BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	560	465	81.5	77.1-85.2	28	5.1	3.4- 7.8	16	3.4	1.9- 6.1	33	5.8	3.8- 8.6	18	4.2	2.4- 7.2
GENDER
Male	266	199	74.8	68.1-80.4	15	6.2	3.6-10.5	11	4.5	2.2- 8.9	24	7.6	4.7-12.0	17	6.9	3.9-11.9
Female	294	266	91.0	86.5-94.2	13	3.6	2.0- 6.5	5	1.9	0.6- 5.4	9	3.2	1.5- 6.9	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5
RACE
White	505	420	81.3	76.8-85.2	26	5.2	3.4- 8.0	14	3.4	1.8- 6.4	28	6.0	3.9- 9.1	17	4.0	2.3- 7.0
African American	32	30	90.7	68.4-97.8	1	5.9	0.8-32.0	1	3.3	0.5-20.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	36	14	41.6	25.0-60.4	5	12.5	4.4-30.8	4	12.0	3.8-32.1	10	24.6	12.5-42.7	3	9.2	2.7-27.3
25-34	87	61	71.6	58.0-82.1	9	8.1	3.9-16.3	5	6.5	2.2-17.5	9	7.5	3.2-16.5	3	6.3	1.7-20.5
35-44	127	109	84.1	74.5-90.6	6	3.9	1.6- 9.3	0	0.0	. - .	7	6.5	2.7-14.6	5	5.5	2.0-14.3
45-54	113	99	88.7	80.5-93.7	4	3.5	1.2- 9.8	5	4.6	1.6-12.3	2	1.0	0.2- 3.9	3	2.2	0.7- 6.9
55-64	85	78	92.7	84.3-96.8	2	2.8	0.7-11.3	2	2.4	0.6- 9.4	2	1.8	0.4- 7.7	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3
65-74	72	64	87.8	75.3-94.5	2	5.5	1.4-19.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	2.4	0.6- 8.4	3	4.3	1.2-13.8
75+	39	39	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	43	26	55.7	36.8-73.1	2	1.7	0.4- 7.1	4	16.4	6.0-37.9	7	14.8	6.3-31.2	4	11.2	3.4-31.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	121	97	78.3	67.1-86.4	5	4.9	1.8-12.6	4	3.5	1.1-10.6	9	5.9	2.3-14.4	6	7.3	2.8-17.9
Some Post-H.S.	169	143	84.1	76.6-89.5	7	4.6	2.1- 9.7	3	1.3	0.3- 4.9	9	5.6	2.6-11.5	7	4.5	2.0- 9.8
College Graduate	225	197	87.6	81.7-91.8	14	6.6	3.6-11.9	5	1.9	0.8- 4.8	8	3.6	1.7- 7.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	48	36	78.7	60.2-90.0	1	1.9	0.3-12.4	4	9.8	2.3-33.4	6	8.2	3.4-18.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.3
$15,000- 24,999	82	65	70.0	55.0-81.6	6	6.3	2.7-14.3	4	8.7	3.0-22.4	3	6.7	2.0-20.4	4	8.3	2.5-24.0
$25,000- 34,999	78	62	82.4	70.0-90.4	5	6.2	2.4-14.9	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	7	5.3	1.9-14.2	3	5.6	1.5-19.2
$35,000- 49,999	84	71	81.7	68.9-89.9	3	7.4	2.4-20.5	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1	6	5.6	2.1-14.1	3	4.5	1.2-15.1
$50,000-74,999	88	79	88.7	77.9-94.6	4	5.5	1.6-16.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.4	1.1-10.6	2	2.4	0.5- 9.6
$75,000+	86	74	86.1	76.4-92.2	5	5.5	2.1-13.7	4	5.1	1.8-13.1	1	1.2	0.2- 8.3	2	2.1	0.5- 8.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	158	136	84.9	76.4-90.7	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9	6	3.8	1.4- 9.6	10	7.9	3.8-15.6	4	3.0	1.0- 8.5
No	394	324	80.6	75.2-85.0	24	6.5	4.2-10.1	10	3.4	1.6- 6.9	23	5.1	3.1- 8.2	13	4.4	2.3- 8.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	95	82	89.1	80.6-94.1	4	5.2	1.9-13.7	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	2	1.0	0.2- 4.3	6	4.3	1.8-10.2
Non-Veteran	462	381	79.6	74.5-83.9	24	5.2	3.3- 8.1	14	4.1	2.2- 7.5	31	7.0	4.6-10.5	12	4.1	2.1- 7.9
Currently Serving	3	2	87.9	37.8-98.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	12.1	1.1-62.2	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

-Western NC

560

465

81.5

77.1-85.2

5.1

3.4- 7.8

3.4

1.9- 6.1

5.8

3.8- 8.6

4.2

2.4- 7.2

GENDER

Male

266

199

74.8

68.1-80.4

6.2

3.6-10.5

4.5

2.2- 8.9

7.6

4.7-12.0

6.9

3.9-11.9

Female

294

266

91.0

86.5-94.2

3.6

2.0- 6.5

1.9

0.6- 5.4

3.2

1.5- 6.9

0.2

0.0- 1.5

RACE

White

505

420

81.3

76.8-85.2

5.2

3.4- 8.0

3.4

1.8- 6.4

6.0

3.9- 9.1

4.0

2.3- 7.0

African American

90.7

68.4-97.8

5.9

0.8-32.0

3.3

0.5-20.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

41.6

25.0-60.4

12.5

4.4-30.8

12.0

3.8-32.1

24.6

12.5-42.7

9.2

2.7-27.3

25-34

71.6

58.0-82.1

8.1

3.9-16.3

6.5

2.2-17.5

7.5

3.2-16.5

6.3

1.7-20.5

35-44

127

109

84.1

74.5-90.6

3.9

1.6- 9.3

0.0

. - .

6.5

2.7-14.6

5.5

2.0-14.3

45-54

113

88.7

80.5-93.7

3.5

1.2- 9.8

4.6

1.6-12.3

1.0

0.2- 3.9

2.2

0.7- 6.9

55-64

92.7

84.3-96.8

2.8

0.7-11.3

2.4

0.6- 9.4

1.8

0.4- 7.7

0.3

0.0- 2.3

65-74

87.8

75.3-94.5

5.5

1.4-19.7

0.0

. - .

2.4

0.6- 8.4

4.3

1.2-13.8

75+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

55.7

36.8-73.1

1.7

0.4- 7.1

16.4

6.0-37.9

14.8

6.3-31.2

11.2

3.4-31.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

121

78.3

67.1-86.4

4.9

1.8-12.6

3.5

1.1-10.6

5.9

2.3-14.4

7.3

2.8-17.9

Some Post-H.S.

169

143

84.1

76.6-89.5

4.6

2.1- 9.7

1.3

0.3- 4.9

5.6

2.6-11.5

4.5

2.0- 9.8

College Graduate

225

197

87.6

81.7-91.8

6.6

3.6-11.9

1.9

0.8- 4.8

3.6

1.7- 7.5

0.2

0.0- 1.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

78.7

60.2-90.0

1.9

0.3-12.4

9.8

2.3-33.4

8.2

3.4-18.6

1.4

0.2- 9.3

$15,000- 24,999

70.0

55.0-81.6

6.3

2.7-14.3

8.7

3.0-22.4

6.7

2.0-20.4

8.3

2.5-24.0

$25,000- 34,999

82.4

70.0-90.4

6.2

2.4-14.9

0.4

0.1- 3.1

5.3

1.9-14.2

5.6

1.5-19.2

$35,000- 49,999

81.7

68.9-89.9

7.4

2.4-20.5

0.9

0.1- 6.1

5.6

2.1-14.1

4.5

1.2-15.1

$50,000-74,999

88.7

77.9-94.6

5.5

1.6-16.9

0.0

. - .

3.4

1.1-10.6

2.4

0.5- 9.6

$75,000+

86.1

76.4-92.2

5.5

2.1-13.7

5.1

1.8-13.1

1.2

0.2- 8.3

2.1

0.5- 8.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

158

136

84.9

76.4-90.7

0.5

0.1- 1.9

3.8

1.4- 9.6

7.9

3.8-15.6

3.0

1.0- 8.5

394

324

80.6

75.2-85.0

6.5

4.2-10.1

3.4

1.6- 6.9

5.1

3.1- 8.2

4.4

2.3- 8.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

89.1

80.6-94.1

5.2

1.9-13.7

0.3

0.0- 2.4

1.0

0.2- 4.3

4.3

1.8-10.2

Non-Veteran

462

381

79.6

74.5-83.9

5.2

3.3- 8.1

4.1

2.2- 7.5

7.0

4.6-10.5

4.1

2.1- 7.9

Currently Serving

87.9

37.8-98.9

0.0

. - .

12.1

1.1-62.2

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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