BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,187	393	37.5	33.9-41.3	794	62.5	58.7-66.1
GENDER
Male	420	195	47.0	40.8-53.2	225	53.0	46.8-59.2
Female	767	198	27.9	24.2-31.9	569	72.1	68.1-75.8
RACE
White	695	293	47.6	42.7-52.7	402	52.4	47.3-57.3
African American	431	85	23.2	18.1-29.2	346	76.8	70.8-81.9
Other Minorities	54	15	26.5	15.3-41.9	39	73.5	58.1-84.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	8	23.7	11.3-43.0	29	76.3	57.0-88.7
Non-Hispanic	1,150	385	38.3	34.6-42.1	765	61.7	57.9-65.4
AGE
18-24	37	18	47.4	29.8-65.6	19	52.6	34.4-70.2
25-34	129	52	45.5	35.1-56.2	77	54.5	43.8-64.9
35-44	178	73	45.8	37.1-54.7	105	54.2	45.3-62.9
45-54	269	96	38.3	31.5-45.7	173	61.7	54.3-68.5
55-64	246	81	35.1	28.4-42.5	165	64.9	57.5-71.6
65-74	177	43	23.5	17.3-31.1	134	76.5	68.9-82.7
75+	144	27	15.2	10.2-22.0	117	84.8	78.0-89.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	245	43	23.3	16.6-31.6	202	76.7	68.4-83.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	438	126	33.1	27.3-39.4	312	66.9	60.6-72.7
Some Post-H.S.	261	93	43.6	35.7-51.9	168	56.4	48.1-64.3
College Graduate	241	130	54.3	47.0-61.5	111	45.7	38.5-53.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	198	32	15.8	10.5-23.2	166	84.2	76.8-89.5
$15,000- 24,999	231	68	34.0	25.9-43.2	163	66.0	56.8-74.1
$25,000- 34,999	156	40	32.8	22.8-44.7	116	67.2	55.3-77.2
$35,000- 49,999	137	56	41.8	32.6-51.7	81	58.2	48.3-67.4
$50,000-74,999	132	64	48.1	38.1-58.2	68	51.9	41.8-61.9
$75,000+	129	75	59.6	49.8-68.6	54	40.4	31.4-50.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	479	115	27.2	22.0-33.2	364	72.8	66.8-78.0
No	677	270	43.5	38.7-48.5	407	56.5	51.5-61.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	162	75	50.3	40.5-60.1	87	49.7	39.9-59.5
Non-Veteran	1,018	316	35.0	31.1-39.0	702	65.0	61.0-68.9

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,187

393

37.5

33.9-41.3

794

62.5

58.7-66.1

GENDER

Male

420

195

47.0

40.8-53.2

225

53.0

46.8-59.2

Female

767

198

27.9

24.2-31.9

569

72.1

68.1-75.8

RACE

White

695

293

47.6

42.7-52.7

402

52.4

47.3-57.3

African American

431

23.2

18.1-29.2

346

76.8

70.8-81.9

Other Minorities

26.5

15.3-41.9

73.5

58.1-84.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.7

11.3-43.0

76.3

57.0-88.7

Non-Hispanic

1,150

385

38.3

34.6-42.1

765

61.7

57.9-65.4

AGE

18-24

47.4

29.8-65.6

52.6

34.4-70.2

25-34

129

45.5

35.1-56.2

54.5

43.8-64.9

35-44

178

45.8

37.1-54.7

105

54.2

45.3-62.9

45-54

269

38.3

31.5-45.7

173

61.7

54.3-68.5

55-64

246

35.1

28.4-42.5

165

64.9

57.5-71.6

65-74

177

23.5

17.3-31.1

134

76.5

68.9-82.7

75+

144

15.2

10.2-22.0

117

84.8

78.0-89.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

245

23.3

16.6-31.6

202

76.7

68.4-83.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

438

126

33.1

27.3-39.4

312

66.9

60.6-72.7

Some Post-H.S.

261

43.6

35.7-51.9

168

56.4

48.1-64.3

College Graduate

241

130

54.3

47.0-61.5

111

45.7

38.5-53.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

198

15.8

10.5-23.2

166

84.2

76.8-89.5

$15,000- 24,999

231

34.0

25.9-43.2

163

66.0

56.8-74.1

$25,000- 34,999

156

32.8

22.8-44.7

116

67.2

55.3-77.2

$35,000- 49,999

137

41.8

32.6-51.7

58.2

48.3-67.4

$50,000-74,999

132

48.1

38.1-58.2

51.9

41.8-61.9

$75,000+

129

59.6

49.8-68.6

40.4

31.4-50.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

479

115

27.2

22.0-33.2

364

72.8

66.8-78.0

677

270

43.5

38.7-48.5

407

56.5

51.5-61.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

162

50.3

40.5-60.1

49.7

39.9-59.5

Non-Veteran

1,018

316

35.0

31.1-39.0

702

65.0

61.0-68.9

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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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