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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	358	187	52.1	45.8-58.3	104	29.5	24.1-35.6	39	10.6	7.2-15.5	14	3.4	1.8- 6.4	14	4.3	2.3- 8.1
GENDER
Male	169	72	44.0	35.5-53.0	57	33.5	25.6-42.5	23	12.8	7.8-20.3	8	4.0	1.7- 9.2	9	5.6	2.5-11.9
Female	189	115	62.8	54.3-70.5	47	24.2	17.9-31.8	16	7.7	4.0-14.5	6	2.7	1.1- 6.1	5	2.7	0.9- 7.5
RACE
White	317	168	53.7	47.2-60.1	95	30.0	24.2-36.4	31	8.9	5.9-13.3	13	3.7	1.9- 7.0	10	3.7	1.9- 7.4
African American	22	14	63.1	37.6-82.9	6	31.7	13.3-58.4	2	5.2	1.2-19.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	19	5	30.2	12.2-57.3	4	24.6	8.5-53.2	4	21.8	7.6-48.7	1	1.8	0.2-12.2	5	21.6	7.5-48.4
25-34	60	25	41.4	26.2-58.4	15	29.9	15.9-49.1	11	18.1	7.9-36.4	7	10.1	3.9-23.9	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8
35-44	73	38	47.9	35.3-60.7	20	28.9	18.7-41.8	9	13.0	6.1-25.4	3	3.1	0.9-10.4	3	7.2	2.1-21.8
45-54	72	34	54.6	41.2-67.2	22	25.8	16.4-38.1	12	12.4	6.3-23.0	2	3.1	0.7-12.4	2	4.2	1.0-16.4
55-64	59	34	55.4	40.6-69.4	21	38.2	25.2-53.1	2	4.2	0.8-18.5	1	1.8	0.2-11.5	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0
65-74	45	28	66.2	49.0-80.0	15	29.4	16.6-46.6	1	1.1	0.2- 7.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.2	0.5-19.7
75+	29	22	71.0	47.7-86.8	7	29.0	13.2-52.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	23	5	17.9	6.1-42.0	5	23.5	7.8-52.8	6	33.8	12.7-64.1	2	4.2	0.9-16.4	5	20.7	6.3-50.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	66	33	49.8	35.7-64.0	16	21.7	12.2-35.5	11	16.6	8.6-29.6	3	5.7	1.4-21.2	3	6.2	1.5-22.1
Some Post-H.S.	102	54	54.4	43.0-65.4	31	30.9	21.6-42.0	7	6.2	2.3-15.6	4	3.1	1.0- 8.8	6	5.4	2.4-11.7
College Graduate	165	94	56.9	47.6-65.7	51	33.5	25.1-43.1	15	7.0	3.8-12.6	5	2.6	1.0- 6.2	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	26	12	52.1	28.5-74.8	6	19.3	6.7-44.5	5	10.8	3.7-27.6	2	6.1	1.4-23.4	1	11.7	1.7-50.1
$15,000- 24,999	52	28	50.1	33.4-66.8	10	16.4	8.2-30.3	8	20.6	8.7-41.6	4	6.6	2.2-18.1	2	6.2	1.0-29.7
$25,000- 34,999	48	16	33.7	19.9-51.1	18	44.5	28.9-61.3	6	11.2	4.2-26.8	3	4.1	1.0-14.6	5	6.5	2.3-16.8
$35,000- 49,999	52	29	57.7	41.3-72.5	14	23.4	13.2-37.9	7	16.6	6.9-34.9	1	2.1	0.3-13.3	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9
$50,000-74,999	63	40	57.1	43.1-70.1	18	34.0	22.0-48.4	3	6.0	1.9-17.6	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	1	2.0	0.3-12.8
$75,000+	59	32	55.5	41.3-68.8	19	31.7	20.2-45.9	5	8.4	2.8-22.9	1	1.1	0.2- 7.6	2	3.3	0.8-12.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	88	49	53.5	40.4-66.1	21	24.6	15.3-37.2	10	12.9	5.3-28.2	5	5.2	2.0-12.9	3	3.8	0.9-13.8
No	261	135	52.2	44.9-59.4	78	30.2	23.9-37.5	29	10.2	6.6-15.5	9	3.0	1.3- 6.8	10	4.3	2.0- 9.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	67	28	40.7	28.1-54.8	28	42.1	29.1-56.2	5	10.6	3.5-27.9	3	3.4	1.0-11.2	3	3.2	0.9-11.0
Non-Veteran	289	158	55.1	48.1-62.0	75	25.9	20.2-32.7	34	10.7	7.2-15.8	11	3.5	1.7- 7.1	11	4.7	2.3- 9.5
Currently Serving	2	1	72.4	14.1-97.7	1	27.6	2.3-85.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Mountain AHEC

358

187

52.1

45.8-58.3

104

29.5

24.1-35.6

10.6

7.2-15.5

3.4

1.8- 6.4

4.3

2.3- 8.1

GENDER

Male

169

44.0

35.5-53.0

33.5

25.6-42.5

12.8

7.8-20.3

4.0

1.7- 9.2

5.6

2.5-11.9

Female

189

115

62.8

54.3-70.5

24.2

17.9-31.8

7.7

4.0-14.5

2.7

1.1- 6.1

2.7

0.9- 7.5

RACE

White

317

168

53.7

47.2-60.1

30.0

24.2-36.4

8.9

5.9-13.3

3.7

1.9- 7.0

3.7

1.9- 7.4

African American

63.1

37.6-82.9

31.7

13.3-58.4

5.2

1.2-19.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

30.2

12.2-57.3

24.6

8.5-53.2

21.8

7.6-48.7

1.8

0.2-12.2

21.6

7.5-48.4

25-34

41.4

26.2-58.4

29.9

15.9-49.1

18.1

7.9-36.4

10.1

3.9-23.9

0.4

0.1- 1.8

35-44

47.9

35.3-60.7

28.9

18.7-41.8

13.0

6.1-25.4

3.1

0.9-10.4

7.2

2.1-21.8

45-54

54.6

41.2-67.2

25.8

16.4-38.1

12.4

6.3-23.0

3.1

0.7-12.4

4.2

1.0-16.4

55-64

55.4

40.6-69.4

38.2

25.2-53.1

4.2

0.8-18.5

1.8

0.2-11.5

0.4

0.1- 3.0

65-74

66.2

49.0-80.0

29.4

16.6-46.6

1.1

0.2- 7.8

0.0

. - .

3.2

0.5-19.7

75+

71.0

47.7-86.8

29.0

13.2-52.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

17.9

6.1-42.0

23.5

7.8-52.8

33.8

12.7-64.1

4.2

0.9-16.4

20.7

6.3-50.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

49.8

35.7-64.0

21.7

12.2-35.5

16.6

8.6-29.6

5.7

1.4-21.2

6.2

1.5-22.1

Some Post-H.S.

102

54.4

43.0-65.4

30.9

21.6-42.0

6.2

2.3-15.6

3.1

1.0- 8.8

5.4

2.4-11.7

College Graduate

165

56.9

47.6-65.7

33.5

25.1-43.1

7.0

3.8-12.6

2.6

1.0- 6.2

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

52.1

28.5-74.8

19.3

6.7-44.5

10.8

3.7-27.6

6.1

1.4-23.4

11.7

1.7-50.1

$15,000- 24,999

50.1

33.4-66.8

16.4

8.2-30.3

20.6

8.7-41.6

6.6

2.2-18.1

6.2

1.0-29.7

$25,000- 34,999

33.7

19.9-51.1

44.5

28.9-61.3

11.2

4.2-26.8

4.1

1.0-14.6

6.5

2.3-16.8

$35,000- 49,999

57.7

41.3-72.5

23.4

13.2-37.9

16.6

6.9-34.9

2.1

0.3-13.3

0.3

0.0- 1.9

$50,000-74,999

57.1

43.1-70.1

34.0

22.0-48.4

6.0

1.9-17.6

0.9

0.1- 6.3

2.0

0.3-12.8

$75,000+

55.5

41.3-68.8

31.7

20.2-45.9

8.4

2.8-22.9

1.1

0.2- 7.6

3.3

0.8-12.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

53.5

40.4-66.1

24.6

15.3-37.2

12.9

5.3-28.2

5.2

2.0-12.9

3.8

0.9-13.8

261

135

52.2

44.9-59.4

30.2

23.9-37.5

10.2

6.6-15.5

3.0

1.3- 6.8

4.3

2.0- 9.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

40.7

28.1-54.8

42.1

29.1-56.2

10.6

3.5-27.9

3.4

1.0-11.2

3.2

0.9-11.0

Non-Veteran

289

158

55.1

48.1-62.0

25.9

20.2-32.7

10.7

7.2-15.8

3.5

1.7- 7.1

4.7

2.3- 9.5

Currently Serving

72.4

14.1-97.7

27.6

2.3-85.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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 (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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