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| Total Respond.^ |
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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 2,589 | 1,216 | 41.8 | 39.4-44.3 | 803 | 30.9 | 28.6-33.2 | 277 | 12.9 | 11.1-14.9 | 94 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.8 | 199 | 9.8 | 8.3-11.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,234 | 434 | 32.1 | 28.9-35.4 | 410 | 32.2 | 29.0-35.5 | 176 | 15.4 | 12.8-18.4 | 64 | 6.3 | 4.8- 8.3 | 150 | 14.0 | 11.8-16.7 |
| Female | 1,355 | 782 | 53.7 | 50.3-57.2 | 393 | 29.3 | 26.3-32.4 | 101 | 9.9 | 7.7-12.6 | 30 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.9 | 49 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,045 | 968 | 41.4 | 38.7-44.1 | 658 | 32.6 | 30.1-35.3 | 201 | 11.8 | 10.0-14.0 | 71 | 4.9 | 3.7- 6.3 | 147 | 9.3 | 7.7-11.1 |
| African American | 360 | 169 | 43.9 | 37.5-50.4 | 103 | 28.3 | 22.9-34.4 | 50 | 16.6 | 11.6-23.2 | 19 | 4.8 | 2.8- 8.0 | 19 | 6.5 | 3.9-10.6 |
| Other minorities | 167 | 68 | 41.7 | 32.1-52.0 | 39 | 19.9 | 13.0-29.2 | 25 | 15.7 | 10.2-23.5 | *** | *** | *** | 31 | 20.4 | 13.8-29.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 128 | 41 | 30.8 | 21.7-41.7 | 30 | 20.2 | 13.8-28.5 | 20 | 16.7 | 10.4-25.8 | *** | *** | *** | 34 | 30.6 | 21.6-41.3 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,455 | 1,172 | 42.5 | 40.0-45.0 | 771 | 31.4 | 29.1-33.8 | 256 | 12.7 | 10.9-14.8 | 91 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.0 | 165 | 8.6 | 7.3-10.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 565 | 185 | 30.2 | 25.9-34.9 | 162 | 26.7 | 22.7-31.2 | 97 | 19.3 | 15.3-24.1 | 33 | 6.2 | 4.4- 8.9 | 88 | 17.5 | 14.2-21.5 |
| 35-54 | 1,006 | 440 | 43.4 | 39.7-47.3 | 334 | 33.2 | 29.7-36.9 | 108 | 10.4 | 8.3-12.8 | 43 | 5.1 | 3.7- 7.1 | 81 | 7.9 | 6.1-10.1 |
| 55-64 | 468 | 250 | 50.1 | 44.6-55.6 | 148 | 34.7 | 29.6-40.2 | 47 | 11.0 | 7.8-15.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 65-74 | 345 | 190 | 53.0 | 46.3-59.6 | 118 | 34.8 | 28.6-41.4 | 17 | 7.1 | 3.9-12.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 75+ | 187 | 139 | 74.2 | 65.2-81.6 | 36 | 21.1 | 14.3-30.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 150 | 46 | 31.8 | 22.8-42.4 | 30 | 17.6 | 11.8-25.4 | 30 | 21.1 | 13.6-31.3 | *** | *** | *** | 34 | 23.1 | 16.0-32.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 487 | 205 | 39.1 | 34.0-44.4 | 145 | 30.8 | 26.0-35.9 | 62 | 12.6 | 8.9-17.5 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.6 | 57 | 13.6 | 10.2-17.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 721 | 342 | 40.9 | 36.5-45.4 | 203 | 30.1 | 26.0-34.6 | 83 | 14.0 | 10.8-17.8 | 31 | 5.5 | 3.8- 8.0 | 62 | 9.5 | 7.2-12.5 |
| College Graduate | 1,226 | 619 | 46.7 | 43.2-50.3 | 424 | 35.1 | 31.8-38.5 | 102 | 10.0 | 8.0-12.4 | 35 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.5 | 46 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 167 | 61 | 28.8 | 21.7-37.1 | 43 | 27.8 | 20.1-37.0 | 24 | 11.9 | 7.6-18.2 | 14 | 10.7 | 6.2-18.1 | 25 | 20.8 | 13.8-30.0 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 299 | 128 | 39.8 | 32.9-47.2 | 80 | 23.6 | 18.5-29.6 | 36 | 15.5 | 9.9-23.5 | *** | *** | *** | 42 | 16.3 | 11.5-22.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 247 | 110 | 35.2 | 28.6-42.4 | 69 | 27.6 | 21.3-34.9 | 35 | 17.4 | 12.4-23.9 | *** | *** | *** | 26 | 14.4 | 9.6-21.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 349 | 159 | 40.8 | 34.6-47.3 | 108 | 30.6 | 25.1-36.7 | 43 | 13.9 | 10.0-19.0 | 17 | 5.7 | 3.3- 9.5 | 22 | 9.0 | 5.7-14.1 |
| $50,000+ | 1,237 | 598 | 44.9 | 41.4-48.5 | 427 | 35.1 | 31.8-38.7 | 118 | 11.3 | 9.0-14.1 | 35 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.8 | 59 | 5.3 | 3.9- 7.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 453 | 230 | 46.9 | 40.8-53.0 | 131 | 30.5 | 25.3-36.4 | 47 | 10.9 | 7.9-14.8 | 14 | 3.3 | 1.8- 5.9 | 31 | 8.4 | 5.6-12.6 |
| No | 2,130 | 983 | 41.0 | 38.4-43.7 | 672 | 31.0 | 28.6-33.5 | 229 | 13.2 | 11.3-15.5 | 79 | 4.7 | 3.7- 6.1 | 167 | 10.0 | 8.4-11.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 364 | 162 | 42.6 | 36.5-48.9 | 120 | 32.7 | 27.3-38.7 | 40 | 11.0 | 7.7-15.5 | 16 | 4.9 | 2.8- 8.7 | 26 | 8.7 | 5.7-13.2 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,225 | 1,054 | 41.7 | 39.1-44.4 | 683 | 30.6 | 28.2-33.1 | 237 | 13.2 | 11.2-15.4 | 78 | 4.6 | 3.6- 5.9 | 173 | 9.9 | 8.4-11.7 |
* 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.
Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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