BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?*

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	Total Respond.^	No drinks	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	Everyday
North Carolina	6,173	84	1.1	0.8- 1.6	1,703	28.9	27.2-30.7	1,900	32.5	30.7-34.4	1,856	30.0	28.3-31.8	630	7.4	6.7- 8.3
-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES	294	5	1.3	0.4- 3.6	77	26.0	19.1-34.2	109	36.4	28.3-45.3	84	30.6	23.4-38.8	19	5.8	3.3- 9.9
AGE
18-24	15	0	0.0	. - .	6	33.2	11.7-65.1	5	43.2	17.2-73.6	4	23.6	7.7-53.4	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	38	0	0.0	. - .	9	18.0	8.8-33.4	12	28.3	14.2-48.5	14	44.9	26.2-65.1	3	8.8	2.3-28.2
35-44	64	1	1.9	0.3-12.6	19	27.6	16.9-41.7	24	38.9	25.7-54.0	18	27.9	17.0-42.3	2	3.6	0.9-13.5
45-54	85	3	3.3	0.9-11.5	16	19.3	9.6-34.9	31	34.4	23.2-47.7	29	34.4	22.7-48.3	6	8.6	3.6-19.2
55-64	60	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3	15	31.4	19.0-47.1	24	36.2	23.4-51.4	14	21.8	12.5-35.2	6	9.8	4.2-21.2
65-74	25	0	0.0	. - .	10	40.4	20.3-64.3	9	32.4	15.8-55.2	5	21.8	8.9-44.4	1	5.4	0.7-29.9
75+	7	0	0.0	. - .	2	22.0	4.6-62.3	4	64.9	25.8-90.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	13.1	1.7-57.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	28	1	1.4	0.2- 9.8	9	24.5	11.0-46.2	9	43.2	21.7-67.7	5	14.5	5.3-33.7	4	16.4	5.5-39.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	119	4	2.4	0.8- 7.3	30	29.0	17.7-43.8	36	29.4	17.3-45.4	38	30.9	20.1-44.4	11	8.2	3.9-16.3
Some Post-H.S.	77	0	0.0	. - .	15	18.1	10.2-30.1	31	30.4	20.0-43.3	29	49.6	35.3-64.0	2	1.9	0.4- 8.7
College Graduate	70	0	0.0	. - .	23	27.9	17.1-42.1	33	56.8	41.7-70.7	12	13.6	7.1-24.4	2	1.8	0.4- 7.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	30	1	4.1	0.6-24.5	10	28.5	12.7-52.1	10	28.2	11.7-53.8	8	35.1	14.2-63.9	1	4.2	0.6-25.0
$15,000- 24,999	50	0	0.0	. - .	12	34.4	14.4-62.1	21	30.6	16.1-50.3	11	23.1	8.2-50.2	6	11.9	3.9-31.0
$25,000- 34,999	36	0	0.0	. - .	6	10.8	3.6-28.2	13	43.8	18.7-72.6	14	37.1	17.7-61.9	3	8.2	2.3-25.4
$35,000- 49,999	53	1	1.2	0.2- 7.9	15	35.3	20.2-54.0	20	31.2	18.5-47.4	12	25.4	13.4-42.6	5	7.0	2.6-17.6
$50,000-74,999	44	2	4.6	0.8-21.6	15	36.8	20.9-56.1	13	18.5	9.0-34.5	13	36.5	19.9-57.1	1	3.6	0.5-21.4
$75,000+	62	0	0.0	. - .	15	19.1	10.6-31.8	25	51.0	35.2-66.6	21	29.1	17.3-44.7	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	99	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	25	24.2	14.7-37.3	44	43.2	28.5-59.3	21	24.0	14.0-38.0	8	8.3	3.2-19.9
No	179	4	1.8	0.6- 5.4	49	27.2	18.3-38.3	61	34.1	24.6-45.0	57	33.1	23.8-43.8	8	3.9	1.8- 8.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	106	0	0.0	. - .	29	25.0	15.6-37.4	37	37.2	22.5-54.8	31	29.1	18.4-42.7	9	8.7	4.2-17.4
Non-Veteran	188	5	1.8	0.6- 5.1	48	26.4	17.9-37.1	72	36.0	26.8-46.4	53	31.2	22.4-41.6	10	4.6	2.0-10.0

Total
Respond.^

No drinks

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,173

1.1

0.8- 1.6

1,703

28.9

27.2-30.7

1,900

32.5

30.7-34.4

1,856

30.0

28.3-31.8

630

7.4

6.7- 8.3

-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES

294

1.3

0.4- 3.6

26.0

19.1-34.2

109

36.4

28.3-45.3

30.6

23.4-38.8

5.8

3.3- 9.9

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

33.2

11.7-65.1

43.2

17.2-73.6

23.6

7.7-53.4

0.0

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

18.0

8.8-33.4

28.3

14.2-48.5

44.9

26.2-65.1

8.8

2.3-28.2

35-44

1.9

0.3-12.6

27.6

16.9-41.7

38.9

25.7-54.0

27.9

17.0-42.3

3.6

0.9-13.5

45-54

3.3

0.9-11.5

19.3

9.6-34.9

34.4

23.2-47.7

34.4

22.7-48.3

8.6

3.6-19.2

55-64

0.8

0.1- 5.3

31.4

19.0-47.1

36.2

23.4-51.4

21.8

12.5-35.2

9.8

4.2-21.2

65-74

0.0

. - .

40.4

20.3-64.3

32.4

15.8-55.2

21.8

8.9-44.4

5.4

0.7-29.9

75+

0.0

. - .

22.0

4.6-62.3

64.9

25.8-90.8

0.0

. - .

13.1

1.7-57.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1.4

0.2- 9.8

24.5

11.0-46.2

43.2

21.7-67.7

14.5

5.3-33.7

16.4

5.5-39.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

119

2.4

0.8- 7.3

29.0

17.7-43.8

29.4

17.3-45.4

30.9

20.1-44.4

8.2

3.9-16.3

Some Post-H.S.

0.0

. - .

18.1

10.2-30.1

30.4

20.0-43.3

49.6

35.3-64.0

1.9

0.4- 8.7

College Graduate

0.0

. - .

27.9

17.1-42.1

56.8

41.7-70.7

13.6

7.1-24.4

1.8

0.4- 7.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

4.1

0.6-24.5

28.5

12.7-52.1

28.2

11.7-53.8

35.1

14.2-63.9

4.2

0.6-25.0

$15,000- 24,999

0.0

. - .

34.4

14.4-62.1

30.6

16.1-50.3

23.1

8.2-50.2

11.9

3.9-31.0

$25,000- 34,999

0.0

. - .

10.8

3.6-28.2

43.8

18.7-72.6

37.1

17.7-61.9

8.2

2.3-25.4

$35,000- 49,999

1.2

0.2- 7.9

35.3

20.2-54.0

31.2

18.5-47.4

25.4

13.4-42.6

7.0

2.6-17.6

$50,000-74,999

4.6

0.8-21.6

36.8

20.9-56.1

18.5

9.0-34.5

36.5

19.9-57.1

3.6

0.5-21.4

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

19.1

10.6-31.8

51.0

35.2-66.6

29.1

17.3-44.7

0.8

0.1- 5.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

0.3

0.0- 2.1

24.2

14.7-37.3

43.2

28.5-59.3

24.0

14.0-38.0

8.3

3.2-19.9

179

1.8

0.6- 5.4

27.2

18.3-38.3

34.1

24.6-45.0

33.1

23.8-43.8

3.9

1.8- 8.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

106

0.0

. - .

25.0

15.6-37.4

37.2

22.5-54.8

29.1

18.4-42.7

8.7

4.2-17.4

Non-Veteran

188

1.8

0.6- 5.1

26.4

17.9-37.1

36.0

26.8-46.4

31.2

22.4-41.6

4.6

2.0-10.0

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*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.

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