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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 | 6,873 | 3,882 | 53.9 | 52.4-55.3 | 868 | 14.2 | 13.2-15.2 | 893 | 14.3 | 13.3-15.3 | 877 | 13.5 | 12.5-14.5 | 353 | 4.3 | 3.7- 4.9 |
-FEMALES | 3,964 | 2,517 | 61.7 | 59.9-63.6 | 504 | 14.1 | 12.8-15.6 | 419 | 11.7 | 10.5-13.1 | 391 | 9.8 | 8.8-11.0 | 133 | 2.6 | 2.1- 3.1 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,807 | 1,671 | 58.1 | 55.8-60.3 | 350 | 14.0 | 12.4-15.8 | 329 | 13.0 | 11.5-14.6 | 335 | 11.7 | 10.3-13.1 | 122 | 3.3 | 2.6- 4.0 |
African American | 857 | 621 | 68.8 | 64.9-72.5 | 117 | 14.9 | 12.2-18.0 | 69 | 9.3 | 7.1-12.1 | 41 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.3 | *** | *** | *** |
Other Minorities | 251 | 186 | 71.6 | 64.4-77.8 | 30 | 13.7 | 9.1-20.1 | 19 | 8.5 | 5.1-13.6 | 14 | 5.4 | 3.1- 9.4 | *** | *** | *** |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-34 | 633 | 348 | 56.5 | 52.1-60.8 | 104 | 16.6 | 13.6-20.2 | 104 | 15.4 | 12.5-18.7 | 70 | 10.2 | 7.9-13.0 | *** | *** | *** |
35-44 | 495 | 258 | 53.9 | 48.9-58.7 | 100 | 19.9 | 16.2-24.1 | 76 | 14.5 | 11.4-18.1 | 50 | 9.5 | 7.1-12.6 | 11 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.1 |
45-54 | 596 | 341 | 56.7 | 52.1-61.2 | 94 | 16.1 | 13.1-19.8 | 67 | 11.9 | 9.2-15.3 | 73 | 12.1 | 9.5-15.4 | 21 | 3.1 | 1.9- 4.9 |
55-64 | 797 | 513 | 65.5 | 61.7-69.0 | 86 | 11.0 | 8.8-13.7 | 74 | 9.3 | 7.3-11.9 | 97 | 11.5 | 9.3-14.2 | 27 | 2.6 | 1.7- 4.0 |
65-74 | 787 | 545 | 71.4 | 67.8-74.7 | 71 | 8.2 | 6.4-10.4 | 60 | 8.1 | 6.1-10.6 | 68 | 7.9 | 6.1-10.1 | 43 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.2 |
75+ | 606 | 472 | 79.5 | 75.6-82.8 | 44 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.4 | 34 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.3 | 32 | 5.4 | 3.6- 7.8 | 24 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 441 | 400 | 89.0 | 84.9-92.1 | 24 | 6.8 | 4.3-10.5 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,094 | 826 | 70.9 | 67.3-74.2 | 108 | 11.9 | 9.6-14.7 | 86 | 9.7 | 7.6-12.4 | 54 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.9 | 20 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,098 | 689 | 58.6 | 55.1-62.1 | 164 | 17.3 | 14.7-20.3 | 119 | 12.2 | 10.0-14.8 | 95 | 9.4 | 7.5-11.7 | 31 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.7 |
College Graduate | 1,314 | 587 | 41.1 | 38.1-44.2 | 207 | 16.4 | 14.2-18.9 | 202 | 18.3 | 15.9-21.1 | 236 | 19.0 | 16.6-21.6 | 82 | 5.2 | 4.0- 6.6 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 469 | 368 | 74.7 | 69.5-79.2 | 44 | 11.3 | 8.2-15.4 | 32 | 8.4 | 5.8-12.2 | 20 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.5 | *** | *** | *** |
$15,000- 24,999 | 677 | 492 | 71.0 | 66.6-75.0 | 84 | 13.1 | 10.2-16.7 | 48 | 7.4 | 5.3-10.3 | 38 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.2 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 403 | 278 | 64.0 | 57.8-69.7 | 54 | 16.8 | 12.3-22.5 | 30 | 8.6 | 5.7-12.8 | 29 | 8.6 | 5.7-12.6 | 12 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.0 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 452 | 272 | 60.2 | 54.2-65.8 | 67 | 16.5 | 12.5-21.5 | 49 | 10.7 | 7.4-15.1 | 48 | 9.9 | 7.1-13.7 | 16 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.9 |
$50,000- 74,999 | 399 | 196 | 48.7 | 42.7-54.7 | 74 | 20.2 | 15.7-25.5 | 59 | 16.5 | 12.4-21.5 | 53 | 11.2 | 8.0-15.4 | 17 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.5 |
$75,000+ | 693 | 274 | 42.2 | 37.9-46.5 | 113 | 15.9 | 13.0-19.3 | 121 | 18.7 | 15.5-22.3 | 139 | 18.7 | 15.6-22.2 | 46 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,161 | 850 | 72.3 | 69.0-75.4 | 129 | 12.1 | 9.8-14.8 | 80 | 7.3 | 5.7- 9.5 | 70 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.7 | 32 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.6 |
No | 2,782 | 1,652 | 58.3 | 56.1-60.5 | 371 | 14.8 | 13.2-16.5 | 338 | 13.2 | 11.7-14.8 | 320 | 11.1 | 9.8-12.5 | 101 | 2.6 | 2.1- 3.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 104 | *** | *** | *** | 22 | 21.6 | 13.6-32.7 | 17 | 21.1 | 12.7-32.8 | 11 | 8.3 | 4.1-16.3 | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Veteran | 3,858 | 2,465 | 62.2 | 60.3-64.0 | 482 | 14.0 | 12.6-15.4 | 402 | 11.5 | 10.3-12.8 | 380 | 9.8 | 8.8-11.0 | 129 | 2.6 | 2.1- 3.1 |
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 2,278 | 1,532 | 66.1 | 63.7-68.5 | 271 | 13.3 | 11.6-15.1 | 225 | 10.9 | 9.4-12.7 | 193 | 7.9 | 6.7- 9.3 | 57 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.5 |
No | 1,686 | 985 | 56.2 | 53.3-59.0 | 233 | 15.3 | 13.2-17.6 | 194 | 12.8 | 11.0-14.9 | 198 | 12.2 | 10.5-14.2 | 76 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.6 |
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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