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-WHITE 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	2,149	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
AGE
18-24	121	28	20.2	13.2-29.7	31	19.9	12.9-29.3	16	16.6	9.5-27.4	12	10.0	5.2-18.4	34	33.3	23.6-44.7
25-34	398	100	26.7	21.8-32.3	137	34.7	29.2-40.7	74	16.8	13.1-21.4	42	10.7	7.5-14.9	45	11.1	7.8-15.5
35-44	468	127	24.7	20.5-29.4	175	39.8	34.7-45.2	82	17.3	13.6-21.8	35	8.0	5.4-11.6	49	10.2	7.2-14.1
45-54	437	151	38.4	32.9-44.2	176	39.1	33.6-44.7	60	12.0	9.0-15.8	20	5.1	3.0- 8.6	30	5.5	3.6- 8.2
55-64	368	167	45.3	39.1-51.6	141	38.8	32.7-45.2	42	12.6	8.9-17.6	11	2.6	1.3- 5.1	7	0.7	0.3- 1.5
65-74	227	120	52.3	44.7-59.8	75	34.9	27.9-42.7	15	7.3	4.2-12.2	8	2.6	1.2- 5.3	9	2.9	1.4- 6.1
75+	126	83	69.1	58.8-77.8	33	25.8	17.7-36.1	7	3.8	1.7- 8.2	2	0.6	0.2- 2.6	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	145	42	23.8	16.8-32.4	39	25.0	17.5-34.4	23	15.6	10.0-23.7	14	12.8	7.0-22.4	27	22.8	14.7-33.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	472	142	29.9	25.1-35.2	158	33.0	28.1-38.3	77	15.9	12.5-20.0	30	7.6	5.0-11.5	65	13.6	10.2-17.9
Some Post-H.S.	542	190	35.5	30.8-40.5	190	34.0	29.4-38.9	72	13.5	10.3-17.5	46	7.9	5.6-11.1	44	9.0	6.4-12.6
College Graduate	988	405	40.9	37.2-44.6	381	39.6	36.0-43.5	124	12.4	10.1-15.1	40	3.8	2.7- 5.4	38	3.3	2.2- 4.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	94	24	25.1	15.7-37.5	28	26.5	16.9-39.0	13	14.2	6.3-28.7	10	8.4	4.0-16.7	19	25.9	14.8-41.3
$15,000- 24,999	177	54	29.2	21.7-38.0	57	31.4	23.7-40.3	24	10.3	6.6-15.8	15	10.0	5.6-17.2	27	19.1	12.0-28.9
$25,000- 34,999	235	73	28.8	22.5-36.1	71	33.0	26.0-40.9	37	16.8	11.8-23.3	28	10.7	6.9-16.2	26	10.7	6.9-16.1
$35,000- 49,999	324	114	33.2	27.4-39.5	117	34.7	28.9-40.9	48	18.0	13.2-24.0	19	7.0	4.2-11.4	26	7.2	4.6-11.2
$50,000-74,999	401	164	40.5	35.0-46.3	140	37.0	31.5-42.8	44	9.9	7.1-13.6	22	5.4	3.3- 8.7	31	7.2	4.8-10.8
$75,000+	582	213	36.6	32.1-41.4	243	41.6	36.9-46.4	78	12.2	9.5-15.6	24	4.9	3.1- 7.8	24	4.6	3.0- 7.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	496	194	36.9	32.0-42.1	159	33.3	28.5-38.5	65	14.7	11.3-18.7	37	6.7	4.6- 9.6	41	8.5	5.8-12.3
No	1,588	561	35.8	33.0-38.7	589	36.8	33.9-39.7	224	13.4	11.5-15.5	89	6.1	4.8- 7.7	125	8.0	6.4- 9.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	702	311	43.1	38.8-47.5	242	36.5	32.3-40.9	79	10.6	8.2-13.5	34	5.1	3.5- 7.5	36	4.7	3.2- 6.8
Non-Veteran	1,381	449	32.9	29.9-36.0	507	35.8	32.8-39.0	204	14.8	12.7-17.2	92	6.8	5.3- 8.6	129	9.7	7.9-12.0
Currently Serving	58	15	29.5	17.9-44.6	19	30.9	19.2-45.7	11	18.5	9.7-32.6	3	5.6	1.7-17.0	10	15.4	7.9-28.0

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

121

20.2

13.2-29.7

19.9

12.9-29.3

16.6

9.5-27.4

10.0

5.2-18.4

33.3

23.6-44.7

25-34

398

100

26.7

21.8-32.3

137

34.7

29.2-40.7

16.8

13.1-21.4

10.7

7.5-14.9

11.1

7.8-15.5

35-44

468

127

24.7

20.5-29.4

175

39.8

34.7-45.2

17.3

13.6-21.8

8.0

5.4-11.6

10.2

7.2-14.1

45-54

437

151

38.4

32.9-44.2

176

39.1

33.6-44.7

12.0

9.0-15.8

5.1

3.0- 8.6

5.5

3.6- 8.2

55-64

368

167

45.3

39.1-51.6

141

38.8

32.7-45.2

12.6

8.9-17.6

2.6

1.3- 5.1

0.7

0.3- 1.5

65-74

227

120

52.3

44.7-59.8

34.9

27.9-42.7

7.3

4.2-12.2

2.6

1.2- 5.3

2.9

1.4- 6.1

75+

126

69.1

58.8-77.8

25.8

17.7-36.1

3.8

1.7- 8.2

0.6

0.2- 2.6

0.6

0.1- 4.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

145

23.8

16.8-32.4

25.0

17.5-34.4

15.6

10.0-23.7

12.8

7.0-22.4

22.8

14.7-33.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

472

142

29.9

25.1-35.2

158

33.0

28.1-38.3

15.9

12.5-20.0

7.6

5.0-11.5

13.6

10.2-17.9

Some Post-H.S.

542

190

35.5

30.8-40.5

190

34.0

29.4-38.9

13.5

10.3-17.5

7.9

5.6-11.1

9.0

6.4-12.6

College Graduate

988

405

40.9

37.2-44.6

381

39.6

36.0-43.5

124

12.4

10.1-15.1

3.8

2.7- 5.4

3.3

2.2- 4.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

25.1

15.7-37.5

26.5

16.9-39.0

14.2

6.3-28.7

8.4

4.0-16.7

25.9

14.8-41.3

$15,000- 24,999

177

29.2

21.7-38.0

31.4

23.7-40.3

10.3

6.6-15.8

10.0

5.6-17.2

19.1

12.0-28.9

$25,000- 34,999

235

28.8

22.5-36.1

33.0

26.0-40.9

16.8

11.8-23.3

10.7

6.9-16.2

10.7

6.9-16.1

$35,000- 49,999

324

114

33.2

27.4-39.5

117

34.7

28.9-40.9

18.0

13.2-24.0

7.0

4.2-11.4

7.2

4.6-11.2

$50,000-74,999

401

164

40.5

35.0-46.3

140

37.0

31.5-42.8

9.9

7.1-13.6

5.4

3.3- 8.7

7.2

4.8-10.8

$75,000+

582

213

36.6

32.1-41.4

243

41.6

36.9-46.4

12.2

9.5-15.6

4.9

3.1- 7.8

4.6

3.0- 7.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

496

194

36.9

32.0-42.1

159

33.3

28.5-38.5

14.7

11.3-18.7

6.7

4.6- 9.6

8.5

5.8-12.3

1,588

561

35.8

33.0-38.7

589

36.8

33.9-39.7

224

13.4

11.5-15.5

6.1

4.8- 7.7

125

8.0

6.4- 9.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

702

311

43.1

38.8-47.5

242

36.5

32.3-40.9

10.6

8.2-13.5

5.1

3.5- 7.5

4.7

3.2- 6.8

Non-Veteran

1,381

449

32.9

29.9-36.0

507

35.8

32.8-39.0

204

14.8

12.7-17.2

6.8

5.3- 8.6

129

9.7

7.9-12.0

Currently Serving

29.5

17.9-44.6

30.9

19.2-45.7

18.5

9.7-32.6

5.6

1.7-17.0

15.4

7.9-28.0

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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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