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

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
-Western NC	660	545	76.1	70.8-80.7	50	8.0	5.8-10.9	26	5.8	3.4- 9.6	28	7.1	4.2-11.5	11	3.1	1.4- 6.7
GENDER
Male	292	216	65.7	57.8-72.9	26	8.4	5.5-12.8	19	9.0	5.1-15.4	20	11.4	6.6-18.8	11	5.5	2.5-11.6
Female	368	329	89.8	85.3-93.0	24	7.4	4.6-11.7	7	1.5	0.6- 3.6	8	1.4	0.6- 2.9	0	0.0	. - .
RACE
White	597	508	79.1	73.8-83.5	39	6.9	4.9- 9.8	20	5.2	2.9- 9.2	21	6.3	3.7-10.7	9	2.5	1.1- 5.3
African American	21	13	63.9	37.5-83.9	3	16.7	4.9-44.3	3	13.9	3.6-41.1	2	5.5	1.2-21.1	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	42	24	49.4	27.1-71.8	8	15.4	5.7-35.5	3	8.1	1.4-36.2	5	15.5	3.6-47.3	2	11.6	1.9-47.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	27	16	42.4	21.5-66.5	4	11.4	3.5-31.2	3	21.3	6.6-51.1	3	14.2	3.0-46.6	1	10.7	1.5-47.5
Non-Hispanic	633	529	79.3	74.4-83.4	46	7.6	5.5-10.5	23	4.3	2.5- 7.2	25	6.4	3.8-10.6	10	2.4	1.1- 5.1
AGE
18-24	42	29	52.8	34.6-70.3	3	5.7	1.7-17.2	4	15.9	5.9-36.4	5	21.9	9.2-43.6	1	3.7	0.5-22.2
25-34	109	87	76.3	65.2-84.7	12	13.1	7.1-22.8	3	1.8	0.5- 6.7	7	8.8	3.9-19.0	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	110	78	66.7	53.8-77.5	13	10.9	6.0-18.9	7	8.4	3.3-20.0	8	6.2	2.4-15.0	4	7.7	2.1-24.7
45-54	128	103	82.1	73.4-88.4	12	6.4	3.3-12.0	6	5.9	2.5-13.2	5	3.3	1.2- 8.8	2	2.3	0.5- 9.0
55-64	127	110	84.2	74.1-90.8	8	7.6	3.5-16.0	3	1.9	0.6- 5.9	2	1.1	0.3- 4.4	4	5.2	1.6-15.9
65-74	86	82	96.2	90.0-98.6	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	2	1.6	0.4- 6.4	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8	0	0.0	. - .
75+	56	54	96.3	86.0-99.1	1	2.1	0.3-13.7	1	1.6	0.2-10.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	60	37	48.7	32.4-65.3	9	12.4	6.0-24.1	9	22.2	10.0-42.4	3	9.1	1.9-33.4	2	7.6	1.3-33.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	141	110	73.0	61.4-82.1	13	9.7	4.9-18.2	6	4.4	1.5-11.9	9	8.3	3.4-19.1	3	4.7	1.4-14.8
Some Post-H.S.	179	155	82.8	72.5-89.8	10	4.9	2.3-10.2	4	1.5	0.5- 4.4	7	8.8	3.5-20.7	3	1.9	0.6- 6.0
College Graduate	279	242	83.0	76.3-88.1	18	7.5	4.5-12.3	7	3.7	1.6- 8.4	9	4.3	1.9- 9.3	3	1.5	0.3- 7.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	63	49	65.0	44.2-81.3	7	13.7	5.8-29.1	3	9.4	2.1-32.9	4	12.0	2.4-42.6	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	99	73	60.6	44.9-74.4	9	8.9	3.9-19.1	4	9.1	2.4-28.7	10	14.5	6.0-31.2	3	6.9	1.6-25.9
$25,000- 34,999	93	80	86.3	75.9-92.6	4	5.0	1.6-14.5	5	4.5	1.6-12.2	2	1.9	0.4- 8.6	2	2.3	0.5- 9.4
$35,000- 49,999	121	102	73.7	60.8-83.6	5	4.1	1.4-11.1	7	8.5	3.8-18.0	6	10.4	4.2-23.8	1	3.2	0.5-19.2
$50,000-74,999	95	83	81.4	67.9-90.0	7	8.1	3.6-17.0	1	3.2	0.5-19.2	3	5.9	1.5-20.7	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5
$75,000+	122	102	83.5	73.8-90.1	11	9.6	5.1-17.6	5	2.8	1.1- 7.1	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	3	3.4	0.7-15.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	171	148	79.6	67.3-88.1	8	5.8	2.6-12.2	5	1.9	0.8- 4.7	8	8.0	2.8-20.4	2	4.7	1.0-20.2
No	474	387	75.2	69.0-80.5	41	8.8	6.1-12.4	19	6.8	3.7-11.9	20	6.9	3.9-12.2	7	2.3	0.9- 5.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	98	80	78.0	65.5-86.8	6	5.9	2.5-13.7	4	3.3	1.1- 9.7	4	6.4	2.0-18.5	4	6.5	2.0-18.6
Non-Veteran	561	464	75.8	69.9-80.8	44	8.3	5.9-11.6	22	6.2	3.5-10.6	24	7.2	4.1-12.2	7	2.6	1.0- 6.9

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

-Western NC

660

545

76.1

70.8-80.7

8.0

5.8-10.9

5.8

3.4- 9.6

7.1

4.2-11.5

3.1

1.4- 6.7

GENDER

Male

292

216

65.7

57.8-72.9

8.4

5.5-12.8

9.0

5.1-15.4

11.4

6.6-18.8

5.5

2.5-11.6

Female

368

329

89.8

85.3-93.0

7.4

4.6-11.7

1.5

0.6- 3.6

1.4

0.6- 2.9

0.0

. - .

RACE

White

597

508

79.1

73.8-83.5

6.9

4.9- 9.8

5.2

2.9- 9.2

6.3

3.7-10.7

2.5

1.1- 5.3

African American

63.9

37.5-83.9

16.7

4.9-44.3

13.9

3.6-41.1

5.5

1.2-21.1

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

49.4

27.1-71.8

15.4

5.7-35.5

8.1

1.4-36.2

15.5

3.6-47.3

11.6

1.9-47.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

42.4

21.5-66.5

11.4

3.5-31.2

21.3

6.6-51.1

14.2

3.0-46.6

10.7

1.5-47.5

Non-Hispanic

633

529

79.3

74.4-83.4

7.6

5.5-10.5

4.3

2.5- 7.2

6.4

3.8-10.6

2.4

1.1- 5.1

AGE

18-24

52.8

34.6-70.3

5.7

1.7-17.2

15.9

5.9-36.4

21.9

9.2-43.6

3.7

0.5-22.2

25-34

109

76.3

65.2-84.7

13.1

7.1-22.8

1.8

0.5- 6.7

8.8

3.9-19.0

0.0

. - .

35-44

110

66.7

53.8-77.5

10.9

6.0-18.9

8.4

3.3-20.0

6.2

2.4-15.0

7.7

2.1-24.7

45-54

128

103

82.1

73.4-88.4

6.4

3.3-12.0

5.9

2.5-13.2

3.3

1.2- 8.8

2.3

0.5- 9.0

55-64

127

110

84.2

74.1-90.8

7.6

3.5-16.0

1.9

0.6- 5.9

1.1

0.3- 4.4

5.2

1.6-15.9

65-74

96.2

90.0-98.6

1.3

0.2- 8.8

1.6

0.4- 6.4

0.8

0.1- 5.8

0.0

. - .

75+

96.3

86.0-99.1

2.1

0.3-13.7

1.6

0.2-10.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

48.7

32.4-65.3

12.4

6.0-24.1

22.2

10.0-42.4

9.1

1.9-33.4

7.6

1.3-33.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

141

110

73.0

61.4-82.1

9.7

4.9-18.2

4.4

1.5-11.9

8.3

3.4-19.1

4.7

1.4-14.8

Some Post-H.S.

179

155

82.8

72.5-89.8

4.9

2.3-10.2

1.5

0.5- 4.4

8.8

3.5-20.7

1.9

0.6- 6.0

College Graduate

279

242

83.0

76.3-88.1

7.5

4.5-12.3

3.7

1.6- 8.4

4.3

1.9- 9.3

1.5

0.3- 7.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

65.0

44.2-81.3

13.7

5.8-29.1

9.4

2.1-32.9

12.0

2.4-42.6

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

60.6

44.9-74.4

8.9

3.9-19.1

9.1

2.4-28.7

14.5

6.0-31.2

6.9

1.6-25.9

$25,000- 34,999

86.3

75.9-92.6

5.0

1.6-14.5

4.5

1.6-12.2

1.9

0.4- 8.6

2.3

0.5- 9.4

$35,000- 49,999

121

102

73.7

60.8-83.6

4.1

1.4-11.1

8.5

3.8-18.0

10.4

4.2-23.8

3.2

0.5-19.2

$50,000-74,999

81.4

67.9-90.0

8.1

3.6-17.0

3.2

0.5-19.2

5.9

1.5-20.7

1.4

0.2- 9.5

$75,000+

122

102

83.5

73.8-90.1

9.6

5.1-17.6

2.8

1.1- 7.1

0.6

0.1- 4.2

3.4

0.7-15.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

171

148

79.6

67.3-88.1

5.8

2.6-12.2

1.9

0.8- 4.7

8.0

2.8-20.4

4.7

1.0-20.2

474

387

75.2

69.0-80.5

8.8

6.1-12.4

6.8

3.7-11.9

6.9

3.9-12.2

2.3

0.9- 5.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

78.0

65.5-86.8

5.9

2.5-13.7

3.3

1.1- 9.7

6.4

2.0-18.5

6.5

2.0-18.6

Non-Veteran

561

464

75.8

69.9-80.8

8.3

5.9-11.6

6.2

3.5-10.6

7.2

4.1-12.2

2.6

1.0- 6.9

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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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