BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?

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	Total Respond.^	Only one	Two	Three	Four	Five or more
North Carolina	6,444	1,995	26.5	25.1-27.9	1,798	25.9	24.5-27.3	1,082	18.2	17.0-19.6	445	7.5	6.7- 8.4	1,124	21.9	20.5-23.4
-Mountain AHEC	439	142	28.7	24.0-34.0	127	25.2	20.7-30.2	91	21.3	16.8-26.7	19	6.6	4.0-10.9	60	18.1	13.3-24.2
GENDER
Male	173	37	19.8	13.9-27.4	48	22.8	16.6-30.5	39	22.5	15.7-31.2	10	7.5	3.9-13.9	39	27.4	19.3-37.4
Female	266	105	38.4	31.7-45.6	79	27.8	21.9-34.6	52	20.1	14.7-26.9	9	5.7	2.4-13.0	21	7.9	4.5-13.5
RACE
White	400	135	30.7	25.7-36.2	119	26.7	22.0-32.1	82	19.6	15.4-24.5	18	7.2	4.2-11.9	46	15.8	11.3-21.6
African American	10	2	8.6	1.8-32.9	3	27.9	7.0-66.5	3	48.8	15.9-82.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	14.7	3.1-48.1
Other Minorities	29	5	12.8	3.9-34.7	5	5.8	1.5-19.8	6	31.8	10.2-65.7	1	3.0	0.4-19.5	12	46.6	19.7-75.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	4	11.3	3.1-33.7	1	6.3	0.8-35.4	4	33.2	9.9-69.2	1	3.3	0.4-21.4	7	45.9	17.5-77.3
Non-Hispanic	422	138	30.0	25.2-35.4	126	26.6	22.0-31.8	87	20.5	16.2-25.5	18	6.9	4.1-11.5	53	16.0	11.7-21.6
AGE
18-24	23	4	7.4	1.9-24.2	4	10.4	3.4-27.3	8	32.2	14.1-58.0	2	12.9	3.2-39.7	5	37.2	16.6-63.7
25-34	77	24	35.1	24.0-48.0	19	20.6	12.7-31.5	16	18.7	11.1-29.8	3	4.1	1.1-14.1	15	21.6	12.5-34.7
35-44	70	12	13.2	7.1-23.0	20	27.6	17.3-40.9	18	25.3	15.6-38.4	4	7.3	2.4-20.2	16	26.7	15.6-41.7
45-54	81	25	26.7	17.0-39.4	22	31.5	19.8-46.0	20	26.0	14.9-41.3	3	5.4	1.7-16.5	11	10.4	5.1-20.1
55-64	88	32	36.0	25.3-48.4	25	27.3	17.5-40.0	15	15.4	8.8-25.6	5	8.3	3.0-20.8	11	12.9	6.1-25.4
65-74	58	25	40.4	26.9-55.4	19	31.3	19.5-46.1	11	21.1	11.2-36.1	1	4.3	0.6-24.8	2	2.9	0.7-11.5
75+	40	19	55.2	37.8-71.4	17	33.9	20.0-51.3	3	7.4	2.2-21.6	1	3.6	0.5-21.4	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	36	6	8.7	3.0-22.6	5	15.6	5.9-35.3	9	23.8	11.4-43.2	2	4.9	1.2-18.6	14	47.0	26.7-68.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	86	31	32.9	22.1-46.0	24	20.4	12.2-32.0	13	15.7	6.6-32.9	5	8.9	3.3-22.0	13	22.1	11.5-38.3
Some Post-H.S.	124	44	33.3	24.4-43.7	34	24.8	17.2-34.4	27	22.5	14.6-33.1	6	11.0	4.7-23.5	13	8.3	4.4-15.1
College Graduate	193	61	29.3	22.3-37.3	64	30.8	23.7-38.8	42	22.7	16.3-30.6	6	3.0	1.3- 6.8	20	14.3	8.7-22.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	37	10	21.4	10.2-39.6	8	20.4	9.0-39.7	8	20.4	8.4-41.7	2	4.8	1.1-18.5	9	33.0	14.8-58.3
$15,000- 24,999	69	16	17.9	9.8-30.4	16	17.3	9.2-30.0	16	23.4	13.5-37.5	1	5.1	0.7-28.0	20	36.4	21.4-54.5
$25,000- 34,999	63	22	33.7	21.3-48.9	18	25.7	15.1-40.2	14	23.1	10.9-42.3	6	14.0	5.9-29.7	3	3.5	1.0-11.3
$35,000- 49,999	69	19	27.9	17.2-42.0	23	26.7	16.8-39.6	15	17.7	10.1-29.3	3	7.3	2.2-21.8	9	20.3	9.7-37.5
$50,000-74,999	69	19	22.2	12.9-35.4	26	32.6	21.2-46.5	14	23.8	12.9-39.6	2	3.6	0.9-13.5	8	17.8	8.2-34.3
$75,000+	85	32	37.4	26.6-49.6	22	27.0	17.5-39.3	19	19.3	12.0-29.6	3	3.6	1.1-11.0	9	12.7	5.9-25.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	107	30	25.6	17.3-36.1	36	30.5	21.1-41.9	26	30.3	20.6-42.2	2	2.7	0.6-10.9	13	10.8	5.1-21.5
No	321	109	29.7	24.2-36.0	88	23.2	18.3-28.9	62	18.9	13.9-25.2	17	8.0	4.6-13.6	45	20.2	14.3-27.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	57	12	21.3	11.7-35.5	19	28.3	17.4-42.7	10	13.9	6.7-26.7	5	13.1	5.3-28.8	11	23.4	12.2-40.1
Non-Veteran	381	130	29.9	24.8-35.7	108	24.7	19.9-30.2	80	22.5	17.5-28.5	14	5.6	3.0-10.3	49	17.2	12.1-24.0

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,444

1,995

26.5

25.1-27.9

1,798

25.9

24.5-27.3

1,082

18.2

17.0-19.6

445

7.5

6.7- 8.4

1,124

21.9

20.5-23.4

-Mountain AHEC

439

142

28.7

24.0-34.0

127

25.2

20.7-30.2

21.3

16.8-26.7

6.6

4.0-10.9

18.1

13.3-24.2

GENDER

Male

173

19.8

13.9-27.4

22.8

16.6-30.5

22.5

15.7-31.2

7.5

3.9-13.9

27.4

19.3-37.4

Female

266

105

38.4

31.7-45.6

27.8

21.9-34.6

20.1

14.7-26.9

5.7

2.4-13.0

7.9

4.5-13.5

RACE

White

400

135

30.7

25.7-36.2

119

26.7

22.0-32.1

19.6

15.4-24.5

7.2

4.2-11.9

15.8

11.3-21.6

African American

8.6

1.8-32.9

27.9

7.0-66.5

48.8

15.9-82.7

0.0

. - .

14.7

3.1-48.1

Other Minorities

12.8

3.9-34.7

5.8

1.5-19.8

31.8

10.2-65.7

3.0

0.4-19.5

46.6

19.7-75.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.3

3.1-33.7

6.3

0.8-35.4

33.2

9.9-69.2

3.3

0.4-21.4

45.9

17.5-77.3

Non-Hispanic

422

138

30.0

25.2-35.4

126

26.6

22.0-31.8

20.5

16.2-25.5

6.9

4.1-11.5

16.0

11.7-21.6

AGE

18-24

7.4

1.9-24.2

10.4

3.4-27.3

32.2

14.1-58.0

12.9

3.2-39.7

37.2

16.6-63.7

25-34

35.1

24.0-48.0

20.6

12.7-31.5

18.7

11.1-29.8

4.1

1.1-14.1

21.6

12.5-34.7

35-44

13.2

7.1-23.0

27.6

17.3-40.9

25.3

15.6-38.4

7.3

2.4-20.2

26.7

15.6-41.7

45-54

26.7

17.0-39.4

31.5

19.8-46.0

26.0

14.9-41.3

5.4

1.7-16.5

10.4

5.1-20.1

55-64

36.0

25.3-48.4

27.3

17.5-40.0

15.4

8.8-25.6

8.3

3.0-20.8

12.9

6.1-25.4

65-74

40.4

26.9-55.4

31.3

19.5-46.1

21.1

11.2-36.1

4.3

0.6-24.8

2.9

0.7-11.5

75+

55.2

37.8-71.4

33.9

20.0-51.3

7.4

2.2-21.6

3.6

0.5-21.4

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

8.7

3.0-22.6

15.6

5.9-35.3

23.8

11.4-43.2

4.9

1.2-18.6

47.0

26.7-68.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

32.9

22.1-46.0

20.4

12.2-32.0

15.7

6.6-32.9

8.9

3.3-22.0

22.1

11.5-38.3

Some Post-H.S.

124

33.3

24.4-43.7

24.8

17.2-34.4

22.5

14.6-33.1

11.0

4.7-23.5

8.3

4.4-15.1

College Graduate

193

29.3

22.3-37.3

30.8

23.7-38.8

22.7

16.3-30.6

3.0

1.3- 6.8

14.3

8.7-22.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

21.4

10.2-39.6

20.4

9.0-39.7

20.4

8.4-41.7

4.8

1.1-18.5

33.0

14.8-58.3

$15,000- 24,999

17.9

9.8-30.4

17.3

9.2-30.0

23.4

13.5-37.5

5.1

0.7-28.0

36.4

21.4-54.5

$25,000- 34,999

33.7

21.3-48.9

25.7

15.1-40.2

23.1

10.9-42.3

14.0

5.9-29.7

3.5

1.0-11.3

$35,000- 49,999

27.9

17.2-42.0

26.7

16.8-39.6

17.7

10.1-29.3

7.3

2.2-21.8

20.3

9.7-37.5

$50,000-74,999

22.2

12.9-35.4

32.6

21.2-46.5

23.8

12.9-39.6

3.6

0.9-13.5

17.8

8.2-34.3

$75,000+

37.4

26.6-49.6

27.0

17.5-39.3

19.3

12.0-29.6

3.6

1.1-11.0

12.7

5.9-25.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

107

25.6

17.3-36.1

30.5

21.1-41.9

30.3

20.6-42.2

2.7

0.6-10.9

10.8

5.1-21.5

321

109

29.7

24.2-36.0

23.2

18.3-28.9

18.9

13.9-25.2

8.0

4.6-13.6

20.2

14.3-27.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

21.3

11.7-35.5

28.3

17.4-42.7

13.9

6.7-26.7

13.1

5.3-28.8

23.4

12.2-40.1

Non-Veteran

381

130

29.9

24.8-35.7

108

24.7

19.9-30.2

22.5

17.5-28.5

5.6

3.0-10.3

17.2

12.1-24.0

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*This question 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: 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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