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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 | 2,762 | 730 | 23.2 | 21.4-25.0 | 779 | 27.1 | 25.2-29.1 | 454 | 16.1 | 14.6-17.8 | 230 | 8.9 | 7.7-10.2 | 569 | 24.7 | 22.8-26.8 |
| -Piedmont | 1,509 | 381 | 24.1 | 21.7-26.6 | 430 | 26.1 | 23.7-28.7 | 258 | 17.0 | 14.9-19.2 | 139 | 10.1 | 8.5-12.0 | 301 | 22.7 | 20.3-25.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 764 | 119 | 16.0 | 13.2-19.3 | 184 | 21.4 | 18.5-24.7 | 163 | 20.5 | 17.5-23.9 | 78 | 10.8 | 8.5-13.6 | 220 | 31.3 | 27.6-35.2 |
| Female | 745 | 262 | 33.4 | 29.6-37.5 | 246 | 31.7 | 27.9-35.7 | 95 | 12.9 | 10.4-15.9 | 61 | 9.3 | 7.1-12.0 | 81 | 12.7 | 10.0-16.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1,072 | 271 | 23.9 | 21.2-26.9 | 304 | 25.7 | 22.9-28.8 | 191 | 18.1 | 15.6-20.9 | 97 | 10.0 | 8.1-12.3 | 209 | 22.3 | 19.4-25.4 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 250 | 73 | 28.1 | 21.9-35.1 | 69 | 24.9 | 19.4-31.4 | 36 | 14.3 | 10.1-19.8 | 28 | 11.5 | 7.8-16.7 | 44 | 21.2 | 15.6-28.2 |
| Other | 165 | 30 | 16.7 | 11.4-23.7 | 51 | 31.1 | 23.6-39.7 | 28 | 15.2 | 10.2-22.1 | 12 | 8.3 | 4.6-14.4 | 44 | 28.7 | 21.2-37.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 349 | 66 | 19.5 | 15.1-24.7 | 80 | 22.8 | 18.1-28.4 | 53 | 15.9 | 12.0-20.7 | 31 | 8.9 | 6.1-12.9 | 119 | 32.9 | 27.6-38.8 |
| 35-44 | 267 | 55 | 22.6 | 17.3-29.1 | 72 | 24.4 | 19.4-30.3 | 48 | 18.1 | 13.6-23.7 | 31 | 11.7 | 8.2-16.4 | 61 | 23.1 | 18.1-29.1 |
| 45-54 | 312 | 64 | 19.6 | 15.2-24.8 | 102 | 30.1 | 25.0-35.8 | 52 | 16.8 | 12.6-22.0 | 30 | 11.1 | 7.7-15.9 | 64 | 22.4 | 17.5-28.1 |
| 55-64 | 276 | 70 | 26.5 | 21.0-32.8 | 74 | 22.2 | 17.4-27.8 | 65 | 22.2 | 17.3-28.2 | 33 | 13.6 | 9.5-19.0 | 34 | 15.6 | 10.8-22.0 |
| 65-74 | 205 | 79 | 38.5 | 31.5-46.0 | 68 | 33.5 | 26.8-41.0 | 29 | 13.1 | 9.0-18.7 | *** | *** | *** | 19 | 9.7 | 6.1-15.0 |
| 75+ | 86 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 75 | *** | *** | *** | 13 | 16.9 | 9.2-28.9 | 14 | 17.9 | 10.4-29.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 258 | 59 | 22.8 | 17.3-29.4 | 67 | 24.7 | 19.3-31.0 | 39 | 13.7 | 9.8-18.7 | 26 | 11.4 | 7.5-17.1 | 67 | 27.4 | 21.7-34.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 387 | 119 | 29.1 | 24.3-34.4 | 105 | 24.5 | 20.0-29.6 | 61 | 16.4 | 12.5-21.1 | 32 | 8.5 | 5.9-12.0 | 70 | 21.6 | 17.1-26.9 |
| College Graduate | 782 | 190 | 22.4 | 19.5-25.7 | 243 | 29.4 | 26.1-32.9 | 143 | 19.0 | 16.1-22.2 | 70 | 9.9 | 7.8-12.6 | 136 | 19.2 | 16.3-22.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 66 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 149 | 32 | 19.7 | 13.6-27.8 | 45 | 31.0 | 22.8-40.7 | 27 | 17.2 | 11.6-24.9 | *** | *** | *** | 35 | 25.8 | 18.3-35.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 138 | 40 | 25.6 | 18.3-34.6 | 34 | 22.5 | 15.7-31.2 | 20 | 15.1 | 9.4-23.5 | *** | *** | *** | 33 | 26.8 | 18.8-36.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 169 | 46 | 20.9 | 15.2-28.0 | 39 | 21.2 | 15.2-28.9 | 27 | 20.0 | 13.3-28.8 | *** | *** | *** | 47 | 32.3 | 24.5-41.3 |
| $50,000- 74,999 | 212 | 55 | 23.8 | 18.0-30.7 | 64 | 28.1 | 21.9-35.1 | 36 | 19.6 | 14.0-26.7 | 15 | 7.1 | 4.1-12.0 | 42 | 21.5 | 15.9-28.4 |
| $75,000+ | 554 | 121 | 23.3 | 19.4-27.6 | 174 | 27.7 | 23.9-31.8 | 109 | 18.6 | 15.4-22.4 | 61 | 11.7 | 9.0-15.0 | 89 | 18.7 | 15.2-22.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 244 | 77 | 28.2 | 22.5-34.7 | 70 | 26.1 | 20.5-32.5 | 40 | 15.8 | 11.5-21.4 | 25 | 13.5 | 9.1-19.6 | 32 | 16.4 | 11.4-23.1 |
| No | 1,261 | 303 | 23.4 | 20.8-26.2 | 359 | 26.1 | 23.5-29.0 | 217 | 17.2 | 15.0-19.7 | 114 | 9.5 | 7.8-11.5 | 268 | 23.8 | 21.1-26.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 191 | 46 | 25.5 | 18.8-33.6 | 52 | 21.9 | 16.5-28.4 | 30 | 15.8 | 10.9-22.3 | 24 | 12.1 | 7.9-18.2 | 39 | 24.7 | 18.2-32.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,313 | 331 | 23.6 | 21.1-26.3 | 377 | 26.8 | 24.1-29.6 | 228 | 17.2 | 15.0-19.7 | 115 | 9.8 | 8.1-11.9 | 262 | 22.5 | 19.9-25.4 |
| RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY | ||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 901 | 207 | 20.8 | 18.1-23.9 | 256 | 27.1 | 23.9-30.5 | 168 | 18.8 | 16.1-21.8 | 91 | 10.8 | 8.7-13.3 | 179 | 22.5 | 19.4-25.9 |
| Regional City or Suburban | 378 | 114 | 30.8 | 25.6-36.5 | 116 | 26.8 | 22.2-32.0 | 56 | 14.3 | 10.7-18.9 | 29 | 9.1 | 6.2-13.1 | 63 | 19.1 | 14.8-24.2 |
| Rural | 230 | 60 | 24.9 | 18.9-32.0 | 58 | 21.2 | 16.1-27.4 | 34 | 14.6 | 10.0-20.7 | 19 | 8.9 | 5.2-14.9 | 59 | 30.4 | 23.7-38.0 |
*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 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 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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