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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western 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
-Western NC	2,071	731	37.2	33.8-40.8	1,340	62.8	59.2-66.2
GENDER
Male	774	347	44.7	38.9-50.6	427	55.3	49.4-61.1
Female	1,297	384	30.2	26.6-34.0	913	69.8	66.0-73.4
RACE
White	1,885	671	37.5	33.9-41.2	1,214	62.5	58.8-66.1
African American	73	23	30.7	17.2-48.6	50	69.3	51.4-82.8
Other Minorities	104	36	38.9	22.0-58.9	68	61.1	41.1-78.0
AGE
18-24	136	64	44.5	33.2-56.5	72	55.5	43.5-66.8
25-34	281	129	47.9	36.7-59.3	152	52.1	40.7-63.3
35-44	342	147	41.9	34.2-49.9	195	58.1	50.1-65.8
45-54	380	154	38.5	30.9-46.8	226	61.5	53.2-69.1
55-64	355	102	30.0	23.6-37.3	253	70.0	62.7-76.4
65-74	342	92	29.8	23.3-37.1	250	70.2	62.9-76.7
75+	219	41	20.0	13.9-27.9	178	80.0	72.1-86.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	351	53	26.2	15.8-40.3	298	73.8	59.7-84.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	643	156	27.9	22.7-33.8	487	72.1	66.2-77.3
Some Post-H.S.	544	223	39.9	33.7-46.6	321	60.1	53.4-66.3
College Graduate	526	299	57.4	51.6-63.1	227	42.6	36.9-48.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	271	65	31.4	23.4-40.6	206	68.6	59.4-76.6
$15,000- 24,999	407	116	27.9	20.7-36.5	291	72.1	63.5-79.3
$25,000- 34,999	255	96	37.3	29.1-46.4	159	62.7	53.6-70.9
$35,000- 49,999	268	113	39.0	30.9-47.9	155	61.0	52.1-69.1
$50,000-74,999	205	95	44.2	34.9-53.8	110	55.8	46.2-65.1
$75,000+	205	134	63.8	54.1-72.4	71	36.2	27.6-45.9
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

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

-Western NC

2,071

731

37.2

33.8-40.8

1,340

62.8

59.2-66.2

GENDER

Male

774

347

44.7

38.9-50.6

427

55.3

49.4-61.1

Female

1,297

384

30.2

26.6-34.0

913

69.8

66.0-73.4

RACE

White

1,885

671

37.5

33.9-41.2

1,214

62.5

58.8-66.1

African American

30.7

17.2-48.6

69.3

51.4-82.8

Other Minorities

104

38.9

22.0-58.9

61.1

41.1-78.0

AGE

18-24

136

44.5

33.2-56.5

55.5

43.5-66.8

25-34

281

129

47.9

36.7-59.3

152

52.1

40.7-63.3

35-44

342

147

41.9

34.2-49.9

195

58.1

50.1-65.8

45-54

380

154

38.5

30.9-46.8

226

61.5

53.2-69.1

55-64

355

102

30.0

23.6-37.3

253

70.0

62.7-76.4

65-74

342

29.8

23.3-37.1

250

70.2

62.9-76.7

75+

219

20.0

13.9-27.9

178

80.0

72.1-86.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

351

26.2

15.8-40.3

298

73.8

59.7-84.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

643

156

27.9

22.7-33.8

487

72.1

66.2-77.3

Some Post-H.S.

544

223

39.9

33.7-46.6

321

60.1

53.4-66.3

College Graduate

526

299

57.4

51.6-63.1

227

42.6

36.9-48.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

271

31.4

23.4-40.6

206

68.6

59.4-76.6

$15,000- 24,999

407

116

27.9

20.7-36.5

291

72.1

63.5-79.3

$25,000- 34,999

255

37.3

29.1-46.4

159

62.7

53.6-70.9

$35,000- 49,999

268

113

39.0

30.9-47.9

155

61.0

52.1-69.1

$50,000-74,999

205

44.2

34.9-53.8

110

55.8

46.2-65.1

$75,000+

205

134

63.8

54.1-72.4

36.2

27.6-45.9

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

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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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