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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 |
| -Western NC | 1,061 | 536 | 44.8 | 40.6-48.9 | 319 | 31.1 | 27.3-35.2 | 109 | 11.4 | 9.1-14.1 | 43 | 5.4 | 3.6- 7.9 | 54 | 7.4 | 4.9-11.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 510 | 210 | 36.3 | 30.8-42.2 | 156 | 30.2 | 25.1-35.8 | 68 | 13.9 | 10.5-18.2 | 31 | 7.1 | 4.4-11.3 | 45 | 12.5 | 8.0-19.0 |
| Female | 551 | 326 | 54.4 | 48.5-60.3 | 163 | 32.1 | 26.6-38.2 | 41 | 8.4 | 5.8-12.1 | 12 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.4 | 9 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 997 | 511 | 45.1 | 41.0-49.3 | 302 | 32.0 | 28.1-36.2 | 101 | 11.5 | 9.2-14.3 | 38 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.3 | 45 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.2 |
| African American | 24 | 11 | 56.9 | 33.4-77.7 | 5 | 21.4 | 7.4-48.1 | 4 | 11.0 | 3.8-28.2 | 4 | 10.6 | 3.6-27.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Other Minorities | 38 | 13 | 33.2 | 14.5-59.4 | 11 | 20.9 | 8.4-43.5 | 4 | 9.7 | 2.2-33.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.9 | 9 | 35.7 | 12.7-68.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 21 | 9 | 39.5 | 14.8-71.0 | 4 | 13.6 | 3.2-43.3 | 2 | 4.6 | 0.9-20.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 42.3 | 13.7-77.1 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,038 | 525 | 44.9 | 40.9-49.0 | 315 | 32.0 | 28.1-36.1 | 107 | 11.7 | 9.4-14.5 | 43 | 5.6 | 3.8- 8.2 | 48 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 31 | 6 | 22.7 | 8.8-47.4 | 11 | 41.8 | 22.0-64.7 | 4 | 7.5 | 2.5-20.0 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.3-15.6 | 9 | 25.6 | 12.2-45.9 |
| 25-34 | 105 | 31 | 32.8 | 22.4-45.2 | 32 | 30.2 | 20.7-41.7 | 22 | 17.1 | 10.6-26.3 | 7 | 7.1 | 3.3-14.6 | 13 | 12.9 | 5.3-28.1 |
| 35-44 | 162 | 57 | 34.7 | 26.7-43.8 | 57 | 33.4 | 25.4-42.4 | 28 | 15.8 | 10.6-22.8 | 10 | 10.2 | 4.8-20.4 | 10 | 5.9 | 3.0-11.3 |
| 45-54 | 223 | 97 | 46.5 | 39.0-54.2 | 77 | 32.7 | 25.9-40.3 | 24 | 10.9 | 6.9-16.8 | 10 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.3 | 15 | 5.7 | 3.1-10.1 |
| 55-64 | 252 | 140 | 55.0 | 47.9-62.0 | 75 | 31.2 | 24.8-38.3 | 20 | 8.1 | 4.9-13.0 | 11 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.2 | 6 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.4 |
| 65-74 | 178 | 120 | 68.2 | 60.2-75.2 | 48 | 27.2 | 20.6-34.9 | 6 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.0 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.3- 6.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.2 |
| 75+ | 104 | 79 | 77.9 | 68.2-85.2 | 19 | 16.2 | 10.0-25.0 | 5 | 4.4 | 1.8-10.4 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-10.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 58 | 17 | 30.2 | 13.9-53.7 | 9 | 7.4 | 3.1-16.9 | 14 | 20.6 | 10.3-37.1 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.5-21.2 | 14 | 35.7 | 15.7-62.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 225 | 108 | 38.9 | 31.0-47.5 | 57 | 28.6 | 21.2-37.3 | 24 | 12.0 | 7.3-19.2 | 11 | 6.1 | 3.0-12.1 | 25 | 14.3 | 9.1-21.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 285 | 136 | 45.1 | 37.3-53.2 | 89 | 34.8 | 27.2-43.2 | 35 | 11.8 | 8.0-17.0 | 15 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.3 | 10 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.0 |
| College Graduate | 491 | 273 | 50.0 | 44.1-55.9 | 164 | 34.5 | 28.9-40.5 | 36 | 9.2 | 6.3-13.2 | 13 | 5.0 | 2.4- 9.9 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 64 | 22 | 32.2 | 17.4-51.6 | 15 | 21.0 | 9.5-40.1 | 11 | 13.9 | 6.8-26.2 | 4 | 10.0 | 3.1-28.2 | 12 | 22.9 | 11.8-39.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 131 | 54 | 30.4 | 19.7-43.8 | 40 | 25.0 | 15.7-37.4 | 17 | 14.9 | 7.7-26.6 | 6 | 5.7 | 2.2-14.1 | 14 | 24.0 | 11.3-44.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 108 | 62 | 51.5 | 40.2-62.6 | 23 | 21.8 | 13.6-32.9 | 12 | 16.8 | 9.5-28.1 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.5 | 9 | 8.8 | 4.2-17.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 183 | 94 | 44.1 | 34.6-54.1 | 51 | 33.7 | 23.8-45.2 | 22 | 11.4 | 6.8-18.6 | 8 | 6.3 | 2.7-14.0 | 8 | 4.4 | 2.0- 9.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 195 | 91 | 44.0 | 35.4-53.0 | 61 | 28.3 | 21.1-36.8 | 26 | 16.5 | 10.9-24.3 | 12 | 7.8 | 3.9-14.9 | 5 | 3.4 | 1.3- 9.0 |
| $75,000+ | 276 | 143 | 47.4 | 40.1-54.7 | 107 | 42.7 | 35.5-50.3 | 16 | 6.1 | 3.5-10.4 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.0-11.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 313 | 179 | 50.9 | 43.1-58.7 | 77 | 29.3 | 21.9-38.1 | 26 | 7.8 | 4.9-12.0 | 11 | 5.0 | 2.4-10.3 | 20 | 7.0 | 4.0-11.8 |
| No | 722 | 345 | 42.5 | 37.5-47.6 | 236 | 32.2 | 27.8-37.0 | 80 | 12.6 | 9.7-16.2 | 29 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.6 | 32 | 7.4 | 4.2-12.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 191 | 97 | 51.0 | 41.1-60.8 | 59 | 26.9 | 19.7-35.4 | 18 | 10.6 | 5.7-19.2 | 10 | 8.0 | 3.8-15.9 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.4- 8.2 |
| Non-Veteran | 870 | 439 | 43.6 | 39.1-48.2 | 260 | 31.9 | 27.6-36.4 | 91 | 11.5 | 9.1-14.5 | 33 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.6 | 47 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.5 |
*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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