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

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
-Northeastern Partnership	384	3	0.4	0.1- 1.5	116	31.9	25.9-38.5	116	29.7	24.2-35.9	111	29.5	24.2-35.3	38	8.5	5.9-12.0
GENDER
Male	192	2	0.6	0.1- 2.4	42	27.1	19.3-36.8	52	27.8	20.5-36.6	73	35.0	27.5-43.4	23	9.4	5.9-14.6
Female	192	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4	74	40.1	31.9-48.8	64	32.9	25.5-41.3	38	19.9	14.1-27.2	15	6.9	4.0-11.8
RACE
White	287	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	74	27.6	21.0-35.2	89	29.8	23.4-37.1	91	33.2	26.8-40.3	32	9.1	6.2-13.2
African American	83	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7	37	45.9	32.1-60.3	22	27.8	17.3-41.6	17	18.1	10.7-29.1	5	7.3	2.6-18.7
Other Minorities	14	0	0.0	. - .	5	35.5	13.3-66.3	5	36.8	14.9-66.0	3	22.5	6.2-56.0	1	5.2	0.7-29.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	0	0.0	. - .	2	31.6	7.7-71.8	3	37.6	11.5-73.8	2	23.4	5.0-64.1	1	7.3	0.9-39.6
Non-Hispanic	376	3	0.4	0.1- 1.6	114	31.9	25.8-38.7	113	29.4	23.8-35.7	109	29.7	24.4-35.6	37	8.5	5.9-12.2
AGE
18-24	18	0	0.0	. - .	10	56.4	32.1-77.9	8	43.6	22.1-67.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	52	0	0.0	. - .	16	34.6	19.2-53.9	19	30.6	18.4-46.2	17	34.9	21.0-52.0	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	72	2	1.5	0.3- 7.2	25	30.6	20.4-43.2	14	19.1	10.6-31.8	22	34.3	23.0-47.8	9	14.5	7.2-27.0
45-54	94	0	0.0	. - .	27	27.9	18.7-39.5	30	29.2	19.7-41.0	28	32.7	22.6-44.6	9	10.2	5.2-19.1
55-64	81	0	0.0	. - .	22	19.3	12.3-29.0	23	32.7	21.3-46.7	25	37.0	25.6-50.0	11	11.0	5.9-19.5
65-74	41	1	1.9	0.3-12.5	12	26.4	14.8-42.6	11	24.1	13.0-40.3	11	27.6	15.2-44.8	6	19.9	9.1-38.2
75+	23	0	0.0	. - .	3	13.4	4.2-35.2	10	37.5	19.5-59.7	7	37.2	18.7-60.5	3	11.9	3.5-33.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	43	2	1.5	0.4- 6.4	14	38.4	21.5-58.6	10	22.4	11.1-39.9	9	20.5	9.9-37.6	8	17.2	7.5-34.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	121	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	40	35.3	24.7-47.7	38	30.4	21.1-41.6	33	26.2	18.3-35.9	9	7.4	3.7-14.4
Some Post-H.S.	92	0	0.0	. - .	27	32.0	20.5-46.2	31	34.6	22.9-48.5	26	27.8	17.8-40.5	8	5.7	2.6-11.8
College Graduate	128	0	0.0	. - .	35	24.3	17.0-33.7	37	27.2	19.1-37.1	43	39.7	29.8-50.5	13	8.8	4.9-15.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	32	0	0.0	. - .	12	22.4	11.5-39.1	9	45.9	26.0-67.1	7	22.5	9.9-43.3	4	9.2	3.1-24.5
$15,000- 24,999	66	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	25	42.1	27.8-57.8	24	30.4	17.5-47.3	11	17.0	8.7-30.5	5	10.2	3.8-24.6
$25,000- 34,999	39	0	0.0	. - .	14	49.5	29.2-70.0	12	25.8	12.5-45.8	10	19.1	9.3-35.1	3	5.6	1.7-16.9
$35,000- 49,999	56	0	0.0	. - .	15	21.6	12.3-35.0	15	24.8	13.7-40.6	21	45.4	30.3-61.4	5	8.2	3.3-19.0
$50,000-74,999	63	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	20	25.8	16.0-38.8	18	31.3	19.6-46.0	19	36.1	23.3-51.3	5	5.4	2.0-13.9
$75,000+	74	0	0.0	. - .	16	22.1	12.8-35.3	23	32.0	20.5-46.3	22	29.7	19.4-42.5	13	16.2	9.1-27.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	112	2	0.8	0.2- 3.2	38	37.7	25.4-51.7	34	30.3	20.8-41.9	24	20.5	12.9-31.1	14	10.7	5.9-18.7
No	264	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	77	30.6	23.8-38.2	79	29.5	23.0-37.1	86	32.6	26.2-39.8	21	7.0	4.3-11.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	75	0	0.0	. - .	16	30.8	17.1-48.9	19	23.1	13.3-37.1	30	36.2	24.0-50.4	10	10.0	5.0-19.0
Non-Veteran	307	3	0.6	0.2- 1.9	99	32.2	25.8-39.4	97	31.9	25.6-38.9	80	27.2	21.6-33.6	28	8.2	5.4-12.3

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

-Northeastern Partnership

384

0.4

0.1- 1.5

116

31.9

25.9-38.5

116

29.7

24.2-35.9

111

29.5

24.2-35.3

8.5

5.9-12.0

GENDER

Male

192

0.6

0.1- 2.4

27.1

19.3-36.8

27.8

20.5-36.6

35.0

27.5-43.4

9.4

5.9-14.6

Female

192

0.2

0.0- 1.4

40.1

31.9-48.8

32.9

25.5-41.3

19.9

14.1-27.2

6.9

4.0-11.8

RACE

White

287

0.3

0.0- 2.3

27.6

21.0-35.2

29.8

23.4-37.1

33.2

26.8-40.3

9.1

6.2-13.2

African American

0.9

0.2- 3.7

45.9

32.1-60.3

27.8

17.3-41.6

18.1

10.7-29.1

7.3

2.6-18.7

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

35.5

13.3-66.3

36.8

14.9-66.0

22.5

6.2-56.0

5.2

0.7-29.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

31.6

7.7-71.8

37.6

11.5-73.8

23.4

5.0-64.1

7.3

0.9-39.6

Non-Hispanic

376

0.4

0.1- 1.6

114

31.9

25.8-38.7

113

29.4

23.8-35.7

109

29.7

24.4-35.6

8.5

5.9-12.2

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

56.4

32.1-77.9

43.6

22.1-67.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

34.6

19.2-53.9

30.6

18.4-46.2

34.9

21.0-52.0

0.0

. - .

35-44

1.5

0.3- 7.2

30.6

20.4-43.2

19.1

10.6-31.8

34.3

23.0-47.8

14.5

7.2-27.0

45-54

0.0

. - .

27.9

18.7-39.5

29.2

19.7-41.0

32.7

22.6-44.6

10.2

5.2-19.1

55-64

0.0

. - .

19.3

12.3-29.0

32.7

21.3-46.7

37.0

25.6-50.0

11.0

5.9-19.5

65-74

1.9

0.3-12.5

26.4

14.8-42.6

24.1

13.0-40.3

27.6

15.2-44.8

19.9

9.1-38.2

75+

0.0

. - .

13.4

4.2-35.2

37.5

19.5-59.7

37.2

18.7-60.5

11.9

3.5-33.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1.5

0.4- 6.4

38.4

21.5-58.6

22.4

11.1-39.9

20.5

9.9-37.6

17.2

7.5-34.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

121

0.7

0.1- 4.9

35.3

24.7-47.7

30.4

21.1-41.6

26.2

18.3-35.9

7.4

3.7-14.4

Some Post-H.S.

0.0

. - .

32.0

20.5-46.2

34.6

22.9-48.5

27.8

17.8-40.5

5.7

2.6-11.8

College Graduate

128

0.0

. - .

24.3

17.0-33.7

27.2

19.1-37.1

39.7

29.8-50.5

8.8

4.9-15.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

0.0

. - .

22.4

11.5-39.1

45.9

26.0-67.1

22.5

9.9-43.3

9.2

3.1-24.5

$15,000- 24,999

0.4

0.1- 2.7

42.1

27.8-57.8

30.4

17.5-47.3

17.0

8.7-30.5

10.2

3.8-24.6

$25,000- 34,999

0.0

. - .

49.5

29.2-70.0

25.8

12.5-45.8

19.1

9.3-35.1

5.6

1.7-16.9

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

21.6

12.3-35.0

24.8

13.7-40.6

45.4

30.3-61.4

8.2

3.3-19.0

$50,000-74,999

1.4

0.2- 9.5

25.8

16.0-38.8

31.3

19.6-46.0

36.1

23.3-51.3

5.4

2.0-13.9

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

22.1

12.8-35.3

32.0

20.5-46.3

29.7

19.4-42.5

16.2

9.1-27.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

112

0.8

0.2- 3.2

37.7

25.4-51.7

30.3

20.8-41.9

20.5

12.9-31.1

10.7

5.9-18.7

264

0.3

0.0- 2.3

30.6

23.8-38.2

29.5

23.0-37.1

32.6

26.2-39.8

7.0

4.3-11.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

30.8

17.1-48.9

23.1

13.3-37.1

36.2

24.0-50.4

10.0

5.0-19.0

Non-Veteran

307

0.6

0.2- 1.9

32.2

25.8-39.4

31.9

25.6-38.9

27.2

21.6-33.6

8.2

5.4-12.3

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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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