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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 93 28 29.8 18.5-44.3 26 22.7 13.8-34.9 16 12.9 7.3-21.7 8 9.4 4.3-19.2 15 25.2 14.3-40.5
GENDER
Male 41 8 22.1 8.6-46.1 11 24.9 11.7-45.3 11 17.4 8.6-32.1 3 8.1 2.3-25.0 8 27.5 12.3-50.6
Female 52 20 38.3 22.7-56.7 15 20.2 11.0-34.3 5 8.0 2.9-20.5 5 10.8 4.1-25.5 7 22.7 9.8-44.2
RACE
White 65 20 34.4 19.9-52.5 18 16.3 9.1-27.4 11 10.7 5.3-20.5 6 10.7 4.4-23.9 10 28.0 14.2-47.6
Other 28 8 18.4 8.1-36.5 8 38.8 18.9-63.4 5 18.4 7.2-39.6 2 6.1 1.3-24.6 5 18.2 7.4-38.3
AGE
18-44 46 13 29.1 14.8-49.2 10 19.6 9.2-37.0 6 10.3 4.4-22.3 4 7.6 2.5-20.8 13 33.5 18.2-53.1
45+ 46 14 28.1 16.2-44.1 16 31.1 18.7-46.9 10 19.6 10.0-34.8 4 14.1 5.0-34.0 2 7.2 1.8-24.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 35 9 26.8 11.0-51.9 8 23.5 9.9-46.3 4 6.9 2.2-19.6 5 12.0 4.5-28.4 9 30.8 14.8-53.1
Some College + 58 19 32.4 18.5-50.3 18 22.0 12.6-35.6 12 17.9 9.3-31.6 3 7.2 1.9-23.2 6 20.6 7.8-44.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 41 10 25.8 10.4-50.9 11 21.4 8.8-43.4 7 8.8 3.5-20.7 3 4.1 1.2-13.2 10 39.9 20.5-63.1
$50,000+ 42 12 26.4 14.6-42.9 14 29.9 17.4-46.2 8 19.1 9.3-35.3 3 9.8 3.0-27.5 5 14.8 6.1-31.8

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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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