BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Alcohol Consumption

Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,948	5,675	41.1	40.1-42.1	9,273	58.9	57.9-59.9
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	397	136	37.6	32.0-43.5	261	62.4	56.5-68.0
Buncombe	365	175	49.6	43.8-55.4	190	50.4	44.6-56.2
Cabarrus	427	162	40.8	35.6-46.2	265	59.2	53.8-64.4
Catawba	373	144	42.9	36.9-49.1	229	57.1	50.9-63.1
Cumberland	446	171	39.0	34.0-44.3	275	61.0	55.7-66.0
Davidson	382	115	31.3	26.0-37.2	267	68.7	62.8-74.0
Durham	409	203	48.8	43.1-54.5	206	51.2	45.5-56.9
Forsyth	445	191	45.3	40.0-50.6	254	54.7	49.4-60.0
Gaston	374	104	29.3	24.3-34.8	270	70.7	65.2-75.7
Guilford	426	183	44.3	38.9-49.9	243	55.7	50.1-61.1
Iredell	433	168	37.9	32.8-43.3	265	62.1	56.7-67.2
Johnston	479	151	34.8	29.7-40.4	328	65.2	59.6-70.3
Mecklenburg	637	358	57.2	52.8-61.5	279	42.8	38.5-47.2
New Hanover	372	202	56.4	50.6-62.1	170	43.6	37.9-49.4
Onslow	387	162	45.5	40.0-51.2	225	54.5	48.8-60.0
Orange	407	242	60.7	55.1-66.1	165	39.3	33.9-44.9
Pitt	378	163	45.4	39.7-51.2	215	54.6	48.8-60.3
Randolph	344	103	28.7	23.5-34.6	241	71.3	65.4-76.5
Robeson	373	89	25.8	20.8-31.4	284	74.2	68.6-79.2
Rowan	442	141	34.2	29.2-39.6	301	65.8	60.4-70.8
Union	434	166	41.0	35.6-46.7	268	59.0	53.3-64.4
Wake	594	333	57.3	52.6-61.8	261	42.7	38.2-47.4
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	359	161	45.5	39.7-51.5	198	54.5	48.5-60.3
Northeast Partnership II	481	127	26.9	22.6-31.6	354	73.1	68.4-77.4
Northeast Partnership I	396	101	30.3	24.0-37.4	295	69.7	62.6-76.0
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	366	111	33.3	27.8-39.3	255	66.7	60.7-72.2
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	468	137	28.0	23.5-32.9	331	72.0	67.1-76.5
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	414	159	39.6	34.4-45.1	255	60.4	54.9-65.6
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	409	133	35.6	30.6-41.0	276	64.4	59.0-69.4
Chatham/Lee/Moore	452	202	47.6	42.2-53.1	250	52.4	46.9-57.8
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	535	162	31.9	27.4-36.8	373	68.1	63.2-72.6
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	361	98	29.8	24.8-35.4	263	70.2	64.6-75.2
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	360	106	27.6	22.5-33.3	254	72.4	66.7-77.5
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	425	121	31.9	26.8-37.4	304	68.1	62.6-73.2
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	598	195	38.2	33.4-43.2	403	61.8	56.8-66.6
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	996	297	33.6	30.0-37.4	699	66.4	62.6-70.0
No	13,952	5,378	41.6	40.6-42.6	8,574	58.4	57.4-59.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	5,007	1,764	36.5	34.9-38.1	3,243	63.5	61.9-65.1
Piedmont	8,311	3,350	44.8	43.5-46.2	4,961	55.2	53.8-56.5
Western NC	1,630	561	36.6	33.8-39.6	1,069	63.4	60.4-66.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	942	364	41.6	37.7-45.6	578	58.4	54.4-62.3
Northwest	2,892	991	35.2	33.1-37.4	1,901	64.8	62.6-66.9
Charlotte	2,217	893	46.5	44.0-49.1	1,324	53.5	50.9-56.0
Greensboro	1,929	787	42.0	39.2-44.8	1,142	58.0	55.2-60.8
Southern Regional	1,562	521	34.9	32.1-37.8	1,041	65.1	62.2-67.9
Coastal	754	355	47.0	42.9-51.1	399	53.0	48.9-57.1
Wake	2,042	881	49.8	46.9-52.6	1,161	50.2	47.4-53.1
Area L	594	162	29.9	25.6-34.5	432	70.1	65.5-74.4
Eastern	1,883	687	37.5	34.8-40.2	1,196	62.5	59.8-65.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,948

5,675

41.1

40.1-42.1

9,273

58.9

57.9-59.9

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

397

136

37.6

32.0-43.5

261

62.4

56.5-68.0

Buncombe

365

175

49.6

43.8-55.4

190

50.4

44.6-56.2

Cabarrus

427

162

40.8

35.6-46.2

265

59.2

53.8-64.4

Catawba

373

144

42.9

36.9-49.1

229

57.1

50.9-63.1

Cumberland

446

171

39.0

34.0-44.3

275

61.0

55.7-66.0

Davidson

382

115

31.3

26.0-37.2

267

68.7

62.8-74.0

Durham

409

203

48.8

43.1-54.5

206

51.2

45.5-56.9

Forsyth

445

191

45.3

40.0-50.6

254

54.7

49.4-60.0

Gaston

374

104

29.3

24.3-34.8

270

70.7

65.2-75.7

Guilford

426

183

44.3

38.9-49.9

243

55.7

50.1-61.1

Iredell

433

168

37.9

32.8-43.3

265

62.1

56.7-67.2

Johnston

479

151

34.8

29.7-40.4

328

65.2

59.6-70.3

Mecklenburg

637

358

57.2

52.8-61.5

279

42.8

38.5-47.2

New Hanover

372

202

56.4

50.6-62.1

170

43.6

37.9-49.4

Onslow

387

162

45.5

40.0-51.2

225

54.5

48.8-60.0

Orange

407

242

60.7

55.1-66.1

165

39.3

33.9-44.9

Pitt

378

163

45.4

39.7-51.2

215

54.6

48.8-60.3

Randolph

344

103

28.7

23.5-34.6

241

71.3

65.4-76.5

Robeson

373

25.8

20.8-31.4

284

74.2

68.6-79.2

Rowan

442

141

34.2

29.2-39.6

301

65.8

60.4-70.8

Union

434

166

41.0

35.6-46.7

268

59.0

53.3-64.4

Wake

594

333

57.3

52.6-61.8

261

42.7

38.2-47.4

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

359

161

45.5

39.7-51.5

198

54.5

48.5-60.3

Northeast Partnership II

481

127

26.9

22.6-31.6

354

73.1

68.4-77.4

Northeast Partnership I

396

101

30.3

24.0-37.4

295

69.7

62.6-76.0

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

366

111

33.3

27.8-39.3

255

66.7

60.7-72.2

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

468

137

28.0

23.5-32.9

331

72.0

67.1-76.5

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

414

159

39.6

34.4-45.1

255

60.4

54.9-65.6

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

409

133

35.6

30.6-41.0

276

64.4

59.0-69.4

Chatham/Lee/Moore

452

202

47.6

42.2-53.1

250

52.4

46.9-57.8

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

535

162

31.9

27.4-36.8

373

68.1

63.2-72.6

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

361

29.8

24.8-35.4

263

70.2

64.6-75.2

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

360

106

27.6

22.5-33.3

254

72.4

66.7-77.5

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

425

121

31.9

26.8-37.4

304

68.1

62.6-73.2

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

598

195

38.2

33.4-43.2

403

61.8

56.8-66.6

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

996

297

33.6

30.0-37.4

699

66.4

62.6-70.0

13,952

5,378

41.6

40.6-42.6

8,574

58.4

57.4-59.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

5,007

1,764

36.5

34.9-38.1

3,243

63.5

61.9-65.1

Piedmont

8,311

3,350

44.8

43.5-46.2

4,961

55.2

53.8-56.5

Western NC

1,630

561

36.6

33.8-39.6

1,069

63.4

60.4-66.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

942

364

41.6

37.7-45.6

578

58.4

54.4-62.3

Northwest

2,892

991

35.2

33.1-37.4

1,901

64.8

62.6-66.9

Charlotte

2,217

893

46.5

44.0-49.1

1,324

53.5

50.9-56.0

Greensboro

1,929

787

42.0

39.2-44.8

1,142

58.0

55.2-60.8

Southern Regional

1,562

521

34.9

32.1-37.8

1,041

65.1

62.2-67.9

Coastal

754

355

47.0

42.9-51.1

399

53.0

48.9-57.1

Wake

2,042

881

49.8

46.9-52.6

1,161

50.2

47.4-53.1

Area L

594

162

29.9

25.6-34.5

432

70.1

65.5-74.4

Eastern

1,883

687

37.5

34.8-40.2

1,196

62.5

59.8-65.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the first alcohol consumption question.

^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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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