BRFSS 2005 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	662	6	0.8	0.3- 1.8	210	33.6	29.0-38.5	187	27.9	23.7-32.6	194	28.8	24.6-33.4	65	9.0	6.6-12.1
GENDER
Male	294	2	0.2	0.0- 1.2	73	29.1	22.7-36.5	91	30.2	23.9-37.4	90	29.2	23.1-36.1	38	11.3	7.7-16.4
Female	368	4	1.5	0.5- 3.9	137	39.4	33.4-45.7	96	25.0	20.1-30.5	104	28.2	23.0-34.1	27	5.9	3.8- 9.2
RACE
White	598	4	0.6	0.2- 1.7	189	33.8	29.2-38.8	168	25.8	21.9-30.2	176	30.1	25.6-34.9	61	9.7	7.1-13.1
African American	19	0	0.0	. - .	4	21.1	6.5-50.6	5	26.0	9.4-54.5	7	39.2	16.1-68.5	3	13.6	3.3-42.0
Other Minorities	45	2	2.5	0.4-13.1	17	35.3	17.2-58.9	14	49.2	27.9-70.9	11	12.6	5.4-26.7	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	29	1	2.1	0.3-13.8	12	43.9	22.6-67.6	8	40.1	19.5-64.8	6	10.0	3.7-24.2	2	4.0	0.8-18.0
Non-Hispanic	633	5	0.6	0.2- 1.7	198	32.5	28.1-37.2	179	26.7	22.7-31.0	188	30.7	26.3-35.5	63	9.5	7.0-12.8
AGE
18-24	43	0	0.0	. - .	21	45.8	28.9-63.7	11	21.1	9.8-39.8	9	26.3	13.4-45.2	2	6.7	1.6-23.5
25-34	111	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	49	40.4	30.7-50.8	35	33.3	24.0-44.1	25	25.3	17.0-35.7	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0
35-44	112	2	1.5	0.4- 6.2	34	30.1	20.5-41.9	32	30.5	20.6-42.6	37	30.4	21.3-41.3	7	7.5	3.1-17.0
45-54	130	2	1.9	0.5- 7.3	37	26.6	18.5-36.6	42	32.4	23.5-42.8	41	33.5	24.0-44.4	8	5.6	2.6-11.6
55-64	125	0	0.0	. - .	34	29.8	21.0-40.3	29	25.4	17.1-36.0	48	33.3	24.7-43.2	14	11.5	6.1-20.7
65-74	82	0	0.0	. - .	21	22.8	14.1-34.7	22	21.4	13.8-31.7	19	25.1	15.9-37.4	20	30.7	19.8-44.2
75+	57	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	13	28.4	16.4-44.6	15	23.2	13.1-37.7	15	26.2	15.3-41.2	13	21.7	11.9-36.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	63	2	2.1	0.5- 8.8	20	36.8	22.5-53.9	17	29.6	16.0-48.2	14	16.8	9.0-29.2	10	14.6	6.6-29.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	140	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	49	37.7	27.4-49.2	39	26.5	18.2-36.7	39	27.0	18.5-37.7	12	8.7	4.4-16.3
Some Post-H.S.	182	1	0.7	0.1- 4.5	68	35.4	27.2-44.5	51	28.5	20.9-37.5	48	29.8	21.5-39.7	14	5.7	3.0-10.5
College Graduate	276	2	0.7	0.2- 2.9	73	28.5	22.4-35.4	80	27.8	22.1-34.4	92	33.5	27.2-40.4	29	9.5	6.1-14.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	65	1	1.3	0.2- 8.6	29	42.3	27.2-59.1	13	21.8	11.0-38.6	18	31.1	16.7-50.5	4	3.5	1.2- 9.9
$15,000- 24,999	102	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3	33	35.0	23.1-49.1	29	30.6	18.8-45.8	28	24.2	15.0-36.6	11	9.1	4.0-19.6
$25,000- 34,999	94	2	0.9	0.2- 4.3	31	43.8	31.0-57.5	26	21.7	13.5-32.9	28	26.4	17.5-37.9	7	7.2	3.1-16.0
$35,000- 49,999	121	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	36	24.6	16.9-34.3	36	31.4	21.9-42.8	36	32.2	22.6-43.4	12	10.9	5.3-21.0
$50,000-74,999	94	0	0.0	. - .	22	23.0	14.3-34.9	34	34.9	24.5-46.9	28	33.8	22.5-47.3	10	8.3	4.0-16.4
$75,000+	123	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	40	37.7	28.2-48.2	31	24.7	17.2-34.1	38	25.9	18.6-34.7	13	10.9	5.6-19.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	175	2	0.9	0.2- 3.6	59	34.1	25.9-43.3	47	27.7	19.5-37.7	49	29.2	21.0-39.2	18	8.1	4.8-13.4
No	471	3	0.6	0.2- 2.0	148	33.5	28.0-39.5	134	28.1	23.2-33.6	144	29.2	24.3-34.6	42	8.6	5.9-12.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	97	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	16	15.6	9.0-25.5	33	34.4	24.0-46.5	29	29.4	19.9-41.2	18	20.4	12.2-32.0
Non-Veteran	564	5	0.9	0.3- 2.1	194	36.3	31.2-41.8	153	26.9	22.4-32.0	165	28.7	24.1-33.7	47	7.2	5.0-10.4

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

-Western NC

662

0.8

0.3- 1.8

210

33.6

29.0-38.5

187

27.9

23.7-32.6

194

28.8

24.6-33.4

9.0

6.6-12.1

GENDER

Male

294

0.2

0.0- 1.2

29.1

22.7-36.5

30.2

23.9-37.4

29.2

23.1-36.1

11.3

7.7-16.4

Female

368

1.5

0.5- 3.9

137

39.4

33.4-45.7

25.0

20.1-30.5

104

28.2

23.0-34.1

5.9

3.8- 9.2

RACE

White

598

0.6

0.2- 1.7

189

33.8

29.2-38.8

168

25.8

21.9-30.2

176

30.1

25.6-34.9

9.7

7.1-13.1

African American

0.0

. - .

21.1

6.5-50.6

26.0

9.4-54.5

39.2

16.1-68.5

13.6

3.3-42.0

Other Minorities

2.5

0.4-13.1

35.3

17.2-58.9

49.2

27.9-70.9

12.6

5.4-26.7

0.5

0.1- 3.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.1

0.3-13.8

43.9

22.6-67.6

40.1

19.5-64.8

10.0

3.7-24.2

4.0

0.8-18.0

Non-Hispanic

633

0.6

0.2- 1.7

198

32.5

28.1-37.2

179

26.7

22.7-31.0

188

30.7

26.3-35.5

9.5

7.0-12.8

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

45.8

28.9-63.7

21.1

9.8-39.8

26.3

13.4-45.2

6.7

1.6-23.5

25-34

111

0.9

0.1- 6.2

40.4

30.7-50.8

33.3

24.0-44.1

25.3

17.0-35.7

0.1

0.0- 1.0

35-44

112

1.5

0.4- 6.2

30.1

20.5-41.9

30.5

20.6-42.6

30.4

21.3-41.3

7.5

3.1-17.0

45-54

130

1.9

0.5- 7.3

26.6

18.5-36.6

32.4

23.5-42.8

33.5

24.0-44.4

5.6

2.6-11.6

55-64

125

0.0

. - .

29.8

21.0-40.3

25.4

17.1-36.0

33.3

24.7-43.2

11.5

6.1-20.7

65-74

0.0

. - .

22.8

14.1-34.7

21.4

13.8-31.7

25.1

15.9-37.4

30.7

19.8-44.2

75+

0.5

0.1- 3.3

28.4

16.4-44.6

23.2

13.1-37.7

26.2

15.3-41.2

21.7

11.9-36.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2.1

0.5- 8.8

36.8

22.5-53.9

29.6

16.0-48.2

16.8

9.0-29.2

14.6

6.6-29.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

140

0.1

0.0- 1.0

37.7

27.4-49.2

26.5

18.2-36.7

27.0

18.5-37.7

8.7

4.4-16.3

Some Post-H.S.

182

0.7

0.1- 4.5

35.4

27.2-44.5

28.5

20.9-37.5

29.8

21.5-39.7

5.7

3.0-10.5

College Graduate

276

0.7

0.2- 2.9

28.5

22.4-35.4

27.8

22.1-34.4

33.5

27.2-40.4

9.5

6.1-14.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1.3

0.2- 8.6

42.3

27.2-59.1

21.8

11.0-38.6

31.1

16.7-50.5

3.5

1.2- 9.9

$15,000- 24,999

102

1.1

0.1- 7.3

35.0

23.1-49.1

30.6

18.8-45.8

24.2

15.0-36.6

9.1

4.0-19.6

$25,000- 34,999

0.9

0.2- 4.3

43.8

31.0-57.5

21.7

13.5-32.9

26.4

17.5-37.9

7.2

3.1-16.0

$35,000- 49,999

121

1.0

0.1- 6.8

24.6

16.9-34.3

31.4

21.9-42.8

32.2

22.6-43.4

10.9

5.3-21.0

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

23.0

14.3-34.9

34.9

24.5-46.9

33.8

22.5-47.3

8.3

4.0-16.4

$75,000+

123

0.9

0.1- 6.3

37.7

28.2-48.2

24.7

17.2-34.1

25.9

18.6-34.7

10.9

5.6-19.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

175

0.9

0.2- 3.6

34.1

25.9-43.3

27.7

19.5-37.7

29.2

21.0-39.2

8.1

4.8-13.4

471

0.6

0.2- 2.0

148

33.5

28.0-39.5

134

28.1

23.2-33.6

144

29.2

24.3-34.6

8.6

5.9-12.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.2

0.0- 1.7

15.6

9.0-25.5

34.4

24.0-46.5

29.4

19.9-41.2

20.4

12.2-32.0

Non-Veteran

564

0.9

0.3- 2.1

194

36.3

31.2-41.8

153

26.9

22.4-32.0

165

28.7

24.1-33.7

7.2

5.0-10.4

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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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