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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake County

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,091 1,475 23.2 21.5-25.0 1,542 27.0 25.1-28.9 856 17.0 15.3-18.8 394 9.4 8.0-10.9 824 23.5 21.2-25.9
-Wake County 345 81 19.2 15.0-24.2 114 30.0 24.2-36.7 70 18.5 14.3-23.7 25 9.6 6.2-14.5 55 22.7 16.4-30.5
GENDER
Male 153 23 12.7 7.9-19.8 39 24.5 16.6-34.5 37 20.4 14.2-28.4 15 11.2 6.4-18.9 39 31.1 21.4-42.9
Female 192 58 27.2 20.7-34.8 75 37.0 29.1-45.7 33 16.2 11.2-22.8 10 7.5 3.6-14.6 16 12.1 6.8-20.9
RACE
White 287 68 18.9 14.5-24.2 95 31.6 25.0-39.0 57 18.8 14.1-24.5 22 9.6 6.1-14.8 45 21.2 15.2-28.8
Other 54 13 21.5 11.4-36.9 16 24.3 13.0-40.6 13 18.8 10.0-32.6 2 5.8 1.3-21.9 10 29.6 13.3-53.5
AGE
18-44 138 26 14.6 9.5-21.7 44 29.8 21.2-40.2 25 15.5 10.1-23.0 14 11.4 6.5-19.2 29 28.8 19.2-40.8
45+ 203 55 26.0 19.9-33.2 68 30.1 23.7-37.4 43 22.8 17.0-29.9 11 7.0 3.7-13.0 26 14.1 9.4-20.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 41 10 21.6 9.8-41.1 13 33.2 14.9-58.6 6 8.9 3.6-20.7 1 1.4 0.2- 9.5 11 34.8 14.6-62.6
Some College + 304 71 18.7 14.5-23.9 101 29.5 23.8-35.9 64 20.3 15.6-26.0 24 11.1 7.2-16.7 44 20.4 14.6-27.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 77 21 21.7 12.5-35.1 21 20.7 11.5-34.3 9 10.2 4.8-20.4 4 4.5 1.5-13.2 22 42.9 26.0-61.7
$50,000+ 238 48 16.9 12.4-22.7 82 31.8 25.2-39.3 57 21.5 16.3-27.9 20 11.6 7.2-18.2 31 18.1 12.1-26.1

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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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