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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 | 4,639 | 3,551 | 70.9 | 69.1-72.6 | 368 | 9.6 | 8.5-10.9 | 243 | 6.2 | 5.4- 7.2 | 317 | 8.9 | 7.9-10.1 | 160 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.2 |
| -Eastern NC | 1,437 | 1,096 | 69.8 | 66.5-72.9 | 120 | 9.7 | 7.8-12.0 | 77 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.5 | 92 | 9.3 | 7.3-11.7 | 52 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 709 | 494 | 63.3 | 58.7-67.7 | 70 | 10.8 | 8.2-14.1 | 45 | 6.9 | 5.0- 9.6 | 62 | 12.6 | 9.6-16.4 | 38 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.2 |
| Female | 728 | 602 | 79.0 | 74.6-82.8 | 50 | 8.2 | 5.8-11.5 | 32 | 6.1 | 3.9- 9.4 | 30 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.9 | *** | *** | *** |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,022 | 793 | 71.0 | 67.1-74.5 | 84 | 10.1 | 7.8-13.0 | 51 | 6.1 | 4.4- 8.3 | 56 | 7.8 | 5.8-10.4 | 38 | 5.1 | 3.5- 7.3 |
| African American | 252 | 194 | 67.7 | 59.4-75.1 | 18 | 8.1 | 4.6-13.8 | *** | *** | *** | 20 | 13.0 | 8.1-20.4 | *** | *** | *** |
| Other minorities | 153 | 102 | 67.5 | 56.9-76.5 | 16 | 9.0 | 4.9-15.8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 80 | *** | *** | *** | 13 | 16.4 | 9.2-27.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,355 | 1,043 | 70.4 | 67.0-73.6 | 107 | 9.3 | 7.4-11.7 | 72 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.6 | 84 | 9.0 | 7.0-11.5 | 49 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 325 | 196 | 56.0 | 49.6-62.2 | 42 | 14.7 | 10.7-19.8 | 33 | 8.9 | 6.0-13.0 | 37 | 14.3 | 10.2-19.7 | 17 | 6.2 | 3.5-10.6 |
| 35-54 | 505 | 376 | 72.8 | 67.8-77.3 | 50 | 8.6 | 6.2-11.8 | 24 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.2 | 35 | 8.5 | 5.8-12.1 | 20 | 4.3 | 2.6- 7.2 |
| 55-64 | 272 | 229 | 83.9 | 77.4-88.8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 65-74 | 226 | 198 | 84.5 | 75.9-90.4 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 75+ | 101 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 100 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 349 | 255 | 64.6 | 57.8-70.9 | 28 | 10.0 | 6.6-14.9 | 24 | 7.6 | 5.0-11.4 | 30 | 12.6 | 8.3-18.7 | *** | *** | *** |
| Some Post-H.S. | 422 | 315 | 70.4 | 64.5-75.7 | 36 | 8.9 | 5.9-13.2 | 26 | 8.0 | 5.2-12.3 | 24 | 8.0 | 5.1-12.3 | 21 | 4.7 | 2.7- 7.8 |
| College Graduate | 566 | 463 | 77.6 | 72.7-81.8 | 46 | 9.6 | 6.9-13.3 | 20 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.4 | 26 | 6.6 | 4.1-10.4 | *** | *** | *** |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 125 | *** | *** | *** | 14 | 11.1 | 6.1-19.3 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 200 | 135 | 58.3 | 49.2-66.8 | 25 | 16.0 | 10.0-24.7 | *** | *** | *** | 20 | 12.0 | 7.2-19.2 | *** | *** | *** |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 142 | 107 | 75.9 | 66.5-83.4 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 210 | 161 | 71.0 | 62.5-78.3 | 15 | 10.1 | 5.6-17.7 | *** | *** | *** | 14 | 9.6 | 5.4-16.7 | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000+ | 594 | 478 | 74.1 | 69.0-78.6 | 45 | 8.5 | 6.1-11.8 | 29 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.3 | 27 | 8.3 | 5.3-12.7 | *** | *** | *** |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 311 | 240 | 74.0 | 66.7-80.1 | 21 | 7.6 | 4.4-12.8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 17 | 5.1 | 2.8- 9.0 |
| No | 1,121 | 852 | 68.9 | 65.2-72.4 | 99 | 10.2 | 8.1-12.8 | 61 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.6 | 74 | 9.9 | 7.7-12.7 | 35 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 267 | 209 | 71.2 | 63.4-78.0 | 16 | 7.9 | 4.6-13.3 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Veteran | 1,170 | 887 | 69.5 | 65.8-72.9 | 104 | 10.1 | 8.0-12.8 | 64 | 6.6 | 4.9- 8.8 | 76 | 9.7 | 7.5-12.5 | 39 | 4.1 | 2.8- 6.0 |
* 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 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 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).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.
**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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