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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

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
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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	796	313	34.3	30.0-38.9	278	36.1	31.4-41.1	100	13.5	10.2-17.6	42	5.5	3.5- 8.6	63	10.6	7.3-15.0
Female	961	590	59.5	55.0-63.8	255	26.2	22.4-30.3	74	8.6	6.3-11.6	25	3.3	1.9- 5.8	17	2.4	1.4- 4.3
RACE
White	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
African American	224	108	48.8	40.0-57.8	67	28.1	20.6-37.1	22	10.6	5.9-18.4	14	5.1	2.6- 9.5	13	7.4	3.7-14.1
Other Minorities	69	26	31.1	18.7-46.9	18	28.6	15.6-46.4	10	18.1	8.0-36.1	7	14.6	4.9-35.9	8	7.6	3.0-18.1
AGE
18-24	125	44	29.2	19.9-40.6	35	32.2	21.4-45.4	21	9.8	5.2-17.6	7	4.3	1.6-11.2	18	24.5	14.0-39.2
25-34	336	124	31.4	25.2-38.3	123	39.6	32.3-47.4	43	15.7	10.2-23.5	18	5.4	2.6-11.1	28	7.9	4.9-12.3
35-44	428	202	46.1	39.8-52.5	136	28.7	23.4-34.7	56	16.3	11.6-22.3	20	5.3	2.9- 9.6	14	3.6	1.7- 7.4
45-54	398	212	49.8	42.6-56.9	120	29.3	23.2-36.3	36	9.6	6.0-15.1	15	6.1	2.7-13.0	15	5.2	2.6-10.0
55-64	241	147	57.5	48.7-65.8	75	35.4	27.5-44.1	12	5.1	2.2-11.5	5	1.8	0.7- 4.8	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9
65-74	120	93	82.2	71.4-89.5	20	12.7	6.7-22.8	4	1.8	0.5- 6.3	2	2.9	0.6-12.5	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3
75+	95	73	68.8	54.4-80.2	20	28.1	17.2-42.3	1	2.9	0.4-17.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	115	43	31.4	21.0-44.0	33	26.6	16.7-39.6	15	16.2	8.0-30.0	13	18.7	8.9-35.2	11	7.1	3.1-15.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	345	159	40.0	32.8-47.6	98	25.6	19.2-33.3	44	18.8	12.6-27.3	16	3.7	1.9- 7.2	28	11.8	7.1-19.2
Some Post-H.S.	414	195	38.8	32.3-45.7	142	39.2	32.2-46.8	36	8.6	5.6-13.0	21	4.0	2.2- 7.4	20	9.3	4.7-17.5
College Graduate	882	505	53.8	49.3-58.2	260	31.5	27.5-35.9	79	8.6	6.4-11.5	17	2.7	1.4- 4.9	21	3.4	1.9- 6.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	81	35	35.8	21.4-53.3	19	23.9	11.0-44.4	11	7.0	3.3-14.4	9	16.3	4.9-42.4	7	16.9	5.1-43.6
$15,000- 24,999	221	96	39.7	30.6-49.5	63	20.4	14.2-28.4	25	14.9	8.6-24.4	17	10.0	5.1-18.7	20	15.0	8.0-26.5
$25,000- 34,999	158	77	34.2	25.2-44.5	40	39.1	27.8-51.7	20	16.2	9.1-27.1	10	4.5	1.4-13.8	11	6.0	2.8-12.5
$35,000- 49,999	252	111	43.1	34.7-51.8	94	34.9	27.3-43.3	27	12.8	7.8-20.4	11	6.7	3.1-13.8	9	2.6	1.1- 5.8
$50,000-74,999	251	106	40.5	32.8-48.6	101	37.4	30.0-45.5	32	14.3	9.2-21.5	8	4.4	1.9- 9.9	4	3.4	1.3- 9.0
$75,000+	451	261	49.6	43.1-56.2	137	33.7	27.8-40.2	32	9.2	5.3-15.7	8	2.3	0.9- 5.3	13	5.2	2.2-11.5
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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

796

313

34.3

30.0-38.9

278

36.1

31.4-41.1

100

13.5

10.2-17.6

5.5

3.5- 8.6

10.6

7.3-15.0

Female

961

590

59.5

55.0-63.8

255

26.2

22.4-30.3

8.6

6.3-11.6

3.3

1.9- 5.8

2.4

1.4- 4.3

RACE

White

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

African American

224

108

48.8

40.0-57.8

28.1

20.6-37.1

10.6

5.9-18.4

5.1

2.6- 9.5

7.4

3.7-14.1

Other Minorities

31.1

18.7-46.9

28.6

15.6-46.4

18.1

8.0-36.1

14.6

4.9-35.9

7.6

3.0-18.1

AGE

18-24

125

29.2

19.9-40.6

32.2

21.4-45.4

9.8

5.2-17.6

4.3

1.6-11.2

24.5

14.0-39.2

25-34

336

124

31.4

25.2-38.3

123

39.6

32.3-47.4

15.7

10.2-23.5

5.4

2.6-11.1

7.9

4.9-12.3

35-44

428

202

46.1

39.8-52.5

136

28.7

23.4-34.7

16.3

11.6-22.3

5.3

2.9- 9.6

3.6

1.7- 7.4

45-54

398

212

49.8

42.6-56.9

120

29.3

23.2-36.3

9.6

6.0-15.1

6.1

2.7-13.0

5.2

2.6-10.0

55-64

241

147

57.5

48.7-65.8

35.4

27.5-44.1

5.1

2.2-11.5

1.8

0.7- 4.8

0.2

0.1- 0.9

65-74

120

82.2

71.4-89.5

12.7

6.7-22.8

1.8

0.5- 6.3

2.9

0.6-12.5

0.3

0.0- 2.3

75+

68.8

54.4-80.2

28.1

17.2-42.3

2.9

0.4-17.7

0.0

. - .

0.3

0.0- 2.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

115

31.4

21.0-44.0

26.6

16.7-39.6

16.2

8.0-30.0

18.7

8.9-35.2

7.1

3.1-15.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

345

159

40.0

32.8-47.6

25.6

19.2-33.3

18.8

12.6-27.3

3.7

1.9- 7.2

11.8

7.1-19.2

Some Post-H.S.

414

195

38.8

32.3-45.7

142

39.2

32.2-46.8

8.6

5.6-13.0

4.0

2.2- 7.4

9.3

4.7-17.5

College Graduate

882

505

53.8

49.3-58.2

260

31.5

27.5-35.9

8.6

6.4-11.5

2.7

1.4- 4.9

3.4

1.9- 6.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

35.8

21.4-53.3

23.9

11.0-44.4

7.0

3.3-14.4

16.3

4.9-42.4

16.9

5.1-43.6

$15,000- 24,999

221

39.7

30.6-49.5

20.4

14.2-28.4

14.9

8.6-24.4

10.0

5.1-18.7

15.0

8.0-26.5

$25,000- 34,999

158

34.2

25.2-44.5

39.1

27.8-51.7

16.2

9.1-27.1

4.5

1.4-13.8

6.0

2.8-12.5

$35,000- 49,999

252

111

43.1

34.7-51.8

34.9

27.3-43.3

12.8

7.8-20.4

6.7

3.1-13.8

2.6

1.1- 5.8

$50,000-74,999

251

106

40.5

32.8-48.6

101

37.4

30.0-45.5

14.3

9.2-21.5

4.4

1.9- 9.9

3.4

1.3- 9.0

$75,000+

451

261

49.6

43.1-56.2

137

33.7

27.8-40.2

9.2

5.3-15.7

2.3

0.9- 5.3

5.2

2.2-11.5

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

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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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