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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 597 359 60.5 54.7-66.1 238 39.5 33.9-45.3
GENDER
Male 230 159 65.4 55.3-74.2 71 34.6 25.8-44.7
Female 367 200 55.5 49.0-61.8 167 44.5 38.2-51.0
RACE
White 458 294 66.9 61.0-72.3 164 33.1 27.7-39.0
Other 134 61 45.7 33.7-58.3 73 54.3 41.7-66.3
AGE
18-44 218 144 60.5 51.4-69.0 74 39.5 31.0-48.6
45+ 370 211 61.1 55.5-66.5 159 38.9 33.5-44.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 127 47 41.8 28.3-56.7 80 58.2 43.3-71.7
Some College + 470 312 66.9 61.3-72.1 158 33.1 27.9-38.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 173 79 46.1 34.9-57.6 94 53.9 42.4-65.1
$50,000+ 338 245 71.3 64.7-77.1 93 28.7 22.9-35.3

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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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