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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

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
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
-Northeast Partnership I 435 109 26.2 21.3-31.7 326 73.8 68.3-78.7
GENDER
Male 157 54 31.4 23.4-40.6 103 68.6 59.4-76.6
Female 278 55 21.7 16.1-28.6 223 78.3 71.4-83.9
RACE
White 208 66 34.3 26.8-42.7 142 65.7 57.3-73.2
Other 226 43 20.0 14.3-27.2 183 80.0 72.8-85.7
AGE
18-44 105 28 23.7 15.5-34.4 77 76.3 65.6-84.5
45+ 325 80 28.0 22.5-34.2 245 72.0 65.8-77.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 260 49 20.9 15.3-27.9 211 79.1 72.1-84.7
Some College + 173 60 35.9 28.0-44.7 113 64.1 55.3-72.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 282 68 25.9 20.0-32.8 214 74.1 67.2-80.0
$50,000+ 77 31 36.8 25.9-49.3 46 63.2 50.7-74.1

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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.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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