BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*

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	Total Respond.^	None	Once	Twice	3-7 times	8-30 times
North Carolina	5,631	4,556	79.6	78.2-80.9	396	7.5	6.6- 8.4	222	4.0	3.4- 4.7	310	6.1	5.4- 7.0	147	2.9	2.4- 3.5
-Northeastern Partnership	289	239	80.7	74.6-85.7	18	7.5	4.4-12.7	9	3.3	1.6- 6.6	17	6.4	3.8-10.4	6	2.1	0.9- 5.0
GENDER
Male	141	109	76.5	67.3-83.7	10	8.4	4.1-16.6	4	3.1	1.1- 8.1	14	9.2	5.3-15.6	4	2.9	1.0- 7.8
Female	148	130	87.5	80.1-92.5	8	6.2	2.9-12.8	5	3.6	1.3- 9.5	3	1.9	0.6- 5.8	2	0.8	0.2- 3.4
RACE
White	210	173	79.8	72.6-85.5	14	7.3	4.1-12.9	7	3.6	1.6- 8.0	11	6.6	3.6-11.9	5	2.6	1.0- 6.9
African American	71	60	86.5	75.5-93.1	2	2.5	0.6- 9.7	2	3.0	0.7-11.5	6	7.0	2.8-16.2	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0
AGE
18-24	12	9	80.2	49.7-94.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.6	1.3-45.9	2	10.2	2.3-35.3
25-34	43	33	81.4	66.8-90.5	7	10.6	4.6-22.2	1	2.9	0.4-17.7	1	3.3	0.5-19.7	1	1.9	0.3-12.5
35-44	59	45	74.9	57.9-86.6	3	7.6	1.8-26.8	3	3.5	0.9-13.0	6	9.6	3.9-21.7	2	4.5	1.1-16.5
45-54	66	54	76.2	61.7-86.5	6	13.9	6.2-28.5	3	5.4	1.6-16.4	2	3.9	0.9-15.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0
55-64	64	57	87.4	75.4-94.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.6	0.9-13.9	5	9.0	3.7-20.3	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	31	27	89.0	72.9-96.0	2	6.0	1.4-22.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.0	1.2-18.4	0	0.0	. - .
75+	14	14	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	32	27	82.6	63.2-92.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.7	0.7-26.8	3	10.5	3.3-29.0	1	2.2	0.3-14.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	85	69	80.0	67.6-88.5	7	9.8	4.3-20.7	2	2.5	0.6- 9.8	5	5.4	2.1-13.5	2	2.3	0.4-11.0
Some Post-H.S.	75	60	74.8	60.1-85.4	8	15.5	7.0-30.9	3	3.2	0.8-11.3	2	3.0	0.6-12.8	2	3.5	0.8-13.5
College Graduate	97	83	85.8	76.1-92.0	3	1.4	0.4- 4.5	3	3.5	1.0-11.5	7	8.6	4.0-17.8	1	0.6	0.1- 4.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	29	27	94.1	78.5-98.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.5	0.3-16.3	1	3.4	0.5-20.8
$15,000- 24,999	34	28	86.7	68.2-95.2	3	5.8	1.6-18.6	1	1.5	0.2-10.7	1	1.5	0.2-10.8	1	4.4	0.6-26.5
$25,000- 34,999	38	29	79.8	63.3-90.1	4	7.8	2.7-20.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	12.3	4.7-28.4	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	61	50	77.8	61.1-88.6	4	11.2	3.4-31.2	2	2.9	0.7-11.6	4	7.1	2.5-18.5	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3
$50,000-74,999	39	32	79.2	61.0-90.3	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	2	7.3	1.8-25.1	2	6.8	1.6-24.3	2	5.3	1.0-22.9
$75,000+	45	36	75.2	57.5-87.2	2	7.5	1.7-27.7	3	5.3	1.4-17.8	3	9.9	3.2-26.5	1	2.1	0.3-13.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	86	65	68.3	54.5-79.5	7	16.3	7.5-31.9	2	1.6	0.4- 6.1	10	12.1	6.2-22.3	2	1.7	0.4- 6.6
No	194	165	84.1	77.4-89.1	11	4.6	2.4- 8.6	7	4.3	1.9- 9.2	7	4.6	2.1- 9.6	4	2.4	0.8- 6.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	51	36	67.1	51.2-79.9	7	14.7	6.5-30.0	1	2.2	0.3-14.0	5	9.7	3.8-22.8	2	6.3	1.6-21.8
Non-Veteran	231	197	83.5	76.6-88.7	10	5.8	2.7-12.0	8	3.7	1.7- 7.7	12	5.9	3.2-10.5	4	1.2	0.4- 3.3
Currently Serving	6	5	88.0	45.3-98.5	1	12.0	1.5-54.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

None

Once

Twice

3-7 times

8-30 times

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,631

4,556

79.6

78.2-80.9

396

7.5

6.6- 8.4

222

4.0

3.4- 4.7

310

6.1

5.4- 7.0

147

2.9

2.4- 3.5

-Northeastern Partnership

289

239

80.7

74.6-85.7

7.5

4.4-12.7

3.3

1.6- 6.6

6.4

3.8-10.4

2.1

0.9- 5.0

GENDER

Male

141

109

76.5

67.3-83.7

8.4

4.1-16.6

3.1

1.1- 8.1

9.2

5.3-15.6

2.9

1.0- 7.8

Female

148

130

87.5

80.1-92.5

6.2

2.9-12.8

3.6

1.3- 9.5

1.9

0.6- 5.8

0.8

0.2- 3.4

RACE

White

210

173

79.8

72.6-85.5

7.3

4.1-12.9

3.6

1.6- 8.0

6.6

3.6-11.9

2.6

1.0- 6.9

African American

86.5

75.5-93.1

2.5

0.6- 9.7

3.0

0.7-11.5

7.0

2.8-16.2

1.0

0.1- 7.0

AGE

18-24

80.2

49.7-94.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

9.6

1.3-45.9

10.2

2.3-35.3

25-34

81.4

66.8-90.5

10.6

4.6-22.2

2.9

0.4-17.7

3.3

0.5-19.7

1.9

0.3-12.5

35-44

74.9

57.9-86.6

7.6

1.8-26.8

3.5

0.9-13.0

9.6

3.9-21.7

4.5

1.1-16.5

45-54

76.2

61.7-86.5

13.9

6.2-28.5

5.4

1.6-16.4

3.9

0.9-15.4

0.6

0.1- 4.0

55-64

87.4

75.4-94.0

0.0

. - .

3.6

0.9-13.9

9.0

3.7-20.3

0.0

. - .

65-74

89.0

72.9-96.0

6.0

1.4-22.4

0.0

. - .

5.0

1.2-18.4

0.0

. - .

75+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

82.6

63.2-92.9

0.0

. - .

4.7

0.7-26.8

10.5

3.3-29.0

2.2

0.3-14.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

80.0

67.6-88.5

9.8

4.3-20.7

2.5

0.6- 9.8

5.4

2.1-13.5

2.3

0.4-11.0

Some Post-H.S.

74.8

60.1-85.4

15.5

7.0-30.9

3.2

0.8-11.3

3.0

0.6-12.8

3.5

0.8-13.5

College Graduate

85.8

76.1-92.0

1.4

0.4- 4.5

3.5

1.0-11.5

8.6

4.0-17.8

0.6

0.1- 4.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

94.1

78.5-98.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

2.5

0.3-16.3

3.4

0.5-20.8

$15,000- 24,999

86.7

68.2-95.2

5.8

1.6-18.6

1.5

0.2-10.7

1.5

0.2-10.8

4.4

0.6-26.5

$25,000- 34,999

79.8

63.3-90.1

7.8

2.7-20.8

0.0

. - .

12.3

4.7-28.4

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

77.8

61.1-88.6

11.2

3.4-31.2

2.9

0.7-11.6

7.1

2.5-18.5

0.9

0.1- 6.3

$50,000-74,999

79.2

61.0-90.3

1.4

0.2- 9.5

7.3

1.8-25.1

6.8

1.6-24.3

5.3

1.0-22.9

$75,000+

75.2

57.5-87.2

7.5

1.7-27.7

5.3

1.4-17.8

9.9

3.2-26.5

2.1

0.3-13.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

68.3

54.5-79.5

16.3

7.5-31.9

1.6

0.4- 6.1

12.1

6.2-22.3

1.7

0.4- 6.6

194

165

84.1

77.4-89.1

4.6

2.4- 8.6

4.3

1.9- 9.2

4.6

2.1- 9.6

2.4

0.8- 6.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

67.1

51.2-79.9

14.7

6.5-30.0

2.2

0.3-14.0

9.7

3.8-22.8

6.3

1.6-21.8

Non-Veteran

231

197

83.5

76.6-88.7

5.8

2.7-12.0

3.7

1.7- 7.7

5.9

3.2-10.5

1.2

0.4- 3.3

Currently Serving

88.0

45.3-98.5

12.0

1.5-54.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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