BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (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: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	2,381	691	36.3	33.3-39.5	1,690	63.7	60.5-66.7
GENDER
Males	724	302	46.3	41.0-51.7	422	53.7	48.3-59.0
Females	1,657	389	28.0	24.8-31.4	1,268	72.0	68.6-75.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	25	3	23.1	6.4-57.0	22	76.9	43.0-93.6
Non-Hispanic	2,344	687	36.6	33.5-39.8	1,657	63.4	60.2-66.5
AGE
18-24	82	31	48.3	34.1-62.8	51	51.7	37.2-65.9
25-34	272	114	45.2	37.6-53.0	158	54.8	47.0-62.4
35-44	414	159	43.9	37.6-50.4	255	56.1	49.6-62.4
45-54	533	188	38.8	33.1-44.8	345	61.2	55.2-66.9
55-64	464	129	28.8	23.9-34.3	335	71.2	65.7-76.1
65-74	351	47	16.0	11.5-21.9	304	84.0	78.1-88.5
75+	242	18	5.6	3.3- 9.3	224	94.4	90.7-96.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	444	63	19.0	13.5-25.9	381	81.0	74.1-86.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	834	224	37.9	32.3-43.9	610	62.1	56.1-67.7
Some Post-H.S.	584	194	36.9	31.6-42.6	390	63.1	57.4-68.4
College Graduate	513	209	44.2	38.1-50.4	304	55.8	49.6-61.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	433	79	25.2	18.9-32.7	354	74.8	67.3-81.1
$15,000- 24,999	508	133	34.4	27.1-42.5	375	65.6	57.5-72.9
$25,000- 34,999	303	94	38.4	29.6-48.0	209	61.6	52.0-70.4
$35,000- 49,999	322	106	35.5	28.6-43.1	216	64.5	56.9-71.4
$50,000-74,999	253	104	40.7	32.7-49.2	149	59.3	50.8-67.3
$75,000+	242	120	53.6	45.1-61.8	122	46.4	38.2-54.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	948	205	27.5	22.8-32.6	743	72.5	67.4-77.2
No	1,330	454	41.2	37.1-45.4	876	58.8	54.6-62.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	294	137	49.1	40.8-57.5	157	50.9	42.5-59.2
Non-Veteran	2,087	554	34.0	30.8-37.4	1,533	66.0	62.6-69.2

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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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