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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-WHITES

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	2,871	1,476	46.0	43.2-48.9	894	32.2	29.5-35.1	266	10.7	9.0-12.8	106	4.6	3.5- 6.1	129	6.4	4.8- 8.4
GENDER
Male	1,295	545	38.2	34.3-42.3	428	34.3	30.2-38.5	150	12.4	9.8-15.6	70	5.6	4.0- 7.9	102	9.5	6.9-12.9
Female	1,576	931	56.3	52.5-59.9	466	29.6	26.3-33.2	116	8.6	6.5-11.2	36	3.3	2.1- 5.2	27	2.2	1.3- 3.7
AGE
18-24	197	54	26.8	18.2-37.5	59	27.4	18.8-38.0	41	15.8	9.9-24.1	16	8.8	4.7-16.0	27	21.3	12.8-33.3
25-34	504	182	32.0	26.4-38.1	192	42.0	35.2-49.0	63	14.3	9.7-20.7	26	4.5	2.3- 8.6	41	7.2	4.8-10.6
35-44	643	305	48.8	43.4-54.2	207	29.4	24.8-34.5	71	11.6	8.6-15.5	31	6.1	3.8- 9.6	29	4.2	2.5- 6.8
45-54	625	326	49.1	43.0-55.2	206	32.9	27.2-39.1	53	10.5	7.1-15.2	18	3.5	1.8- 6.5	22	4.1	2.1- 7.8
55-64	428	259	57.3	50.3-64.0	130	35.4	28.9-42.4	23	4.2	2.4- 7.4	11	2.2	1.1- 4.4	5	0.9	0.3- 2.7
65-74	281	196	74.4	66.6-80.8	69	20.9	15.1-28.3	10	3.0	1.1- 8.1	3	1.2	0.3- 4.4	3	0.5	0.2- 1.5
75+	178	144	73.7	63.4-82.0	29	20.6	13.5-30.2	3	3.5	1.0-11.6	1	2.0	0.3-12.6	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	139	60	38.9	26.7-52.7	36	26.7	13.8-45.3	17	12.4	6.3-22.9	11	13.2	5.8-27.4	15	8.7	4.5-16.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	588	279	39.6	33.8-45.7	163	26.0	20.7-32.2	70	17.1	12.1-23.6	27	5.5	3.2- 9.3	49	11.8	7.8-17.4
Some Post-H.S.	790	371	41.3	35.8-47.1	273	36.1	30.6-41.9	72	10.5	7.4-14.7	40	4.9	3.1- 7.6	34	7.2	4.0-12.9
College Graduate	1,351	763	53.2	49.3-57.1	422	33.5	29.8-37.3	107	7.6	5.8- 9.9	28	3.0	1.8- 4.9	31	2.8	1.6- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	147	68	45.5	33.0-58.5	42	23.3	14.9-34.7	13	7.7	3.3-17.0	7	3.6	1.5- 8.4	17	19.9	9.0-38.4
$15,000- 24,999	335	129	32.5	25.1-41.0	101	23.0	16.7-30.8	48	17.3	11.5-25.2	27	12.3	6.9-21.2	30	14.8	8.2-25.3
$25,000- 34,999	289	134	39.3	31.2-48.1	86	35.8	27.1-45.6	27	10.5	5.8-18.4	14	3.2	1.5- 6.5	28	11.2	6.9-17.6
$35,000- 49,999	454	229	47.1	40.6-53.8	149	29.7	24.2-36.0	45	12.8	8.5-18.8	20	8.3	4.8-14.2	11	2.0	0.8- 4.5
$50,000-74,999	442	200	41.0	34.8-47.6	172	38.8	32.6-45.4	46	12.5	8.6-17.8	14	4.1	2.1- 8.0	10	3.6	1.7- 7.3
$75,000+	685	385	50.1	44.5-55.8	228	36.1	30.8-41.8	46	8.0	4.9-12.8	10	2.0	0.9- 4.5	16	3.7	1.5- 8.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	179	96	52.5	43.8-61.1	60	30.0	23.1-38.0	15	12.5	6.8-21.9	5	3.7	1.4- 9.8	3	1.2	0.4- 4.2
Guilford	162	94	48.4	39.2-57.6	44	27.5	20.0-36.6	14	10.6	5.9-18.3	4	6.3	1.8-19.7	6	7.2	3.1-16.0
Mecklenburg	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
Orange	265	145	45.4	37.1-53.8	75	28.9	22.2-36.8	26	11.7	7.5-17.8	11	10.1	3.9-23.7	8	3.9	1.7- 8.6
Wake	203	100	44.5	36.8-52.4	67	35.2	28.0-43.1	19	9.6	5.8-15.4	7	4.4	1.9-10.0	10	6.4	2.9-13.3
Chatham/Lee	133	69	51.4	41.3-61.4	43	33.5	24.9-43.3	15	10.6	6.0-18.0	3	1.8	0.6- 5.7	3	2.7	0.8- 8.7
Nash/Wilson	78	40	44.8	31.6-58.7	26	31.8	21.0-45.0	4	4.2	1.4-11.9	6	16.4	5.4-40.1	2	2.8	0.7-10.8
Craven/Pamlico	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
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	101	51	47.6	37.2-58.2	28	29.4	20.7-40.1	9	9.2	4.7-17.4	4	4.3	1.5-11.9	9	9.4	4.7-17.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	146	69	46.2	36.4-56.3	53	29.6	22.1-38.5	12	9.4	5.0-16.8	5	4.9	1.7-13.4	7	9.9	4.2-21.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	100	45	35.9	24.4-49.3	35	34.5	21.4-50.6	10	16.5	7.4-32.8	4	5.0	1.7-13.7	6	8.1	3.1-19.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	128	65	44.9	35.3-54.9	39	28.6	20.3-38.5	13	11.2	6.3-19.1	2	1.8	0.4- 7.0	9	13.5	6.9-24.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	59	27	39.1	25.6-54.5	23	40.6	27.0-55.9	2	3.3	0.7-13.0	3	9.2	2.2-30.7	4	7.8	2.5-21.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	60	23	32.7	20.6-47.6	16	24.7	14.4-39.0	9	17.8	8.4-33.9	5	8.4	2.9-21.5	7	16.4	7.5-32.5
Northeast NC I	73	37	46.3	33.5-59.6	22	27.9	17.8-40.8	5	10.7	3.8-26.8	5	9.0	3.0-24.5	4	6.1	2.3-15.3
Northeast NC II	140	68	41.5	32.1-51.6	37	24.5	17.4-33.4	18	16.0	9.2-26.3	6	6.3	2.2-16.9	11	11.6	5.4-23.0
Northeastern Partnership	213	105	42.6	34.7-50.9	59	25.3	19.2-32.6	23	14.7	9.1-23.1	11	7.0	3.1-14.9	15	10.3	5.3-19.1
Mountain AHEC	448	242	50.6	42.6-58.6	145	35.5	27.1-44.9	37	8.5	5.5-12.8	11	3.2	1.6- 6.4	13	2.2	1.0- 4.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	762	372	46.9	41.1-52.8	233	28.8	23.9-34.2	69	10.8	7.5-15.5	42	7.4	4.8-11.2	46	6.1	4.1- 8.9
Piedmont	1,440	755	45.1	41.5-48.9	440	32.7	29.2-36.5	140	11.1	8.8-14.0	46	3.8	2.5- 5.8	59	7.1	4.8-10.4
Western NC	669	349	48.3	41.9-54.7	221	36.1	29.3-43.6	57	8.9	6.2-12.5	18	3.3	1.9- 5.6	24	3.4	2.0- 5.8

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,871

1,476

46.0

43.2-48.9

894

32.2

29.5-35.1

266

10.7

9.0-12.8

106

4.6

3.5- 6.1

129

6.4

4.8- 8.4

GENDER

Male

1,295

545

38.2

34.3-42.3

428

34.3

30.2-38.5

150

12.4

9.8-15.6

5.6

4.0- 7.9

102

9.5

6.9-12.9

Female

1,576

931

56.3

52.5-59.9

466

29.6

26.3-33.2

116

8.6

6.5-11.2

3.3

2.1- 5.2

2.2

1.3- 3.7

AGE

18-24

197

26.8

18.2-37.5

27.4

18.8-38.0

15.8

9.9-24.1

8.8

4.7-16.0

21.3

12.8-33.3

25-34

504

182

32.0

26.4-38.1

192

42.0

35.2-49.0

14.3

9.7-20.7

4.5

2.3- 8.6

7.2

4.8-10.6

35-44

643

305

48.8

43.4-54.2

207

29.4

24.8-34.5

11.6

8.6-15.5

6.1

3.8- 9.6

4.2

2.5- 6.8

45-54

625

326

49.1

43.0-55.2

206

32.9

27.2-39.1

10.5

7.1-15.2

3.5

1.8- 6.5

4.1

2.1- 7.8

55-64

428

259

57.3

50.3-64.0

130

35.4

28.9-42.4

4.2

2.4- 7.4

2.2

1.1- 4.4

0.9

0.3- 2.7

65-74

281

196

74.4

66.6-80.8

20.9

15.1-28.3

3.0

1.1- 8.1

1.2

0.3- 4.4

0.5

0.2- 1.5

75+

178

144

73.7

63.4-82.0

20.6

13.5-30.2

3.5

1.0-11.6

2.0

0.3-12.6

0.2

0.0- 1.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

139

38.9

26.7-52.7

26.7

13.8-45.3

12.4

6.3-22.9

13.2

5.8-27.4

8.7

4.5-16.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

588

279

39.6

33.8-45.7

163

26.0

20.7-32.2

17.1

12.1-23.6

5.5

3.2- 9.3

11.8

7.8-17.4

Some Post-H.S.

790

371

41.3

35.8-47.1

273

36.1

30.6-41.9

10.5

7.4-14.7

4.9

3.1- 7.6

7.2

4.0-12.9

College Graduate

1,351

763

53.2

49.3-57.1

422

33.5

29.8-37.3

107

7.6

5.8- 9.9

3.0

1.8- 4.9

2.8

1.6- 4.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

147

45.5

33.0-58.5

23.3

14.9-34.7

7.7

3.3-17.0

3.6

1.5- 8.4

19.9

9.0-38.4

$15,000- 24,999

335

129

32.5

25.1-41.0

101

23.0

16.7-30.8

17.3

11.5-25.2

12.3

6.9-21.2

14.8

8.2-25.3

$25,000- 34,999

289

134

39.3

31.2-48.1

35.8

27.1-45.6

10.5

5.8-18.4

3.2

1.5- 6.5

11.2

6.9-17.6

$35,000- 49,999

454

229

47.1

40.6-53.8

149

29.7

24.2-36.0

12.8

8.5-18.8

8.3

4.8-14.2

2.0

0.8- 4.5

$50,000-74,999

442

200

41.0

34.8-47.6

172

38.8

32.6-45.4

12.5

8.6-17.8

4.1

2.1- 8.0

3.6

1.7- 7.3

$75,000+

685

385

50.1

44.5-55.8

228

36.1

30.8-41.8

8.0

4.9-12.8

2.0

0.9- 4.5

3.7

1.5- 8.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

179

52.5

43.8-61.1

30.0

23.1-38.0

12.5

6.8-21.9

3.7

1.4- 9.8

1.2

0.4- 4.2

Guilford

162

48.4

39.2-57.6

27.5

20.0-36.6

10.6

5.9-18.3

6.3

1.8-19.7

7.2

3.1-16.0

Mecklenburg

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

Orange

265

145

45.4

37.1-53.8

28.9

22.2-36.8

11.7

7.5-17.8

10.1

3.9-23.7

3.9

1.7- 8.6

Wake

203

100

44.5

36.8-52.4

35.2

28.0-43.1

9.6

5.8-15.4

4.4

1.9-10.0

6.4

2.9-13.3

Chatham/Lee

133

51.4

41.3-61.4

33.5

24.9-43.3

10.6

6.0-18.0

1.8

0.6- 5.7

2.7

0.8- 8.7

Nash/Wilson

44.8

31.6-58.7

31.8

21.0-45.0

4.2

1.4-11.9

16.4

5.4-40.1

2.8

0.7-10.8

Craven/Pamlico

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

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

101

47.6

37.2-58.2

29.4

20.7-40.1

9.2

4.7-17.4

4.3

1.5-11.9

9.4

4.7-17.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

146

46.2

36.4-56.3

29.6

22.1-38.5

9.4

5.0-16.8

4.9

1.7-13.4

9.9

4.2-21.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

100

35.9

24.4-49.3

34.5

21.4-50.6

16.5

7.4-32.8

5.0

1.7-13.7

8.1

3.1-19.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

128

44.9

35.3-54.9

28.6

20.3-38.5

11.2

6.3-19.1

1.8

0.4- 7.0

13.5

6.9-24.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

39.1

25.6-54.5

40.6

27.0-55.9

3.3

0.7-13.0

9.2

2.2-30.7

7.8

2.5-21.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

32.7

20.6-47.6

24.7

14.4-39.0

17.8

8.4-33.9

8.4

2.9-21.5

16.4

7.5-32.5

Northeast NC I

46.3

33.5-59.6

27.9

17.8-40.8

10.7

3.8-26.8

9.0

3.0-24.5

6.1

2.3-15.3

Northeast NC II

140

41.5

32.1-51.6

24.5

17.4-33.4

16.0

9.2-26.3

6.3

2.2-16.9

11.6

5.4-23.0

Northeastern Partnership

213

105

42.6

34.7-50.9

25.3

19.2-32.6

14.7

9.1-23.1

7.0

3.1-14.9

10.3

5.3-19.1

Mountain AHEC

448

242

50.6

42.6-58.6

145

35.5

27.1-44.9

8.5

5.5-12.8

3.2

1.6- 6.4

2.2

1.0- 4.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

762

372

46.9

41.1-52.8

233

28.8

23.9-34.2

10.8

7.5-15.5

7.4

4.8-11.2

6.1

4.1- 8.9

Piedmont

1,440

755

45.1

41.5-48.9

440

32.7

29.2-36.5

140

11.1

8.8-14.0

3.8

2.5- 5.8

7.1

4.8-10.4

Western NC

669

349

48.3

41.9-54.7

221

36.1

29.3-43.6

8.9

6.2-12.5

3.3

1.9- 5.6

3.4

2.0- 5.8

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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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