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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 353 5 1.2 0.4- 3.6 94 24.9 19.8-30.9 108 34.0 27.8-40.8 119 34.3 27.8-41.4 27 5.6 3.4- 9.2
GENDER
Male 155 2 1.3 0.2- 6.8 28 17.2 11.3-25.2 48 36.6 27.3-47.1 62 39.1 29.1-50.0 15 5.8 3.2-10.4
Female 198 3 1.0 0.3- 3.4 66 34.3 26.5-42.9 60 30.9 23.7-39.1 57 28.5 21.5-36.7 12 5.3 2.2-12.3
RACE
White 291 4 1.4 0.4- 4.7 76 25.3 19.6-31.9 81 30.5 24.1-37.8 105 36.9 30.2-44.2 25 5.9 3.7- 9.2
Other 58 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 18 25.3 14.4-40.5 23 42.1 26.5-59.5 14 27.1 12.2-49.9 2 5.0 0.8-24.4
AGE
18-44 142 1 1.0 0.1- 6.9 39 24.8 17.5-33.9 51 36.6 27.4-46.9 47 33.7 24.2-44.8 4 3.8 1.3-10.7
45+ 207 4 1.5 0.5- 4.1 54 25.1 19.1-32.1 55 30.0 23.4-37.6 71 35.2 28.2-42.8 23 8.3 5.3-12.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 43 2 1.2 0.3- 5.2 16 26.6 13.4-46.0 10 22.9 10.5-42.8 11 37.6 16.5-64.7 4 11.7 3.5-32.5
Some College + 310 3 1.2 0.3- 4.3 78 24.6 19.3-30.9 98 36.2 29.7-43.3 108 33.6 27.7-40.1 23 4.4 2.7- 7.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 78 2 1.0 0.2- 4.1 20 21.4 12.0-35.3 26 32.9 20.5-48.3 22 36.5 19.9-57.1 8 8.2 3.5-17.7
$50,000+ 243 2 1.2 0.3- 5.3 61 23.8 18.0-30.9 75 36.2 28.9-44.2 88 34.6 28.1-41.8 17 4.1 2.4- 7.1

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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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