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No drinks | 1-2 days | 3-7 days | 8-29 days | Everyday | |||||||||||
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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 | 10,693 | 6,084 | 52.0 | 50.5-53.6 | 1,154 | 12.2 | 11.2-13.3 | 1,381 | 14.9 | 13.8-16.1 | 1,542 | 16.4 | 15.3-17.6 | 532 | 4.4 | 3.8- 5.0 |
-Eastern NC | 2,907 | 1,777 | 55.3 | 52.2-58.4 | 325 | 11.9 | 10.1-14.0 | 348 | 13.9 | 11.9-16.2 | 332 | 14.5 | 12.3-17.0 | 125 | 4.4 | 3.2- 5.9 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,018 | 519 | 46.5 | 41.7-51.4 | 105 | 11.8 | 9.1-15.1 | 145 | 14.4 | 11.4-18.0 | 174 | 20.4 | 16.6-25.0 | 75 | 6.8 | 4.7- 9.9 |
Female | 1,889 | 1,258 | 63.6 | 59.8-67.3 | 220 | 12.0 | 9.7-14.8 | 203 | 13.4 | 10.9-16.4 | 158 | 8.9 | 7.0-11.3 | 50 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.1 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 1,957 | 1,105 | 51.2 | 47.5-54.9 | 209 | 11.3 | 9.2-13.9 | 263 | 16.0 | 13.4-19.0 | 268 | 16.7 | 13.9-20.0 | 112 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.3 |
African American | 630 | 455 | 62.9 | 56.1-69.2 | 82 | 13.9 | 10.0-19.0 | 44 | 9.4 | 6.2-14.0 | 41 | 9.3 | 5.8-14.5 | *** | *** | *** |
Other minorities | 302 | 207 | 62.7 | 52.4-72.0 | 31 | 10.6 | 6.1-18.0 | 38 | 11.5 | 7.0-18.3 | 21 | 13.2 | 7.2-22.9 | *** | *** | *** |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 152 | *** | *** | *** | 17 | 15.7 | 8.7-26.8 | 27 | 12.7 | 7.2-21.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Hispanic | 2,749 | 1,676 | 54.7 | 51.6-57.9 | 308 | 11.6 | 9.8-13.8 | 321 | 14.0 | 11.9-16.4 | 322 | 15.1 | 12.7-17.7 | 122 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-34 | 436 | 195 | 41.7 | 35.3-48.3 | 67 | 12.8 | 9.2-17.6 | 93 | 20.0 | 15.4-25.6 | 73 | 21.4 | 16.2-27.6 | *** | *** | *** |
35-54 | 876 | 453 | 53.7 | 48.5-58.8 | 147 | 15.9 | 12.6-19.9 | 130 | 14.1 | 11.0-17.8 | 117 | 12.6 | 9.5-16.6 | 29 | 3.7 | 2.3- 6.0 |
55-64 | 634 | 411 | 65.5 | 59.5-71.0 | 65 | 10.3 | 7.0-15.0 | 57 | 7.6 | 5.2-11.1 | 76 | 12.7 | 9.0-17.5 | 25 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.7 |
65-74 | 508 | 362 | 70.6 | 64.3-76.2 | 27 | 4.7 | 2.7- 8.0 | 39 | 8.8 | 5.7-13.5 | 42 | 8.4 | 5.5-12.7 | 38 | 7.4 | 4.6-11.8 |
75+ | 419 | 333 | 78.3 | 70.8-84.3 | 17 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.5 | 25 | 6.1 | 2.6-13.6 | 21 | 6.9 | 3.9-11.7 | 23 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.5 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 401 | 336 | 74.9 | 67.2-81.3 | 21 | 10.6 | 6.5-16.9 | 24 | 7.6 | 4.2-13.3 | 14 | 5.0 | 2.5- 9.9 | *** | *** | *** |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 885 | 618 | 59.2 | 53.6-64.6 | 97 | 11.6 | 8.7-15.3 | 69 | 11.3 | 7.9-15.9 | 72 | 14.3 | 10.3-19.5 | 29 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 792 | 464 | 49.9 | 44.2-55.5 | 98 | 11.7 | 8.5-15.9 | 108 | 16.7 | 13.0-21.2 | 93 | 16.6 | 12.4-21.9 | 29 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.5 |
College Graduate | 824 | 354 | 37.5 | 32.8-42.5 | 109 | 14.1 | 10.6-18.6 | 147 | 20.2 | 16.3-24.8 | 153 | 21.2 | 17.1-26.0 | 61 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 390 | 304 | 68.2 | 59.7-75.6 | 33 | 9.5 | 5.7-15.2 | 26 | 11.6 | 6.9-18.8 | 20 | 8.5 | 4.5-15.6 | *** | *** | *** |
$15,000- 24,999 | 486 | 361 | 65.5 | 57.8-72.5 | 40 | 10.8 | 6.9-16.4 | 30 | 9.0 | 5.4-14.6 | 37 | 9.9 | 6.1-15.5 | 18 | 4.9 | 2.0-11.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 278 | 174 | 56.1 | 46.1-65.6 | 37 | 16.8 | 10.8-25.3 | 42 | 15.5 | 9.6-24.0 | 18 | 7.2 | 3.7-13.5 | *** | *** | *** |
$35,000- 49,999 | 404 | 226 | 50.5 | 43.0-58.1 | 56 | 14.0 | 9.0-21.1 | 59 | 14.7 | 10.1-20.9 | 44 | 15.5 | 10.3-22.7 | 19 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.6 |
$50,000+ | 849 | 359 | 39.8 | 34.5-45.3 | 109 | 11.4 | 8.4-15.3 | 148 | 18.6 | 14.9-23.0 | 175 | 24.0 | 19.2-29.7 | 58 | 6.2 | 3.9- 9.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 941 | 662 | 61.0 | 55.4-66.4 | 102 | 12.1 | 9.1-15.8 | 77 | 13.7 | 9.8-18.8 | 61 | 9.5 | 6.1-14.5 | 39 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.2 |
No | 1,951 | 1,105 | 53.3 | 49.6-57.0 | 220 | 11.8 | 9.6-14.4 | 270 | 14.0 | 11.7-16.6 | 270 | 16.3 | 13.6-19.3 | 86 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 480 | 242 | 47.5 | 40.7-54.4 | 59 | 11.6 | 7.8-16.9 | 72 | 17.5 | 12.8-23.5 | 74 | 18.9 | 13.6-25.6 | 33 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.2 |
Non-Veteran | 2,426 | 1,534 | 56.9 | 53.4-60.2 | 266 | 11.9 | 9.9-14.3 | 276 | 13.2 | 11.0-15.7 | 258 | 13.7 | 11.3-16.4 | 92 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.2 |
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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