BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor. <br> During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-FEMALES

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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	Total Respond.^	Only one	Two	Three	Four	Five or more
TOTAL	3,171	1,819	55.1	52.9-57.4	951	30.6	28.6-32.8	237	8.3	7.1- 9.7	90	3.1	2.3- 4.0	74	2.9	2.2- 3.8
RACE
White	2,663	1,559	56.0	53.5-58.4	792	30.7	28.5-33.1	187	7.7	6.5- 9.2	70	3.0	2.2- 4.1	55	2.6	1.9- 3.5
African American	364	188	48.3	41.8-54.8	119	32.7	26.8-39.2	32	12.1	8.0-18.0	13	3.9	2.2- 6.9	12	3.0	1.5- 5.8
Asian	22	12	64.2	38.3-83.8	8	31.6	13.2-58.6	1	2.9	0.4-18.3	1	1.4	0.2- 9.4	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	32	14	37.7	19.4-60.3	9	28.4	12.8-51.8	5	14.7	5.5-34.1	2	2.2	0.4-10.1	2	17.0	3.2-55.8
Other Minorities	77	39	59.2	45.7-71.5	19	23.5	14.5-35.8	10	7.7	3.8-15.0	4	2.5	0.8- 7.3	5	7.0	2.6-17.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	81	49	64.2	51.6-75.1	18	22.7	14.1-34.4	8	6.5	3.0-13.5	2	1.3	0.3- 6.1	4	5.4	1.7-15.6
-English Speaking	66	41	65.5	51.6-77.1	16	24.6	14.8-37.9	6	6.7	2.8-15.3	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	2	2.9	0.6-12.3
-Spanish Speaking	15	8	59.0	29.7-83.0	2	15.1	3.5-46.8	2	5.7	1.3-22.1	1	5.0	0.7-29.5	2	15.1	2.8-52.2
Non-Hispanic	3,083	1,764	54.7	52.4-57.0	932	30.9	28.8-33.1	229	8.4	7.2- 9.8	88	3.1	2.4- 4.1	70	2.8	2.1- 3.7
AGE
18-24	129	48	41.0	31.1-51.7	44	36.0	26.5-46.7	18	11.8	6.9-19.3	10	6.7	3.3-13.2	9	4.6	2.1- 9.4
25-34	474	217	47.4	42.1-52.8	162	32.0	27.4-37.0	55	12.2	9.1-16.2	19	3.7	2.1- 6.3	21	4.7	2.8- 7.9
35-44	725	355	49.4	45.1-53.7	245	34.5	30.5-38.7	71	9.5	7.3-12.2	28	3.2	2.0- 5.0	26	3.5	2.2- 5.5
45-54	739	419	58.0	53.8-62.2	224	28.7	25.1-32.7	62	8.4	6.2-11.1	21	2.8	1.7- 4.6	13	2.1	1.1- 3.9
55-64	600	401	69.0	64.6-73.2	165	26.4	22.5-30.8	20	2.4	1.5- 3.9	10	1.4	0.6- 3.0	4	0.7	0.2- 1.9
65-74	283	211	76.5	70.4-81.6	64	21.4	16.4-27.4	6	1.3	0.5- 3.0	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	0	0.0	. - .
75+	195	154	76.7	68.7-83.2	35	20.6	14.4-28.5	5	2.3	0.9- 6.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	129	60	44.1	32.4-56.5	33	27.1	17.5-39.5	16	8.9	5.1-15.2	9	5.7	2.7-11.6	11	14.2	7.1-26.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	648	357	48.9	43.9-54.0	177	28.9	24.4-33.9	66	13.4	10.2-17.5	23	4.2	2.6- 6.9	25	4.5	2.9- 7.1
Some Post-H.S.	944	513	53.0	48.7-57.2	294	31.1	27.2-35.2	81	9.4	7.2-12.1	33	4.0	2.5- 6.2	23	2.6	1.6- 4.2
College Graduate	1,447	887	60.4	57.3-63.5	446	31.4	28.5-34.4	74	5.3	4.0- 7.1	25	1.7	1.0- 2.9	15	1.2	0.6- 2.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	188	102	52.3	42.4-62.0	49	26.0	18.1-35.7	17	8.5	4.8-14.8	10	5.4	2.6-11.2	10	7.7	3.1-17.9
$15,000- 24,999	325	173	51.2	44.0-58.4	98	28.5	22.8-35.0	27	12.1	7.4-19.0	12	3.2	1.7- 6.1	15	5.0	2.7- 9.1
$25,000- 34,999	321	170	49.5	42.0-57.1	96	28.3	21.9-35.8	25	8.2	5.1-12.9	18	8.0	4.3-14.3	12	5.9	3.1-11.1
$35,000- 49,999	513	285	52.7	47.1-58.2	162	33.7	28.6-39.2	43	9.1	6.3-12.9	14	2.5	1.4- 4.5	9	2.0	1.0- 4.0
$50,000-74,999	534	304	53.4	47.7-59.0	156	30.9	25.7-36.6	47	10.9	7.7-15.3	17	3.1	1.8- 5.3	10	1.8	0.9- 3.4
$75,000+	940	546	57.2	53.4-60.9	308	32.9	29.4-36.5	62	7.0	5.3- 9.3	13	1.4	0.7- 3.1	11	1.5	0.7- 2.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	826	490	57.1	52.5-61.5	226	27.0	23.2-31.3	55	8.1	5.7-11.2	27	3.5	2.1- 5.6	28	4.4	2.8- 6.8
No	2,271	1,292	54.6	52.0-57.2	702	31.9	29.4-34.4	171	8.0	6.7- 9.6	60	3.0	2.1- 4.1	46	2.5	1.8- 3.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	87	41	44.0	31.7-57.1	26	28.4	17.8-42.0	11	14.6	7.1-27.5	5	8.1	2.1-26.3	4	4.9	1.7-13.3
Non-Veteran	3,084	1,778	55.5	53.2-57.8	925	30.7	28.6-32.9	226	8.1	6.9- 9.5	85	2.9	2.2- 3.8	70	2.8	2.1- 3.7

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,171

1,819

55.1

52.9-57.4

951

30.6

28.6-32.8

237

8.3

7.1- 9.7

3.1

2.3- 4.0

2.9

2.2- 3.8

RACE

White

2,663

1,559

56.0

53.5-58.4

792

30.7

28.5-33.1

187

7.7

6.5- 9.2

3.0

2.2- 4.1

2.6

1.9- 3.5

African American

364

188

48.3

41.8-54.8

119

32.7

26.8-39.2

12.1

8.0-18.0

3.9

2.2- 6.9

3.0

1.5- 5.8

Asian

64.2

38.3-83.8

31.6

13.2-58.6

2.9

0.4-18.3

1.4

0.2- 9.4

0.0

. - .

Native American

37.7

19.4-60.3

28.4

12.8-51.8

14.7

5.5-34.1

2.2

0.4-10.1

17.0

3.2-55.8

Other Minorities

59.2

45.7-71.5

23.5

14.5-35.8

7.7

3.8-15.0

2.5

0.8- 7.3

7.0

2.6-17.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

64.2

51.6-75.1

22.7

14.1-34.4

6.5

3.0-13.5

1.3

0.3- 6.1

5.4

1.7-15.6

-English Speaking

65.5

51.6-77.1

24.6

14.8-37.9

6.7

2.8-15.3

0.3

0.0- 2.4

2.9

0.6-12.3

-Spanish Speaking

59.0

29.7-83.0

15.1

3.5-46.8

5.7

1.3-22.1

5.0

0.7-29.5

15.1

2.8-52.2

Non-Hispanic

3,083

1,764

54.7

52.4-57.0

932

30.9

28.8-33.1

229

8.4

7.2- 9.8

3.1

2.4- 4.1

2.8

2.1- 3.7

AGE

18-24

129

41.0

31.1-51.7

36.0

26.5-46.7

11.8

6.9-19.3

6.7

3.3-13.2

4.6

2.1- 9.4

25-34

474

217

47.4

42.1-52.8

162

32.0

27.4-37.0

12.2

9.1-16.2

3.7

2.1- 6.3

4.7

2.8- 7.9

35-44

725

355

49.4

45.1-53.7

245

34.5

30.5-38.7

9.5

7.3-12.2

3.2

2.0- 5.0

3.5

2.2- 5.5

45-54

739

419

58.0

53.8-62.2

224

28.7

25.1-32.7

8.4

6.2-11.1

2.8

1.7- 4.6

2.1

1.1- 3.9

55-64

600

401

69.0

64.6-73.2

165

26.4

22.5-30.8

2.4

1.5- 3.9

1.4

0.6- 3.0

0.7

0.2- 1.9

65-74

283

211

76.5

70.4-81.6

21.4

16.4-27.4

1.3

0.5- 3.0

0.8

0.2- 3.3

0.0

. - .

75+

195

154

76.7

68.7-83.2

20.6

14.4-28.5

2.3

0.9- 6.2

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.1- 2.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

129

44.1

32.4-56.5

27.1

17.5-39.5

8.9

5.1-15.2

5.7

2.7-11.6

14.2

7.1-26.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

648

357

48.9

43.9-54.0

177

28.9

24.4-33.9

13.4

10.2-17.5

4.2

2.6- 6.9

4.5

2.9- 7.1

Some Post-H.S.

944

513

53.0

48.7-57.2

294

31.1

27.2-35.2

9.4

7.2-12.1

4.0

2.5- 6.2

2.6

1.6- 4.2

College Graduate

1,447

887

60.4

57.3-63.5

446

31.4

28.5-34.4

5.3

4.0- 7.1

1.7

1.0- 2.9

1.2

0.6- 2.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

188

102

52.3

42.4-62.0

26.0

18.1-35.7

8.5

4.8-14.8

5.4

2.6-11.2

7.7

3.1-17.9

$15,000- 24,999

325

173

51.2

44.0-58.4

28.5

22.8-35.0

12.1

7.4-19.0

3.2

1.7- 6.1

5.0

2.7- 9.1

$25,000- 34,999

321

170

49.5

42.0-57.1

28.3

21.9-35.8

8.2

5.1-12.9

8.0

4.3-14.3

5.9

3.1-11.1

$35,000- 49,999

513

285

52.7

47.1-58.2

162

33.7

28.6-39.2

9.1

6.3-12.9

2.5

1.4- 4.5

2.0

1.0- 4.0

$50,000-74,999

534

304

53.4

47.7-59.0

156

30.9

25.7-36.6

10.9

7.7-15.3

3.1

1.8- 5.3

1.8

0.9- 3.4

$75,000+

940

546

57.2

53.4-60.9

308

32.9

29.4-36.5

7.0

5.3- 9.3

1.4

0.7- 3.1

1.5

0.7- 2.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

826

490

57.1

52.5-61.5

226

27.0

23.2-31.3

8.1

5.7-11.2

3.5

2.1- 5.6

4.4

2.8- 6.8

2,271

1,292

54.6

52.0-57.2

702

31.9

29.4-34.4

171

8.0

6.7- 9.6

3.0

2.1- 4.1

2.5

1.8- 3.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

44.0

31.7-57.1

28.4

17.8-42.0

14.6

7.1-27.5

8.1

2.1-26.3

4.9

1.7-13.3

Non-Veteran

3,084

1,778

55.5

53.2-57.8

925

30.7

28.6-32.9

226

8.1

6.9- 9.5

2.9

2.2- 3.8

2.8

2.1- 3.7

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* 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.

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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-FEMALES

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor. During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*