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

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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	2,428	1,774	65.8	62.2-69.2	212	10.7	8.7-13.1	149	8.1	6.0-10.9	200	11.3	8.9-14.2	93	4.2	3.1- 5.6
Female	2,787	2,345	78.7	75.8-81.3	186	9.9	8.0-12.3	108	4.4	3.4- 5.8	109	4.9	3.4- 6.9	39	2.1	1.3- 3.2
RACE
White	4,406	3,522	72.0	69.4-74.5	323	10.4	8.8-12.3	210	6.4	4.9- 8.3	244	7.8	6.3- 9.6	107	3.4	2.6- 4.4
African American	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
Asian	38	32	83.2	61.4-93.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.8	3.0-36.5	4	5.0	1.4-16.5	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	80	51	75.6	58.4-87.3	7	9.6	2.8-28.4	8	7.1	2.7-17.2	9	4.6	1.8-11.5	5	3.0	0.9- 9.8
Other Minorities	136	94	56.1	40.4-70.6	16	14.4	6.6-28.5	8	5.2	2.1-12.3	14	22.6	10.0-43.6	4	1.6	0.6- 4.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	150	107	57.7	43.3-70.9	18	15.3	7.9-27.6	10	7.0	2.9-15.9	11	16.4	6.3-36.4	4	3.6	1.1-10.9
-English Speaking	106	78	57.2	42.1-71.1	14	24.7	12.9-42.2	7	10.3	3.8-25.1	4	2.1	0.7- 6.7	3	5.6	1.6-18.1
-Spanish Speaking	44	29	58.4	32.4-80.5	4	3.2	1.0- 9.9	3	2.6	0.7- 9.6	7	34.7	13.6-64.2	1	1.0	0.1- 7.3
Non-Hispanic	5,049	3,997	71.9	69.5-74.2	379	10.1	8.7-11.7	247	6.6	5.2- 8.3	298	8.1	6.7- 9.8	128	3.3	2.5- 4.2
AGE
18-24	170	89	46.0	35.7-56.7	31	17.8	11.3-26.8	19	12.9	6.2-25.0	22	18.6	10.7-30.2	9	4.8	2.3- 9.4
25-34	595	399	64.2	58.3-69.8	81	15.2	11.0-20.5	43	7.7	5.1-11.3	58	11.2	7.8-15.7	14	1.8	0.9- 3.4
35-44	1,016	728	68.3	63.6-72.8	113	11.3	8.9-14.3	73	6.4	4.6- 8.9	72	9.2	6.1-13.7	30	4.7	2.8- 7.9
45-54	1,173	876	73.9	69.7-77.7	103	9.2	7.1-11.8	54	5.5	3.1- 9.5	86	6.6	4.9- 8.9	54	4.8	3.3- 6.9
55-64	1,095	937	84.4	80.9-87.4	53	4.9	3.5- 7.0	45	5.4	3.4- 8.5	47	3.8	2.6- 5.4	13	1.4	0.7- 2.9
65-74	724	666	92.7	89.4-95.0	13	1.5	0.8- 2.9	20	2.3	1.4- 3.9	17	2.7	1.2- 6.2	8	0.8	0.4- 1.7
75+	407	391	95.6	92.4-97.6	3	0.5	0.2- 1.9	3	1.1	0.3- 3.6	7	1.3	0.6- 2.7	3	1.4	0.4- 4.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	276	179	59.5	47.6-70.4	27	7.2	4.3-11.8	21	6.1	3.0-11.9	29	18.7	10.0-32.1	20	8.6	4.0-17.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,143	860	67.2	62.2-71.9	92	12.4	9.1-16.7	64	8.5	5.5-12.9	82	7.4	5.5- 9.9	45	4.5	3.0- 6.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,342	1,061	69.6	64.0-74.6	106	10.1	7.5-13.5	65	7.6	4.4-12.7	73	9.4	6.0-14.4	37	3.3	2.2- 5.0
College Graduate	2,453	2,018	76.5	73.5-79.2	173	10.0	8.0-12.5	107	5.1	3.9- 6.5	125	6.8	5.2- 8.8	30	1.6	1.0- 2.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	260	183	55.9	43.4-67.6	23	7.6	3.8-14.6	12	4.1	1.8- 8.9	32	26.4	15.4-41.5	10	6.1	2.1-16.1
$15,000- 24,999	545	418	66.5	57.6-74.3	40	11.5	7.1-18.1	31	5.6	3.5- 8.8	27	10.6	4.9-21.5	29	5.8	3.0-11.1
$25,000- 34,999	464	364	71.1	62.2-78.6	37	10.1	6.4-15.5	24	10.1	4.6-20.6	25	4.8	2.9- 7.8	14	4.0	2.0- 7.8
$35,000- 49,999	680	540	72.1	65.8-77.5	51	12.0	7.7-18.2	34	6.2	3.7-10.1	41	7.2	4.8-10.5	14	2.6	1.3- 5.1
$50,000-74,999	882	698	70.6	65.1-75.5	62	10.5	7.5-14.4	37	6.2	3.9- 9.8	57	8.5	5.4-13.2	28	4.2	2.5- 7.0
$75,000+	1,814	1,444	73.8	69.7-77.5	143	10.1	7.9-12.8	99	7.4	4.9-11.1	103	7.0	5.0- 9.7	25	1.8	1.1- 2.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,297	1,059	70.0	63.8-75.6	70	6.9	4.9- 9.5	51	9.1	5.1-15.9	75	10.1	6.5-15.3	42	3.8	2.4- 6.0
No	3,658	2,853	70.7	67.9-73.3	306	11.8	9.9-13.9	193	5.8	4.7- 7.1	221	8.5	6.7-10.7	85	3.3	2.4- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	797	646	74.0	67.1-80.0	56	11.8	7.8-17.5	32	3.0	1.9- 4.6	45	8.0	4.0-15.5	18	3.2	1.6- 6.0
Non-Veteran	3,958	3,099	70.4	67.6-73.1	309	10.4	8.8-12.3	197	7.0	5.4- 9.1	246	8.7	7.0-10.8	107	3.4	2.6- 4.6

Total
Respond.^

None

Once

Twice

3-7 times

8-30 times

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

2,428

1,774

65.8

62.2-69.2

212

10.7

8.7-13.1

149

8.1

6.0-10.9

200

11.3

8.9-14.2

4.2

3.1- 5.6

Female

2,787

2,345

78.7

75.8-81.3

186

9.9

8.0-12.3

108

4.4

3.4- 5.8

109

4.9

3.4- 6.9

2.1

1.3- 3.2

RACE

White

4,406

3,522

72.0

69.4-74.5

323

10.4

8.8-12.3

210

6.4

4.9- 8.3

244

7.8

6.3- 9.6

107

3.4

2.6- 4.4

African American

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

Asian

83.2

61.4-93.9

0.0

. - .

11.8

3.0-36.5

5.0

1.4-16.5

0.0

. - .

Native American

75.6

58.4-87.3

9.6

2.8-28.4

7.1

2.7-17.2

4.6

1.8-11.5

3.0

0.9- 9.8

Other Minorities

136

56.1

40.4-70.6

14.4

6.6-28.5

5.2

2.1-12.3

22.6

10.0-43.6

1.6

0.6- 4.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

150

107

57.7

43.3-70.9

15.3

7.9-27.6

7.0

2.9-15.9

16.4

6.3-36.4

3.6

1.1-10.9

-English Speaking

106

57.2

42.1-71.1

24.7

12.9-42.2

10.3

3.8-25.1

2.1

0.7- 6.7

5.6

1.6-18.1

-Spanish Speaking

58.4

32.4-80.5

3.2

1.0- 9.9

2.6

0.7- 9.6

34.7

13.6-64.2

1.0

0.1- 7.3

Non-Hispanic

5,049

3,997

71.9

69.5-74.2

379

10.1

8.7-11.7

247

6.6

5.2- 8.3

298

8.1

6.7- 9.8

128

3.3

2.5- 4.2

AGE

18-24

170

46.0

35.7-56.7

17.8

11.3-26.8

12.9

6.2-25.0

18.6

10.7-30.2

4.8

2.3- 9.4

25-34

595

399

64.2

58.3-69.8

15.2

11.0-20.5

7.7

5.1-11.3

11.2

7.8-15.7

1.8

0.9- 3.4

35-44

1,016

728

68.3

63.6-72.8

113

11.3

8.9-14.3

6.4

4.6- 8.9

9.2

6.1-13.7

4.7

2.8- 7.9

45-54

1,173

876

73.9

69.7-77.7

103

9.2

7.1-11.8

5.5

3.1- 9.5

6.6

4.9- 8.9

4.8

3.3- 6.9

55-64

1,095

937

84.4

80.9-87.4

4.9

3.5- 7.0

5.4

3.4- 8.5

3.8

2.6- 5.4

1.4

0.7- 2.9

65-74

724

666

92.7

89.4-95.0

1.5

0.8- 2.9

2.3

1.4- 3.9

2.7

1.2- 6.2

0.8

0.4- 1.7

75+

407

391

95.6

92.4-97.6

0.5

0.2- 1.9

1.1

0.3- 3.6

1.3

0.6- 2.7

1.4

0.4- 4.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

276

179

59.5

47.6-70.4

7.2

4.3-11.8

6.1

3.0-11.9

18.7

10.0-32.1

8.6

4.0-17.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,143

860

67.2

62.2-71.9

12.4

9.1-16.7

8.5

5.5-12.9

7.4

5.5- 9.9

4.5

3.0- 6.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,342

1,061

69.6

64.0-74.6

106

10.1

7.5-13.5

7.6

4.4-12.7

9.4

6.0-14.4

3.3

2.2- 5.0

College Graduate

2,453

2,018

76.5

73.5-79.2

173

10.0

8.0-12.5

107

5.1

3.9- 6.5

125

6.8

5.2- 8.8

1.6

1.0- 2.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

260

183

55.9

43.4-67.6

7.6

3.8-14.6

4.1

1.8- 8.9

26.4

15.4-41.5

6.1

2.1-16.1

$15,000- 24,999

545

418

66.5

57.6-74.3

11.5

7.1-18.1

5.6

3.5- 8.8

10.6

4.9-21.5

5.8

3.0-11.1

$25,000- 34,999

464

364

71.1

62.2-78.6

10.1

6.4-15.5

10.1

4.6-20.6

4.8

2.9- 7.8

4.0

2.0- 7.8

$35,000- 49,999

680

540

72.1

65.8-77.5

12.0

7.7-18.2

6.2

3.7-10.1

7.2

4.8-10.5

2.6

1.3- 5.1

$50,000-74,999

882

698

70.6

65.1-75.5

10.5

7.5-14.4

6.2

3.9- 9.8

8.5

5.4-13.2

4.2

2.5- 7.0

$75,000+

1,814

1,444

73.8

69.7-77.5

143

10.1

7.9-12.8

7.4

4.9-11.1

103

7.0

5.0- 9.7

1.8

1.1- 2.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,297

1,059

70.0

63.8-75.6

6.9

4.9- 9.5

9.1

5.1-15.9

10.1

6.5-15.3

3.8

2.4- 6.0

3,658

2,853

70.7

67.9-73.3

306

11.8

9.9-13.9

193

5.8

4.7- 7.1

221

8.5

6.7-10.7

3.3

2.4- 4.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

797

646

74.0

67.1-80.0

11.8

7.8-17.5

3.0

1.9- 4.6

8.0

4.0-15.5

3.2

1.6- 6.0

Non-Veteran

3,958

3,099

70.4

67.6-73.1

309

10.4

8.8-12.3

197

7.0

5.4- 9.1

246

8.7

7.0-10.8

107

3.4

2.6- 4.6

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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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