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

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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	2,220	784	30.7	28.4-33.1	712	31.6	29.2-34.0	295	15.0	13.1-17.1	137	7.1	5.9- 8.5	292	15.7	13.8-17.7
Female	2,404	1,381	52.6	50.0-55.1	690	29.8	27.5-32.2	176	9.7	8.0-11.6	61	2.8	2.1- 3.8	96	5.1	4.0- 6.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White	3,500	1,681	40.8	38.8-42.9	1,099	32.3	30.4-34.3	324	11.7	10.3-13.3	142	5.3	4.4- 6.3	254	9.9	8.6-11.3
Non-Hispanic Black	656	295	39.6	35.2-44.3	190	29.4	25.2-33.9	90	15.7	12.2-20.0	37	5.9	4.1- 8.5	44	9.3	6.7-12.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian	102	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Other	119	***	***	***	33	22.9	15.0-33.2	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Hispanic	220	73	30.8	23.8-38.8	53	21.0	15.8-27.4	34	16.5	11.3-23.3	***	***	***	55	30.0	23.0-38.1
AGE
18-34	990	313	27.9	24.8-31.3	289	28.2	25.0-31.5	161	18.7	15.8-22.1	64	6.5	5.0- 8.4	163	18.7	16.0-21.8
35-44	799	307	37.4	33.6-41.5	280	34.1	30.3-38.0	94	11.8	9.4-14.8	49	6.7	5.0- 9.1	69	9.9	7.6-12.8
45-54	890	409	44.3	40.2-48.4	279	31.9	28.3-35.8	90	10.2	8.1-12.8	36	5.1	3.5- 7.4	76	8.5	6.4-11.1
55-64	885	469	49.9	45.9-53.9	270	33.2	29.5-37.1	78	9.3	7.1-12.1	27	3.1	1.9- 5.0	41	4.5	3.1- 6.5
65-74	693	412	56.5	51.9-61.0	206	31.7	27.5-36.2	31	5.0	3.3- 7.5	17	2.4	1.5- 4.1	27	4.4	2.6- 7.2
75+	335	236	71.9	65.3-77.6	69	20.0	15.0-26.2	15	5.2	2.9- 9.2	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	283	91	29.1	23.0-36.2	61	20.8	15.8-26.8	48	18.9	13.6-25.5	19	6.6	4.0-10.7	64	24.7	19.1-31.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	968	408	35.9	32.4-39.5	275	29.8	26.4-33.4	116	13.1	10.4-16.4	50	5.6	4.1- 7.6	119	15.7	12.9-18.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,318	625	40.3	37.1-43.5	370	30.1	27.1-33.3	145	13.7	11.3-16.5	60	5.4	4.0- 7.2	118	10.5	8.6-12.9
College Graduate	2,048	1,036	46.5	43.8-49.2	694	35.0	32.5-37.7	162	9.5	7.9-11.3	69	4.4	3.3- 5.7	87	4.6	3.5- 6.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	345	130	27.8	22.8-33.6	85	25.7	20.2-32.2	45	14.7	10.6-19.9	30	9.7	6.5-14.3	55	22.0	16.8-28.4
$15,000- 24,999	582	237	34.5	29.8-39.5	158	25.5	21.5-29.9	68	13.7	10.0-18.4	31	6.3	4.2- 9.6	88	20.0	15.9-24.8
$25,000- 34,999	455	215	37.7	32.6-43.1	131	31.6	26.5-37.3	52	13.8	10.3-18.2	17	5.6	3.2- 9.5	40	11.3	8.0-15.8
$35,000- 49,999	633	290	39.6	35.0-44.3	181	29.1	25.0-33.6	75	15.1	11.8-19.1	35	6.4	4.5- 9.2	52	9.8	7.1-13.4
$50,000-74,999	695	341	42.3	37.8-46.9	200	30.3	26.1-34.8	76	14.8	11.2-19.4	23	4.0	2.5- 6.3	55	8.6	6.2-11.9
$75,000+	1,380	660	44.8	41.5-48.1	506	37.1	34.0-40.4	117	9.4	7.6-11.6	45	3.9	2.7- 5.4	52	4.9	3.5- 6.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	883	451	45.9	41.7-50.2	237	29.0	25.2-33.1	80	10.8	8.4-13.7	43	5.2	3.7- 7.3	72	9.1	6.8-12.0
No	3,725	1,708	39.3	37.4-41.3	1,161	31.2	29.3-33.1	389	12.9	11.5-14.6	154	5.2	4.3- 6.2	313	11.4	10.1-12.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	714	328	41.2	36.9-45.6	225	33.7	29.6-38.0	78	11.3	8.7-14.4	30	4.7	3.1- 7.0	53	9.2	6.7-12.5
Non-Veteran	3,910	1,837	40.2	38.3-42.1	1,177	30.3	28.5-32.2	393	12.9	11.4-14.5	168	5.3	4.4- 6.3	335	11.3	10.0-12.8

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

2,220

784

30.7

28.4-33.1

712

31.6

29.2-34.0

295

15.0

13.1-17.1

137

7.1

5.9- 8.5

292

15.7

13.8-17.7

Female

2,404

1,381

52.6

50.0-55.1

690

29.8

27.5-32.2

176

9.7

8.0-11.6

2.8

2.1- 3.8

5.1

4.0- 6.6

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

3,500

1,681

40.8

38.8-42.9

1,099

32.3

30.4-34.3

324

11.7

10.3-13.3

142

5.3

4.4- 6.3

254

9.9

8.6-11.3

Non-Hispanic Black

656

295

39.6

35.2-44.3

190

29.4

25.2-33.9

15.7

12.2-20.0

5.9

4.1- 8.5

9.3

6.7-12.9

Non-Hispanic Am Indian

102

***

Non-Hispanic Other

119

***

22.9

15.0-33.2

***

Hispanic

220

30.8

23.8-38.8

21.0

15.8-27.4

16.5

11.3-23.3

***

30.0

23.0-38.1

AGE

18-34

990

313

27.9

24.8-31.3

289

28.2

25.0-31.5

161

18.7

15.8-22.1

6.5

5.0- 8.4

163

18.7

16.0-21.8

35-44

799

307

37.4

33.6-41.5

280

34.1

30.3-38.0

11.8

9.4-14.8

6.7

5.0- 9.1

9.9

7.6-12.8

45-54

890

409

44.3

40.2-48.4

279

31.9

28.3-35.8

10.2

8.1-12.8

5.1

3.5- 7.4

8.5

6.4-11.1

55-64

885

469

49.9

45.9-53.9

270

33.2

29.5-37.1

9.3

7.1-12.1

3.1

1.9- 5.0

4.5

3.1- 6.5

65-74

693

412

56.5

51.9-61.0

206

31.7

27.5-36.2

5.0

3.3- 7.5

2.4

1.5- 4.1

4.4

2.6- 7.2

75+

335

236

71.9

65.3-77.6

20.0

15.0-26.2

5.2

2.9- 9.2

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

283

29.1

23.0-36.2

20.8

15.8-26.8

18.9

13.6-25.5

6.6

4.0-10.7

24.7

19.1-31.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

968

408

35.9

32.4-39.5

275

29.8

26.4-33.4

116

13.1

10.4-16.4

5.6

4.1- 7.6

119

15.7

12.9-18.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,318

625

40.3

37.1-43.5

370

30.1

27.1-33.3

145

13.7

11.3-16.5

5.4

4.0- 7.2

118

10.5

8.6-12.9

College Graduate

2,048

1,036

46.5

43.8-49.2

694

35.0

32.5-37.7

162

9.5

7.9-11.3

4.4

3.3- 5.7

4.6

3.5- 6.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

345

130

27.8

22.8-33.6

25.7

20.2-32.2

14.7

10.6-19.9

9.7

6.5-14.3

22.0

16.8-28.4

$15,000- 24,999

582

237

34.5

29.8-39.5

158

25.5

21.5-29.9

13.7

10.0-18.4

6.3

4.2- 9.6

20.0

15.9-24.8

$25,000- 34,999

455

215

37.7

32.6-43.1

131

31.6

26.5-37.3

13.8

10.3-18.2

5.6

3.2- 9.5

11.3

8.0-15.8

$35,000- 49,999

633

290

39.6

35.0-44.3

181

29.1

25.0-33.6

15.1

11.8-19.1

6.4

4.5- 9.2

9.8

7.1-13.4

$50,000-74,999

695

341

42.3

37.8-46.9

200

30.3

26.1-34.8

14.8

11.2-19.4

4.0

2.5- 6.3

8.6

6.2-11.9

$75,000+

1,380

660

44.8

41.5-48.1

506

37.1

34.0-40.4

117

9.4

7.6-11.6

3.9

2.7- 5.4

4.9

3.5- 6.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

883

451

45.9

41.7-50.2

237

29.0

25.2-33.1

10.8

8.4-13.7

5.2

3.7- 7.3

9.1

6.8-12.0

3,725

1,708

39.3

37.4-41.3

1,161

31.2

29.3-33.1

389

12.9

11.5-14.6

154

5.2

4.3- 6.2

313

11.4

10.1-12.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

714

328

41.2

36.9-45.6

225

33.7

29.6-38.0

11.3

8.7-14.4

4.7

3.1- 7.0

9.2

6.7-12.5

Non-Veteran

3,910

1,837

40.2

38.3-42.1

1,177

30.3

28.5-32.2

393

12.9

11.4-14.5

168

5.3

4.4- 6.3

335

11.3

10.0-12.8

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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

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?*