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Only one | Two | Three | Four | Five or more | |||||||||||
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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 | 4,624 | 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 |
-WHITES | 3,565 | 1,706 | 40.8 | 38.8-42.9 | 1,118 | 32.2 | 30.3-34.2 | 329 | 11.6 | 10.2-13.2 | 143 | 5.2 | 4.3- 6.2 | 269 | 10.2 | 8.9-11.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,673 | 602 | 31.1 | 28.4-33.9 | 559 | 33.1 | 30.4-36.0 | 206 | 13.5 | 11.5-15.9 | 106 | 7.7 | 6.2- 9.4 | 200 | 14.6 | 12.5-16.9 |
Female | 1,892 | 1,104 | 52.6 | 49.7-55.5 | 559 | 31.1 | 28.5-33.9 | 123 | 9.2 | 7.4-11.5 | 37 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.2 | 69 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.4 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 65 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Hispanic | 3,497 | 1,680 | 40.8 | 38.8-42.9 | 1,097 | 32.3 | 30.4-34.3 | 324 | 11.7 | 10.3-13.3 | 142 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.3 | 254 | 9.9 | 8.6-11.4 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-34 | 637 | 191 | 26.8 | 22.9-31.0 | 197 | 29.3 | 25.4-33.6 | 101 | 18.0 | 14.4-22.2 | 48 | 7.6 | 5.6-10.2 | 100 | 18.3 | 15.0-22.1 |
35-44 | 575 | 212 | 36.5 | 31.9-41.3 | 212 | 35.4 | 31.0-40.1 | 69 | 11.5 | 8.8-14.8 | 32 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.3 | 50 | 10.1 | 7.5-13.6 |
45-54 | 683 | 319 | 43.5 | 39.0-48.0 | 228 | 35.5 | 31.2-40.0 | 61 | 9.5 | 7.1-12.5 | 25 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.3 | 50 | 6.9 | 5.0- 9.5 |
55-64 | 741 | 395 | 49.6 | 45.3-54.0 | 230 | 33.7 | 29.6-38.0 | 64 | 9.4 | 6.9-12.6 | 20 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.9 | 32 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.8 |
65-74 | 604 | 362 | 57.1 | 52.3-61.8 | 179 | 31.0 | 26.7-35.6 | 23 | 4.3 | 2.6- 6.8 | 15 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.5 | 25 | 5.0 | 2.9- 8.2 |
75+ | 308 | 218 | 72.5 | 65.7-78.4 | 67 | 21.2 | 15.8-27.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 129 | 44 | 31.1 | 22.3-41.6 | 29 | 21.6 | 14.6-30.9 | 16 | 13.4 | 8.0-21.4 | *** | *** | *** | 33 | 27.2 | 19.1-37.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 675 | 300 | 37.2 | 32.9-41.6 | 193 | 30.4 | 26.3-34.8 | 73 | 12.3 | 9.1-16.6 | 34 | 5.5 | 3.8- 7.9 | 75 | 14.6 | 11.4-18.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,022 | 481 | 38.7 | 35.1-42.4 | 298 | 31.1 | 27.6-34.7 | 105 | 13.7 | 11.0-17.0 | 47 | 5.5 | 4.0- 7.7 | 91 | 11.0 | 8.8-13.7 |
College Graduate | 1,736 | 880 | 46.3 | 43.4-49.2 | 596 | 35.7 | 32.9-38.6 | 135 | 9.0 | 7.4-10.9 | 55 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.0 | 70 | 4.5 | 3.4- 5.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 199 | 73 | 26.0 | 19.8-33.2 | 49 | 25.1 | 18.5-33.1 | 24 | 13.5 | 8.6-20.5 | 15 | 9.6 | 5.6-16.1 | 38 | 25.8 | 18.8-34.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 341 | 151 | 36.1 | 30.0-42.5 | 96 | 25.7 | 20.6-31.7 | 28 | 9.2 | 5.8-14.3 | 20 | 7.5 | 4.5-12.5 | 46 | 21.5 | 16.0-28.3 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 324 | 158 | 38.5 | 32.4-44.9 | 96 | 32.4 | 26.4-39.1 | 32 | 12.6 | 8.8-17.7 | *** | *** | *** | 28 | 11.5 | 7.5-17.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 487 | 219 | 37.5 | 32.4-42.9 | 147 | 30.9 | 26.2-36.2 | 58 | 15.5 | 11.8-20.1 | 26 | 6.8 | 4.5-10.1 | 37 | 9.2 | 6.3-13.3 |
$50,000- 74,999 | 574 | 290 | 43.2 | 38.2-48.4 | 168 | 31.1 | 26.4-36.2 | 53 | 13.1 | 9.1-18.3 | 21 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.5 | 42 | 7.9 | 5.5-11.2 |
$75,000+ | 1,219 | 578 | 44.1 | 40.6-47.7 | 454 | 38.1 | 34.7-41.6 | 106 | 9.6 | 7.6-11.9 | 37 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.2 | 44 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 696 | 353 | 43.6 | 39.1-48.2 | 197 | 31.5 | 27.2-36.1 | 61 | 10.4 | 7.8-13.7 | 34 | 5.4 | 3.6- 7.9 | 51 | 9.1 | 6.6-12.5 |
No | 2,858 | 1,349 | 40.3 | 38.1-42.5 | 917 | 32.4 | 30.3-34.6 | 267 | 11.8 | 10.2-13.6 | 109 | 5.2 | 4.2- 6.4 | 216 | 10.4 | 8.9-12.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 561 | 254 | 40.6 | 35.8-45.6 | 180 | 33.9 | 29.4-38.8 | 57 | 11.4 | 8.5-15.2 | 26 | 5.2 | 3.4- 7.9 | 44 | 8.9 | 6.3-12.5 |
Non-Veteran | 3,004 | 1,452 | 40.9 | 38.7-43.1 | 938 | 32.0 | 29.9-34.1 | 272 | 11.6 | 10.0-13.4 | 117 | 5.2 | 4.2- 6.4 | 225 | 10.4 | 9.0-12.0 |
* 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.
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