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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-WHITES

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
TOTAL	2,867	2,376	79.9	77.1-82.4	197	7.4	5.8- 9.3	87	3.8	2.8- 5.3	140	5.3	4.0- 7.0	67	3.6	2.4- 5.3
GENDER
Male	1,294	973	73.7	69.4-77.7	114	8.8	6.4-12.0	58	5.1	3.4- 7.5	95	7.1	5.0- 9.9	54	5.3	3.4- 8.2
Female	1,573	1,403	88.0	85.3-90.3	83	5.5	4.0- 7.5	29	2.2	1.3- 3.7	45	2.9	1.9- 4.4	13	1.4	0.7- 2.8
AGE
18-24	195	115	55.4	44.3-66.1	29	12.8	7.2-21.5	16	8.5	3.8-17.7	23	11.1	6.0-19.7	12	12.2	5.9-23.6
25-34	505	377	75.9	68.7-81.9	57	10.4	6.2-17.0	19	3.7	2.0- 6.9	38	7.2	3.8-13.0	14	2.8	1.4- 5.3
35-44	639	507	80.7	76.2-84.5	47	6.5	4.4- 9.5	30	5.6	3.5- 8.8	40	5.7	3.8- 8.4	15	1.6	0.8- 3.3
45-54	621	534	86.1	81.2-90.0	39	5.8	3.4- 9.9	10	0.9	0.4- 2.0	22	3.3	1.9- 5.7	16	3.8	1.8- 7.7
55-64	429	393	90.6	85.2-94.1	16	4.3	2.0- 8.7	6	2.6	0.9- 7.9	9	1.3	0.6- 2.5	5	1.2	0.5- 3.2
65-74	283	265	92.4	85.6-96.2	6	4.2	1.5-10.9	5	1.1	0.3- 3.9	5	2.0	0.5- 7.9	2	0.3	0.1- 1.3
75+	180	173	95.4	87.8-98.3	3	1.2	0.3- 5.8	1	2.0	0.3-12.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4	2	1.2	0.2- 6.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	140	106	72.7	55.1-85.3	15	19.1	7.8-39.8	4	1.2	0.4- 4.0	10	3.3	1.5- 7.0	5	3.6	1.2-10.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	588	451	71.0	64.0-77.1	47	7.5	4.6-11.8	23	7.4	4.0-13.4	41	9.2	5.5-15.2	26	4.9	2.8- 8.2
Some Post-H.S.	787	647	78.3	72.4-83.2	58	7.1	4.5-11.1	22	2.6	1.4- 4.8	38	5.7	3.4- 9.3	22	6.3	3.3-11.8
College Graduate	1,349	1,169	86.4	83.5-88.8	77	5.9	4.3- 7.9	38	3.3	2.1- 5.1	51	3.3	2.2- 5.0	14	1.2	0.5- 2.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	146	106	66.1	50.7-78.8	9	6.5	2.6-15.5	8	5.2	2.0-12.4	16	7.1	3.8-12.8	7	15.1	5.2-36.7
$15,000- 24,999	330	239	65.3	55.2-74.3	35	10.2	5.8-17.5	15	6.0	2.7-13.0	26	9.3	4.5-18.0	15	9.1	4.1-19.0
$25,000- 34,999	289	222	78.3	70.5-84.5	26	5.9	3.4-10.0	10	4.6	1.9-10.9	20	5.8	2.9-11.3	11	5.3	2.6-10.8
$35,000- 49,999	453	384	83.1	77.2-87.7	27	5.8	3.4- 9.7	9	2.6	1.0- 6.5	21	5.5	3.0-10.0	12	2.9	1.3- 6.5
$50,000-74,999	441	376	83.7	78.2-88.0	27	6.1	3.8- 9.9	13	2.9	1.4- 6.0	18	5.4	2.9- 9.8	7	1.8	0.8- 4.4
$75,000+	684	596	82.4	76.6-87.0	36	6.5	4.3- 9.7	23	4.0	2.3- 7.0	22	5.1	2.4-10.4	7	2.0	0.5- 7.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	179	151	80.5	71.4-87.2	12	11.0	5.6-20.4	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	12	6.8	3.6-12.3	3	1.5	0.4- 4.7
Guilford	162	134	75.0	64.5-83.2	9	7.3	3.5-14.3	5	3.3	1.1- 8.9	11	11.2	5.4-21.8	3	3.3	1.0-10.8
Mecklenburg	178	145	72.8	60.3-82.5	17	11.4	5.5-22.1	7	7.4	2.5-19.9	7	4.0	1.8- 8.4	2	4.4	0.8-21.0
Orange	266	217	71.0	60.7-79.4	22	10.1	6.2-16.3	7	7.5	2.2-22.6	16	9.7	5.6-16.4	4	1.7	0.6- 4.8
Wake	203	174	84.9	77.7-90.1	10	4.7	2.4- 9.0	9	3.9	1.8- 8.4	5	3.5	1.2-10.3	5	3.0	1.1- 8.2
Chatham/Lee	132	108	79.2	69.2-86.6	7	8.8	3.8-19.1	5	2.5	1.0- 6.2	8	5.5	2.6-11.0	4	4.1	1.4-10.9
Nash/Wilson	80	65	72.0	53.7-85.0	8	16.0	5.4-38.9	2	3.3	0.8-12.2	0	0.0	. - .	5	8.8	3.5-20.3
Craven/Pamlico	164	142	83.4	74.8-89.6	11	6.7	3.5-12.5	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8	10	9.5	4.7-18.1	0	0.0	. - .
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	101	78	75.2	64.7-83.4	7	7.7	3.5-15.8	5	6.0	2.4-14.4	5	4.7	1.8-11.9	6	6.4	2.8-14.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	144	120	78.1	67.4-86.1	8	4.5	2.2- 9.1	4	3.5	1.2- 9.9	8	6.8	2.9-15.0	4	7.1	2.4-18.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	100	79	67.5	50.1-81.1	12	13.9	6.9-26.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	5	14.0	4.2-38.0	3	4.3	1.1-15.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	125	98	67.7	56.3-77.4	11	9.4	5.0-16.9	8	11.4	5.4-22.6	5	7.3	2.9-17.0	3	4.2	1.1-15.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	59	51	89.1	77.8-95.1	4	5.6	2.0-14.5	2	1.8	0.4- 7.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.5	0.7-16.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	60	43	61.4	45.1-75.5	6	15.6	6.1-34.4	4	11.5	4.1-28.4	5	7.8	3.1-18.0	2	3.8	0.8-15.8
Northeast NC I	74	59	73.8	59.2-84.6	6	11.7	4.6-26.4	4	8.8	3.1-22.6	5	5.8	2.2-14.1	0	0.0	. - .
Northeast NC II	139	106	69.8	58.4-79.1	11	9.6	4.5-19.1	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	16	12.5	7.3-20.5	5	7.3	2.3-20.8
Northeastern Partnership	213	165	70.7	61.5-78.5	17	10.1	5.6-17.6	5	2.8	1.1- 6.9	21	10.9	6.8-17.1	5	5.5	1.7-16.3
Mountain AHEC	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
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	765	624	80.4	75.7-84.3	54	6.4	4.3- 9.4	20	3.4	1.8- 6.4	44	5.3	3.5- 8.0	23	4.5	2.7- 7.6
Piedmont	1,438	1,193	80.0	76.2-83.3	98	6.5	4.8- 8.7	49	4.4	2.9- 6.7	65	5.4	3.6- 8.1	33	3.7	2.1- 6.4
Western NC	664	559	78.9	70.5-85.4	45	12.7	6.7-22.6	18	2.1	1.2- 3.5	31	4.5	2.9- 7.0	11	1.8	0.9- 3.7

Total
Respond.^

None

Once

Twice

3-7 times

8-30 times

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,867

2,376

79.9

77.1-82.4

197

7.4

5.8- 9.3

3.8

2.8- 5.3

140

5.3

4.0- 7.0

3.6

2.4- 5.3

GENDER

Male

1,294

973

73.7

69.4-77.7

114

8.8

6.4-12.0

5.1

3.4- 7.5

7.1

5.0- 9.9

5.3

3.4- 8.2

Female

1,573

1,403

88.0

85.3-90.3

5.5

4.0- 7.5

2.2

1.3- 3.7

2.9

1.9- 4.4

1.4

0.7- 2.8

AGE

18-24

195

115

55.4

44.3-66.1

12.8

7.2-21.5

8.5

3.8-17.7

11.1

6.0-19.7

12.2

5.9-23.6

25-34

505

377

75.9

68.7-81.9

10.4

6.2-17.0

3.7

2.0- 6.9

7.2

3.8-13.0

2.8

1.4- 5.3

35-44

639

507

80.7

76.2-84.5

6.5

4.4- 9.5

5.6

3.5- 8.8

5.7

3.8- 8.4

1.6

0.8- 3.3

45-54

621

534

86.1

81.2-90.0

5.8

3.4- 9.9

0.9

0.4- 2.0

3.3

1.9- 5.7

3.8

1.8- 7.7

55-64

429

393

90.6

85.2-94.1

4.3

2.0- 8.7

2.6

0.9- 7.9

1.3

0.6- 2.5

1.2

0.5- 3.2

65-74

283

265

92.4

85.6-96.2

4.2

1.5-10.9

1.1

0.3- 3.9

2.0

0.5- 7.9

0.3

0.1- 1.3

75+

180

173

95.4

87.8-98.3

1.2

0.3- 5.8

2.0

0.3-12.5

0.2

0.0- 1.4

1.2

0.2- 6.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

140

106

72.7

55.1-85.3

19.1

7.8-39.8

1.2

0.4- 4.0

3.3

1.5- 7.0

3.6

1.2-10.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

588

451

71.0

64.0-77.1

7.5

4.6-11.8

7.4

4.0-13.4

9.2

5.5-15.2

4.9

2.8- 8.2

Some Post-H.S.

787

647

78.3

72.4-83.2

7.1

4.5-11.1

2.6

1.4- 4.8

5.7

3.4- 9.3

6.3

3.3-11.8

College Graduate

1,349

1,169

86.4

83.5-88.8

5.9

4.3- 7.9

3.3

2.1- 5.1

3.3

2.2- 5.0

1.2

0.5- 2.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

146

106

66.1

50.7-78.8

6.5

2.6-15.5

5.2

2.0-12.4

7.1

3.8-12.8

15.1

5.2-36.7

$15,000- 24,999

330

239

65.3

55.2-74.3

10.2

5.8-17.5

6.0

2.7-13.0

9.3

4.5-18.0

9.1

4.1-19.0

$25,000- 34,999

289

222

78.3

70.5-84.5

5.9

3.4-10.0

4.6

1.9-10.9

5.8

2.9-11.3

5.3

2.6-10.8

$35,000- 49,999

453

384

83.1

77.2-87.7

5.8

3.4- 9.7

2.6

1.0- 6.5

5.5

3.0-10.0

2.9

1.3- 6.5

$50,000-74,999

441

376

83.7

78.2-88.0

6.1

3.8- 9.9

2.9

1.4- 6.0

5.4

2.9- 9.8

1.8

0.8- 4.4

$75,000+

684

596

82.4

76.6-87.0

6.5

4.3- 9.7

4.0

2.3- 7.0

5.1

2.4-10.4

2.0

0.5- 7.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

179

151

80.5

71.4-87.2

11.0

5.6-20.4

0.3

0.0- 2.4

6.8

3.6-12.3

1.5

0.4- 4.7

Guilford

162

134

75.0

64.5-83.2

7.3

3.5-14.3

3.3

1.1- 8.9

11.2

5.4-21.8

3.3

1.0-10.8

Mecklenburg

178

145

72.8

60.3-82.5

11.4

5.5-22.1

7.4

2.5-19.9

4.0

1.8- 8.4

4.4

0.8-21.0

Orange

266

217

71.0

60.7-79.4

10.1

6.2-16.3

7.5

2.2-22.6

9.7

5.6-16.4

1.7

0.6- 4.8

Wake

203

174

84.9

77.7-90.1

4.7

2.4- 9.0

3.9

1.8- 8.4

3.5

1.2-10.3

3.0

1.1- 8.2

Chatham/Lee

132

108

79.2

69.2-86.6

8.8

3.8-19.1

2.5

1.0- 6.2

5.5

2.6-11.0

4.1

1.4-10.9

Nash/Wilson

72.0

53.7-85.0

16.0

5.4-38.9

3.3

0.8-12.2

0.0

. - .

8.8

3.5-20.3

Craven/Pamlico

164

142

83.4

74.8-89.6

6.7

3.5-12.5

0.4

0.1- 2.8

9.5

4.7-18.1

0.0

. - .

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

101

75.2

64.7-83.4

7.7

3.5-15.8

6.0

2.4-14.4

4.7

1.8-11.9

6.4

2.8-14.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

144

120

78.1

67.4-86.1

4.5

2.2- 9.1

3.5

1.2- 9.9

6.8

2.9-15.0

7.1

2.4-18.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

100

67.5

50.1-81.1

13.9

6.9-26.0

0.3

0.0- 2.2

14.0

4.2-38.0

4.3

1.1-15.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

125

67.7

56.3-77.4

9.4

5.0-16.9

11.4

5.4-22.6

7.3

2.9-17.0

4.2

1.1-15.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

89.1

77.8-95.1

5.6

2.0-14.5

1.8

0.4- 7.3

0.0

. - .

3.5

0.7-16.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

61.4

45.1-75.5

15.6

6.1-34.4

11.5

4.1-28.4

7.8

3.1-18.0

3.8

0.8-15.8

Northeast NC I

73.8

59.2-84.6

11.7

4.6-26.4

8.8

3.1-22.6

5.8

2.2-14.1

0.0

. - .

Northeast NC II

139

106

69.8

58.4-79.1

9.6

4.5-19.1

0.9

0.1- 6.2

12.5

7.3-20.5

7.3

2.3-20.8

Northeastern Partnership

213

165

70.7

61.5-78.5

10.1

5.6-17.6

2.8

1.1- 6.9

10.9

6.8-17.1

5.5

1.7-16.3

Mountain AHEC

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

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

765

624

80.4

75.7-84.3

6.4

4.3- 9.4

3.4

1.8- 6.4

5.3

3.5- 8.0

4.5

2.7- 7.6

Piedmont

1,438

1,193

80.0

76.2-83.3

6.5

4.8- 8.7

4.4

2.9- 6.7

5.4

3.6- 8.1

3.7

2.1- 6.4

Western NC

664

559

78.9

70.5-85.4

12.7

6.7-22.6

2.1

1.2- 3.5

4.5

2.9- 7.0

1.8

0.9- 3.7

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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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