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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Drinking & Driving

During the past 30 days, how many times have you driven when you've had
perhaps too much to drink?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 One or more times Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,273 127 3.1 2.4- 4.0 6,146 96.9 96.0-97.6
-Buncombe County 179 2 1.3 0.3- 5.0 177 98.7 95.0-99.7
GENDER
Male 73 2 2.7 0.7-10.5 71 97.3 89.5-99.3
Female 106 0 0.0 . - . 106 100 . - .
RACE
White 164 2 1.4 0.4- 5.6 162 98.6 94.4-99.6
Other 15 0 0.0 . - . 15 100 . - .
AGE
18-44 51 1 1.5 0.2- 9.7 50 98.5 90.3-99.8
45+ 128 1 1.1 0.2- 7.5 127 98.9 92.5-99.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 37 0 0.0 . - . 37 100 . - .
Some College + 142 2 1.7 0.4- 6.6 140 98.3 93.4-99.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 83 0 0.0 . - . 83 100 . - .
$50,000+ 86 2 2.6 0.7-10.1 84 97.4 89.9-99.3

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*This question was asked only of those who've had a least one drink in the past 30 days.

^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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