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

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	15,769	6,305	44.3	43.0-45.5	9,464	55.7	54.5-57.0
GENDER
Male	5,968	2,990	52.3	50.3-54.3	2,978	47.7	45.7-49.7
Female	9,801	3,315	36.7	35.3-38.2	6,486	63.3	61.8-64.7
RACE
White	12,244	5,258	47.6	46.2-48.9	6,986	52.4	51.1-53.8
African American	2,381	691	36.3	33.3-39.5	1,690	63.7	60.5-66.7
Asian	106	49	52.0	38.8-64.9	57	48.0	35.1-61.2
Native American	319	80	34.2	26.7-42.5	239	65.8	57.5-73.3
Other Minorities	656	210	35.0	29.3-41.2	446	65.0	58.8-70.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	633	190	34.5	28.7-41.0	443	65.5	59.0-71.3
-English Speaking	236	91	50.2	38.1-62.2	145	49.8	37.8-61.9
-Spanish Speaking	397	99	29.1	22.9-36.1	298	70.9	63.9-77.1
Non-Hispanic	15,086	6,105	45.1	43.9-46.4	8,981	54.9	53.6-56.1
AGE
18-24	471	191	43.5	37.6-49.7	280	56.5	50.3-62.4
25-34	1,507	723	49.5	46.3-52.8	784	50.5	47.2-53.7
35-44	2,448	1,200	50.0	47.4-52.5	1,248	50.0	47.5-52.6
45-54	3,072	1,459	49.1	46.8-51.4	1,613	50.9	48.6-53.2
55-64	3,371	1,345	41.4	39.3-43.5	2,026	58.6	56.5-60.7
65-74	2,727	881	33.7	31.6-36.0	1,846	66.3	64.0-68.4
75+	2,067	472	24.0	21.8-26.4	1,595	76.0	73.6-78.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,256	386	24.9	21.6-28.4	1,870	75.1	71.6-78.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,636	1,385	36.4	33.9-38.9	3,251	63.6	61.1-66.1
Some Post-H.S.	4,094	1,692	43.7	41.4-46.1	2,402	56.3	53.9-58.6
College Graduate	4,745	2,832	62.0	60.1-63.8	1,913	38.0	36.2-39.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,778	307	23.9	20.2-28.0	1,471	76.1	72.0-79.8
$15,000- 24,999	2,524	677	33.8	30.2-37.6	1,847	66.2	62.4-69.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,677	563	37.7	34.0-41.6	1,114	62.3	58.4-66.0
$35,000- 49,999	2,189	938	43.2	40.2-46.2	1,251	56.8	53.8-59.8
$50,000-74,999	2,238	1,127	50.4	47.4-53.4	1,111	49.6	46.6-52.6
$75,000+	3,229	2,096	65.4	63.0-67.7	1,133	34.6	32.3-37.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,876	1,755	34.5	32.6-36.5	4,121	65.5	63.5-67.4
No	9,469	4,381	48.9	47.3-50.4	5,088	51.1	49.6-52.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,380	1,196	54.1	51.1-57.0	1,184	45.9	43.0-48.9
Non-Veteran	13,382	5,107	42.7	41.3-44.0	8,275	57.3	56.0-58.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,769

6,305

44.3

43.0-45.5

9,464

55.7

54.5-57.0

GENDER

Male

5,968

2,990

52.3

50.3-54.3

2,978

47.7

45.7-49.7

Female

9,801

3,315

36.7

35.3-38.2

6,486

63.3

61.8-64.7

RACE

White

12,244

5,258

47.6

46.2-48.9

6,986

52.4

51.1-53.8

African American

2,381

691

36.3

33.3-39.5

1,690

63.7

60.5-66.7

Asian

106

52.0

38.8-64.9

48.0

35.1-61.2

Native American

319

34.2

26.7-42.5

239

65.8

57.5-73.3

Other Minorities

656

210

35.0

29.3-41.2

446

65.0

58.8-70.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

633

190

34.5

28.7-41.0

443

65.5

59.0-71.3

-English Speaking

236

50.2

38.1-62.2

145

49.8

37.8-61.9

-Spanish Speaking

397

29.1

22.9-36.1

298

70.9

63.9-77.1

Non-Hispanic

15,086

6,105

45.1

43.9-46.4

8,981

54.9

53.6-56.1

AGE

18-24

471

191

43.5

37.6-49.7

280

56.5

50.3-62.4

25-34

1,507

723

49.5

46.3-52.8

784

50.5

47.2-53.7

35-44

2,448

1,200

50.0

47.4-52.5

1,248

50.0

47.5-52.6

45-54

3,072

1,459

49.1

46.8-51.4

1,613

50.9

48.6-53.2

55-64

3,371

1,345

41.4

39.3-43.5

2,026

58.6

56.5-60.7

65-74

2,727

881

33.7

31.6-36.0

1,846

66.3

64.0-68.4

75+

2,067

472

24.0

21.8-26.4

1,595

76.0

73.6-78.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,256

386

24.9

21.6-28.4

1,870

75.1

71.6-78.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,636

1,385

36.4

33.9-38.9

3,251

63.6

61.1-66.1

Some Post-H.S.

4,094

1,692

43.7

41.4-46.1

2,402

56.3

53.9-58.6

College Graduate

4,745

2,832

62.0

60.1-63.8

1,913

38.0

36.2-39.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,778

307

23.9

20.2-28.0

1,471

76.1

72.0-79.8

$15,000- 24,999

2,524

677

33.8

30.2-37.6

1,847

66.2

62.4-69.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,677

563

37.7

34.0-41.6

1,114

62.3

58.4-66.0

$35,000- 49,999

2,189

938

43.2

40.2-46.2

1,251

56.8

53.8-59.8

$50,000-74,999

2,238

1,127

50.4

47.4-53.4

1,111

49.6

46.6-52.6

$75,000+

3,229

2,096

65.4

63.0-67.7

1,133

34.6

32.3-37.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,876

1,755

34.5

32.6-36.5

4,121

65.5

63.5-67.4

9,469

4,381

48.9

47.3-50.4

5,088

51.1

49.6-52.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,380

1,196

54.1

51.1-57.0

1,184

45.9

43.0-48.9

Non-Veteran

13,382

5,107

42.7

41.3-44.0

8,275

57.3

56.0-58.7

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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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