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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 | 5,972 | 1,813 | 25.5 | 24.0-27.2 | 1,661 | 24.7 | 23.2-26.3 | 965 | 15.3 | 14.1-16.6 | 504 | 9.2 | 8.1-10.4 | 1,029 | 25.2 | 23.3-27.3 |
| -Eastern NC | 1,805 | 529 | 23.1 | 20.7-25.7 | 487 | 24.1 | 21.5-26.8 | 293 | 16.7 | 14.3-19.3 | 145 | 8.7 | 6.9-10.9 | 351 | 27.5 | 24.1-31.2 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 844 | 161 | 15.4 | 12.4-18.9 | 184 | 20.2 | 16.7-24.1 | 172 | 19.0 | 15.7-22.8 | 63 | 7.4 | 5.2-10.4 | 264 | 38.1 | 33.1-43.4 |
| Female | 961 | 368 | 33.6 | 29.8-37.6 | 303 | 29.3 | 25.7-33.2 | 121 | 13.5 | 10.4-17.4 | 82 | 10.4 | 7.7-14.0 | 87 | 13.1 | 9.8-17.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,411 | 412 | 23.9 | 21.1-27.0 | 379 | 23.8 | 21.1-26.8 | 234 | 17.4 | 14.6-20.5 | 117 | 8.5 | 6.6-11.0 | 269 | 26.4 | 22.8-30.3 |
| African American | 268 | 83 | 22.3 | 16.5-29.4 | 79 | 28.1 | 20.8-36.8 | 39 | 12.2 | 8.2-17.9 | 20 | 10.2 | 5.8-17.5 | 47 | 27.2 | 17.5-39.7 |
| Other Minorities | 120 | 31 | 18.2 | 11.4-27.9 | 27 | 18.1 | 10.4-29.5 | 20 | 20.2 | 11.8-32.2 | 8 | 7.1 | 2.5-18.5 | 34 | 36.4 | 25.6-48.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 52 | 12 | 18.0 | 8.4-34.6 | 7 | 9.4 | 4.1-20.0 | 11 | 22.5 | 10.8-41.0 | 3 | 10.3 | 3.0-29.8 | 19 | 39.8 | 24.6-57.2 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,752 | 517 | 23.4 | 20.9-26.1 | 480 | 24.9 | 22.2-27.8 | 282 | 16.4 | 14.0-19.0 | 142 | 8.6 | 6.8-10.8 | 331 | 26.7 | 23.3-30.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 74 | 13 | 12.8 | 6.5-23.7 | 14 | 13.2 | 7.0-23.4 | 7 | 9.9 | 4.1-21.7 | 8 | 13.2 | 6.3-25.4 | 32 | 51.0 | 36.9-64.9 |
| 25-34 | 228 | 47 | 17.8 | 12.9-24.0 | 53 | 22.5 | 16.6-29.7 | 41 | 20.1 | 14.1-27.7 | 23 | 8.6 | 5.2-13.9 | 64 | 31.0 | 24.3-38.7 |
| 35-44 | 367 | 94 | 22.4 | 17.9-27.7 | 95 | 25.0 | 19.9-30.8 | 55 | 18.0 | 13.4-23.6 | 34 | 7.8 | 5.2-11.4 | 89 | 26.9 | 21.6-32.9 |
| 45-54 | 375 | 107 | 27.7 | 22.4-33.7 | 101 | 26.8 | 21.8-32.5 | 61 | 15.8 | 12.0-20.6 | 28 | 7.2 | 4.6-11.1 | 78 | 22.5 | 17.6-28.2 |
| 55-64 | 365 | 116 | 28.4 | 23.5-33.8 | 104 | 29.1 | 23.9-34.9 | 54 | 15.7 | 11.8-20.5 | 35 | 10.2 | 7.1-14.4 | 56 | 16.6 | 12.6-21.7 |
| 65-74 | 267 | 93 | 31.7 | 25.9-38.2 | 78 | 27.3 | 21.8-33.5 | 52 | 20.7 | 15.6-26.9 | 16 | 7.1 | 4.2-11.9 | 28 | 13.2 | 8.5-20.0 |
| 75+ | 122 | 56 | 42.7 | 33.3-52.8 | 41 | 36.6 | 27.1-47.2 | 21 | 17.0 | 10.9-25.6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.8- 8.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 112 | 31 | 19.1 | 10.4-32.5 | 20 | 17.6 | 9.1-31.3 | 16 | 11.2 | 5.1-22.6 | 7 | 5.6 | 1.7-17.2 | 38 | 46.5 | 33.0-60.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 422 | 127 | 20.8 | 16.3-26.1 | 98 | 19.2 | 14.4-25.1 | 54 | 13.4 | 9.0-19.4 | 38 | 11.4 | 7.2-17.7 | 105 | 35.3 | 27.5-43.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 525 | 147 | 23.0 | 18.9-27.8 | 154 | 26.1 | 21.6-31.1 | 88 | 18.4 | 14.1-23.7 | 43 | 8.5 | 5.7-12.6 | 93 | 23.9 | 18.3-30.5 |
| College Graduate | 743 | 223 | 26.1 | 22.3-30.3 | 214 | 27.8 | 23.9-32.0 | 135 | 19.4 | 15.9-23.4 | 56 | 7.3 | 5.4- 9.8 | 115 | 19.5 | 15.6-24.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 87 | 19 | 11.0 | 5.5-21.0 | 18 | 19.0 | 9.3-35.0 | 9 | 11.8 | 4.5-27.4 | 12 | 16.1 | 6.9-33.2 | 29 | 42.0 | 28.0-57.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 202 | 64 | 23.7 | 16.1-33.3 | 50 | 23.0 | 15.8-32.3 | 24 | 9.5 | 5.7-15.5 | 15 | 9.7 | 4.7-19.1 | 49 | 34.0 | 24.5-45.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 165 | 49 | 13.9 | 9.1-20.7 | 36 | 15.0 | 8.9-24.2 | 25 | 12.6 | 7.4-20.7 | 17 | 12.0 | 5.8-23.2 | 38 | 46.5 | 31.8-61.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 288 | 91 | 29.7 | 23.4-36.9 | 81 | 23.1 | 17.9-29.3 | 41 | 17.5 | 11.7-25.2 | 22 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.2 | 53 | 23.3 | 17.3-30.7 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 363 | 102 | 25.9 | 20.4-32.4 | 105 | 23.4 | 18.6-28.9 | 65 | 20.1 | 14.5-27.1 | 22 | 6.6 | 3.6-11.9 | 69 | 24.0 | 18.0-31.3 |
| $75,000+ | 551 | 143 | 22.7 | 18.8-27.2 | 154 | 27.2 | 22.9-31.9 | 107 | 19.8 | 15.9-24.5 | 49 | 8.2 | 5.9-11.3 | 98 | 22.1 | 17.5-27.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 513 | 172 | 25.1 | 20.4-30.4 | 125 | 21.7 | 17.1-27.1 | 80 | 13.5 | 10.2-17.6 | 36 | 8.2 | 5.0-13.1 | 100 | 31.5 | 24.1-40.1 |
| No | 1,254 | 348 | 22.5 | 19.6-25.6 | 352 | 25.0 | 21.9-28.3 | 210 | 18.0 | 15.1-21.4 | 106 | 8.9 | 6.8-11.5 | 238 | 25.6 | 21.9-29.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 454 | 116 | 21.8 | 17.1-27.3 | 103 | 21.3 | 16.8-26.5 | 82 | 16.8 | 12.9-21.7 | 35 | 6.9 | 4.7-10.0 | 118 | 33.3 | 26.0-41.5 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,350 | 413 | 23.6 | 20.8-26.6 | 384 | 25.0 | 22.0-28.3 | 211 | 16.6 | 13.9-19.8 | 109 | 9.2 | 7.0-12.0 | 233 | 25.6 | 21.9-29.7 |
*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.
^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.
**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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