BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	9,671	4,042	46.1	44.8-47.5	5,629	53.9	52.5-55.2
GENDER
Male	3,525	1,821	53.1	50.8-55.3	1,704	46.9	44.7-49.2
Female	6,146	2,221	39.4	37.8-41.0	3,925	60.6	59.0-62.2
RACE
White	7,508	3,355	50.3	48.8-51.8	4,153	49.7	48.2-51.2
African American	1,576	503	34.9	31.7-38.3	1,073	65.1	61.7-68.3
Other Minorities	547	171	36.1	30.6-42.0	376	63.9	58.0-69.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	557	157	34.4	29.0-40.3	400	65.6	59.7-71.0
Non-Hispanic	9,108	3,882	47.4	46.1-48.8	5,226	52.6	51.2-53.9
AGE
18-24	439	205	45.3	39.4-51.3	234	54.7	48.7-60.6
25-34	1,360	670	52.4	49.0-55.7	690	47.6	44.3-51.0
35-44	1,887	980	54.7	51.9-57.4	907	45.3	42.6-48.1
45-54	1,840	881	48.8	46.0-51.7	959	51.2	48.3-54.0
55-64	1,730	688	43.4	40.6-46.3	1,042	56.6	53.7-59.4
65-74	1,300	348	28.1	25.3-31.1	952	71.9	68.9-74.7
75+	1,067	251	24.4	21.5-27.6	816	75.6	72.4-78.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,514	284	25.4	21.9-29.3	1,230	74.6	70.7-78.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,753	878	35.9	33.4-38.4	1,875	64.1	61.6-66.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,297	993	48.6	45.7-51.5	1,304	51.4	48.5-54.3
College Graduate	3,088	1,883	63.6	61.5-65.7	1,205	36.4	34.3-38.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,043	228	29.0	24.7-33.7	815	71.0	66.3-75.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,643	496	36.0	32.3-39.8	1,147	64.0	60.2-67.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,136	406	37.7	33.8-41.6	730	62.3	58.4-66.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,262	569	45.2	41.6-48.9	693	54.8	51.1-58.4
$50,000-74,999	1,313	680	53.5	49.9-57.0	633	46.5	43.0-50.1
$75,000+	1,811	1,196	68.1	65.4-70.7	615	31.9	29.3-34.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,842	888	35.3	32.8-37.8	1,954	64.7	62.2-67.2
No	6,559	3,053	50.0	48.3-51.6	3,506	50.0	48.4-51.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,150	536	49.2	45.4-53.0	614	50.8	47.0-54.6
Non-Veteran	8,509	3,501	45.7	44.3-47.2	5,008	54.3	52.8-55.7

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

-Piedmont NC

9,671

4,042

46.1

44.8-47.5

5,629

53.9

52.5-55.2

GENDER

Male

3,525

1,821

53.1

50.8-55.3

1,704

46.9

44.7-49.2

Female

6,146

2,221

39.4

37.8-41.0

3,925

60.6

59.0-62.2

RACE

White

7,508

3,355

50.3

48.8-51.8

4,153

49.7

48.2-51.2

African American

1,576

503

34.9

31.7-38.3

1,073

65.1

61.7-68.3

Other Minorities

547

171

36.1

30.6-42.0

376

63.9

58.0-69.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

557

157

34.4

29.0-40.3

400

65.6

59.7-71.0

Non-Hispanic

9,108

3,882

47.4

46.1-48.8

5,226

52.6

51.2-53.9

AGE

18-24

439

205

45.3

39.4-51.3

234

54.7

48.7-60.6

25-34

1,360

670

52.4

49.0-55.7

690

47.6

44.3-51.0

35-44

1,887

980

54.7

51.9-57.4

907

45.3

42.6-48.1

45-54

1,840

881

48.8

46.0-51.7

959

51.2

48.3-54.0

55-64

1,730

688

43.4

40.6-46.3

1,042

56.6

53.7-59.4

65-74

1,300

348

28.1

25.3-31.1

952

71.9

68.9-74.7

75+

1,067

251

24.4

21.5-27.6

816

75.6

72.4-78.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,514

284

25.4

21.9-29.3

1,230

74.6

70.7-78.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,753

878

35.9

33.4-38.4

1,875

64.1

61.6-66.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,297

993

48.6

45.7-51.5

1,304

51.4

48.5-54.3

College Graduate

3,088

1,883

63.6

61.5-65.7

1,205

36.4

34.3-38.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,043

228

29.0

24.7-33.7

815

71.0

66.3-75.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,643

496

36.0

32.3-39.8

1,147

64.0

60.2-67.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,136

406

37.7

33.8-41.6

730

62.3

58.4-66.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,262

569

45.2

41.6-48.9

693

54.8

51.1-58.4

$50,000-74,999

1,313

680

53.5

49.9-57.0

633

46.5

43.0-50.1

$75,000+

1,811

1,196

68.1

65.4-70.7

615

31.9

29.3-34.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,842

888

35.3

32.8-37.8

1,954

64.7

62.2-67.2

6,559

3,053

50.0

48.3-51.6

3,506

50.0

48.4-51.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,150

536

49.2

45.4-53.0

614

50.8

47.0-54.6

Non-Veteran

8,509

3,501

45.7

44.3-47.2

5,008

54.3

52.8-55.7

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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, 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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