BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*

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	Total Respond.^	None	Once	Twice	3-7 times	8-30 times
North Carolina	5,215	4,119	71.2	68.8-73.5	398	10.4	8.9-12.0	257	6.6	5.2- 8.2	309	8.6	7.0-10.5	132	3.3	2.5- 4.2
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	521	390	68.9	61.8-75.2	49	10.3	7.1-14.7	28	7.7	4.2-14.0	38	9.4	5.6-15.4	16	3.7	1.7- 7.8
GENDER
Male	233	161	64.6	54.8-73.3	24	9.8	5.9-15.8	14	9.3	4.0-20.2	25	11.4	6.8-18.3	9	5.0	1.9-12.6
Female	288	229	74.3	63.6-82.8	25	10.9	6.2-18.5	14	5.8	2.7-12.2	13	6.9	2.0-21.6	7	2.1	0.9- 4.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	3	44.3	8.8-86.7	1	7.8	0.9-45.6	1	47.9	8.9-89.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	516	387	69.4	62.2-75.7	48	10.3	7.1-14.8	27	7.0	3.6-13.1	38	9.6	5.7-15.7	16	3.8	1.8- 8.0
AGE
18-24	42	25	56.9	37.1-74.6	8	15.8	6.6-33.5	2	4.6	0.9-20.3	5	19.4	6.5-45.4	2	3.3	0.8-13.1
25-34	88	66	76.7	63.3-86.3	10	9.8	4.6-19.7	6	8.3	2.8-22.1	3	3.9	1.0-14.4	3	1.3	0.4- 4.6
35-44	111	81	71.2	56.6-82.4	13	12.7	6.4-23.9	5	2.7	1.0- 7.0	9	7.0	2.4-18.5	3	6.4	1.3-27.1
45-54	133	95	61.6	46.0-75.1	12	7.8	3.5-16.4	7	13.6	3.8-38.9	12	10.6	5.1-20.7	7	6.4	2.4-15.9
55-64	93	79	78.4	59.4-90.0	4	5.1	1.6-14.9	4	11.5	2.9-36.2	6	5.0	1.5-14.8	0	0.0	. - .
65+	52	42	77.0	52.5-91.0	2	1.9	0.4- 8.0	4	7.0	2.1-21.1	3	13.1	2.6-46.0	1	1.0	0.1- 6.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	62	43	62.4	41.9-79.3	5	5.4	2.0-14.1	5	8.2	1.9-29.2	7	13.6	4.7-33.6	2	10.3	2.2-36.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	172	119	62.0	49.4-73.1	19	14.0	7.5-24.6	9	10.7	3.5-28.1	20	11.7	6.7-19.6	5	1.7	0.6- 4.9
Some Post-H.S.	134	105	74.3	57.7-85.9	11	10.6	5.0-21.3	6	2.0	0.7- 5.2	6	9.9	2.2-35.4	6	3.2	1.2- 8.0
College Graduate	152	122	76.1	65.1-84.5	14	8.1	4.3-14.6	8	9.2	3.9-20.0	5	3.6	1.0-12.0	3	3.0	0.7-11.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	72	51	63.8	39.1-82.9	6	4.2	1.5-10.8	4	2.7	0.8- 8.7	10	29.0	11.1-57.3	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9
$15,000- 24,999	88	64	64.0	47.4-77.8	9	16.3	7.2-32.7	5	4.5	1.7-10.9	6	8.0	2.8-20.9	4	7.3	1.3-32.3
$25,000- 34,999	65	44	62.3	39.7-80.6	7	8.1	3.1-19.5	5	21.8	6.6-52.5	7	5.8	2.5-13.1	2	2.0	0.4- 8.6
$35,000-49,999	62	52	85.2	66.8-94.3	4	4.0	1.3-11.8	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	3	8.9	2.0-32.2	2	1.6	0.4- 6.5
$50,000- 74,999	86	66	71.3	56.6-82.6	7	7.4	3.3-15.6	3	8.3	2.4-25.0	6	4.6	1.6-12.7	4	8.4	2.8-22.7
$75,000+	93	71	71.6	57.1-82.7	9	14.5	6.7-28.7	7	8.1	2.7-21.8	4	3.4	1.2- 9.5	2	2.3	0.6- 9.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	156	117	62.9	47.0-76.4	9	6.3	2.4-15.2	7	10.8	3.1-31.9	16	16.4	7.0-33.9	7	3.6	1.1-11.2
No	324	238	68.4	60.3-75.5	36	12.8	8.4-19.0	19	7.0	3.7-13.0	22	7.5	4.2-13.1	9	4.3	1.6-10.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	76	54	69.4	53.7-81.6	6	9.1	3.1-23.8	3	2.7	0.8- 9.1	10	13.3	6.1-26.7	3	5.5	1.1-22.8
Non-Veteran	399	297	67.1	58.8-74.5	41	11.0	7.3-16.3	22	8.7	4.4-16.5	28	9.6	5.2-17.1	11	3.6	1.4- 8.7

Total
Respond.^

None

Once

Twice

3-7 times

8-30 times

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,215

4,119

71.2

68.8-73.5

398

10.4

8.9-12.0

257

6.6

5.2- 8.2

309

8.6

7.0-10.5

132

3.3

2.5- 4.2

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

521

390

68.9

61.8-75.2

10.3

7.1-14.7

7.7

4.2-14.0

9.4

5.6-15.4

3.7

1.7- 7.8

GENDER

Male

233

161

64.6

54.8-73.3

9.8

5.9-15.8

9.3

4.0-20.2

11.4

6.8-18.3

5.0

1.9-12.6

Female

288

229

74.3

63.6-82.8

10.9

6.2-18.5

5.8

2.7-12.2

6.9

2.0-21.6

2.1

0.9- 4.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

44.3

8.8-86.7

7.8

0.9-45.6

47.9

8.9-89.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

516

387

69.4

62.2-75.7

10.3

7.1-14.8

7.0

3.6-13.1

9.6

5.7-15.7

3.8

1.8- 8.0

AGE

18-24

56.9

37.1-74.6

15.8

6.6-33.5

4.6

0.9-20.3

19.4

6.5-45.4

3.3

0.8-13.1

25-34

76.7

63.3-86.3

9.8

4.6-19.7

8.3

2.8-22.1

3.9

1.0-14.4

1.3

0.4- 4.6

35-44

111

71.2

56.6-82.4

12.7

6.4-23.9

2.7

1.0- 7.0

7.0

2.4-18.5

6.4

1.3-27.1

45-54

133

61.6

46.0-75.1

7.8

3.5-16.4

13.6

3.8-38.9

10.6

5.1-20.7

6.4

2.4-15.9

55-64

78.4

59.4-90.0

5.1

1.6-14.9

11.5

2.9-36.2

5.0

1.5-14.8

0.0

. - .

65+

77.0

52.5-91.0

1.9

0.4- 8.0

7.0

2.1-21.1

13.1

2.6-46.0

1.0

0.1- 6.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

62.4

41.9-79.3

5.4

2.0-14.1

8.2

1.9-29.2

13.6

4.7-33.6

10.3

2.2-36.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

172

119

62.0

49.4-73.1

14.0

7.5-24.6

10.7

3.5-28.1

11.7

6.7-19.6

1.7

0.6- 4.9

Some Post-H.S.

134

105

74.3

57.7-85.9

10.6

5.0-21.3

2.0

0.7- 5.2

9.9

2.2-35.4

3.2

1.2- 8.0

College Graduate

152

122

76.1

65.1-84.5

8.1

4.3-14.6

9.2

3.9-20.0

3.6

1.0-12.0

3.0

0.7-11.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

63.8

39.1-82.9

4.2

1.5-10.8

2.7

0.8- 8.7

29.0

11.1-57.3

0.3

0.0- 1.9

$15,000- 24,999

64.0

47.4-77.8

16.3

7.2-32.7

4.5

1.7-10.9

8.0

2.8-20.9

7.3

1.3-32.3

$25,000- 34,999

62.3

39.7-80.6

8.1

3.1-19.5

21.8

6.6-52.5

5.8

2.5-13.1

2.0

0.4- 8.6

$35,000-49,999

85.2

66.8-94.3

4.0

1.3-11.8

0.3

0.0- 2.0

8.9

2.0-32.2

1.6

0.4- 6.5

$50,000- 74,999

71.3

56.6-82.6

7.4

3.3-15.6

8.3

2.4-25.0

4.6

1.6-12.7

8.4

2.8-22.7

$75,000+

71.6

57.1-82.7

14.5

6.7-28.7

8.1

2.7-21.8

3.4

1.2- 9.5

2.3

0.6- 9.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

156

117

62.9

47.0-76.4

6.3

2.4-15.2

10.8

3.1-31.9

16.4

7.0-33.9

3.6

1.1-11.2

324

238

68.4

60.3-75.5

12.8

8.4-19.0

7.0

3.7-13.0

7.5

4.2-13.1

4.3

1.6-10.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

69.4

53.7-81.6

9.1

3.1-23.8

2.7

0.8- 9.1

13.3

6.1-26.7

5.5

1.1-22.8

Non-Veteran

399

297

67.1

58.8-74.5

11.0

7.3-16.3

8.7

4.4-16.5

9.6

5.2-17.1

3.6

1.4- 8.7

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* 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.

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