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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange County

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,127 5,382 45.5 44.0-47.1 7,745 54.5 52.9-56.0
-Orange County 366 224 59.2 52.5-65.5 142 40.8 34.5-47.5
GENDER
Male 138 91 69.3 60.1-77.2 47 30.7 22.8-39.9
Female 228 133 51.7 43.1-60.2 95 48.3 39.8-56.9
RACE
White 291 191 65.8 59.0-72.1 100 34.2 27.9-41.0
Other 70 31 44.5 30.7-59.1 39 55.5 40.9-69.3
AGE
18-44 97 62 60.1 47.7-71.2 35 39.9 28.8-52.3
45+ 264 160 58.9 52.1-65.4 104 41.1 34.6-47.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 84 28 29.5 18.8-43.0 56 70.5 57.0-81.2
Some College + 281 196 68.6 61.7-74.8 85 31.4 25.2-38.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 106 51 51.5 39.5-63.2 55 48.5 36.8-60.5
$50,000+ 204 146 70.4 62.6-77.2 58 29.6 22.8-37.4

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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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