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

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	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
GENDER
Male	2,693	936	34.3	32.1-36.5	944	34.5	32.4-36.7	388	14.6	13.0-16.4	169	6.8	5.6- 8.1	256	9.8	8.5-11.3
Female	2,949	1,636	56.8	54.6-59.0	898	29.6	27.6-31.6	249	8.6	7.4- 9.9	88	2.8	2.1- 3.5	78	2.3	1.7- 3.0
RACE
White	4,596	2,159	45.2	43.4-47.0	1,508	32.9	31.3-34.7	499	11.4	10.3-12.6	199	4.7	4.0- 5.6	231	5.7	4.8- 6.7
African American	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
Asian	34	21	70.4	48.6-85.7	8	14.4	5.9-30.9	2	10.0	1.9-39.3	1	1.4	0.2- 9.8	2	3.8	0.9-14.5
Native American	61	18	25.9	12.5-45.9	16	29.9	16.6-47.7	13	22.1	11.0-39.3	3	6.9	2.0-21.2	11	15.2	7.4-28.5
Other Minorities	208	49	19.6	13.8-27.0	65	28.8	22.0-36.8	30	15.2	9.9-22.7	19	13.1	7.4-22.1	45	23.3	16.8-31.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	227	69	26.4	19.9-34.1	61	26.8	20.3-34.4	31	13.3	8.9-19.3	20	12.0	6.8-20.4	46	21.5	15.6-28.9
-English Speaking	115	48	38.8	28.3-50.5	34	31.0	21.7-42.2	15	14.2	8.2-23.6	6	3.9	1.4-10.4	12	12.0	6.2-22.1
-Spanish Speaking	112	21	18.2	11.1-28.4	27	23.9	15.8-34.6	16	12.6	7.2-21.2	14	17.4	9.3-30.1	34	27.8	19.2-38.6
Non-Hispanic	5,410	2,501	44.6	43.0-46.3	1,779	32.8	31.3-34.4	605	12.1	11.0-13.3	237	4.7	4.0- 5.4	288	5.8	5.0- 6.7
AGE
18-24	365	83	21.6	16.6-27.5	119	27.8	22.7-33.5	59	16.6	12.2-22.4	30	8.1	5.4-12.2	74	25.9	20.3-32.4
25-34	1,121	373	32.6	29.3-36.1	392	33.8	30.4-37.3	180	15.8	13.3-18.6	79	8.6	6.5-11.3	97	9.3	7.3-11.7
35-44	1,306	515	37.9	34.7-41.3	475	36.6	33.4-39.9	160	13.0	10.7-15.7	77	6.2	4.7- 8.1	79	6.3	4.8- 8.3
45-54	1,164	542	47.2	43.6-50.8	395	33.1	29.9-36.6	125	11.2	9.2-13.6	43	3.7	2.5- 5.4	59	4.8	3.4- 6.5
55-64	873	491	53.9	49.7-58.0	281	33.1	29.2-37.2	75	10.4	7.9-13.6	15	2.0	1.1- 3.5	11	0.6	0.3- 1.1
65-74	503	339	65.5	60.3-70.5	117	25.1	20.6-30.2	26	6.1	3.9- 9.2	9	1.5	0.7- 3.0	12	1.8	0.9- 3.6
75+	287	214	74.7	67.8-80.5	57	21.7	16.2-28.5	11	2.6	1.3- 4.9	4	0.7	0.3- 1.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	443	130	24.7	20.0-30.0	118	24.2	19.6-29.6	70	17.8	13.5-23.2	47	12.6	8.6-18.0	78	20.7	16.1-26.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,240	508	38.6	35.3-42.0	387	30.7	27.6-34.0	173	15.2	12.7-18.1	61	6.1	4.5- 8.3	111	9.3	7.4-11.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,484	664	43.6	40.4-46.7	486	32.6	29.7-35.6	178	12.0	10.1-14.3	75	5.3	4.0- 6.9	81	6.5	5.0- 8.5
College Graduate	2,467	1,266	50.1	47.6-52.5	848	35.1	32.8-37.5	216	9.5	8.1-11.1	74	2.9	2.2- 3.8	63	2.5	1.8- 3.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	362	128	33.2	27.0-40.1	112	28.7	23.0-35.2	48	12.7	8.6-18.2	29	7.3	4.8-11.0	45	18.1	12.5-25.6
$15,000- 24,999	668	258	32.7	28.3-37.5	198	28.4	24.2-33.0	92	16.0	12.1-20.8	50	9.4	6.5-13.3	70	13.5	10.1-17.8
$25,000- 34,999	641	243	32.8	28.6-37.3	222	36.9	32.3-41.8	79	14.1	11.0-17.9	43	7.2	5.1-10.0	54	9.0	6.6-12.2
$35,000- 49,999	870	377	42.6	38.6-46.7	303	33.9	30.3-37.8	113	14.2	11.5-17.5	36	4.7	3.3- 6.8	41	4.5	3.1- 6.6
$50,000-74,999	896	458	48.8	44.8-52.8	279	32.9	29.2-36.8	80	9.1	7.1-11.6	34	3.9	2.6- 5.8	45	5.3	3.7- 7.4
$75,000+	1,270	625	47.1	43.8-50.5	463	36.5	33.3-39.8	118	9.9	8.0-12.1	35	3.6	2.5- 5.3	29	2.9	1.9- 4.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,300	603	42.3	39.0-45.7	391	31.0	27.9-34.3	139	13.0	10.7-15.7	75	6.1	4.5- 8.2	92	7.6	5.8- 9.8
No	4,203	1,913	44.2	42.3-46.0	1,405	33.1	31.3-34.9	481	11.7	10.5-12.9	174	4.8	4.0- 5.7	230	6.4	5.4- 7.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	872	382	42.2	38.3-46.2	301	36.3	32.5-40.3	102	12.0	9.5-15.0	41	4.8	3.4- 6.8	46	4.7	3.4- 6.5
Non-Veteran	4,656	2,155	44.2	42.4-46.0	1,511	31.9	30.2-33.6	510	11.9	10.7-13.1	207	5.1	4.3- 6.1	273	7.0	6.1- 8.1
Currently Serving	102	27	26.1	17.6-37.0	29	27.2	18.4-38.1	23	25.3	16.5-36.8	8	8.6	4.0-17.5	15	12.8	7.4-21.3

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

2,693

936

34.3

32.1-36.5

944

34.5

32.4-36.7

388

14.6

13.0-16.4

169

6.8

5.6- 8.1

256

9.8

8.5-11.3

Female

2,949

1,636

56.8

54.6-59.0

898

29.6

27.6-31.6

249

8.6

7.4- 9.9

2.8

2.1- 3.5

2.3

1.7- 3.0

RACE

White

4,596

2,159

45.2

43.4-47.0

1,508

32.9

31.3-34.7

499

11.4

10.3-12.6

199

4.7

4.0- 5.6

231

5.7

4.8- 6.7

African American

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

Asian

70.4

48.6-85.7

14.4

5.9-30.9

10.0

1.9-39.3

1.4

0.2- 9.8

3.8

0.9-14.5

Native American

25.9

12.5-45.9

29.9

16.6-47.7

22.1

11.0-39.3

6.9

2.0-21.2

15.2

7.4-28.5

Other Minorities

208

19.6

13.8-27.0

28.8

22.0-36.8

15.2

9.9-22.7

13.1

7.4-22.1

23.3

16.8-31.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

227

26.4

19.9-34.1

26.8

20.3-34.4

13.3

8.9-19.3

12.0

6.8-20.4

21.5

15.6-28.9

-English Speaking

115

38.8

28.3-50.5

31.0

21.7-42.2

14.2

8.2-23.6

3.9

1.4-10.4

12.0

6.2-22.1

-Spanish Speaking

112

18.2

11.1-28.4

23.9

15.8-34.6

12.6

7.2-21.2

17.4

9.3-30.1

27.8

19.2-38.6

Non-Hispanic

5,410

2,501

44.6

43.0-46.3

1,779

32.8

31.3-34.4

605

12.1

11.0-13.3

237

4.7

4.0- 5.4

288

5.8

5.0- 6.7

AGE

18-24

365

21.6

16.6-27.5

119

27.8

22.7-33.5

16.6

12.2-22.4

8.1

5.4-12.2

25.9

20.3-32.4

25-34

1,121

373

32.6

29.3-36.1

392

33.8

30.4-37.3

180

15.8

13.3-18.6

8.6

6.5-11.3

9.3

7.3-11.7

35-44

1,306

515

37.9

34.7-41.3

475

36.6

33.4-39.9

160

13.0

10.7-15.7

6.2

4.7- 8.1

6.3

4.8- 8.3

45-54

1,164

542

47.2

43.6-50.8

395

33.1

29.9-36.6

125

11.2

9.2-13.6

3.7

2.5- 5.4

4.8

3.4- 6.5

55-64

873

491

53.9

49.7-58.0

281

33.1

29.2-37.2

10.4

7.9-13.6

2.0

1.1- 3.5

0.6

0.3- 1.1

65-74

503

339

65.5

60.3-70.5

117

25.1

20.6-30.2

6.1

3.9- 9.2

1.5

0.7- 3.0

1.8

0.9- 3.6

75+

287

214

74.7

67.8-80.5

21.7

16.2-28.5

2.6

1.3- 4.9

0.7

0.3- 1.9

0.3

0.0- 2.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

443

130

24.7

20.0-30.0

118

24.2

19.6-29.6

17.8

13.5-23.2

12.6

8.6-18.0

20.7

16.1-26.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,240

508

38.6

35.3-42.0

387

30.7

27.6-34.0

173

15.2

12.7-18.1

6.1

4.5- 8.3

111

9.3

7.4-11.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,484

664

43.6

40.4-46.7

486

32.6

29.7-35.6

178

12.0

10.1-14.3

5.3

4.0- 6.9

6.5

5.0- 8.5

College Graduate

2,467

1,266

50.1

47.6-52.5

848

35.1

32.8-37.5

216

9.5

8.1-11.1

2.9

2.2- 3.8

2.5

1.8- 3.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

362

128

33.2

27.0-40.1

112

28.7

23.0-35.2

12.7

8.6-18.2

7.3

4.8-11.0

18.1

12.5-25.6

$15,000- 24,999

668

258

32.7

28.3-37.5

198

28.4

24.2-33.0

16.0

12.1-20.8

9.4

6.5-13.3

13.5

10.1-17.8

$25,000- 34,999

641

243

32.8

28.6-37.3

222

36.9

32.3-41.8

14.1

11.0-17.9

7.2

5.1-10.0

9.0

6.6-12.2

$35,000- 49,999

870

377

42.6

38.6-46.7

303

33.9

30.3-37.8

113

14.2

11.5-17.5

4.7

3.3- 6.8

4.5

3.1- 6.6

$50,000-74,999

896

458

48.8

44.8-52.8

279

32.9

29.2-36.8

9.1

7.1-11.6

3.9

2.6- 5.8

5.3

3.7- 7.4

$75,000+

1,270

625

47.1

43.8-50.5

463

36.5

33.3-39.8

118

9.9

8.0-12.1

3.6

2.5- 5.3

2.9

1.9- 4.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,300

603

42.3

39.0-45.7

391

31.0

27.9-34.3

139

13.0

10.7-15.7

6.1

4.5- 8.2

7.6

5.8- 9.8

4,203

1,913

44.2

42.3-46.0

1,405

33.1

31.3-34.9

481

11.7

10.5-12.9

174

4.8

4.0- 5.7

230

6.4

5.4- 7.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

872

382

42.2

38.3-46.2

301

36.3

32.5-40.3

102

12.0

9.5-15.0

4.8

3.4- 6.8

4.7

3.4- 6.5

Non-Veteran

4,656

2,155

44.2

42.4-46.0

1,511

31.9

30.2-33.6

510

11.9

10.7-13.1

207

5.1

4.3- 6.1

273

7.0

6.1- 8.1

Currently Serving

102

26.1

17.6-37.0

27.2

18.4-38.1

25.3

16.5-36.8

8.6

4.0-17.5

12.8

7.4-21.3

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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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