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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-WHITES

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,339 1,645 26.3 24.8-27.7 1,511 26.0 24.5-27.5 897 17.9 16.6-19.3 372 7.5 6.6- 8.5 914 22.4 20.8-24.0
GENDER
Male 2,364 509 18.6 16.7-20.6 568 22.8 20.7-25.0 436 18.6 16.7-20.7 211 9.1 7.8-10.6 640 30.9 28.5-33.5
Female 2,975 1,136 35.6 33.5-37.7 943 29.9 27.9-32.0 461 17.0 15.2-18.8 161 5.6 4.6- 6.8 274 12.0 10.3-13.8
AGE
18-24 263 40 13.9 9.3-20.1 50 19.6 14.3-26.4 52 18.4 13.5-24.5 22 6.7 4.1-10.8 99 41.4 34.2-48.9
25-34 800 174 19.7 16.6-23.1 185 21.1 18.0-24.4 138 18.4 15.3-22.0 79 9.6 7.5-12.3 224 31.3 27.3-35.5
35-44 1,165 278 21.4 18.9-24.2 345 28.1 25.2-31.3 197 18.1 15.6-20.9 99 9.4 7.5-11.7 246 22.9 20.2-26.0
45-54 1,146 322 27.1 24.2-30.3 327 27.6 24.5-30.9 214 18.9 16.3-21.8 82 7.2 5.6- 9.3 201 19.1 16.5-22.1
55-64 1,012 360 35.0 31.6-38.5 314 30.1 26.9-33.6 171 18.2 15.5-21.3 60 5.8 4.2- 7.9 107 10.9 8.8-13.6
65-74 551 250 43.5 38.8-48.4 172 30.1 25.8-34.7 85 16.6 13.2-20.7 18 3.9 2.2- 6.7 26 5.9 3.9- 8.8
75+ 380 214 56.6 50.7-62.3 114 29.7 24.7-35.3 35 9.4 6.5-13.3 7 2.1 0.9- 4.9 10 2.2 1.1- 4.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 268 70 19.5 14.2-26.1 44 19.1 12.9-27.2 47 20.4 14.1-28.8 23 7.2 4.4-11.7 84 33.7 26.3-42.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,169 368 26.6 23.5-29.9 313 24.4 21.3-27.8 168 15.4 12.8-18.3 81 7.5 5.8- 9.8 239 26.1 22.6-30.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,386 447 27.6 24.7-30.6 367 23.4 20.7-26.3 237 17.7 15.2-20.5 95 7.6 5.9- 9.7 240 23.7 20.5-27.2
College Graduate 2,514 760 26.3 24.3-28.5 786 29.4 27.2-31.6 445 18.8 17.0-20.8 173 7.5 6.3- 8.9 350 18.0 16.1-20.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 246 74 22.1 16.2-29.3 62 21.5 14.9-30.0 40 21.0 13.8-30.5 18 6.0 3.3-10.7 52 29.5 21.0-39.7
$15,000- 24,999 575 198 22.3 18.7-26.5 129 20.0 15.7-25.2 102 20.0 15.8-25.0 36 7.8 5.1-11.8 110 29.7 24.1-36.1
$25,000- 34,999 556 173 30.1 25.0-35.7 136 21.0 17.0-25.7 91 16.3 12.4-21.2 42 8.2 5.6-11.7 114 24.4 19.4-30.3
$35,000- 49,999 823 229 25.9 22.4-29.7 247 26.4 22.9-30.3 139 16.7 13.8-20.1 59 7.7 5.7-10.4 149 23.3 19.5-27.6
$50,000-74,999 976 286 24.9 21.8-28.3 314 32.7 28.9-36.6 148 15.9 13.2-19.0 68 7.9 5.9-10.5 160 18.7 15.7-22.1
$75,000+ 1,596 450 24.3 22.1-26.7 473 27.6 25.1-30.2 300 20.1 17.9-22.6 123 8.3 6.8-10.1 250 19.7 17.3-22.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,173 415 32.1 28.7-35.8 316 24.7 21.7-27.9 186 16.9 14.3-19.9 65 5.2 3.9- 7.0 191 21.0 17.7-24.8
No 4,065 1,201 25.0 23.4-26.6 1,169 26.3 24.6-28.1 697 18.3 16.7-19.9 304 8.2 7.2- 9.4 694 22.2 20.4-24.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 885 241 24.3 21.0-27.9 226 24.0 20.5-28.0 175 21.1 17.9-24.7 68 8.5 6.3-11.2 175 22.2 18.5-26.3
Non-Veteran 4,448 1,403 26.7 25.1-28.3 1,282 26.3 24.7-28.0 721 17.3 15.8-18.8 304 7.3 6.4- 8.4 738 22.4 20.7-24.2

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*This question 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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