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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 | 2,809 | 1,223 | 39.1 | 37.0-41.2 | 894 | 32.5 | 30.5-34.7 | 336 | 13.5 | 12.0-15.1 | 125 | 5.0 | 4.1- 6.2 | 231 | 9.8 | 8.5-11.3 |
| -Piedmont | 1,529 | 667 | 40.3 | 37.6-43.2 | 504 | 33.5 | 30.8-36.2 | 179 | 13.4 | 11.5-15.6 | 74 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.4 | 105 | 7.9 | 6.4- 9.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 780 | 245 | 30.1 | 26.6-33.8 | 282 | 35.2 | 31.5-39.0 | 112 | 15.6 | 12.8-18.8 | 56 | 7.1 | 5.2- 9.5 | 85 | 12.1 | 9.7-15.1 |
| Female | 749 | 422 | 52.5 | 48.3-56.6 | 222 | 31.5 | 27.6-35.6 | 67 | 10.9 | 8.4-14.0 | 18 | 2.3 | 1.4- 4.0 | 20 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1,086 | 500 | 42.9 | 39.6-46.2 | 361 | 33.4 | 30.3-36.7 | 114 | 12.4 | 10.2-14.9 | 45 | 4.2 | 3.0- 5.9 | 66 | 7.1 | 5.5- 9.2 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 255 | 112 | 40.1 | 33.4-47.3 | 75 | 30.0 | 23.9-36.9 | 37 | 16.6 | 11.8-22.8 | 15 | 6.0 | 3.4-10.4 | 16 | 7.3 | 4.4-12.0 |
| Other | 166 | 45 | 23.0 | 17.0-30.3 | 60 | 39.4 | 31.2-48.2 | 26 | 15.5 | 10.3-22.7 | *** | *** | *** | 23 | 15.4 | 9.7-23.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 352 | 110 | 30.2 | 25.1-35.9 | 123 | 35.7 | 30.1-41.7 | 58 | 17.2 | 13.1-22.2 | 22 | 5.5 | 3.3- 8.9 | 39 | 11.4 | 8.2-15.7 |
| 35-44 | 275 | 104 | 39.2 | 33.0-45.8 | 94 | 32.5 | 26.9-38.7 | 40 | 14.8 | 10.9-19.9 | 15 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.7 | 22 | 8.3 | 5.3-12.7 |
| 45-54 | 317 | 126 | 36.0 | 30.5-41.9 | 111 | 36.7 | 31.0-42.8 | 37 | 12.2 | 8.6-17.1 | 21 | 7.3 | 4.5-11.8 | 22 | 7.7 | 4.9-11.9 |
| 55-64 | 280 | 122 | 44.0 | 37.5-50.7 | 108 | 35.3 | 29.3-41.8 | 31 | 14.1 | 9.6-20.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 65-74 | 201 | 131 | 63.6 | 56.1-70.6 | 45 | 23.5 | 17.6-30.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 75+ | 90 | *** | *** | *** | 20 | 23.8 | 15.4-35.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 79 | 16 | 18.8 | 11.2-29.8 | *** | *** | *** | 17 | 20.3 | 12.3-31.7 | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 20.4 | 12.1-32.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 263 | 95 | 33.9 | 27.8-40.7 | 82 | 32.3 | 26.2-39.0 | 35 | 13.4 | 9.5-18.5 | 19 | 7.3 | 4.2-12.3 | 32 | 13.1 | 9.2-18.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 391 | 176 | 42.8 | 37.4-48.5 | 120 | 30.8 | 25.8-36.4 | 57 | 16.6 | 12.6-21.5 | 16 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.0 | 22 | 6.2 | 4.0- 9.6 |
| College Graduate | 790 | 378 | 45.0 | 41.3-48.8 | 278 | 36.4 | 32.8-40.2 | 69 | 9.8 | 7.7-12.4 | 32 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.1 | 33 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 70 | 17 | 20.7 | 12.4-32.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 147 | 56 | 34.5 | 26.5-43.6 | 43 | 31.9 | 23.6-41.5 | 18 | 14.2 | 8.5-22.7 | *** | *** | *** | 20 | 13.3 | 8.3-20.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 139 | 52 | 32.9 | 24.8-42.1 | 46 | 34.0 | 25.4-43.7 | 18 | 14.8 | 8.9-23.5 | *** | *** | *** | 13 | 11.0 | 6.0-19.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 172 | 73 | 36.4 | 28.7-44.9 | 55 | 30.6 | 23.4-39.0 | 23 | 18.8 | 12.3-27.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000- 74,999 | 217 | 93 | 39.6 | 32.7-47.0 | 76 | 35.6 | 28.8-43.0 | 28 | 15.7 | 10.7-22.5 | *** | *** | *** | 14 | 7.0 | 4.1-11.7 |
| $75,000+ | 557 | 253 | 44.1 | 39.5-48.7 | 206 | 37.2 | 32.9-41.8 | 53 | 9.8 | 7.4-12.9 | 25 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.2 | 20 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 246 | 124 | 45.2 | 38.4-52.2 | 69 | 30.9 | 24.5-38.1 | 24 | 10.2 | 6.8-15.1 | *** | *** | *** | 18 | 8.7 | 5.3-14.0 |
| No | 1,280 | 541 | 39.5 | 36.4-42.5 | 435 | 34.0 | 31.1-37.1 | 155 | 14.0 | 11.9-16.5 | 63 | 4.9 | 3.7- 6.5 | 86 | 7.6 | 6.1- 9.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 192 | 85 | 41.9 | 34.2-50.0 | 59 | 29.7 | 23.1-37.3 | 22 | 13.8 | 9.0-20.7 | *** | *** | *** | 15 | 10.1 | 6.1-16.4 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,332 | 578 | 40.0 | 37.0-43.0 | 444 | 34.0 | 31.2-37.1 | 157 | 13.4 | 11.4-15.8 | 63 | 5.0 | 3.7- 6.6 | 90 | 7.6 | 6.1- 9.5 |
| RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY | ||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 921 | 400 | 39.9 | 36.4-43.5 | 315 | 35.3 | 31.8-38.9 | 104 | 12.8 | 10.5-15.6 | 46 | 5.2 | 3.7- 7.2 | 56 | 6.9 | 5.1- 9.1 |
| Regional City or Suburban | 375 | 168 | 42.0 | 36.4-47.9 | 123 | 32.9 | 27.7-38.6 | 42 | 12.6 | 9.1-17.2 | 16 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.3 | 26 | 8.7 | 5.8-12.9 |
| Rural | 233 | 99 | 39.1 | 32.2-46.5 | 66 | 27.1 | 21.2-33.9 | 33 | 17.4 | 12.0-24.5 | *** | *** | *** | 23 | 10.6 | 6.8-16.3 |
*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 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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