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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-WHITES

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 12,828 12,381 96.4 95.9-96.8 447 3.6 3.2- 4.1
GENDER
Male 4,681 4,503 96.3 95.4-97.0 178 3.7 3.0- 4.6
Female 8,147 7,878 96.6 96.0-97.0 269 3.4 3.0- 4.0
AGE
18-24 510 486 94.6 91.5-96.6 24 5.4 3.4- 8.5
25-34 1,547 1,492 96.6 95.2-97.5 55 3.4 2.5- 4.8
35-44 2,236 2,145 96.6 95.7-97.3 91 3.4 2.7- 4.3
45-54 2,470 2,353 95.6 94.6-96.4 117 4.4 3.6- 5.4
55-64 2,471 2,375 96.4 95.4-97.2 96 3.6 2.8- 4.6
65-74 1,942 1,907 98.1 97.1-98.7 35 1.9 1.3- 2.9
75+ 1,603 1,577 98.3 97.4-98.9 26 1.7 1.1- 2.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,620 1,584 97.4 96.0-98.4 36 2.6 1.6- 4.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,806 3,692 96.3 95.2-97.2 114 3.7 2.8- 4.8
Some Post-H.S. 3,211 3,099 96.4 95.4-97.2 112 3.6 2.8- 4.6
College Graduate 4,170 3,985 96.1 95.4-96.8 185 3.9 3.2- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,255 1,223 95.9 93.2-97.6 32 4.1 2.4- 6.8
$15,000- 24,999 1,980 1,919 96.0 94.3-97.2 61 4.0 2.8- 5.7
$25,000- 34,999 1,519 1,461 95.6 93.3-97.1 58 4.4 2.9- 6.7
$35,000- 49,999 1,891 1,820 96.5 95.3-97.4 71 3.5 2.6- 4.7
$50,000-74,999 1,902 1,832 97.3 96.5-98.0 70 2.7 2.0- 3.5
$75,000+ 2,437 2,324 95.7 94.7-96.6 113 4.3 3.4- 5.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,941 3,827 97.3 96.6-97.8 114 2.7 2.2- 3.4
No 8,610 8,291 96.2 95.6-96.7 319 3.8 3.3- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,864 1,797 96.2 94.4-97.4 67 3.8 2.6- 5.6
Non-Veteran 10,952 10,572 96.5 96.0-96.9 380 3.5 3.1- 4.0

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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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