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No drinks | 1-2 days | 3-7 days | 8-29 days | Everyday | |||||||||||
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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 | 11,479 | 6,712 | 54.3 | 53.1-55.5 | 1,294 | 12.7 | 11.9-13.5 | 1,490 | 15.0 | 14.1-15.9 | 1,476 | 14.1 | 13.3-14.9 | 507 | 4.0 | 3.6- 4.4 |
-MALES | 4,461 | 2,161 | 46.4 | 44.6-48.3 | 534 | 12.6 | 11.4-13.9 | 710 | 17.7 | 16.3-19.2 | 767 | 17.9 | 16.5-19.3 | 289 | 5.4 | 4.7- 6.2 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 3,211 | 1,489 | 44.5 | 42.3-46.7 | 365 | 12.3 | 10.8-13.9 | 506 | 17.6 | 16.0-19.4 | 607 | 19.3 | 17.7-21.1 | 244 | 6.2 | 5.4- 7.2 |
African American | 718 | 401 | 52.7 | 48.2-57.3 | 82 | 11.4 | 8.9-14.5 | 121 | 17.8 | 14.5-21.8 | 89 | 15.1 | 12.1-18.7 | 25 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.6 |
Other Minorities | 500 | 255 | 46.8 | 40.6-53.2 | 79 | 16.5 | 12.6-21.2 | 80 | 18.5 | 14.2-23.6 | 67 | 13.6 | 10.1-17.9 | 19 | 4.7 | 2.7- 8.0 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-34 | 845 | 306 | 38.5 | 34.5-42.6 | 123 | 13.8 | 11.3-16.7 | 193 | 23.2 | 20.0-26.8 | 194 | 20.9 | 18.0-24.0 | 29 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.4 |
35-44 | 668 | 249 | 38.1 | 33.7-42.6 | 104 | 15.1 | 12.1-18.7 | 139 | 21.6 | 18.2-25.5 | 152 | 22.0 | 18.5-25.8 | 24 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.9 |
45-54 | 783 | 386 | 48.6 | 44.4-52.9 | 93 | 12.7 | 10.0-15.9 | 122 | 15.8 | 12.9-19.1 | 130 | 16.9 | 14.0-20.3 | 52 | 6.0 | 4.5- 8.1 |
55-64 | 903 | 475 | 54.3 | 50.2-58.3 | 101 | 10.4 | 8.4-12.9 | 123 | 13.1 | 10.6-15.9 | 135 | 14.5 | 11.9-17.5 | 69 | 7.8 | 5.9-10.1 |
65-74 | 765 | 422 | 57.8 | 53.5-62.1 | 71 | 8.7 | 6.6-11.4 | 89 | 9.8 | 7.8-12.4 | 110 | 15.0 | 12.0-18.6 | 73 | 8.6 | 6.6-11.2 |
75+ | 470 | 308 | 64.7 | 58.8-70.2 | 38 | 11.5 | 7.8-16.7 | 41 | 9.6 | 6.5-13.8 | 42 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.6 | 41 | 7.3 | 5.1-10.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 599 | 397 | 60.8 | 55.7-65.7 | 57 | 11.2 | 8.3-14.9 | 62 | 12.7 | 9.5-16.7 | 52 | 10.0 | 7.4-13.4 | 31 | 5.3 | 3.6- 7.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,285 | 724 | 54.3 | 50.8-57.8 | 160 | 12.7 | 10.5-15.3 | 178 | 14.6 | 12.5-17.1 | 166 | 14.2 | 11.9-16.7 | 57 | 4.2 | 3.1- 5.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,122 | 514 | 41.4 | 37.9-44.9 | 139 | 12.7 | 10.5-15.3 | 186 | 21.1 | 18.0-24.5 | 199 | 18.8 | 16.2-21.7 | 84 | 6.1 | 4.7- 7.7 |
College Graduate | 1,440 | 515 | 31.6 | 28.7-34.6 | 176 | 13.5 | 11.3-15.9 | 283 | 21.3 | 18.7-24.0 | 349 | 27.4 | 24.5-30.6 | 117 | 6.3 | 5.1- 7.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 476 | 306 | 57.1 | 51.3-62.7 | 48 | 10.2 | 7.3-14.0 | 54 | 15.9 | 11.7-21.2 | 50 | 12.5 | 9.1-17.0 | 18 | 4.3 | 2.5- 7.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 726 | 443 | 53.9 | 49.3-58.5 | 79 | 12.7 | 9.9-16.1 | 96 | 17.3 | 13.8-21.5 | 81 | 12.4 | 9.7-15.8 | 27 | 3.7 | 2.3- 5.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 493 | 257 | 50.1 | 44.4-55.8 | 60 | 13.2 | 10.0-17.3 | 75 | 15.2 | 11.8-19.2 | 66 | 15.1 | 11.5-19.6 | 35 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 582 | 269 | 46.8 | 41.6-52.2 | 78 | 13.9 | 10.5-18.2 | 96 | 15.5 | 12.3-19.2 | 96 | 16.9 | 13.6-20.9 | 43 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.5 |
$50,000- 74,999 | 568 | 227 | 37.9 | 33.1-43.0 | 80 | 14.5 | 11.3-18.3 | 104 | 20.5 | 16.6-25.1 | 116 | 22.4 | 18.3-27.0 | 41 | 4.7 | 3.2- 7.1 |
$75,000+ | 1,049 | 332 | 31.1 | 27.6-34.8 | 122 | 11.6 | 9.4-14.3 | 217 | 22.8 | 19.5-26.4 | 285 | 27.4 | 24.2-30.9 | 93 | 7.1 | 5.6- 9.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,145 | 702 | 60.4 | 56.8-64.0 | 128 | 11.5 | 9.4-14.0 | 126 | 12.0 | 9.8-14.7 | 121 | 10.2 | 8.3-12.5 | 68 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.7 |
No | 3,290 | 1,442 | 42.6 | 40.4-44.8 | 403 | 12.9 | 11.5-14.5 | 581 | 19.3 | 17.6-21.1 | 644 | 19.9 | 18.3-21.7 | 220 | 5.3 | 4.5- 6.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,341 | 668 | 46.3 | 43.1-49.5 | 158 | 12.7 | 10.7-15.0 | 193 | 16.7 | 14.3-19.4 | 205 | 17.0 | 14.6-19.7 | 117 | 7.4 | 5.9- 9.1 |
Non-Veteran | 3,118 | 1,491 | 46.5 | 44.2-48.7 | 376 | 12.6 | 11.2-14.2 | 517 | 18.0 | 16.3-19.9 | 562 | 18.1 | 16.5-19.8 | 172 | 4.8 | 4.0- 5.7 |
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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