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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 | 5,542 | 1,721 | 25.1 | 23.6-26.7 | 1,577 | 26.1 | 24.4-27.7 | 922 | 16.8 | 15.4-18.3 | 434 | 8.4 | 7.3- 9.6 | 888 | 23.7 | 21.8-25.7 |
| -Piedmont NC | 2,888 | 895 | 25.7 | 23.6-28.0 | 831 | 26.7 | 24.4-29.0 | 489 | 17.6 | 15.6-19.8 | 227 | 8.0 | 6.7- 9.5 | 446 | 22.0 | 19.6-24.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,299 | 287 | 18.8 | 16.1-21.8 | 322 | 23.1 | 20.0-26.4 | 274 | 20.2 | 17.3-23.4 | 97 | 7.4 | 5.6- 9.8 | 319 | 30.5 | 26.8-34.5 |
| Female | 1,589 | 608 | 34.3 | 31.1-37.6 | 509 | 31.1 | 28.0-34.4 | 215 | 14.4 | 11.9-17.4 | 130 | 8.6 | 6.9-10.7 | 127 | 11.5 | 8.9-14.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,463 | 761 | 25.7 | 23.4-28.1 | 706 | 26.1 | 23.8-28.6 | 423 | 18.4 | 16.2-21.0 | 189 | 8.1 | 6.7- 9.9 | 384 | 21.7 | 19.0-24.6 |
| African American | 288 | 86 | 24.4 | 18.8-31.0 | 91 | 31.7 | 24.7-39.6 | 43 | 14.7 | 10.4-20.5 | 31 | 9.8 | 6.1-15.3 | 37 | 19.4 | 13.2-27.5 |
| Other Minorities | 129 | 43 | 27.7 | 19.0-38.6 | 33 | 23.8 | 15.8-34.3 | 22 | 15.6 | 9.3-25.1 | 7 | 4.1 | 1.6-10.1 | 24 | 28.7 | 18.9-41.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 76 | 19 | 18.6 | 10.2-31.3 | 17 | 20.0 | 11.2-33.1 | 8 | 12.2 | 5.1-26.1 | 7 | 4.8 | 2.0-11.0 | 25 | 44.5 | 30.4-59.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,808 | 876 | 26.2 | 24.0-28.5 | 813 | 27.0 | 24.8-29.5 | 479 | 17.9 | 15.9-20.2 | 220 | 8.2 | 6.8- 9.8 | 420 | 20.6 | 18.2-23.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 99 | 8 | 8.2 | 3.4-18.5 | 23 | 23.3 | 15.0-34.4 | 14 | 15.1 | 7.7-27.7 | 8 | 7.0 | 2.9-15.8 | 46 | 46.3 | 34.4-58.7 |
| 25-34 | 340 | 73 | 19.6 | 15.0-25.1 | 83 | 23.5 | 18.4-29.6 | 60 | 17.5 | 12.9-23.3 | 38 | 11.4 | 7.8-16.5 | 86 | 28.0 | 22.1-34.7 |
| 35-44 | 617 | 149 | 23.4 | 19.4-28.0 | 185 | 30.3 | 25.8-35.2 | 111 | 17.7 | 14.1-21.9 | 51 | 7.0 | 5.0- 9.8 | 121 | 21.6 | 17.7-26.1 |
| 45-54 | 700 | 211 | 30.6 | 26.5-35.1 | 199 | 24.5 | 20.8-28.7 | 122 | 19.7 | 16.3-23.7 | 60 | 8.2 | 6.1-10.9 | 108 | 16.9 | 13.5-21.0 |
| 55-64 | 588 | 216 | 35.0 | 30.3-39.9 | 157 | 26.2 | 22.1-30.7 | 109 | 18.7 | 15.1-23.0 | 47 | 8.0 | 5.8-11.1 | 59 | 12.1 | 9.0-16.2 |
| 65-74 | 336 | 124 | 37.8 | 31.6-44.5 | 119 | 33.6 | 27.9-39.8 | 53 | 18.3 | 13.6-24.3 | 18 | 5.3 | 3.1- 9.1 | 22 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.1 |
| 75+ | 194 | 107 | 54.1 | 45.6-62.4 | 63 | 33.2 | 25.7-41.7 | 19 | 11.0 | 6.6-17.8 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 3.9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 164 | 47 | 23.1 | 15.5-33.0 | 38 | 22.1 | 14.2-32.6 | 19 | 12.0 | 7.1-19.5 | 13 | 5.6 | 2.8-11.2 | 47 | 37.2 | 26.9-48.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 584 | 175 | 21.3 | 16.9-26.6 | 172 | 27.2 | 22.1-32.9 | 83 | 15.4 | 11.0-21.1 | 44 | 9.5 | 5.9-14.8 | 110 | 26.6 | 20.6-33.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 715 | 211 | 24.0 | 20.0-28.6 | 212 | 28.0 | 23.4-33.2 | 113 | 16.1 | 12.4-20.7 | 60 | 6.6 | 4.8- 8.9 | 119 | 25.3 | 20.0-31.4 |
| College Graduate | 1,423 | 462 | 29.0 | 26.0-32.2 | 409 | 26.4 | 23.4-29.6 | 273 | 20.2 | 17.4-23.4 | 110 | 8.4 | 6.7-10.6 | 169 | 16.0 | 13.4-19.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 113 | 32 | 22.8 | 14.4-34.3 | 26 | 22.4 | 13.0-35.9 | 15 | 10.8 | 5.2-21.0 | 11 | 9.0 | 4.5-17.3 | 29 | 35.0 | 21.9-50.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 245 | 69 | 23.7 | 16.4-32.8 | 74 | 26.8 | 19.7-35.4 | 41 | 17.8 | 12.1-25.4 | 16 | 5.8 | 3.1-10.4 | 45 | 25.9 | 17.3-36.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 236 | 85 | 26.5 | 19.7-34.7 | 70 | 31.0 | 22.1-41.6 | 26 | 13.9 | 7.7-23.7 | 19 | 7.2 | 3.8-13.2 | 36 | 21.4 | 13.8-31.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 435 | 138 | 29.3 | 23.6-35.7 | 125 | 22.2 | 17.5-27.6 | 71 | 16.4 | 12.1-21.9 | 29 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.0 | 72 | 26.2 | 19.7-33.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 474 | 149 | 25.9 | 21.0-31.4 | 144 | 27.0 | 21.6-33.1 | 74 | 15.9 | 11.7-21.3 | 30 | 6.5 | 3.9-10.8 | 77 | 24.7 | 18.0-33.0 |
| $75,000+ | 1,104 | 319 | 24.8 | 21.8-28.2 | 308 | 26.2 | 23.0-29.7 | 217 | 20.3 | 17.0-24.0 | 101 | 9.0 | 7.0-11.4 | 159 | 19.7 | 16.4-23.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 727 | 254 | 30.6 | 26.0-35.6 | 219 | 28.3 | 24.0-33.1 | 106 | 12.8 | 10.1-16.0 | 44 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.1 | 104 | 21.7 | 17.1-27.1 |
| No | 2,064 | 617 | 24.4 | 22.0-27.0 | 585 | 26.3 | 23.7-29.1 | 370 | 19.5 | 17.0-22.3 | 173 | 7.9 | 6.5- 9.7 | 319 | 21.8 | 18.9-25.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 437 | 130 | 24.3 | 19.4-30.0 | 121 | 26.0 | 20.7-32.1 | 88 | 21.9 | 16.7-28.2 | 29 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.5 | 69 | 22.3 | 15.3-31.2 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,451 | 765 | 25.9 | 23.6-28.4 | 710 | 26.8 | 24.3-29.3 | 401 | 17.0 | 14.8-19.3 | 198 | 8.3 | 6.9-10.1 | 377 | 22.0 | 19.4-24.8 |
*This question 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.
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