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-WHITE 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
-WHITE MALES	2,428	19	0.5	0.3- 0.9	490	20.4	18.2-22.7	708	31.7	29.1-34.5	890	37.7	35.0-40.4	321	9.7	8.4-11.3
AGE
18-24	56	0	0.0	. - .	16	26.5	15.6-41.2	23	40.4	26.6-56.0	14	26.5	14.8-42.8	3	6.6	1.8-21.4
25-34	252	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	60	24.7	18.8-31.7	95	36.2	29.5-43.5	79	33.2	26.6-40.6	17	5.6	3.3- 9.4
35-44	427	2	0.7	0.2- 2.6	88	17.7	14.1-21.9	129	32.5	27.3-38.2	189	45.4	39.8-51.1	19	3.8	2.3- 6.3
45-54	511	6	0.8	0.3- 1.8	97	18.7	14.8-23.2	157	31.3	26.4-36.6	197	40.9	35.7-46.4	54	8.4	6.2-11.2
55-64	568	3	0.5	0.2- 1.5	118	20.8	17.0-25.3	142	25.6	21.3-30.3	211	38.3	33.5-43.3	94	14.8	11.6-18.7
65-74	404	3	0.5	0.2- 1.5	74	13.5	10.4-17.4	104	25.2	20.6-30.5	138	37.5	32.0-43.2	85	23.3	18.7-28.7
75+	203	4	1.6	0.4- 5.8	36	20.7	14.5-28.7	55	26.5	19.9-34.5	61	26.6	20.4-33.9	47	24.5	18.0-32.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	156	3	1.6	0.5- 5.1	37	19.8	12.7-29.6	44	35.1	24.4-47.7	38	22.6	14.5-33.4	34	20.8	12.1-33.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	536	6	0.7	0.2- 2.1	115	22.1	17.3-27.7	161	33.7	28.0-40.0	171	33.5	27.8-39.6	83	10.0	7.6-13.1
Some Post-H.S.	579	5	0.5	0.2- 1.6	148	27.0	22.0-32.6	176	31.9	26.4-37.9	189	34.4	28.8-40.4	61	6.3	4.6- 8.6
College Graduate	1,153	5	0.3	0.1- 0.8	189	16.2	13.6-19.3	325	30.1	26.7-33.7	491	43.7	39.9-47.4	143	9.7	7.9-11.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	89	2	0.5	0.1- 2.4	15	14.7	8.0-25.5	30	44.5	29.6-60.5	24	28.7	16.4-45.2	18	11.5	6.3-20.1
$15,000- 24,999	214	5	2.1	0.8- 5.3	48	25.5	17.4-35.7	68	31.7	22.9-42.0	57	25.7	18.7-34.2	36	15.1	9.8-22.5
$25,000- 34,999	191	2	0.5	0.1- 2.5	33	20.6	12.8-31.4	65	42.0	31.3-53.6	65	27.8	20.2-37.0	26	9.1	5.4-14.9
$35,000- 49,999	336	3	0.9	0.2- 3.9	86	23.8	18.3-30.4	92	30.6	23.7-38.6	109	35.5	28.4-43.2	46	9.1	6.4-12.8
$50,000-74,999	483	3	0.3	0.1- 0.9	113	26.6	21.6-32.3	138	28.6	23.7-34.0	167	35.4	30.0-41.3	62	9.1	6.9-12.1
$75,000+	951	2	0.2	0.0- 0.8	156	15.1	12.4-18.4	263	31.1	27.2-35.3	416	44.3	40.0-48.7	114	9.2	7.1-12.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	704	12	1.2	0.6- 2.3	163	25.9	21.2-31.1	206	31.1	26.3-36.3	212	29.0	24.7-33.6	111	12.9	9.7-17.0
No	1,669	7	0.3	0.1- 0.8	317	18.7	16.3-21.4	487	31.7	28.6-34.9	657	40.7	37.4-44.0	201	8.6	7.2-10.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	938	10	0.9	0.4- 1.9	171	18.4	15.3-21.9	274	31.6	27.7-35.9	328	35.3	31.3-39.6	155	13.8	11.4-16.5
Non-Veteran	1,488	9	0.4	0.2- 0.8	319	21.2	18.5-24.3	433	31.7	28.5-35.2	561	38.6	35.2-42.1	166	8.0	6.5- 9.9

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

-WHITE MALES

2,428

0.5

0.3- 0.9

490

20.4

18.2-22.7

708

31.7

29.1-34.5

890

37.7

35.0-40.4

321

9.7

8.4-11.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

26.5

15.6-41.2

40.4

26.6-56.0

26.5

14.8-42.8

6.6

1.8-21.4

25-34

252

0.3

0.0- 1.8

24.7

18.8-31.7

36.2

29.5-43.5

33.2

26.6-40.6

5.6

3.3- 9.4

35-44

427

0.7

0.2- 2.6

17.7

14.1-21.9

129

32.5

27.3-38.2

189

45.4

39.8-51.1

3.8

2.3- 6.3

45-54

511

0.8

0.3- 1.8

18.7

14.8-23.2

157

31.3

26.4-36.6

197

40.9

35.7-46.4

8.4

6.2-11.2

55-64

568

0.5

0.2- 1.5

118

20.8

17.0-25.3

142

25.6

21.3-30.3

211

38.3

33.5-43.3

14.8

11.6-18.7

65-74

404

0.5

0.2- 1.5

13.5

10.4-17.4

104

25.2

20.6-30.5

138

37.5

32.0-43.2

23.3

18.7-28.7

75+

203

1.6

0.4- 5.8

20.7

14.5-28.7

26.5

19.9-34.5

26.6

20.4-33.9

24.5

18.0-32.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

156

1.6

0.5- 5.1

19.8

12.7-29.6

35.1

24.4-47.7

22.6

14.5-33.4

20.8

12.1-33.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

536

0.7

0.2- 2.1

115

22.1

17.3-27.7

161

33.7

28.0-40.0

171

33.5

27.8-39.6

10.0

7.6-13.1

Some Post-H.S.

579

0.5

0.2- 1.6

148

27.0

22.0-32.6

176

31.9

26.4-37.9

189

34.4

28.8-40.4

6.3

4.6- 8.6

College Graduate

1,153

0.3

0.1- 0.8

189

16.2

13.6-19.3

325

30.1

26.7-33.7

491

43.7

39.9-47.4

143

9.7

7.9-11.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

0.5

0.1- 2.4

14.7

8.0-25.5

44.5

29.6-60.5

28.7

16.4-45.2

11.5

6.3-20.1

$15,000- 24,999

214

2.1

0.8- 5.3

25.5

17.4-35.7

31.7

22.9-42.0

25.7

18.7-34.2

15.1

9.8-22.5

$25,000- 34,999

191

0.5

0.1- 2.5

20.6

12.8-31.4

42.0

31.3-53.6

27.8

20.2-37.0

9.1

5.4-14.9

$35,000- 49,999

336

0.9

0.2- 3.9

23.8

18.3-30.4

30.6

23.7-38.6

109

35.5

28.4-43.2

9.1

6.4-12.8

$50,000-74,999

483

0.3

0.1- 0.9

113

26.6

21.6-32.3

138

28.6

23.7-34.0

167

35.4

30.0-41.3

9.1

6.9-12.1

$75,000+

951

0.2

0.0- 0.8

156

15.1

12.4-18.4

263

31.1

27.2-35.3

416

44.3

40.0-48.7

114

9.2

7.1-12.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

704

1.2

0.6- 2.3

163

25.9

21.2-31.1

206

31.1

26.3-36.3

212

29.0

24.7-33.6

111

12.9

9.7-17.0

1,669

0.3

0.1- 0.8

317

18.7

16.3-21.4

487

31.7

28.6-34.9

657

40.7

37.4-44.0

201

8.6

7.2-10.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

938

0.9

0.4- 1.9

171

18.4

15.3-21.9

274

31.6

27.7-35.9

328

35.3

31.3-39.6

155

13.8

11.4-16.5

Non-Veteran

1,488

0.4

0.2- 0.8

319

21.2

18.5-24.3

433

31.7

28.5-35.2

561

38.6

35.2-42.1

166

8.0

6.5- 9.9

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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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