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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 363 169 52.8 45.7-59.9 194 47.2 40.1-54.3
GENDER
Male 117 73 65.3 53.9-75.2 44 34.7 24.8-46.1
Female 246 96 44.7 35.4-54.3 150 55.3 45.7-64.6
RACE
White 313 150 55.1 47.6-62.5 163 44.9 37.5-52.4
Other 49 19 45.5 28.2-63.9 30 54.5 36.1-71.8
AGE
18-44 144 89 59.0 48.1-69.0 55 41.0 31.0-51.9
45+ 216 80 44.6 36.2-53.4 136 55.4 46.6-63.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 132 48 43.6 33.2-54.7 84 56.4 45.3-66.8
Some College + 231 121 57.7 48.6-66.4 110 42.3 33.6-51.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 141 44 36.1 26.4-47.0 97 63.9 53.0-73.6
$50,000+ 178 107 66.0 56.6-74.3 71 34.0 25.7-43.4

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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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