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Total Respond.^ |
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 | 2,915 | 2,214 | 70.0 | 67.8-72.1 | 296 | 12.7 | 11.2-14.3 | 133 | 5.9 | 4.8- 7.1 | 186 | 8.0 | 6.8- 9.4 | 86 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.4 |
-FEMALES | 1,416 | 1,159 | 78.0 | 75.2-80.6 | 129 | 11.8 | 9.7-14.2 | 47 | 3.6 | 2.6- 4.9 | 66 | 5.4 | 4.1- 7.1 | 15 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 1,116 | 926 | 79.2 | 76.0-82.1 | 95 | 11.2 | 9.0-14.0 | 32 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.3 | 51 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.4 | 12 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 |
African American | 230 | 177 | 71.7 | 64.0-78.3 | 24 | 13.6 | 8.8-20.5 | 12 | 6.5 | 3.6-11.6 | 14 | 7.0 | 3.9-12.2 | *** | *** | *** |
Other Minorities | 62 | 50 | 84.4 | 72.4-91.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-34 | 277 | 187 | 66.9 | 60.4-72.8 | 50 | 19.9 | 15.0-26.0 | 16 | 4.8 | 2.8- 7.9 | 22 | 7.7 | 4.9-11.9 | *** | *** | *** |
35-44 | 236 | 186 | 76.8 | 70.1-82.3 | 24 | 11.1 | 7.3-16.7 | 11 | 5.0 | 2.7- 9.0 | 13 | 6.2 | 3.4-11.0 | *** | *** | *** |
45-54 | 246 | 198 | 79.8 | 73.4-84.9 | 24 | 9.5 | 6.2-14.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
55-64 | 278 | 237 | 85.6 | 80.4-89.6 | 15 | 6.1 | 3.5-10.4 | *** | *** | *** | 15 | 4.8 | 2.8- 8.1 | *** | *** | *** |
65-74 | 239 | 221 | 93.0 | 88.7-95.7 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.0- 7.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
75+ | 131 | 121 | 93.7 | 88.1-96.8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 39 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 261 | 200 | 72.1 | 64.8-78.3 | 29 | 15.9 | 10.8-22.8 | *** | *** | *** | 19 | 6.8 | 4.0-11.2 | *** | *** | *** |
Some Post-H.S. | 400 | 324 | 77.8 | 72.4-82.4 | 39 | 11.1 | 7.8-15.6 | 15 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.0 | 19 | 6.3 | 3.9-10.1 | *** | *** | *** |
College Graduate | 715 | 604 | 82.1 | 78.5-85.2 | 58 | 10.0 | 7.6-13.0 | 22 | 3.7 | 2.4- 5.6 | 25 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.4 | *** | *** | *** |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 98 | *** | *** | *** | 11 | 15.1 | 8.4-25.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$15,000- 24,999 | 179 | 136 | 70.8 | 61.6-78.6 | 24 | 15.4 | 9.7-23.6 | *** | *** | *** | 14 | 11.0 | 6.1-18.9 | *** | *** | *** |
$25,000- 34,999 | 123 | 98 | 75.0 | 64.2-83.4 | 11 | 14.1 | 7.5-25.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$35,000- 49,999 | 178 | 146 | 81.7 | 74.1-87.5 | 15 | 8.4 | 4.8-14.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$50,000- 74,999 | 202 | 168 | 78.4 | 69.6-85.2 | 22 | 14.9 | 9.1-23.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$75,000+ | 415 | 352 | 82.5 | 77.7-86.4 | 29 | 8.3 | 5.6-12.1 | 15 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.5 | 18 | 4.2 | 2.5- 7.2 | *** | *** | *** |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 306 | 258 | 79.5 | 72.9-84.8 | 23 | 9.3 | 5.9-14.4 | *** | *** | *** | 12 | 6.0 | 3.1-11.2 | *** | *** | *** |
No | 1,104 | 897 | 77.8 | 74.6-80.7 | 104 | 12.2 | 9.8-15.0 | 40 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.4 | 54 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.2 | *** | *** | *** |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 54 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Veteran | 1,362 | 1,113 | 77.9 | 75.0-80.6 | 124 | 11.9 | 9.8-14.3 | 46 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.0 | 64 | 5.3 | 4.0- 7.0 | 15 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 |
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 727 | 590 | 76.6 | 72.4-80.3 | 65 | 11.4 | 8.6-14.8 | 25 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.1 | 37 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.4 | *** | *** | *** |
No | 689 | 569 | 79.4 | 75.4-82.9 | 64 | 12.1 | 9.3-15.7 | 22 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.2 | 29 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.6 | *** | *** | *** |
* 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 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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