BRFSS 2006 - Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)*: (During the past 30 days, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage, or liquor?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)*

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage, or liquor?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,585	6,001	42.9	41.8-44.0	9,584	57.1	56.0-58.2
-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	569	198	40.6	35.2-46.3	371	59.4	53.7-64.8
GENDER
Male	219	91	47.0	38.3-55.8	128	53.0	44.2-61.7
Female	350	107	35.0	28.4-42.3	243	65.0	57.7-71.6
RACE
White	506	178	41.2	35.5-47.1	328	58.8	52.9-64.5
Other	62	19	31.3	16.7-50.9	43	68.7	49.1-83.3
AGE
18-44	137	56	41.0	30.5-52.4	81	59.0	47.6-69.5
45+	431	141	40.2	34.6-46.1	290	59.8	53.9-65.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	264	59	30.8	22.8-40.2	205	69.2	59.8-77.2
Some College +	301	137	49.4	42.3-56.6	164	50.6	43.4-57.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	367	102	31.7	25.5-38.5	265	68.3	61.5-74.5
$50,000+	127	70	61.4	51.0-70.8	57	38.6	29.2-49.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,585

6,001

42.9

41.8-44.0

9,584

57.1

56.0-58.2

-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

569

198

40.6

35.2-46.3

371

59.4

53.7-64.8

GENDER

Male

219

47.0

38.3-55.8

128

53.0

44.2-61.7

Female

350

107

35.0

28.4-42.3

243

65.0

57.7-71.6

RACE

White

506

178

41.2

35.5-47.1

328

58.8

52.9-64.5

Other

31.3

16.7-50.9

68.7

49.1-83.3

AGE

18-44

137

41.0

30.5-52.4

59.0

47.6-69.5

45+

431

141

40.2

34.6-46.1

290

59.8

53.9-65.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

264

30.8

22.8-40.2

205

69.2

59.8-77.2

Some College +

301

137

49.4

42.3-56.6

164

50.6

43.4-57.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

367

102

31.7

25.5-38.5

265

68.3

61.5-74.5

$50,000+

127

61.4

51.0-70.8

38.6

29.2-49.0

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^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.

*Mountain AHEC: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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