BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	388	144	40.3	33.7-47.3	244	59.7	52.7-66.3
Buncombe	358	164	50.1	43.5-56.7	194	49.9	43.3-56.5
Cabarrus	387	130	39.0	32.8-45.5	257	61.0	54.5-67.2
Catawba	401	158	44.0	37.3-51.0	243	56.0	49.0-62.7
Cumberland	442	167	42.8	36.8-49.1	275	57.2	50.9-63.2
Davidson	426	156	41.3	35.3-47.5	270	58.7	52.5-64.7
Durham	399	215	53.7	46.9-60.4	184	46.3	39.6-53.1
Forsyth	418	172	44.9	38.9-51.0	246	55.1	49.0-61.1
Gaston	389	126	36.0	29.7-42.8	263	64.0	57.2-70.3
Guilford	447	203	49.9	44.0-55.8	244	50.1	44.2-56.0
Iredell	442	158	41.8	35.6-48.3	284	58.2	51.7-64.4
Johnston	452	168	40.9	34.6-47.5	284	59.1	52.5-65.4
Mecklenburg	829	472	60.0	55.5-64.3	357	40.0	35.7-44.5
New Hanover	393	216	56.2	49.5-62.7	177	43.8	37.3-50.5
Onslow	391	147	45.0	38.4-51.7	244	55.0	48.3-61.6
Orange	362	221	57.8	50.5-64.8	141	42.2	35.2-49.5
Pitt	392	142	39.9	34.0-46.1	250	60.1	53.9-66.0
Randolph	389	109	33.9	26.7-42.0	280	66.1	58.0-73.3
Robeson	396	93	24.0	18.9-29.9	303	76.0	70.1-81.1
Rowan	449	150	35.7	29.9-42.0	299	64.3	58.0-70.1
Union	390	156	44.3	37.8-51.0	234	55.7	49.0-62.2
Wake	652	367	56.0	50.9-60.9	285	44.0	39.1-49.1
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	419	189	44.0	37.7-50.6	230	56.0	49.4-62.3
Northeast Partnership II***	506	156	34.1	28.8-39.8	350	65.9	60.2-71.2
Northeast Partnership I***	435	109	26.2	21.3-31.7	326	73.8	68.3-78.7
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	442	134	31.7	26.5-37.5	308	68.3	62.5-73.5
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	473	147	36.1	30.5-42.2	326	63.9	57.8-69.5
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	432	181	40.8	34.9-46.9	251	59.2	53.1-65.1
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	393	120	35.9	29.2-43.1	273	64.1	56.9-70.8
Chatham/Lee/Moore	454	192	44.3	38.1-50.7	262	55.7	49.3-61.9
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	573	165	33.0	27.9-38.6	408	67.0	61.4-72.1
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	425	113	30.9	25.5-36.8	312	69.1	63.2-74.5
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	418	133	34.1	28.0-40.9	285	65.9	59.1-72.0
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	454	130	33.1	27.4-39.2	324	66.9	60.8-72.6
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	569	198	40.6	35.2-46.3	371	59.4	53.7-64.8
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	1,076	344	35.7	31.9-39.7	732	64.3	60.3-68.1
No	14,509	5,657	43.4	42.2-44.5	8,852	56.6	55.5-57.8
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	5,217	1,876	38.6	36.7-40.5	3,341	61.4	59.5-63.3
Piedmont	8,707	3,556	46.2	44.7-47.7	5,151	53.8	52.3-55.3
Western NC	1,661	569	38.4	35.2-41.7	1,092	61.6	58.3-64.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	927	362	43.5	39.2-48.0	565	56.5	52.0-60.8
Northwest	3,116	1,079	37.8	35.4-40.3	2,037	62.2	59.7-64.6
Charlotte	2,382	991	48.1	45.3-51.0	1,391	51.9	49.0-54.7
Greensboro	2,000	817	44.2	41.1-47.4	1,183	55.8	52.6-58.9
Southern Regional	1,595	519	36.7	33.4-40.3	1,076	63.3	59.7-66.6
Coastal	820	404	47.8	43.4-52.3	416	52.2	47.7-56.6
Wake	2,091	930	49.7	46.6-52.8	1,161	50.3	47.2-53.4
Area L	672	188	29.2	25.0-33.7	484	70.8	66.3-75.0
Eastern	1,982	711	39.9	36.9-43.1	1,271	60.1	56.9-63.1

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

388

144

40.3

33.7-47.3

244

59.7

52.7-66.3

Buncombe

358

164

50.1

43.5-56.7

194

49.9

43.3-56.5

Cabarrus

387

130

39.0

32.8-45.5

257

61.0

54.5-67.2

Catawba

401

158

44.0

37.3-51.0

243

56.0

49.0-62.7

Cumberland

442

167

42.8

36.8-49.1

275

57.2

50.9-63.2

Davidson

426

156

41.3

35.3-47.5

270

58.7

52.5-64.7

Durham

399

215

53.7

46.9-60.4

184

46.3

39.6-53.1

Forsyth

418

172

44.9

38.9-51.0

246

55.1

49.0-61.1

Gaston

389

126

36.0

29.7-42.8

263

64.0

57.2-70.3

Guilford

447

203

49.9

44.0-55.8

244

50.1

44.2-56.0

Iredell

442

158

41.8

35.6-48.3

284

58.2

51.7-64.4

Johnston

452

168

40.9

34.6-47.5

284

59.1

52.5-65.4

Mecklenburg

829

472

60.0

55.5-64.3

357

40.0

35.7-44.5

New Hanover

393

216

56.2

49.5-62.7

177

43.8

37.3-50.5

Onslow

391

147

45.0

38.4-51.7

244

55.0

48.3-61.6

Orange

362

221

57.8

50.5-64.8

141

42.2

35.2-49.5

Pitt

392

142

39.9

34.0-46.1

250

60.1

53.9-66.0

Randolph

389

109

33.9

26.7-42.0

280

66.1

58.0-73.3

Robeson

396

24.0

18.9-29.9

303

76.0

70.1-81.1

Rowan

449

150

35.7

29.9-42.0

299

64.3

58.0-70.1

Union

390

156

44.3

37.8-51.0

234

55.7

49.0-62.2

Wake

652

367

56.0

50.9-60.9

285

44.0

39.1-49.1

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

419

189

44.0

37.7-50.6

230

56.0

49.4-62.3

Northeast Partnership II***

506

156

34.1

28.8-39.8

350

65.9

60.2-71.2

Northeast Partnership I***

435

109

26.2

21.3-31.7

326

73.8

68.3-78.7

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

442

134

31.7

26.5-37.5

308

68.3

62.5-73.5

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

473

147

36.1

30.5-42.2

326

63.9

57.8-69.5

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

432

181

40.8

34.9-46.9

251

59.2

53.1-65.1

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

393

120

35.9

29.2-43.1

273

64.1

56.9-70.8

Chatham/Lee/Moore

454

192

44.3

38.1-50.7

262

55.7

49.3-61.9

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

573

165

33.0

27.9-38.6

408

67.0

61.4-72.1

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

425

113

30.9

25.5-36.8

312

69.1

63.2-74.5

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

418

133

34.1

28.0-40.9

285

65.9

59.1-72.0

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

454

130

33.1

27.4-39.2

324

66.9

60.8-72.6

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

569

198

40.6

35.2-46.3

371

59.4

53.7-64.8

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

1,076

344

35.7

31.9-39.7

732

64.3

60.3-68.1

14,509

5,657

43.4

42.2-44.5

8,852

56.6

55.5-57.8

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

5,217

1,876

38.6

36.7-40.5

3,341

61.4

59.5-63.3

Piedmont

8,707

3,556

46.2

44.7-47.7

5,151

53.8

52.3-55.3

Western NC

1,661

569

38.4

35.2-41.7

1,092

61.6

58.3-64.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

927

362

43.5

39.2-48.0

565

56.5

52.0-60.8

Northwest

3,116

1,079

37.8

35.4-40.3

2,037

62.2

59.7-64.6

Charlotte

2,382

991

48.1

45.3-51.0

1,391

51.9

49.0-54.7

Greensboro

2,000

817

44.2

41.1-47.4

1,183

55.8

52.6-58.9

Southern Regional

1,595

519

36.7

33.4-40.3

1,076

63.3

59.7-66.6

Coastal

820

404

47.8

43.4-52.3

416

52.2

47.7-56.6

Wake

2,091

930

49.7

46.6-52.8

1,161

50.3

47.2-53.4

Area L

672

188

29.2

25.0-33.7

484

70.8

66.3-75.0

Eastern

1,982

711

39.9

36.9-43.1

1,271

60.1

56.9-63.1

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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.

**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, Edgecombe, 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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