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| Total Respond.^ |
Only one | Two | Three | Four | Five or more | |||||||||||
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| 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 |
| -Western NC | 548 | 286 | 46.9 | 41.6-52.4 | 164 | 32.0 | 26.9-37.5 | 48 | 9.2 | 6.5-12.9 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.9 | 32 | 8.0 | 5.2-12.2 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 259 | 107 | 37.4 | 30.4-45.0 | 87 | 34.7 | 27.3-42.9 | 30 | 10.8 | 6.9-16.6 | 8 | 4.0 | 1.8- 9.1 | 27 | 13.0 | 8.3-19.8 |
| Female | 289 | 179 | 60.0 | 52.9-66.8 | 77 | 28.2 | 22.2-35.0 | 18 | 6.9 | 4.0-11.6 | 10 | 3.7 | 1.8- 7.6 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 505 | 268 | 47.5 | 41.9-53.2 | 155 | 32.9 | 27.6-38.7 | 43 | 9.5 | 6.6-13.4 | 16 | 4.2 | 2.3- 7.5 | 23 | 5.9 | 3.5- 9.9 |
| African American | 12 | 5 | 47.5 | 16.0-81.1 | 4 | 31.8 | 8.9-69.1 | 2 | 13.8 | 2.8-47.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 6.9 | 0.9-38.0 |
| Other Minorities | 29 | 11 | 35.7 | 17.9-58.6 | 5 | 20.0 | 6.8-46.2 | 3 | 4.5 | 1.1-17.2 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 5.2 | 8 | 38.7 | 18.7-63.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 18 | 9 | 40.9 | 19.4-66.6 | 3 | 16.4 | 5.0-42.3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.4-19.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 39.6 | 17.1-67.6 |
| Non-Hispanic | 529 | 276 | 47.1 | 41.6-52.7 | 161 | 32.8 | 27.6-38.5 | 47 | 9.5 | 6.7-13.4 | 18 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.2 | 27 | 6.5 | 4.0-10.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 21 | 7 | 33.1 | 14.6-59.0 | 10 | 49.5 | 26.2-73.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 9.9 | 2.4-33.4 | 2 | 7.5 | 1.5-30.8 |
| 25-34 | 65 | 15 | 22.3 | 12.2-37.4 | 25 | 39.7 | 26.2-55.0 | 10 | 10.7 | 5.4-20.3 | 5 | 7.1 | 2.4-19.1 | 10 | 20.1 | 10.1-36.0 |
| 35-44 | 102 | 53 | 55.1 | 43.6-66.1 | 24 | 23.7 | 15.2-35.1 | 10 | 8.0 | 4.1-15.0 | 5 | 2.8 | 0.9- 8.7 | 10 | 10.4 | 5.0-20.3 |
| 45-54 | 127 | 56 | 37.9 | 28.3-48.6 | 47 | 37.8 | 28.0-48.8 | 15 | 18.5 | 10.4-30.7 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 6.4 | 7 | 4.6 | 2.0-10.6 |
| 55-64 | 117 | 83 | 70.6 | 59.7-79.6 | 21 | 17.0 | 10.3-26.7 | 8 | 6.8 | 2.8-15.6 | 4 | 5.1 | 1.9-13.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.3 |
| 65-74 | 74 | 46 | 68.3 | 55.7-78.7 | 22 | 24.7 | 15.6-36.9 | 4 | 4.3 | 1.3-13.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 2.6 | 0.6-10.4 |
| 75+ | 39 | 25 | 69.4 | 51.1-83.1 | 13 | 30.4 | 16.7-48.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 35 | 14 | 20.9 | 9.9-38.9 | 6 | 32.0 | 12.6-60.7 | 3 | 9.8 | 1.7-40.7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2-10.3 | 11 | 35.8 | 17.0-60.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 121 | 52 | 41.3 | 30.5-53.1 | 43 | 36.7 | 26.3-48.4 | 12 | 7.7 | 4.0-14.5 | 4 | 5.7 | 1.9-15.5 | 10 | 8.6 | 4.0-17.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 147 | 80 | 48.9 | 38.9-59.1 | 40 | 28.4 | 20.0-38.5 | 12 | 9.2 | 4.5-17.8 | 5 | 5.3 | 1.9-14.1 | 10 | 8.2 | 3.8-17.0 |
| College Graduate | 244 | 139 | 55.5 | 47.9-62.9 | 75 | 31.4 | 24.6-39.0 | 21 | 10.1 | 6.4-15.6 | 8 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 37 | 14 | 23.8 | 12.1-41.6 | 11 | 38.4 | 18.8-62.7 | 3 | 6.1 | 1.7-19.3 | 3 | 11.5 | 2.9-36.4 | 6 | 20.2 | 7.5-44.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 75 | 39 | 47.6 | 32.1-63.5 | 18 | 18.5 | 9.6-32.7 | 8 | 12.5 | 4.4-30.4 | 2 | 3.3 | 0.8-13.3 | 8 | 18.2 | 7.9-36.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 54 | 23 | 42.6 | 27.8-59.0 | 19 | 29.0 | 17.5-43.9 | 4 | 4.7 | 1.2-16.5 | 5 | 18.9 | 7.5-39.9 | 3 | 4.9 | 1.4-16.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 92 | 54 | 51.1 | 38.4-63.6 | 25 | 35.3 | 23.6-49.0 | 6 | 5.9 | 2.4-14.0 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 4.9 | 5 | 6.7 | 2.5-16.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 99 | 51 | 49.6 | 37.5-61.7 | 30 | 31.1 | 20.3-44.3 | 11 | 12.0 | 6.3-21.5 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.8-11.0 | 4 | 4.4 | 1.3-13.8 |
| $75,000+ | 128 | 72 | 51.4 | 41.1-61.5 | 39 | 31.6 | 22.7-42.1 | 12 | 13.2 | 7.3-22.6 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.1 | 2 | 2.7 | 0.5-12.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 169 | 84 | 43.0 | 33.9-52.6 | 54 | 34.8 | 25.5-45.4 | 16 | 10.8 | 5.5-20.1 | 6 | 4.7 | 1.9-10.9 | 9 | 6.7 | 3.1-14.1 |
| No | 368 | 198 | 48.5 | 41.9-55.1 | 108 | 31.3 | 25.3-38.0 | 28 | 7.8 | 5.0-11.8 | 11 | 3.7 | 1.7- 7.7 | 23 | 8.8 | 5.3-14.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 87 | 43 | 53.3 | 40.7-65.4 | 27 | 22.7 | 14.7-33.4 | 12 | 18.5 | 9.4-33.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.9 | 4 | 4.5 | 1.6-12.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 461 | 243 | 46.0 | 40.1-51.9 | 137 | 33.4 | 27.7-39.5 | 36 | 7.8 | 5.2-11.4 | 17 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.8 | 28 | 8.6 | 5.4-13.3 |
* 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.
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