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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-FEMALES

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 10,959 10,661 97.2 96.8-97.6 298 2.8 2.4- 3.2
RACE
White 8,147 7,878 96.6 96.0-97.0 269 3.4 3.0- 4.0
African American 2,104 2,084 98.9 98.2-99.3 20 1.1 0.7- 1.8
Asian 74 74 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Native American 184 180 99.1 97.4-99.7 4 0.9 0.3- 2.6
Other Minorities 413 408 98.9 97.1-99.6 5 1.1 0.4- 2.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 512 505 98.8 97.3-99.5 7 1.2 0.5- 2.7
-English Speaking 175 171 98.3 95.0-99.4 4 1.7 0.6- 5.0
-Spanish Speaking 337 334 99.0 96.9-99.7 3 1.0 0.3- 3.1
Non-Hispanic 10,435 10,144 97.1 96.6-97.5 291 2.9 2.5- 3.4
AGE
18-24 516 500 96.8 94.5-98.1 16 3.2 1.9- 5.5
25-34 1,533 1,497 97.4 96.2-98.2 36 2.6 1.8- 3.8
35-44 2,015 1,947 96.9 96.0-97.7 68 3.1 2.3- 4.0
45-54 2,080 2,008 96.6 95.6-97.4 72 3.4 2.6- 4.4
55-64 1,963 1,904 96.9 95.8-97.6 59 3.1 2.4- 4.2
65-74 1,513 1,484 97.8 96.6-98.6 29 2.2 1.4- 3.4
75+ 1,279 1,262 98.7 97.9-99.3 17 1.3 0.7- 2.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,687 1,668 98.5 97.5-99.1 19 1.5 0.9- 2.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,338 3,269 97.9 97.3-98.4 69 2.1 1.6- 2.7
Some Post-H.S. 2,808 2,736 97.3 96.4-98.0 72 2.7 2.0- 3.6
College Graduate 3,104 2,966 95.6 94.6-96.4 138 4.4 3.6- 5.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,506 1,478 97.3 95.4-98.4 28 2.7 1.6- 4.6
$15,000- 24,999 2,055 2,014 97.7 96.6-98.4 41 2.3 1.6- 3.4
$25,000- 34,999 1,330 1,296 97.3 96.0-98.2 34 2.7 1.8- 4.0
$35,000- 49,999 1,405 1,355 96.5 95.2-97.5 50 3.5 2.5- 4.8
$50,000-74,999 1,315 1,272 97.3 96.1-98.2 43 2.7 1.8- 3.9
$75,000+ 1,565 1,490 95.6 94.3-96.6 75 4.4 3.4- 5.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,511 3,440 98.0 97.3-98.5 71 2.0 1.5- 2.7
No 7,159 6,936 96.8 96.3-97.3 223 3.2 2.7- 3.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 221 212 96.8 93.3-98.5 9 3.2 1.5- 6.7
Non-Veteran 10,724 10,435 97.2 96.8-97.6 289 2.8 2.4- 3.2

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*Heavy drinkers--adult men having more than two drinks per day and adult women having more than one drink per day.

^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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