BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (During the past 30 days, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage, or liquor?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage, or liquor?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	13,127	5,382	45.5	44.0-47.1	7,745	54.5	52.9-56.0
GENDER
Male	4,921	2,523	54.5	51.9-57.0	2,398	45.5	43.0-48.1
Female	8,206	2,859	37.1	35.4-38.9	5,347	62.9	61.1-64.6
RACE
White	10,392	4,520	48.7	47.0-50.4	5,872	51.3	49.6-53.0
African American	1,834	556	37.7	34.0-41.6	1,278	62.3	58.4-66.0
Asian	101	39	50.0	37.2-62.8	62	50.0	37.2-62.8
Native American	311	85	38.5	28.4-49.8	226	61.5	50.2-71.6
Other Minorities	406	146	33.8	26.0-42.6	260	66.2	57.4-74.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	439	160	36.8	29.1-45.3	279	63.2	54.7-70.9
-English Speaking	232	108	56.4	46.3-65.9	124	43.6	34.1-53.7
-Spanish Speaking	207	52	26.2	17.1-37.9	155	73.8	62.1-82.9
Non-Hispanic	12,653	5,205	46.2	44.6-47.7	7,448	53.8	52.3-55.4
AGE
18-24	404	175	41.0	34.1-48.2	229	59.0	51.8-65.9
25-34	1,212	607	51.4	47.0-55.8	605	48.6	44.2-53.0
35-44	1,966	1,034	55.4	52.0-58.7	932	44.6	41.3-48.0
45-54	2,538	1,218	50.1	47.2-53.0	1,320	49.9	47.0-52.8
55-64	2,757	1,131	43.6	40.9-46.3	1,626	56.4	53.7-59.1
65-74	2,330	750	33.1	30.5-35.9	1,580	66.9	64.1-69.5
75+	1,807	430	23.4	20.6-26.4	1,377	76.6	73.6-79.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,717	302	27.5	22.8-32.8	1,415	72.5	67.2-77.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,907	1,195	35.4	32.6-38.2	2,712	64.6	61.8-67.4
Some Post-H.S.	3,317	1,384	47.3	44.1-50.4	1,933	52.7	49.6-55.9
College Graduate	4,167	2,499	61.6	59.4-63.8	1,668	38.4	36.2-40.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,440	280	27.7	22.8-33.2	1,160	72.3	66.8-77.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,075	568	33.0	29.1-37.1	1,507	67.0	62.9-70.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,353	485	43.3	38.3-48.4	868	56.7	51.6-61.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,690	699	42.6	38.5-46.8	991	57.4	53.2-61.5
$50,000-74,999	1,800	898	49.7	46.0-53.4	902	50.3	46.6-54.0
$75,000+	2,775	1,837	66.2	63.3-68.9	938	33.8	31.1-36.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,588	1,348	36.0	33.3-38.8	3,240	64.0	61.2-66.7
No	7,853	3,748	50.4	48.4-52.3	4,105	49.6	47.7-51.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,711	822	50.9	46.9-54.9	889	49.1	45.1-53.1
Non-Veteran	10,321	4,085	44.5	42.8-46.2	6,236	55.5	53.8-57.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

13,127

5,382

45.5

44.0-47.1

7,745

54.5

52.9-56.0

GENDER

Male

4,921

2,523

54.5

51.9-57.0

2,398

45.5

43.0-48.1

Female

8,206

2,859

37.1

35.4-38.9

5,347

62.9

61.1-64.6

RACE

White

10,392

4,520

48.7

47.0-50.4

5,872

51.3

49.6-53.0

African American

1,834

556

37.7

34.0-41.6

1,278

62.3

58.4-66.0

Asian

101

50.0

37.2-62.8

50.0

37.2-62.8

Native American

311

38.5

28.4-49.8

226

61.5

50.2-71.6

Other Minorities

406

146

33.8

26.0-42.6

260

66.2

57.4-74.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

439

160

36.8

29.1-45.3

279

63.2

54.7-70.9

-English Speaking

232

108

56.4

46.3-65.9

124

43.6

34.1-53.7

-Spanish Speaking

207

26.2

17.1-37.9

155

73.8

62.1-82.9

Non-Hispanic

12,653

5,205

46.2

44.6-47.7

7,448

53.8

52.3-55.4

AGE

18-24

404

175

41.0

34.1-48.2

229

59.0

51.8-65.9

25-34

1,212

607

51.4

47.0-55.8

605

48.6

44.2-53.0

35-44

1,966

1,034

55.4

52.0-58.7

932

44.6

41.3-48.0

45-54

2,538

1,218

50.1

47.2-53.0

1,320

49.9

47.0-52.8

55-64

2,757

1,131

43.6

40.9-46.3

1,626

56.4

53.7-59.1

65-74

2,330

750

33.1

30.5-35.9

1,580

66.9

64.1-69.5

75+

1,807

430

23.4

20.6-26.4

1,377

76.6

73.6-79.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,717

302

27.5

22.8-32.8

1,415

72.5

67.2-77.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,907

1,195

35.4

32.6-38.2

2,712

64.6

61.8-67.4

Some Post-H.S.

3,317

1,384

47.3

44.1-50.4

1,933

52.7

49.6-55.9

College Graduate

4,167

2,499

61.6

59.4-63.8

1,668

38.4

36.2-40.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,440

280

27.7

22.8-33.2

1,160

72.3

66.8-77.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,075

568

33.0

29.1-37.1

1,507

67.0

62.9-70.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,353

485

43.3

38.3-48.4

868

56.7

51.6-61.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,690

699

42.6

38.5-46.8

991

57.4

53.2-61.5

$50,000-74,999

1,800

898

49.7

46.0-53.4

902

50.3

46.6-54.0

$75,000+

2,775

1,837

66.2

63.3-68.9

938

33.8

31.1-36.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,588

1,348

36.0

33.3-38.8

3,240

64.0

61.2-66.7

7,853

3,748

50.4

48.4-52.3

4,105

49.6

47.7-51.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,711

822

50.9

46.9-54.9

889

49.1

45.1-53.1

Non-Veteran

10,321

4,085

44.5

42.8-46.2

6,236

55.5

53.8-57.2

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^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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