BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	5,701	1,802	28.0	26.4-29.6	1,672	27.3	25.8-28.9	876	15.4	14.1-16.7	470	8.4	7.5- 9.4	881	20.9	19.3-22.6
-Eastern NC	1,765	540	28.3	25.6-31.2	503	25.0	22.5-27.6	267	13.9	12.1-15.9	158	8.9	7.2-10.9	297	23.9	20.9-27.2
GENDER
Male	797	174	18.6	15.5-22.1	196	22.3	18.8-26.2	131	14.3	11.7-17.3	84	10.3	7.8-13.3	212	34.6	29.9-39.6
Female	968	366	41.1	37.0-45.3	307	28.5	25.2-32.0	136	13.4	11.1-16.1	74	7.1	5.2- 9.6	85	9.9	7.7-12.7
RACE
White	1,378	430	29.6	26.6-32.9	389	24.3	21.6-27.2	210	14.9	12.7-17.3	117	8.1	6.5-10.1	232	23.1	19.8-26.7
African American	257	74	26.0	19.6-33.6	87	32.8	26.0-40.3	38	12.0	8.3-17.0	24	9.3	5.7-14.8	34	19.9	13.7-28.1
Other Minorities	124	33	22.0	13.5-33.7	25	17.4	9.9-28.8	18	9.6	5.6-15.9	17	14.1	6.9-26.8	31	36.9	24.5-51.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	64	14	21.7	11.2-37.6	14	18.2	8.9-33.6	9	6.8	3.2-13.8	8	12.7	4.6-30.6	19	40.7	24.8-58.8
Non-Hispanic	1,697	523	28.8	26.1-31.7	488	25.5	23.0-28.1	258	14.5	12.6-16.6	150	8.6	7.1-10.4	278	22.6	19.7-25.8
AGE
18-24	74	18	23.4	13.3-38.0	14	15.6	8.2-27.6	10	8.2	3.6-18.0	8	9.8	4.4-20.3	24	42.9	28.7-58.4
25-34	255	70	26.5	20.5-33.5	66	23.6	17.9-30.5	33	12.2	8.4-17.4	26	8.7	5.6-13.3	60	29.1	22.3-36.9
35-44	377	83	21.9	17.1-27.6	106	25.6	20.6-31.2	55	15.0	11.2-19.7	44	12.4	8.3-18.1	89	25.2	19.9-31.2
45-54	392	122	30.4	25.1-36.3	89	21.5	17.1-26.7	66	14.3	11.0-18.3	33	7.1	4.7-10.7	82	26.6	21.1-32.9
55-64	341	114	34.1	28.3-40.4	113	28.5	23.3-34.3	57	18.8	14.2-24.4	30	8.9	6.0-13.1	27	9.7	6.3-14.8
65-74	203	76	36.8	29.6-44.7	71	38.6	31.0-46.8	28	12.0	8.0-17.8	14	5.9	3.3-10.4	14	6.7	3.8-11.5
75+	114	54	46.1	36.5-56.1	39	35.2	26.3-45.2	17	16.8	10.3-26.1	3	1.6	0.5- 4.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	126	28	23.9	14.7-36.2	23	14.6	7.8-25.6	20	12.1	6.9-20.5	18	11.8	6.7-20.0	37	37.6	26.1-50.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	437	142	25.6	21.0-30.8	119	23.8	19.2-29.2	51	9.6	6.9-13.2	36	10.1	6.4-15.6	89	30.9	24.3-38.3
Some Post-H.S.	516	162	28.9	23.9-34.5	148	25.3	20.8-30.5	76	14.2	10.8-18.3	44	8.3	5.7-12.0	86	23.3	18.0-29.6
College Graduate	685	208	31.3	27.0-36.0	212	28.4	24.5-32.6	120	17.6	14.4-21.2	60	7.6	5.6-10.2	85	15.2	12.0-19.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	100	40	47.2	34.4-60.4	22	15.8	9.8-24.5	12	7.7	4.2-13.8	3	3.6	0.9-13.4	23	25.6	15.8-38.7
$15,000- 24,999	209	64	25.7	17.9-35.3	53	16.1	11.0-22.9	26	8.7	5.3-14.0	23	12.4	6.4-22.4	43	37.2	26.1-49.8
$25,000- 34,999	215	65	27.6	20.0-36.7	62	24.8	18.4-32.6	32	16.2	10.8-23.7	23	10.6	5.8-18.3	33	20.8	13.8-30.2
$35,000- 49,999	300	85	24.7	19.2-31.2	97	30.4	24.3-37.4	39	10.7	7.5-15.2	27	6.7	4.3-10.5	52	27.4	20.1-36.1
$50,000-74,999	319	94	28.7	23.0-35.2	97	28.9	22.8-35.9	45	15.0	10.8-20.5	32	9.7	6.5-14.2	51	17.8	13.1-23.7
$75,000+	443	112	24.7	20.1-29.9	124	25.3	21.0-30.2	97	21.0	17.0-25.6	39	8.7	6.2-12.1	71	20.4	16.0-25.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	492	161	30.1	25.1-35.6	120	19.6	15.8-24.1	70	11.8	9.1-15.3	43	9.8	6.8-13.9	98	28.6	23.0-35.0
No	1,222	366	28.1	24.8-31.6	368	27.1	24.0-30.4	188	14.3	12.1-16.9	112	8.6	6.7-11.1	188	21.9	18.4-25.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	409	104	20.7	16.5-25.7	114	27.7	22.4-33.7	63	14.8	11.2-19.2	44	11.6	8.1-16.5	84	25.2	19.9-31.4
Non-Veteran	1,354	435	30.7	27.5-34.2	388	24.1	21.4-27.1	204	13.6	11.6-16.0	114	8.0	6.3-10.2	213	23.5	20.0-27.5

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,701

1,802

28.0

26.4-29.6

1,672

27.3

25.8-28.9

876

15.4

14.1-16.7

470

8.4

7.5- 9.4

881

20.9

19.3-22.6

-Eastern NC

1,765

540

28.3

25.6-31.2

503

25.0

22.5-27.6

267

13.9

12.1-15.9

158

8.9

7.2-10.9

297

23.9

20.9-27.2

GENDER

Male

797

174

18.6

15.5-22.1

196

22.3

18.8-26.2

131

14.3

11.7-17.3

10.3

7.8-13.3

212

34.6

29.9-39.6

Female

968

366

41.1

37.0-45.3

307

28.5

25.2-32.0

136

13.4

11.1-16.1

7.1

5.2- 9.6

9.9

7.7-12.7

RACE

White

1,378

430

29.6

26.6-32.9

389

24.3

21.6-27.2

210

14.9

12.7-17.3

117

8.1

6.5-10.1

232

23.1

19.8-26.7

African American

257

26.0

19.6-33.6

32.8

26.0-40.3

12.0

8.3-17.0

9.3

5.7-14.8

19.9

13.7-28.1

Other Minorities

124

22.0

13.5-33.7

17.4

9.9-28.8

9.6

5.6-15.9

14.1

6.9-26.8

36.9

24.5-51.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

21.7

11.2-37.6

18.2

8.9-33.6

6.8

3.2-13.8

12.7

4.6-30.6

40.7

24.8-58.8

Non-Hispanic

1,697

523

28.8

26.1-31.7

488

25.5

23.0-28.1

258

14.5

12.6-16.6

150

8.6

7.1-10.4

278

22.6

19.7-25.8

AGE

18-24

23.4

13.3-38.0

15.6

8.2-27.6

8.2

3.6-18.0

9.8

4.4-20.3

42.9

28.7-58.4

25-34

255

26.5

20.5-33.5

23.6

17.9-30.5

12.2

8.4-17.4

8.7

5.6-13.3

29.1

22.3-36.9

35-44

377

21.9

17.1-27.6

106

25.6

20.6-31.2

15.0

11.2-19.7

12.4

8.3-18.1

25.2

19.9-31.2

45-54

392

122

30.4

25.1-36.3

21.5

17.1-26.7

14.3

11.0-18.3

7.1

4.7-10.7

26.6

21.1-32.9

55-64

341

114

34.1

28.3-40.4

113

28.5

23.3-34.3

18.8

14.2-24.4

8.9

6.0-13.1

9.7

6.3-14.8

65-74

203

36.8

29.6-44.7

38.6

31.0-46.8

12.0

8.0-17.8

5.9

3.3-10.4

6.7

3.8-11.5

75+

114

46.1

36.5-56.1

35.2

26.3-45.2

16.8

10.3-26.1

1.6

0.5- 4.9

0.3

0.0- 2.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

126

23.9

14.7-36.2

14.6

7.8-25.6

12.1

6.9-20.5

11.8

6.7-20.0

37.6

26.1-50.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

437

142

25.6

21.0-30.8

119

23.8

19.2-29.2

9.6

6.9-13.2

10.1

6.4-15.6

30.9

24.3-38.3

Some Post-H.S.

516

162

28.9

23.9-34.5

148

25.3

20.8-30.5

14.2

10.8-18.3

8.3

5.7-12.0

23.3

18.0-29.6

College Graduate

685

208

31.3

27.0-36.0

212

28.4

24.5-32.6

120

17.6

14.4-21.2

7.6

5.6-10.2

15.2

12.0-19.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

100

47.2

34.4-60.4

15.8

9.8-24.5

7.7

4.2-13.8

3.6

0.9-13.4

25.6

15.8-38.7

$15,000- 24,999

209

25.7

17.9-35.3

16.1

11.0-22.9

8.7

5.3-14.0

12.4

6.4-22.4

37.2

26.1-49.8

$25,000- 34,999

215

27.6

20.0-36.7

24.8

18.4-32.6

16.2

10.8-23.7

10.6

5.8-18.3

20.8

13.8-30.2

$35,000- 49,999

300

24.7

19.2-31.2

30.4

24.3-37.4

10.7

7.5-15.2

6.7

4.3-10.5

27.4

20.1-36.1

$50,000-74,999

319

28.7

23.0-35.2

28.9

22.8-35.9

15.0

10.8-20.5

9.7

6.5-14.2

17.8

13.1-23.7

$75,000+

443

112

24.7

20.1-29.9

124

25.3

21.0-30.2

21.0

17.0-25.6

8.7

6.2-12.1

20.4

16.0-25.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

492

161

30.1

25.1-35.6

120

19.6

15.8-24.1

11.8

9.1-15.3

9.8

6.8-13.9

28.6

23.0-35.0

1,222

366

28.1

24.8-31.6

368

27.1

24.0-30.4

188

14.3

12.1-16.9

112

8.6

6.7-11.1

188

21.9

18.4-25.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

409

104

20.7

16.5-25.7

114

27.7

22.4-33.7

14.8

11.2-19.2

11.6

8.1-16.5

25.2

19.9-31.4

Non-Veteran

1,354

435

30.7

27.5-34.2

388

24.1

21.4-27.1

204

13.6

11.6-16.0

114

8.0

6.3-10.2

213

23.5

20.0-27.5

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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.

** 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.

***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.

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