BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (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: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-FEMALES

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	9,894	3,255	35.7	34.4-36.9	6,639	64.3	63.1-65.6
RACE
White	7,403	2,724	40.4	38.8-41.9	4,679	59.6	58.1-61.2
African American	1,798	378	23.6	21.1-26.3	1,420	76.4	73.7-78.9
Asian	73	22	21.0	12.6-33.0	51	79.0	67.0-87.4
Native American	190	36	24.3	16.5-34.2	154	75.7	65.8-83.5
Other Minorities	392	81	20.4	15.8-25.9	311	79.6	74.1-84.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	439	85	20.0	15.7-25.0	354	80.0	75.0-84.3
-English Speaking	207	69	40.3	32.0-49.2	138	59.7	50.8-68.0
-Spanish Speaking	231	16	6.6	3.7-11.5	215	93.4	88.5-96.3
Non-Hispanic	9,433	3,163	36.8	35.5-38.2	6,270	63.2	61.8-64.5
AGE
18-24	386	134	33.7	28.1-39.8	252	66.3	60.2-71.9
25-34	1,206	484	42.2	38.9-45.6	722	57.8	54.4-61.1
35-44	1,661	738	44.3	41.5-47.2	923	55.7	52.8-58.5
45-54	1,938	753	39.8	37.2-42.4	1,185	60.2	57.6-62.8
55-64	1,927	617	33.1	30.6-35.6	1,310	66.9	64.4-69.4
65-74	1,472	296	22.5	20.0-25.3	1,176	77.5	74.7-80.0
75+	1,216	206	17.7	15.3-20.4	1,010	82.3	79.6-84.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,461	135	11.8	9.4-14.7	1,326	88.2	85.3-90.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,011	669	24.8	22.6-27.1	2,342	75.2	72.9-77.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,608	979	39.8	37.3-42.5	1,629	60.2	57.5-62.7
College Graduate	2,790	1,468	54.1	51.8-56.4	1,322	45.9	43.6-48.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,309	199	19.1	16.1-22.5	1,110	80.9	77.5-83.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,723	337	19.9	17.5-22.5	1,386	80.1	77.5-82.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,175	332	29.9	26.4-33.7	843	70.1	66.3-73.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,331	526	40.3	36.8-43.8	805	59.7	56.2-63.2
$50,000-74,999	1,185	542	45.6	41.9-49.3	643	54.4	50.7-58.1
$75,000+	1,542	950	62.8	59.8-65.6	592	37.2	34.4-40.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,624	858	26.0	24.1-28.0	2,766	74.0	72.0-75.9
No	5,986	2,317	40.6	38.9-42.2	3,669	59.4	57.8-61.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	221	91	47.4	39.1-56.0	130	52.6	44.0-60.9
Non-Veteran	9,669	3,164	35.4	34.1-36.7	6,505	64.6	63.3-65.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,894

3,255

35.7

34.4-36.9

6,639

64.3

63.1-65.6

RACE

White

7,403

2,724

40.4

38.8-41.9

4,679

59.6

58.1-61.2

African American

1,798

378

23.6

21.1-26.3

1,420

76.4

73.7-78.9

Asian

21.0

12.6-33.0

79.0

67.0-87.4

Native American

190

24.3

16.5-34.2

154

75.7

65.8-83.5

Other Minorities

392

20.4

15.8-25.9

311

79.6

74.1-84.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

439

20.0

15.7-25.0

354

80.0

75.0-84.3

-English Speaking

207

40.3

32.0-49.2

138

59.7

50.8-68.0

-Spanish Speaking

231

6.6

3.7-11.5

215

93.4

88.5-96.3

Non-Hispanic

9,433

3,163

36.8

35.5-38.2

6,270

63.2

61.8-64.5

AGE

18-24

386

134

33.7

28.1-39.8

252

66.3

60.2-71.9

25-34

1,206

484

42.2

38.9-45.6

722

57.8

54.4-61.1

35-44

1,661

738

44.3

41.5-47.2

923

55.7

52.8-58.5

45-54

1,938

753

39.8

37.2-42.4

1,185

60.2

57.6-62.8

55-64

1,927

617

33.1

30.6-35.6

1,310

66.9

64.4-69.4

65-74

1,472

296

22.5

20.0-25.3

1,176

77.5

74.7-80.0

75+

1,216

206

17.7

15.3-20.4

1,010

82.3

79.6-84.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,461

135

11.8

9.4-14.7

1,326

88.2

85.3-90.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,011

669

24.8

22.6-27.1

2,342

75.2

72.9-77.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,608

979

39.8

37.3-42.5

1,629

60.2

57.5-62.7

College Graduate

2,790

1,468

54.1

51.8-56.4

1,322

45.9

43.6-48.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,309

199

19.1

16.1-22.5

1,110

80.9

77.5-83.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,723

337

19.9

17.5-22.5

1,386

80.1

77.5-82.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,175

332

29.9

26.4-33.7

843

70.1

66.3-73.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,331

526

40.3

36.8-43.8

805

59.7

56.2-63.2

$50,000-74,999

1,185

542

45.6

41.9-49.3

643

54.4

50.7-58.1

$75,000+

1,542

950

62.8

59.8-65.6

592

37.2

34.4-40.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,624

858

26.0

24.1-28.0

2,766

74.0

72.0-75.9

5,986

2,317

40.6

38.9-42.2

3,669

59.4

57.8-61.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

221

47.4

39.1-56.0

130

52.6

44.0-60.9

Non-Veteran

9,669

3,164

35.4

34.1-36.7

6,505

64.6

63.3-65.9

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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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