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| Total Respond.^ |
None | Once | Twice | 3-7 times | 8-30 times | |||||||||||
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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 | 6,076 | 4,729 | 70.1 | 68.1-72.1 | 506 | 11.9 | 10.6-13.5 | 284 | 5.6 | 4.7- 6.7 | 392 | 9.0 | 7.7-10.6 | 165 | 3.3 | 2.6- 4.1 |
| -Western NC | 1,063 | 855 | 74.2 | 69.7-78.2 | 76 | 9.5 | 7.1-12.6 | 43 | 4.1 | 2.8- 5.9 | 66 | 8.9 | 6.5-12.1 | 23 | 3.4 | 1.5- 7.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 514 | 386 | 66.6 | 59.8-72.7 | 43 | 12.2 | 8.4-17.4 | 24 | 5.1 | 3.2- 8.1 | 39 | 9.9 | 6.4-14.9 | 22 | 6.2 | 2.8-13.2 |
| Female | 549 | 469 | 83.1 | 78.2-87.1 | 33 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.5 | 19 | 2.8 | 1.6- 5.1 | 27 | 7.7 | 4.8-12.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 996 | 804 | 75.1 | 71.0-78.9 | 69 | 9.0 | 6.7-11.9 | 42 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.3 | 62 | 9.6 | 7.0-13.1 | 19 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.6 |
| African American | 25 | 20 | 84.1 | 64.4-93.9 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.4-18.9 | 1 | 3.9 | 0.5-23.2 | 2 | 5.7 | 1.2-23.8 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.5-20.9 |
| Other Minorities | 40 | 29 | 56.5 | 29.5-80.1 | 6 | 19.9 | 6.5-46.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.4 | 3 | 22.8 | 4.9-62.8 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 23 | 18 | 52.0 | 22.7-79.9 | 4 | 23.3 | 6.8-55.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 24.7 | 4.1-71.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,038 | 835 | 75.4 | 71.3-79.0 | 72 | 8.8 | 6.6-11.6 | 43 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.2 | 66 | 9.4 | 6.8-12.7 | 22 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 30 | 20 | 70.7 | 49.4-85.7 | 4 | 13.1 | 4.3-33.4 | 2 | 4.2 | 1.0-16.2 | 3 | 6.4 | 1.6-22.1 | 1 | 5.5 | 0.8-30.2 |
| 25-34 | 108 | 63 | 55.7 | 43.4-67.3 | 17 | 14.8 | 8.5-24.5 | 6 | 5.2 | 2.1-12.3 | 18 | 17.8 | 10.3-28.9 | 4 | 6.6 | 1.3-26.9 |
| 35-44 | 163 | 117 | 70.5 | 61.0-78.4 | 20 | 14.4 | 8.4-23.5 | 14 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.4 | 8 | 6.7 | 3.0-14.2 | 4 | 3.1 | 1.1- 8.2 |
| 45-54 | 221 | 165 | 76.1 | 69.1-82.0 | 15 | 5.8 | 3.3-10.0 | 11 | 4.3 | 2.2- 8.1 | 20 | 10.5 | 6.4-16.8 | 10 | 3.3 | 1.6- 6.5 |
| 55-64 | 251 | 212 | 84.4 | 78.4-89.0 | 13 | 4.8 | 2.6- 8.7 | 8 | 4.0 | 1.7- 9.3 | 14 | 5.2 | 2.9- 9.2 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.5- 4.2 |
| 65-74 | 178 | 168 | 94.1 | 88.0-97.2 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.3- 9.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 3.1 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.3- 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 75+ | 106 | 104 | 98.5 | 93.9-99.7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3- 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 61 | 42 | 56.5 | 34.5-76.2 | 6 | 9.0 | 3.3-22.1 | 3 | 7.9 | 2.2-24.8 | 5 | 5.5 | 1.9-15.1 | 5 | 21.1 | 5.8-53.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 226 | 162 | 64.4 | 55.4-72.5 | 14 | 11.3 | 6.0-20.5 | 20 | 8.8 | 5.3-14.3 | 19 | 10.6 | 6.2-17.5 | 11 | 4.8 | 2.5- 9.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 286 | 228 | 77.3 | 68.4-84.2 | 25 | 9.2 | 5.5-14.9 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.8- 3.1 | 18 | 10.4 | 5.0-20.3 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.8 |
| College Graduate | 488 | 421 | 81.1 | 75.5-85.7 | 31 | 8.8 | 5.6-13.6 | 11 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.3 | 24 | 7.8 | 4.9-12.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 67 | 44 | 57.7 | 39.6-74.0 | 11 | 26.8 | 12.9-47.5 | 4 | 6.3 | 2.1-17.4 | 5 | 6.0 | 2.0-16.8 | 3 | 3.1 | 0.9-10.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 134 | 88 | 53.1 | 38.5-67.1 | 13 | 10.7 | 4.8-22.1 | 11 | 7.8 | 3.7-16.0 | 15 | 14.9 | 7.9-26.2 | 7 | 13.5 | 3.8-38.5 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 107 | 91 | 82.6 | 72.0-89.8 | 3 | 4.0 | 1.1-13.2 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.4-11.4 | 6 | 6.4 | 2.5-15.2 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.8-10.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 181 | 148 | 79.6 | 70.7-86.3 | 12 | 7.1 | 3.4-14.1 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.6 | 10 | 8.6 | 4.3-16.2 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.7 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 192 | 157 | 77.1 | 67.9-84.2 | 13 | 8.5 | 4.6-15.2 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.4 | 14 | 11.4 | 6.0-20.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $75,000+ | 277 | 231 | 79.0 | 71.2-85.1 | 21 | 10.6 | 6.2-17.5 | 7 | 3.6 | 1.4- 9.0 | 13 | 4.7 | 2.4- 8.9 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.5- 8.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 317 | 266 | 81.4 | 74.8-86.6 | 20 | 8.6 | 5.2-14.0 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.4 | 11 | 3.3 | 1.6- 6.8 | 12 | 4.6 | 2.2- 9.7 |
| No | 724 | 574 | 71.8 | 66.1-76.9 | 53 | 9.6 | 6.7-13.7 | 35 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.5 | 52 | 10.7 | 7.6-15.1 | 10 | 2.8 | 0.8- 9.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 193 | 165 | 79.9 | 67.3-88.5 | 7 | 2.9 | 1.2- 7.2 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.0- 9.7 | 11 | 12.0 | 4.8-27.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 870 | 690 | 73.1 | 68.3-77.5 | 69 | 10.7 | 7.9-14.3 | 35 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.0 | 55 | 8.3 | 6.0-11.3 | 21 | 3.9 | 1.7- 8.6 |
*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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