BRFSS 2008 - Buncombe County: (During the past 30 days, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage, or liquor?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage, or liquor?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	15,769	6,305	44.3	43.0-45.5	9,464	55.7	54.5-57.0
-Buncombe County	342	178	58.6	51.9-64.9	164	41.4	35.1-48.1
GENDER
Male	127	74	63.2	52.7-72.7	53	36.8	27.3-47.3
Female	215	104	54.9	46.4-63.0	111	45.1	37.0-53.6
RACE
White	308	163	58.7	51.7-65.4	145	41.3	34.6-48.3
Other	32	15	58.5	38.1-76.4	17	41.5	23.6-61.9
AGE
18-44	75	52	71.9	58.9-82.1	23	28.1	17.9-41.1
45+	266	126	49.4	42.7-56.2	140	50.6	43.8-57.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	114	37	42.4	31.0-54.6	77	57.6	45.4-69.0
Some College +	227	141	66.9	59.5-73.6	86	33.1	26.4-40.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	184	83	51.9	42.6-61.1	101	48.1	38.9-57.4
$50,000+	123	86	69.8	59.1-78.7	37	30.2	21.3-40.9

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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