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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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 II 506 156 34.1 28.8-39.8 350 65.9 60.2-71.2
GENDER
Male 179 83 44.9 35.7-54.3 96 55.1 45.7-64.3
Female 327 73 23.6 18.0-30.4 254 76.4 69.6-82.0
RACE
White 338 122 41.9 35.1-49.0 216 58.1 51.0-64.9
Other 166 34 21.0 14.3-29.7 132 79.0 70.3-85.7
AGE
18-44 129 52 39.5 29.6-50.3 77 60.5 49.7-70.4
45+ 374 103 29.8 24.6-35.6 271 70.2 64.4-75.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 284 59 24.6 18.5-31.9 225 75.4 68.1-81.5
Some College + 222 97 46.9 38.4-55.5 125 53.1 44.5-61.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 298 77 30.1 23.3-38.0 221 69.9 62.0-76.7
$50,000+ 129 66 54.7 44.6-64.4 63 45.3 35.6-55.4

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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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