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Total Respond.^ |
Only one | Two | Three | Four | Five or more | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 4,430 | 1,300 | 23.4 | 21.6-25.4 | 1,318 | 24.8 | 22.9-26.7 | 707 | 16.8 | 15.1-18.5 | 348 | 8.7 | 7.5-10.2 | 757 | 26.3 | 24.2-28.6 |
-Eastern NC | 1,081 | 319 | 21.6 | 18.1-25.5 | 308 | 24.0 | 20.1-28.4 | 180 | 17.4 | 14.1-21.3 | 82 | 9.4 | 6.8-12.7 | 192 | 27.7 | 23.3-32.5 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 469 | 79 | 10.6 | 7.5-14.7 | 114 | 22.8 | 17.2-29.6 | 92 | 19.2 | 14.5-25.0 | 44 | 10.2 | 6.7-15.2 | 140 | 37.1 | 30.6-44.2 |
Female | 612 | 240 | 36.3 | 30.2-42.9 | 194 | 25.6 | 20.8-31.0 | 88 | 15.0 | 11.0-20.2 | 38 | 8.2 | 5.1-13.0 | 52 | 14.9 | 10.1-21.5 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 827 | 239 | 21.8 | 17.7-26.4 | 234 | 23.6 | 19.3-28.5 | 143 | 16.4 | 12.9-20.6 | 61 | 8.6 | 6.0-12.3 | 150 | 29.6 | 24.4-35.3 |
African American | 160 | 52 | 23.5 | 15.5-33.8 | *** | *** | *** | 24 | 20.0 | 12.0-31.6 | 12 | 10.9 | 4.9-22.8 | 19 | 15.6 | 8.0-28.3 |
Other minorities | 87 | 25 | 14.0 | 7.5-24.7 | 21 | 12.4 | 7.0-21.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 51 | *** | *** | *** | 11 | 9.2 | 4.1-19.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Hispanic | 1,029 | 306 | 21.9 | 18.3-25.9 | 297 | 24.8 | 20.7-29.4 | 175 | 17.5 | 14.1-21.6 | 78 | 9.4 | 6.8-12.9 | 173 | 26.5 | 22.0-31.5 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-34 | 225 | 52 | 15.7 | 10.5-22.9 | 48 | 19.4 | 12.9-28.3 | 33 | 16.6 | 11.1-23.9 | 15 | 8.0 | 4.4-13.9 | 77 | 40.3 | 31.7-49.5 |
35-54 | 405 | 108 | 22.8 | 17.4-29.4 | 121 | 27.2 | 21.2-34.3 | 67 | 17.3 | 12.3-23.8 | 38 | 10.4 | 6.3-16.8 | 71 | 22.2 | 16.4-29.3 |
55-64 | 216 | 63 | 22.9 | 15.3-32.9 | 67 | 27.7 | 19.6-37.5 | 40 | 21.1 | 13.0-32.3 | 14 | 7.6 | 3.8-14.7 | 32 | 20.7 | 13.5-30.4 |
65-74 | 142 | *** | *** | *** | 48 | 27.8 | 19.0-38.8 | 27 | 21.6 | 13.1-33.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
75+ | 83 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 12 | 9.5 | 4.2-20.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 55 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 251 | 71 | 16.1 | 11.3-22.3 | 64 | 19.5 | 12.8-28.4 | 39 | 18.3 | 12.0-27.0 | 17 | 8.7 | 4.5-16.2 | 60 | 37.4 | 28.1-47.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 318 | 96 | 22.3 | 16.1-30.0 | 92 | 26.9 | 19.8-35.4 | 53 | 17.9 | 12.4-25.0 | 20 | 8.5 | 4.6-15.3 | 57 | 24.5 | 17.7-32.9 |
College Graduate | 457 | 135 | 25.2 | 19.7-31.5 | 145 | 30.7 | 24.5-37.8 | 79 | 18.3 | 13.3-24.5 | 39 | 9.0 | 6.0-13.5 | 59 | 16.8 | 12.1-22.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 80 | *** | *** | *** | 18 | 8.6 | 4.4-16.4 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$15,000- 24,999 | 114 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 18 | 13.5 | 6.6-25.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$25,000- 34,999 | 102 | *** | *** | *** | 26 | 19.4 | 11.1-31.5 | 18 | 12.8 | 6.1-24.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$35,000- 49,999 | 170 | *** | *** | *** | 52 | 24.6 | 16.4-35.2 | 31 | 18.4 | 10.9-29.3 | 12 | 11.1 | 5.4-21.5 | 29 | 23.0 | 14.8-34.1 |
$50,000+ | 479 | 126 | 16.9 | 12.8-21.9 | 142 | 31.4 | 24.5-39.2 | 88 | 19.7 | 14.7-25.8 | 45 | 9.3 | 5.7-14.9 | 78 | 22.8 | 16.8-30.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 265 | 92 | 22.5 | 16.4-30.1 | 69 | 17.9 | 12.5-25.1 | 41 | 19.4 | 12.8-28.4 | 20 | 8.1 | 4.6-13.9 | *** | *** | *** |
No | 811 | 226 | 21.3 | 17.3-25.9 | 237 | 25.6 | 20.9-30.9 | 139 | 16.9 | 13.2-21.4 | 62 | 9.7 | 6.7-13.8 | 147 | 26.4 | 21.6-31.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 228 | 53 | 14.9 | 9.7-22.0 | 57 | 19.3 | 13.3-27.1 | 50 | 27.0 | 18.8-37.2 | 23 | 13.1 | 7.2-22.9 | 45 | 25.7 | 17.4-36.1 |
Non-Veteran | 853 | 266 | 23.2 | 19.2-27.8 | 251 | 25.2 | 20.6-30.3 | 130 | 15.0 | 11.6-19.2 | 59 | 8.4 | 5.8-12.1 | 147 | 28.2 | 23.2-33.8 |
*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.
^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick,
Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow,
Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham,
Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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