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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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
North Carolina	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
-Northeastern Partnership	293	125	36.7	30.5-43.4	103	34.9	28.6-41.7	35	18.6	12.2-27.3	17	5.5	3.2- 9.2	13	4.3	2.3- 7.8
GENDER
Male	144	48	29.3	21.7-38.3	51	32.4	24.2-41.8	25	25.7	16.2-38.2	12	7.5	4.0-13.4	8	5.1	2.4-10.7
Female	149	77	48.6	39.6-57.7	52	38.9	30.2-48.4	10	7.2	3.5-14.1	5	2.3	0.9- 5.6	5	3.0	1.2- 7.3
RACE
White	215	95	39.4	32.4-46.9	72	32.2	25.6-39.5	27	18.3	12.5-26.0	12	5.1	2.7- 9.4	9	5.0	2.5- 9.9
African American	71	29	34.3	21.6-49.8	25	32.6	20.4-47.8	8	22.5	7.7-50.2	5	7.4	2.7-18.4	4	3.2	1.1- 8.7
AGE
18-24	12	3	21.2	5.3-56.3	6	51.7	22.6-79.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	22.8	5.7-59.0	1	4.4	0.6-26.6
25-34	42	13	31.3	17.9-48.6	16	31.9	18.9-48.4	11	31.6	17.9-49.4	2	5.3	1.3-19.6	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	59	18	17.8	10.1-29.6	21	36.2	21.7-53.6	10	31.4	14.3-55.7	5	6.1	2.2-15.6	5	8.5	3.2-20.7
45-54	70	25	36.7	25.0-50.3	24	32.7	21.9-45.7	12	18.5	10.1-31.6	4	5.4	1.8-15.5	5	6.6	2.6-16.0
55-64	65	37	55.2	42.0-67.7	23	37.9	26.0-51.4	1	2.4	0.3-15.4	2	2.4	0.6- 9.1	2	2.1	0.5- 8.2
65-74	31	18	60.3	41.0-76.9	10	32.3	17.3-52.1	1	4.0	0.6-23.4	2	3.4	0.8-13.5	0	0.0	. - .
75+	14	11	77.2	46.6-92.9	3	22.8	7.1-53.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	33	9	26.6	13.2-46.4	14	39.5	23.1-58.7	4	17.8	6.8-38.9	4	12.4	4.3-31.0	2	3.7	0.9-14.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	87	36	35.9	24.1-49.6	31	29.3	19.2-42.0	12	25.6	11.5-47.7	4	4.9	1.6-14.0	4	4.3	1.4-12.0
Some Post-H.S.	76	29	30.5	20.2-43.1	21	31.0	19.6-45.3	15	25.0	14.9-38.8	7	7.6	3.3-16.5	4	5.9	2.0-16.3
College Graduate	97	51	47.1	36.5-58.1	37	42.2	31.7-53.4	4	6.0	2.2-15.6	2	1.4	0.3- 5.5	3	3.2	0.9-10.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	30	12	47.2	27.6-67.7	12	37.9	20.7-58.9	2	3.9	0.8-17.7	2	6.4	1.3-26.0	2	4.7	1.1-17.3
$15,000- 24,999	34	14	25.9	11.5-48.3	11	28.2	12.3-52.5	3	33.1	8.4-72.6	3	4.1	1.2-13.7	3	8.7	2.4-27.3
$25,000- 34,999	39	14	36.7	21.6-55.0	13	28.9	16.1-46.3	6	21.5	9.2-42.5	6	12.9	5.2-28.4	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	63	25	32.9	21.7-46.5	27	46.5	32.8-60.8	6	9.8	4.2-21.1	4	9.8	3.7-23.5	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2
$50,000-74,999	39	22	50.4	33.8-67.0	9	23.6	12.1-41.0	6	19.2	8.4-38.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.8	1.6-24.3
$75,000+	46	20	37.0	23.3-53.1	18	42.8	28.1-58.9	5	14.0	5.5-31.4	1	2.0	0.3-13.2	2	4.2	0.8-19.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	85	35	33.3	23.1-45.3	27	35.3	23.8-48.7	8	17.3	8.6-31.8	7	6.1	2.5-14.0	8	8.0	3.8-16.4
No	199	83	38.4	31.2-46.1	76	38.0	30.8-45.7	26	15.6	10.4-22.7	9	4.9	2.4- 9.6	5	3.2	1.2- 8.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	51	19	29.7	18.4-44.2	15	29.5	17.7-44.7	9	24.7	13.0-41.9	4	6.4	2.0-18.3	4	9.7	3.5-23.8
Non-Veteran	235	103	38.4	31.1-46.2	87	37.2	29.9-45.1	24	16.4	9.3-27.4	12	4.8	2.5- 8.8	9	3.2	1.5- 6.7
Currently Serving	6	2	22.7	4.8-63.0	1	14.1	1.8-59.3	2	42.8	10.8-82.3	1	20.4	2.8-69.6	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-Northeastern Partnership

293

125

36.7

30.5-43.4

103

34.9

28.6-41.7

18.6

12.2-27.3

5.5

3.2- 9.2

4.3

2.3- 7.8

GENDER

Male

144

29.3

21.7-38.3

32.4

24.2-41.8

25.7

16.2-38.2

7.5

4.0-13.4

5.1

2.4-10.7

Female

149

48.6

39.6-57.7

38.9

30.2-48.4

7.2

3.5-14.1

2.3

0.9- 5.6

3.0

1.2- 7.3

RACE

White

215

39.4

32.4-46.9

32.2

25.6-39.5

18.3

12.5-26.0

5.1

2.7- 9.4

5.0

2.5- 9.9

African American

34.3

21.6-49.8

32.6

20.4-47.8

22.5

7.7-50.2

7.4

2.7-18.4

3.2

1.1- 8.7

AGE

18-24

21.2

5.3-56.3

51.7

22.6-79.7

0.0

. - .

22.8

5.7-59.0

4.4

0.6-26.6

25-34

31.3

17.9-48.6

31.9

18.9-48.4

31.6

17.9-49.4

5.3

1.3-19.6

0.0

. - .

35-44

17.8

10.1-29.6

36.2

21.7-53.6

31.4

14.3-55.7

6.1

2.2-15.6

8.5

3.2-20.7

45-54

36.7

25.0-50.3

32.7

21.9-45.7

18.5

10.1-31.6

5.4

1.8-15.5

6.6

2.6-16.0

55-64

55.2

42.0-67.7

37.9

26.0-51.4

2.4

0.3-15.4

2.4

0.6- 9.1

2.1

0.5- 8.2

65-74

60.3

41.0-76.9

32.3

17.3-52.1

4.0

0.6-23.4

3.4

0.8-13.5

0.0

. - .

75+

77.2

46.6-92.9

22.8

7.1-53.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

26.6

13.2-46.4

39.5

23.1-58.7

17.8

6.8-38.9

12.4

4.3-31.0

3.7

0.9-14.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

35.9

24.1-49.6

29.3

19.2-42.0

25.6

11.5-47.7

4.9

1.6-14.0

4.3

1.4-12.0

Some Post-H.S.

30.5

20.2-43.1

31.0

19.6-45.3

25.0

14.9-38.8

7.6

3.3-16.5

5.9

2.0-16.3

College Graduate

47.1

36.5-58.1

42.2

31.7-53.4

6.0

2.2-15.6

1.4

0.3- 5.5

3.2

0.9-10.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

47.2

27.6-67.7

37.9

20.7-58.9

3.9

0.8-17.7

6.4

1.3-26.0

4.7

1.1-17.3

$15,000- 24,999

25.9

11.5-48.3

28.2

12.3-52.5

33.1

8.4-72.6

4.1

1.2-13.7

8.7

2.4-27.3

$25,000- 34,999

36.7

21.6-55.0

28.9

16.1-46.3

21.5

9.2-42.5

12.9

5.2-28.4

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

32.9

21.7-46.5

46.5

32.8-60.8

9.8

4.2-21.1

9.8

3.7-23.5

0.9

0.1- 6.2

$50,000-74,999

50.4

33.8-67.0

23.6

12.1-41.0

19.2

8.4-38.1

0.0

. - .

6.8

1.6-24.3

$75,000+

37.0

23.3-53.1

42.8

28.1-58.9

14.0

5.5-31.4

2.0

0.3-13.2

4.2

0.8-19.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

33.3

23.1-45.3

35.3

23.8-48.7

17.3

8.6-31.8

6.1

2.5-14.0

8.0

3.8-16.4

199

38.4

31.2-46.1

38.0

30.8-45.7

15.6

10.4-22.7

4.9

2.4- 9.6

3.2

1.2- 8.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

29.7

18.4-44.2

29.5

17.7-44.7

24.7

13.0-41.9

6.4

2.0-18.3

9.7

3.5-23.8

Non-Veteran

235

103

38.4

31.1-46.2

37.2

29.9-45.1

16.4

9.3-27.4

4.8

2.5- 8.8

3.2

1.5- 6.7

Currently Serving

22.7

4.8-63.0

14.1

1.8-59.3

42.8

10.8-82.3

20.4

2.8-69.6

0.0

. - .

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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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