BRFSS 2008 - Gaston 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: Gaston 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
-Gaston County	409	144	40.9	34.0-48.2	265	59.1	51.8-66.0
GENDER
Male	169	77	50.8	40.4-61.2	92	49.2	38.8-59.6
Female	240	67	31.6	23.4-41.0	173	68.4	59.0-76.6
RACE
White	350	128	40.0	33.1-47.4	222	60.0	52.6-66.9
Other	59	16	44.0	26.3-63.3	43	56.0	36.7-73.7
AGE
18-44	109	50	48.9	36.7-61.2	59	51.1	38.8-63.3
45+	297	94	33.4	27.5-39.9	203	66.6	60.1-72.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	219	55	34.4	24.7-45.6	164	65.6	54.4-75.3
Some College +	189	89	48.5	38.9-58.1	100	51.5	41.9-61.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	217	59	33.7	24.1-45.0	158	66.3	55.0-75.9
$50,000+	123	71	60.7	50.2-70.3	52	39.3	29.7-49.8

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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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