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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 | 5,510 | 1,203 | 25.8 | 24.1-27.5 | 934 | 18.1 | 16.7-19.6 | 3,373 | 56.1 | 54.2-58.0 |
| -Western NC | 1,092 | 232 | 23.6 | 20.5-27.0 | 192 | 17.3 | 14.8-20.3 | 668 | 59.1 | 55.4-62.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 419 | 106 | 26.5 | 21.8-31.9 | 103 | 24.3 | 19.7-29.6 | 210 | 49.2 | 43.4-54.9 |
| Female | 673 | 126 | 21.0 | 17.2-25.3 | 89 | 11.1 | 8.9-13.9 | 458 | 67.9 | 63.3-72.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 1,018 | 216 | 23.4 | 20.3-26.9 | 182 | 18.0 | 15.3-21.1 | 620 | 58.6 | 54.7-62.3 |
| African American | 45 | 11 | 31.9 | 16.9-51.9 | 3 | 5.9 | 1.5-20.7 | 31 | 62.2 | 42.8-78.3 |
| Other Minorities | 25 | 5 | 16.1 | 5.1-40.7 | 5 | 13.0 | 3.7-36.3 | 15 | 71.0 | 45.2-87.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 11 | 2 | 13.2 | 2.8-44.8 | 2 | 12.6 | 2.2-47.8 | 7 | 74.2 | 40.2-92.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,080 | 230 | 23.8 | 20.7-27.2 | 189 | 17.4 | 14.8-20.3 | 661 | 58.8 | 55.1-62.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 6 | 4 | 58.4 | 18.6-89.6 | 1 | 29.9 | 4.7-78.6 | 1 | 11.7 | 1.5-53.7 |
| 25-34 | 17 | 6 | 34.9 | 15.3-61.5 | 2 | 5.4 | 1.2-21.2 | 9 | 59.6 | 33.7-81.1 |
| 35-44 | 68 | 24 | 34.2 | 22.6-48.0 | 9 | 14.0 | 7.1-25.7 | 35 | 51.8 | 38.4-65.0 |
| 45-54 | 153 | 39 | 25.8 | 18.5-34.7 | 26 | 15.7 | 10.1-23.5 | 88 | 58.6 | 49.0-67.5 |
| 55-64 | 276 | 80 | 30.9 | 24.8-37.7 | 41 | 17.3 | 12.3-23.9 | 155 | 51.8 | 44.9-58.6 |
| 65-74 | 322 | 55 | 15.7 | 11.9-20.5 | 57 | 17.4 | 13.3-22.3 | 210 | 66.9 | 61.0-72.3 |
| 75+ | 242 | 22 | 9.2 | 5.7-14.3 | 56 | 23.9 | 18.3-30.6 | 164 | 66.9 | 59.8-73.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 217 | 25 | 12.1 | 7.6-18.8 | 18 | 7.2 | 4.3-11.9 | 174 | 80.7 | 73.5-86.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 364 | 80 | 23.6 | 18.3-29.8 | 52 | 13.4 | 9.8-18.1 | 232 | 63.0 | 56.4-69.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 280 | 66 | 29.7 | 23.4-36.8 | 50 | 18.8 | 13.6-25.4 | 164 | 51.6 | 44.5-58.5 |
| College Graduate | 229 | 61 | 26.9 | 20.6-34.3 | 71 | 30.8 | 24.1-38.4 | 97 | 42.3 | 34.9-50.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 177 | 23 | 13.4 | 8.2-21.3 | 15 | 7.7 | 4.4-13.2 | 139 | 78.9 | 70.6-85.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 244 | 52 | 22.4 | 16.4-30.0 | 20 | 8.0 | 4.9-12.7 | 172 | 69.6 | 61.8-76.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 117 | 25 | 22.1 | 14.1-32.8 | 22 | 18.9 | 10.9-30.7 | 70 | 59.0 | 47.1-70.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 157 | 42 | 31.6 | 23.3-41.2 | 34 | 20.7 | 14.5-28.7 | 81 | 47.7 | 38.5-57.0 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 119 | 34 | 33.3 | 23.7-44.5 | 32 | 21.6 | 14.5-30.9 | 53 | 45.1 | 34.5-56.2 |
| $75,000+ | 125 | 40 | 31.0 | 22.4-41.0 | 43 | 35.7 | 26.3-46.5 | 42 | 33.3 | 24.2-43.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 568 | 98 | 19.1 | 15.3-23.7 | 89 | 16.0 | 12.7-19.9 | 381 | 64.9 | 59.9-69.6 |
| No | 504 | 129 | 27.6 | 23.0-32.8 | 102 | 19.1 | 15.2-23.7 | 273 | 53.3 | 47.8-58.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 210 | 57 | 29.4 | 22.9-36.9 | 58 | 26.3 | 20.3-33.4 | 95 | 44.3 | 37.0-51.9 |
| Non-Veteran | 882 | 175 | 22.2 | 18.8-26.1 | 134 | 15.3 | 12.5-18.5 | 573 | 62.5 | 58.3-66.5 |
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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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