BRFSS 2011 - North Carolina: (One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor. <br> During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-AFRICAN AMERICANS

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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	Total Respond.^	Only one	Two	Three	Four	Five or more
North Carolina	4,520	2,164	37.2	35.1-39.4	1,396	31.3	29.2-33.4	459	13.1	11.6-14.8	184	6.7	5.5- 8.2	317	11.7	10.1-13.5
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	523	237	35.9	30.1-42.1	160	29.5	24.1-35.6	56	15.3	11.0-20.8	33	9.5	5.9-15.0	37	9.9	6.4-15.0
GENDER
Male	208	60	25.3	17.8-34.5	77	32.5	24.5-41.6	29	17.4	11.2-26.0	22	13.6	7.9-22.4	20	11.3	6.3-19.4
Female	315	177	50.6	42.8-58.5	83	25.4	19.2-32.7	27	12.3	7.6-19.2	11	3.8	1.5- 9.2	17	7.9	4.2-14.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	517	236	36.1	30.3-42.4	157	29.2	23.8-35.3	56	15.5	11.2-21.2	33	9.6	6.0-15.2	35	9.5	6.0-14.7
AGE
18-34	135	55	32.4	23.3-43.1	40	30.3	21.5-40.9	20	17.3	10.7-26.6	11	12.0	6.0-22.6	***	***	***
35-44	107	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	130	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	13	16.7	9.1-28.6
55-64	84	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
65-74	45	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	16	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	39	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	150	58	24.3	16.8-33.8	***	***	***	25	25.2	16.5-36.4	***	***	***	13	12.7	5.9-25.2
Some Post-H.S.	160	***	***	***	***	***	***	13	10.5	4.9-21.2	12	9.4	3.9-20.8	15	8.2	4.1-15.7
College Graduate	174	***	***	***	59	34.3	25.2-44.9	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	80	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	109	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	65	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	83	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	49	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	89	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	109	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
No	411	186	36.3	29.9-43.3	124	28.6	22.7-35.3	49	17.3	12.3-23.7	27	10.4	6.2-16.8	25	7.4	4.6-11.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	80	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	443	205	35.9	29.7-42.7	132	28.4	22.7-35.0	47	14.5	10.1-20.4	29	10.7	6.6-17.0	30	10.4	6.5-16.3

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,520

2,164

37.2

35.1-39.4

1,396

31.3

29.2-33.4

459

13.1

11.6-14.8

184

6.7

5.5- 8.2

317

11.7

10.1-13.5

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

523

237

35.9

30.1-42.1

160

29.5

24.1-35.6

15.3

11.0-20.8

9.5

5.9-15.0

9.9

6.4-15.0

GENDER

Male

208

25.3

17.8-34.5

32.5

24.5-41.6

17.4

11.2-26.0

13.6

7.9-22.4

11.3

6.3-19.4

Female

315

177

50.6

42.8-58.5

25.4

19.2-32.7

12.3

7.6-19.2

3.8

1.5- 9.2

7.9

4.2-14.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

***

Non-Hispanic

517

236

36.1

30.3-42.4

157

29.2

23.8-35.3

15.5

11.2-21.2

9.6

6.0-15.2

9.5

6.0-14.7

AGE

18-34

135

32.4

23.3-43.1

30.3

21.5-40.9

17.3

10.7-26.6

12.0

6.0-22.6

***

35-44

107

***

45-54

130

***

16.7

9.1-28.6

55-64

***

65-74

***

75+

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

150

24.3

16.8-33.8

***

25.2

16.5-36.4

***

12.7

5.9-25.2

Some Post-H.S.

160

***

10.5

4.9-21.2

9.4

3.9-20.8

8.2

4.1-15.7

College Graduate

174

***

34.3

25.2-44.9

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

109

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000- 74,999

***

$75,000+

***

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

109

***

411

186

36.3

29.9-43.3

124

28.6

22.7-35.3

17.3

12.3-23.7

10.4

6.2-16.8

7.4

4.6-11.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

443

205

35.9

29.7-42.7

132

28.4

22.7-35.0

14.5

10.1-20.4

10.7

6.6-17.0

10.4

6.5-16.3

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* This question was 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.

^% = 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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2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-AFRICAN AMERICANS

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor. During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*