BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*

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	Total Respond.^	None	Once	Twice	3-7 times	8-30 times
TOTAL	5,614	4,424	71.6	69.5-73.5	467	10.9	9.7-12.4	236	5.7	4.7- 6.8	337	8.6	7.3-10.2	150	3.2	2.5- 4.0
GENDER
Male	2,535	1,868	65.9	62.9-68.8	219	11.5	9.7-13.7	136	6.9	5.5- 8.7	202	11.2	9.1-13.7	110	4.4	3.3- 5.8
Female	3,079	2,556	79.3	76.9-81.5	248	10.1	8.6-11.8	100	4.0	2.9- 5.4	135	5.1	3.9- 6.8	40	1.5	1.0- 2.2
RACE
White	4,735	3,753	72.4	70.2-74.5	381	10.4	9.1-11.9	200	5.5	4.6- 6.6	276	8.4	7.0-10.1	125	3.3	2.5- 4.3
African American	584	454	73.6	67.9-78.7	45	9.0	6.2-12.9	28	6.7	3.9-11.4	40	7.5	4.8-11.6	17	3.1	1.7- 5.7
Asian	44	41	96.1	87.4-98.9	3	3.9	1.1-12.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	58	42	71.0	54.6-83.3	5	9.5	3.7-22.4	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	5	10.3	4.0-24.1	5	9.0	2.8-25.5
Other Minorities	173	119	53.4	42.3-64.2	30	23.0	15.1-33.5	7	8.2	3.3-18.9	14	13.6	6.3-26.9	3	1.7	0.4- 6.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	162	110	51.9	40.7-62.9	29	22.9	14.9-33.5	5	8.2	3.2-19.6	13	14.2	6.5-28.3	5	2.7	1.0- 7.5
-English Speaking	82	64	66.8	49.4-80.5	8	12.4	5.3-26.2	2	10.0	2.3-33.9	5	7.2	2.0-22.8	3	3.7	1.0-12.8
-Spanish Speaking	80	46	45.0	31.7-59.1	21	27.8	16.9-42.1	3	7.4	2.1-22.8	8	17.5	7.2-36.7	2	2.3	0.5-10.0
Non-Hispanic	5,444	4,308	73.0	71.0-74.9	437	10.1	8.9-11.5	231	5.5	4.6- 6.6	323	8.2	6.9- 9.6	145	3.2	2.5- 4.1
AGE
18-24	204	105	49.3	40.5-58.2	33	15.1	9.9-22.2	25	11.7	7.4-17.9	30	17.9	11.4-27.0	11	6.0	2.9-12.1
25-34	692	454	61.7	56.6-66.5	115	17.4	14.0-21.5	44	6.8	4.5- 9.9	57	11.3	7.9-15.9	22	2.9	1.8- 4.6
35-44	1,099	810	71.4	67.7-74.9	114	10.9	8.6-13.7	47	5.5	3.7- 8.0	99	9.3	7.3-11.7	29	3.0	2.0- 4.5
45-54	1,291	996	77.5	74.4-80.3	112	9.0	7.1-11.3	59	4.4	3.3- 5.9	78	5.4	4.0- 7.2	46	3.7	2.4- 5.7
55-64	1,170	991	82.6	79.5-85.3	63	6.0	4.5- 8.0	38	3.9	2.6- 5.9	51	5.1	3.6- 7.3	27	2.3	1.5- 3.5
65-74	725	657	91.6	88.9-93.6	20	3.2	1.9- 5.3	20	2.4	1.4- 4.1	15	1.7	1.0- 2.9	13	1.2	0.6- 2.1
75+	409	392	96.1	93.4-97.7	8	2.0	0.9- 4.2	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4	5	1.0	0.3- 3.0	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	360	244	56.1	47.3-64.6	30	12.5	7.6-20.0	18	6.2	3.2-11.6	49	19.1	12.1-28.9	19	6.0	3.1-11.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,289	978	67.5	63.1-71.7	106	10.6	8.3-13.4	67	6.7	4.8- 9.2	96	12.0	8.7-16.3	42	3.2	2.2- 4.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,454	1,111	68.7	64.4-72.7	143	13.0	10.2-16.4	70	7.4	5.3-10.4	87	7.2	5.0-10.1	43	3.7	2.2- 6.2
College Graduate	2,508	2,089	78.6	76.1-81.0	188	9.6	8.0-11.4	81	4.0	2.9- 5.4	104	5.6	4.4- 7.1	46	2.2	1.5- 3.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	258	176	59.7	48.6-69.9	33	16.4	9.5-26.7	12	7.3	2.4-20.3	23	11.6	6.0-21.4	14	5.0	2.7- 8.9
$15,000- 24,999	618	472	65.2	58.0-71.7	43	12.6	7.9-19.4	25	4.5	2.6- 7.5	51	11.8	7.5-18.2	27	5.9	3.3-10.3
$25,000- 34,999	522	400	66.8	59.9-73.0	40	12.4	8.3-18.1	31	9.1	5.5-14.9	32	7.8	4.8-12.4	19	3.9	2.1- 6.9
$35,000- 49,999	874	678	69.6	64.5-74.3	78	12.7	9.5-16.7	32	4.8	3.1- 7.6	56	9.4	6.4-13.6	30	3.5	1.9- 6.4
$50,000-74,999	967	767	72.8	67.5-77.5	90	9.6	7.2-12.7	37	5.6	3.6- 8.7	54	9.3	5.8-14.8	19	2.6	1.5- 4.6
$75,000+	1,838	1,486	75.3	72.2-78.1	145	10.0	8.1-12.2	81	5.4	4.0- 7.4	97	7.0	5.4- 8.9	29	2.4	1.4- 4.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,529	1,226	71.1	67.1-74.9	99	10.8	8.1-14.3	66	5.2	3.7- 7.2	92	9.1	6.8-12.1	46	3.8	2.5- 5.7
No	3,903	3,074	72.1	69.6-74.4	352	11.0	9.6-12.6	159	5.8	4.7- 7.3	224	8.1	6.5-10.1	94	2.9	2.2- 4.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	983	795	73.2	68.0-77.8	58	8.1	5.8-11.1	46	7.4	4.9-11.1	55	8.5	5.3-13.4	29	2.9	1.6- 5.1
Non-Veteran	4,629	3,628	71.3	69.1-73.4	408	11.4	10.0-13.0	190	5.4	4.4- 6.6	282	8.7	7.2-10.4	121	3.2	2.5- 4.2

Total
Respond.^

None

Once

Twice

3-7 times

8-30 times

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,614

4,424

71.6

69.5-73.5

467

10.9

9.7-12.4

236

5.7

4.7- 6.8

337

8.6

7.3-10.2

150

3.2

2.5- 4.0

GENDER

Male

2,535

1,868

65.9

62.9-68.8

219

11.5

9.7-13.7

136

6.9

5.5- 8.7

202

11.2

9.1-13.7

110

4.4

3.3- 5.8

Female

3,079

2,556

79.3

76.9-81.5

248

10.1

8.6-11.8

100

4.0

2.9- 5.4

135

5.1

3.9- 6.8

1.5

1.0- 2.2

RACE

White

4,735

3,753

72.4

70.2-74.5

381

10.4

9.1-11.9

200

5.5

4.6- 6.6

276

8.4

7.0-10.1

125

3.3

2.5- 4.3

African American

584

454

73.6

67.9-78.7

9.0

6.2-12.9

6.7

3.9-11.4

7.5

4.8-11.6

3.1

1.7- 5.7

Asian

96.1

87.4-98.9

3.9

1.1-12.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

71.0

54.6-83.3

9.5

3.7-22.4

0.2

0.0- 1.6

10.3

4.0-24.1

9.0

2.8-25.5

Other Minorities

173

119

53.4

42.3-64.2

23.0

15.1-33.5

8.2

3.3-18.9

13.6

6.3-26.9

1.7

0.4- 6.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

162

110

51.9

40.7-62.9

22.9

14.9-33.5

8.2

3.2-19.6

14.2

6.5-28.3

2.7

1.0- 7.5

-English Speaking

66.8

49.4-80.5

12.4

5.3-26.2

10.0

2.3-33.9

7.2

2.0-22.8

3.7

1.0-12.8

-Spanish Speaking

45.0

31.7-59.1

27.8

16.9-42.1

7.4

2.1-22.8

17.5

7.2-36.7

2.3

0.5-10.0

Non-Hispanic

5,444

4,308

73.0

71.0-74.9

437

10.1

8.9-11.5

231

5.5

4.6- 6.6

323

8.2

6.9- 9.6

145

3.2

2.5- 4.1

AGE

18-24

204

105

49.3

40.5-58.2

15.1

9.9-22.2

11.7

7.4-17.9

17.9

11.4-27.0

6.0

2.9-12.1

25-34

692

454

61.7

56.6-66.5

115

17.4

14.0-21.5

6.8

4.5- 9.9

11.3

7.9-15.9

2.9

1.8- 4.6

35-44

1,099

810

71.4

67.7-74.9

114

10.9

8.6-13.7

5.5

3.7- 8.0

9.3

7.3-11.7

3.0

2.0- 4.5

45-54

1,291

996

77.5

74.4-80.3

112

9.0

7.1-11.3

4.4

3.3- 5.9

5.4

4.0- 7.2

3.7

2.4- 5.7

55-64

1,170

991

82.6

79.5-85.3

6.0

4.5- 8.0

3.9

2.6- 5.9

5.1

3.6- 7.3

2.3

1.5- 3.5

65-74

725

657

91.6

88.9-93.6

3.2

1.9- 5.3

2.4

1.4- 4.1

1.7

1.0- 2.9

1.2

0.6- 2.1

75+

409

392

96.1

93.4-97.7

2.0

0.9- 4.2

0.4

0.1- 1.4

1.0

0.3- 3.0

0.4

0.1- 3.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

360

244

56.1

47.3-64.6

12.5

7.6-20.0

6.2

3.2-11.6

19.1

12.1-28.9

6.0

3.1-11.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,289

978

67.5

63.1-71.7

106

10.6

8.3-13.4

6.7

4.8- 9.2

12.0

8.7-16.3

3.2

2.2- 4.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,454

1,111

68.7

64.4-72.7

143

13.0

10.2-16.4

7.4

5.3-10.4

7.2

5.0-10.1

3.7

2.2- 6.2

College Graduate

2,508

2,089

78.6

76.1-81.0

188

9.6

8.0-11.4

4.0

2.9- 5.4

104

5.6

4.4- 7.1

2.2

1.5- 3.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

258

176

59.7

48.6-69.9

16.4

9.5-26.7

7.3

2.4-20.3

11.6

6.0-21.4

5.0

2.7- 8.9

$15,000- 24,999

618

472

65.2

58.0-71.7

12.6

7.9-19.4

4.5

2.6- 7.5

11.8

7.5-18.2

5.9

3.3-10.3

$25,000- 34,999

522

400

66.8

59.9-73.0

12.4

8.3-18.1

9.1

5.5-14.9

7.8

4.8-12.4

3.9

2.1- 6.9

$35,000- 49,999

874

678

69.6

64.5-74.3

12.7

9.5-16.7

4.8

3.1- 7.6

9.4

6.4-13.6

3.5

1.9- 6.4

$50,000-74,999

967

767

72.8

67.5-77.5

9.6

7.2-12.7

5.6

3.6- 8.7

9.3

5.8-14.8

2.6

1.5- 4.6

$75,000+

1,838

1,486

75.3

72.2-78.1

145

10.0

8.1-12.2

5.4

4.0- 7.4

7.0

5.4- 8.9

2.4

1.4- 4.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,529

1,226

71.1

67.1-74.9

10.8

8.1-14.3

5.2

3.7- 7.2

9.1

6.8-12.1

3.8

2.5- 5.7

3,903

3,074

72.1

69.6-74.4

352

11.0

9.6-12.6

159

5.8

4.7- 7.3

224

8.1

6.5-10.1

2.9

2.2- 4.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

983

795

73.2

68.0-77.8

8.1

5.8-11.1

7.4

4.9-11.1

8.5

5.3-13.4

2.9

1.6- 5.1

Non-Veteran

4,629

3,628

71.3

69.1-73.4

408

11.4

10.0-13.0

190

5.4

4.4- 6.6

282

8.7

7.2-10.4

121

3.2

2.5- 4.2

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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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