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-WHITE MALES

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	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
AGE
18-24	82	39	42.2	27.3-58.6	12	14.5	6.6-29.0	9	10.0	3.3-26.7	12	12.6	5.1-27.6	10	20.7	9.8-38.7
25-34	233	149	70.0	59.1-79.0	34	11.6	5.6-22.7	12	4.5	2.0- 9.8	28	11.0	5.6-20.7	10	2.9	1.3- 6.2
35-44	272	187	74.5	67.4-80.6	27	7.5	4.4-12.6	20	7.8	4.5-13.4	25	7.4	4.6-11.9	13	2.7	1.2- 5.7
45-54	265	204	81.3	73.3-87.3	22	7.5	3.7-14.6	8	1.4	0.6- 3.5	18	4.8	2.6- 8.7	13	5.1	2.1-11.5
55-64	211	182	86.7	78.7-92.0	11	5.4	2.3-12.3	5	4.1	1.3-12.1	8	1.8	0.9- 3.8	5	1.9	0.7- 5.1
65-74	142	129	87.8	76.4-94.2	6	7.3	2.7-18.4	3	1.5	0.3- 7.0	3	3.0	0.6-14.0	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9
75+	84	80	93.7	79.8-98.3	2	2.2	0.4-11.0	1	3.7	0.5-21.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	89	67	70.0	48.1-85.4	10	21.7	7.8-47.6	3	0.7	0.2- 2.4	5	3.0	1.1- 8.0	4	4.6	1.4-13.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	291	196	63.3	53.5-72.1	26	7.7	4.1-13.9	16	10.4	5.2-19.9	31	12.1	6.5-21.5	22	6.5	3.5-11.5
Some Post-H.S.	321	231	70.1	60.5-78.2	34	9.0	4.9-16.2	14	3.2	1.6- 6.6	26	7.9	4.2-14.4	16	9.7	4.5-19.6
College Graduate	591	477	82.6	78.0-86.3	44	6.8	4.6- 9.8	25	4.2	2.5- 7.1	33	4.6	2.7- 7.6	12	1.9	0.8- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	57	40	58.3	35.1-78.3	2	4.2	0.7-21.6	4	6.0	1.6-20.2	8	7.6	3.1-17.5	3	23.8	7.0-56.7
$15,000- 24,999	146	91	55.5	41.1-68.9	15	11.4	5.0-24.1	9	6.3	2.1-17.7	17	12.1	4.9-26.8	14	14.7	6.4-30.4
$25,000- 34,999	125	85	75.5	64.3-84.1	15	7.0	3.5-13.5	6	7.0	2.5-17.7	12	4.8	2.2-10.0	7	5.7	2.3-13.7
$35,000- 49,999	206	156	79.4	70.7-86.0	18	6.5	3.4-11.8	6	1.5	0.6- 4.0	16	9.0	4.4-17.4	10	3.6	1.5- 8.6
$50,000-74,999	207	164	78.4	69.7-85.2	15	6.0	3.1-11.5	8	4.0	1.6- 9.9	14	9.0	4.5-16.9	6	2.5	1.0- 6.6
$75,000+	319	254	75.6	66.8-82.6	24	8.4	5.2-13.3	18	5.6	3.0-10.4	16	7.2	3.0-15.9	7	3.2	0.8-12.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	75	60	79.7	66.7-88.6	4	7.8	2.4-22.6	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6	8	9.9	4.7-19.7	2	1.9	0.4- 8.2
Guilford	59	39	61.3	45.2-75.3	7	12.2	5.3-25.5	2	2.2	0.5- 9.7	9	18.3	8.0-36.5	2	6.0	1.5-21.3
Mecklenburg	77	58	63.0	44.9-78.0	7	14.5	5.5-33.2	5	10.0	2.6-31.4	5	4.7	1.8-11.6	2	7.7	1.4-33.0
Orange	100	74	68.8	57.0-78.6	10	10.6	5.5-19.5	3	2.7	0.8- 8.5	9	13.4	6.6-25.5	4	4.4	1.6-11.9
Wake	84	67	79.9	67.7-88.4	7	6.7	2.9-14.6	3	3.1	0.9- 9.6	2	4.3	0.8-19.9	5	6.0	2.1-15.7
Chatham/Lee	61	47	76.4	61.2-87.0	4	9.5	2.9-26.6	2	1.7	0.4- 6.7	4	5.2	1.8-14.0	4	7.2	2.5-18.7
Nash/Wilson	41	28	57.8	36.3-76.6	6	23.4	7.6-53.1	2	5.1	1.3-18.6	0	0.0	. - .	5	13.8	5.4-30.8
Craven/Pamlico	71	57	78.5	64.7-87.9	5	4.7	1.9-11.4	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	8	16.0	7.7-30.4	0	0.0	. - .
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	54	34	62.2	47.7-74.9	7	12.7	5.9-25.2	5	10.0	4.0-22.9	3	5.5	1.6-17.8	5	9.5	3.8-21.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	70	54	71.7	56.1-83.5	5	5.2	2.1-12.5	2	3.3	0.8-12.7	6	9.8	3.7-23.4	3	9.9	2.9-28.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	42	28	53.8	32.1-74.1	6	16.0	6.3-34.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	23.1	7.2-54.0	3	7.1	1.7-24.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	67	47	59.9	45.2-73.0	7	10.9	5.0-22.2	6	13.5	5.6-29.2	4	9.0	3.2-22.7	3	6.7	1.7-22.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	33	28	87.9	71.4-95.5	3	6.2	1.8-18.7	1	1.6	0.2-10.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.4	0.6-25.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	28	17	48.7	29.3-68.5	3	16.9	5.0-43.9	3	18.6	6.3-43.7	3	9.1	2.9-25.6	2	6.6	1.4-25.7
Northeast NC I	34	26	68.7	46.7-84.6	4	17.5	6.0-41.5	3	11.4	3.2-33.1	1	2.4	0.3-15.1	0	0.0	. - .
Northeast NC II	60	39	64.9	48.6-78.4	7	12.0	4.6-27.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.4	10	13.0	6.6-24.0	3	8.5	1.9-30.9
Northeastern Partnership	94	65	65.8	52.3-77.2	11	13.2	6.3-25.6	4	3.8	1.3-10.5	11	10.6	5.6-19.3	3	6.6	1.5-25.2
Mountain AHEC	206	157	72.0	54.8-84.5	19	17.9	6.6-39.9	9	2.4	1.0- 5.5	15	6.0	3.2-10.9	6	1.8	0.6- 4.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	348	260	77.6	70.7-83.3	30	6.5	3.8-10.7	15	4.9	2.3-10.1	27	5.8	3.5- 9.4	16	5.3	2.8-10.0
Piedmont	635	477	73.2	67.3-78.4	54	7.3	4.9-10.8	29	5.7	3.3- 9.4	46	7.9	4.9-12.5	29	5.9	3.2-10.6
Western NC	311	236	69.7	57.1-79.8	30	18.8	9.3-34.5	14	3.0	1.6- 5.5	22	5.9	3.5- 9.7	9	2.6	1.1- 6.0

Total
Respond.^

None

Once

Twice

3-7 times

8-30 times

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

42.2

27.3-58.6

14.5

6.6-29.0

10.0

3.3-26.7

12.6

5.1-27.6

20.7

9.8-38.7

25-34

233

149

70.0

59.1-79.0

11.6

5.6-22.7

4.5

2.0- 9.8

11.0

5.6-20.7

2.9

1.3- 6.2

35-44

272

187

74.5

67.4-80.6

7.5

4.4-12.6

7.8

4.5-13.4

7.4

4.6-11.9

2.7

1.2- 5.7

45-54

265

204

81.3

73.3-87.3

7.5

3.7-14.6

1.4

0.6- 3.5

4.8

2.6- 8.7

5.1

2.1-11.5

55-64

211

182

86.7

78.7-92.0

5.4

2.3-12.3

4.1

1.3-12.1

1.8

0.9- 3.8

1.9

0.7- 5.1

65-74

142

129

87.8

76.4-94.2

7.3

2.7-18.4

1.5

0.3- 7.0

3.0

0.6-14.0

0.3

0.0- 1.9

75+

93.7

79.8-98.3

2.2

0.4-11.0

3.7

0.5-21.8

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.1- 2.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

70.0

48.1-85.4

21.7

7.8-47.6

0.7

0.2- 2.4

3.0

1.1- 8.0

4.6

1.4-13.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

291

196

63.3

53.5-72.1

7.7

4.1-13.9

10.4

5.2-19.9

12.1

6.5-21.5

6.5

3.5-11.5

Some Post-H.S.

321

231

70.1

60.5-78.2

9.0

4.9-16.2

3.2

1.6- 6.6

7.9

4.2-14.4

9.7

4.5-19.6

College Graduate

591

477

82.6

78.0-86.3

6.8

4.6- 9.8

4.2

2.5- 7.1

4.6

2.7- 7.6

1.9

0.8- 4.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

58.3

35.1-78.3

4.2

0.7-21.6

6.0

1.6-20.2

7.6

3.1-17.5

23.8

7.0-56.7

$15,000- 24,999

146

55.5

41.1-68.9

11.4

5.0-24.1

6.3

2.1-17.7

12.1

4.9-26.8

14.7

6.4-30.4

$25,000- 34,999

125

75.5

64.3-84.1

7.0

3.5-13.5

7.0

2.5-17.7

4.8

2.2-10.0

5.7

2.3-13.7

$35,000- 49,999

206

156

79.4

70.7-86.0

6.5

3.4-11.8

1.5

0.6- 4.0

9.0

4.4-17.4

3.6

1.5- 8.6

$50,000-74,999

207

164

78.4

69.7-85.2

6.0

3.1-11.5

4.0

1.6- 9.9

9.0

4.5-16.9

2.5

1.0- 6.6

$75,000+

319

254

75.6

66.8-82.6

8.4

5.2-13.3

5.6

3.0-10.4

7.2

3.0-15.9

3.2

0.8-12.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

79.7

66.7-88.6

7.8

2.4-22.6

0.7

0.1- 4.6

9.9

4.7-19.7

1.9

0.4- 8.2

Guilford

61.3

45.2-75.3

12.2

5.3-25.5

2.2

0.5- 9.7

18.3

8.0-36.5

6.0

1.5-21.3

Mecklenburg

63.0

44.9-78.0

14.5

5.5-33.2

10.0

2.6-31.4

4.7

1.8-11.6

7.7

1.4-33.0

Orange

100

68.8

57.0-78.6

10.6

5.5-19.5

2.7

0.8- 8.5

13.4

6.6-25.5

4.4

1.6-11.9

Wake

79.9

67.7-88.4

6.7

2.9-14.6

3.1

0.9- 9.6

4.3

0.8-19.9

6.0

2.1-15.7

Chatham/Lee

76.4

61.2-87.0

9.5

2.9-26.6

1.7

0.4- 6.7

5.2

1.8-14.0

7.2

2.5-18.7

Nash/Wilson

57.8

36.3-76.6

23.4

7.6-53.1

5.1

1.3-18.6

0.0

. - .

13.8

5.4-30.8

Craven/Pamlico

78.5

64.7-87.9

4.7

1.9-11.4

0.7

0.1- 5.1

16.0

7.7-30.4

0.0

. - .

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

62.2

47.7-74.9

12.7

5.9-25.2

10.0

4.0-22.9

5.5

1.6-17.8

9.5

3.8-21.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

71.7

56.1-83.5

5.2

2.1-12.5

3.3

0.8-12.7

9.8

3.7-23.4

9.9

2.9-28.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

53.8

32.1-74.1

16.0

6.3-34.9

0.0

. - .

23.1

7.2-54.0

7.1

1.7-24.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

59.9

45.2-73.0

10.9

5.0-22.2

13.5

5.6-29.2

9.0

3.2-22.7

6.7

1.7-22.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

87.9

71.4-95.5

6.2

1.8-18.7

1.6

0.2-10.7

0.0

. - .

4.4

0.6-25.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

48.7

29.3-68.5

16.9

5.0-43.9

18.6

6.3-43.7

9.1

2.9-25.6

6.6

1.4-25.7

Northeast NC I

68.7

46.7-84.6

17.5

6.0-41.5

11.4

3.2-33.1

2.4

0.3-15.1

0.0

. - .

Northeast NC II

64.9

48.6-78.4

12.0

4.6-27.8

1.6

0.2-10.4

13.0

6.6-24.0

8.5

1.9-30.9

Northeastern Partnership

65.8

52.3-77.2

13.2

6.3-25.6

3.8

1.3-10.5

10.6

5.6-19.3

6.6

1.5-25.2

Mountain AHEC

206

157

72.0

54.8-84.5

17.9

6.6-39.9

2.4

1.0- 5.5

6.0

3.2-10.9

1.8

0.6- 4.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

348

260

77.6

70.7-83.3

6.5

3.8-10.7

4.9

2.3-10.1

5.8

3.5- 9.4

5.3

2.8-10.0

Piedmont

635

477

73.2

67.3-78.4

7.3

4.9-10.8

5.7

3.3- 9.4

7.9

4.9-12.5

5.9

3.2-10.6

Western NC

311

236

69.7

57.1-79.8

18.8

9.3-34.5

3.0

1.6- 5.5

5.9

3.5- 9.7

2.6

1.1- 6.0

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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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