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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth 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
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
-Forsyth County 406 183 47.1 40.9-53.4 223 52.9 46.6-59.1
GENDER
Male 160 92 56.0 46.2-65.3 68 44.0 34.7-53.8
Female 246 91 37.9 30.5-46.0 155 62.1 54.0-69.5
RACE
White 307 151 52.1 44.9-59.2 156 47.9 40.8-55.1
Other 99 32 35.2 24.1-48.2 67 64.8 51.8-75.9
AGE
18-44 110 53 46.1 35.2-57.5 57 53.9 42.5-64.8
45+ 292 127 47.7 40.9-54.6 165 52.3 45.4-59.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 135 44 35.6 25.1-47.6 91 64.4 52.4-74.9
Some College + 271 139 52.5 44.9-59.9 132 47.5 40.1-55.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 171 55 33.7 24.2-44.9 116 66.3 55.1-75.8
$50,000+ 185 106 56.5 47.6-64.9 79 43.5 35.1-52.4

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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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