BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	3,324	2,704	79.8	78.0-81.5	248	8.1	7.0- 9.4	130	4.0	3.2- 4.9	169	5.9	4.9- 7.0	73	2.2	1.7- 3.0
GENDER
Male	1,597	1,167	73.3	70.5-75.8	157	10.0	8.3-11.9	89	5.3	4.1- 6.7	124	8.1	6.6-10.0	60	3.4	2.5- 4.6
Female	1,727	1,537	89.3	87.4-91.0	91	5.4	4.2- 6.9	41	2.1	1.4- 3.0	45	2.6	1.8- 3.7	13	0.6	0.3- 1.1
RACE
White	2,728	2,232	80.0	77.9-81.9	201	8.0	6.8- 9.5	106	4.2	3.3- 5.3	125	5.3	4.3- 6.5	64	2.6	1.9- 3.5
African American	395	324	82.6	77.6-86.7	27	6.6	4.3- 9.9	13	2.3	1.1- 4.6	27	7.9	5.0-12.3	4	0.6	0.2- 1.7
Other Minorities	31	28	94.5	83.1-98.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.3	0.8-13.0	1	2.2	0.3-14.5
AGE
18-24	191	111	52.1	42.9-61.2	30	18.2	12.0-26.7	13	7.4	3.5-14.8	31	20.1	13.3-29.2	6	2.2	0.9- 5.2
25-34	672	499	72.7	68.2-76.7	75	11.2	8.5-14.6	43	6.6	4.6- 9.2	40	7.1	4.9-10.1	15	2.6	1.4- 4.5
35-44	783	624	78.4	74.5-81.9	67	9.1	6.9-11.9	31	3.7	2.4- 5.7	37	5.2	3.5- 7.5	24	3.6	2.1- 6.0
45-54	711	597	86.2	82.9-88.9	37	4.3	3.0- 6.3	26	2.9	1.8- 4.6	38	5.2	3.5- 7.6	13	1.4	0.8- 2.8
55-64	525	462	87.9	84.0-90.9	28	5.6	3.5- 8.8	9	1.6	0.7- 3.6	16	3.3	1.9- 5.6	10	1.7	0.8- 3.4
65-74	272	250	90.9	85.3-94.4	9	4.2	2.0- 8.7	4	2.3	0.7- 7.3	4	1.1	0.4- 3.3	5	1.6	0.5- 4.4
75+	154	149	96.6	91.8-98.6	0	0.0	. - .	3	2.0	0.6- 6.5	2	1.4	0.3- 5.4	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	253	173	66.1	58.0-73.4	21	12.1	7.3-19.4	15	4.7	2.6- 8.5	27	11.6	7.5-17.6	17	5.5	3.1- 9.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	672	535	79.2	75.1-82.8	57	8.5	6.2-11.4	24	3.4	2.1- 5.4	37	5.1	3.5- 7.4	19	3.8	2.1- 6.8
Some Post-H.S.	826	655	75.4	71.3-79.2	62	8.4	6.3-11.2	42	5.2	3.5- 7.7	55	9.6	7.0-13.0	12	1.3	0.7- 2.5
College Graduate	1,572	1,341	84.9	82.6-87.0	107	6.9	5.5- 8.7	49	3.4	2.5- 4.8	50	3.2	2.3- 4.5	25	1.5	0.9- 2.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	176	112	61.1	50.6-70.7	28	14.8	9.3-22.6	13	8.1	3.5-17.7	17	12.9	6.7-23.3	6	3.2	1.3- 7.5
$15,000- 24,999	352	274	74.0	67.1-79.9	30	12.6	8.2-18.9	13	2.9	1.5- 5.3	22	6.3	3.9-10.0	13	4.2	1.9- 9.2
$25,000- 34,999	344	266	74.4	67.9-80.0	25	7.0	4.3-11.2	15	6.4	3.6-11.1	27	8.3	5.1-13.2	11	3.9	2.0- 7.5
$35,000- 49,999	485	401	78.7	73.5-83.2	32	8.5	5.6-12.6	21	4.4	2.7- 7.2	24	6.9	4.3-10.9	7	1.4	0.6- 3.3
$50,000-74,999	545	447	82.1	77.9-85.7	36	7.1	4.8-10.3	23	3.5	2.1- 5.6	26	5.2	3.3- 8.1	13	2.1	1.1- 4.0
$75,000+	864	732	82.3	78.8-85.3	64	7.5	5.7- 9.9	29	3.7	2.4- 5.6	28	4.6	3.0- 7.0	11	2.0	1.1- 3.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	693	564	81.5	77.4-84.9	42	5.7	4.0- 8.2	24	2.7	1.6- 4.3	42	6.4	4.4- 9.3	21	3.7	2.1- 6.4
No	2,555	2,082	79.7	77.6-81.7	199	8.6	7.2-10.1	105	4.4	3.5- 5.6	119	5.5	4.4- 6.8	50	1.8	1.3- 2.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	467	381	81.3	76.5-85.2	28	6.7	4.4-10.2	15	3.5	1.9- 6.2	30	5.8	3.7- 9.0	13	2.7	1.4- 5.1
Non-Veteran	2,833	2,303	79.6	77.5-81.4	217	8.3	7.1- 9.7	114	4.0	3.2- 5.1	139	5.9	4.9- 7.2	60	2.2	1.6- 3.0
Currently Serving	18	16	85.1	54.5-96.5	1	4.7	0.6-27.3	1	10.1	1.5-46.1	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

-Piedmont NC

3,324

2,704

79.8

78.0-81.5

248

8.1

7.0- 9.4

130

4.0

3.2- 4.9

169

5.9

4.9- 7.0

2.2

1.7- 3.0

GENDER

Male

1,597

1,167

73.3

70.5-75.8

157

10.0

8.3-11.9

5.3

4.1- 6.7

124

8.1

6.6-10.0

3.4

2.5- 4.6

Female

1,727

1,537

89.3

87.4-91.0

5.4

4.2- 6.9

2.1

1.4- 3.0

2.6

1.8- 3.7

0.6

0.3- 1.1

RACE

White

2,728

2,232

80.0

77.9-81.9

201

8.0

6.8- 9.5

106

4.2

3.3- 5.3

125

5.3

4.3- 6.5

2.6

1.9- 3.5

African American

395

324

82.6

77.6-86.7

6.6

4.3- 9.9

2.3

1.1- 4.6

7.9

5.0-12.3

0.6

0.2- 1.7

Other Minorities

94.5

83.1-98.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

3.3

0.8-13.0

2.2

0.3-14.5

AGE

18-24

191

111

52.1

42.9-61.2

18.2

12.0-26.7

7.4

3.5-14.8

20.1

13.3-29.2

2.2

0.9- 5.2

25-34

672

499

72.7

68.2-76.7

11.2

8.5-14.6

6.6

4.6- 9.2

7.1

4.9-10.1

2.6

1.4- 4.5

35-44

783

624

78.4

74.5-81.9

9.1

6.9-11.9

3.7

2.4- 5.7

5.2

3.5- 7.5

3.6

2.1- 6.0

45-54

711

597

86.2

82.9-88.9

4.3

3.0- 6.3

2.9

1.8- 4.6

5.2

3.5- 7.6

1.4

0.8- 2.8

55-64

525

462

87.9

84.0-90.9

5.6

3.5- 8.8

1.6

0.7- 3.6

3.3

1.9- 5.6

1.7

0.8- 3.4

65-74

272

250

90.9

85.3-94.4

4.2

2.0- 8.7

2.3

0.7- 7.3

1.1

0.4- 3.3

1.6

0.5- 4.4

75+

154

149

96.6

91.8-98.6

0.0

. - .

2.0

0.6- 6.5

1.4

0.3- 5.4

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

253

173

66.1

58.0-73.4

12.1

7.3-19.4

4.7

2.6- 8.5

11.6

7.5-17.6

5.5

3.1- 9.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

672

535

79.2

75.1-82.8

8.5

6.2-11.4

3.4

2.1- 5.4

5.1

3.5- 7.4

3.8

2.1- 6.8

Some Post-H.S.

826

655

75.4

71.3-79.2

8.4

6.3-11.2

5.2

3.5- 7.7

9.6

7.0-13.0

1.3

0.7- 2.5

College Graduate

1,572

1,341

84.9

82.6-87.0

107

6.9

5.5- 8.7

3.4

2.5- 4.8

3.2

2.3- 4.5

1.5

0.9- 2.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

176

112

61.1

50.6-70.7

14.8

9.3-22.6

8.1

3.5-17.7

12.9

6.7-23.3

3.2

1.3- 7.5

$15,000- 24,999

352

274

74.0

67.1-79.9

12.6

8.2-18.9

2.9

1.5- 5.3

6.3

3.9-10.0

4.2

1.9- 9.2

$25,000- 34,999

344

266

74.4

67.9-80.0

7.0

4.3-11.2

6.4

3.6-11.1

8.3

5.1-13.2

3.9

2.0- 7.5

$35,000- 49,999

485

401

78.7

73.5-83.2

8.5

5.6-12.6

4.4

2.7- 7.2

6.9

4.3-10.9

1.4

0.6- 3.3

$50,000-74,999

545

447

82.1

77.9-85.7

7.1

4.8-10.3

3.5

2.1- 5.6

5.2

3.3- 8.1

2.1

1.1- 4.0

$75,000+

864

732

82.3

78.8-85.3

7.5

5.7- 9.9

3.7

2.4- 5.6

4.6

3.0- 7.0

2.0

1.1- 3.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

693

564

81.5

77.4-84.9

5.7

4.0- 8.2

2.7

1.6- 4.3

6.4

4.4- 9.3

3.7

2.1- 6.4

2,555

2,082

79.7

77.6-81.7

199

8.6

7.2-10.1

105

4.4

3.5- 5.6

119

5.5

4.4- 6.8

1.8

1.3- 2.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

467

381

81.3

76.5-85.2

6.7

4.4-10.2

3.5

1.9- 6.2

5.8

3.7- 9.0

2.7

1.4- 5.1

Non-Veteran

2,833

2,303

79.6

77.5-81.4

217

8.3

7.1- 9.7

114

4.0

3.2- 5.1

139

5.9

4.9- 7.2

2.2

1.6- 3.0

Currently Serving

85.1

54.5-96.5

4.7

0.6-27.3

10.1

1.5-46.1

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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