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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 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 165 | 133 | 78.8 | 69.4-85.8 | 15 | 9.4 | 5.4-15.9 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.3 | 10 | 8.0 | 3.4-17.7 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.2 |
Buncombe | 200 | 174 | 81.8 | 73.5-87.9 | 16 | 9.8 | 5.8-16.1 | 4 | 2.7 | 1.0- 7.5 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.4- 9.3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-13.1 |
Cabarrus | 164 | 118 | 64.6 | 54.1-73.9 | 25 | 17.1 | 10.8-26.1 | 8 | 6.4 | 2.3-16.2 | 7 | 4.1 | 1.8- 8.8 | 6 | 7.8 | 3.0-19.0 |
Catawba | 157 | 132 | 73.5 | 61.8-82.6 | 14 | 15.7 | 8.3-27.7 | 5 | 6.5 | 2.6-15.4 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.9 | 4 | 3.1 | 1.0- 9.9 |
Cumberland | 181 | 147 | 76.4 | 66.3-84.2 | 20 | 14.9 | 8.2-25.5 | 8 | 5.4 | 2.6-10.9 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.9 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.6 |
Davidson | 147 | 107 | 62.0 | 50.6-72.2 | 13 | 19.3 | 10.9-31.7 | 7 | 5.7 | 1.9-15.7 | 8 | 5.8 | 2.2-14.6 | 12 | 7.2 | 3.8-13.3 |
Durham | 220 | 172 | 73.1 | 65.2-79.8 | 25 | 12.4 | 8.1-18.5 | 10 | 6.1 | 3.0-12.0 | 11 | 7.3 | 3.9-13.2 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 4.5 |
Forsyth | 205 | 171 | 80.4 | 71.3-87.1 | 11 | 7.2 | 3.1-15.8 | 11 | 7.2 | 3.4-14.9 | 9 | 4.1 | 2.1- 8.1 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.0 |
Gaston | 140 | 103 | 64.6 | 51.3-75.9 | 17 | 11.2 | 6.6-18.5 | 8 | 7.9 | 3.4-17.4 | 7 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.6 | 5 | 11.3 | 3.2-32.8 |
Guilford | 210 | 172 | 73.6 | 64.1-81.3 | 16 | 9.1 | 5.1-15.9 | 12 | 7.7 | 3.8-14.8 | 8 | 7.2 | 3.1-16.1 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.4-11.5 |
Iredell | 165 | 121 | 67.8 | 58.3-75.9 | 20 | 12.9 | 7.8-20.5 | 9 | 5.7 | 2.8-11.0 | 11 | 9.0 | 4.7-16.3 | 4 | 4.7 | 1.5-13.6 |
Johnston | 126 | 98 | 65.7 | 52.5-76.9 | 12 | 12.3 | 6.4-22.3 | 5 | 7.4 | 1.9-25.3 | 7 | 10.5 | 4.3-23.5 | 4 | 4.0 | 1.4-11.0 |
Mecklenburg | 480 | 402 | 79.3 | 73.8-83.9 | 39 | 9.8 | 6.7-14.1 | 16 | 3.4 | 2.0- 5.8 | 18 | 5.6 | 3.1-10.0 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.4 |
New Hanover | 241 | 206 | 78.8 | 71.4-84.7 | 16 | 9.9 | 5.8-16.3 | 9 | 5.6 | 2.8-10.8 | 8 | 4.8 | 2.4- 9.3 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 4.6 |
Onslow | 157 | 118 | 65.3 | 54.0-75.2 | 15 | 12.1 | 7.0-20.3 | 12 | 13.0 | 6.4-24.8 | 10 | 8.4 | 4.0-16.7 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 4.5 |
Orange | 266 | 219 | 76.2 | 68.6-82.4 | 25 | 12.1 | 7.9-18.2 | 8 | 5.4 | 2.4-11.8 | 8 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.4 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.5- 8.1 |
Pitt | 155 | 122 | 77.4 | 68.4-84.4 | 10 | 8.5 | 4.0-17.2 | 10 | 5.7 | 2.9-11.0 | 10 | 6.2 | 3.0-12.3 | 3 | 2.2 | 0.7- 6.8 |
Randolph | 118 | 91 | 72.5 | 61.8-81.1 | 6 | 6.0 | 2.5-13.9 | 9 | 8.2 | 4.0-16.1 | 6 | 7.3 | 3.2-16.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 2.4-13.8 |
Robeson | 108 | 79 | 66.0 | 53.8-76.5 | 11 | 9.2 | 4.9-16.7 | 4 | 7.8 | 2.7-20.4 | 12 | 14.8 | 7.8-26.3 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.5- 8.2 |
Rowan | 141 | 116 | 78.4 | 67.6-86.3 | 17 | 13.6 | 7.4-23.8 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.1 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.0-11.9 | 3 | 3.3 | 1.1- 9.8 |
Union | 138 | 109 | 74.3 | 64.7-82.0 | 19 | 17.3 | 10.9-26.4 | 4 | 2.7 | 0.9- 7.4 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.4-10.0 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.5- 7.4 |
Wake | 478 | 385 | 77.7 | 72.7-82.1 | 38 | 9.2 | 6.4-13.1 | 24 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.5 | 24 | 6.5 | 4.1-10.1 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.6 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 221 | 159 | 63.9 | 55.3-71.8 | 27 | 16.4 | 10.3-25.1 | 16 | 8.4 | 4.9-13.9 | 16 | 9.6 | 5.5-16.2 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.3 |
Northeast Partnership II | 154 | 127 | 82.0 | 73.3-88.3 | 10 | 5.4 | 2.5-11.5 | 5 | 3.4 | 1.3- 8.3 | 11 | 8.9 | 4.5-16.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.5 |
Northeast Partnership I | 143 | 106 | 71.0 | 61.0-79.3 | 17 | 12.9 | 7.7-20.9 | 6 | 4.8 | 2.1-10.6 | 9 | 7.8 | 3.8-15.3 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.4- 9.0 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 137 | 109 | 74.2 | 63.8-82.4 | 7 | 6.8 | 2.9-15.1 | 9 | 9.6 | 4.6-19.0 | 8 | 5.7 | 2.6-11.7 | 4 | 3.7 | 1.2-11.0 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 143 | 113 | 78.0 | 66.5-86.3 | 12 | 7.8 | 3.9-14.7 | 6 | 4.3 | 1.6-10.9 | 9 | 4.2 | 1.9- 9.0 | 3 | 5.8 | 1.4-20.8 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 166 | 132 | 78.2 | 70.0-84.6 | 14 | 6.6 | 3.7-11.5 | 8 | 6.2 | 3.0-12.4 | 11 | 8.7 | 4.6-15.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 143 | 115 | 77.3 | 67.5-84.8 | 9 | 7.0 | 3.4-14.0 | 8 | 4.1 | 2.0- 8.5 | 6 | 7.7 | 3.2-17.2 | 5 | 3.9 | 1.5- 9.5 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 234 | 198 | 81.2 | 73.8-86.9 | 15 | 7.3 | 4.0-12.9 | 9 | 5.1 | 2.4-10.5 | 6 | 3.6 | 1.3- 9.6 | 6 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.5 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 190 | 139 | 67.1 | 56.4-76.2 | 17 | 9.1 | 5.1-15.8 | 12 | 9.0 | 4.8-16.3 | 12 | 6.1 | 3.2-11.6 | 10 | 8.7 | 3.6-19.4 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 130 | 104 | 77.0 | 65.6-85.5 | 11 | 9.9 | 4.8-19.3 | 5 | 7.4 | 2.4-20.3 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.5- 8.2 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.8- 6.0 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 120 | 96 | 62.4 | 47.8-75.1 | 8 | 12.8 | 6.0-25.1 | 7 | 9.5 | 3.7-22.2 | 8 | 14.9 | 5.6-34.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.0 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 145 | 110 | 72.7 | 63.3-80.4 | 17 | 15.0 | 9.1-23.9 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.5- 8.9 | 9 | 5.2 | 2.4-10.9 | 4 | 3.4 | 1.2- 8.8 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 248 | 203 | 76.6 | 67.4-83.8 | 18 | 5.5 | 3.0- 9.9 | 11 | 5.3 | 2.3-11.8 | 10 | 8.1 | 3.7-16.9 | 6 | 4.4 | 1.5-12.7 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 376 | 282 | 70.6 | 64.3-76.2 | 35 | 8.9 | 6.0-12.9 | 19 | 6.2 | 3.7-10.0 | 31 | 11.8 | 7.9-17.3 | 9 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.3 |
No | 6,160 | 4,924 | 75.1 | 73.5-76.6 | 547 | 10.4 | 9.4-11.6 | 278 | 5.8 | 5.0- 6.7 | 281 | 5.9 | 5.1- 6.9 | 130 | 2.8 | 2.2- 3.6 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
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 |
Piedmont | 3,917 | 3,134 | 75.4 | 73.4-77.3 | 355 | 10.7 | 9.4-12.2 | 172 | 5.4 | 4.5- 6.5 | 166 | 5.7 | 4.6- 6.9 | 90 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.7 |
Western NC | 660 | 545 | 76.1 | 70.8-80.7 | 50 | 8.0 | 5.8-10.9 | 26 | 5.8 | 3.4- 9.6 | 28 | 7.1 | 4.2-11.5 | 11 | 3.1 | 1.4- 6.7 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 448 | 377 | 78.7 | 72.3-83.9 | 34 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.6 | 15 | 4.3 | 2.2- 8.2 | 15 | 6.3 | 3.3-11.7 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.3- 8.8 |
Northwest | 1,103 | 872 | 72.9 | 68.9-76.6 | 100 | 11.8 | 9.2-14.9 | 47 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.4 | 52 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.6 | 32 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.4 |
Charlotte | 1,045 | 824 | 74.1 | 70.2-77.7 | 113 | 12.1 | 9.7-15.1 | 43 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.5 | 44 | 5.3 | 3.5- 7.8 | 21 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.7 |
Greensboro | 907 | 740 | 75.9 | 71.3-80.0 | 69 | 9.1 | 6.6-12.3 | 38 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.0 | 37 | 6.0 | 3.7- 9.5 | 23 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.6 |
Southern Regional | 600 | 465 | 73.5 | 67.4-78.8 | 57 | 10.9 | 7.6-15.5 | 30 | 6.2 | 4.0- 9.5 | 31 | 4.8 | 3.2- 7.3 | 17 | 4.6 | 2.0-10.4 |
Coastal | 406 | 336 | 78.5 | 73.2-83.0 | 30 | 8.2 | 5.5-12.0 | 16 | 5.7 | 3.4- 9.3 | 20 | 6.6 | 4.1-10.4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.0 |
Wake | 1,050 | 840 | 76.2 | 72.6-79.5 | 90 | 9.7 | 7.6-12.3 | 50 | 5.6 | 3.9- 7.8 | 51 | 6.8 | 5.0- 9.4 | 19 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.8 |
Area L | 206 | 162 | 73.4 | 64.7-80.6 | 16 | 8.3 | 4.9-13.9 | 9 | 7.3 | 3.4-15.1 | 13 | 8.1 | 4.4-14.2 | 6 | 2.9 | 1.0- 8.4 |
Eastern | 771 | 590 | 71.7 | 67.1-75.8 | 73 | 12.1 | 9.0-16.0 | 49 | 7.6 | 5.4-10.5 | 49 | 7.4 | 5.3-10.3 | 10 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.5 |
* 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, Edgecombe, 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.
*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program
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