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| Total Respond.^ |
None | Once | Twice | 3-7 times | 8-30 times | |||||||||||
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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 | 4,549 | 3,517 | 68.0 | 65.7-70.2 | 394 | 11.5 | 10.1-13.1 | 212 | 6.4 | 5.3- 7.8 | 282 | 8.9 | 7.6-10.4 | 144 | 5.1 | 4.1- 6.5 |
| -Piedmont NC | 2,785 | 2,141 | 68.5 | 65.7-71.2 | 255 | 11.9 | 10.1-14.0 | 132 | 5.6 | 4.5- 7.1 | 166 | 8.9 | 7.3-10.8 | 91 | 5.0 | 3.8- 6.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,242 | 857 | 62.3 | 58.1-66.3 | 143 | 13.1 | 10.5-16.2 | 74 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.2 | 104 | 11.8 | 9.2-14.9 | 64 | 6.7 | 4.8- 9.3 |
| Female | 1,543 | 1,284 | 75.9 | 72.2-79.3 | 112 | 10.5 | 8.1-13.6 | 58 | 5.1 | 3.6- 7.2 | 62 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.4 | 27 | 3.0 | 1.7- 5.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,273 | 1,758 | 68.4 | 65.2-71.4 | 199 | 11.7 | 9.6-14.1 | 111 | 6.0 | 4.7- 7.6 | 129 | 8.6 | 6.8-10.7 | 76 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.4 |
| African American | 347 | 264 | 71.3 | 63.7-78.0 | 39 | 15.1 | 9.8-22.3 | 12 | 3.1 | 1.4- 6.7 | 22 | 6.3 | 3.7-10.6 | *** | *** | *** |
| Other minorities | 147 | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 8.4 | 4.3-15.8 | *** | *** | *** | 11 | 13.5 | 6.8-25.0 | *** | *** | *** |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 121 | *** | *** | *** | 14 | 8.7 | 4.5-16.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,660 | 2,059 | 69.4 | 66.5-72.1 | 241 | 12.2 | 10.2-14.4 | 124 | 5.4 | 4.3- 6.8 | 151 | 8.0 | 6.5- 9.8 | 85 | 5.0 | 3.7- 6.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 425 | 247 | 56.2 | 50.3-61.9 | 67 | 15.2 | 11.6-19.5 | 30 | 7.5 | 5.0-11.1 | 49 | 11.9 | 8.7-16.1 | 32 | 9.3 | 6.2-13.7 |
| 35-54 | 1,149 | 827 | 69.1 | 64.9-73.0 | 129 | 13.0 | 10.0-16.7 | 67 | 5.7 | 4.2- 7.6 | 81 | 8.7 | 6.4-11.6 | 45 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.3 |
| 55-64 | 578 | 477 | 79.6 | 74.3-84.1 | 44 | 7.9 | 5.5-11.2 | 23 | 3.7 | 2.3- 6.0 | 21 | 6.3 | 3.6-11.0 | 13 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.4 |
| 65-74 | 395 | 362 | 92.3 | 88.3-95.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 12 | 3.5 | 1.8- 7.0 | *** | *** | *** |
| 75+ | 213 | 203 | 95.1 | 89.0-97.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 154 | *** | *** | *** | 15 | 10.0 | 4.5-20.8 | *** | *** | *** | 18 | 15.1 | 8.5-25.4 | *** | *** | *** |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 531 | 382 | 64.2 | 57.7-70.3 | 54 | 13.3 | 9.2-18.7 | 29 | 7.7 | 4.9-11.8 | 36 | 9.0 | 5.7-13.9 | 30 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 653 | 508 | 71.9 | 66.2-77.0 | 49 | 10.2 | 7.0-14.8 | 31 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.5 | 41 | 7.6 | 5.1-11.2 | 24 | 6.4 | 3.7-10.8 |
| College Graduate | 1,443 | 1,145 | 70.2 | 66.6-73.6 | 137 | 12.9 | 10.6-15.8 | 62 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.0 | 71 | 8.2 | 6.2-10.8 | 28 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 170 | *** | *** | *** | 19 | 15.6 | 8.9-25.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 13 | 10.0 | 4.9-19.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 318 | 244 | 69.9 | 61.8-76.9 | 30 | 11.4 | 7.0-18.1 | 13 | 7.7 | 4.0-14.4 | 17 | 6.2 | 3.5-10.8 | 14 | 4.8 | 2.4- 9.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 219 | 164 | 71.6 | 61.7-79.7 | 21 | 7.4 | 4.2-12.6 | 12 | 5.8 | 2.8-11.8 | 11 | 9.4 | 4.3-19.6 | 11 | 5.8 | 2.7-11.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 333 | 258 | 68.6 | 60.3-75.9 | 29 | 11.0 | 7.0-16.7 | 14 | 5.1 | 2.5-10.1 | 18 | 8.7 | 4.5-16.3 | 14 | 6.6 | 3.3-12.6 |
| $50,000+ | 1,411 | 1,077 | 69.7 | 65.7-73.4 | 138 | 12.8 | 10.0-16.2 | 77 | 6.1 | 4.6- 8.1 | 84 | 7.5 | 5.7- 9.8 | 35 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 577 | 457 | 70.1 | 62.9-76.4 | 40 | 10.6 | 6.1-17.7 | 21 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.1 | 34 | 8.1 | 5.0-12.8 | 25 | 7.6 | 4.5-12.6 |
| No | 2,198 | 1,677 | 68.3 | 65.2-71.2 | 214 | 12.1 | 10.2-14.4 | 110 | 6.0 | 4.7- 7.7 | 131 | 9.0 | 7.3-11.2 | 66 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 365 | 297 | 78.6 | 72.0-84.1 | 18 | 5.2 | 2.9- 9.3 | 18 | 5.6 | 3.1-10.1 | 21 | 7.4 | 4.2-12.7 | 11 | 3.2 | 1.5- 6.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,419 | 1,844 | 67.4 | 64.4-70.3 | 237 | 12.7 | 10.6-15.0 | 114 | 5.7 | 4.4- 7.2 | 144 | 9.0 | 7.3-11.1 | 80 | 5.2 | 3.8- 7.1 |
* 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.
^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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