BRFSS 2006 - Gaston County: (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?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

Alcohol Consumption

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
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	15,585	6,001	42.9	41.8-44.0	9,584	57.1	56.0-58.2
-Gaston County	389	126	36.0	29.7-42.8	263	64.0	57.2-70.3
GENDER
Male	136	57	42.0	31.8-52.8	79	58.0	47.2-68.2
Female	253	69	30.7	23.2-39.5	184	69.3	60.5-76.8
RACE
White	332	111	38.2	31.1-45.8	221	61.8	54.2-68.9
Other	56	15	26.8	15.7-41.9	41	73.2	58.1-84.3
AGE
18-44	120	50	41.0	30.5-52.4	70	59.0	47.6-69.5
45+	268	76	30.7	24.7-37.4	192	69.3	62.6-75.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	198	41	26.8	18.7-37.0	157	73.2	63.0-81.3
Some College +	190	84	45.0	36.1-54.3	106	55.0	45.7-63.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	203	48	29.9	21.5-39.9	155	70.1	60.1-78.5
$50,000+	124	67	53.4	43.0-63.6	57	46.6	36.4-57.0

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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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