BRFSS 2009 - 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?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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	5,270	48	0.9	0.6- 1.4	1,544	29.6	27.6-31.7	1,542	31.4	29.3-33.7	1,610	29.9	27.9-32.0	526	8.2	7.1- 9.4
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	537	10	1.4	0.5- 3.8	209	36.6	30.7-42.9	171	31.1	25.5-37.4	126	24.5	19.2-30.8	21	6.3	3.3-11.8
GENDER
Male	242	5	1.0	0.4- 2.5	74	32.4	24.6-41.2	80	27.3	20.6-35.4	69	30.5	22.4-40.0	14	8.8	4.1-17.9
Female	295	5	2.0	0.5- 8.5	135	41.9	33.4-50.9	91	35.9	27.2-45.6	57	17.0	11.7-24.1	7	3.2	1.0- 9.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	0	0.0	. - .	2	67.8	22.7-93.8	3	32.2	6.2-77.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	532	10	1.5	0.5- 3.9	207	36.0	30.1-42.3	168	31.1	25.4-37.4	126	25.0	19.6-31.3	21	6.4	3.4-12.0
AGE
18-24	43	0	0.0	. - .	14	28.7	15.3-47.3	15	35.7	19.4-56.0	12	28.1	14.7-47.1	2	7.5	1.9-25.7
25-34	92	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7	30	29.4	18.7-43.0	34	39.2	27.2-52.6	24	23.8	14.7-36.2	3	6.8	1.4-27.7
35-44	112	0	0.0	. - .	48	46.2	33.2-59.7	38	28.6	18.4-41.5	24	19.8	11.3-32.4	2	5.4	0.8-28.2
45-54	142	5	4.3	1.0-16.2	56	34.9	24.4-47.1	36	22.3	14.4-32.7	38	33.3	20.8-48.7	7	5.3	1.9-14.2
55-64	95	2	1.1	0.2- 5.2	37	45.4	31.1-60.5	33	32.3	21.1-46.1	18	16.6	9.5-27.5	5	4.6	1.4-14.4
65+	51	2	6.0	1.4-22.3	22	40.4	24.5-58.6	15	27.4	15.2-44.4	10	13.1	5.9-26.5	2	13.1	2.5-46.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	64	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	25	38.8	21.9-58.9	19	18.6	10.0-32.1	13	13.2	5.3-29.1	6	29.1	13.1-52.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	178	5	2.8	0.7-10.9	66	32.4	23.4-42.9	52	26.0	18.0-36.0	48	36.8	25.8-49.5	7	2.0	0.8- 5.2
Some Post-H.S.	140	4	1.8	0.6- 5.2	61	36.9	26.2-49.0	43	42.4	29.5-56.4	27	16.5	10.1-25.8	5	2.4	0.9- 6.4
College Graduate	154	0	0.0	. - .	57	40.6	30.1-52.0	56	34.0	24.9-44.5	38	22.9	15.3-32.7	3	2.5	0.5-12.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	72	0	0.0	. - .	28	29.2	15.2-48.7	22	36.8	17.6-61.2	19	22.7	11.0-41.2	3	11.3	2.2-42.5
$15,000- 24,999	89	2	1.0	0.2- 4.0	31	29.4	18.3-43.7	31	35.5	23.0-50.4	22	24.4	13.9-39.2	3	9.7	2.5-31.6
$25,000- 34,999	67	2	1.5	0.3- 7.0	23	40.0	22.4-60.7	16	15.9	7.9-29.5	21	39.5	20.8-61.8	5	3.1	1.2- 7.9
$35,000-49,999	68	4	3.9	1.2-11.4	36	52.7	36.6-68.2	16	23.5	12.1-40.7	11	19.5	9.0-37.5	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8
$50,000- 74,999	88	0	0.0	. - .	31	37.7	25.8-51.4	32	29.3	18.6-42.8	20	24.6	14.6-38.4	5	8.4	2.8-22.4
$75,000+	95	0	0.0	. - .	36	39.1	26.1-53.9	37	38.9	26.8-52.6	21	21.8	12.6-35.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	156	4	3.1	0.7-13.3	61	31.7	21.7-43.7	48	39.3	26.5-53.7	35	19.7	10.0-35.1	8	6.2	2.5-14.8
No	336	6	0.9	0.4- 2.2	130	38.8	31.4-46.6	109	28.6	22.6-35.5	80	26.5	20.2-34.0	11	5.2	2.1-12.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	79	3	3.1	1.0- 9.7	24	28.0	17.3-41.9	24	32.7	19.8-48.9	22	26.6	16.2-40.7	6	9.5	3.0-26.3
Non-Veteran	412	6	0.5	0.2- 1.1	167	38.0	31.2-45.4	132	31.8	25.3-39.0	94	24.9	18.7-32.4	13	4.8	2.1-10.5

Total
Respond.^

No drinks

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,270

0.9

0.6- 1.4

1,544

29.6

27.6-31.7

1,542

31.4

29.3-33.7

1,610

29.9

27.9-32.0

526

8.2

7.1- 9.4

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

537

1.4

0.5- 3.8

209

36.6

30.7-42.9

171

31.1

25.5-37.4

126

24.5

19.2-30.8

6.3

3.3-11.8

GENDER

Male

242

1.0

0.4- 2.5

32.4

24.6-41.2

27.3

20.6-35.4

30.5

22.4-40.0

8.8

4.1-17.9

Female

295

2.0

0.5- 8.5

135

41.9

33.4-50.9

35.9

27.2-45.6

17.0

11.7-24.1

3.2

1.0- 9.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

67.8

22.7-93.8

32.2

6.2-77.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

532

1.5

0.5- 3.9

207

36.0

30.1-42.3

168

31.1

25.4-37.4

126

25.0

19.6-31.3

6.4

3.4-12.0

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

28.7

15.3-47.3

35.7

19.4-56.0

28.1

14.7-47.1

7.5

1.9-25.7

25-34

0.7

0.1- 4.7

29.4

18.7-43.0

39.2

27.2-52.6

23.8

14.7-36.2

6.8

1.4-27.7

35-44

112

0.0

. - .

46.2

33.2-59.7

28.6

18.4-41.5

19.8

11.3-32.4

5.4

0.8-28.2

45-54

142

4.3

1.0-16.2

34.9

24.4-47.1

22.3

14.4-32.7

33.3

20.8-48.7

5.3

1.9-14.2

55-64

1.1

0.2- 5.2

45.4

31.1-60.5

32.3

21.1-46.1

16.6

9.5-27.5

4.6

1.4-14.4

65+

6.0

1.4-22.3

40.4

24.5-58.6

27.4

15.2-44.4

13.1

5.9-26.5

13.1

2.5-46.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

0.3

0.0- 2.4

38.8

21.9-58.9

18.6

10.0-32.1

13.2

5.3-29.1

29.1

13.1-52.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

178

2.8

0.7-10.9

32.4

23.4-42.9

26.0

18.0-36.0

36.8

25.8-49.5

2.0

0.8- 5.2

Some Post-H.S.

140

1.8

0.6- 5.2

36.9

26.2-49.0

42.4

29.5-56.4

16.5

10.1-25.8

2.4

0.9- 6.4

College Graduate

154

0.0

. - .

40.6

30.1-52.0

34.0

24.9-44.5

22.9

15.3-32.7

2.5

0.5-12.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

0.0

. - .

29.2

15.2-48.7

36.8

17.6-61.2

22.7

11.0-41.2

11.3

2.2-42.5

$15,000- 24,999

1.0

0.2- 4.0

29.4

18.3-43.7

35.5

23.0-50.4

24.4

13.9-39.2

9.7

2.5-31.6

$25,000- 34,999

1.5

0.3- 7.0

40.0

22.4-60.7

15.9

7.9-29.5

39.5

20.8-61.8

3.1

1.2- 7.9

$35,000-49,999

3.9

1.2-11.4

52.7

36.6-68.2

23.5

12.1-40.7

19.5

9.0-37.5

0.4

0.1- 2.8

$50,000- 74,999

0.0

. - .

37.7

25.8-51.4

29.3

18.6-42.8

24.6

14.6-38.4

8.4

2.8-22.4

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

39.1

26.1-53.9

38.9

26.8-52.6

21.8

12.6-35.1

0.2

0.0- 1.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

156

3.1

0.7-13.3

31.7

21.7-43.7

39.3

26.5-53.7

19.7

10.0-35.1

6.2

2.5-14.8

336

0.9

0.4- 2.2

130

38.8

31.4-46.6

109

28.6

22.6-35.5

26.5

20.2-34.0

5.2

2.1-12.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

3.1

1.0- 9.7

28.0

17.3-41.9

32.7

19.8-48.9

26.6

16.2-40.7

9.5

3.0-26.3

Non-Veteran

412

0.5

0.2- 1.1

167

38.0

31.2-45.4

132

31.8

25.3-39.0

24.9

18.7-32.4

4.8

2.1-10.5

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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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