177

13.9

11.6-16.6

1,519

86.1

83.4-88.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,366

861

26.6

24.8-28.6

2,505

73.4

71.4-75.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,843

1,045

40.4

38.0-42.8

1,798

59.6

57.2-62.0

College Graduate

3,131

1,623

52.7

50.5-54.8

1,508

47.3

45.2-49.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,516

267

20.5

17.4-23.9

1,249

79.5

76.1-82.6

$15,000- 24,999

2,069

501

25.9

23.3-28.7

1,568

74.1

71.3-76.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,337

412

32.5

29.2-35.8

925

67.5

64.2-70.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,416

547

38.1

35.1-41.2

869

61.9

58.8-64.9

$50,000-74,999

1,325

596

43.6

40.5-46.9

729

56.4

53.1-59.5

$75,000+

1,577

944

61.1

58.2-64.0

633

38.9

36.0-41.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,544

842

26.2

24.3-28.2

2,702

73.8

71.8-75.7

7,225

2,785

39.8

38.4-41.3

4,440

60.2

58.7-61.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

225

102

49.0

40.9-57.2

123

51.0

42.8-59.1

Non-Veteran

10,821

3,605

35.4

34.2-36.6

7,216

64.6

63.4-65.8

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^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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