BRFSS 2006 - Mecklenburg 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: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County	829	472	60.0	55.5-64.3	357	40.0	35.7-44.5
GENDER
Male	291	194	68.0	60.6-74.6	97	32.0	25.4-39.4
Female	538	278	51.8	46.9-56.6	260	48.2	43.4-53.1
RACE
White	568	366	69.7	65.1-74.0	202	30.3	26.0-34.9
Other	258	105	45.9	37.4-54.7	153	54.1	45.3-62.6
AGE
18-44	335	211	63.9	57.0-70.2	124	36.1	29.8-43.0
45+	488	260	55.1	50.0-60.1	228	44.9	39.9-50.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	208	80	45.8	35.8-56.2	128	54.2	43.8-64.2
Some College +	618	391	65.9	61.2-70.3	227	34.1	29.7-38.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	327	138	47.5	39.5-55.5	189	52.5	44.5-60.5
$50,000+	394	282	70.7	64.7-76.1	112	29.3	23.9-35.3

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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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