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| Total Respond.^ |
Only one | Two | Three | Four | Five or more | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 6,056 | 2,935 | 41.7 | 39.8-43.5 | 1,852 | 29.6 | 28.0-31.4 | 648 | 12.5 | 11.2-13.9 | 234 | 5.4 | 4.5- 6.4 | 387 | 10.9 | 9.3-12.6 |
| -Piedmont NC | 3,150 | 1,558 | 43.0 | 40.4-45.7 | 957 | 28.8 | 26.6-31.1 | 326 | 12.2 | 10.6-14.1 | 119 | 5.3 | 4.2- 6.7 | 190 | 10.6 | 8.5-13.2 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,479 | 566 | 32.8 | 29.5-36.4 | 486 | 29.8 | 26.7-33.2 | 204 | 15.2 | 12.7-18.1 | 75 | 6.6 | 4.9- 8.8 | 148 | 15.5 | 12.1-19.6 |
| Female | 1,671 | 992 | 56.6 | 52.9-60.1 | 471 | 27.4 | 24.4-30.7 | 122 | 8.3 | 6.4-10.6 | 44 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.4 | 42 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,640 | 1,314 | 43.8 | 41.1-46.6 | 813 | 30.5 | 28.0-33.0 | 275 | 12.4 | 10.6-14.3 | 92 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.7 | 146 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.3 |
| African American | 359 | 163 | 38.8 | 31.7-46.5 | 115 | 30.2 | 24.2-36.9 | 36 | 13.2 | 8.4-20.2 | 21 | 7.0 | 4.3-11.2 | 24 | 10.9 | 6.5-17.7 |
| Other Minorities | 145 | 79 | 44.3 | 32.3-57.0 | 27 | 12.1 | 7.4-19.2 | 14 | 9.2 | 5.0-16.6 | 6 | 4.6 | 1.7-11.5 | 19 | 29.8 | 16.6-47.6 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 92 | 47 | 42.9 | 27.6-59.7 | 19 | 9.8 | 5.3-17.5 | 9 | 8.9 | 3.9-18.9 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.1-14.5 | 13 | 34.3 | 16.9-57.2 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,054 | 1,510 | 43.1 | 40.5-45.6 | 937 | 30.0 | 27.7-32.4 | 315 | 12.4 | 10.7-14.3 | 115 | 5.4 | 4.3- 6.8 | 177 | 9.1 | 7.5-11.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 76 | 25 | 33.5 | 21.2-48.5 | 13 | 17.0 | 9.0-29.6 | 11 | 10.9 | 5.6-20.1 | 5 | 5.9 | 2.2-14.8 | 22 | 32.7 | 19.9-48.7 |
| 25-34 | 364 | 123 | 30.2 | 24.7-36.3 | 118 | 29.7 | 24.3-35.8 | 45 | 14.1 | 9.9-19.8 | 27 | 8.6 | 5.5-13.3 | 51 | 17.3 | 12.6-23.3 |
| 35-44 | 640 | 268 | 40.7 | 36.1-45.4 | 198 | 28.3 | 24.3-32.7 | 92 | 15.6 | 12.1-19.9 | 34 | 7.0 | 4.7-10.1 | 48 | 8.4 | 5.7-12.2 |
| 45-54 | 784 | 385 | 46.2 | 41.8-50.7 | 261 | 34.6 | 30.4-39.1 | 83 | 12.1 | 9.3-15.5 | 26 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.4 | 29 | 3.8 | 2.4- 5.8 |
| 55-64 | 671 | 352 | 50.8 | 46.1-55.5 | 210 | 31.8 | 27.5-36.4 | 57 | 9.4 | 6.8-12.8 | 22 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.4 | 30 | 4.7 | 3.1- 7.1 |
| 65-74 | 381 | 229 | 60.4 | 54.4-66.2 | 116 | 29.5 | 24.3-35.2 | 24 | 7.1 | 4.5-11.0 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.7 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.6 |
| 75+ | 217 | 170 | 82.2 | 76.0-87.0 | 33 | 12.4 | 8.5-17.8 | 11 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.3- 4.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 166 | 77 | 37.3 | 27.0-48.9 | 37 | 21.0 | 12.8-32.4 | 17 | 11.7 | 6.2-21.2 | 9 | 4.7 | 1.8-12.1 | 26 | 25.3 | 13.6-42.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 644 | 278 | 38.3 | 31.8-45.2 | 165 | 20.1 | 16.2-24.6 | 90 | 15.6 | 11.6-20.7 | 38 | 7.6 | 5.0-11.3 | 73 | 18.5 | 12.5-26.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 795 | 381 | 39.1 | 34.5-43.9 | 255 | 30.4 | 26.0-35.1 | 80 | 13.5 | 10.2-17.7 | 31 | 6.5 | 3.9-10.5 | 48 | 10.5 | 7.3-14.8 |
| College Graduate | 1,541 | 818 | 48.2 | 44.8-51.5 | 500 | 33.4 | 30.3-36.8 | 139 | 10.0 | 8.0-12.4 | 41 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.2 | 43 | 4.7 | 3.2- 7.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 120 | 53 | 39.0 | 24.0-56.5 | 27 | 15.7 | 8.9-26.4 | 17 | 11.3 | 5.3-22.6 | 7 | 5.4 | 2.2-12.6 | 16 | 28.6 | 15.0-47.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 292 | 126 | 37.5 | 27.5-48.7 | 84 | 19.3 | 13.5-26.9 | 32 | 11.1 | 6.0-19.7 | 16 | 4.3 | 1.9- 9.5 | 34 | 27.8 | 16.2-43.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 260 | 134 | 42.9 | 34.9-51.3 | 63 | 27.1 | 20.1-35.6 | 29 | 12.7 | 7.7-20.1 | 17 | 9.8 | 5.5-16.8 | 17 | 7.5 | 4.1-13.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 427 | 215 | 42.5 | 35.9-49.3 | 125 | 28.0 | 22.5-34.3 | 50 | 15.1 | 10.3-21.6 | 13 | 5.9 | 2.8-12.0 | 24 | 8.4 | 4.9-14.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 536 | 245 | 40.5 | 35.1-46.0 | 181 | 30.8 | 25.9-36.1 | 61 | 14.7 | 10.9-19.4 | 15 | 5.3 | 2.6-10.3 | 34 | 8.8 | 5.6-13.6 |
| $75,000+ | 1,228 | 611 | 44.1 | 40.3-48.0 | 409 | 33.9 | 30.2-37.7 | 115 | 11.1 | 8.8-13.9 | 41 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.3 | 52 | 6.7 | 4.6- 9.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 825 | 407 | 42.4 | 37.5-47.5 | 250 | 31.0 | 26.5-35.8 | 81 | 10.8 | 8.2-14.2 | 36 | 5.1 | 3.3- 7.9 | 51 | 10.7 | 7.4-15.2 |
| No | 2,256 | 1,123 | 43.4 | 40.3-46.5 | 687 | 28.3 | 25.7-31.0 | 236 | 12.5 | 10.6-14.8 | 78 | 5.2 | 3.9- 6.9 | 132 | 10.6 | 8.1-13.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 489 | 249 | 46.8 | 40.9-52.8 | 136 | 27.6 | 22.4-33.5 | 53 | 11.8 | 8.4-16.3 | 26 | 7.3 | 4.3-12.2 | 25 | 6.5 | 3.7-11.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,660 | 1,308 | 42.4 | 39.6-45.3 | 821 | 29.0 | 26.6-31.6 | 273 | 12.3 | 10.5-14.4 | 93 | 5.0 | 3.8- 6.5 | 165 | 11.3 | 8.9-14.2 |
*This question was 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.
Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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