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

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
-Northeastern Partnership	376	282	70.6	64.3-76.2	35	8.9	6.0-12.9	19	6.2	3.7-10.0	31	11.8	7.9-17.3	9	2.6	1.2- 5.3
GENDER
Male	185	113	59.6	50.7-67.9	20	11.0	6.8-17.2	18	9.2	5.5-15.1	27	16.8	11.0-24.8	7	3.4	1.5- 7.7
Female	191	169	89.4	83.2-93.4	15	5.3	3.1- 9.0	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	4	3.3	1.1- 9.7	2	1.1	0.3- 4.4
RACE
White	282	211	68.6	61.1-75.3	23	8.1	5.0-13.0	15	6.8	3.9-11.7	25	13.2	8.4-20.0	8	3.3	1.5- 6.9
African American	82	63	78.0	65.4-86.9	11	12.0	6.0-22.4	2	2.1	0.5- 8.1	5	7.3	2.6-18.9	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6
Other Minorities	12	8	67.1	35.4-88.4	1	6.3	0.8-34.7	2	15.7	3.5-49.0	1	10.9	1.5-49.4	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	6	3	50.0	14.9-85.1	1	9.7	1.2-48.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	40.3	10.1-80.2	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	370	279	71.2	64.8-76.8	34	8.9	5.9-13.0	19	6.3	3.8-10.3	29	11.0	7.2-16.5	9	2.7	1.3- 5.4
AGE
18-24	18	17	89.9	54.0-98.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	10.1	1.5-46.0	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	51	29	57.3	40.3-72.7	8	17.7	8.1-34.1	5	10.3	3.7-25.4	8	13.8	6.3-27.8	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8
35-44	69	50	62.7	48.5-75.0	7	9.6	4.5-19.5	1	3.4	0.5-20.1	8	20.1	10.5-35.1	3	4.2	1.3-12.6
45-54	92	63	63.6	51.4-74.2	11	10.0	5.1-18.6	9	12.1	6.3-22.1	6	8.6	3.5-19.6	3	5.7	1.8-16.5
55-64	78	64	81.8	69.8-89.7	4	3.3	1.2- 8.9	3	3.7	1.2-11.1	5	9.5	3.7-22.2	2	1.7	0.4- 6.7
65-74	41	37	88.9	72.2-96.1	4	11.1	3.9-27.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
75+	24	20	81.1	58.3-92.9	1	4.1	0.6-24.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	14.9	4.7-38.1	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	37	17	52.0	32.6-70.8	8	11.2	5.0-23.2	1	1.4	0.2- 9.4	7	25.7	11.9-46.9	4	9.7	3.3-25.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	121	90	74.6	64.7-82.6	13	10.3	5.6-18.1	5	3.6	1.4- 8.9	10	9.3	4.8-17.2	3	2.2	0.6- 7.1
Some Post-H.S.	91	72	69.6	55.2-80.9	8	8.9	4.1-18.2	4	7.0	2.4-18.4	6	12.5	4.9-28.1	1	2.1	0.3-13.2
College Graduate	127	103	74.1	62.6-83.0	6	6.1	2.0-16.8	9	10.5	5.2-20.1	8	8.6	3.8-18.4	1	0.7	0.1- 4.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	20	53.0	31.7-73.3	5	9.0	3.4-21.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	29.8	12.0-57.0	2	8.2	1.6-32.8
$15,000- 24,999	67	51	64.4	47.5-78.3	5	8.0	3.2-18.7	1	1.3	0.2- 8.6	8	21.4	9.8-40.4	2	4.9	1.2-18.1
$25,000- 34,999	40	29	78.7	61.2-89.6	6	12.0	4.4-28.9	2	3.1	0.7-12.1	2	4.4	1.0-17.2	1	1.8	0.2-12.1
$35,000- 49,999	56	42	64.6	47.2-78.8	3	6.8	2.0-20.5	5	17.8	7.0-38.2	6	10.8	4.4-24.0	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	62	45	65.9	50.4-78.6	8	15.4	6.8-31.1	4	7.9	2.8-20.3	4	8.5	2.8-23.4	1	2.3	0.3-14.4
$75,000+	71	53	68.5	54.4-79.9	5	5.8	2.2-14.6	5	9.0	3.7-20.3	6	14.3	6.4-29.0	2	2.3	0.6- 9.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	109	88	79.6	68.6-87.5	7	5.5	2.4-12.5	4	5.6	1.8-15.8	6	5.3	2.2-12.3	4	4.0	1.3-11.5
No	260	191	68.2	60.5-75.0	27	9.8	6.3-15.0	13	5.8	3.2-10.4	24	14.0	9.1-21.1	5	2.2	0.8- 5.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	73	50	69.7	55.5-81.0	4	4.8	1.7-12.9	6	9.1	3.4-22.0	8	9.2	4.3-18.9	5	7.2	2.6-18.2
Non-Veteran	301	230	70.5	63.3-76.8	31	10.1	6.7-15.1	13	5.4	3.0- 9.5	23	12.7	8.0-19.4	4	1.3	0.5- 3.6

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

-Northeastern Partnership

376

282

70.6

64.3-76.2

8.9

6.0-12.9

6.2

3.7-10.0

11.8

7.9-17.3

2.6

1.2- 5.3

GENDER

Male

185

113

59.6

50.7-67.9

11.0

6.8-17.2

9.2

5.5-15.1

16.8

11.0-24.8

3.4

1.5- 7.7

Female

191

169

89.4

83.2-93.4

5.3

3.1- 9.0

0.9

0.1- 6.2

3.3

1.1- 9.7

1.1

0.3- 4.4

RACE

White

282

211

68.6

61.1-75.3

8.1

5.0-13.0

6.8

3.9-11.7

13.2

8.4-20.0

3.3

1.5- 6.9

African American

78.0

65.4-86.9

12.0

6.0-22.4

2.1

0.5- 8.1

7.3

2.6-18.9

0.7

0.1- 4.6

Other Minorities

67.1

35.4-88.4

6.3

0.8-34.7

15.7

3.5-49.0

10.9

1.5-49.4

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

50.0

14.9-85.1

9.7

1.2-48.6

0.0

. - .

40.3

10.1-80.2

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

370

279

71.2

64.8-76.8

8.9

5.9-13.0

6.3

3.8-10.3

11.0

7.2-16.5

2.7

1.3- 5.4

AGE

18-24

89.9

54.0-98.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

10.1

1.5-46.0

0.0

. - .

25-34

57.3

40.3-72.7

17.7

8.1-34.1

10.3

3.7-25.4

13.8

6.3-27.8

1.0

0.1- 6.8

35-44

62.7

48.5-75.0

9.6

4.5-19.5

3.4

0.5-20.1

20.1

10.5-35.1

4.2

1.3-12.6

45-54

63.6

51.4-74.2

10.0

5.1-18.6

12.1

6.3-22.1

8.6

3.5-19.6

5.7

1.8-16.5

55-64

81.8

69.8-89.7

3.3

1.2- 8.9

3.7

1.2-11.1

9.5

3.7-22.2

1.7

0.4- 6.7

65-74

88.9

72.2-96.1

11.1

3.9-27.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

75+

81.1

58.3-92.9

4.1

0.6-24.0

0.0

. - .

14.9

4.7-38.1

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

52.0

32.6-70.8

11.2

5.0-23.2

1.4

0.2- 9.4

25.7

11.9-46.9

9.7

3.3-25.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

121

74.6

64.7-82.6

10.3

5.6-18.1

3.6

1.4- 8.9

9.3

4.8-17.2

2.2

0.6- 7.1

Some Post-H.S.

69.6

55.2-80.9

8.9

4.1-18.2

7.0

2.4-18.4

12.5

4.9-28.1

2.1

0.3-13.2

College Graduate

127

103

74.1

62.6-83.0

6.1

2.0-16.8

10.5

5.2-20.1

8.6

3.8-18.4

0.7

0.1- 4.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

53.0

31.7-73.3

9.0

3.4-21.5

0.0

. - .

29.8

12.0-57.0

8.2

1.6-32.8

$15,000- 24,999

64.4

47.5-78.3

8.0

3.2-18.7

1.3

0.2- 8.6

21.4

9.8-40.4

4.9

1.2-18.1

$25,000- 34,999

78.7

61.2-89.6

12.0

4.4-28.9

3.1

0.7-12.1

4.4

1.0-17.2

1.8

0.2-12.1

$35,000- 49,999

64.6

47.2-78.8

6.8

2.0-20.5

17.8

7.0-38.2

10.8

4.4-24.0

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

65.9

50.4-78.6

15.4

6.8-31.1

7.9

2.8-20.3

8.5

2.8-23.4

2.3

0.3-14.4

$75,000+

68.5

54.4-79.9

5.8

2.2-14.6

9.0

3.7-20.3

14.3

6.4-29.0

2.3

0.6- 9.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

109

79.6

68.6-87.5

5.5

2.4-12.5

5.6

1.8-15.8

5.3

2.2-12.3

4.0

1.3-11.5

260

191

68.2

60.5-75.0

9.8

6.3-15.0

5.8

3.2-10.4

14.0

9.1-21.1

2.2

0.8- 5.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

69.7

55.5-81.0

4.8

1.7-12.9

9.1

3.4-22.0

9.2

4.3-18.9

7.2

2.6-18.2

Non-Veteran

301

230

70.5

63.3-76.8

10.1

6.7-15.1

5.4

3.0- 9.5

12.7

8.0-19.4

1.3

0.5- 3.6

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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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