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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Western NC	554	285	49.7	44.7-54.7	156	28.0	23.7-32.9	64	11.5	8.6-15.3	21	3.9	2.4- 6.4	28	6.8	4.4-10.4
GENDER
Male	261	104	40.4	33.6-47.6	85	30.8	24.6-37.8	37	13.5	9.3-19.1	14	5.2	2.9- 9.3	21	10.1	6.3-15.9
Female	293	181	62.6	55.7-68.9	71	24.2	18.9-30.5	27	8.8	5.5-13.9	7	2.2	1.0- 4.7	7	2.2	0.9- 5.6
RACE
White	501	262	51.0	45.7-56.2	143	28.5	23.9-33.5	53	9.8	7.2-13.3	20	4.2	2.5- 6.9	23	6.5	4.1-10.2
African American	30	17	57.7	36.4-76.5	8	25.4	11.0-48.3	5	16.9	6.6-36.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	9	25.8	13.0-44.6	10	21.2	10.1-39.2	7	20.1	9.2-38.3	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	10	32.0	17.4-51.4
25-34	85	31	35.4	23.5-49.4	23	30.8	18.7-46.4	14	15.9	7.7-29.9	10	11.9	5.7-23.4	7	6.0	2.0-17.0
35-44	126	61	47.2	37.2-57.5	40	31.3	22.7-41.3	15	10.8	6.0-18.8	6	4.2	1.7- 9.6	4	6.5	2.3-17.1
45-54	114	58	54.5	43.8-64.8	31	24.6	16.9-34.3	19	14.6	8.8-23.4	2	2.1	0.5- 8.8	4	4.2	1.4-11.9
55-64	84	50	56.4	43.9-68.2	26	34.0	23.3-46.5	5	6.0	2.2-15.7	2	3.2	0.8-12.3	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3
65-74	69	45	64.9	50.9-76.8	18	23.7	13.9-37.3	4	7.8	2.8-19.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.6	0.8-14.0
75+	38	30	74.3	53.1-88.1	8	25.7	11.9-46.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	41	9	16.0	7.3-31.6	10	21.7	10.0-40.8	10	27.0	12.4-49.1	3	5.5	1.5-17.8	9	29.9	14.8-51.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	118	55	43.9	33.5-54.9	30	24.7	16.5-35.4	18	16.0	9.7-25.3	5	5.7	2.0-15.3	10	9.7	4.4-20.0
Some Post-H.S.	167	89	53.3	44.2-62.2	49	28.6	21.3-37.3	12	6.9	3.3-13.6	8	4.6	2.2- 9.5	9	6.6	3.3-12.9
College Graduate	226	131	57.5	49.6-65.1	66	31.2	24.2-39.3	24	9.3	5.9-14.3	5	2.0	0.8- 4.9	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	48	19	48.9	31.3-66.7	17	25.9	14.1-42.6	8	13.3	5.8-27.6	2	3.8	0.9-15.1	2	8.2	1.5-34.9
$15,000- 24,999	82	40	43.3	30.6-57.0	15	13.8	7.7-23.6	12	17.4	8.5-32.3	7	7.8	3.5-16.7	8	17.6	8.3-33.6
$25,000- 34,999	75	25	32.5	21.1-46.3	30	46.3	33.2-60.0	11	13.3	6.6-24.9	3	2.9	0.7-10.6	6	5.1	2.0-12.4
$35,000- 49,999	84	45	51.8	39.2-64.1	19	21.1	13.1-32.3	14	18.5	10.2-31.1	3	5.0	1.5-15.8	3	3.6	0.8-15.0
$50,000-74,999	87	55	57.5	45.4-68.9	25	33.0	22.6-45.4	4	5.5	2.0-14.6	2	2.3	0.5- 9.5	1	1.6	0.2-10.3
$75,000+	86	53	59.9	47.9-70.8	23	28.0	18.6-39.7	5	6.2	2.0-17.4	2	2.6	0.6-10.7	3	3.3	1.1-10.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	154	81	48.4	38.8-58.0	36	23.6	16.4-32.7	19	13.0	7.3-22.3	8	5.9	2.8-11.9	10	9.0	4.5-17.4
No	391	201	50.5	44.5-56.5	115	29.1	23.9-35.0	45	11.2	8.0-15.5	13	3.3	1.7- 6.2	17	5.9	3.3-10.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	94	41	41.6	30.5-53.5	34	37.3	26.6-49.4	10	14.1	6.8-27.1	3	2.7	0.8- 8.9	6	4.4	1.8-10.3
Non-Veteran	457	243	51.6	46.0-57.1	120	25.7	21.1-31.0	54	11.0	8.0-14.8	18	4.3	2.5- 7.2	22	7.5	4.6-11.8
Currently Serving	3	1	63.7	13.2-95.3	2	36.3	4.7-86.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	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

-Western NC

554

285

49.7

44.7-54.7

156

28.0

23.7-32.9

11.5

8.6-15.3

3.9

2.4- 6.4

6.8

4.4-10.4

GENDER

Male

261

104

40.4

33.6-47.6

30.8

24.6-37.8

13.5

9.3-19.1

5.2

2.9- 9.3

10.1

6.3-15.9

Female

293

181

62.6

55.7-68.9

24.2

18.9-30.5

8.8

5.5-13.9

2.2

1.0- 4.7

2.2

0.9- 5.6

RACE

White

501

262

51.0

45.7-56.2

143

28.5

23.9-33.5

9.8

7.2-13.3

4.2

2.5- 6.9

6.5

4.1-10.2

African American

57.7

36.4-76.5

25.4

11.0-48.3

16.9

6.6-36.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

25.8

13.0-44.6

21.2

10.1-39.2

20.1

9.2-38.3

1.0

0.1- 6.6

32.0

17.4-51.4

25-34

35.4

23.5-49.4

30.8

18.7-46.4

15.9

7.7-29.9

11.9

5.7-23.4

6.0

2.0-17.0

35-44

126

47.2

37.2-57.5

31.3

22.7-41.3

10.8

6.0-18.8

4.2

1.7- 9.6

6.5

2.3-17.1

45-54

114

54.5

43.8-64.8

24.6

16.9-34.3

14.6

8.8-23.4

2.1

0.5- 8.8

4.2

1.4-11.9

55-64

56.4

43.9-68.2

34.0

23.3-46.5

6.0

2.2-15.7

3.2

0.8-12.3

0.3

0.0- 2.3

65-74

64.9

50.9-76.8

23.7

13.9-37.3

7.8

2.8-19.9

0.0

. - .

3.6

0.8-14.0

75+

74.3

53.1-88.1

25.7

11.9-46.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.0

7.3-31.6

21.7

10.0-40.8

27.0

12.4-49.1

5.5

1.5-17.8

29.9

14.8-51.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

118

43.9

33.5-54.9

24.7

16.5-35.4

16.0

9.7-25.3

5.7

2.0-15.3

9.7

4.4-20.0

Some Post-H.S.

167

53.3

44.2-62.2

28.6

21.3-37.3

6.9

3.3-13.6

4.6

2.2- 9.5

6.6

3.3-12.9

College Graduate

226

131

57.5

49.6-65.1

31.2

24.2-39.3

9.3

5.9-14.3

2.0

0.8- 4.9

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

48.9

31.3-66.7

25.9

14.1-42.6

13.3

5.8-27.6

3.8

0.9-15.1

8.2

1.5-34.9

$15,000- 24,999

43.3

30.6-57.0

13.8

7.7-23.6

17.4

8.5-32.3

7.8

3.5-16.7

17.6

8.3-33.6

$25,000- 34,999

32.5

21.1-46.3

46.3

33.2-60.0

13.3

6.6-24.9

2.9

0.7-10.6

5.1

2.0-12.4

$35,000- 49,999

51.8

39.2-64.1

21.1

13.1-32.3

18.5

10.2-31.1

5.0

1.5-15.8

3.6

0.8-15.0

$50,000-74,999

57.5

45.4-68.9

33.0

22.6-45.4

5.5

2.0-14.6

2.3

0.5- 9.5

1.6

0.2-10.3

$75,000+

59.9

47.9-70.8

28.0

18.6-39.7

6.2

2.0-17.4

2.6

0.6-10.7

3.3

1.1-10.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

154

48.4

38.8-58.0

23.6

16.4-32.7

13.0

7.3-22.3

5.9

2.8-11.9

9.0

4.5-17.4

391

201

50.5

44.5-56.5

115

29.1

23.9-35.0

11.2

8.0-15.5

3.3

1.7- 6.2

5.9

3.3-10.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

41.6

30.5-53.5

37.3

26.6-49.4

14.1

6.8-27.1

2.7

0.8- 8.9

4.4

1.8-10.3

Non-Veteran

457

243

51.6

46.0-57.1

120

25.7

21.1-31.0

11.0

8.0-14.8

4.3

2.5- 7.2

7.5

4.6-11.8

Currently Serving

63.7

13.2-95.3

36.3

4.7-86.8

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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