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

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
-Piedmont NC	3,976	40	1.0	0.7- 1.5	1,244	31.4	29.5-33.4	1,252	32.1	30.2-34.1	1,099	28.5	26.7-30.4	341	6.9	6.1- 7.9
GENDER
Male	1,785	10	0.4	0.2- 0.8	455	26.8	24.2-29.7	554	32.3	29.5-35.3	578	32.6	29.8-35.4	188	7.8	6.6- 9.4
Female	2,191	30	1.8	1.2- 2.7	789	37.2	34.6-39.9	698	31.9	29.5-34.5	521	23.3	21.2-25.6	153	5.7	4.8- 6.9
RACE
White	3,298	25	0.7	0.5- 1.2	970	28.8	26.8-30.9	1,043	32.5	30.4-34.7	956	30.4	28.4-32.5	304	7.5	6.5- 8.6
African American	496	8	1.1	0.5- 2.5	200	42.1	36.4-48.0	145	29.0	24.1-34.6	116	23.2	18.8-28.2	27	4.6	2.8- 7.3
Other Minorities	169	6	3.1	1.3- 7.3	68	38.2	29.0-48.3	62	34.4	25.6-44.5	23	18.7	10.9-30.1	10	5.6	2.6-11.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	155	7	3.9	1.7- 8.5	68	43.1	33.1-53.6	51	31.4	22.5-41.8	26	19.5	11.7-30.8	3	2.2	0.5- 8.7
Non-Hispanic	3,818	32	0.7	0.5- 1.1	1,174	30.4	28.5-32.4	1,201	32.2	30.3-34.2	1,073	29.3	27.5-31.2	338	7.3	6.4- 8.3
AGE
18-24	203	3	1.4	0.4- 4.2	81	39.9	31.8-48.5	69	36.5	28.6-45.1	47	20.3	14.7-27.4	3	2.0	0.6- 6.9
25-34	665	3	0.5	0.1- 1.4	248	34.6	30.3-39.2	217	32.6	28.3-37.2	180	29.1	25.0-33.6	17	3.3	1.9- 5.6
35-44	969	14	1.5	0.8- 2.7	312	29.8	26.4-33.3	327	32.9	29.4-36.6	269	31.2	27.4-35.1	47	4.7	3.4- 6.5
45-54	863	7	0.8	0.3- 1.8	261	28.4	24.7-32.3	276	32.5	28.7-36.6	249	30.7	26.9-34.7	70	7.7	5.8-10.0
55-64	677	3	0.4	0.1- 1.5	192	29.6	25.6-33.9	208	29.4	25.5-33.6	191	27.7	23.9-31.8	83	13.0	10.3-16.3
65-74	341	7	2.3	1.0- 5.5	92	27.2	22.1-33.0	94	27.7	22.6-33.5	96	27.0	22.0-32.7	52	15.7	11.7-20.8
75+	243	3	1.7	0.5- 5.2	56	22.4	16.8-29.1	56	22.5	17.1-29.0	62	29.3	22.9-36.6	66	24.1	18.8-30.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	274	6	1.7	0.7- 4.1	99	38.5	30.5-47.3	91	32.3	24.6-41.2	59	22.7	15.6-31.8	19	4.8	2.4- 9.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	861	12	1.4	0.7- 2.9	318	36.0	31.8-40.5	273	33.2	29.0-37.7	168	20.2	16.8-24.2	90	9.1	7.1-11.6
Some Post-H.S.	973	11	1.2	0.6- 2.3	340	35.2	31.2-39.4	294	29.4	25.7-33.4	244	27.5	23.9-31.3	84	6.8	5.1- 9.0
College Graduate	1,867	11	0.6	0.3- 1.2	487	25.8	23.3-28.4	593	33.1	30.4-35.9	628	34.1	31.5-36.8	148	6.4	5.4- 7.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	224	4	0.7	0.2- 2.1	96	46.1	36.6-55.9	65	25.2	18.1-34.0	42	17.4	11.7-25.1	17	10.6	5.4-19.8
$15,000- 24,999	486	10	1.9	0.9- 3.9	187	38.4	31.9-45.3	139	28.6	22.6-35.3	101	24.3	18.3-31.4	49	6.9	4.8- 9.9
$25,000- 34,999	400	5	1.2	0.4- 3.4	141	37.9	31.6-44.8	123	31.0	25.3-37.3	94	23.9	18.8-29.8	37	6.1	4.1- 9.0
$35,000- 49,999	563	3	0.7	0.2- 2.4	190	34.6	29.7-39.8	175	31.3	26.7-36.4	144	25.5	21.3-30.2	51	7.8	5.7-10.6
$50,000-74,999	674	5	0.8	0.3- 2.0	214	30.8	26.6-35.4	229	36.9	32.1-42.0	178	25.7	21.8-29.9	48	5.8	4.1- 8.2
$75,000+	1,186	5	0.3	0.1- 0.8	295	23.4	20.6-26.4	384	33.9	30.7-37.3	413	36.3	33.1-39.7	89	6.2	4.9- 7.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	872	8	0.5	0.2- 1.1	305	37.0	32.7-41.5	263	29.1	25.3-33.3	203	24.0	20.4-28.0	93	9.4	7.3-12.0
No	3,010	30	1.1	0.7- 1.6	914	30.3	28.2-32.6	961	33.1	30.9-35.4	869	29.2	27.2-31.3	236	6.3	5.4- 7.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	526	3	0.5	0.2- 1.6	118	21.4	17.5-26.0	159	34.2	28.7-40.2	164	30.2	25.6-35.2	82	13.6	10.6-17.3
Non-Veteran	3,446	37	1.1	0.7- 1.6	1,125	32.7	30.6-34.9	1,091	31.8	29.8-33.9	934	28.3	26.3-30.4	259	6.0	5.2- 7.0

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

-Piedmont NC

3,976

1.0

0.7- 1.5

1,244

31.4

29.5-33.4

1,252

32.1

30.2-34.1

1,099

28.5

26.7-30.4

341

6.9

6.1- 7.9

GENDER

Male

1,785

0.4

0.2- 0.8

455

26.8

24.2-29.7

554

32.3

29.5-35.3

578

32.6

29.8-35.4

188

7.8

6.6- 9.4

Female

2,191

1.8

1.2- 2.7

789

37.2

34.6-39.9

698

31.9

29.5-34.5

521

23.3

21.2-25.6

153

5.7

4.8- 6.9

RACE

White

3,298

0.7

0.5- 1.2

970

28.8

26.8-30.9

1,043

32.5

30.4-34.7

956

30.4

28.4-32.5

304

7.5

6.5- 8.6

African American

496

1.1

0.5- 2.5

200

42.1

36.4-48.0

145

29.0

24.1-34.6

116

23.2

18.8-28.2

4.6

2.8- 7.3

Other Minorities

169

3.1

1.3- 7.3

38.2

29.0-48.3

34.4

25.6-44.5

18.7

10.9-30.1

5.6

2.6-11.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

155

3.9

1.7- 8.5

43.1

33.1-53.6

31.4

22.5-41.8

19.5

11.7-30.8

2.2

0.5- 8.7

Non-Hispanic

3,818

0.7

0.5- 1.1

1,174

30.4

28.5-32.4

1,201

32.2

30.3-34.2

1,073

29.3

27.5-31.2

338

7.3

6.4- 8.3

AGE

18-24

203

1.4

0.4- 4.2

39.9

31.8-48.5

36.5

28.6-45.1

20.3

14.7-27.4

2.0

0.6- 6.9

25-34

665

0.5

0.1- 1.4

248

34.6

30.3-39.2

217

32.6

28.3-37.2

180

29.1

25.0-33.6

3.3

1.9- 5.6

35-44

969

1.5

0.8- 2.7

312

29.8

26.4-33.3

327

32.9

29.4-36.6

269

31.2

27.4-35.1

4.7

3.4- 6.5

45-54

863

0.8

0.3- 1.8

261

28.4

24.7-32.3

276

32.5

28.7-36.6

249

30.7

26.9-34.7

7.7

5.8-10.0

55-64

677

0.4

0.1- 1.5

192

29.6

25.6-33.9

208

29.4

25.5-33.6

191

27.7

23.9-31.8

13.0

10.3-16.3

65-74

341

2.3

1.0- 5.5

27.2

22.1-33.0

27.7

22.6-33.5

27.0

22.0-32.7

15.7

11.7-20.8

75+

243

1.7

0.5- 5.2

22.4

16.8-29.1

22.5

17.1-29.0

29.3

22.9-36.6

24.1

18.8-30.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

274

1.7

0.7- 4.1

38.5

30.5-47.3

32.3

24.6-41.2

22.7

15.6-31.8

4.8

2.4- 9.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

861

1.4

0.7- 2.9

318

36.0

31.8-40.5

273

33.2

29.0-37.7

168

20.2

16.8-24.2

9.1

7.1-11.6

Some Post-H.S.

973

1.2

0.6- 2.3

340

35.2

31.2-39.4

294

29.4

25.7-33.4

244

27.5

23.9-31.3

6.8

5.1- 9.0

College Graduate

1,867

0.6

0.3- 1.2

487

25.8

23.3-28.4

593

33.1

30.4-35.9

628

34.1

31.5-36.8

148

6.4

5.4- 7.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

224

0.7

0.2- 2.1

46.1

36.6-55.9

25.2

18.1-34.0

17.4

11.7-25.1

10.6

5.4-19.8

$15,000- 24,999

486

1.9

0.9- 3.9

187

38.4

31.9-45.3

139

28.6

22.6-35.3

101

24.3

18.3-31.4

6.9

4.8- 9.9

$25,000- 34,999

400

1.2

0.4- 3.4

141

37.9

31.6-44.8

123

31.0

25.3-37.3

23.9

18.8-29.8

6.1

4.1- 9.0

$35,000- 49,999

563

0.7

0.2- 2.4

190

34.6

29.7-39.8

175

31.3

26.7-36.4

144

25.5

21.3-30.2

7.8

5.7-10.6

$50,000-74,999

674

0.8

0.3- 2.0

214

30.8

26.6-35.4

229

36.9

32.1-42.0

178

25.7

21.8-29.9

5.8

4.1- 8.2

$75,000+

1,186

0.3

0.1- 0.8

295

23.4

20.6-26.4

384

33.9

30.7-37.3

413

36.3

33.1-39.7

6.2

4.9- 7.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

872

0.5

0.2- 1.1

305

37.0

32.7-41.5

263

29.1

25.3-33.3

203

24.0

20.4-28.0

9.4

7.3-12.0

3,010

1.1

0.7- 1.6

914

30.3

28.2-32.6

961

33.1

30.9-35.4

869

29.2

27.2-31.3

236

6.3

5.4- 7.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

526

0.5

0.2- 1.6

118

21.4

17.5-26.0

159

34.2

28.7-40.2

164

30.2

25.6-35.2

13.6

10.6-17.3

Non-Veteran

3,446

1.1

0.7- 1.6

1,125

32.7

30.6-34.9

1,091

31.8

29.8-33.9

934

28.3

26.3-30.4

259

6.0

5.2- 7.0

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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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