BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (During the past 30 days, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage, or liquor?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage, or liquor?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,233	6,747	42.9	41.8-43.9	10,486	57.1	56.1-58.2
-Mountain AHEC	1,196	458	39.1	35.5-42.9	738	60.9	57.1-64.5
GENDER
Male	422	184	44.3	38.2-50.6	238	55.7	49.4-61.8
Female	774	274	34.5	30.4-38.8	500	65.5	61.2-69.6
RACE
White	1,043	411	39.9	36.1-43.7	632	60.1	56.3-63.9
African American	65	13	21.7	10.9-38.4	52	78.3	61.6-89.1
Other Minorities	88	34	44.4	28.9-61.1	54	55.6	38.9-71.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	20	52.3	32.9-71.1	25	47.7	28.9-67.1
Non-Hispanic	1,149	438	38.3	34.7-42.0	711	61.7	58.0-65.3
AGE
18-24	59	23	34.4	21.3-50.3	36	65.6	49.7-78.7
25-34	172	81	44.0	35.4-53.0	91	56.0	47.0-64.6
35-44	185	75	43.1	34.5-52.2	110	56.9	47.8-65.5
45-54	201	86	38.1	30.3-46.6	115	61.9	53.4-69.7
55-64	216	90	45.0	37.2-53.1	126	55.0	46.9-62.8
65-74	187	58	33.1	25.7-41.6	129	66.9	58.4-74.3
75+	171	43	29.0	21.5-37.9	128	71.0	62.1-78.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	41	30.8	21.3-42.3	140	69.2	57.7-78.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	353	90	26.2	20.4-33.0	263	73.8	67.0-79.6
Some Post-H.S.	306	128	41.0	34.2-48.2	178	59.0	51.8-65.8
College Graduate	353	199	57.7	51.3-63.8	154	42.3	36.2-48.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	154	41	34.4	24.2-46.3	113	65.6	53.7-75.8
$15,000- 24,999	244	73	32.8	24.9-41.8	171	67.2	58.2-75.1
$25,000- 34,999	166	65	43.8	34.5-53.5	101	56.2	46.5-65.5
$35,000- 49,999	168	71	41.6	32.9-50.8	97	58.4	49.2-67.1
$50,000-74,999	143	70	43.6	32.9-55.0	73	56.4	45.0-67.1
$75,000+	135	88	62.9	52.1-72.6	47	37.1	27.4-47.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	398	116	32.1	26.2-38.7	282	67.9	61.3-73.8
No	765	329	42.2	37.6-47.0	436	57.8	53.0-62.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	162	61	39.6	31.1-48.9	101	60.4	51.1-68.9
Non-Veteran	1,033	396	39.0	35.1-43.1	637	61.0	56.9-64.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,233

6,747

42.9

41.8-43.9

10,486

57.1

56.1-58.2

-Mountain AHEC

1,196

458

39.1

35.5-42.9

738

60.9

57.1-64.5

GENDER

Male

422

184

44.3

38.2-50.6

238

55.7

49.4-61.8

Female

774

274

34.5

30.4-38.8

500

65.5

61.2-69.6

RACE

White

1,043

411

39.9

36.1-43.7

632

60.1

56.3-63.9

African American

21.7

10.9-38.4

78.3

61.6-89.1

Other Minorities

44.4

28.9-61.1

55.6

38.9-71.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

52.3

32.9-71.1

47.7

28.9-67.1

Non-Hispanic

1,149

438

38.3

34.7-42.0

711

61.7

58.0-65.3

AGE

18-24

34.4

21.3-50.3

65.6

49.7-78.7

25-34

172

44.0

35.4-53.0

56.0

47.0-64.6

35-44

185

43.1

34.5-52.2

110

56.9

47.8-65.5

45-54

201

38.1

30.3-46.6

115

61.9

53.4-69.7

55-64

216

45.0

37.2-53.1

126

55.0

46.9-62.8

65-74

187

33.1

25.7-41.6

129

66.9

58.4-74.3

75+

171

29.0

21.5-37.9

128

71.0

62.1-78.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

30.8

21.3-42.3

140

69.2

57.7-78.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

353

26.2

20.4-33.0

263

73.8

67.0-79.6

Some Post-H.S.

306

128

41.0

34.2-48.2

178

59.0

51.8-65.8

College Graduate

353

199

57.7

51.3-63.8

154

42.3

36.2-48.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

154

34.4

24.2-46.3

113

65.6

53.7-75.8

$15,000- 24,999

244

32.8

24.9-41.8

171

67.2

58.2-75.1

$25,000- 34,999

166

43.8

34.5-53.5

101

56.2

46.5-65.5

$35,000- 49,999

168

41.6

32.9-50.8

58.4

49.2-67.1

$50,000-74,999

143

43.6

32.9-55.0

56.4

45.0-67.1

$75,000+

135

62.9

52.1-72.6

37.1

27.4-47.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

398

116

32.1

26.2-38.7

282

67.9

61.3-73.8

765

329

42.2

37.6-47.0

436

57.8

53.0-62.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

162

39.6

31.1-48.9

101

60.4

51.1-68.9

Non-Veteran

1,033

396

39.0

35.1-43.1

637

61.0

56.9-64.9

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^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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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