BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	462	172	40.9	35.1-46.9	290	59.1	53.1-64.9
Buncombe	453	204	47.4	41.4-53.5	249	52.6	46.5-58.6
Cabarrus	422	172	45.2	39.1-51.5	250	54.8	48.5-60.9
Catawba	447	162	40.4	34.7-46.4	285	59.6	53.6-65.3
Cumberland	456	188	45.1	39.4-50.9	268	54.9	49.1-60.6
Davidson	459	151	37.1	31.3-43.3	308	62.9	56.7-68.7
Durham	463	222	49.3	43.4-55.3	241	50.7	44.7-56.6
Forsyth	457	207	49.0	43.1-54.9	250	51.0	45.1-56.9
Gaston	448	146	34.6	28.8-40.9	302	65.4	59.1-71.2
Guilford	470	213	45.0	39.3-50.7	257	55.0	49.3-60.7
Iredell	406	171	45.6	39.7-51.6	235	54.4	48.4-60.3
Johnston	389	131	39.1	32.6-45.9	258	60.9	54.1-67.4
Mecklenburg	881	495	58.4	54.2-62.4	386	41.6	37.6-45.8
New Hanover	448	244	54.2	48.4-59.9	204	45.8	40.1-51.6
Onslow	397	165	50.5	43.9-57.0	232	49.5	43.0-56.1
Orange	420	270	63.2	56.7-69.3	150	36.8	30.7-43.3
Pitt	443	160	36.4	31.0-42.1	283	63.6	57.9-69.0
Randolph	456	129	31.8	26.7-37.3	327	68.2	62.7-73.3
Robeson	446	113	29.8	24.4-35.8	333	70.2	64.2-75.6
Rowan	475	147	36.4	30.7-42.6	328	63.6	57.4-69.3
Union	382	144	40.8	35.0-46.8	238	59.2	53.2-65.0
Wake	859	492	58.2	53.8-62.4	367	41.8	37.6-46.2
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	470	228	48.6	42.7-54.5	242	51.4	45.5-57.3
Northeast Partnership II	512	159	32.9	28.0-38.2	353	67.1	61.8-72.0
Northeast Partnership I	518	152	35.1	29.7-41.0	366	64.9	59.0-70.3
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	424	142	39.0	33.1-45.2	282	61.0	54.8-66.9
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	527	145	34.1	28.3-40.4	382	65.9	59.6-71.7
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	430	169	41.9	36.4-47.6	261	58.1	52.4-63.6
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	480	150	33.5	28.3-39.1	330	66.5	60.9-71.7
Chatham/Lee/Moore	525	238	44.2	39.0-49.5	287	55.8	50.5-61.0
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	651	201	34.4	29.1-40.1	450	65.6	59.9-70.9
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	470	134	33.6	28.3-39.3	336	66.4	60.7-71.7
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	409	123	33.3	27.3-39.8	286	66.7	60.2-72.7
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	511	149	30.5	25.7-35.7	362	69.5	64.3-74.3
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	767	259	34.8	30.4-39.4	508	65.2	60.6-69.6
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	1,187	393	37.5	33.9-41.3	794	62.5	58.7-66.1
No	16,046	6,354	43.2	42.1-44.2	9,692	56.8	55.8-57.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	5,558	2,025	40.1	38.3-41.9	3,533	59.9	58.1-61.7
Piedmont	9,671	4,042	46.1	44.8-47.5	5,629	53.9	52.5-55.2
Western NC	2,004	680	36.1	33.3-38.9	1,324	63.9	61.1-66.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	1,220	463	38.8	35.3-42.5	757	61.2	57.5-64.7
Northwest	3,283	1,134	38.0	35.8-40.3	2,149	62.0	59.7-64.2
Charlotte	2,550	1,084	47.0	44.4-49.6	1,466	53.0	50.4-55.6
Greensboro	2,224	937	43.5	40.6-46.4	1,287	56.5	53.6-59.4
Southern Regional	1,792	620	40.1	36.6-43.7	1,172	59.9	56.3-63.4
Coastal	875	412	45.9	41.9-50.0	463	54.1	50.0-58.1
Wake	2,419	1,081	50.6	47.8-53.3	1,338	49.4	46.7-52.2
Area L	702	214	34.5	29.9-39.4	488	65.5	60.6-70.1
Eastern	2,168	802	40.0	37.3-42.8	1,366	60.0	57.2-62.7

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

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

462

172

40.9

35.1-46.9

290

59.1

53.1-64.9

Buncombe

453

204

47.4

41.4-53.5

249

52.6

46.5-58.6

Cabarrus

422

172

45.2

39.1-51.5

250

54.8

48.5-60.9

Catawba

447

162

40.4

34.7-46.4

285

59.6

53.6-65.3

Cumberland

456

188

45.1

39.4-50.9

268

54.9

49.1-60.6

Davidson

459

151

37.1

31.3-43.3

308

62.9

56.7-68.7

Durham

463

222

49.3

43.4-55.3

241

50.7

44.7-56.6

Forsyth

457

207

49.0

43.1-54.9

250

51.0

45.1-56.9

Gaston

448

146

34.6

28.8-40.9

302

65.4

59.1-71.2

Guilford

470

213

45.0

39.3-50.7

257

55.0

49.3-60.7

Iredell

406

171

45.6

39.7-51.6

235

54.4

48.4-60.3

Johnston

389

131

39.1

32.6-45.9

258

60.9

54.1-67.4

Mecklenburg

881

495

58.4

54.2-62.4

386

41.6

37.6-45.8

New Hanover

448

244

54.2

48.4-59.9

204

45.8

40.1-51.6

Onslow

397

165

50.5

43.9-57.0

232

49.5

43.0-56.1

Orange

420

270

63.2

56.7-69.3

150

36.8

30.7-43.3

Pitt

443

160

36.4

31.0-42.1

283

63.6

57.9-69.0

Randolph

456

129

31.8

26.7-37.3

327

68.2

62.7-73.3

Robeson

446

113

29.8

24.4-35.8

333

70.2

64.2-75.6

Rowan

475

147

36.4

30.7-42.6

328

63.6

57.4-69.3

Union

382

144

40.8

35.0-46.8

238

59.2

53.2-65.0

Wake

859

492

58.2

53.8-62.4

367

41.8

37.6-46.2

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

470

228

48.6

42.7-54.5

242

51.4

45.5-57.3

Northeast Partnership II

512

159

32.9

28.0-38.2

353

67.1

61.8-72.0

Northeast Partnership I

518

152

35.1

29.7-41.0

366

64.9

59.0-70.3

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

424

142

39.0

33.1-45.2

282

61.0

54.8-66.9

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

527

145

34.1

28.3-40.4

382

65.9

59.6-71.7

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

430

169

41.9

36.4-47.6

261

58.1

52.4-63.6

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

480

150

33.5

28.3-39.1

330

66.5

60.9-71.7

Chatham/Lee/Moore

525

238

44.2

39.0-49.5

287

55.8

50.5-61.0

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

651

201

34.4

29.1-40.1

450

65.6

59.9-70.9

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

470

134

33.6

28.3-39.3

336

66.4

60.7-71.7

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

409

123

33.3

27.3-39.8

286

66.7

60.2-72.7

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

511

149

30.5

25.7-35.7

362

69.5

64.3-74.3

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

767

259

34.8

30.4-39.4

508

65.2

60.6-69.6

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

1,187

393

37.5

33.9-41.3

794

62.5

58.7-66.1

16,046

6,354

43.2

42.1-44.2

9,692

56.8

55.8-57.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

5,558

2,025

40.1

38.3-41.9

3,533

59.9

58.1-61.7

Piedmont

9,671

4,042

46.1

44.8-47.5

5,629

53.9

52.5-55.2

Western NC

2,004

680

36.1

33.3-38.9

1,324

63.9

61.1-66.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

1,220

463

38.8

35.3-42.5

757

61.2

57.5-64.7

Northwest

3,283

1,134

38.0

35.8-40.3

2,149

62.0

59.7-64.2

Charlotte

2,550

1,084

47.0

44.4-49.6

1,466

53.0

50.4-55.6

Greensboro

2,224

937

43.5

40.6-46.4

1,287

56.5

53.6-59.4

Southern Regional

1,792

620

40.1

36.6-43.7

1,172

59.9

56.3-63.4

Coastal

875

412

45.9

41.9-50.0

463

54.1

50.0-58.1

Wake

2,419

1,081

50.6

47.8-53.3

1,338

49.4

46.7-52.2

Area L

702

214

34.5

29.9-39.4

488

65.5

60.6-70.1

Eastern

2,168

802

40.0

37.3-42.8

1,366

60.0

57.2-62.7

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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, Edgecombe, 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.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program

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