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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	370	102	24.5	19.1-30.8	115	28.9	23.5-35.1	53	16.0	11.7-21.4	27	6.4	4.1- 9.9	73	24.3	19.0-30.5
GENDER
Male	179	41	23.0	15.7-32.5	43	21.7	15.2-30.1	27	16.0	10.4-23.8	11	5.7	2.9-11.1	57	33.5	25.6-42.6
Female	191	61	26.8	20.2-34.5	72	40.5	32.3-49.3	26	15.9	10.4-23.5	16	7.4	4.3-12.5	16	9.4	5.5-15.8
RACE
White	281	70	21.4	15.6-28.6	90	29.5	23.4-36.5	39	14.6	10.1-20.7	21	6.3	3.8-10.3	61	28.2	21.7-35.7
African American	77	29	37.6	24.5-52.8	22	27.3	15.5-43.5	10	15.2	7.7-27.8	6	8.0	3.1-19.2	10	11.9	6.0-22.3
Other Minorities	12	3	15.1	3.7-45.5	3	26.3	7.9-59.8	4	42.1	15.7-73.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	16.5	3.8-49.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	7	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.7	0.8-37.6	3	52.6	18.5-84.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	40.7	12.2-77.3
Non-Hispanic	363	102	25.3	19.8-31.8	114	29.7	24.1-36.0	50	14.7	10.6-19.9	27	6.6	4.2-10.2	70	23.7	18.4-30.0
AGE
18-24	18	6	28.9	12.4-54.0	4	25.8	9.2-54.3	5	25.5	10.4-50.1	2	9.7	2.3-32.5	1	10.1	1.5-46.0
25-34	49	8	24.1	9.9-48.1	13	23.3	12.6-38.9	6	8.8	3.7-19.5	2	3.9	0.9-15.3	20	39.9	24.5-57.6
35-44	66	13	19.1	10.5-32.2	22	31.1	20.2-44.5	7	9.3	4.2-19.1	9	10.0	4.8-19.6	15	30.6	19.1-45.2
45-54	91	19	18.3	11.1-28.6	23	22.5	14.0-34.3	19	24.6	15.5-36.8	6	3.9	1.6- 8.9	24	30.7	20.8-42.9
55-64	79	26	25.4	16.7-36.7	30	41.2	29.3-54.2	10	15.9	7.3-31.1	4	4.4	1.6-11.4	9	13.1	6.4-25.1
65-74	40	21	51.3	34.9-67.5	12	27.6	15.5-44.2	3	6.7	1.8-22.3	3	10.9	3.4-29.8	1	3.5	0.5-20.9
75+	24	9	28.0	14.0-48.0	9	48.4	28.1-69.3	3	13.1	3.4-39.2	1	3.3	0.5-20.4	2	7.1	1.7-25.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	39	8	23.0	9.0-47.5	5	10.8	4.0-26.3	8	26.5	12.7-47.2	1	2.7	0.4-17.3	17	36.9	21.5-55.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	117	39	36.3	25.2-49.0	32	23.6	16.0-33.4	16	15.6	8.9-26.0	12	7.6	3.6-15.3	18	17.0	10.4-26.3
Some Post-H.S.	90	21	15.5	9.2-25.0	31	36.6	24.1-51.2	13	13.8	7.1-25.0	9	8.0	3.7-16.4	16	26.1	15.2-41.0
College Graduate	124	34	19.4	13.4-27.3	47	35.8	26.7-45.9	16	14.0	7.9-23.6	5	4.8	1.8-12.0	22	26.1	17.0-37.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	11	25.1	12.6-43.8	10	28.9	14.7-49.0	1	6.6	0.9-34.5	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4	8	38.1	19.0-61.8
$15,000- 24,999	65	22	26.6	15.9-40.9	17	24.8	13.6-40.7	10	13.6	6.4-26.7	5	8.3	2.7-22.6	11	26.7	13.9-45.1
$25,000- 34,999	39	14	50.4	30.0-70.7	8	13.1	6.0-26.4	6	14.6	5.5-33.5	2	3.1	0.6-14.2	9	18.6	8.5-36.0
$35,000- 49,999	55	13	16.6	9.2-28.2	18	29.3	17.6-44.6	7	14.2	5.8-30.6	5	9.5	3.6-22.6	12	30.4	16.9-48.5
$50,000-74,999	59	11	15.0	7.7-27.1	22	35.5	23.0-50.3	10	18.5	9.2-33.7	4	4.1	1.5-10.9	12	27.0	15.0-43.6
$75,000+	73	17	17.4	10.2-28.2	24	31.7	20.6-45.4	10	15.0	7.3-28.4	7	7.1	3.2-15.3	15	28.8	17.8-42.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	106	42	42.0	29.3-55.9	29	22.7	14.6-33.5	11	11.9	6.3-21.4	8	7.0	3.3-14.2	16	16.4	9.4-27.0
No	257	59	18.9	13.7-25.4	84	31.0	24.3-38.5	42	17.6	12.4-24.4	19	6.3	3.6-10.7	53	26.2	19.8-33.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	72	22	32.4	18.7-50.0	20	22.0	13.4-33.9	8	15.1	6.8-30.3	6	8.8	3.3-21.1	16	21.7	12.3-35.5
Non-Veteran	296	80	22.5	17.2-28.9	93	30.0	23.7-37.2	45	16.4	11.8-22.4	21	5.8	3.5- 9.3	57	25.3	19.3-32.5

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

-Northeastern Partnership

370

102

24.5

19.1-30.8

115

28.9

23.5-35.1

16.0

11.7-21.4

6.4

4.1- 9.9

24.3

19.0-30.5

GENDER

Male

179

23.0

15.7-32.5

21.7

15.2-30.1

16.0

10.4-23.8

5.7

2.9-11.1

33.5

25.6-42.6

Female

191

26.8

20.2-34.5

40.5

32.3-49.3

15.9

10.4-23.5

7.4

4.3-12.5

9.4

5.5-15.8

RACE

White

281

21.4

15.6-28.6

29.5

23.4-36.5

14.6

10.1-20.7

6.3

3.8-10.3

28.2

21.7-35.7

African American

37.6

24.5-52.8

27.3

15.5-43.5

15.2

7.7-27.8

8.0

3.1-19.2

11.9

6.0-22.3

Other Minorities

15.1

3.7-45.5

26.3

7.9-59.8

42.1

15.7-73.9

0.0

. - .

16.5

3.8-49.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

6.7

0.8-37.6

52.6

18.5-84.4

0.0

. - .

40.7

12.2-77.3

Non-Hispanic

363

102

25.3

19.8-31.8

114

29.7

24.1-36.0

14.7

10.6-19.9

6.6

4.2-10.2

23.7

18.4-30.0

AGE

18-24

28.9

12.4-54.0

25.8

9.2-54.3

25.5

10.4-50.1

9.7

2.3-32.5

10.1

1.5-46.0

25-34

24.1

9.9-48.1

23.3

12.6-38.9

8.8

3.7-19.5

3.9

0.9-15.3

39.9

24.5-57.6

35-44

19.1

10.5-32.2

31.1

20.2-44.5

9.3

4.2-19.1

10.0

4.8-19.6

30.6

19.1-45.2

45-54

18.3

11.1-28.6

22.5

14.0-34.3

24.6

15.5-36.8

3.9

1.6- 8.9

30.7

20.8-42.9

55-64

25.4

16.7-36.7

41.2

29.3-54.2

15.9

7.3-31.1

4.4

1.6-11.4

13.1

6.4-25.1

65-74

51.3

34.9-67.5

27.6

15.5-44.2

6.7

1.8-22.3

10.9

3.4-29.8

3.5

0.5-20.9

75+

28.0

14.0-48.0

48.4

28.1-69.3

13.1

3.4-39.2

3.3

0.5-20.4

7.1

1.7-25.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

23.0

9.0-47.5

10.8

4.0-26.3

26.5

12.7-47.2

2.7

0.4-17.3

36.9

21.5-55.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

117

36.3

25.2-49.0

23.6

16.0-33.4

15.6

8.9-26.0

7.6

3.6-15.3

17.0

10.4-26.3

Some Post-H.S.

15.5

9.2-25.0

36.6

24.1-51.2

13.8

7.1-25.0

8.0

3.7-16.4

26.1

15.2-41.0

College Graduate

124

19.4

13.4-27.3

35.8

26.7-45.9

14.0

7.9-23.6

4.8

1.8-12.0

26.1

17.0-37.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

25.1

12.6-43.8

28.9

14.7-49.0

6.6

0.9-34.5

1.2

0.2- 8.4

38.1

19.0-61.8

$15,000- 24,999

26.6

15.9-40.9

24.8

13.6-40.7

13.6

6.4-26.7

8.3

2.7-22.6

26.7

13.9-45.1

$25,000- 34,999

50.4

30.0-70.7

13.1

6.0-26.4

14.6

5.5-33.5

3.1

0.6-14.2

18.6

8.5-36.0

$35,000- 49,999

16.6

9.2-28.2

29.3

17.6-44.6

14.2

5.8-30.6

9.5

3.6-22.6

30.4

16.9-48.5

$50,000-74,999

15.0

7.7-27.1

35.5

23.0-50.3

18.5

9.2-33.7

4.1

1.5-10.9

27.0

15.0-43.6

$75,000+

17.4

10.2-28.2

31.7

20.6-45.4

15.0

7.3-28.4

7.1

3.2-15.3

28.8

17.8-42.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

106

42.0

29.3-55.9

22.7

14.6-33.5

11.9

6.3-21.4

7.0

3.3-14.2

16.4

9.4-27.0

257

18.9

13.7-25.4

31.0

24.3-38.5

17.6

12.4-24.4

6.3

3.6-10.7

26.2

19.8-33.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

32.4

18.7-50.0

22.0

13.4-33.9

15.1

6.8-30.3

8.8

3.3-21.1

21.7

12.3-35.5

Non-Veteran

296

22.5

17.2-28.9

30.0

23.7-37.2

16.4

11.8-22.4

5.8

3.5- 9.3

25.3

19.3-32.5

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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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