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 MALES

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 MALES	2,353	499	17.4	15.4-19.5	541	19.3	17.3-21.4	488	19.8	17.7-22.1	196	8.6	7.2-10.3	629	35.0	32.1-37.9
AGE
18-24	56	5	12.3	4.7-28.3	6	11.3	4.2-27.2	7	10.2	4.2-22.6	6	7.4	2.9-17.4	32	58.9	43.2-73.0
25-34	247	28	10.9	7.2-16.2	35	12.3	8.5-17.5	42	19.0	13.7-25.8	25	9.2	5.7-14.4	117	48.6	41.2-56.0
35-44	416	58	13.2	9.9-17.3	80	18.4	14.4-23.3	80	19.1	15.0-24.1	28	7.6	4.9-11.4	170	41.7	36.2-47.5
45-54	491	90	18.3	14.4-23.1	91	16.9	13.4-21.2	109	22.3	18.1-27.3	44	9.2	6.4-12.9	157	33.2	28.1-38.7
55-64	553	117	19.1	15.6-23.2	154	28.3	24.0-33.1	122	22.8	18.7-27.5	58	11.7	8.5-15.8	102	18.1	14.4-22.5
65-74	386	117	27.7	22.8-33.2	105	29.0	23.9-34.8	90	24.5	19.8-29.9	31	7.9	5.3-11.7	43	10.8	7.8-14.9
75+	197	79	46.7	38.6-55.1	69	32.6	25.5-40.5	38	16.2	11.4-22.4	4	1.7	0.6- 4.6	7	2.8	1.3- 6.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	142	40	28.4	18.5-40.9	25	10.5	5.9-18.1	20	12.0	6.1-22.4	11	6.6	2.8-14.7	46	42.5	30.2-55.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	512	107	15.5	11.3-20.8	84	12.4	9.3-16.3	80	14.9	11.3-19.4	40	9.1	5.9-13.8	201	48.1	41.8-54.5
Some Post-H.S.	557	112	16.0	12.6-20.2	130	21.6	16.8-27.3	121	20.5	15.9-25.9	44	6.6	4.5- 9.6	150	35.3	29.1-42.0
College Graduate	1,137	236	17.3	14.8-20.2	302	22.6	19.8-25.7	267	22.9	19.9-26.2	100	9.6	7.5-12.2	232	27.6	24.0-31.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	82	15	7.9	4.3-14.0	11	7.5	3.6-15.0	12	15.2	6.9-30.5	8	12.9	5.2-28.6	36	56.4	40.8-70.9
$15,000- 24,999	201	55	31.1	21.9-42.1	42	15.1	9.7-22.7	30	9.6	6.1-14.7	16	8.8	4.9-15.3	58	35.4	26.4-45.7
$25,000- 34,999	183	42	15.7	10.4-22.9	41	23.0	15.4-33.0	40	18.5	12.0-27.4	14	8.8	3.9-18.8	46	34.0	23.4-46.4
$35,000- 49,999	327	93	23.6	18.1-30.1	61	16.1	11.5-22.0	52	14.4	10.3-19.9	32	11.3	7.0-17.8	89	34.6	27.2-42.8
$50,000-74,999	470	97	18.9	14.7-24.0	110	20.6	15.7-26.7	109	21.9	17.5-27.1	38	8.2	5.4-12.3	116	30.4	24.8-36.6
$75,000+	933	151	13.3	10.6-16.5	232	20.3	17.4-23.6	224	23.2	19.8-27.0	74	7.5	5.6- 9.9	252	35.7	31.3-40.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	667	177	20.6	17.0-24.7	156	21.0	17.3-25.3	133	18.5	14.7-23.1	52	9.4	6.5-13.3	149	30.4	25.2-36.3
No	1,636	310	16.4	14.1-19.0	376	18.8	16.5-21.4	349	20.2	17.7-22.9	139	8.3	6.7-10.3	462	36.2	32.8-39.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	903	229	22.4	19.1-26.0	242	25.2	21.3-29.5	178	17.8	14.9-21.2	83	10.3	7.8-13.6	171	24.3	20.3-28.8
Non-Veteran	1,448	270	15.3	13.0-18.0	298	16.7	14.5-19.2	310	20.6	17.9-23.6	112	7.8	6.2- 9.9	458	39.5	35.9-43.2

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 MALES

2,353

499

17.4

15.4-19.5

541

19.3

17.3-21.4

488

19.8

17.7-22.1

196

8.6

7.2-10.3

629

35.0

32.1-37.9

AGE

18-24

12.3

4.7-28.3

11.3

4.2-27.2

10.2

4.2-22.6

7.4

2.9-17.4

58.9

43.2-73.0

25-34

247

10.9

7.2-16.2

12.3

8.5-17.5

19.0

13.7-25.8

9.2

5.7-14.4

117

48.6

41.2-56.0

35-44

416

13.2

9.9-17.3

18.4

14.4-23.3

19.1

15.0-24.1

7.6

4.9-11.4

170

41.7

36.2-47.5

45-54

491

18.3

14.4-23.1

16.9

13.4-21.2

109

22.3

18.1-27.3

9.2

6.4-12.9

157

33.2

28.1-38.7

55-64

553

117

19.1

15.6-23.2

154

28.3

24.0-33.1

122

22.8

18.7-27.5

11.7

8.5-15.8

102

18.1

14.4-22.5

65-74

386

117

27.7

22.8-33.2

105

29.0

23.9-34.8

24.5

19.8-29.9

7.9

5.3-11.7

10.8

7.8-14.9

75+

197

46.7

38.6-55.1

32.6

25.5-40.5

16.2

11.4-22.4

1.7

0.6- 4.6

2.8

1.3- 6.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

142

28.4

18.5-40.9

10.5

5.9-18.1

12.0

6.1-22.4

6.6

2.8-14.7

42.5

30.2-55.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

512

107

15.5

11.3-20.8

12.4

9.3-16.3

14.9

11.3-19.4

9.1

5.9-13.8

201

48.1

41.8-54.5

Some Post-H.S.

557

112

16.0

12.6-20.2

130

21.6

16.8-27.3

121

20.5

15.9-25.9

6.6

4.5- 9.6

150

35.3

29.1-42.0

College Graduate

1,137

236

17.3

14.8-20.2

302

22.6

19.8-25.7

267

22.9

19.9-26.2

100

9.6

7.5-12.2

232

27.6

24.0-31.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

7.9

4.3-14.0

7.5

3.6-15.0

15.2

6.9-30.5

12.9

5.2-28.6

56.4

40.8-70.9

$15,000- 24,999

201

31.1

21.9-42.1

15.1

9.7-22.7

9.6

6.1-14.7

8.8

4.9-15.3

35.4

26.4-45.7

$25,000- 34,999

183

15.7

10.4-22.9

23.0

15.4-33.0

18.5

12.0-27.4

8.8

3.9-18.8

34.0

23.4-46.4

$35,000- 49,999

327

23.6

18.1-30.1

16.1

11.5-22.0

14.4

10.3-19.9

11.3

7.0-17.8

34.6

27.2-42.8

$50,000-74,999

470

18.9

14.7-24.0

110

20.6

15.7-26.7

109

21.9

17.5-27.1

8.2

5.4-12.3

116

30.4

24.8-36.6

$75,000+

933

151

13.3

10.6-16.5

232

20.3

17.4-23.6

224

23.2

19.8-27.0

7.5

5.6- 9.9

252

35.7

31.3-40.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

667

177

20.6

17.0-24.7

156

21.0

17.3-25.3

133

18.5

14.7-23.1

9.4

6.5-13.3

149

30.4

25.2-36.3

1,636

310

16.4

14.1-19.0

376

18.8

16.5-21.4

349

20.2

17.7-22.9

139

8.3

6.7-10.3

462

36.2

32.8-39.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

903

229

22.4

19.1-26.0

242

25.2

21.3-29.5

178

17.8

14.9-21.2

10.3

7.8-13.6

171

24.3

20.3-28.8

Non-Veteran

1,448

270

15.3

13.0-18.0

298

16.7

14.5-19.2

310

20.6

17.9-23.6

112

7.8

6.2- 9.9

458

39.5

35.9-43.2

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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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