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| Total Respond.^ |
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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 | 2,816 | 2,064 | 69.7 | 67.5-71.7 | 282 | 11.3 | 9.9-12.8 | 159 | 6.2 | 5.3- 7.4 | 215 | 9.0 | 7.7-10.4 | 96 | 3.8 | 3.0- 4.8 |
| -Piedmont | 1,537 | 1,133 | 71.3 | 68.6-73.9 | 166 | 12.0 | 10.2-14.1 | 83 | 5.4 | 4.2- 6.8 | 123 | 9.0 | 7.5-10.9 | 32 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 783 | 544 | 67.2 | 63.3-70.8 | 77 | 11.2 | 8.8-14.1 | 54 | 7.0 | 5.3- 9.3 | 87 | 11.5 | 9.2-14.3 | 21 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.0 |
| Female | 754 | 589 | 76.1 | 72.4-79.6 | 89 | 12.9 | 10.3-16.0 | 29 | 3.4 | 2.3- 5.0 | 36 | 6.1 | 4.2- 8.8 | *** | *** | *** |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1,092 | 818 | 72.7 | 69.6-75.7 | 116 | 11.9 | 9.8-14.3 | 50 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.9 | 87 | 9.0 | 7.1-11.2 | 21 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.3 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 255 | 185 | 69.1 | 62.0-75.4 | 27 | 12.0 | 7.9-17.9 | 19 | 7.7 | 4.7-12.2 | 17 | 7.9 | 4.6-13.3 | *** | *** | *** |
| Other | 169 | 113 | 64.7 | 56.0-72.6 | 21 | 13.2 | 8.4-20.0 | *** | *** | *** | 17 | 10.7 | 6.4-17.3 | *** | *** | *** |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 361 | 214 | 61.7 | 55.9-67.2 | 61 | 16.9 | 12.9-21.8 | 30 | 7.2 | 4.8-10.5 | 46 | 11.4 | 8.3-15.5 | *** | *** | *** |
| 35-44 | 273 | 190 | 69.0 | 62.7-74.6 | 38 | 14.4 | 10.4-19.6 | 16 | 5.5 | 3.3- 9.1 | 25 | 9.6 | 6.4-14.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| 45-54 | 318 | 235 | 71.5 | 65.5-76.8 | 35 | 11.4 | 8.1-15.7 | 20 | 5.9 | 3.7- 9.3 | 20 | 8.1 | 5.1-12.7 | *** | *** | *** |
| 55-64 | 276 | 222 | 77.5 | 70.9-83.0 | 18 | 7.1 | 4.3-11.4 | *** | *** | *** | 19 | 9.4 | 5.7-15.4 | *** | *** | *** |
| 65-74 | 206 | 177 | 86.2 | 80.3-90.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 75+ | 89 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 79 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 264 | 177 | 66.9 | 60.2-72.9 | 28 | 10.8 | 7.2-15.8 | 13 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.9 | 32 | 12.6 | 8.7-18.0 | 14 | 5.8 | 3.3-10.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 390 | 294 | 72.2 | 66.7-77.0 | 48 | 14.5 | 10.8-19.2 | 15 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.4 | 28 | 8.7 | 5.8-12.7 | *** | *** | *** |
| College Graduate | 797 | 610 | 74.4 | 70.9-77.7 | 79 | 11.0 | 8.8-13.7 | 48 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.7 | 51 | 7.0 | 5.3- 9.3 | *** | *** | *** |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 64 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 148 | 106 | 69.4 | 60.0-77.4 | 16 | 11.0 | 6.2-19.0 | *** | *** | *** | 12 | 8.8 | 4.9-15.5 | *** | *** | *** |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 140 | 96 | 64.7 | 54.8-73.5 | 14 | 12.9 | 7.1-22.4 | *** | *** | *** | 17 | 14.3 | 8.6-22.9 | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 173 | 111 | 60.3 | 51.4-68.5 | 27 | 16.0 | 10.6-23.4 | *** | *** | *** | 19 | 13.0 | 8.2-20.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000- 74,999 | 218 | 167 | 75.4 | 68.4-81.3 | 15 | 7.8 | 4.5-13.2 | 15 | 6.8 | 4.0-11.3 | 16 | 7.4 | 4.3-12.4 | *** | *** | *** |
| $75,000+ | 560 | 436 | 75.0 | 70.6-78.9 | 59 | 12.4 | 9.5-16.0 | 25 | 4.7 | 3.1- 7.0 | 35 | 7.2 | 5.0-10.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 250 | 206 | 78.6 | 71.7-84.1 | 21 | 10.2 | 6.4-16.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 1,283 | 924 | 70.1 | 67.1-72.9 | 145 | 12.3 | 10.4-14.6 | 77 | 5.9 | 4.6- 7.5 | 110 | 9.4 | 7.7-11.5 | 27 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 193 | 147 | 71.8 | 63.8-78.6 | 14 | 9.1 | 5.2-15.3 | *** | *** | *** | 17 | 10.4 | 6.3-16.7 | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Veteran | 1,339 | 981 | 71.1 | 68.2-73.9 | 152 | 12.4 | 10.5-14.7 | 72 | 5.3 | 4.1- 6.8 | 106 | 8.9 | 7.2-10.9 | 28 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.5 |
| RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY | ||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 922 | 676 | 70.9 | 67.3-74.2 | 94 | 11.0 | 8.8-13.6 | 60 | 6.4 | 4.9- 8.3 | 70 | 9.0 | 6.9-11.5 | 22 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.5 |
| Regional City or Suburban | 383 | 294 | 75.3 | 70.0-80.0 | 37 | 10.2 | 7.2-14.4 | 17 | 4.8 | 2.8- 8.0 | 31 | 8.4 | 5.8-12.2 | *** | *** | *** |
| Rural | 232 | 163 | 65.6 | 57.9-72.5 | 35 | 19.4 | 13.8-26.6 | *** | *** | *** | 22 | 10.4 | 6.6-16.1 | *** | *** | *** |
* 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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