BRFSS 2012 - 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?*)

2012 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	4,624	2,165	40.3	38.6-42.1	1,402	30.8	29.1-32.5	471	12.6	11.3-14.1	198	5.2	4.4- 6.1	388	11.0	9.8-12.3
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	668	299	39.4	35.0-44.1	193	29.4	25.3-33.9	94	15.9	12.5-20.2	37	5.8	4.0- 8.4	45	9.4	6.8-12.9
GENDER
Male	301	106	31.7	25.9-38.1	97	31.2	25.3-37.8	52	18.8	13.5-25.6	18	6.5	3.9-10.6	28	11.8	7.9-17.2
Female	367	193	48.7	42.4-55.1	96	27.2	21.8-33.4	42	12.5	8.9-17.4	19	5.0	3.0- 8.3	17	6.5	3.7-11.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	654	294	39.6	35.1-44.2	190	29.5	25.3-34.0	89	15.7	12.2-20.0	37	5.9	4.1- 8.5	44	9.4	6.7-12.9
AGE
18-34	208	70	27.9	21.8-34.9	63	31.3	24.5-39.1	42	22.3	15.7-30.5	***	***	***	22	13.7	8.9-20.4
35-44	129	64	42.9	33.5-52.9	40	32.0	23.1-42.3	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	140	***	***	***	33	19.1	12.9-27.3	21	12.8	7.8-20.2	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	113	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
65-74	61	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	14	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	68	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	186	71	33.9	26.5-42.1	57	30.9	23.7-39.3	30	15.7	10.4-23.1	***	***	***	19	13.7	8.3-21.8
Some Post-H.S.	207	98	41.9	34.3-49.9	59	30.0	22.8-38.3	27	14.2	9.2-21.3	***	***	***	14	8.8	5.0-15.1
College Graduate	206	105	46.8	38.9-54.9	62	30.8	23.9-38.6	22	13.3	8.4-20.6	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	96	***	***	***	***	***	***	15	16.1	9.0-27.1	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	153	61	36.8	27.5-47.1	44	28.6	20.8-37.9	24	17.7	9.9-29.5	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	87	***	***	***	***	***	***	14	15.2	8.3-26.1	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	95	***	***	***	21	20.4	12.7-31.2	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	90	***	***	***	***	***	***	16	19.9	11.6-31.9	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	89	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	124	***	***	***	33	23.7	15.3-34.7	15	13.2	7.3-22.8	***	***	***	***	***	***
No	541	235	36.8	32.1-41.7	160	30.6	26.0-35.6	78	16.4	12.5-21.2	32	6.3	4.2- 9.2	36	10.0	7.1-14.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	112	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	556	247	39.1	34.3-44.2	158	28.7	24.2-33.6	80	17.0	13.1-21.9	33	6.2	4.2- 9.0	38	9.0	6.3-12.7

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,624

2,165

40.3

38.6-42.1

1,402

30.8

29.1-32.5

471

12.6

11.3-14.1

198

5.2

4.4- 6.1

388

11.0

9.8-12.3

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

668

299

39.4

35.0-44.1

193

29.4

25.3-33.9

15.9

12.5-20.2

5.8

4.0- 8.4

9.4

6.8-12.9

GENDER

Male

301

106

31.7

25.9-38.1

31.2

25.3-37.8

18.8

13.5-25.6

6.5

3.9-10.6

11.8

7.9-17.2

Female

367

193

48.7

42.4-55.1

27.2

21.8-33.4

12.5

8.9-17.4

5.0

3.0- 8.3

6.5

3.7-11.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

***

Non-Hispanic

654

294

39.6

35.1-44.2

190

29.5

25.3-34.0

15.7

12.2-20.0

5.9

4.1- 8.5

9.4

6.7-12.9

AGE

18-34

208

27.9

21.8-34.9

31.3

24.5-39.1

22.3

15.7-30.5

***

13.7

8.9-20.4

35-44

129

42.9

33.5-52.9

32.0

23.1-42.3

***

45-54

140

***

19.1

12.9-27.3

12.8

7.8-20.2

***

55-64

113

***

65-74

***

75+

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

186

33.9

26.5-42.1

30.9

23.7-39.3

15.7

10.4-23.1

***

13.7

8.3-21.8

Some Post-H.S.

207

41.9

34.3-49.9

30.0

22.8-38.3

14.2

9.2-21.3

***

8.8

5.0-15.1

College Graduate

206

105

46.8

38.9-54.9

30.8

23.9-38.6

13.3

8.4-20.6

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

16.1

9.0-27.1

***

$15,000- 24,999

153

36.8

27.5-47.1

28.6

20.8-37.9

17.7

9.9-29.5

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

15.2

8.3-26.1

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

20.4

12.7-31.2

***

$50,000- 74,999

***

19.9

11.6-31.9

***

$75,000+

***

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

124

***

23.7

15.3-34.7

13.2

7.3-22.8

***

541

235

36.8

32.1-41.7

160

30.6

26.0-35.6

16.4

12.5-21.2

6.3

4.2- 9.2

10.0

7.1-14.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

112

***

Non-Veteran

556

247

39.1

34.3-44.2

158

28.7

24.2-33.6

17.0

13.1-21.9

6.2

4.2- 9.0

9.0

6.3-12.7

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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 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.

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2012 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?*