View results for a demographic group: |
Select a different topic: |
View results for a different geographical area: |
Total Respond.^ |
Only one | Two | Three | Four | Five or more | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 5,797 | 2,816 | 43.6 | 41.8-45.3 | 1,796 | 31.4 | 29.7-33.1 | 611 | 11.8 | 10.7-13.1 | 237 | 4.4 | 3.7- 5.1 | 337 | 8.9 | 7.7-10.2 |
-Piedmont NC | 3,446 | 1,710 | 44.2 | 41.9-46.5 | 1,075 | 31.8 | 29.7-34.1 | 353 | 11.8 | 10.3-13.4 | 127 | 4.3 | 3.4- 5.4 | 181 | 7.9 | 6.5- 9.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,546 | 617 | 36.8 | 33.5-40.2 | 495 | 31.5 | 28.3-34.8 | 219 | 14.5 | 12.2-17.1 | 79 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.2 | 136 | 11.8 | 9.5-14.5 |
Female | 1,900 | 1,093 | 53.7 | 50.7-56.6 | 580 | 32.3 | 29.6-35.1 | 134 | 8.3 | 6.7-10.1 | 48 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.9 | 45 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.2 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,876 | 1,477 | 47.0 | 44.5-49.5 | 897 | 31.8 | 29.5-34.1 | 274 | 10.5 | 9.1-12.2 | 99 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.1 | 129 | 6.7 | 5.3- 8.5 |
African American | 372 | 161 | 36.2 | 30.2-42.7 | 126 | 36.8 | 29.9-44.4 | 51 | 16.1 | 11.8-21.6 | 18 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.2 | 16 | 5.8 | 3.1-10.5 |
Other Minorities | 183 | 63 | 30.2 | 22.6-39.0 | 49 | 26.8 | 18.6-37.0 | 25 | 15.7 | 9.4-25.0 | 10 | 6.1 | 2.8-12.6 | 36 | 21.2 | 14.7-29.6 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 139 | 56 | 30.4 | 22.1-40.2 | 36 | 32.5 | 22.3-44.7 | 11 | 8.3 | 4.1-16.1 | 8 | 7.4 | 3.3-15.6 | 28 | 21.3 | 14.1-31.0 |
Non-Hispanic | 3,302 | 1,651 | 45.3 | 43.0-47.6 | 1,037 | 31.7 | 29.6-34.0 | 342 | 12.1 | 10.5-13.8 | 119 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.1 | 153 | 6.9 | 5.5- 8.5 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 132 | 44 | 31.8 | 22.9-42.2 | 41 | 34.1 | 24.7-45.0 | 19 | 14.6 | 8.7-23.4 | 10 | 5.1 | 2.5-10.3 | 18 | 14.5 | 8.3-23.9 |
25-34 | 508 | 185 | 36.0 | 31.1-41.2 | 166 | 30.0 | 25.5-34.9 | 69 | 12.8 | 9.7-16.6 | 30 | 6.9 | 4.6-10.2 | 58 | 14.3 | 10.8-18.7 |
35-44 | 779 | 327 | 39.7 | 35.6-43.9 | 272 | 35.4 | 31.4-39.7 | 100 | 14.1 | 11.3-17.3 | 36 | 4.7 | 3.2- 6.9 | 44 | 6.0 | 4.3- 8.5 |
45-54 | 824 | 394 | 47.8 | 43.7-51.9 | 266 | 31.0 | 27.3-35.0 | 98 | 12.7 | 10.2-15.9 | 29 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.8 | 37 | 5.2 | 3.6- 7.5 |
55-64 | 646 | 385 | 60.2 | 55.4-64.7 | 186 | 29.4 | 25.3-33.9 | 38 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.6 | 17 | 2.2 | 1.2- 3.9 | 20 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.7 |
65-74 | 327 | 200 | 60.4 | 54.1-66.3 | 97 | 32.4 | 26.7-38.6 | 21 | 5.0 | 3.1- 8.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.3 |
75+ | 212 | 163 | 72.4 | 64.6-79.1 | 41 | 22.5 | 16.4-30.0 | 8 | 5.1 | 2.4-10.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 211 | 73 | 28.4 | 20.8-37.5 | 56 | 25.4 | 18.0-34.6 | 29 | 12.5 | 8.1-18.9 | 15 | 7.5 | 4.0-13.9 | 38 | 26.2 | 18.2-36.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 757 | 338 | 36.7 | 32.1-41.6 | 229 | 32.4 | 27.4-37.9 | 86 | 12.8 | 9.9-16.4 | 40 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.6 | 64 | 12.3 | 8.9-16.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 870 | 390 | 40.2 | 35.4-45.1 | 278 | 31.1 | 26.9-35.7 | 111 | 16.4 | 12.8-20.8 | 40 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.5 | 51 | 7.9 | 5.4-11.3 |
College Graduate | 1,602 | 907 | 53.3 | 50.1-56.4 | 511 | 33.2 | 30.3-36.2 | 126 | 8.5 | 6.9-10.5 | 32 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.4 | 26 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 160 | 65 | 37.0 | 26.6-48.6 | 47 | 28.9 | 19.3-40.9 | 22 | 13.6 | 7.7-22.8 | 7 | 6.0 | 2.0-16.7 | 19 | 14.5 | 7.7-25.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 336 | 148 | 34.8 | 27.9-42.3 | 86 | 23.4 | 16.7-31.6 | 43 | 15.7 | 10.8-22.1 | 22 | 6.0 | 3.3-10.7 | 37 | 20.2 | 13.6-28.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 334 | 163 | 43.0 | 35.2-51.2 | 102 | 33.4 | 25.9-41.9 | 29 | 11.1 | 6.4-18.5 | 15 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.2 | 25 | 8.4 | 5.3-13.0 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 501 | 237 | 38.2 | 32.5-44.2 | 149 | 31.7 | 26.3-37.8 | 64 | 16.1 | 11.5-22.1 | 20 | 4.2 | 2.5- 7.0 | 31 | 9.8 | 6.1-15.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 548 | 263 | 43.4 | 37.6-49.4 | 185 | 35.1 | 29.7-40.9 | 59 | 11.8 | 8.7-15.7 | 16 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.2 | 25 | 6.8 | 4.2-11.0 |
$75,000+ | 1,232 | 632 | 48.9 | 45.4-52.3 | 421 | 33.8 | 30.6-37.2 | 112 | 9.9 | 8.0-12.2 | 36 | 3.9 | 2.6- 5.7 | 31 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 896 | 486 | 49.8 | 45.0-54.6 | 235 | 23.6 | 20.1-27.6 | 85 | 11.8 | 8.9-15.4 | 38 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.2 | 52 | 10.0 | 6.8-14.5 |
No | 2,471 | 1,194 | 42.7 | 40.0-45.3 | 811 | 34.5 | 31.9-37.2 | 257 | 11.6 | 9.9-13.5 | 86 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.5 | 123 | 7.0 | 5.6- 8.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 521 | 237 | 42.2 | 36.8-47.8 | 162 | 29.3 | 24.7-34.4 | 64 | 15.4 | 11.0-21.3 | 20 | 4.8 | 2.7- 8.4 | 38 | 8.2 | 5.4-12.3 |
Non-Veteran | 2,922 | 1,472 | 44.5 | 42.0-47.0 | 912 | 32.2 | 29.8-34.7 | 288 | 11.2 | 9.7-12.9 | 107 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.4 | 143 | 7.9 | 6.4- 9.7 |
* 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.
** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes
This page was generated on 30MAY07.