BRFSS 2003 - Craven/Pamlico Counties: (On the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Craven/Pamlico Counties

Alcohol Consumption

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
North Carolina	3,515	1,755	44.8	42.3-47.3	1,091	32.0	29.5-34.5	343	11.1	9.5-13.0	141	5.4	4.2- 6.9	185	6.8	5.4- 8.5
-Craven/Pamlico	181	91	42.7	34.4-51.3	60	37.2	29.0-46.2	16	8.2	4.8-13.6	4	1.3	0.5- 3.4	10	10.7	5.5-19.8
GENDER
Male	80	34	37.2	25.7-50.3	27	36.2	24.5-49.8	8	7.1	3.3-14.5	2	1.2	0.3- 4.8	9	18.3	9.3-32.9
Female	101	57	49.6	39.0-60.2	33	38.5	28.3-49.9	8	9.5	4.5-19.2	2	1.3	0.3- 5.4	1	1.1	0.2- 7.3
RACE
White	162	81	44.0	35.1-53.2	55	38.3	29.5-47.9	14	7.5	4.3-13.0	4	1.5	0.5- 4.0	8	8.8	4.1-17.7
Other	19	10	34.3	16.5-58.0	5	30.6	12.4-57.8	2	12.2	2.9-39.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	22.9	5.9-58.5
AGE
18-44	69	22	26.8	16.0-41.4	24	38.9	25.9-53.6	11	12.5	6.5-22.8	4	2.7	1.0- 7.2	8	19.1	9.2-35.5
45+	112	69	56.9	46.0-67.1	36	35.7	26.0-46.9	5	4.2	1.6-10.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.1	0.8-11.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	61	29	42.3	28.1-58.0	20	31.7	19.3-47.4	5	7.9	3.0-19.0	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	6	17.2	7.4-35.0
Some College +	119	61	42.2	32.6-52.5	40	40.9	30.7-51.9	11	8.4	4.4-15.6	3	1.5	0.5- 4.6	4	6.9	2.3-18.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	83	41	45.0	32.5-58.1	27	34.5	23.1-48.0	10	12.3	6.3-22.6	2	1.3	0.3- 5.4	3	6.8	2.2-19.7
$50,000+	61	29	41.5	28.7-55.5	25	45.6	32.0-60.0	2	4.1	1.0-15.0	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3	4	7.7	2.7-20.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	197	106	51.7	43.2-60.0	64	28.0	21.6-35.5	17	14.2	8.0-23.9	5	3.3	1.2- 8.7	5	2.8	1.0- 7.9
Guilford	204	116	47.9	39.7-56.3	53	24.9	18.5-32.6	18	11.2	6.5-18.6	7	7.3	2.9-17.2	10	8.6	4.5-16.1
Mecklenburg	236	118	43.9	36.0-52.1	76	34.0	26.2-42.8	24	9.5	5.9-15.0	5	1.5	0.5- 4.0	13	11.2	5.3-22.0
Orange	289	155	45.1	37.3-53.1	83	28.8	22.4-36.2	29	12.2	8.1-18.0	12	9.4	3.7-22.1	10	4.5	2.2- 9.0
Wake	238	118	44.6	37.3-52.0	77	34.3	27.7-41.7	22	8.8	5.5-13.9	9	6.5	2.7-14.5	12	5.8	2.8-11.7
Chatham/Lee	167	86	52.8	44.0-61.4	52	31.3	24.0-39.7	20	11.1	6.9-17.4	5	2.4	1.0- 5.9	4	2.4	0.8- 6.8
Nash/Wilson	109	53	42.9	32.2-54.3	37	31.5	22.4-42.1	6	4.5	1.9-10.4	8	15.2	6.1-32.9	5	6.0	2.4-14.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	113	55	45.7	35.9-55.9	31	29.5	21.0-39.7	10	9.1	4.8-16.6	4	3.8	1.3-10.4	13	11.9	6.7-20.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	152	72	46.2	36.6-56.1	54	29.2	21.8-37.9	13	9.8	5.4-17.1	6	5.1	1.9-13.2	7	9.6	4.1-21.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	142	61	36.8	26.7-48.1	49	32.0	21.8-44.4	14	13.9	7.1-25.5	10	9.9	4.9-19.2	8	7.4	3.3-15.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	147	71	41.4	32.7-50.7	45	28.3	20.6-37.4	17	12.9	7.9-20.5	2	1.6	0.4- 6.1	12	15.8	8.8-26.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	116	46	34.7	25.1-45.7	47	40.9	30.7-52.0	8	8.1	3.5-17.3	5	6.2	2.0-17.5	10	10.2	5.1-19.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	93	34	30.8	21.2-42.3	24	24.3	15.8-35.5	16	19.0	10.8-31.2	7	7.6	3.2-16.9	12	18.3	10.2-30.7
Northeast NC I	121	58	42.7	33.1-52.9	38	29.7	21.4-39.5	13	15.0	8.4-25.4	5	5.6	1.8-15.9	7	7.1	3.4-14.4
Northeast NC II	176	83	39.5	31.2-48.3	48	26.2	19.2-34.7	23	15.2	9.3-23.9	7	6.8	2.7-16.1	15	12.4	6.7-21.7
Northeastern Partnership	297	141	40.4	33.8-47.3	86	27.2	21.5-33.7	36	15.2	10.3-21.8	12	6.4	3.0-13.1	22	10.9	6.5-17.7
Mountain AHEC	494	260	48.4	41.0-55.9	158	34.5	26.6-43.4	45	9.3	6.2-13.6	11	2.9	1.5- 5.8	20	4.9	2.4- 9.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,030	480	43.4	38.4-48.5	322	30.7	26.3-35.4	102	11.0	8.1-14.8	55	8.3	5.7-11.9	71	6.6	4.8- 9.0
Piedmont	1,757	903	45.0	41.7-48.4	533	31.9	28.7-35.2	174	11.4	9.2-14.0	67	4.6	3.2- 6.6	80	7.1	5.1- 9.8
Western NC	728	372	46.8	40.8-52.8	236	35.1	28.7-42.2	67	9.5	6.8-13.1	19	3.1	1.8- 5.2	34	5.5	3.4- 9.0

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,515

1,755

44.8

42.3-47.3

1,091

32.0

29.5-34.5

343

11.1

9.5-13.0

141

5.4

4.2- 6.9

185

6.8

5.4- 8.5

-Craven/Pamlico

181

42.7

34.4-51.3

37.2

29.0-46.2

8.2

4.8-13.6

1.3

0.5- 3.4

10.7

5.5-19.8

GENDER

Male

37.2

25.7-50.3

36.2

24.5-49.8

7.1

3.3-14.5

1.2

0.3- 4.8

18.3

9.3-32.9

Female

101

49.6

39.0-60.2

38.5

28.3-49.9

9.5

4.5-19.2

1.3

0.3- 5.4

1.1

0.2- 7.3

RACE

White

162

44.0

35.1-53.2

38.3

29.5-47.9

7.5

4.3-13.0

1.5

0.5- 4.0

8.8

4.1-17.7

Other

34.3

16.5-58.0

30.6

12.4-57.8

12.2

2.9-39.1

0.0

. - .

22.9

5.9-58.5

AGE

18-44

26.8

16.0-41.4

38.9

25.9-53.6

12.5

6.5-22.8

2.7

1.0- 7.2

19.1

9.2-35.5

45+

112

56.9

46.0-67.1

35.7

26.0-46.9

4.2

1.6-10.8

0.0

. - .

3.1

0.8-11.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

42.3

28.1-58.0

31.7

19.3-47.4

7.9

3.0-19.0

1.0

0.1- 6.6

17.2

7.4-35.0

Some College +

119

42.2

32.6-52.5

40.9

30.7-51.9

8.4

4.4-15.6

1.5

0.5- 4.6

6.9

2.3-18.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

45.0

32.5-58.1

34.5

23.1-48.0

12.3

6.3-22.6

1.3

0.3- 5.4

6.8

2.2-19.7

$50,000+

41.5

28.7-55.5

45.6

32.0-60.0

4.1

1.0-15.0

1.1

0.1- 7.3

7.7

2.7-20.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

197

106

51.7

43.2-60.0

28.0

21.6-35.5

14.2

8.0-23.9

3.3

1.2- 8.7

2.8

1.0- 7.9

Guilford

204

116

47.9

39.7-56.3

24.9

18.5-32.6

11.2

6.5-18.6

7.3

2.9-17.2

8.6

4.5-16.1

Mecklenburg

236

118

43.9

36.0-52.1

34.0

26.2-42.8

9.5

5.9-15.0

1.5

0.5- 4.0

11.2

5.3-22.0

Orange

289

155

45.1

37.3-53.1

28.8

22.4-36.2

12.2

8.1-18.0

9.4

3.7-22.1

4.5

2.2- 9.0

Wake

238

118

44.6

37.3-52.0

34.3

27.7-41.7

8.8

5.5-13.9

6.5

2.7-14.5

5.8

2.8-11.7

Chatham/Lee

167

52.8

44.0-61.4

31.3

24.0-39.7

11.1

6.9-17.4

2.4

1.0- 5.9

2.4

0.8- 6.8

Nash/Wilson

109

42.9

32.2-54.3

31.5

22.4-42.1

4.5

1.9-10.4

15.2

6.1-32.9

6.0

2.4-14.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

113

45.7

35.9-55.9

29.5

21.0-39.7

9.1

4.8-16.6

3.8

1.3-10.4

11.9

6.7-20.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

152

46.2

36.6-56.1

29.2

21.8-37.9

9.8

5.4-17.1

5.1

1.9-13.2

9.6

4.1-21.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

142

36.8

26.7-48.1

32.0

21.8-44.4

13.9

7.1-25.5

9.9

4.9-19.2

7.4

3.3-15.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

147

41.4

32.7-50.7

28.3

20.6-37.4

12.9

7.9-20.5

1.6

0.4- 6.1

15.8

8.8-26.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

116

34.7

25.1-45.7

40.9

30.7-52.0

8.1

3.5-17.3

6.2

2.0-17.5

10.2

5.1-19.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

30.8

21.2-42.3

24.3

15.8-35.5

19.0

10.8-31.2

7.6

3.2-16.9

18.3

10.2-30.7

Northeast NC I

121

42.7

33.1-52.9

29.7

21.4-39.5

15.0

8.4-25.4

5.6

1.8-15.9

7.1

3.4-14.4

Northeast NC II

176

39.5

31.2-48.3

26.2

19.2-34.7

15.2

9.3-23.9

6.8

2.7-16.1

12.4

6.7-21.7

Northeastern Partnership

297

141

40.4

33.8-47.3

27.2

21.5-33.7

15.2

10.3-21.8

6.4

3.0-13.1

10.9

6.5-17.7

Mountain AHEC

494

260

48.4

41.0-55.9

158

34.5

26.6-43.4

9.3

6.2-13.6

2.9

1.5- 5.8

4.9

2.4- 9.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,030

480

43.4

38.4-48.5

322

30.7

26.3-35.4

102

11.0

8.1-14.8

8.3

5.7-11.9

6.6

4.8- 9.0

Piedmont

1,757

903

45.0

41.7-48.4

533

31.9

28.7-35.2

174

11.4

9.2-14.0

4.6

3.2- 6.6

7.1

5.1- 9.8

Western NC

728

372

46.8

40.8-52.8

236

35.1

28.7-42.2

9.5

6.8-13.1

3.1

1.8- 5.2

5.5

3.4- 9.0

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

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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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