BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Drinking alcohol in the past 30 days*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	8,311	3,350	44.8	43.5-46.2	4,961	55.2	53.8-56.5
GENDER
Male	3,091	1,612	54.6	52.4-56.7	1,479	45.4	43.3-47.6
Female	5,220	1,738	35.6	34.0-37.3	3,482	64.4	62.7-66.0
RACE
White	6,433	2,751	48.5	47.0-50.0	3,682	51.5	50.0-53.0
African American	1,340	397	32.3	29.2-35.6	943	67.7	64.4-70.8
Other Minorities	71	31	43.4	30.0-57.9	40	56.6	42.1-70.0
AGE
18-24	415	191	45.6	39.5-51.9	224	54.4	48.1-60.5
25-34	1,361	673	53.1	49.8-56.4	688	46.9	43.6-50.2
35-44	1,632	795	51.5	48.4-54.5	837	48.5	45.5-51.6
45-54	1,557	707	47.7	44.6-50.8	850	52.3	49.2-55.4
55-64	1,399	532	41.9	38.6-45.3	867	58.1	54.7-61.4
65-74	1,061	276	30.3	26.8-34.1	785	69.7	65.9-73.2
75+	837	161	23.9	20.1-28.0	676	76.1	72.0-79.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,312	253	25.5	22.1-29.1	1,059	74.5	70.9-77.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,302	682	32.6	30.2-35.2	1,620	67.4	64.8-69.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,003	829	46.3	43.5-49.1	1,174	53.7	50.9-56.5
College Graduate	2,680	1,585	61.7	59.4-64.0	1,095	38.3	36.0-40.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	853	181	25.2	21.2-29.7	672	74.8	70.3-78.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,288	356	31.9	28.4-35.6	932	68.1	64.4-71.6
$25,000- 34,999	904	342	40.3	36.3-44.5	562	59.7	55.5-63.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,084	490	44.2	40.6-47.9	594	55.8	52.1-59.4
$50,000-74,999	1,069	546	53.3	49.7-57.0	523	46.7	43.0-50.3
$75,000+	1,317	870	68.4	65.3-71.4	447	31.6	28.6-34.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,455	706	33.7	31.2-36.3	1,749	66.3	63.7-68.8
No	5,620	2,566	49.3	47.7-51.0	3,054	50.7	49.0-52.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	986	474	50.5	46.7-54.3	512	49.5	45.7-53.3
Non-Veteran	7,287	2,852	43.8	42.3-45.2	4,435	56.2	54.8-57.7
Currently Serving	27	18	73.5	52.9-87.3	9	26.5	12.7-47.1

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

-Piedmont NC

8,311

3,350

44.8

43.5-46.2

4,961

55.2

53.8-56.5

GENDER

Male

3,091

1,612

54.6

52.4-56.7

1,479

45.4

43.3-47.6

Female

5,220

1,738

35.6

34.0-37.3

3,482

64.4

62.7-66.0

RACE

White

6,433

2,751

48.5

47.0-50.0

3,682

51.5

50.0-53.0

African American

1,340

397

32.3

29.2-35.6

943

67.7

64.4-70.8

Other Minorities

43.4

30.0-57.9

56.6

42.1-70.0

AGE

18-24

415

191

45.6

39.5-51.9

224

54.4

48.1-60.5

25-34

1,361

673

53.1

49.8-56.4

688

46.9

43.6-50.2

35-44

1,632

795

51.5

48.4-54.5

837

48.5

45.5-51.6

45-54

1,557

707

47.7

44.6-50.8

850

52.3

49.2-55.4

55-64

1,399

532

41.9

38.6-45.3

867

58.1

54.7-61.4

65-74

1,061

276

30.3

26.8-34.1

785

69.7

65.9-73.2

75+

837

161

23.9

20.1-28.0

676

76.1

72.0-79.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,312

253

25.5

22.1-29.1

1,059

74.5

70.9-77.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,302

682

32.6

30.2-35.2

1,620

67.4

64.8-69.8

Some Post-H.S.

2,003

829

46.3

43.5-49.1

1,174

53.7

50.9-56.5

College Graduate

2,680

1,585

61.7

59.4-64.0

1,095

38.3

36.0-40.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

853

181

25.2

21.2-29.7

672

74.8

70.3-78.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,288

356

31.9

28.4-35.6

932

68.1

64.4-71.6

$25,000- 34,999

904

342

40.3

36.3-44.5

562

59.7

55.5-63.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,084

490

44.2

40.6-47.9

594

55.8

52.1-59.4

$50,000-74,999

1,069

546

53.3

49.7-57.0

523

46.7

43.0-50.3

$75,000+

1,317

870

68.4

65.3-71.4

447

31.6

28.6-34.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,455

706

33.7

31.2-36.3

1,749

66.3

63.7-68.8

5,620

2,566

49.3

47.7-51.0

3,054

50.7

49.0-52.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

986

474

50.5

46.7-54.3

512

49.5

45.7-53.3

Non-Veteran

7,287

2,852

43.8

42.3-45.2

4,435

56.2

54.8-57.7

Currently Serving

73.5

52.9-87.3

26.5

12.7-47.1

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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, 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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