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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
TOTAL	712	309	42.4	37.9-47.1	233	32.4	28.2-36.8	90	15.0	11.5-19.2	35	4.3	3.0- 6.3	45	5.9	4.1- 8.5
GENDER
Male	331	103	31.6	25.9-38.0	118	34.3	28.5-40.7	57	19.9	14.6-26.6	19	5.2	3.2- 8.3	34	9.0	5.9-13.3
Female	381	206	57.1	50.7-63.2	115	29.7	24.3-35.7	33	8.3	5.6-12.2	16	3.2	1.8- 5.6	11	1.7	0.9- 3.4
AGE
18-24	65	23	25.6	15.7-38.9	21	32.6	20.8-47.2	11	23.1	12.1-39.6	6	10.3	4.3-22.9	4	8.4	2.9-21.8
25-34	170	63	35.8	27.4-45.1	57	33.3	25.0-42.8	25	15.5	9.8-23.7	8	4.6	2.1- 9.6	17	10.8	6.1-18.5
35-44	183	81	43.6	34.2-53.5	61	33.6	25.5-42.9	20	14.6	7.6-26.2	12	4.8	2.6- 9.0	9	3.3	1.5- 7.3
45-54	160	67	40.9	32.0-50.6	58	37.8	29.0-47.5	18	11.6	6.6-19.7	6	2.8	1.1- 7.0	11	6.8	2.9-15.0
55-64	83	41	48.8	36.2-61.7	28	31.5	21.3-43.9	11	16.4	8.3-29.8	1	2.2	0.3-14.1	2	1.1	0.3- 4.3
65-74	39	27	78.1	61.8-88.7	6	7.1	2.9-16.2	5	14.1	5.6-31.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7
75+	8	5	60.4	17.5-91.6	1	28.6	4.0-79.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.0	2.0-42.2	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	98	35	35.1	24.2-47.9	26	23.5	15.2-34.5	16	22.5	12.4-37.2	11	9.7	4.8-18.4	10	9.2	4.4-18.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	252	110	40.1	32.7-47.9	82	32.7	25.7-40.4	33	17.4	11.1-26.3	10	4.3	2.2- 8.5	17	5.5	3.0- 9.8
Some Post-H.S.	188	74	40.0	31.6-48.9	69	35.1	27.4-43.7	28	15.7	10.3-23.2	8	3.6	1.7- 7.6	9	5.6	2.6-11.9
College Graduate	172	89	52.2	42.7-61.5	55	34.1	25.7-43.6	13	6.5	3.3-12.6	6	2.2	0.9- 5.5	9	5.0	1.9-12.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	115	53	45.4	34.1-57.3	29	23.5	15.5-34.0	16	14.6	7.9-25.4	6	6.9	2.9-15.6	11	9.6	4.2-20.5
$15,000- 24,999	145	57	35.7	26.1-46.5	50	30.0	21.7-39.8	19	24.8	14.0-40.1	10	3.7	1.9- 7.4	9	5.7	2.7-12.0
$25,000- 34,999	111	38	30.0	21.1-40.8	49	51.6	40.2-62.7	15	12.4	7.1-20.9	3	2.2	0.6- 7.1	6	3.8	1.6- 8.8
$35,000- 49,999	113	46	38.8	28.6-50.1	42	37.2	27.4-48.2	15	14.1	7.6-24.5	5	5.1	2.0-12.4	5	4.8	1.6-13.7
$50,000-74,999	78	38	45.1	32.9-58.0	22	28.9	18.3-42.5	9	14.0	7.0-26.2	4	5.9	2.2-14.9	5	6.0	2.3-14.9
$75,000+	58	36	62.2	46.9-75.3	14	24.1	13.7-38.8	5	9.6	3.6-23.1	2	1.8	0.4- 7.6	1	2.4	0.3-15.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	190	75	39.5	31.5-48.1	67	33.3	26.1-41.4	22	15.4	9.5-24.0	12	5.9	3.0-11.2	14	5.9	3.2-10.8
No	496	225	44.9	39.4-50.4	157	32.4	27.4-37.7	62	12.6	9.4-16.7	22	3.9	2.4- 6.2	30	6.2	4.0- 9.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	109	39	35.1	25.4-46.3	39	36.1	26.1-47.6	18	18.8	11.2-29.6	7	4.8	2.0-11.1	6	5.2	2.1-12.3
Non-Veteran	582	262	44.2	39.1-49.4	190	32.3	27.7-37.2	65	13.0	9.4-17.9	27	4.2	2.8- 6.5	38	6.2	4.1- 9.3
Currently Serving	18	6	28.2	11.5-54.2	3	13.3	3.6-38.7	7	52.6	27.4-76.5	1	4.9	0.7-28.2	1	1.1	0.1- 7.8

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

712

309

42.4

37.9-47.1

233

32.4

28.2-36.8

15.0

11.5-19.2

4.3

3.0- 6.3

5.9

4.1- 8.5

GENDER

Male

331

103

31.6

25.9-38.0

118

34.3

28.5-40.7

19.9

14.6-26.6

5.2

3.2- 8.3

9.0

5.9-13.3

Female

381

206

57.1

50.7-63.2

115

29.7

24.3-35.7

8.3

5.6-12.2

3.2

1.8- 5.6

1.7

0.9- 3.4

AGE

18-24

25.6

15.7-38.9

32.6

20.8-47.2

23.1

12.1-39.6

10.3

4.3-22.9

8.4

2.9-21.8

25-34

170

35.8

27.4-45.1

33.3

25.0-42.8

15.5

9.8-23.7

4.6

2.1- 9.6

10.8

6.1-18.5

35-44

183

43.6

34.2-53.5

33.6

25.5-42.9

14.6

7.6-26.2

4.8

2.6- 9.0

3.3

1.5- 7.3

45-54

160

40.9

32.0-50.6

37.8

29.0-47.5

11.6

6.6-19.7

2.8

1.1- 7.0

6.8

2.9-15.0

55-64

48.8

36.2-61.7

31.5

21.3-43.9

16.4

8.3-29.8

2.2

0.3-14.1

1.1

0.3- 4.3

65-74

78.1

61.8-88.7

7.1

2.9-16.2

14.1

5.6-31.2

0.0

. - .

0.7

0.1- 4.7

75+

60.4

17.5-91.6

28.6

4.0-79.4

0.0

. - .

11.0

2.0-42.2

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

35.1

24.2-47.9

23.5

15.2-34.5

22.5

12.4-37.2

9.7

4.8-18.4

9.2

4.4-18.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

252

110

40.1

32.7-47.9

32.7

25.7-40.4

17.4

11.1-26.3

4.3

2.2- 8.5

5.5

3.0- 9.8

Some Post-H.S.

188

40.0

31.6-48.9

35.1

27.4-43.7

15.7

10.3-23.2

3.6

1.7- 7.6

5.6

2.6-11.9

College Graduate

172

52.2

42.7-61.5

34.1

25.7-43.6

6.5

3.3-12.6

2.2

0.9- 5.5

5.0

1.9-12.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

115

45.4

34.1-57.3

23.5

15.5-34.0

14.6

7.9-25.4

6.9

2.9-15.6

9.6

4.2-20.5

$15,000- 24,999

145

35.7

26.1-46.5

30.0

21.7-39.8

24.8

14.0-40.1

3.7

1.9- 7.4

5.7

2.7-12.0

$25,000- 34,999

111

30.0

21.1-40.8

51.6

40.2-62.7

12.4

7.1-20.9

2.2

0.6- 7.1

3.8

1.6- 8.8

$35,000- 49,999

113

38.8

28.6-50.1

37.2

27.4-48.2

14.1

7.6-24.5

5.1

2.0-12.4

4.8

1.6-13.7

$50,000-74,999

45.1

32.9-58.0

28.9

18.3-42.5

14.0

7.0-26.2

5.9

2.2-14.9

6.0

2.3-14.9

$75,000+

62.2

46.9-75.3

24.1

13.7-38.8

9.6

3.6-23.1

1.8

0.4- 7.6

2.4

0.3-15.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

190

39.5

31.5-48.1

33.3

26.1-41.4

15.4

9.5-24.0

5.9

3.0-11.2

5.9

3.2-10.8

496

225

44.9

39.4-50.4

157

32.4

27.4-37.7

12.6

9.4-16.7

3.9

2.4- 6.2

6.2

4.0- 9.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

109

35.1

25.4-46.3

36.1

26.1-47.6

18.8

11.2-29.6

4.8

2.0-11.1

5.2

2.1-12.3

Non-Veteran

582

262

44.2

39.1-49.4

190

32.3

27.7-37.2

13.0

9.4-17.9

4.2

2.8- 6.5

6.2

4.1- 9.3

Currently Serving

28.2

11.5-54.2

13.3

3.6-38.7

52.6

27.4-76.5

4.9

0.7-28.2

1.1

0.1- 7.8

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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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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