BRFSS 2003 - Mecklenburg County: (On the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Mecklenburg County

Alcohol Consumption

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

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	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
-Mecklenburg County	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
GENDER
Male	106	42	32.3	22.9-43.4	40	40.2	28.3-53.4	11	8.7	4.1-17.3	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	12	18.5	8.8-34.7
Female	130	76	60.4	50.9-69.2	36	25.1	18.0-33.8	13	10.7	5.9-18.7	4	3.1	1.0- 9.1	1	0.7	0.1- 5.0
RACE
White	179	92	44.7	35.4-54.4	59	34.6	25.4-45.1	17	8.1	4.7-13.6	4	1.8	0.6- 5.2	7	10.8	4.1-25.4
Other	54	24	40.2	26.6-55.6	16	31.4	18.6-47.8	7	14.8	5.8-32.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	6	13.0	5.3-28.6
AGE
18-44	118	50	34.1	24.7-44.9	35	33.1	22.2-46.1	19	13.5	7.8-22.4	3	1.9	0.5- 6.4	11	17.4	8.1-33.3
45+	117	68	60.0	49.5-69.6	40	34.4	25.1-45.1	5	3.2	1.3- 7.7	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	2	1.6	0.4- 6.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	41	18	35.6	20.6-54.1	12	28.5	14.7-48.1	6	13.7	4.9-32.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	22.2	7.4-50.5
Some College +	195	100	46.4	37.6-55.5	64	35.6	26.8-45.5	18	8.2	4.9-13.5	5	1.9	0.7- 5.2	8	7.9	2.9-19.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	77	34	35.2	24.5-47.7	25	38.1	26.0-52.0	10	15.9	7.7-30.2	3	2.9	0.7-10.9	5	7.8	2.8-19.7
$50,000+	108	55	52.2	40.4-63.7	34	25.4	17.6-35.1	13	10.4	5.7-18.1	2	1.3	0.3- 5.6	4	10.8	3.1-31.5
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
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
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

-Mecklenburg County

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

GENDER

Male

106

32.3

22.9-43.4

40.2

28.3-53.4

8.7

4.1-17.3

0.3

0.0- 2.3

18.5

8.8-34.7

Female

130

60.4

50.9-69.2

25.1

18.0-33.8

10.7

5.9-18.7

3.1

1.0- 9.1

0.7

0.1- 5.0

RACE

White

179

44.7

35.4-54.4

34.6

25.4-45.1

8.1

4.7-13.6

1.8

0.6- 5.2

10.8

4.1-25.4

Other

40.2

26.6-55.6

31.4

18.6-47.8

14.8

5.8-32.9

0.5

0.1- 3.8

13.0

5.3-28.6

AGE

18-44

118

34.1

24.7-44.9

33.1

22.2-46.1

13.5

7.8-22.4

1.9

0.5- 6.4

17.4

8.1-33.3

45+

117

60.0

49.5-69.6

34.4

25.1-45.1

3.2

1.3- 7.7

0.8

0.2- 3.3

1.6

0.4- 6.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

35.6

20.6-54.1

28.5

14.7-48.1

13.7

4.9-32.8

0.0

. - .

22.2

7.4-50.5

Some College +

195

100

46.4

37.6-55.5

35.6

26.8-45.5

8.2

4.9-13.5

1.9

0.7- 5.2

7.9

2.9-19.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

35.2

24.5-47.7

38.1

26.0-52.0

15.9

7.7-30.2

2.9

0.7-10.9

7.8

2.8-19.7

$50,000+

108

52.2

40.4-63.7

25.4

17.6-35.1

10.4

5.7-18.1

1.3

0.3- 5.6

10.8

3.1-31.5

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

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

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

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 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.

This page was generated on 17JUN04.