BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (On the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	5,642	2,572	43.5	41.9-45.2	1,842	32.5	31.0-34.0	637	12.1	11.1-13.3	257	5.1	4.4- 6.0	334	6.7	5.9- 7.7
-Eastern NC	1,749	753	39.1	36.4-41.8	573	32.7	30.1-35.4	210	14.3	12.2-16.8	87	5.5	4.3- 6.9	126	8.4	6.8-10.4
GENDER
Male	827	257	29.4	26.0-33.0	287	33.4	29.8-37.3	126	17.4	14.2-21.2	60	7.5	5.7- 9.8	97	12.3	9.7-15.4
Female	922	496	53.1	49.3-56.8	286	31.7	28.3-35.3	84	9.8	7.7-12.4	27	2.6	1.7- 3.9	29	2.9	1.9- 4.4
RACE
White	1,351	599	41.7	38.7-44.7	453	33.6	30.7-36.6	154	12.9	10.8-15.3	64	5.1	3.9- 6.7	81	6.7	5.2- 8.6
African American	288	119	36.6	30.0-43.8	90	30.1	24.1-36.8	42	21.2	14.4-30.0	16	6.1	3.5-10.4	21	6.0	3.5-10.1
Other Minorities	2	1	72.9	14.4-97.7	1	27.1	2.3-85.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	138	28	14.9	9.7-22.3	47	31.5	23.1-41.4	23	16.3	9.8-26.1	9	6.6	3.2-13.1	31	30.6	21.3-41.7
25-34	367	121	31.8	26.6-37.6	130	32.5	27.2-38.2	58	18.0	13.7-23.4	24	7.4	4.8-11.3	34	10.3	6.7-15.5
35-44	389	145	33.7	28.3-39.6	127	32.6	27.1-38.6	52	17.3	11.9-24.3	31	8.0	5.4-11.6	34	8.4	5.8-12.1
45-54	341	138	37.4	31.5-43.5	126	38.4	32.4-44.8	42	13.8	9.8-19.1	13	4.5	2.4- 8.4	22	6.0	3.7- 9.5
55-64	261	152	54.2	47.0-61.3	81	31.8	25.6-38.8	19	10.2	6.0-16.7	6	3.0	1.2- 7.7	3	0.8	0.2- 2.3
65-74	158	105	64.2	55.1-72.4	36	25.2	18.0-34.1	12	8.3	4.5-15.0	3	1.1	0.3- 3.4	2	1.1	0.3- 4.7
75+	89	60	67.0	55.4-76.9	24	29.1	19.6-40.8	4	3.0	1.1- 8.3	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	154	39	19.2	13.2-27.1	45	27.7	19.9-37.1	26	18.1	11.5-27.4	17	10.7	6.2-17.7	27	24.2	15.9-35.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	441	184	38.0	32.7-43.6	126	27.6	22.9-32.7	62	17.6	12.7-23.9	20	6.1	3.7- 9.7	49	10.8	7.8-14.6
Some Post-H.S.	491	207	38.8	34.0-43.9	168	36.2	31.2-41.4	62	13.2	10.0-17.2	24	4.9	3.2- 7.4	30	7.0	4.7-10.2
College Graduate	658	320	46.7	42.3-51.1	233	35.7	31.6-40.1	60	11.5	8.7-15.1	26	3.7	2.4- 5.6	19	2.4	1.5- 3.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	137	46	26.1	18.1-36.0	46	31.1	21.7-42.5	15	12.5	6.4-23.0	10	8.9	4.4-17.2	20	21.4	12.0-35.2
$15,000- 24,999	234	80	26.1	20.0-33.3	72	31.1	24.1-39.2	33	18.4	10.9-29.4	19	8.2	4.7-14.0	30	16.1	10.6-23.8
$25,000- 34,999	220	91	36.8	30.0-44.1	72	32.4	25.8-39.8	22	14.8	9.5-22.5	19	8.5	5.1-13.8	16	7.5	4.4-12.5
$35,000- 49,999	299	121	39.0	32.7-45.6	109	36.9	30.7-43.6	39	12.9	9.2-17.9	12	5.4	3.0- 9.6	18	5.8	3.3-10.0
$50,000-74,999	261	127	44.2	37.4-51.3	77	30.6	24.4-37.7	27	12.4	8.1-18.6	10	3.6	1.8- 6.9	20	9.2	5.7-14.5
$75,000+	318	158	46.0	39.9-52.2	110	36.3	30.4-42.5	34	12.4	8.6-17.6	8	2.5	1.2- 5.3	8	2.8	1.3- 5.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	445	192	35.8	30.9-40.9	132	31.0	26.1-36.5	51	16.1	12.1-21.2	28	7.1	4.6-10.7	42	10.0	6.9-14.3
No	1,251	540	40.7	37.6-44.0	424	33.6	30.6-36.8	153	13.2	11.0-15.7	55	4.6	3.4- 6.1	79	7.9	6.0-10.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	301	127	40.0	34.0-46.3	101	34.7	28.8-41.0	42	15.8	11.5-21.4	13	3.9	2.1- 7.1	18	5.6	3.3- 9.3
Non-Veteran	1,361	605	40.3	37.2-43.4	447	32.6	29.6-35.7	149	13.0	10.6-15.9	66	5.4	4.1- 7.1	94	8.7	6.8-11.1
Currently Serving	81	18	18.8	11.3-29.7	24	29.3	19.1-42.1	18	25.9	15.8-39.3	7	10.2	4.5-21.5	14	15.8	8.9-26.5

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,642

2,572

43.5

41.9-45.2

1,842

32.5

31.0-34.0

637

12.1

11.1-13.3

257

5.1

4.4- 6.0

334

6.7

5.9- 7.7

-Eastern NC

1,749

753

39.1

36.4-41.8

573

32.7

30.1-35.4

210

14.3

12.2-16.8

5.5

4.3- 6.9

126

8.4

6.8-10.4

GENDER

Male

827

257

29.4

26.0-33.0

287

33.4

29.8-37.3

126

17.4

14.2-21.2

7.5

5.7- 9.8

12.3

9.7-15.4

Female

922

496

53.1

49.3-56.8

286

31.7

28.3-35.3

9.8

7.7-12.4

2.6

1.7- 3.9

2.9

1.9- 4.4

RACE

White

1,351

599

41.7

38.7-44.7

453

33.6

30.7-36.6

154

12.9

10.8-15.3

5.1

3.9- 6.7

6.7

5.2- 8.6

African American

288

119

36.6

30.0-43.8

30.1

24.1-36.8

21.2

14.4-30.0

6.1

3.5-10.4

6.0

3.5-10.1

Other Minorities

72.9

14.4-97.7

27.1

2.3-85.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

138

14.9

9.7-22.3

31.5

23.1-41.4

16.3

9.8-26.1

6.6

3.2-13.1

30.6

21.3-41.7

25-34

367

121

31.8

26.6-37.6

130

32.5

27.2-38.2

18.0

13.7-23.4

7.4

4.8-11.3

10.3

6.7-15.5

35-44

389

145

33.7

28.3-39.6

127

32.6

27.1-38.6

17.3

11.9-24.3

8.0

5.4-11.6

8.4

5.8-12.1

45-54

341

138

37.4

31.5-43.5

126

38.4

32.4-44.8

13.8

9.8-19.1

4.5

2.4- 8.4

6.0

3.7- 9.5

55-64

261

152

54.2

47.0-61.3

31.8

25.6-38.8

10.2

6.0-16.7

3.0

1.2- 7.7

0.8

0.2- 2.3

65-74

158

105

64.2

55.1-72.4

25.2

18.0-34.1

8.3

4.5-15.0

1.1

0.3- 3.4

1.1

0.3- 4.7

75+

67.0

55.4-76.9

29.1

19.6-40.8

3.0

1.1- 8.3

0.9

0.1- 5.9

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

154

19.2

13.2-27.1

27.7

19.9-37.1

18.1

11.5-27.4

10.7

6.2-17.7

24.2

15.9-35.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

441

184

38.0

32.7-43.6

126

27.6

22.9-32.7

17.6

12.7-23.9

6.1

3.7- 9.7

10.8

7.8-14.6

Some Post-H.S.

491

207

38.8

34.0-43.9

168

36.2

31.2-41.4

13.2

10.0-17.2

4.9

3.2- 7.4

7.0

4.7-10.2

College Graduate

658

320

46.7

42.3-51.1

233

35.7

31.6-40.1

11.5

8.7-15.1

3.7

2.4- 5.6

2.4

1.5- 3.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

137

26.1

18.1-36.0

31.1

21.7-42.5

12.5

6.4-23.0

8.9

4.4-17.2

21.4

12.0-35.2

$15,000- 24,999

234

26.1

20.0-33.3

31.1

24.1-39.2

18.4

10.9-29.4

8.2

4.7-14.0

16.1

10.6-23.8

$25,000- 34,999

220

36.8

30.0-44.1

32.4

25.8-39.8

14.8

9.5-22.5

8.5

5.1-13.8

7.5

4.4-12.5

$35,000- 49,999

299

121

39.0

32.7-45.6

109

36.9

30.7-43.6

12.9

9.2-17.9

5.4

3.0- 9.6

5.8

3.3-10.0

$50,000-74,999

261

127

44.2

37.4-51.3

30.6

24.4-37.7

12.4

8.1-18.6

3.6

1.8- 6.9

9.2

5.7-14.5

$75,000+

318

158

46.0

39.9-52.2

110

36.3

30.4-42.5

12.4

8.6-17.6

2.5

1.2- 5.3

2.8

1.3- 5.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

445

192

35.8

30.9-40.9

132

31.0

26.1-36.5

16.1

12.1-21.2

7.1

4.6-10.7

10.0

6.9-14.3

1,251

540

40.7

37.6-44.0

424

33.6

30.6-36.8

153

13.2

11.0-15.7

4.6

3.4- 6.1

7.9

6.0-10.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

301

127

40.0

34.0-46.3

101

34.7

28.8-41.0

15.8

11.5-21.4

3.9

2.1- 7.1

5.6

3.3- 9.3

Non-Veteran

1,361

605

40.3

37.2-43.4

447

32.6

29.6-35.7

149

13.0

10.6-15.9

5.4

4.1- 7.1

8.7

6.8-11.1

Currently Serving

18.8

11.3-29.7

29.3

19.1-42.1

25.9

15.8-39.3

10.2

4.5-21.5

15.8

8.9-26.5

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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 (MAHEC): 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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