BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*

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	Total Respond.^	YES	NO
North Carolina	9,407	3,542	41.4	39.8-43.1	5,865	58.6	56.9-60.2
-Piedmont NC	4,034	1,768	44.7	42.5-47.0	2,266	55.3	53.0-57.5
GENDER
Male	1,519	802	53.2	49.5-56.9	717	46.8	43.1-50.5
Female	2,515	966	36.7	34.1-39.4	1,549	63.3	60.6-65.9
RACE
White	2,961	1,442	49.9	47.2-52.5	1,519	50.1	47.5-52.8
African American	811	234	30.8	26.4-35.5	577	69.2	64.5-73.6
Other Minorities	202	68	33.4	24.7-43.4	134	66.6	56.6-75.3
AGE
18-24	244	126	47.3	38.5-56.2	118	52.7	43.8-61.5
25-34	637	338	52.1	46.7-57.5	299	47.9	42.5-53.3
35-44	843	429	48.4	43.7-53.0	414	51.6	47.0-56.3
45-54	811	399	49.6	44.6-54.6	412	50.4	45.4-55.4
55-64	611	243	42.5	37.1-48.1	368	57.5	51.9-62.9
65-74	469	125	25.2	20.2-30.9	344	74.8	69.1-79.8
75+	388	95	23.9	18.7-30.0	293	76.1	70.0-81.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	589	120	24.4	19.4-30.4	469	75.6	69.6-80.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,068	346	35.8	31.4-40.4	722	64.2	59.6-68.6
Some Post-H.S.	952	419	47.2	42.5-52.0	533	52.8	48.0-57.5
College Graduate	1,410	881	60.9	57.3-64.5	529	39.1	35.5-42.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	362	84	24.9	17.8-33.6	278	75.1	66.4-82.2
$15,000- 24,999	663	225	36.9	31.3-42.8	438	63.1	57.2-68.7
$25,000- 34,999	403	161	43.6	36.4-51.1	242	56.4	48.9-63.6
$35,000- 49,999	544	253	43.4	37.7-49.2	291	56.6	50.8-62.3
$50,000-74,999	472	252	50.0	43.7-56.3	220	50.0	43.7-56.3
$75,000+	659	450	67.5	62.5-72.2	209	32.5	27.8-37.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	197	45.6	40.2-51.2	255	54.4	48.8-59.8
Guilford	442	205	45.4	39.9-51.1	237	54.6	48.9-60.1
Mecklenburg	446	237	55.0	49.1-60.8	209	45.0	39.2-50.9
Orange	451	289	60.9	52.9-68.4	162	39.1	31.6-47.1
Wake	452	240	51.6	46.0-57.2	212	48.4	42.8-54.0
Chatham/Lee	399	167	40.3	34.4-46.4	232	59.7	53.6-65.6
Nash/Wilson	378	110	29.1	23.8-35.0	268	70.9	65.0-76.2
Craven/Pamlico	454	184	42.4	36.9-48.0	270	57.6	52.0-63.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	115	27.2	22.6-32.4	322	72.8	67.6-77.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	454	152	35.3	29.5-41.6	302	64.7	58.4-70.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	477	145	33.9	27.1-41.4	332	66.1	58.6-72.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	147	38.6	27.9-50.5	278	61.4	49.5-72.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	115	25.4	20.9-30.5	354	74.6	69.5-79.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	92	24.2	19.4-29.7	326	75.8	70.3-80.6
Northeast NC I	459	123	27.8	23.0-33.3	336	72.2	66.7-77.0
Northeast NC II	512	181	39.4	34.2-44.8	331	60.6	55.2-65.8
Northeastern Partnership	971	304	35.3	31.4-39.4	667	64.7	60.6-68.6
Mountain AHEC	1,302	493	41.9	37.5-46.4	809	58.1	53.6-62.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,302	1,043	37.2	34.3-40.1	2,259	62.8	59.9-65.7
Piedmont	4,034	1,768	44.7	42.5-47.0	2,266	55.3	53.0-57.5
Western NC	2,071	731	37.2	33.8-40.8	1,340	62.8	59.2-66.2

Total
Respond.^

YES

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,407

3,542

41.4

39.8-43.1

5,865

58.6

56.9-60.2

-Piedmont NC

4,034

1,768

44.7

42.5-47.0

2,266

55.3

53.0-57.5

GENDER

Male

1,519

802

53.2

49.5-56.9

717

46.8

43.1-50.5

Female

2,515

966

36.7

34.1-39.4

1,549

63.3

60.6-65.9

RACE

White

2,961

1,442

49.9

47.2-52.5

1,519

50.1

47.5-52.8

African American

811

234

30.8

26.4-35.5

577

69.2

64.5-73.6

Other Minorities

202

33.4

24.7-43.4

134

66.6

56.6-75.3

AGE

18-24

244

126

47.3

38.5-56.2

118

52.7

43.8-61.5

25-34

637

338

52.1

46.7-57.5

299

47.9

42.5-53.3

35-44

843

429

48.4

43.7-53.0

414

51.6

47.0-56.3

45-54

811

399

49.6

44.6-54.6

412

50.4

45.4-55.4

55-64

611

243

42.5

37.1-48.1

368

57.5

51.9-62.9

65-74

469

125

25.2

20.2-30.9

344

74.8

69.1-79.8

75+

388

23.9

18.7-30.0

293

76.1

70.0-81.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

589

120

24.4

19.4-30.4

469

75.6

69.6-80.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,068

346

35.8

31.4-40.4

722

64.2

59.6-68.6

Some Post-H.S.

952

419

47.2

42.5-52.0

533

52.8

48.0-57.5

College Graduate

1,410

881

60.9

57.3-64.5

529

39.1

35.5-42.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

362

24.9

17.8-33.6

278

75.1

66.4-82.2

$15,000- 24,999

663

225

36.9

31.3-42.8

438

63.1

57.2-68.7

$25,000- 34,999

403

161

43.6

36.4-51.1

242

56.4

48.9-63.6

$35,000- 49,999

544

253

43.4

37.7-49.2

291

56.6

50.8-62.3

$50,000-74,999

472

252

50.0

43.7-56.3

220

50.0

43.7-56.3

$75,000+

659

450

67.5

62.5-72.2

209

32.5

27.8-37.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

197

45.6

40.2-51.2

255

54.4

48.8-59.8

Guilford

442

205

45.4

39.9-51.1

237

54.6

48.9-60.1

Mecklenburg

446

237

55.0

49.1-60.8

209

45.0

39.2-50.9

Orange

451

289

60.9

52.9-68.4

162

39.1

31.6-47.1

Wake

452

240

51.6

46.0-57.2

212

48.4

42.8-54.0

Chatham/Lee

399

167

40.3

34.4-46.4

232

59.7

53.6-65.6

Nash/Wilson

378

110

29.1

23.8-35.0

268

70.9

65.0-76.2

Craven/Pamlico

454

184

42.4

36.9-48.0

270

57.6

52.0-63.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

115

27.2

22.6-32.4

322

72.8

67.6-77.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

454

152

35.3

29.5-41.6

302

64.7

58.4-70.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

477

145

33.9

27.1-41.4

332

66.1

58.6-72.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

147

38.6

27.9-50.5

278

61.4

49.5-72.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

115

25.4

20.9-30.5

354

74.6

69.5-79.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

24.2

19.4-29.7

326

75.8

70.3-80.6

Northeast NC I

459

123

27.8

23.0-33.3

336

72.2

66.7-77.0

Northeast NC II

512

181

39.4

34.2-44.8

331

60.6

55.2-65.8

Northeastern Partnership

971

304

35.3

31.4-39.4

667

64.7

60.6-68.6

Mountain AHEC

1,302

493

41.9

37.5-46.4

809

58.1

53.6-62.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,302

1,043

37.2

34.3-40.1

2,259

62.8

59.9-65.7

Piedmont

4,034

1,768

44.7

42.5-47.0

2,266

55.3

53.0-57.5

Western NC

2,071

731

37.2

33.8-40.8

1,340

62.8

59.2-66.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the first alcohol consumption question.

^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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