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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Alcohol Consumption

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,091 1,475 23.2 21.5-25.0 1,542 27.0 25.1-28.9 856 17.0 15.3-18.8 394 9.4 8.0-10.9 824 23.5 21.2-25.9
-Mecklenburg County 335 85 21.9 17.1-27.7 111 28.8 23.0-35.4 60 14.9 11.2-19.5 34 12.3 8.4-17.8 45 22.1 15.4-30.6
GENDER
Male 142 30 20.6 14.1-29.0 35 20.1 13.8-28.3 27 15.2 10.0-22.4 17 14.5 8.5-23.5 33 29.6 21.1-39.9
Female 193 55 23.3 16.6-31.7 76 38.0 28.5-48.4 33 14.5 9.8-20.9 17 10.1 5.8-17.0 12 14.1 5.5-31.6
RACE
White 259 62 20.8 15.6-27.2 88 33.1 26.1-40.9 52 19.0 14.2-24.9 24 10.2 6.7-15.4 33 16.9 11.6-23.9
Other 72 23 24.9 15.3-37.8 21 19.9 11.8-31.5 7 7.0 2.9-15.7 9 15.1 7.2-29.1 12 33.1 18.3-52.2
AGE
18-44 111 25 19.4 12.4-28.9 28 21.7 13.7-32.7 20 11.4 7.0-18.1 14 13.9 7.8-23.8 24 33.5 22.1-47.3
45+ 221 58 23.9 18.2-30.8 82 36.5 29.4-44.2 40 18.9 13.6-25.6 20 10.8 6.8-16.6 21 9.9 6.2-15.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 57 14 18.6 9.8-32.4 19 31.4 17.4-49.7 10 11.5 5.3-23.1 6 14.8 5.9-32.3 8 23.8 11.1-43.9
Some College + 278 71 23.0 17.6-29.5 92 28.0 22.2-34.6 50 15.9 11.8-21.2 28 11.6 7.7-17.0 37 21.5 14.1-31.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 103 29 24.5 15.3-36.8 38 28.6 18.6-41.3 19 15.4 8.8-25.5 6 4.4 1.7-10.9 11 27.1 12.9-48.4
$50,000+ 191 44 21.2 15.5-28.3 57 26.7 20.3-34.4 38 17.3 12.4-23.7 22 13.5 8.7-20.5 30 21.2 14.6-29.7

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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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