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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,866 44 0.9 0.5- 1.6 1,800 31.3 29.6-33.0 1,812 32.0 30.3-33.7 1,670 28.3 26.8-30.0 540 7.5 6.7- 8.4
-Eastern NC 1,823 15 0.8 0.4- 1.4 590 33.3 30.4-36.4 561 32.0 29.2-35.1 484 26.3 23.6-29.2 173 7.6 6.3- 9.2
GENDER
Male 832 4 0.5 0.2- 1.5 216 27.2 23.3-31.6 239 31.1 27.0-35.5 265 31.0 26.9-35.5 108 10.1 8.0-12.8
Female 991 11 1.1 0.5- 2.2 374 41.5 37.5-45.7 322 33.3 29.7-37.2 219 19.9 17.0-23.0 65 4.2 3.2- 5.5
RACE
White 1,411 8 0.4 0.2- 0.8 420 32.1 28.8-35.5 435 32.0 28.9-35.4 406 27.6 24.5-30.9 142 8.0 6.5- 9.8
African American 272 6 2.6 1.1- 6.2 113 36.9 30.1-44.3 81 28.6 22.4-35.6 52 25.2 18.5-33.2 20 6.7 4.0-11.0
Other Minorities 133 1 0.8 0.1- 5.3 53 36.5 25.6-48.9 43 37.1 25.5-50.5 25 18.9 11.2-30.3 11 6.7 3.0-14.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 70 2 1.5 0.3- 6.6 31 38.6 24.6-54.8 21 37.9 23.1-55.2 10 15.8 7.1-31.6 6 6.3 2.1-17.0
Non-Hispanic 1,750 13 0.7 0.4- 1.3 559 32.9 30.0-36.0 539 31.6 28.8-34.5 473 27.1 24.3-30.0 166 7.7 6.4- 9.3
AGE
18-24 82 0 0.0 . - . 30 34.7 22.9-48.7 31 35.9 23.9-50.0 20 26.9 15.8-42.1 1 2.5 0.4-15.6
25-34 260 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 107 41.7 34.5-49.2 93 34.9 28.2-42.3 54 21.7 16.3-28.3 5 1.3 0.5- 3.5
35-44 394 2 0.5 0.1- 2.5 137 34.6 28.8-40.8 139 34.4 29.0-40.3 99 25.5 20.4-31.5 17 5.0 2.9- 8.5
45-54 410 5 1.7 0.7- 4.2 135 30.9 25.8-36.5 118 30.8 25.6-36.6 120 27.9 22.9-33.4 32 8.8 5.7-13.3
55-64 350 3 0.9 0.2- 3.3 106 28.6 23.3-34.6 99 28.6 23.2-34.8 99 28.0 22.9-33.7 43 13.9 10.1-18.9
65-74 202 2 1.1 0.3- 4.5 44 22.9 16.9-30.4 57 26.0 19.7-33.4 58 30.8 23.8-38.9 41 19.1 13.9-25.8
75+ 115 2 0.8 0.2- 3.1 28 23.8 16.5-33.1 21 18.3 11.9-27.2 32 29.7 21.3-39.7 32 27.4 19.3-37.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 36 26.2 17.1-38.1 41 38.4 27.2-51.0 37 29.2 19.3-41.4 11 6.0 2.5-13.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 465 6 1.4 0.6- 3.4 170 35.9 30.1-42.1 138 28.7 23.1-35.0 104 26.1 20.6-32.5 47 7.9 5.6-11.0
Some Post-H.S. 535 6 0.7 0.3- 2.0 180 36.4 30.8-42.5 174 31.8 26.8-37.3 130 23.9 19.1-29.4 45 7.1 4.7-10.7
College Graduate 695 2 0.3 0.1- 1.5 202 30.1 25.9-34.7 208 33.4 29.1-37.9 213 27.8 24.0-32.0 70 8.4 6.4-10.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 3 2.4 0.6- 9.7 43 36.2 25.5-48.5 28 23.9 14.9-35.9 24 29.3 18.8-42.7 12 8.2 3.9-16.5
$15,000- 24,999 218 3 1.8 0.6- 5.8 81 32.7 24.1-42.7 60 31.2 21.7-42.5 53 28.4 19.4-39.6 21 5.9 3.2-10.4
$25,000- 34,999 224 3 1.2 0.3- 4.3 75 31.8 24.2-40.5 77 40.8 32.2-50.1 44 16.4 10.9-23.8 25 9.8 6.0-15.6
$35,000- 49,999 305 2 0.3 0.1- 1.2 95 34.2 27.1-42.1 112 35.7 29.0-43.0 78 24.4 18.6-31.4 18 5.4 2.6-10.9
$50,000-74,999 332 2 0.8 0.2- 3.4 93 32.1 25.8-39.2 101 31.1 25.3-37.6 105 28.3 22.8-34.4 31 7.7 5.2-11.3
$75,000+ 449 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9 129 31.0 26.0-36.5 139 31.9 27.1-37.2 134 27.7 23.2-32.6 46 9.2 6.7-12.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 512 6 1.2 0.5- 2.9 168 30.3 25.4-35.8 144 28.7 23.7-34.3 122 28.2 22.7-34.4 72 11.6 8.5-15.6
No 1,253 8 0.6 0.2- 1.3 411 35.3 31.7-39.1 394 32.3 28.9-36.0 341 25.2 22.1-28.6 99 6.5 5.1- 8.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 425 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0 112 29.5 23.7-36.0 113 28.9 23.7-34.8 128 27.6 22.8-32.9 71 13.9 10.5-18.0
Non-Veteran 1,396 14 0.9 0.5- 1.8 476 34.5 31.1-38.0 448 33.1 29.7-36.6 356 25.9 22.7-29.4 102 5.6 4.3- 7.3

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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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