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| Total Respond.^ |
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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 | 5,795 | 4,554 | 73.0 | 71.2-74.7 | 502 | 11.0 | 9.8-12.3 | 265 | 5.7 | 4.8- 6.7 | 332 | 7.3 | 6.3- 8.3 | 142 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.9 |
| -Eastern NC | 1,807 | 1,394 | 70.7 | 67.4-73.8 | 153 | 10.6 | 8.6-13.0 | 89 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.4 | 114 | 7.8 | 6.0-10.1 | 57 | 5.3 | 3.6- 7.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 823 | 587 | 63.5 | 58.6-68.2 | 69 | 11.5 | 8.6-15.3 | 55 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.6 | 71 | 10.2 | 7.4-13.9 | 41 | 7.8 | 5.1-11.9 |
| Female | 984 | 807 | 80.4 | 76.8-83.5 | 84 | 9.3 | 7.2-12.0 | 34 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.1 | 43 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.9 | 16 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,409 | 1,088 | 70.7 | 67.0-74.2 | 116 | 11.0 | 8.7-13.9 | 67 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.7 | 95 | 8.1 | 6.3-10.5 | 43 | 5.0 | 3.1- 8.0 |
| African American | 265 | 211 | 74.6 | 66.7-81.1 | 24 | 9.4 | 5.8-15.0 | 14 | 6.2 | 3.2-11.6 | 6 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.8 | 10 | 7.4 | 3.6-14.6 |
| Other Minorities | 126 | 88 | 63.5 | 49.5-75.6 | 13 | 9.5 | 4.8-18.0 | 8 | 9.6 | 3.9-21.8 | 13 | 13.6 | 5.4-30.4 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.0-12.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 63 | 43 | 61.8 | 43.4-77.4 | 9 | 9.6 | 4.2-20.7 | 3 | 8.1 | 2.1-27.0 | 7 | 17.2 | 6.1-39.6 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.5-19.8 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,741 | 1,348 | 71.4 | 68.1-74.4 | 144 | 10.7 | 8.6-13.1 | 86 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.1 | 107 | 7.1 | 5.5- 9.0 | 56 | 5.4 | 3.7- 7.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 80 | 43 | 43.9 | 30.8-58.0 | 15 | 19.6 | 11.0-32.5 | 8 | 6.8 | 2.9-15.1 | 9 | 15.5 | 6.8-31.3 | 5 | 14.1 | 5.5-31.8 |
| 25-34 | 257 | 184 | 68.2 | 60.5-75.1 | 30 | 13.6 | 8.7-20.7 | 15 | 6.3 | 3.5-10.8 | 17 | 6.7 | 3.8-11.4 | 11 | 5.3 | 2.7-10.2 |
| 35-44 | 389 | 272 | 70.1 | 64.1-75.5 | 47 | 11.0 | 7.9-15.2 | 23 | 7.0 | 4.0-11.9 | 38 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.7 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.1 |
| 45-54 | 400 | 293 | 69.4 | 63.3-75.0 | 37 | 9.5 | 6.5-13.6 | 25 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.3 | 26 | 8.7 | 5.5-13.5 | 19 | 6.1 | 3.4-10.5 |
| 55-64 | 354 | 299 | 84.1 | 78.9-88.2 | 18 | 5.7 | 3.1-10.1 | 11 | 2.9 | 1.5- 5.8 | 18 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.2 | 8 | 2.9 | 1.4- 6.0 |
| 65-74 | 202 | 180 | 89.7 | 84.2-93.4 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.0 | 6 | 2.9 | 1.2- 6.8 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.3 | 5 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.9 |
| 75+ | 115 | 113 | 98.3 | 91.4-99.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 128 | 80 | 60.2 | 47.7-71.6 | 19 | 15.0 | 8.0-26.3 | 11 | 8.8 | 3.5-20.6 | 9 | 5.4 | 2.5-11.4 | 9 | 10.6 | 4.7-21.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 447 | 334 | 63.7 | 56.4-70.4 | 33 | 11.0 | 7.0-16.7 | 24 | 6.9 | 4.3-10.9 | 38 | 12.4 | 7.7-19.4 | 18 | 6.0 | 3.0-11.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 529 | 408 | 70.0 | 63.6-75.7 | 44 | 10.6 | 7.3-15.2 | 22 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.3 | 36 | 7.9 | 5.1-12.0 | 19 | 6.6 | 3.3-12.8 |
| College Graduate | 701 | 570 | 79.9 | 75.9-83.4 | 57 | 9.0 | 6.5-12.3 | 32 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.5 | 31 | 4.7 | 3.1- 7.1 | 11 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 105 | 77 | 70.8 | 58.1-80.9 | 8 | 8.6 | 3.3-20.8 | 5 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.6 | 7 | 7.1 | 3.1-15.4 | 8 | 10.3 | 4.7-21.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 213 | 152 | 57.1 | 45.6-67.9 | 22 | 11.3 | 6.4-19.0 | 13 | 10.0 | 4.9-19.5 | 12 | 10.2 | 4.0-23.5 | 14 | 11.4 | 5.1-23.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 219 | 173 | 72.9 | 63.2-80.9 | 14 | 10.2 | 5.1-19.4 | 10 | 4.1 | 2.0- 8.5 | 16 | 9.8 | 5.0-18.5 | 6 | 2.9 | 1.2- 6.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 308 | 236 | 67.0 | 58.5-74.5 | 22 | 12.6 | 7.1-21.3 | 15 | 6.8 | 3.6-12.2 | 31 | 10.4 | 6.6-15.8 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.0-10.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 331 | 249 | 76.4 | 70.4-81.5 | 40 | 12.2 | 8.4-17.4 | 15 | 4.2 | 2.4- 7.2 | 17 | 4.0 | 2.2- 7.1 | 10 | 3.2 | 1.5- 6.5 |
| $75,000+ | 443 | 352 | 76.3 | 71.0-80.8 | 36 | 9.7 | 6.7-13.9 | 26 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.2 | 20 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.2 | 9 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 507 | 380 | 66.2 | 59.6-72.2 | 44 | 11.8 | 8.1-16.8 | 30 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.2 | 29 | 6.9 | 4.1-11.4 | 24 | 9.3 | 5.3-15.7 |
| No | 1,246 | 971 | 72.5 | 68.5-76.2 | 105 | 9.8 | 7.6-12.5 | 59 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.1 | 81 | 8.0 | 5.8-10.9 | 30 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 425 | 320 | 68.9 | 62.5-74.7 | 28 | 9.9 | 6.1-15.7 | 24 | 6.8 | 4.3-10.7 | 32 | 9.1 | 5.9-13.8 | 21 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,380 | 1,072 | 71.3 | 67.4-74.9 | 125 | 10.8 | 8.6-13.5 | 65 | 5.3 | 3.8- 7.3 | 82 | 7.3 | 5.3-10.1 | 36 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.4 |
* 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.
** 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.
***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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