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None | Once | Twice | 3-7 times | 8-30 times | |||||||||||
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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 | 4,639 | 3,551 | 70.9 | 69.1-72.6 | 368 | 9.6 | 8.5-10.9 | 243 | 6.2 | 5.4- 7.2 | 317 | 8.9 | 7.9-10.1 | 160 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.2 |
-WHITES | 3,571 | 2,768 | 71.7 | 69.7-73.6 | 281 | 9.8 | 8.5-11.3 | 175 | 5.8 | 4.9- 6.9 | 221 | 8.1 | 7.0- 9.4 | 126 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,675 | 1,186 | 66.0 | 63.1-68.8 | 146 | 10.5 | 8.7-12.6 | 101 | 6.3 | 5.1- 7.9 | 143 | 10.5 | 8.8-12.6 | 99 | 6.6 | 5.3- 8.3 |
Female | 1,896 | 1,582 | 78.5 | 75.7-81.1 | 135 | 9.0 | 7.1-11.2 | 74 | 5.2 | 3.9- 6.7 | 78 | 5.3 | 4.1- 6.8 | 27 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.3 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 67 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Hispanic | 3,502 | 2,721 | 71.8 | 69.8-73.8 | 276 | 9.9 | 8.5-11.4 | 174 | 5.9 | 5.0- 7.0 | 211 | 8.0 | 6.9- 9.3 | 120 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.4 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-34 | 648 | 364 | 54.6 | 50.0-59.1 | 101 | 16.0 | 12.9-19.7 | 66 | 9.3 | 7.1-12.1 | 75 | 12.8 | 10.1-16.0 | 42 | 7.3 | 5.3-10.0 |
35-44 | 578 | 406 | 68.6 | 63.8-73.0 | 63 | 11.8 | 8.7-15.8 | 34 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.4 | 49 | 8.6 | 6.3-11.5 | 26 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.1 |
45-54 | 677 | 536 | 77.6 | 73.5-81.2 | 49 | 7.4 | 5.3-10.4 | 27 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.6 | 39 | 7.0 | 4.9- 9.9 | 26 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.6 |
55-64 | 738 | 618 | 83.7 | 80.3-86.6 | 37 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.5 | 31 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.5 | 35 | 5.3 | 3.6- 7.7 | 17 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.7 |
65-74 | 606 | 535 | 86.9 | 82.9-90.0 | 27 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.6 | 14 | 2.8 | 1.5- 4.9 | 17 | 3.4 | 2.0- 5.8 | *** | *** | *** |
75+ | 307 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 122 | *** | *** | *** | 14 | 17.0 | 9.4-28.9 | *** | *** | *** | 17 | 14.7 | 8.9-23.5 | *** | *** | *** |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 682 | 512 | 68.9 | 64.3-73.2 | 54 | 10.1 | 7.4-13.5 | 32 | 5.7 | 3.8- 8.3 | 46 | 8.3 | 6.0-11.4 | 38 | 7.0 | 4.9-10.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,020 | 778 | 71.0 | 67.2-74.5 | 72 | 9.2 | 6.9-12.1 | 62 | 7.3 | 5.6- 9.6 | 68 | 7.8 | 6.0-10.1 | 40 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.6 |
College Graduate | 1,744 | 1,402 | 76.5 | 73.8-78.9 | 141 | 9.3 | 7.7-11.2 | 74 | 4.6 | 3.5- 6.0 | 90 | 7.4 | 5.9- 9.4 | 37 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 198 | 116 | 49.1 | 40.8-57.5 | 22 | 13.3 | 8.5-20.4 | 23 | 12.6 | 8.0-19.3 | 22 | 16.5 | 10.5-24.8 | 15 | 8.4 | 4.8-14.6 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 338 | 233 | 57.3 | 50.3-64.0 | 32 | 12.8 | 8.5-18.8 | 16 | 6.6 | 3.7-11.6 | 34 | 13.6 | 9.5-19.1 | 23 | 9.7 | 6.0-15.3 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 326 | 239 | 65.9 | 59.1-72.2 | 27 | 9.0 | 5.8-13.6 | 22 | 8.8 | 5.6-13.6 | 24 | 10.1 | 6.4-15.5 | *** | *** | *** |
$35,000- 49,999 | 488 | 382 | 69.6 | 63.7-74.9 | 39 | 12.4 | 8.5-17.9 | 21 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.6 | 31 | 9.0 | 6.1-13.0 | *** | *** | *** |
$50,000- 74,999 | 572 | 452 | 75.2 | 69.9-79.8 | 50 | 10.3 | 7.0-15.1 | 21 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.5 | 28 | 6.8 | 4.4-10.2 | 21 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.2 |
$75,000+ | 1,219 | 988 | 78.6 | 75.5-81.4 | 85 | 8.1 | 6.4-10.3 | 58 | 5.0 | 3.7- 6.8 | 63 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.5 | 25 | 2.6 | 1.7- 4.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 693 | 556 | 75.7 | 71.3-79.6 | 40 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.2 | 34 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.6 | 34 | 7.0 | 4.8-10.1 | 29 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.6 |
No | 2,868 | 2,206 | 70.9 | 68.7-73.1 | 240 | 10.5 | 9.0-12.2 | 141 | 5.8 | 4.8- 7.0 | 185 | 8.3 | 7.1- 9.8 | 96 | 4.5 | 3.6- 5.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 567 | 455 | 76.5 | 71.9-80.5 | 33 | 7.5 | 5.2-10.8 | 23 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.2 | 31 | 6.6 | 4.5- 9.7 | 25 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.5 |
Non-Veteran | 3,004 | 2,313 | 70.8 | 68.6-73.0 | 248 | 10.2 | 8.7-11.9 | 152 | 6.0 | 5.0- 7.2 | 190 | 8.4 | 7.2- 9.8 | 101 | 4.5 | 3.6- 5.7 |
* 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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