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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC	655	211	28.3	24.4-32.6	185	25.4	21.5-29.9	126	19.2	15.7-23.4	29	5.8	3.7- 8.9	104	21.2	16.9-26.2
GENDER
Male	286	63	19.3	14.6-25.1	79	24.8	19.1-31.6	54	18.5	13.6-24.7	17	6.5	3.8-10.8	73	30.9	24.1-38.6
Female	369	148	39.8	34.0-45.9	106	26.3	21.3-31.9	72	20.2	15.6-25.7	12	4.9	2.3-10.3	31	8.8	5.7-13.4
RACE
White	599	201	29.9	25.7-34.3	171	26.2	22.0-30.8	116	18.4	15.1-22.3	27	6.2	3.9- 9.5	84	19.4	15.2-24.4
African American	17	3	9.7	2.7-29.0	6	36.1	13.5-67.1	4	38.8	13.5-72.0	0	0.0	. - .	4	15.5	4.9-39.5
Other Minorities	39	7	17.0	6.7-36.6	8	12.5	4.1-32.1	6	22.0	7.0-51.5	2	3.6	0.8-14.3	16	44.9	23.0-69.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	26	8	18.1	7.5-37.5	3	21.7	6.5-52.4	4	19.7	5.7-49.8	1	2.0	0.3-13.2	10	38.5	17.6-64.8
Non-Hispanic	629	203	29.2	25.2-33.6	182	25.8	21.9-30.1	122	19.2	15.8-23.2	28	6.1	3.9- 9.4	94	19.7	15.6-24.6
AGE
18-24	44	8	9.9	4.2-21.7	8	19.7	8.6-38.7	13	22.0	11.0-39.3	2	6.9	1.7-24.0	13	41.4	25.0-60.0
25-34	108	32	30.6	21.7-41.2	25	19.4	12.7-28.5	25	21.9	14.6-31.6	4	4.2	1.4-11.8	22	23.9	15.5-35.0
35-44	107	21	16.7	10.2-26.1	29	28.5	19.4-39.8	24	20.1	12.8-29.9	8	8.6	3.9-17.9	25	26.1	17.1-37.8
45-54	128	39	29.8	21.4-39.8	33	26.9	18.4-37.6	24	19.4	11.7-30.5	7	5.4	2.3-12.2	25	18.5	12.0-27.4
55-64	126	44	36.0	26.9-46.2	37	26.0	17.9-36.1	24	18.7	12.2-27.6	6	6.7	2.6-16.0	15	12.6	6.7-22.3
65-74	86	38	41.7	30.4-53.9	30	33.8	23.5-45.9	13	17.4	9.7-29.2	1	3.1	0.4-18.9	4	4.0	1.5-10.4
75+	54	28	57.2	42.0-71.1	22	34.3	21.8-49.3	3	5.8	1.8-17.3	1	2.8	0.4-17.3	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	57	14	16.8	8.6-30.5	9	23.6	11.1-43.4	10	16.9	8.5-30.7	5	6.5	2.4-16.0	19	36.2	21.1-54.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	141	46	29.1	21.1-38.7	36	21.2	13.7-31.4	20	13.9	7.3-24.8	9	8.2	3.8-16.7	30	27.7	18.5-39.1
Some Post-H.S.	182	65	31.1	23.7-39.7	49	23.2	16.8-31.2	39	21.7	15.1-30.3	6	7.5	3.2-16.8	23	16.4	9.5-26.6
College Graduate	274	86	29.8	23.9-36.4	90	30.1	24.2-36.7	57	21.6	16.3-27.9	9	2.8	1.4- 5.7	32	15.8	10.7-22.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	61	18	25.7	14.9-40.7	15	18.4	9.7-32.3	12	18.3	9.1-33.3	3	3.6	1.0-11.5	13	34.0	17.5-55.6
$15,000- 24,999	100	22	16.8	10.0-26.8	22	21.1	11.4-35.7	24	21.3	13.4-32.2	6	8.7	3.3-20.8	26	32.1	20.0-47.2
$25,000- 34,999	92	35	35.9	24.9-48.5	24	26.1	16.0-39.5	16	18.2	9.0-33.4	7	10.8	4.8-22.6	10	9.1	4.5-17.5
$35,000- 49,999	119	37	28.9	20.1-39.7	35	23.9	16.5-33.3	26	19.5	12.6-28.8	4	4.8	1.5-13.8	17	22.9	13.5-36.2
$50,000-74,999	95	29	25.4	16.7-36.7	33	29.4	20.1-40.9	18	22.4	13.2-35.3	3	2.8	0.7-10.0	12	19.9	10.8-33.8
$75,000+	122	45	36.6	27.6-46.6	35	29.4	20.9-39.6	22	15.9	10.2-23.9	4	3.2	1.2- 8.6	16	14.9	8.6-24.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	167	50	27.6	20.5-36.1	54	27.1	19.9-35.7	36	25.2	17.9-34.4	5	4.0	1.6- 9.8	22	16.0	9.0-27.0
No	474	156	28.5	23.9-33.6	128	24.8	20.1-30.1	87	17.6	13.6-22.4	24	6.5	4.0-10.4	79	22.6	17.6-28.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	95	21	20.8	13.0-31.4	30	25.7	17.3-36.5	17	18.8	11.1-30.1	9	11.8	5.7-22.7	18	22.9	13.9-35.5
Non-Veteran	559	190	29.6	25.2-34.3	155	25.4	21.0-30.3	108	19.3	15.5-23.8	20	4.8	2.8- 8.1	86	20.9	16.3-26.5

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

-Western NC

655

211

28.3

24.4-32.6

185

25.4

21.5-29.9

126

19.2

15.7-23.4

5.8

3.7- 8.9

104

21.2

16.9-26.2

GENDER

Male

286

19.3

14.6-25.1

24.8

19.1-31.6

18.5

13.6-24.7

6.5

3.8-10.8

30.9

24.1-38.6

Female

369

148

39.8

34.0-45.9

106

26.3

21.3-31.9

20.2

15.6-25.7

4.9

2.3-10.3

8.8

5.7-13.4

RACE

White

599

201

29.9

25.7-34.3

171

26.2

22.0-30.8

116

18.4

15.1-22.3

6.2

3.9- 9.5

19.4

15.2-24.4

African American

9.7

2.7-29.0

36.1

13.5-67.1

38.8

13.5-72.0

0.0

. - .

15.5

4.9-39.5

Other Minorities

17.0

6.7-36.6

12.5

4.1-32.1

22.0

7.0-51.5

3.6

0.8-14.3

44.9

23.0-69.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

18.1

7.5-37.5

21.7

6.5-52.4

19.7

5.7-49.8

2.0

0.3-13.2

38.5

17.6-64.8

Non-Hispanic

629

203

29.2

25.2-33.6

182

25.8

21.9-30.1

122

19.2

15.8-23.2

6.1

3.9- 9.4

19.7

15.6-24.6

AGE

18-24

9.9

4.2-21.7

19.7

8.6-38.7

22.0

11.0-39.3

6.9

1.7-24.0

41.4

25.0-60.0

25-34

108

30.6

21.7-41.2

19.4

12.7-28.5

21.9

14.6-31.6

4.2

1.4-11.8

23.9

15.5-35.0

35-44

107

16.7

10.2-26.1

28.5

19.4-39.8

20.1

12.8-29.9

8.6

3.9-17.9

26.1

17.1-37.8

45-54

128

29.8

21.4-39.8

26.9

18.4-37.6

19.4

11.7-30.5

5.4

2.3-12.2

18.5

12.0-27.4

55-64

126

36.0

26.9-46.2

26.0

17.9-36.1

18.7

12.2-27.6

6.7

2.6-16.0

12.6

6.7-22.3

65-74

41.7

30.4-53.9

33.8

23.5-45.9

17.4

9.7-29.2

3.1

0.4-18.9

4.0

1.5-10.4

75+

57.2

42.0-71.1

34.3

21.8-49.3

5.8

1.8-17.3

2.8

0.4-17.3

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.8

8.6-30.5

23.6

11.1-43.4

16.9

8.5-30.7

6.5

2.4-16.0

36.2

21.1-54.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

141

29.1

21.1-38.7

21.2

13.7-31.4

13.9

7.3-24.8

8.2

3.8-16.7

27.7

18.5-39.1

Some Post-H.S.

182

31.1

23.7-39.7

23.2

16.8-31.2

21.7

15.1-30.3

7.5

3.2-16.8

16.4

9.5-26.6

College Graduate

274

29.8

23.9-36.4

30.1

24.2-36.7

21.6

16.3-27.9

2.8

1.4- 5.7

15.8

10.7-22.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

25.7

14.9-40.7

18.4

9.7-32.3

18.3

9.1-33.3

3.6

1.0-11.5

34.0

17.5-55.6

$15,000- 24,999

100

16.8

10.0-26.8

21.1

11.4-35.7

21.3

13.4-32.2

8.7

3.3-20.8

32.1

20.0-47.2

$25,000- 34,999

35.9

24.9-48.5

26.1

16.0-39.5

18.2

9.0-33.4

10.8

4.8-22.6

9.1

4.5-17.5

$35,000- 49,999

119

28.9

20.1-39.7

23.9

16.5-33.3

19.5

12.6-28.8

4.8

1.5-13.8

22.9

13.5-36.2

$50,000-74,999

25.4

16.7-36.7

29.4

20.1-40.9

22.4

13.2-35.3

2.8

0.7-10.0

19.9

10.8-33.8

$75,000+

122

36.6

27.6-46.6

29.4

20.9-39.6

15.9

10.2-23.9

3.2

1.2- 8.6

14.9

8.6-24.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

167

27.6

20.5-36.1

27.1

19.9-35.7

25.2

17.9-34.4

4.0

1.6- 9.8

16.0

9.0-27.0

474

156

28.5

23.9-33.6

128

24.8

20.1-30.1

17.6

13.6-22.4

6.5

4.0-10.4

22.6

17.6-28.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

20.8

13.0-31.4

25.7

17.3-36.5

18.8

11.1-30.1

11.8

5.7-22.7

22.9

13.9-35.5

Non-Veteran

559

190

29.6

25.2-34.3

155

25.4

21.0-30.3

108

19.3

15.5-23.8

4.8

2.8- 8.1

20.9

16.3-26.5

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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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