BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?*

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	Total Respond.^	No drinks	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	Everyday
North Carolina	6,629	64	0.9	0.7- 1.3	2,124	32.7	31.2-34.3	2,051	31.6	30.1-33.1	1,802	27.4	26.0-28.9	588	7.3	6.6- 8.1
-Mountain AHEC	447	4	0.7	0.2- 2.1	136	31.5	26.2-37.3	123	28.3	23.1-34.2	141	30.9	25.8-36.6	43	8.6	5.9-12.3
GENDER
Male	181	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	49	29.0	21.3-38.0	49	29.4	21.5-38.8	58	29.8	22.4-38.5	24	11.7	7.3-18.3
Female	266	3	1.4	0.5- 4.5	87	34.3	27.6-41.8	74	27.1	21.1-34.0	83	32.2	25.7-39.5	19	5.0	3.0- 8.2
RACE
White	402	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8	120	32.0	26.7-37.8	112	26.1	21.4-31.4	128	32.3	27.0-38.1	40	9.2	6.3-13.3
African American	11	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.7	2.5-40.5	4	34.9	11.4-68.9	3	38.7	11.5-75.4	2	14.8	2.6-53.2
Other Minorities	34	2	3.4	0.6-17.4	14	33.6	13.3-62.7	7	46.2	21.4-73.1	10	16.2	6.4-35.2	1	0.6	0.1- 4.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	1	3.1	0.4-20.2	6	31.5	10.7-63.7	5	44.4	18.5-73.7	6	15.1	5.3-35.9	2	5.9	1.1-26.1
Non-Hispanic	427	3	0.5	0.1- 1.7	130	31.5	26.3-37.1	118	26.7	22.0-32.0	135	32.5	27.2-38.3	41	8.8	6.0-12.7
AGE
18-24	22	0	0.0	. - .	10	39.1	18.8-64.2	6	24.7	8.8-52.7	5	28.9	12.2-54.5	1	7.2	1.0-37.1
25-34	80	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4	33	38.3	27.3-50.7	25	31.1	20.8-43.6	20	29.1	19.0-41.9	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3
35-44	73	0	0.0	. - .	21	28.4	17.3-42.9	23	36.6	23.6-51.8	26	32.0	20.8-45.8	3	3.0	0.6-12.5
45-54	85	2	2.8	0.7-10.8	24	24.9	15.3-37.8	24	28.9	18.2-42.5	28	35.6	23.6-49.8	7	7.8	3.5-16.6
55-64	87	0	0.0	. - .	21	28.8	18.5-41.8	21	26.2	16.3-39.2	36	34.5	24.3-46.4	9	10.6	4.6-22.7
65-74	56	0	0.0	. - .	14	21.6	11.6-36.6	15	19.9	11.5-32.1	13	23.7	13.3-38.6	14	34.9	21.4-51.3
75+	42	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	12	34.0	19.2-52.6	8	18.4	8.1-36.4	13	30.3	17.0-48.0	8	16.8	8.1-31.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	41	1	2.0	0.3-13.4	13	31.0	16.3-51.0	10	33.7	16.0-57.5	10	18.2	8.5-34.6	7	15.1	5.7-34.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	87	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	28	34.0	21.5-49.1	21	24.4	14.5-38.1	30	34.8	22.6-49.4	7	6.6	2.8-14.4
Some Post-H.S.	124	0	0.0	. - .	48	37.0	27.4-47.7	32	27.6	19.2-37.9	34	29.6	20.4-40.7	10	5.9	2.9-11.7
College Graduate	195	2	1.0	0.2- 4.0	47	26.5	19.5-34.9	60	29.0	22.1-37.0	67	34.4	26.9-42.7	19	9.2	5.3-15.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	40	1	2.0	0.3-13.4	17	45.6	26.5-66.1	9	25.5	11.1-48.3	12	24.7	11.9-44.5	1	2.1	0.3-13.8
$15,000- 24,999	73	1	1.5	0.2- 9.9	24	29.1	17.6-44.0	18	30.6	16.5-49.6	22	28.6	17.0-43.9	8	10.3	3.9-24.2
$25,000- 34,999	65	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	20	39.7	25.0-56.5	18	23.1	13.2-37.4	19	26.8	16.3-40.8	7	10.1	4.3-21.9
$35,000- 49,999	70	0	0.0	. - .	19	26.2	16.0-39.8	18	25.3	15.3-39.0	27	43.4	29.9-57.9	6	5.0	2.0-12.1
$50,000-74,999	68	0	0.0	. - .	18	25.5	15.0-39.9	22	34.8	22.6-49.3	20	31.9	19.2-48.0	8	7.8	3.6-16.3
$75,000+	87	1	1.3	0.2- 8.4	26	34.1	23.4-46.6	24	26.7	17.6-38.3	27	25.9	17.5-36.6	9	12.2	5.7-24.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	114	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	39	34.7	24.7-46.2	27	30.1	19.5-43.5	34	25.9	17.4-36.8	13	8.6	4.6-15.4
No	320	2	0.4	0.1- 2.4	94	30.2	24.0-37.2	91	27.8	22.0-34.5	106	33.3	27.1-40.1	27	8.2	5.1-12.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	59	1	0.3	0.0- 2.5	12	18.9	10.2-32.5	17	30.6	18.5-46.2	18	27.2	16.0-42.2	11	22.9	12.3-38.7
Non-Veteran	387	3	0.8	0.2- 2.4	124	33.4	27.5-39.8	105	28.0	22.4-34.3	123	31.5	25.9-37.7	32	6.4	4.1- 9.9

Total
Respond.^

No drinks

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,629

0.9

0.7- 1.3

2,124

32.7

31.2-34.3

2,051

31.6

30.1-33.1

1,802

27.4

26.0-28.9

588

7.3

6.6- 8.1

-Mountain AHEC

447

0.7

0.2- 2.1

136

31.5

26.2-37.3

123

28.3

23.1-34.2

141

30.9

25.8-36.6

8.6

5.9-12.3

GENDER

Male

181

0.1

0.0- 0.6

29.0

21.3-38.0

29.4

21.5-38.8

29.8

22.4-38.5

11.7

7.3-18.3

Female

266

1.4

0.5- 4.5

34.3

27.6-41.8

27.1

21.1-34.0

32.2

25.7-39.5

5.0

3.0- 8.2

RACE

White

402

0.4

0.1- 1.8

120

32.0

26.7-37.8

112

26.1

21.4-31.4

128

32.3

27.0-38.1

9.2

6.3-13.3

African American

0.0

. - .

11.7

2.5-40.5

34.9

11.4-68.9

38.7

11.5-75.4

14.8

2.6-53.2

Other Minorities

3.4

0.6-17.4

33.6

13.3-62.7

46.2

21.4-73.1

16.2

6.4-35.2

0.6

0.1- 4.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

3.1

0.4-20.2

31.5

10.7-63.7

44.4

18.5-73.7

15.1

5.3-35.9

5.9

1.1-26.1

Non-Hispanic

427

0.5

0.1- 1.7

130

31.5

26.3-37.1

118

26.7

22.0-32.0

135

32.5

27.2-38.3

8.8

6.0-12.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

39.1

18.8-64.2

24.7

8.8-52.7

28.9

12.2-54.5

7.2

1.0-37.1

25-34

1.2

0.2- 8.4

38.3

27.3-50.7

31.1

20.8-43.6

29.1

19.0-41.9

0.2

0.0- 1.3

35-44

0.0

. - .

28.4

17.3-42.9

36.6

23.6-51.8

32.0

20.8-45.8

3.0

0.6-12.5

45-54

2.8

0.7-10.8

24.9

15.3-37.8

28.9

18.2-42.5

35.6

23.6-49.8

7.8

3.5-16.6

55-64

0.0

. - .

28.8

18.5-41.8

26.2

16.3-39.2

34.5

24.3-46.4

10.6

4.6-22.7

65-74

0.0

. - .

21.6

11.6-36.6

19.9

11.5-32.1

23.7

13.3-38.6

34.9

21.4-51.3

75+

0.6

0.1- 4.2

34.0

19.2-52.6

18.4

8.1-36.4

30.3

17.0-48.0

16.8

8.1-31.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2.0

0.3-13.4

31.0

16.3-51.0

33.7

16.0-57.5

18.2

8.5-34.6

15.1

5.7-34.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

0.2

0.0- 1.6

34.0

21.5-49.1

24.4

14.5-38.1

34.8

22.6-49.4

6.6

2.8-14.4

Some Post-H.S.

124

0.0

. - .

37.0

27.4-47.7

27.6

19.2-37.9

29.6

20.4-40.7

5.9

2.9-11.7

College Graduate

195

1.0

0.2- 4.0

26.5

19.5-34.9

29.0

22.1-37.0

34.4

26.9-42.7

9.2

5.3-15.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2.0

0.3-13.4

45.6

26.5-66.1

25.5

11.1-48.3

24.7

11.9-44.5

2.1

0.3-13.8

$15,000- 24,999

1.5

0.2- 9.9

29.1

17.6-44.0

30.6

16.5-49.6

28.6

17.0-43.9

10.3

3.9-24.2

$25,000- 34,999

0.3

0.0- 2.1

39.7

25.0-56.5

23.1

13.2-37.4

26.8

16.3-40.8

10.1

4.3-21.9

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

26.2

16.0-39.8

25.3

15.3-39.0

43.4

29.9-57.9

5.0

2.0-12.1

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

25.5

15.0-39.9

34.8

22.6-49.3

31.9

19.2-48.0

7.8

3.6-16.3

$75,000+

1.3

0.2- 8.4

34.1

23.4-46.6

26.7

17.6-38.3

25.9

17.5-36.6

12.2

5.7-24.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

114

0.7

0.1- 4.9

34.7

24.7-46.2

30.1

19.5-43.5

25.9

17.4-36.8

8.6

4.6-15.4

320

0.4

0.1- 2.4

30.2

24.0-37.2

27.8

22.0-34.5

106

33.3

27.1-40.1

8.2

5.1-12.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.3

0.0- 2.5

18.9

10.2-32.5

30.6

18.5-46.2

27.2

16.0-42.2

22.9

12.3-38.7

Non-Veteran

387

0.8

0.2- 2.4

124

33.4

27.5-39.8

105

28.0

22.4-34.3

123

31.5

25.9-37.7

6.4

4.1- 9.9

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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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