BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor. <br> During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-FEMALES

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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	Total Respond.^	Only one	Two	Three	Four	Five or more
TOTAL	3,084	1,781	52.0	49.4-54.6	886	31.2	28.8-33.7	225	8.7	7.2-10.4	95	3.5	2.6- 4.8	97	4.6	3.3- 6.4
RACE
White	2,655	1,557	52.2	49.4-55.0	756	31.5	28.9-34.3	197	8.8	7.3-10.6	73	3.1	2.2- 4.2	72	4.4	3.0- 6.5
African American	312	160	49.6	42.1-57.1	100	30.9	24.5-38.2	21	9.8	5.0-18.2	14	3.9	2.2- 6.9	17	5.8	3.4- 9.9
Asian	19	14	67.9	39.8-87.1	3	24.2	7.9-54.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.9	1.7-29.4	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	29	12	41.4	19.3-67.6	8	25.7	9.4-53.6	2	4.2	0.9-17.2	3	13.7	3.8-38.9	4	15.1	3.3-47.9
Other Minorities	61	32	52.2	33.9-69.9	18	27.1	14.7-44.5	5	3.7	1.3-10.5	2	11.9	2.3-44.2	4	5.1	1.8-13.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	57	30	48.2	30.3-66.6	17	30.6	17.1-48.5	6	6.2	2.4-15.3	1	11.0	1.7-47.5	3	4.0	1.2-12.1
-English Speaking	46	25	51.3	35.2-67.1	13	32.3	18.9-49.5	6	11.5	4.6-25.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.0	1.2-17.9
-Spanish Speaking	11	5	44.6	15.5-77.9	4	28.5	8.5-63.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	24.1	3.7-72.2	1	2.8	0.3-18.9
Non-Hispanic	3,023	1,748	52.1	49.5-54.7	869	31.2	28.8-33.7	218	8.7	7.2-10.5	94	3.3	2.5- 4.4	94	4.7	3.3- 6.5
AGE
18-24	105	25	19.5	11.1-31.9	37	39.2	27.7-52.0	17	16.9	9.4-28.7	11	9.7	4.6-19.2	15	14.6	7.1-27.7
25-34	413	182	44.8	38.9-50.8	134	34.5	28.9-40.5	50	10.8	7.8-14.9	23	4.5	2.7- 7.5	24	5.4	3.3- 8.7
35-44	629	315	51.0	46.2-55.8	206	32.9	28.5-37.5	61	8.7	6.5-11.6	20	3.0	1.8- 4.9	27	4.4	2.8- 6.9
45-54	707	392	57.5	53.0-61.9	217	30.4	26.4-34.8	53	7.2	5.2- 9.9	25	2.3	1.5- 3.6	20	2.6	1.5- 4.4
55-64	612	409	67.8	63.3-72.1	159	23.7	20.0-27.9	29	5.6	3.7- 8.3	9	1.5	0.7- 3.0	6	1.4	0.6- 3.4
65-74	379	280	73.9	68.4-78.7	81	22.4	17.8-27.7	9	1.9	0.8- 4.2	6	1.3	0.6- 3.0	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7
75+	220	168	74.1	66.3-80.7	47	23.2	17.0-30.9	4	2.3	0.6- 7.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	143	70	42.7	31.7-54.4	40	27.2	17.9-39.0	10	7.3	3.2-15.7	9	7.5	3.3-16.3	14	15.4	8.4-26.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	660	370	50.0	44.5-55.6	174	29.0	24.2-34.3	62	9.3	6.7-12.7	27	5.8	3.4- 9.8	27	5.9	3.7- 9.2
Some Post-H.S.	873	481	46.9	41.9-52.1	267	33.9	29.1-39.1	71	9.8	6.9-13.8	27	3.5	1.8- 6.8	27	5.9	2.8-11.9
College Graduate	1,407	859	57.1	53.4-60.6	405	30.9	27.6-34.4	82	7.8	5.8-10.5	32	2.1	1.4- 3.2	29	2.1	1.4- 3.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	139	68	41.6	31.4-52.6	38	28.4	19.0-40.1	11	6.4	3.0-13.1	10	8.9	4.1-18.1	12	14.7	7.5-27.0
$15,000- 24,999	337	170	39.3	31.5-47.7	104	35.0	27.2-43.8	27	7.9	4.8-12.6	14	4.5	2.2- 9.1	22	13.2	6.1-26.4
$25,000- 34,999	283	162	51.0	42.8-59.1	71	30.1	22.6-38.8	20	7.2	4.0-12.6	16	6.9	3.5-13.1	14	4.8	2.3- 9.6
$35,000- 49,999	487	269	50.5	44.6-56.4	140	30.3	25.1-36.1	53	11.7	8.6-15.9	13	2.7	1.5- 4.9	12	4.7	1.9-10.9
$50,000-74,999	541	321	55.7	49.5-61.6	152	27.3	22.6-32.7	39	11.0	7.0-16.9	15	3.9	1.6- 9.1	14	2.1	1.1- 4.0
$75,000+	956	566	55.2	50.8-59.5	299	33.0	29.0-37.3	54	7.4	5.0-10.9	20	1.7	1.0- 2.9	17	2.7	1.5- 4.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	797	484	55.4	50.3-60.4	205	28.3	23.9-33.2	55	6.3	4.7- 8.6	21	2.9	1.7- 5.2	32	7.0	4.5-10.8
No	2,199	1,258	51.6	48.5-54.6	653	32.2	29.4-35.2	161	9.2	7.4-11.4	67	3.1	2.2- 4.4	60	3.9	2.4- 6.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	91	58	63.1	50.4-74.1	24	29.1	19.0-41.8	5	3.4	1.3- 8.7	3	2.8	0.8- 9.9	1	1.6	0.2-10.7
Non-Veteran	2,992	1,723	51.7	49.1-54.4	862	31.2	28.8-33.8	220	8.8	7.3-10.6	91	3.5	2.6- 4.8	96	4.7	3.4- 6.5

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,084

1,781

52.0

49.4-54.6

886

31.2

28.8-33.7

225

8.7

7.2-10.4

3.5

2.6- 4.8

4.6

3.3- 6.4

RACE

White

2,655

1,557

52.2

49.4-55.0

756

31.5

28.9-34.3

197

8.8

7.3-10.6

3.1

2.2- 4.2

4.4

3.0- 6.5

African American

312

160

49.6

42.1-57.1

100

30.9

24.5-38.2

9.8

5.0-18.2

3.9

2.2- 6.9

5.8

3.4- 9.9

Asian

67.9

39.8-87.1

24.2

7.9-54.3

0.0

. - .

7.9

1.7-29.4

0.0

. - .

Native American

41.4

19.3-67.6

25.7

9.4-53.6

4.2

0.9-17.2

13.7

3.8-38.9

15.1

3.3-47.9

Other Minorities

52.2

33.9-69.9

27.1

14.7-44.5

3.7

1.3-10.5

11.9

2.3-44.2

5.1

1.8-13.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

48.2

30.3-66.6

30.6

17.1-48.5

6.2

2.4-15.3

11.0

1.7-47.5

4.0

1.2-12.1

-English Speaking

51.3

35.2-67.1

32.3

18.9-49.5

11.5

4.6-25.6

0.0

. - .

5.0

1.2-17.9

-Spanish Speaking

44.6

15.5-77.9

28.5

8.5-63.1

0.0

. - .

24.1

3.7-72.2

2.8

0.3-18.9

Non-Hispanic

3,023

1,748

52.1

49.5-54.7

869

31.2

28.8-33.7

218

8.7

7.2-10.5

3.3

2.5- 4.4

4.7

3.3- 6.5

AGE

18-24

105

19.5

11.1-31.9

39.2

27.7-52.0

16.9

9.4-28.7

9.7

4.6-19.2

14.6

7.1-27.7

25-34

413

182

44.8

38.9-50.8

134

34.5

28.9-40.5

10.8

7.8-14.9

4.5

2.7- 7.5

5.4

3.3- 8.7

35-44

629

315

51.0

46.2-55.8

206

32.9

28.5-37.5

8.7

6.5-11.6

3.0

1.8- 4.9

4.4

2.8- 6.9

45-54

707

392

57.5

53.0-61.9

217

30.4

26.4-34.8

7.2

5.2- 9.9

2.3

1.5- 3.6

2.6

1.5- 4.4

55-64

612

409

67.8

63.3-72.1

159

23.7

20.0-27.9

5.6

3.7- 8.3

1.5

0.7- 3.0

1.4

0.6- 3.4

65-74

379

280

73.9

68.4-78.7

22.4

17.8-27.7

1.9

0.8- 4.2

1.3

0.6- 3.0

0.5

0.2- 1.7

75+

220

168

74.1

66.3-80.7

23.2

17.0-30.9

2.3

0.6- 7.7

0.0

. - .

0.3

0.0- 2.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

143

42.7

31.7-54.4

27.2

17.9-39.0

7.3

3.2-15.7

7.5

3.3-16.3

15.4

8.4-26.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

660

370

50.0

44.5-55.6

174

29.0

24.2-34.3

9.3

6.7-12.7

5.8

3.4- 9.8

5.9

3.7- 9.2

Some Post-H.S.

873

481

46.9

41.9-52.1

267

33.9

29.1-39.1

9.8

6.9-13.8

3.5

1.8- 6.8

5.9

2.8-11.9

College Graduate

1,407

859

57.1

53.4-60.6

405

30.9

27.6-34.4

7.8

5.8-10.5

2.1

1.4- 3.2

2.1

1.4- 3.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

139

41.6

31.4-52.6

28.4

19.0-40.1

6.4

3.0-13.1

8.9

4.1-18.1

14.7

7.5-27.0

$15,000- 24,999

337

170

39.3

31.5-47.7

104

35.0

27.2-43.8

7.9

4.8-12.6

4.5

2.2- 9.1

13.2

6.1-26.4

$25,000- 34,999

283

162

51.0

42.8-59.1

30.1

22.6-38.8

7.2

4.0-12.6

6.9

3.5-13.1

4.8

2.3- 9.6

$35,000- 49,999

487

269

50.5

44.6-56.4

140

30.3

25.1-36.1

11.7

8.6-15.9

2.7

1.5- 4.9

4.7

1.9-10.9

$50,000-74,999

541

321

55.7

49.5-61.6

152

27.3

22.6-32.7

11.0

7.0-16.9

3.9

1.6- 9.1

2.1

1.1- 4.0

$75,000+

956

566

55.2

50.8-59.5

299

33.0

29.0-37.3

7.4

5.0-10.9

1.7

1.0- 2.9

2.7

1.5- 4.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

797

484

55.4

50.3-60.4

205

28.3

23.9-33.2

6.3

4.7- 8.6

2.9

1.7- 5.2

7.0

4.5-10.8

2,199

1,258

51.6

48.5-54.6

653

32.2

29.4-35.2

161

9.2

7.4-11.4

3.1

2.2- 4.4

3.9

2.4- 6.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

63.1

50.4-74.1

29.1

19.0-41.8

3.4

1.3- 8.7

2.8

0.8- 9.9

1.6

0.2-10.7

Non-Veteran

2,992

1,723

51.7

49.1-54.4

862

31.2

28.8-33.8

220

8.8

7.3-10.6

3.5

2.6- 4.8

4.7

3.4- 6.5

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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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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-FEMALES

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor. During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*