BRFSS 2003 - Mountain Area Health Education Center**: (Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Mountain Area Health Education Center**

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*

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	Total Respond.^	None	Once	Twice	3-7 times	8-30 times
North Carolina	3,527	2,893	79.2	76.7-81.4	241	7.5	6.1- 9.2	129	4.4	3.3- 5.7	181	5.6	4.4- 7.0	83	3.4	2.4- 4.8
-Mountain AHEC	489	407	75.4	65.0-83.5	36	14.0	7.0-26.2	15	2.6	1.2- 5.5	23	6.7	3.5-12.6	8	1.2	0.5- 2.8
GENDER
Male	232	172	65.7	51.2-77.8	23	19.4	8.7-37.8	13	4.0	1.8- 8.9	17	9.1	4.2-18.6	7	1.8	0.7- 4.4
Female	257	235	90.1	83.1-94.4	13	6.0	2.8-12.3	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	6	3.1	1.0- 8.8	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6
RACE
White	443	373	79.5	68.1-87.6	31	12.9	5.6-26.8	11	1.6	0.8- 3.4	21	4.8	2.8- 8.2	7	1.2	0.5- 2.9
Other	45	33	40.1	20.2-63.9	5	24.4	8.0-54.5	4	11.0	2.5-37.1	2	22.7	5.0-62.0	1	1.8	0.2-12.4
AGE
18-44	218	157	62.0	47.0-75.0	29	24.4	12.3-42.8	13	4.0	1.7- 9.3	15	8.5	3.5-19.3	4	1.1	0.4- 3.1
45+	270	250	91.9	86.0-95.4	7	1.9	0.7- 5.1	2	0.9	0.2- 5.1	7	3.9	1.5- 9.6	4	1.5	0.4- 4.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	132	106	60.9	40.5-78.1	13	26.4	10.6-52.1	4	3.5	0.9-12.5	6	7.7	1.9-26.0	3	1.5	0.5- 4.7
Some College +	357	301	83.8	77.9-88.4	23	6.8	3.9-11.7	11	2.1	1.0- 4.5	17	6.1	3.4-10.7	5	1.1	0.4- 3.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	252	200	74.4	63.8-82.7	22	11.2	6.0-19.9	10	4.6	1.9-10.5	16	8.7	3.5-20.1	4	1.1	0.4- 3.3
$50,000+	156	139	84.8	74.4-91.5	5	7.1	2.7-17.2	4	0.7	0.2- 2.2	5	6.2	2.4-15.4	3	1.1	0.3- 4.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	197	165	77.9	68.7-85.1	13	10.1	5.2-18.6	3	3.4	0.8-13.5	13	7.3	3.9-13.1	3	1.3	0.4- 4.2
Guilford	205	168	74.5	65.3-82.0	11	7.1	3.7-13.3	7	4.9	1.9-11.9	15	10.4	5.5-18.9	4	3.0	1.0- 8.7
Mecklenburg	236	192	74.5	64.4-82.5	19	9.8	5.0-18.2	10	6.4	2.5-15.7	11	5.1	2.7- 9.5	4	4.2	1.0-15.4
Orange	290	236	71.4	61.8-79.3	24	10.2	6.4-15.9	8	7.2	2.2-21.0	16	8.9	5.1-15.2	6	2.3	1.0- 5.5
Wake	239	204	83.2	75.4-88.9	11	4.1	2.1- 7.8	11	5.9	2.4-13.6	8	4.3	1.8- 9.9	5	2.5	0.9- 7.0
Chatham/Lee	166	137	80.5	72.1-86.8	8	7.4	3.4-15.6	9	4.8	2.4- 9.6	8	4.2	2.0- 8.5	4	3.1	1.1- 8.4
Nash/Wilson	111	89	72.3	58.2-83.0	10	14.2	5.6-31.4	4	4.4	1.7-11.2	2	1.9	0.4- 7.5	6	7.3	3.2-15.9
Craven/Pamlico	185	157	81.0	72.4-87.4	13	6.6	3.6-11.6	2	1.4	0.3- 6.2	12	10.7	5.6-19.3	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	113	85	72.5	62.2-80.8	7	6.7	3.1-13.9	6	7.4	3.2-16.5	8	6.2	2.9-12.8	7	7.3	3.3-15.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	151	125	77.8	67.4-85.6	9	5.0	2.5- 9.6	5	3.8	1.4- 9.8	8	6.6	2.8-14.6	4	6.9	2.4-18.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	143	109	63.6	50.3-75.0	15	11.7	6.4-20.6	3	1.5	0.4- 5.8	12	16.6	7.8-31.9	4	6.7	1.9-20.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	144	113	53.6	31.3-74.5	11	6.5	3.1-13.3	10	9.1	4.1-19.2	6	25.8	6.6-63.2	4	4.9	1.5-15.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	120	98	79.9	69.0-87.6	10	10.7	4.9-21.8	7	6.4	2.9-13.8	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	4	2.7	0.8- 8.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	91	65	62.9	49.8-74.3	8	11.2	4.6-24.8	6	12.1	5.3-25.2	10	11.3	6.0-20.1	2	2.5	0.5-10.9
Northeast NC I	123	103	78.6	67.9-86.4	9	9.5	4.5-19.0	6	8.4	3.7-18.0	5	3.6	1.4- 8.8	0	0.0	. - .
Northeast NC II	177	133	68.7	58.9-77.1	13	8.2	4.1-15.7	5	3.7	1.2-10.5	19	12.4	7.6-19.5	7	6.9	2.6-17.1
Northeastern Partnership	300	236	71.5	63.8-78.1	22	8.6	5.1-14.2	11	5.0	2.5- 9.8	24	9.9	6.4-15.1	7	5.0	1.9-12.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,042	839	79.1	75.0-82.7	75	7.5	5.3-10.4	39	4.0	2.5- 6.3	58	5.1	3.5- 7.2	31	4.4	2.8- 7.0
Piedmont	1,761	1,453	79.9	76.6-82.9	115	6.3	4.8- 8.2	66	4.8	3.3- 6.9	88	5.7	4.1- 7.9	39	3.3	1.9- 5.5
Western NC	724	601	75.7	67.8-82.2	51	13.4	7.6-22.4	24	3.0	1.7- 5.1	35	5.9	3.5-10.0	13	2.0	1.0- 3.8

Total
Respond.^

None

Once

Twice

3-7 times

8-30 times

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,527

2,893

79.2

76.7-81.4

241

7.5

6.1- 9.2

129

4.4

3.3- 5.7

181

5.6

4.4- 7.0

3.4

2.4- 4.8

-Mountain AHEC

489

407

75.4

65.0-83.5

14.0

7.0-26.2

2.6

1.2- 5.5

6.7

3.5-12.6

1.2

0.5- 2.8

GENDER

Male

232

172

65.7

51.2-77.8

19.4

8.7-37.8

4.0

1.8- 8.9

9.1

4.2-18.6

1.8

0.7- 4.4

Female

257

235

90.1

83.1-94.4

6.0

2.8-12.3

0.5

0.1- 2.1

3.1

1.0- 8.8

0.4

0.1- 2.6

RACE

White

443

373

79.5

68.1-87.6

12.9

5.6-26.8

1.6

0.8- 3.4

4.8

2.8- 8.2

1.2

0.5- 2.9

Other

40.1

20.2-63.9

24.4

8.0-54.5

11.0

2.5-37.1

22.7

5.0-62.0

1.8

0.2-12.4

AGE

18-44

218

157

62.0

47.0-75.0

24.4

12.3-42.8

4.0

1.7- 9.3

8.5

3.5-19.3

1.1

0.4- 3.1

45+

270

250

91.9

86.0-95.4

1.9

0.7- 5.1

0.9

0.2- 5.1

3.9

1.5- 9.6

1.5

0.4- 4.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

132

106

60.9

40.5-78.1

26.4

10.6-52.1

3.5

0.9-12.5

7.7

1.9-26.0

1.5

0.5- 4.7

Some College +

357

301

83.8

77.9-88.4

6.8

3.9-11.7

2.1

1.0- 4.5

6.1

3.4-10.7

1.1

0.4- 3.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

252

200

74.4

63.8-82.7

11.2

6.0-19.9

4.6

1.9-10.5

8.7

3.5-20.1

1.1

0.4- 3.3

$50,000+

156

139

84.8

74.4-91.5

7.1

2.7-17.2

0.7

0.2- 2.2

6.2

2.4-15.4

1.1

0.3- 4.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

197

165

77.9

68.7-85.1

10.1

5.2-18.6

3.4

0.8-13.5

7.3

3.9-13.1

1.3

0.4- 4.2

Guilford

205

168

74.5

65.3-82.0

7.1

3.7-13.3

4.9

1.9-11.9

10.4

5.5-18.9

3.0

1.0- 8.7

Mecklenburg

236

192

74.5

64.4-82.5

9.8

5.0-18.2

6.4

2.5-15.7

5.1

2.7- 9.5

4.2

1.0-15.4

Orange

290

236

71.4

61.8-79.3

10.2

6.4-15.9

7.2

2.2-21.0

8.9

5.1-15.2

2.3

1.0- 5.5

Wake

239

204

83.2

75.4-88.9

4.1

2.1- 7.8

5.9

2.4-13.6

4.3

1.8- 9.9

2.5

0.9- 7.0

Chatham/Lee

166

137

80.5

72.1-86.8

7.4

3.4-15.6

4.8

2.4- 9.6

4.2

2.0- 8.5

3.1

1.1- 8.4

Nash/Wilson

111

72.3

58.2-83.0

14.2

5.6-31.4

4.4

1.7-11.2

1.9

0.4- 7.5

7.3

3.2-15.9

Craven/Pamlico

185

157

81.0

72.4-87.4

6.6

3.6-11.6

1.4

0.3- 6.2

10.7

5.6-19.3

0.4

0.1- 2.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

113

72.5

62.2-80.8

6.7

3.1-13.9

7.4

3.2-16.5

6.2

2.9-12.8

7.3

3.3-15.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

151

125

77.8

67.4-85.6

5.0

2.5- 9.6

3.8

1.4- 9.8

6.6

2.8-14.6

6.9

2.4-18.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

143

109

63.6

50.3-75.0

11.7

6.4-20.6

1.5

0.4- 5.8

16.6

7.8-31.9

6.7

1.9-20.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

144

113

53.6

31.3-74.5

6.5

3.1-13.3

9.1

4.1-19.2

25.8

6.6-63.2

4.9

1.5-15.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

120

79.9

69.0-87.6

10.7

4.9-21.8

6.4

2.9-13.8

0.3

0.0- 1.8

2.7

0.8- 8.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

62.9

49.8-74.3

11.2

4.6-24.8

12.1

5.3-25.2

11.3

6.0-20.1

2.5

0.5-10.9

Northeast NC I

123

103

78.6

67.9-86.4

9.5

4.5-19.0

8.4

3.7-18.0

3.6

1.4- 8.8

0.0

. - .

Northeast NC II

177

133

68.7

58.9-77.1

8.2

4.1-15.7

3.7

1.2-10.5

12.4

7.6-19.5

6.9

2.6-17.1

Northeastern Partnership

300

236

71.5

63.8-78.1

8.6

5.1-14.2

5.0

2.5- 9.8

9.9

6.4-15.1

5.0

1.9-12.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,042

839

79.1

75.0-82.7

7.5

5.3-10.4

4.0

2.5- 6.3

5.1

3.5- 7.2

4.4

2.8- 7.0

Piedmont

1,761

1,453

79.9

76.6-82.9

115

6.3

4.8- 8.2

4.8

3.3- 6.9

5.7

4.1- 7.9

3.3

1.9- 5.5

Western NC

724

601

75.7

67.8-82.2

13.4

7.6-22.4

3.0

1.7- 5.1

5.9

3.5-10.0

2.0

1.0- 3.8

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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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