BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor. <br> During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-AFRICAN AMERICANS

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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	Total Respond.^	Only one	Two	Three	Four	Five or more
North Carolina	6,056	2,935	41.7	39.8-43.5	1,852	29.6	28.0-31.4	648	12.5	11.2-13.9	234	5.4	4.5- 6.4	387	10.9	9.3-12.6
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	657	301	38.2	32.7-44.1	201	30.5	25.7-35.8	81	14.9	10.4-20.8	35	7.4	4.9-11.0	39	9.0	5.8-13.6
GENDER
Males	282	86	28.6	21.0-37.7	97	29.6	23.0-37.1	47	19.9	12.8-29.5	24	10.1	6.3-15.9	28	11.8	7.3-18.6
Females	375	215	51.1	43.9-58.4	104	31.8	25.3-39.0	34	8.1	4.9-13.1	11	3.8	1.6- 8.7	11	5.2	1.9-13.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	2	65.9	11.9-96.5	1	34.1	3.5-88.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	654	299	38.1	32.6-43.9	200	30.5	25.7-35.8	81	15.0	10.5-21.0	35	7.5	4.9-11.1	39	9.0	5.8-13.7
AGE
18-24	31	10	33.4	14.8-59.2	11	24.1	11.5-43.7	2	12.6	2.1-48.8	3	11.2	3.5-30.5	5	18.7	6.6-42.7
25-34	112	39	32.5	22.3-44.6	43	35.5	25.0-47.7	14	12.9	5.2-28.7	6	6.2	2.7-13.9	10	12.8	6.2-24.5
35-44	156	70	37.0	28.3-46.6	44	26.1	18.5-35.6	24	22.7	14.0-34.7	10	8.1	3.9-16.1	8	6.1	2.7-13.1
45-54	171	83	42.0	32.5-52.1	49	33.2	24.1-43.8	21	12.7	7.6-20.5	8	6.8	2.9-15.1	10	5.2	2.7-10.1
55-64	122	64	49.1	38.6-59.6	32	30.4	21.3-41.2	15	10.2	5.6-17.8	7	6.5	2.7-14.9	4	3.9	1.4-10.0
65-74	43	18	33.9	20.2-50.9	18	50.5	33.4-67.5	4	13.4	4.9-31.6	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0	2	1.2	0.3- 5.5
75+	17	14	81.9	54.0-94.5	2	13.9	3.3-43.6	1	4.2	0.6-25.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	59	28	28.5	16.9-43.8	12	19.9	9.8-36.2	9	25.3	10.7-49.0	6	21.4	8.7-44.0	4	4.8	1.5-14.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	206	83	36.1	25.8-48.0	50	21.4	14.7-30.1	39	22.6	13.5-35.4	15	8.6	4.5-15.8	19	11.2	5.7-20.7
Some Post-H.S.	188	79	31.2	23.7-39.9	68	42.3	32.9-52.3	22	8.6	5.1-14.1	9	6.8	3.0-14.8	10	11.1	5.0-22.8
College Graduate	203	110	50.7	41.1-60.2	71	34.5	26.1-43.9	11	7.4	2.7-18.6	5	2.6	0.9- 7.2	6	4.9	1.8-12.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	71	31	34.4	21.4-50.2	14	14.3	6.5-28.4	12	12.8	6.4-24.0	9	22.4	10.4-41.7	5	16.2	4.5-44.1
$15,000- 24,999	128	50	36.8	22.7-53.5	38	28.6	18.5-41.3	19	16.0	6.8-33.1	8	4.0	1.6- 9.6	13	14.6	7.3-27.0
$25,000- 34,999	87	37	23.2	14.2-35.6	25	31.3	18.5-47.9	15	31.2	13.9-56.0	5	7.7	2.8-19.7	5	6.5	2.1-18.2
$35,000- 49,999	102	50	47.5	34.5-60.9	30	26.4	17.1-38.3	14	17.7	8.7-32.8	2	4.1	0.9-17.5	6	4.3	1.8- 9.8
$50,000-74,999	100	46	40.0	28.5-52.8	39	37.9	26.3-51.0	7	7.6	2.9-18.5	4	8.7	2.6-25.1	4	5.9	1.6-19.1
$75,000+	118	63	44.2	33.2-55.9	36	34.3	23.7-46.8	12	13.1	5.9-26.6	3	2.0	0.6- 6.8	4	6.3	2.1-17.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	193	87	30.4	22.4-40.0	56	32.0	23.0-42.6	27	19.7	9.9-35.6	10	8.3	3.7-17.4	13	9.5	4.7-18.3
No	436	206	41.6	34.7-48.8	136	30.3	24.6-36.7	48	12.9	8.3-19.3	22	6.3	3.8-10.4	24	8.9	5.1-15.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	128	50	29.9	20.7-41.2	47	38.4	26.6-51.7	20	23.7	11.4-42.7	6	5.1	1.8-13.7	5	2.8	1.1- 7.0
Non-Veteran	529	251	40.4	34.1-47.0	154	28.5	23.4-34.2	61	12.6	8.5-18.3	29	8.0	5.1-12.3	34	10.5	6.7-16.3

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,056

2,935

41.7

39.8-43.5

1,852

29.6

28.0-31.4

648

12.5

11.2-13.9

234

5.4

4.5- 6.4

387

10.9

9.3-12.6

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

657

301

38.2

32.7-44.1

201

30.5

25.7-35.8

14.9

10.4-20.8

7.4

4.9-11.0

9.0

5.8-13.6

GENDER

Males

282

28.6

21.0-37.7

29.6

23.0-37.1

19.9

12.8-29.5

10.1

6.3-15.9

11.8

7.3-18.6

Females

375

215

51.1

43.9-58.4

104

31.8

25.3-39.0

8.1

4.9-13.1

3.8

1.6- 8.7

5.2

1.9-13.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

65.9

11.9-96.5

34.1

3.5-88.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

654

299

38.1

32.6-43.9

200

30.5

25.7-35.8

15.0

10.5-21.0

7.5

4.9-11.1

9.0

5.8-13.7

AGE

18-24

33.4

14.8-59.2

24.1

11.5-43.7

12.6

2.1-48.8

11.2

3.5-30.5

18.7

6.6-42.7

25-34

112

32.5

22.3-44.6

35.5

25.0-47.7

12.9

5.2-28.7

6.2

2.7-13.9

12.8

6.2-24.5

35-44

156

37.0

28.3-46.6

26.1

18.5-35.6

22.7

14.0-34.7

8.1

3.9-16.1

6.1

2.7-13.1

45-54

171

42.0

32.5-52.1

33.2

24.1-43.8

12.7

7.6-20.5

6.8

2.9-15.1

5.2

2.7-10.1

55-64

122

49.1

38.6-59.6

30.4

21.3-41.2

10.2

5.6-17.8

6.5

2.7-14.9

3.9

1.4-10.0

65-74

33.9

20.2-50.9

50.5

33.4-67.5

13.4

4.9-31.6

1.0

0.1- 7.0

1.2

0.3- 5.5

75+

81.9

54.0-94.5

13.9

3.3-43.6

4.2

0.6-25.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

28.5

16.9-43.8

19.9

9.8-36.2

25.3

10.7-49.0

21.4

8.7-44.0

4.8

1.5-14.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

206

36.1

25.8-48.0

21.4

14.7-30.1

22.6

13.5-35.4

8.6

4.5-15.8

11.2

5.7-20.7

Some Post-H.S.

188

31.2

23.7-39.9

42.3

32.9-52.3

8.6

5.1-14.1

6.8

3.0-14.8

11.1

5.0-22.8

College Graduate

203

110

50.7

41.1-60.2

34.5

26.1-43.9

7.4

2.7-18.6

2.6

0.9- 7.2

4.9

1.8-12.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

34.4

21.4-50.2

14.3

6.5-28.4

12.8

6.4-24.0

22.4

10.4-41.7

16.2

4.5-44.1

$15,000- 24,999

128

36.8

22.7-53.5

28.6

18.5-41.3

16.0

6.8-33.1

4.0

1.6- 9.6

14.6

7.3-27.0

$25,000- 34,999

23.2

14.2-35.6

31.3

18.5-47.9

31.2

13.9-56.0

7.7

2.8-19.7

6.5

2.1-18.2

$35,000- 49,999

102

47.5

34.5-60.9

26.4

17.1-38.3

17.7

8.7-32.8

4.1

0.9-17.5

4.3

1.8- 9.8

$50,000-74,999

100

40.0

28.5-52.8

37.9

26.3-51.0

7.6

2.9-18.5

8.7

2.6-25.1

5.9

1.6-19.1

$75,000+

118

44.2

33.2-55.9

34.3

23.7-46.8

13.1

5.9-26.6

2.0

0.6- 6.8

6.3

2.1-17.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

193

30.4

22.4-40.0

32.0

23.0-42.6

19.7

9.9-35.6

8.3

3.7-17.4

9.5

4.7-18.3

436

206

41.6

34.7-48.8

136

30.3

24.6-36.7

12.9

8.3-19.3

6.3

3.8-10.4

8.9

5.1-15.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

128

29.9

20.7-41.2

38.4

26.6-51.7

23.7

11.4-42.7

5.1

1.8-13.7

2.8

1.1- 7.0

Non-Veteran

529

251

40.4

34.1-47.0

154

28.5

23.4-34.2

12.6

8.5-18.3

8.0

5.1-12.3

10.5

6.7-16.3

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*This question was 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.

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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-AFRICAN AMERICANS

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor. During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*