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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

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
-Northeast Partnership I 104 2 2.0 0.4- 9.9 30 26.4 17.4-38.0 29 30.5 21.1-41.9 36 33.9 24.2-45.3 7 7.1 3.0-16.2
GENDER
Male 51 1 3.0 0.4-18.4 15 21.8 12.3-35.7 14 29.7 17.5-45.7 17 34.9 22.0-50.5 4 10.7 3.8-26.3
Female 53 1 0.7 0.1- 4.9 15 32.3 17.8-51.3 15 31.6 18.5-48.5 19 32.7 19.2-49.8 3 2.7 0.8- 8.3
RACE
White 64 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 16 24.8 13.5-41.1 17 28.1 17.2-42.3 25 38.3 25.5-52.9 5 8.3 2.9-21.3
Other 40 1 4.0 0.6-23.6 14 28.8 16.0-46.2 12 34.0 19.0-52.9 11 27.8 14.5-46.6 2 5.5 1.0-24.3
AGE
18-44 28 0 0.0 . - . 10 36.8 18.8-59.4 9 33.2 17.2-54.2 9 30.0 15.0-51.0 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 75 2 3.1 0.6-15.1 19 20.1 12.3-31.1 20 29.1 18.4-42.8 27 36.4 24.7-49.9 7 11.3 4.8-24.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 44 1 3.4 0.5-20.7 16 37.6 22.3-55.9 12 27.4 14.9-44.7 14 30.7 17.9-47.5 1 0.9 0.1- 6.0
Some College + 60 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2 14 15.9 8.9-26.6 17 33.5 20.9-49.0 22 37.0 23.7-52.6 6 13.1 5.3-28.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 64 2 3.3 0.6-15.8 21 30.3 18.1-46.1 17 29.8 18.1-44.9 20 30.3 18.6-45.2 4 6.3 2.0-18.4
$50,000+ 31 0 0.0 . - . 5 14.2 5.6-31.4 9 27.9 14.4-47.2 14 45.9 27.6-65.3 3 12.0 3.2-36.4

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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.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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