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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan County

Alcohol Consumption

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
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
-Rowan County 151 5 2.4 0.8- 7.2 48 32.8 23.8-43.3 48 32.8 23.9-43.1 30 23.7 13.3-38.8 20 8.2 5.1-13.1
GENDER
Male 65 1 0.8 0.1- 5.7 14 20.1 10.9-34.3 24 34.6 21.1-51.1 17 36.6 18.8-59.1 9 7.9 3.8-15.7
Female 86 4 4.1 1.2-13.5 34 45.6 33.1-58.7 24 31.0 20.4-44.0 13 10.7 6.0-18.4 11 8.6 4.5-15.7
RACE
White 138 5 3.2 1.1- 9.2 43 33.3 24.9-42.9 42 35.8 26.9-45.8 28 16.9 11.1-24.8 20 10.8 6.8-16.6
Other 13 0 0.0 . - . 5 31.2 10.3-64.1 6 22.9 7.9-50.9 2 45.9 15.3-79.9 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 47 1 2.4 0.3-15.7 20 36.6 21.3-55.1 18 30.9 17.6-48.4 7 28.9 11.6-55.9 1 1.1 0.2- 7.7
45+ 103 4 2.5 0.9- 6.8 28 29.5 20.4-40.5 29 33.7 23.9-45.1 23 18.8 12.3-27.5 19 15.6 9.9-23.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 53 3 3.9 0.8-16.4 22 37.7 21.5-57.2 12 15.9 7.7-29.9 12 38.0 17.7-63.6 4 4.5 1.5-12.8
Some College + 98 2 1.4 0.3- 5.4 26 29.3 19.3-41.8 36 45.0 33.7-56.8 18 13.4 8.2-21.2 16 11.0 6.6-17.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 59 2 1.3 0.3- 5.1 24 49.7 34.9-64.6 16 24.8 14.5-39.0 13 17.8 8.8-32.5 4 6.4 2.3-16.5
$50,000+ 73 2 3.6 0.8-15.2 19 31.5 19.8-46.2 26 39.9 27.8-53.4 12 13.0 7.2-22.3 14 12.0 6.9-20.1

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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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