BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (On the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption--FEMALE Respondents Only

On the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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	Total Respond.#	Only one	Two	Three	Four	Five or more
TOTAL	1,379	724	48.1	44.1-52.1	454	34.5	30.8-38.5	131	11.7	9.2-14.9	42	3.3	2.1- 5.1	28	2.4	1.3- 4.1
RACE
White	1,176	640	49.5	45.1-53.9	378	34.8	30.6-39.2	104	10.5	8.0-13.8	33	3.5	2.1- 5.6	21	1.7	0.9- 3.1
African American	141	60	41.0	30.6-52.3	53	38.0	27.7-49.6	18	17.8	9.1-31.9	7	1.6	0.7- 3.7	3	1.5	0.5- 4.9
Asian	12	3	23.7	5.7-61.8	6	41.3	13.7-75.7	2	15.1	2.7-53.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	19.9	2.9-67.1
Native American	17	6	64.1	34.8-85.7	8	24.2	9.1-50.3	1	8.0	1.1-41.1	1	2.0	0.3-14.2	1	1.7	0.2-11.9
Other Minorities	23	9	42.3	18.1-70.8	7	20.9	7.6-46.0	5	17.5	5.8-42.4	1	7.0	1.0-36.8	1	12.4	1.8-52.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	31	16	43.7	21.1-69.1	8	21.7	7.8-47.6	3	5.0	1.3-17.8	2	9.8	1.8-38.7	2	19.8	4.6-55.6
-English Speaking	21	13	47.7	20.4-76.5	4	23.2	5.3-62.0	2	4.1	0.7-19.7	1	15.1	2.2-58.6	1	9.8	1.4-46.5
-Spanish Speaking	10	3	38.9	9.3-79.9	4	20.1	5.0-54.2	1	6.0	0.7-36.0	1	3.5	0.4-24.0	1	31.5	5.0-80.0
Non-Hispanic	1,345	707	48.3	44.2-52.4	446	35.1	31.3-39.2	126	11.7	9.1-14.9	40	3.1	1.9- 4.9	26	1.8	1.0- 3.2
AGE
18-24	125	33	27.9	18.0-40.7	46	36.2	24.4-49.9	24	15.5	8.3-26.9	13	13.8	7.4-24.3	9	6.6	2.8-14.9
25-34	297	124	42.5	34.8-50.7	110	36.4	29.1-44.4	44	15.2	10.3-21.9	10	2.2	0.9- 4.9	9	3.7	1.3-10.3
35-44	317	154	48.4	40.2-56.7	119	36.7	29.4-44.7	29	12.7	7.4-21.0	12	1.8	0.8- 3.6	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4
45-54	281	157	51.6	43.0-60.1	90	34.4	26.5-43.4	23	10.5	6.0-17.7	6	1.1	0.4- 3.3	5	2.4	0.9- 6.3
55-64	184	118	57.4	46.1-68.0	53	33.7	24.1-44.9	10	8.7	3.6-19.5	1	0.0	0.0- 0.3	2	0.1	0.0- 0.5
65-74	105	83	75.7	61.0-86.2	21	23.4	13.1-38.3	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
75+	64	52	81.5	62.8-92.0	12	18.5	8.0-37.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	70	29	35.6	18.8-57.0	19	42.2	22.7-64.5	14	12.6	5.1-27.7	4	2.0	0.5- 7.8	4	7.5	1.3-33.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	289	135	48.8	40.5-57.2	104	32.4	25.3-40.3	32	14.7	9.0-23.0	10	1.8	0.6- 5.2	8	2.3	0.8- 6.3
Some Post-H.S.	385	191	45.6	38.7-52.6	125	32.2	25.8-39.3	43	13.9	9.4-20.1	17	5.7	2.9-10.9	9	2.6	1.1- 6.0
College Graduate	635	369	51.9	46.2-57.7	206	36.9	31.3-42.7	42	7.3	4.7-11.2	11	2.6	1.2- 5.3	7	1.3	0.5- 3.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	87	35	36.9	22.2-54.5	24	29.1	15.1-48.7	11	20.0	7.4-43.7	11	11.5	4.8-25.0	6	2.6	1.0- 6.4
$15,000- 24,999	173	64	34.2	23.9-46.2	68	40.7	28.3-54.5	31	18.3	10.6-29.6	8	6.7	2.6-16.3	2	0.1	0.0- 0.5
$25,000- 34,999	173	82	42.2	32.1-53.0	67	36.5	26.6-47.7	15	14.9	7.9-26.4	5	2.2	0.6- 7.9	4	4.2	1.3-13.3
$35,000- 49,999	202	118	54.7	44.7-64.4	61	31.2	22.4-41.6	16	9.6	5.3-16.8	4	3.6	1.1-11.1	3	0.8	0.2- 2.8
$50,000-74,999	205	124	55.4	44.9-65.3	56	26.2	18.5-35.6	18	14.6	7.9-25.5	4	3.1	0.6-13.9	3	0.8	0.2- 2.4
$75,000+	267	149	47.4	39.4-55.5	91	42.6	34.7-50.9	18	5.3	3.0- 9.5	6	2.3	0.9- 5.7	3	2.4	0.6- 8.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	90	54	55.4	42.5-67.5	29	33.3	23.0-45.5	6	10.3	3.1-29.7	1	1.0	0.1- 6.9	0	0.0	. - .
Forsyth	98	57	60.7	49.7-70.6	27	23.8	16.2-33.7	9	10.7	5.4-20.1	2	1.7	0.4- 6.6	3	3.1	1.0- 9.3
Guilford	99	55	54.4	42.7-65.6	29	25.6	17.3-36.0	6	7.3	3.0-16.8	5	9.0	2.9-24.3	4	3.8	1.3-10.6
Henderson/Transylvania	102	59	58.2	47.5-68.2	32	31.1	22.1-41.8	6	6.6	2.9-14.6	4	3.5	1.3- 9.3	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9
Mecklenburg	119	57	44.9	34.9-55.3	44	39.5	30.0-49.9	9	8.1	3.8-16.5	5	4.8	1.8-12.2	4	2.6	1.0- 7.1
Orange	150	80	54.4	38.5-69.4	52	30.2	19.8-43.1	13	11.4	5.9-20.9	2	2.2	0.4-11.8	3	1.8	0.4- 7.6
Pitt	96	41	37.1	24.4-51.7	31	38.0	21.9-57.3	16	16.2	8.2-29.7	6	5.8	2.3-14.2	2	2.9	0.7-11.8
Randolph	60	36	62.2	47.2-75.2	14	21.3	11.9-35.3	6	11.4	4.7-25.3	4	5.1	1.7-14.0	0	0.0	. - .
Robeson	41	15	33.3	19.6-50.6	19	47.6	30.9-64.9	4	14.2	4.3-37.6	1	2.1	0.3-13.5	2	2.8	0.7-11.1
Wake	131	62	45.3	36.0-54.9	53	40.8	31.8-50.4	11	7.9	4.3-14.0	3	3.0	0.9- 9.8	2	3.0	0.7-11.9
Western NC	85	41	47.6	36.2-59.2	28	33.1	23.2-44.8	10	11.3	5.5-21.8	3	4.3	1.2-14.4	3	3.7	1.1-11.9
Piedmont NC	153	87	50.3	40.1-60.4	46	31.9	22.9-42.4	16	13.6	7.8-22.8	2	2.4	0.5-10.5	2	1.9	0.4- 8.6
Eastern NC	155	80	45.1	36.2-54.4	50	35.7	27.3-45.2	19	14.5	8.7-23.2	4	2.5	0.8- 7.4	2	2.1	0.5- 9.1

Total
Respond.#

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,379

724

48.1

44.1-52.1

454

34.5

30.8-38.5

131

11.7

9.2-14.9

3.3

2.1- 5.1

2.4

1.3- 4.1

RACE

White

1,176

640

49.5

45.1-53.9

378

34.8

30.6-39.2

104

10.5

8.0-13.8

3.5

2.1- 5.6

1.7

0.9- 3.1

African American

141

41.0

30.6-52.3

38.0

27.7-49.6

17.8

9.1-31.9

1.6

0.7- 3.7

1.5

0.5- 4.9

Asian

23.7

5.7-61.8

41.3

13.7-75.7

15.1

2.7-53.3

0.0

. - .

19.9

2.9-67.1

Native American

64.1

34.8-85.7

24.2

9.1-50.3

8.0

1.1-41.1

2.0

0.3-14.2

1.7

0.2-11.9

Other Minorities

42.3

18.1-70.8

20.9

7.6-46.0

17.5

5.8-42.4

7.0

1.0-36.8

12.4

1.8-52.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

43.7

21.1-69.1

21.7

7.8-47.6

5.0

1.3-17.8

9.8

1.8-38.7

19.8

4.6-55.6

-English Speaking

47.7

20.4-76.5

23.2

5.3-62.0

4.1

0.7-19.7

15.1

2.2-58.6

9.8

1.4-46.5

-Spanish Speaking

38.9

9.3-79.9

20.1

5.0-54.2

6.0

0.7-36.0

3.5

0.4-24.0

31.5

5.0-80.0

Non-Hispanic

1,345

707

48.3

44.2-52.4

446

35.1

31.3-39.2

126

11.7

9.1-14.9

3.1

1.9- 4.9

1.8

1.0- 3.2

AGE

18-24

125

27.9

18.0-40.7

36.2

24.4-49.9

15.5

8.3-26.9

13.8

7.4-24.3

6.6

2.8-14.9

25-34

297

124

42.5

34.8-50.7

110

36.4

29.1-44.4

15.2

10.3-21.9

2.2

0.9- 4.9

3.7

1.3-10.3

35-44

317

154

48.4

40.2-56.7

119

36.7

29.4-44.7

12.7

7.4-21.0

1.8

0.8- 3.6

0.4

0.1- 1.4

45-54

281

157

51.6

43.0-60.1

34.4

26.5-43.4

10.5

6.0-17.7

1.1

0.4- 3.3

2.4

0.9- 6.3

55-64

184

118

57.4

46.1-68.0

33.7

24.1-44.9

8.7

3.6-19.5

0.0

0.0- 0.3

0.1

0.0- 0.5

65-74

105

75.7

61.0-86.2

23.4

13.1-38.3

0.8

0.1- 5.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

75+

81.5

62.8-92.0

18.5

8.0-37.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

35.6

18.8-57.0

42.2

22.7-64.5

12.6

5.1-27.7

2.0

0.5- 7.8

7.5

1.3-33.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

289

135

48.8

40.5-57.2

104

32.4

25.3-40.3

14.7

9.0-23.0

1.8

0.6- 5.2

2.3

0.8- 6.3

Some Post-H.S.

385

191

45.6

38.7-52.6

125

32.2

25.8-39.3

13.9

9.4-20.1

5.7

2.9-10.9

2.6

1.1- 6.0

College Graduate

635

369

51.9

46.2-57.7

206

36.9

31.3-42.7

7.3

4.7-11.2

2.6

1.2- 5.3

1.3

0.5- 3.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

36.9

22.2-54.5

29.1

15.1-48.7

20.0

7.4-43.7

11.5

4.8-25.0

2.6

1.0- 6.4

$15,000- 24,999

173

34.2

23.9-46.2

40.7

28.3-54.5

18.3

10.6-29.6

6.7

2.6-16.3

0.1

0.0- 0.5

$25,000- 34,999

173

42.2

32.1-53.0

36.5

26.6-47.7

14.9

7.9-26.4

2.2

0.6- 7.9

4.2

1.3-13.3

$35,000- 49,999

202

118

54.7

44.7-64.4

31.2

22.4-41.6

9.6

5.3-16.8

3.6

1.1-11.1

0.8

0.2- 2.8

$50,000-74,999

205

124

55.4

44.9-65.3

26.2

18.5-35.6

14.6

7.9-25.5

3.1

0.6-13.9

0.8

0.2- 2.4

$75,000+

267

149

47.4

39.4-55.5

42.6

34.7-50.9

5.3

3.0- 9.5

2.3

0.9- 5.7

2.4

0.6- 8.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

55.4

42.5-67.5

33.3

23.0-45.5

10.3

3.1-29.7

1.0

0.1- 6.9

0.0

. - .

Forsyth

60.7

49.7-70.6

23.8

16.2-33.7

10.7

5.4-20.1

1.7

0.4- 6.6

3.1

1.0- 9.3

Guilford

54.4

42.7-65.6

25.6

17.3-36.0

7.3

3.0-16.8

9.0

2.9-24.3

3.8

1.3-10.6

Henderson/Transylvania

102

58.2

47.5-68.2

31.1

22.1-41.8

6.6

2.9-14.6

3.5

1.3- 9.3

0.6

0.1- 3.9

Mecklenburg

119

44.9

34.9-55.3

39.5

30.0-49.9

8.1

3.8-16.5

4.8

1.8-12.2

2.6

1.0- 7.1

Orange

150

54.4

38.5-69.4

30.2

19.8-43.1

11.4

5.9-20.9

2.2

0.4-11.8

1.8

0.4- 7.6

Pitt

37.1

24.4-51.7

38.0

21.9-57.3

16.2

8.2-29.7

5.8

2.3-14.2

2.9

0.7-11.8

Randolph

62.2

47.2-75.2

21.3

11.9-35.3

11.4

4.7-25.3

5.1

1.7-14.0

0.0

. - .

Robeson

33.3

19.6-50.6

47.6

30.9-64.9

14.2

4.3-37.6

2.1

0.3-13.5

2.8

0.7-11.1

Wake

131

45.3

36.0-54.9

40.8

31.8-50.4

7.9

4.3-14.0

3.0

0.9- 9.8

3.0

0.7-11.9

Western NC

47.6

36.2-59.2

33.1

23.2-44.8

11.3

5.5-21.8

4.3

1.2-14.4

3.7

1.1-11.9

Piedmont NC

153

50.3

40.1-60.4

31.9

22.9-42.4

13.6

7.8-22.8

2.4

0.5-10.5

1.9

0.4- 8.6

Eastern NC

155

45.1

36.2-54.4

35.7

27.3-45.2

14.5

8.7-23.2

2.5

0.8- 7.4

2.1

0.5- 9.1

Back to Alcohol Consumption.

* This question was asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** 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, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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