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-MALES

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	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
RACE
White	2,149	780	36.0	33.6-38.5	768	35.8	33.4-38.3	296	13.6	12.0-15.5	130	6.3	5.1- 7.6	175	8.3	6.9- 9.9
African American	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
Asian	20	12	61.0	34.6-82.2	5	19.8	7.3-43.4	2	16.0	3.1-53.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.3	0.4-20.7
Native American	26	5	27.4	9.1-58.7	5	22.3	7.6-50.3	7	19.6	7.6-41.9	2	9.4	2.2-32.7	7	21.3	9.0-42.6
Other Minorities	149	28	17.4	11.2-26.1	40	24.5	17.2-33.5	24	15.9	9.9-24.7	18	15.4	8.7-25.9	39	26.8	19.0-36.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	153	33	20.9	14.0-29.9	40	25.3	18.0-34.4	23	13.5	8.5-20.8	17	14.4	8.0-24.6	40	25.9	18.5-34.9
-English Speaking	56	16	28.9	16.2-46.0	17	29.9	17.8-45.7	9	17.2	8.6-31.6	4	5.3	1.6-16.4	10	18.6	9.3-33.8
-Spanish Speaking	97	17	17.3	10.0-28.2	23	23.3	14.8-34.7	14	11.9	6.5-21.0	13	18.4	9.8-32.1	30	29.0	19.7-40.6
Non-Hispanic	2,538	903	35.5	33.3-37.8	903	35.3	33.1-37.6	364	14.7	13.1-16.6	152	6.1	5.1- 7.3	216	8.4	7.1- 9.9
AGE
18-24	181	32	16.1	10.8-23.5	51	22.6	16.4-30.2	24	14.9	9.2-23.3	20	10.5	6.4-16.7	54	35.9	27.6-45.1
25-34	539	126	24.3	20.1-29.0	180	32.4	27.8-37.5	105	18.4	14.8-22.6	55	11.7	8.4-15.9	73	13.3	10.1-17.2
35-44	610	174	26.8	22.8-31.2	222	38.3	33.7-43.1	100	16.5	13.0-20.7	47	8.1	5.8-11.2	67	10.3	7.7-13.6
45-54	537	182	37.1	32.3-42.3	210	37.8	33.0-42.9	80	13.8	10.8-17.5	23	4.5	2.7- 7.4	42	6.7	4.6- 9.6
55-64	429	193	44.8	39.1-50.6	162	37.5	32.0-43.4	53	14.3	10.5-19.2	12	2.6	1.4- 4.9	9	0.8	0.4- 1.5
65-74	255	138	55.4	48.1-62.4	80	31.6	25.2-38.8	19	8.1	5.0-12.7	8	2.2	1.1- 4.7	10	2.7	1.3- 5.4
75+	134	85	65.9	55.7-74.9	37	28.7	20.2-39.0	7	3.6	1.6- 7.7	4	1.2	0.4- 3.3	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	302	72	21.4	16.2-27.7	78	23.4	18.1-29.7	53	18.2	13.2-24.6	34	13.4	8.8-20.0	65	23.5	17.9-30.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	634	189	29.3	25.2-33.8	211	32.4	28.2-37.0	109	17.8	14.3-21.9	38	7.4	5.1-10.6	87	13.1	10.2-16.7
Some Post-H.S.	654	221	34.2	29.9-38.7	234	34.8	30.6-39.3	90	13.7	10.8-17.3	52	7.6	5.5-10.4	57	9.7	7.2-13.0
College Graduate	1,098	452	41.3	37.9-44.9	419	39.1	35.6-42.7	136	12.2	10.1-14.8	45	3.8	2.7- 5.3	46	3.5	2.4- 5.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	160	40	23.3	16.4-32.0	46	26.3	18.7-35.7	24	14.6	8.7-23.7	15	7.3	4.0-12.7	35	28.5	19.5-39.6
$15,000- 24,999	316	81	23.6	18.4-29.9	99	28.5	22.9-34.9	55	18.6	13.2-25.6	27	10.7	6.9-16.4	54	18.5	13.6-24.7
$25,000- 34,999	298	85	26.0	20.6-32.1	102	37.3	30.9-44.3	47	16.3	11.9-21.8	30	9.1	6.0-13.6	34	11.3	7.7-16.4
$35,000- 49,999	399	132	31.4	26.3-37.1	147	36.3	31.0-42.0	63	17.8	13.5-23.1	24	7.0	4.5-10.7	33	7.5	5.0-11.2
$50,000-74,999	470	193	40.0	34.9-45.3	160	36.0	31.0-41.4	53	10.8	8.0-14.4	26	5.6	3.6- 8.6	38	7.6	5.2-10.8
$75,000+	636	240	38.5	34.1-43.1	259	40.1	35.6-44.7	84	12.2	9.5-15.4	27	4.8	3.1- 7.4	26	4.4	2.9- 6.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	647	229	32.4	28.2-36.9	211	32.7	28.5-37.3	95	17.3	13.9-21.4	47	7.4	5.0-10.7	65	10.2	7.6-13.5
No	1,962	677	35.1	32.6-37.7	706	35.4	32.8-38.0	282	13.4	11.7-15.3	117	6.6	5.3- 8.2	180	9.5	8.0-11.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	801	344	41.4	37.4-45.5	278	36.5	32.5-40.6	98	12.4	9.8-15.5	40	5.0	3.5- 7.2	41	4.7	3.3- 6.6
Non-Veteran	1,796	564	31.6	29.1-34.4	640	34.2	31.5-36.9	270	15.1	13.1-17.3	121	7.3	5.9- 9.1	201	11.7	10.0-13.8
Currently Serving	85	21	26.1	17.0-37.8	25	28.0	18.7-39.8	18	24.0	14.8-36.4	7	8.7	3.9-18.4	14	13.2	7.5-22.4

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

RACE

White

2,149

780

36.0

33.6-38.5

768

35.8

33.4-38.3

296

13.6

12.0-15.5

130

6.3

5.1- 7.6

175

8.3

6.9- 9.9

African American

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

Asian

61.0

34.6-82.2

19.8

7.3-43.4

16.0

3.1-53.0

0.0

. - .

3.3

0.4-20.7

Native American

27.4

9.1-58.7

22.3

7.6-50.3

19.6

7.6-41.9

9.4

2.2-32.7

21.3

9.0-42.6

Other Minorities

149

17.4

11.2-26.1

24.5

17.2-33.5

15.9

9.9-24.7

15.4

8.7-25.9

26.8

19.0-36.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

153

20.9

14.0-29.9

25.3

18.0-34.4

13.5

8.5-20.8

14.4

8.0-24.6

25.9

18.5-34.9

-English Speaking

28.9

16.2-46.0

29.9

17.8-45.7

17.2

8.6-31.6

5.3

1.6-16.4

18.6

9.3-33.8

-Spanish Speaking

17.3

10.0-28.2

23.3

14.8-34.7

11.9

6.5-21.0

18.4

9.8-32.1

29.0

19.7-40.6

Non-Hispanic

2,538

903

35.5

33.3-37.8

903

35.3

33.1-37.6

364

14.7

13.1-16.6

152

6.1

5.1- 7.3

216

8.4

7.1- 9.9

AGE

18-24

181

16.1

10.8-23.5

22.6

16.4-30.2

14.9

9.2-23.3

10.5

6.4-16.7

35.9

27.6-45.1

25-34

539

126

24.3

20.1-29.0

180

32.4

27.8-37.5

105

18.4

14.8-22.6

11.7

8.4-15.9

13.3

10.1-17.2

35-44

610

174

26.8

22.8-31.2

222

38.3

33.7-43.1

100

16.5

13.0-20.7

8.1

5.8-11.2

10.3

7.7-13.6

45-54

537

182

37.1

32.3-42.3

210

37.8

33.0-42.9

13.8

10.8-17.5

4.5

2.7- 7.4

6.7

4.6- 9.6

55-64

429

193

44.8

39.1-50.6

162

37.5

32.0-43.4

14.3

10.5-19.2

2.6

1.4- 4.9

0.8

0.4- 1.5

65-74

255

138

55.4

48.1-62.4

31.6

25.2-38.8

8.1

5.0-12.7

2.2

1.1- 4.7

2.7

1.3- 5.4

75+

134

65.9

55.7-74.9

28.7

20.2-39.0

3.6

1.6- 7.7

1.2

0.4- 3.3

0.6

0.1- 4.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

302

21.4

16.2-27.7

23.4

18.1-29.7

18.2

13.2-24.6

13.4

8.8-20.0

23.5

17.9-30.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

634

189

29.3

25.2-33.8

211

32.4

28.2-37.0

109

17.8

14.3-21.9

7.4

5.1-10.6

13.1

10.2-16.7

Some Post-H.S.

654

221

34.2

29.9-38.7

234

34.8

30.6-39.3

13.7

10.8-17.3

7.6

5.5-10.4

9.7

7.2-13.0

College Graduate

1,098

452

41.3

37.9-44.9

419

39.1

35.6-42.7

136

12.2

10.1-14.8

3.8

2.7- 5.3

3.5

2.4- 5.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

160

23.3

16.4-32.0

26.3

18.7-35.7

14.6

8.7-23.7

7.3

4.0-12.7

28.5

19.5-39.6

$15,000- 24,999

316

23.6

18.4-29.9

28.5

22.9-34.9

18.6

13.2-25.6

10.7

6.9-16.4

18.5

13.6-24.7

$25,000- 34,999

298

26.0

20.6-32.1

102

37.3

30.9-44.3

16.3

11.9-21.8

9.1

6.0-13.6

11.3

7.7-16.4

$35,000- 49,999

399

132

31.4

26.3-37.1

147

36.3

31.0-42.0

17.8

13.5-23.1

7.0

4.5-10.7

7.5

5.0-11.2

$50,000-74,999

470

193

40.0

34.9-45.3

160

36.0

31.0-41.4

10.8

8.0-14.4

5.6

3.6- 8.6

7.6

5.2-10.8

$75,000+

636

240

38.5

34.1-43.1

259

40.1

35.6-44.7

12.2

9.5-15.4

4.8

3.1- 7.4

4.4

2.9- 6.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

647

229

32.4

28.2-36.9

211

32.7

28.5-37.3

17.3

13.9-21.4

7.4

5.0-10.7

10.2

7.6-13.5

1,962

677

35.1

32.6-37.7

706

35.4

32.8-38.0

282

13.4

11.7-15.3

117

6.6

5.3- 8.2

180

9.5

8.0-11.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

801

344

41.4

37.4-45.5

278

36.5

32.5-40.6

12.4

9.8-15.5

5.0

3.5- 7.2

4.7

3.3- 6.6

Non-Veteran

1,796

564

31.6

29.1-34.4

640

34.2

31.5-36.9

270

15.1

13.1-17.3

121

7.3

5.9- 9.1

201

11.7

10.0-13.8

Currently Serving

26.1

17.0-37.8

28.0

18.7-39.8

24.0

14.8-36.4

8.7

3.9-18.4

13.2

7.5-22.4

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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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