BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (On the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	3,339	1,534	44.1	42.0-46.3	1,113	33.4	31.4-35.4	363	11.3	10.0-12.8	149	5.2	4.2- 6.4	180	6.0	5.0- 7.1
GENDER
Male	1,605	575	35.1	32.3-38.0	572	35.8	33.0-38.7	225	13.7	11.7-15.8	95	6.8	5.3- 8.7	138	8.7	7.1-10.6
Female	1,734	959	57.2	54.3-60.1	541	29.8	27.2-32.5	138	8.0	6.6- 9.7	54	3.0	2.1- 4.1	42	2.0	1.4- 3.0
RACE
White	2,744	1,298	45.2	42.9-47.5	912	33.8	31.6-36.1	292	11.2	9.8-12.8	115	4.7	3.8- 5.9	127	5.1	4.0- 6.3
African American	394	173	44.5	38.4-50.7	135	34.5	28.9-40.5	43	11.0	7.7-15.5	19	3.7	2.2- 6.1	24	6.4	3.9-10.4
Other Minorities	32	20	70.3	48.2-85.8	7	14.1	5.7-31.1	2	10.2	1.9-39.9	1	1.5	0.2-10.0	2	3.8	0.9-14.8
AGE
18-24	190	46	24.4	17.1-33.6	62	27.5	20.7-35.6	29	15.7	9.9-24.2	20	11.4	6.8-18.4	33	20.9	14.1-30.0
25-34	669	221	32.5	28.3-37.0	239	34.8	30.5-39.3	108	14.9	11.9-18.4	45	8.5	5.8-12.4	56	9.4	6.9-12.6
35-44	791	309	37.7	33.6-42.1	308	39.3	35.0-43.7	93	11.7	9.2-14.8	40	5.8	3.9- 8.6	41	5.5	3.7- 8.0
45-54	709	346	50.0	45.3-54.6	238	32.6	28.4-37.1	64	9.4	7.1-12.3	28	3.7	2.3- 6.0	33	4.4	2.8- 6.8
55-64	528	289	53.2	47.7-58.7	174	33.4	28.3-38.9	51	11.4	8.1-15.9	7	1.3	0.6- 3.0	7	0.6	0.3- 1.3
65-74	276	189	66.4	59.0-73.1	63	25.5	19.4-32.7	10	4.3	2.1- 8.5	6	2.2	0.9- 5.0	8	1.6	0.8- 3.5
75+	160	124	78.2	69.5-85.0	25	16.9	10.8-25.4	7	3.4	1.5- 7.6	3	0.9	0.3- 2.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	248	82	29.9	23.0-37.9	63	22.7	16.7-29.9	34	15.6	10.5-22.5	27	15.3	9.2-24.3	42	16.6	11.6-23.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	681	269	37.6	33.1-42.3	231	34.1	29.7-38.8	93	13.6	10.8-17.0	36	6.3	4.2- 9.4	52	8.4	6.0-11.7
Some Post-H.S.	826	368	43.1	38.9-47.4	269	32.0	28.2-36.1	104	12.9	10.2-16.2	43	5.6	3.9- 8.2	42	6.3	4.3- 9.2
College Graduate	1,583	815	49.9	46.8-53.0	549	35.5	32.6-38.6	132	8.9	7.3-10.9	43	2.8	2.0- 4.0	44	2.9	2.0- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	177	63	32.7	24.2-42.6	49	28.0	20.1-37.4	25	12.6	7.0-21.5	17	7.4	4.3-12.6	23	19.3	11.6-30.3
$15,000- 24,999	352	138	33.3	27.2-40.0	111	31.3	25.2-38.2	47	14.2	9.9-19.8	24	10.6	6.2-17.3	32	10.7	6.8-16.3
$25,000- 34,999	346	127	30.8	25.4-36.7	120	36.1	29.8-42.8	46	14.0	10.1-19.2	21	7.9	4.9-12.6	32	11.2	7.4-16.5
$35,000- 49,999	487	211	42.7	37.4-48.3	175	35.0	30.1-40.3	60	14.1	10.4-18.7	21	4.2	2.5- 7.0	20	4.0	2.3- 6.7
$50,000-74,999	548	276	48.7	43.6-53.8	177	33.8	29.1-38.9	49	8.6	6.3-11.6	22	4.3	2.6- 7.2	24	4.6	2.8- 7.5
$75,000+	866	414	46.0	42.0-50.1	330	37.5	33.6-41.5	79	9.6	7.4-12.3	25	4.0	2.6- 6.2	18	2.9	1.7- 4.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	701	330	44.3	39.6-49.1	223	33.1	28.7-37.9	69	11.2	8.5-14.8	39	5.6	3.4- 9.0	40	5.7	3.8- 8.6
No	2,561	1,172	44.2	41.8-46.6	866	33.6	31.4-36.0	283	11.2	9.7-12.8	106	5.1	4.0- 6.5	134	5.9	4.8- 7.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	477	214	43.5	38.2-49.0	166	36.9	31.6-42.4	50	9.4	6.7-13.0	25	5.9	3.7- 9.2	22	4.3	2.7- 7.0
Non-Veteran	2,838	1,307	44.2	41.8-46.5	944	32.9	30.7-35.1	307	11.6	10.1-13.2	123	5.1	4.0- 6.5	157	6.3	5.2- 7.6
Currently Serving	18	8	45.2	23.3-69.1	3	18.0	5.6-45.0	5	28.0	11.0-54.9	1	4.5	0.6-26.3	1	4.3	0.6-25.5

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

-Piedmont NC

3,339

1,534

44.1

42.0-46.3

1,113

33.4

31.4-35.4

363

11.3

10.0-12.8

149

5.2

4.2- 6.4

180

6.0

5.0- 7.1

GENDER

Male

1,605

575

35.1

32.3-38.0

572

35.8

33.0-38.7

225

13.7

11.7-15.8

6.8

5.3- 8.7

138

8.7

7.1-10.6

Female

1,734

959

57.2

54.3-60.1

541

29.8

27.2-32.5

138

8.0

6.6- 9.7

3.0

2.1- 4.1

2.0

1.4- 3.0

RACE

White

2,744

1,298

45.2

42.9-47.5

912

33.8

31.6-36.1

292

11.2

9.8-12.8

115

4.7

3.8- 5.9

127

5.1

4.0- 6.3

African American

394

173

44.5

38.4-50.7

135

34.5

28.9-40.5

11.0

7.7-15.5

3.7

2.2- 6.1

6.4

3.9-10.4

Other Minorities

70.3

48.2-85.8

14.1

5.7-31.1

10.2

1.9-39.9

1.5

0.2-10.0

3.8

0.9-14.8

AGE

18-24

190

24.4

17.1-33.6

27.5

20.7-35.6

15.7

9.9-24.2

11.4

6.8-18.4

20.9

14.1-30.0

25-34

669

221

32.5

28.3-37.0

239

34.8

30.5-39.3

108

14.9

11.9-18.4

8.5

5.8-12.4

9.4

6.9-12.6

35-44

791

309

37.7

33.6-42.1

308

39.3

35.0-43.7

11.7

9.2-14.8

5.8

3.9- 8.6

5.5

3.7- 8.0

45-54

709

346

50.0

45.3-54.6

238

32.6

28.4-37.1

9.4

7.1-12.3

3.7

2.3- 6.0

4.4

2.8- 6.8

55-64

528

289

53.2

47.7-58.7

174

33.4

28.3-38.9

11.4

8.1-15.9

1.3

0.6- 3.0

0.6

0.3- 1.3

65-74

276

189

66.4

59.0-73.1

25.5

19.4-32.7

4.3

2.1- 8.5

2.2

0.9- 5.0

1.6

0.8- 3.5

75+

160

124

78.2

69.5-85.0

16.9

10.8-25.4

3.4

1.5- 7.6

0.9

0.3- 2.9

0.6

0.1- 4.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

248

29.9

23.0-37.9

22.7

16.7-29.9

15.6

10.5-22.5

15.3

9.2-24.3

16.6

11.6-23.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

681

269

37.6

33.1-42.3

231

34.1

29.7-38.8

13.6

10.8-17.0

6.3

4.2- 9.4

8.4

6.0-11.7

Some Post-H.S.

826

368

43.1

38.9-47.4

269

32.0

28.2-36.1

104

12.9

10.2-16.2

5.6

3.9- 8.2

6.3

4.3- 9.2

College Graduate

1,583

815

49.9

46.8-53.0

549

35.5

32.6-38.6

132

8.9

7.3-10.9

2.8

2.0- 4.0

2.9

2.0- 4.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

177

32.7

24.2-42.6

28.0

20.1-37.4

12.6

7.0-21.5

7.4

4.3-12.6

19.3

11.6-30.3

$15,000- 24,999

352

138

33.3

27.2-40.0

111

31.3

25.2-38.2

14.2

9.9-19.8

10.6

6.2-17.3

10.7

6.8-16.3

$25,000- 34,999

346

127

30.8

25.4-36.7

120

36.1

29.8-42.8

14.0

10.1-19.2

7.9

4.9-12.6

11.2

7.4-16.5

$35,000- 49,999

487

211

42.7

37.4-48.3

175

35.0

30.1-40.3

14.1

10.4-18.7

4.2

2.5- 7.0

4.0

2.3- 6.7

$50,000-74,999

548

276

48.7

43.6-53.8

177

33.8

29.1-38.9

8.6

6.3-11.6

4.3

2.6- 7.2

4.6

2.8- 7.5

$75,000+

866

414

46.0

42.0-50.1

330

37.5

33.6-41.5

9.6

7.4-12.3

4.0

2.6- 6.2

2.9

1.7- 4.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

701

330

44.3

39.6-49.1

223

33.1

28.7-37.9

11.2

8.5-14.8

5.6

3.4- 9.0

5.7

3.8- 8.6

2,561

1,172

44.2

41.8-46.6

866

33.6

31.4-36.0

283

11.2

9.7-12.8

106

5.1

4.0- 6.5

134

5.9

4.8- 7.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

477

214

43.5

38.2-49.0

166

36.9

31.6-42.4

9.4

6.7-13.0

5.9

3.7- 9.2

4.3

2.7- 7.0

Non-Veteran

2,838

1,307

44.2

41.8-46.5

944

32.9

30.7-35.1

307

11.6

10.1-13.2

123

5.1

4.0- 6.5

157

6.3

5.2- 7.6

Currently Serving

45.2

23.3-69.1

18.0

5.6-45.0

28.0

11.0-54.9

4.5

0.6-26.3

4.3

0.6-25.5

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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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