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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-WHITES

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 12,997 5,554 46.8 45.6-47.9 7,443 53.2 52.1-54.4
GENDER
Male 4,772 2,469 53.8 51.9-55.7 2,303 46.2 44.3-48.1
Female 8,225 3,085 40.3 38.9-41.7 5,140 59.7 58.3-61.1
AGE
18-24 515 274 51.4 45.9-56.8 241 48.6 43.2-54.1
25-34 1,559 824 53.9 50.9-56.9 735 46.1 43.1-49.1
35-44 2,269 1,214 55.1 52.6-57.5 1,055 44.9 42.5-47.4
45-54 2,499 1,187 47.1 44.8-49.5 1,312 52.9 50.5-55.2
55-64 2,507 1,047 44.8 42.5-47.2 1,460 55.2 52.8-57.5
65-74 1,969 582 32.2 29.7-34.7 1,387 67.8 65.3-70.3
75+ 1,622 396 26.0 23.5-28.6 1,226 74.0 71.4-76.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,644 292 25.4 22.1-29.0 1,352 74.6 71.0-77.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,844 1,222 34.8 32.7-36.9 2,622 65.2 63.1-67.3
Some Post-H.S. 3,269 1,450 49.6 47.3-52.0 1,819 50.4 48.0-52.7
College Graduate 4,215 2,584 63.4 61.6-65.1 1,631 36.6 34.9-38.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,263 266 28.7 24.7-33.0 997 71.3 67.0-75.3
$15,000- 24,999 2,004 606 33.7 30.7-36.9 1,398 66.3 63.1-69.3
$25,000- 34,999 1,541 584 42.4 39.0-45.9 957 57.6 54.1-61.0
$35,000- 49,999 1,904 852 46.0 43.2-48.9 1,052 54.0 51.1-56.8
$50,000-74,999 1,921 999 52.1 49.2-55.0 922 47.9 45.0-50.8
$75,000+ 2,462 1,629 67.4 65.1-69.6 833 32.6 30.4-34.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,996 1,238 34.9 32.9-37.0 2,758 65.1 63.0-67.1
No 8,712 4,199 51.3 49.9-52.7 4,513 48.7 47.3-50.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,894 919 51.9 49.0-54.8 975 48.1 45.2-51.0
Non-Veteran 11,089 4,627 45.8 44.6-47.1 6,462 54.2 52.9-55.4

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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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