BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	6,536	5,206	74.9	73.3-76.4	582	10.3	9.4-11.4	297	5.8	5.0- 6.7	312	6.2	5.4- 7.2	139	2.8	2.2- 3.5
-Mountain AHEC	445	375	79.0	72.6-84.2	34	7.3	4.9-10.8	15	4.3	2.2- 8.3	14	5.9	2.9-11.3	7	3.5	1.3- 8.9
GENDER
Male	179	135	68.4	58.4-77.0	17	8.0	4.7-13.3	10	6.7	3.1-14.0	10	10.2	5.0-19.8	7	6.6	2.5-16.0
Female	266	240	91.1	85.9-94.5	17	6.5	3.5-11.6	5	1.6	0.6- 4.5	4	0.8	0.3- 2.4	0	0.0	. - .
RACE
White	401	350	83.2	77.4-87.7	26	6.7	4.3-10.2	11	3.3	1.6- 7.0	9	4.4	2.1- 9.2	5	2.4	0.9- 6.6
African American	13	9	64.3	31.5-87.6	2	19.0	4.4-54.6	1	12.0	1.7-52.5	1	4.6	0.6-28.0	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	31	16	42.9	18.6-71.2	6	9.1	2.6-27.5	3	11.2	1.9-45.9	4	20.7	4.6-58.5	2	16.0	2.6-58.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	18	10	39.9	15.3-70.9	2	4.7	1.0-19.8	2	16.4	3.6-50.5	3	22.2	4.8-61.7	1	16.7	2.5-61.6
Non-Hispanic	427	365	82.4	76.8-86.9	32	7.5	5.0-11.2	13	3.3	1.6- 6.7	11	4.4	2.1- 8.9	6	2.4	0.9- 6.3
AGE
18-24	23	18	62.8	36.3-83.4	1	4.5	0.6-26.5	1	7.2	1.0-36.9	2	18.7	4.8-51.2	1	6.8	0.9-35.6
25-34	78	62	77.6	64.7-86.8	8	10.9	5.1-21.6	3	2.5	0.6- 9.2	5	9.0	3.3-22.1	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	73	52	64.6	48.4-78.1	7	9.3	4.2-19.4	6	10.8	3.9-26.4	6	7.9	2.8-20.1	2	7.3	1.2-34.6
45-54	82	70	88.8	79.3-94.3	9	6.5	2.9-13.9	2	3.3	0.8-12.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.3	0.2- 8.9
55-64	88	76	83.3	70.3-91.3	7	8.4	3.5-18.6	1	1.1	0.2- 7.5	1	0.6	0.1- 4.5	3	6.6	1.8-21.2
65-74	58	55	95.9	87.6-98.7	1	1.8	0.3-11.9	2	2.3	0.6- 8.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
75+	41	40	97.2	82.7-99.6	1	2.8	0.4-17.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	39	22	42.1	24.4-62.1	6	12.4	5.0-27.8	6	20.6	8.0-43.7	3	13.6	3.0-44.6	2	11.3	2.0-44.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	87	73	77.7	61.3-88.4	7	7.5	2.9-18.1	2	0.6	0.1- 2.4	4	10.1	3.2-27.6	1	4.2	0.6-24.0
Some Post-H.S.	122	108	90.7	83.5-94.9	8	5.2	2.2-11.7	3	1.8	0.5- 6.1	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	2	1.8	0.4- 7.0
College Graduate	197	172	84.0	75.9-89.7	13	7.0	3.7-12.7	4	2.6	0.9- 7.1	6	4.7	1.8-11.6	2	1.8	0.3-10.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	39	31	69.5	44.3-86.8	5	17.0	6.1-39.3	1	11.7	1.8-49.5	2	1.7	0.3- 8.6	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	69	49	60.2	41.7-76.1	7	8.2	3.3-18.8	3	5.2	0.9-25.5	7	16.7	6.0-38.6	3	9.7	2.2-33.8
$25,000- 34,999	64	58	90.0	76.9-96.0	1	3.3	0.5-19.7	4	5.6	1.8-16.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.1	0.2- 7.7
$35,000- 49,999	71	60	74.2	57.7-85.8	3	4.6	1.2-16.4	4	6.4	2.3-16.9	3	9.6	3.1-25.8	1	5.2	0.8-28.6
$50,000-74,999	69	61	84.0	68.2-92.8	6	8.5	3.5-19.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.5	1.7-27.0	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	85	73	85.7	73.4-92.9	8	8.6	4.0-17.8	2	1.4	0.3- 6.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.2	0.7-21.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	111	97	82.0	66.7-91.2	6	5.6	2.1-13.8	2	1.2	0.3- 4.9	5	5.6	1.7-17.2	1	5.6	0.8-30.0
No	322	269	78.1	70.6-84.0	28	8.1	5.3-12.4	11	4.8	2.2-10.3	9	6.1	2.7-13.3	5	2.9	1.0- 7.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	59	47	76.9	60.3-87.9	5	6.2	2.4-15.3	2	2.0	0.4- 9.3	2	7.6	1.9-26.0	3	7.4	1.9-25.1
Non-Veteran	385	327	79.3	72.3-84.9	29	7.5	4.9-11.4	13	4.7	2.3- 9.3	12	5.6	2.6-11.8	4	2.9	0.8- 9.6

Total
Respond.^

None

Once

Twice

3-7 times

8-30 times

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,536

5,206

74.9

73.3-76.4

582

10.3

9.4-11.4

297

5.8

5.0- 6.7

312

6.2

5.4- 7.2

139

2.8

2.2- 3.5

-Mountain AHEC

445

375

79.0

72.6-84.2

7.3

4.9-10.8

4.3

2.2- 8.3

5.9

2.9-11.3

3.5

1.3- 8.9

GENDER

Male

179

135

68.4

58.4-77.0

8.0

4.7-13.3

6.7

3.1-14.0

10.2

5.0-19.8

6.6

2.5-16.0

Female

266

240

91.1

85.9-94.5

6.5

3.5-11.6

1.6

0.6- 4.5

0.8

0.3- 2.4

0.0

. - .

RACE

White

401

350

83.2

77.4-87.7

6.7

4.3-10.2

3.3

1.6- 7.0

4.4

2.1- 9.2

2.4

0.9- 6.6

African American

64.3

31.5-87.6

19.0

4.4-54.6

12.0

1.7-52.5

4.6

0.6-28.0

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

42.9

18.6-71.2

9.1

2.6-27.5

11.2

1.9-45.9

20.7

4.6-58.5

16.0

2.6-58.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

39.9

15.3-70.9

4.7

1.0-19.8

16.4

3.6-50.5

22.2

4.8-61.7

16.7

2.5-61.6

Non-Hispanic

427

365

82.4

76.8-86.9

7.5

5.0-11.2

3.3

1.6- 6.7

4.4

2.1- 8.9

2.4

0.9- 6.3

AGE

18-24

62.8

36.3-83.4

4.5

0.6-26.5

7.2

1.0-36.9

18.7

4.8-51.2

6.8

0.9-35.6

25-34

77.6

64.7-86.8

10.9

5.1-21.6

2.5

0.6- 9.2

9.0

3.3-22.1

0.0

. - .

35-44

64.6

48.4-78.1

9.3

4.2-19.4

10.8

3.9-26.4

7.9

2.8-20.1

7.3

1.2-34.6

45-54

88.8

79.3-94.3

6.5

2.9-13.9

3.3

0.8-12.8

0.0

. - .

1.3

0.2- 8.9

55-64

83.3

70.3-91.3

8.4

3.5-18.6

1.1

0.2- 7.5

0.6

0.1- 4.5

6.6

1.8-21.2

65-74

95.9

87.6-98.7

1.8

0.3-11.9

2.3

0.6- 8.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

75+

97.2

82.7-99.6

2.8

0.4-17.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

42.1

24.4-62.1

12.4

5.0-27.8

20.6

8.0-43.7

13.6

3.0-44.6

11.3

2.0-44.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

77.7

61.3-88.4

7.5

2.9-18.1

0.6

0.1- 2.4

10.1

3.2-27.6

4.2

0.6-24.0

Some Post-H.S.

122

108

90.7

83.5-94.9

5.2

2.2-11.7

1.8

0.5- 6.1

0.6

0.1- 4.2

1.8

0.4- 7.0

College Graduate

197

172

84.0

75.9-89.7

7.0

3.7-12.7

2.6

0.9- 7.1

4.7

1.8-11.6

1.8

0.3-10.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

69.5

44.3-86.8

17.0

6.1-39.3

11.7

1.8-49.5

1.7

0.3- 8.6

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

60.2

41.7-76.1

8.2

3.3-18.8

5.2

0.9-25.5

16.7

6.0-38.6

9.7

2.2-33.8

$25,000- 34,999

90.0

76.9-96.0

3.3

0.5-19.7

5.6

1.8-16.4

0.0

. - .

1.1

0.2- 7.7

$35,000- 49,999

74.2

57.7-85.8

4.6

1.2-16.4

6.4

2.3-16.9

9.6

3.1-25.8

5.2

0.8-28.6

$50,000-74,999

84.0

68.2-92.8

8.5

3.5-19.2

0.0

. - .

7.5

1.7-27.0

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

85.7

73.4-92.9

8.6

4.0-17.8

1.4

0.3- 6.6

0.0

. - .

4.2

0.7-21.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

111

82.0

66.7-91.2

5.6

2.1-13.8

1.2

0.3- 4.9

5.6

1.7-17.2

5.6

0.8-30.0

322

269

78.1

70.6-84.0

8.1

5.3-12.4

4.8

2.2-10.3

6.1

2.7-13.3

2.9

1.0- 7.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

76.9

60.3-87.9

6.2

2.4-15.3

2.0

0.4- 9.3

7.6

1.9-26.0

7.4

1.9-25.1

Non-Veteran

385

327

79.3

72.3-84.9

7.5

4.9-11.4

4.7

2.3- 9.3

5.6

2.6-11.8

2.9

0.8- 9.6

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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: 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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