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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | Do not drink | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 5,491 | 987 | 21.2 | 19.6-22.8 | 1,607 | 31.1 | 29.3-32.9 | 2,897 | 47.7 | 45.9-49.6 |
| -Western NC | 1,088 | 191 | 18.8 | 16.1-21.8 | 324 | 30.5 | 27.2-34.0 | 573 | 50.7 | 47.0-54.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 417 | 104 | 24.4 | 19.9-29.6 | 138 | 34.0 | 28.8-39.7 | 175 | 41.5 | 36.0-47.3 |
| Female | 671 | 87 | 13.7 | 10.8-17.4 | 186 | 27.3 | 23.4-31.6 | 398 | 58.9 | 54.2-63.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 1,014 | 180 | 18.9 | 16.1-22.1 | 307 | 31.4 | 28.0-35.1 | 527 | 49.7 | 45.8-53.5 |
| African American | 45 | 8 | 22.7 | 10.3-43.1 | 8 | 14.8 | 6.5-30.1 | 29 | 62.5 | 43.4-78.3 |
| Other Minorities | 25 | 3 | 8.3 | 2.0-28.2 | 7 | 24.7 | 9.3-51.2 | 15 | 67.0 | 40.7-85.7 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 11 | 3 | 14.5 | 3.4-45.3 | 2 | 12.6 | 2.2-47.8 | 6 | 72.9 | 39.1-91.8 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,076 | 188 | 18.9 | 16.1-21.9 | 321 | 30.8 | 27.5-34.3 | 567 | 50.4 | 46.6-54.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 6 | 1 | 17.5 | 2.3-65.3 | 4 | 70.8 | 29.2-93.4 | 1 | 11.7 | 1.5-53.7 |
| 25-34 | 17 | 2 | 14.0 | 3.4-42.8 | 6 | 28.3 | 11.9-53.7 | 9 | 57.6 | 31.8-79.8 |
| 35-44 | 68 | 21 | 32.1 | 21.0-45.8 | 21 | 31.2 | 20.1-44.9 | 26 | 36.7 | 24.6-50.7 |
| 45-54 | 152 | 31 | 19.9 | 13.6-28.2 | 46 | 27.7 | 20.2-36.8 | 75 | 52.4 | 42.8-61.7 |
| 55-64 | 276 | 61 | 22.0 | 16.8-28.2 | 89 | 35.0 | 28.5-42.1 | 126 | 43.0 | 36.5-49.8 |
| 65-74 | 319 | 55 | 17.3 | 13.2-22.4 | 86 | 25.8 | 20.8-31.4 | 178 | 56.9 | 50.7-62.9 |
| 75+ | 242 | 20 | 8.1 | 5.0-12.9 | 70 | 30.6 | 24.2-37.7 | 152 | 61.3 | 54.0-68.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 216 | 21 | 8.9 | 5.6-13.9 | 40 | 18.0 | 12.6-25.1 | 155 | 73.0 | 65.5-79.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 363 | 79 | 22.4 | 17.3-28.3 | 88 | 24.6 | 19.4-30.7 | 196 | 53.0 | 46.3-59.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 280 | 45 | 18.6 | 13.6-25.0 | 90 | 35.2 | 28.6-42.4 | 145 | 46.1 | 39.3-53.1 |
| College Graduate | 227 | 46 | 21.7 | 16.0-28.7 | 105 | 45.6 | 38.0-53.5 | 76 | 32.7 | 25.8-40.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 177 | 25 | 12.5 | 7.8-19.5 | 27 | 16.6 | 11.1-24.2 | 125 | 70.9 | 62.2-78.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 243 | 44 | 21.7 | 15.6-29.4 | 54 | 21.1 | 15.6-28.0 | 145 | 57.1 | 49.2-64.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 117 | 24 | 22.0 | 14.3-32.3 | 36 | 29.0 | 19.4-41.0 | 57 | 49.0 | 37.4-60.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 157 | 33 | 22.1 | 15.5-30.6 | 52 | 35.3 | 26.8-44.8 | 72 | 42.6 | 33.7-52.0 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 118 | 26 | 21.3 | 13.8-31.3 | 48 | 38.8 | 28.9-49.8 | 44 | 39.9 | 29.5-51.3 |
| $75,000+ | 123 | 28 | 23.4 | 15.8-33.3 | 64 | 50.6 | 40.1-61.0 | 31 | 26.0 | 17.6-36.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 565 | 97 | 18.6 | 14.9-22.9 | 139 | 25.9 | 21.7-30.7 | 329 | 55.5 | 50.4-60.5 |
| No | 503 | 90 | 18.6 | 14.8-23.1 | 181 | 35.4 | 30.3-40.7 | 232 | 46.0 | 40.5-51.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 209 | 54 | 25.8 | 19.6-33.1 | 77 | 37.9 | 30.8-45.5 | 78 | 36.3 | 29.4-43.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 879 | 137 | 17.1 | 14.2-20.5 | 247 | 28.8 | 25.1-32.7 | 495 | 54.1 | 49.9-58.3 |
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*Asked only of those who report having high blood pressure
^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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