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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 |
-WHITES | 8,123 | 4,475 | 51.4 | 50.0-52.8 | 903 | 12.4 | 11.5-13.4 | 1,086 | 15.4 | 14.4-16.5 | 1,217 | 16.0 | 15.0-17.1 | 442 | 4.8 | 4.3- 5.3 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 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 |
Female | 4,912 | 2,986 | 57.8 | 56.0-59.6 | 538 | 12.5 | 11.3-13.8 | 580 | 13.3 | 12.1-14.7 | 610 | 12.9 | 11.7-14.2 | 198 | 3.4 | 2.9- 4.0 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 165 | 95 | 53.8 | 43.7-63.6 | 23 | 13.3 | 8.5-20.2 | 23 | 17.0 | 9.7-28.2 | 18 | 10.8 | 6.3-17.8 | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Hispanic | 7,945 | 4,370 | 51.4 | 49.9-52.8 | 880 | 12.4 | 11.4-13.4 | 1,062 | 15.4 | 14.3-16.5 | 1,198 | 16.1 | 15.1-17.2 | 435 | 4.8 | 4.2- 5.3 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-34 | 1,131 | 469 | 43.2 | 39.8-46.7 | 180 | 15.2 | 12.9-17.8 | 240 | 21.1 | 18.4-24.1 | 217 | 17.9 | 15.5-20.5 | 25 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.9 |
35-44 | 1,016 | 431 | 41.2 | 37.7-44.7 | 165 | 16.9 | 14.3-19.9 | 188 | 18.9 | 16.3-21.9 | 199 | 19.7 | 17.0-22.7 | 33 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.7 |
45-54 | 1,362 | 669 | 49.6 | 46.3-52.8 | 179 | 12.8 | 10.8-15.1 | 213 | 16.0 | 13.7-18.5 | 227 | 16.5 | 14.2-19.0 | 74 | 5.2 | 4.0- 6.6 |
55-64 | 1,669 | 912 | 54.9 | 52.0-57.8 | 178 | 10.2 | 8.6-12.0 | 211 | 12.2 | 10.5-14.2 | 263 | 16.0 | 14.0-18.3 | 105 | 6.6 | 5.3- 8.3 |
65-74 | 1,631 | 1,016 | 62.6 | 59.8-65.4 | 120 | 6.9 | 5.6- 8.4 | 152 | 8.9 | 7.4-10.6 | 219 | 14.1 | 12.2-16.3 | 124 | 7.5 | 6.1- 9.2 |
75+ | 1,262 | 945 | 74.3 | 71.1-77.3 | 75 | 7.3 | 5.5- 9.7 | 76 | 6.9 | 5.2- 9.1 | 88 | 5.9 | 4.7- 7.5 | 78 | 5.5 | 4.3- 7.2 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 759 | 623 | 75.5 | 71.0-79.4 | 38 | 6.6 | 4.4- 9.9 | 38 | 7.3 | 5.2-10.3 | 37 | 6.6 | 4.6- 9.4 | 23 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.1 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,293 | 1,592 | 63.3 | 60.6-65.9 | 220 | 11.9 | 10.2-14.0 | 209 | 10.8 | 9.3-12.5 | 193 | 10.3 | 8.7-12.1 | 79 | 3.7 | 2.8- 4.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,238 | 1,197 | 48.1 | 45.5-50.7 | 277 | 13.6 | 11.9-15.5 | 318 | 18.2 | 16.0-20.6 | 315 | 15.1 | 13.3-17.0 | 131 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.2 |
College Graduate | 2,815 | 1,048 | 33.1 | 31.0-35.2 | 367 | 14.0 | 12.5-15.8 | 520 | 20.2 | 18.3-22.1 | 671 | 26.9 | 24.8-29.1 | 209 | 5.8 | 5.0- 6.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 781 | 579 | 66.3 | 61.8-70.6 | 58 | 8.6 | 6.3-11.6 | 70 | 13.2 | 10.2-16.9 | 63 | 10.6 | 8.0-14.0 | *** | *** | *** |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,186 | 837 | 63.9 | 60.2-67.6 | 98 | 9.9 | 7.8-12.5 | 106 | 12.2 | 9.7-15.1 | 107 | 10.2 | 8.1-12.8 | 38 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 836 | 504 | 58.1 | 53.7-62.3 | 93 | 12.0 | 9.5-15.1 | 101 | 13.5 | 10.8-16.6 | 91 | 11.9 | 9.3-15.2 | 47 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,046 | 547 | 50.2 | 46.4-54.0 | 135 | 13.8 | 11.2-16.8 | 148 | 14.2 | 11.9-17.0 | 150 | 15.9 | 13.2-19.0 | 66 | 5.9 | 4.5- 7.7 |
$50,000- 74,999 | 1,060 | 476 | 42.4 | 38.7-46.1 | 145 | 15.1 | 12.6-18.1 | 172 | 19.4 | 16.3-23.0 | 197 | 18.3 | 15.5-21.4 | 70 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.5 |
$75,000+ | 1,830 | 597 | 32.2 | 29.5-35.0 | 240 | 13.3 | 11.5-15.4 | 354 | 21.0 | 18.5-23.7 | 486 | 26.7 | 24.3-29.4 | 153 | 6.8 | 5.6- 8.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 2,242 | 1,528 | 65.4 | 62.8-67.9 | 212 | 10.3 | 8.8-12.0 | 201 | 10.6 | 9.0-12.5 | 203 | 9.5 | 8.1-11.2 | 98 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.3 |
No | 5,843 | 2,920 | 47.1 | 45.5-48.8 | 689 | 13.1 | 11.9-14.3 | 882 | 16.9 | 15.6-18.2 | 1,010 | 18.0 | 16.7-19.2 | 342 | 5.0 | 4.4- 5.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,146 | 567 | 45.8 | 42.3-49.2 | 133 | 13.7 | 11.4-16.5 | 160 | 15.9 | 13.4-18.8 | 178 | 16.7 | 14.2-19.6 | 108 | 7.9 | 6.3- 9.8 |
Non-Veteran | 6,976 | 3,907 | 52.3 | 50.8-53.8 | 770 | 12.2 | 11.2-13.3 | 926 | 15.3 | 14.2-16.5 | 1,039 | 15.9 | 14.8-17.0 | 334 | 4.3 | 3.8- 4.9 |
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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