BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-WHITE FEMALES

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?

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	Total Respond.^	Only one	Two	Three	Four	Five or more
North Carolina	5,972	1,813	25.5	24.0-27.2	1,661	24.7	23.2-26.3	965	15.3	14.1-16.6	504	9.2	8.1-10.4	1,029	25.2	23.3-27.3
-WHITE FEMALES	2,666	1,014	35.5	32.8-38.2	852	30.8	28.3-33.3	349	12.2	10.6-14.0	235	10.4	8.5-12.7	216	11.2	9.1-13.6
AGE
18-24	56	14	26.6	13.9-44.7	9	12.7	5.7-25.9	10	11.6	5.1-24.1	6	17.0	6.7-36.7	17	32.2	18.4-49.9
25-34	265	74	25.0	19.3-31.7	73	30.2	23.6-37.7	31	11.4	7.5-16.9	31	12.3	7.8-18.7	56	21.1	15.7-27.8
35-44	499	161	36.2	31.0-41.6	147	29.2	24.6-34.3	77	14.5	11.3-18.4	58	11.0	8.1-14.7	56	9.2	6.8-12.3
45-54	658	222	35.2	30.8-39.8	228	36.5	32.1-41.2	78	10.5	8.2-13.5	74	11.3	8.8-14.5	56	6.4	4.7- 8.7
55-64	574	223	38.9	34.2-43.9	195	35.5	30.8-40.5	79	13.0	10.0-16.8	49	8.2	6.0-11.2	28	4.3	2.8- 6.5
65-74	376	191	51.9	45.9-57.8	115	28.9	23.9-34.5	52	13.9	10.3-18.6	16	4.6	2.6- 7.9	2	0.7	0.1- 3.1
75+	225	124	53.7	45.8-61.4	82	38.3	30.8-46.3	18	7.6	4.5-12.6	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	63	27	39.8	23.2-59.1	13	22.6	10.9-41.1	8	10.8	4.9-22.4	2	1.6	0.4- 6.7	13	25.2	13.4-42.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	500	209	35.8	29.0-43.2	154	29.3	23.4-35.9	51	9.2	5.6-14.5	41	11.0	7.1-16.6	45	14.8	8.6-24.3
Some Post-H.S.	797	308	35.6	31.2-40.2	259	32.1	27.8-36.7	97	11.7	9.1-14.9	73	9.7	6.9-13.5	60	10.9	7.8-15.2
College Graduate	1,304	468	35.0	31.4-38.7	426	31.1	27.8-34.6	193	13.8	11.6-16.4	119	11.0	8.1-14.7	98	9.1	7.0-11.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	91	30	38.3	16.4-66.3	22	23.1	11.5-40.9	12	8.4	3.7-17.8	8	6.3	2.6-14.8	19	23.9	11.1-44.0
$15,000- 24,999	224	91	32.4	23.9-42.3	59	27.3	18.6-38.1	26	9.5	5.4-16.3	21	11.1	5.6-20.7	27	19.7	11.5-31.6
$25,000- 34,999	213	104	41.1	32.9-49.9	55	23.8	17.0-32.4	19	8.6	5.0-14.2	18	11.7	6.8-19.5	17	14.7	7.9-25.9
$35,000- 49,999	427	153	33.6	27.4-40.4	157	36.6	29.9-43.8	48	10.3	7.0-15.1	34	9.2	5.4-15.3	35	10.3	7.0-15.0
$50,000-74,999	477	165	33.2	27.8-39.1	156	29.1	24.1-34.7	68	15.2	10.8-21.0	40	11.1	7.1-16.8	48	11.4	7.9-16.2
$75,000+	939	331	33.7	29.6-38.1	305	31.4	27.6-35.5	144	13.6	11.1-16.6	98	11.5	8.2-16.0	61	9.7	6.3-14.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	708	300	38.2	33.2-43.5	208	28.4	23.7-33.5	88	10.5	8.1-13.5	53	8.3	6.0-11.3	59	14.7	9.3-22.3
No	1,918	700	34.9	31.8-38.2	628	31.1	28.3-34.0	261	13.0	11.1-15.3	175	10.7	8.4-13.5	154	10.2	8.3-12.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	60	32	56.2	41.1-70.3	12	17.9	9.3-31.6	4	11.3	4.3-26.5	4	3.3	1.2- 8.8	8	11.3	5.0-23.4
Non-Veteran	2,606	982	35.1	32.4-37.8	840	31.0	28.5-33.6	345	12.2	10.6-14.0	231	10.5	8.6-12.8	208	11.2	9.1-13.7

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,972

1,813

25.5

24.0-27.2

1,661

24.7

23.2-26.3

965

15.3

14.1-16.6

504

9.2

8.1-10.4

1,029

25.2

23.3-27.3

-WHITE FEMALES

2,666

1,014

35.5

32.8-38.2

852

30.8

28.3-33.3

349

12.2

10.6-14.0

235

10.4

8.5-12.7

216

11.2

9.1-13.6

AGE

18-24

26.6

13.9-44.7

12.7

5.7-25.9

11.6

5.1-24.1

17.0

6.7-36.7

32.2

18.4-49.9

25-34

265

25.0

19.3-31.7

30.2

23.6-37.7

11.4

7.5-16.9

12.3

7.8-18.7

21.1

15.7-27.8

35-44

499

161

36.2

31.0-41.6

147

29.2

24.6-34.3

14.5

11.3-18.4

11.0

8.1-14.7

9.2

6.8-12.3

45-54

658

222

35.2

30.8-39.8

228

36.5

32.1-41.2

10.5

8.2-13.5

11.3

8.8-14.5

6.4

4.7- 8.7

55-64

574

223

38.9

34.2-43.9

195

35.5

30.8-40.5

13.0

10.0-16.8

8.2

6.0-11.2

4.3

2.8- 6.5

65-74

376

191

51.9

45.9-57.8

115

28.9

23.9-34.5

13.9

10.3-18.6

4.6

2.6- 7.9

0.7

0.1- 3.1

75+

225

124

53.7

45.8-61.4

38.3

30.8-46.3

7.6

4.5-12.6

0.5

0.1- 3.2

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

39.8

23.2-59.1

22.6

10.9-41.1

10.8

4.9-22.4

1.6

0.4- 6.7

25.2

13.4-42.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

500

209

35.8

29.0-43.2

154

29.3

23.4-35.9

9.2

5.6-14.5

11.0

7.1-16.6

14.8

8.6-24.3

Some Post-H.S.

797

308

35.6

31.2-40.2

259

32.1

27.8-36.7

11.7

9.1-14.9

9.7

6.9-13.5

10.9

7.8-15.2

College Graduate

1,304

468

35.0

31.4-38.7

426

31.1

27.8-34.6

193

13.8

11.6-16.4

119

11.0

8.1-14.7

9.1

7.0-11.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

38.3

16.4-66.3

23.1

11.5-40.9

8.4

3.7-17.8

6.3

2.6-14.8

23.9

11.1-44.0

$15,000- 24,999

224

32.4

23.9-42.3

27.3

18.6-38.1

9.5

5.4-16.3

11.1

5.6-20.7

19.7

11.5-31.6

$25,000- 34,999

213

104

41.1

32.9-49.9

23.8

17.0-32.4

8.6

5.0-14.2

11.7

6.8-19.5

14.7

7.9-25.9

$35,000- 49,999

427

153

33.6

27.4-40.4

157

36.6

29.9-43.8

10.3

7.0-15.1

9.2

5.4-15.3

10.3

7.0-15.0

$50,000-74,999

477

165

33.2

27.8-39.1

156

29.1

24.1-34.7

15.2

10.8-21.0

11.1

7.1-16.8

11.4

7.9-16.2

$75,000+

939

331

33.7

29.6-38.1

305

31.4

27.6-35.5

144

13.6

11.1-16.6

11.5

8.2-16.0

9.7

6.3-14.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

708

300

38.2

33.2-43.5

208

28.4

23.7-33.5

10.5

8.1-13.5

8.3

6.0-11.3

14.7

9.3-22.3

1,918

700

34.9

31.8-38.2

628

31.1

28.3-34.0

261

13.0

11.1-15.3

175

10.7

8.4-13.5

154

10.2

8.3-12.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

56.2

41.1-70.3

17.9

9.3-31.6

11.3

4.3-26.5

3.3

1.2- 8.8

11.3

5.0-23.4

Non-Veteran

2,606

982

35.1

32.4-37.8

840

31.0

28.5-33.6

345

12.2

10.6-14.0

231

10.5

8.6-12.8

208

11.2

9.1-13.7

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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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