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2014 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-FEMALES

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,862 803 24.2 22.4-26.0 810 25.1 23.3-27.0 479 17.2 15.6-18.9 244 9.2 7.9-10.6 526 24.4 22.4-26.5
-FEMALES 1,397 509 32.3 29.5-35.3 465 32.3 29.5-35.4 193 14.9 12.8-17.4 113 9.0 7.3-11.1 117 11.4 9.4-13.8
RACE
White 1,104 396 31.6 28.4-34.9 384 33.5 30.3-37.0 152 15.1 12.7-17.9 83 8.3 6.5-10.5 89 11.5 9.2-14.3
African American 224 89 36.2 29.3-43.7 64 27.8 21.4-35.3 25 10.9 6.9-16.7 23 12.6 7.9-19.4 23 12.5 8.2-18.6
Other Minorities 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 273 66 23.0 17.9-29.0 76 27.1 21.5-33.5 40 15.7 11.3-21.4 33 12.1 8.3-17.2 58 22.2 17.1-28.2
35-44 232 67 26.0 20.4-32.6 77 35.3 28.8-42.3 48 20.0 15.0-26.2 18 7.9 4.9-12.6 22 10.8 6.8-16.6
45-54 243 84 35.0 28.6-42.1 88 35.7 29.2-42.8 28 12.0 8.1-17.4 26 10.4 6.9-15.3 17 6.8 4.0-11.4
55-64 277 99 35.5 29.5-42.0 102 36.3 30.2-42.8 39 14.7 10.6-19.9 21 8.1 5.1-12.7 16 5.5 3.2- 9.1
65-74 235 111 48.9 41.8-56.0 84 34.3 28.0-41.3 29 12.6 8.5-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 128 77 62.6 52.8-71.6 35 26.4 18.7-35.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 255 95 31.0 24.8-37.9 76 30.5 24.0-38.0 30 12.5 8.4-18.1 21 10.1 6.1-16.1 33 16.0 11.2-22.3
Some Post-H.S. 395 158 36.5 31.2-42.1 123 30.2 25.2-35.7 51 13.9 10.2-18.7 30 7.9 5.3-11.5 33 11.5 8.0-16.4
College Graduate 708 245 30.3 26.6-34.2 256 35.9 31.9-40.0 105 16.9 13.8-20.5 59 9.6 7.2-12.6 43 7.4 5.4-10.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.9 7.7-23.8 *** *** *** 16 22.2 13.7-33.8
$15,000- 24,999 177 64 29.1 21.8-37.7 42 24.2 17.4-32.6 26 14.3 9.4-21.1 20 13.0 7.8-20.9 25 19.4 12.9-28.1
$25,000- 34,999 120 *** *** *** 33 23.2 15.8-32.8 15 16.4 9.1-27.8 *** *** *** 13 15.2 8.6-25.6
$35,000- 49,999 175 75 39.9 31.3-49.1 54 34.1 25.3-44.2 19 12.3 7.0-20.6 13 6.0 3.2-11.1 14 7.7 4.3-13.2
$50,000- 74,999 201 74 32.2 25.2-40.2 69 31.8 24.7-39.8 29 15.2 10.3-21.9 16 8.4 4.5-15.0 13 12.5 6.9-21.5
$75,000+ 414 123 26.7 22.3-31.7 160 38.2 32.9-43.7 72 18.7 14.6-23.8 38 10.9 7.8-15.0 21 5.5 3.5- 8.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 299 134 40.0 33.5-46.8 86 27.3 21.4-34.1 41 16.1 11.2-22.7 20 7.1 4.3-11.4 18 9.5 5.7-15.5
No 1,092 370 30.5 27.4-33.7 379 33.6 30.4-37.0 152 14.7 12.4-17.4 92 9.3 7.4-11.7 99 11.8 9.6-14.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,344 486 31.9 29.1-34.9 448 32.7 29.8-35.8 186 14.8 12.6-17.2 111 9.2 7.5-11.3 113 11.4 9.3-13.8
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes 720 276 35.4 31.3-39.7 231 30.5 26.6-34.7 89 11.8 9.3-14.8 58 9.1 6.7-12.2 66 13.2 10.2-16.9
No 677 233 29.4 25.6-33.4 234 34.1 30.0-38.5 104 17.9 14.6-21.9 55 8.9 6.7-11.9 51 9.6 7.1-12.9

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*This question 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 2014 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2014 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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