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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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
-Northeastern Partnership	326	94	25.5	20.0-31.8	87	23.2	18.2-29.0	51	14.5	10.7-19.5	38	12.1	8.1-17.7	56	24.7	18.8-31.6
GENDER
Male	160	31	14.7	10.0-21.1	38	22.9	16.1-31.5	28	16.0	10.6-23.4	20	11.5	7.1-18.1	43	34.9	26.2-44.7
Female	166	63	40.1	30.3-50.8	49	23.5	17.0-31.6	23	12.5	8.0-19.2	18	13.0	6.7-23.8	13	10.8	5.7-19.5
RACE
White	250	75	27.7	21.1-35.4	64	22.6	17.0-29.4	40	14.8	10.4-20.6	29	11.1	6.8-17.6	42	23.8	17.2-31.8
African American	66	17	18.9	11.2-30.3	21	26.4	16.3-39.6	10	14.9	7.5-27.4	7	14.4	6.2-29.7	11	25.4	13.4-42.8
Other Minorities	10	2	14.3	3.4-44.3	2	19.6	4.3-56.8	1	8.7	1.2-43.1	2	20.1	4.9-54.9	3	37.3	13.1-70.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	6	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.6	1.1-44.8	1	14.1	1.9-58.7	1	18.5	2.6-66.5	3	58.8	21.6-88.1
Non-Hispanic	319	93	26.1	20.5-32.6	86	23.6	18.6-29.6	50	14.6	10.7-19.6	37	12.0	7.9-17.6	53	23.7	17.8-30.8
AGE
18-24	9	3	39.9	12.8-75.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	23.9	5.3-64.0	4	36.2	11.3-71.6
25-34	33	8	19.5	9.4-36.2	9	30.2	15.4-50.7	3	7.3	2.3-20.7	4	8.2	2.9-20.8	9	34.8	18.9-55.0
35-44	58	14	18.0	10.2-29.8	15	22.6	13.1-36.0	8	18.3	9.0-33.7	7	10.6	4.8-21.8	14	30.6	18.9-45.4
45-54	86	20	22.2	13.9-33.6	17	19.1	11.7-29.7	18	19.2	11.8-29.7	9	9.5	4.1-20.7	22	29.9	19.7-42.6
55-64	71	24	29.9	19.8-42.5	19	22.3	13.7-34.3	14	23.9	14.3-37.3	11	19.0	10.4-32.0	3	4.8	1.5-14.1
65-74	42	13	28.4	16.1-45.1	14	40.4	24.3-59.0	6	8.3	3.5-18.2	5	14.2	5.7-31.2	4	8.7	3.1-22.3
75+	25	11	46.4	27.1-66.8	12	44.8	26.1-65.2	2	8.8	2.0-31.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	36	4	9.4	3.1-25.2	9	18.4	8.8-34.4	4	8.7	2.9-23.1	6	15.9	6.6-33.8	13	47.6	29.1-66.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	91	31	25.8	17.3-36.7	21	25.4	15.8-38.2	10	9.4	4.8-17.9	10	12.7	6.4-23.8	19	26.6	16.8-39.4
Some Post-H.S.	89	24	23.7	14.3-36.6	26	20.0	12.6-30.2	17	17.1	9.5-28.8	10	13.8	5.7-29.6	12	25.5	14.1-41.6
College Graduate	110	35	32.5	21.8-45.5	31	25.6	17.3-36.1	20	19.5	12.2-29.5	12	8.6	4.6-15.7	12	13.8	7.5-24.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	29	10	34.8	18.6-55.5	8	23.8	11.4-43.2	4	9.6	3.3-24.7	0	0.0	. - .	7	31.8	15.3-54.5
$15,000- 24,999	48	16	37.6	21.9-56.4	12	19.7	9.8-35.4	6	10.1	3.9-23.7	6	10.2	4.3-22.4	8	22.5	10.9-40.9
$25,000- 34,999	36	9	26.0	8.3-57.8	11	21.7	9.7-41.8	4	9.5	2.8-27.5	5	27.1	9.1-58.1	7	15.7	6.2-34.5
$35,000- 49,999	59	16	18.6	10.0-32.1	20	30.8	18.0-47.5	7	9.7	4.2-20.7	6	7.9	3.0-19.2	10	33.0	18.1-52.3
$50,000-74,999	58	16	24.9	15.2-38.1	14	21.7	12.4-35.3	9	17.8	9.1-31.9	10	14.4	7.3-26.2	9	21.3	11.2-36.7
$75,000+	69	16	19.1	11.3-30.4	16	22.9	13.9-35.3	19	26.3	16.3-39.6	7	9.7	4.5-19.7	11	22.0	12.3-36.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	92	32	32.8	22.0-45.8	23	24.0	14.8-36.5	13	12.7	7.0-21.9	4	6.8	2.1-19.5	20	23.8	14.9-35.6
No	226	60	23.5	17.2-31.1	63	23.5	17.7-30.5	37	15.6	10.9-21.9	33	13.8	8.9-20.7	33	23.6	16.6-32.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	68	19	19.5	11.6-30.8	22	29.2	18.0-43.7	9	16.2	7.7-30.7	7	15.7	5.8-36.1	11	19.4	10.4-33.3
Non-Veteran	257	75	27.3	20.8-34.9	64	21.2	16.0-27.6	42	14.1	10.1-19.3	31	11.1	7.5-16.0	45	26.3	19.4-34.5

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

-Northeastern Partnership

326

25.5

20.0-31.8

23.2

18.2-29.0

14.5

10.7-19.5

12.1

8.1-17.7

24.7

18.8-31.6

GENDER

Male

160

14.7

10.0-21.1

22.9

16.1-31.5

16.0

10.6-23.4

11.5

7.1-18.1

34.9

26.2-44.7

Female

166

40.1

30.3-50.8

23.5

17.0-31.6

12.5

8.0-19.2

13.0

6.7-23.8

10.8

5.7-19.5

RACE

White

250

27.7

21.1-35.4

22.6

17.0-29.4

14.8

10.4-20.6

11.1

6.8-17.6

23.8

17.2-31.8

African American

18.9

11.2-30.3

26.4

16.3-39.6

14.9

7.5-27.4

14.4

6.2-29.7

25.4

13.4-42.8

Other Minorities

14.3

3.4-44.3

19.6

4.3-56.8

8.7

1.2-43.1

20.1

4.9-54.9

37.3

13.1-70.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

8.6

1.1-44.8

14.1

1.9-58.7

18.5

2.6-66.5

58.8

21.6-88.1

Non-Hispanic

319

26.1

20.5-32.6

23.6

18.6-29.6

14.6

10.7-19.6

12.0

7.9-17.6

23.7

17.8-30.8

AGE

18-24

39.9

12.8-75.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

23.9

5.3-64.0

36.2

11.3-71.6

25-34

19.5

9.4-36.2

30.2

15.4-50.7

7.3

2.3-20.7

8.2

2.9-20.8

34.8

18.9-55.0

35-44

18.0

10.2-29.8

22.6

13.1-36.0

18.3

9.0-33.7

10.6

4.8-21.8

30.6

18.9-45.4

45-54

22.2

13.9-33.6

19.1

11.7-29.7

19.2

11.8-29.7

9.5

4.1-20.7

29.9

19.7-42.6

55-64

29.9

19.8-42.5

22.3

13.7-34.3

23.9

14.3-37.3

19.0

10.4-32.0

4.8

1.5-14.1

65-74

28.4

16.1-45.1

40.4

24.3-59.0

8.3

3.5-18.2

14.2

5.7-31.2

8.7

3.1-22.3

75+

46.4

27.1-66.8

44.8

26.1-65.2

8.8

2.0-31.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

9.4

3.1-25.2

18.4

8.8-34.4

8.7

2.9-23.1

15.9

6.6-33.8

47.6

29.1-66.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

25.8

17.3-36.7

25.4

15.8-38.2

9.4

4.8-17.9

12.7

6.4-23.8

26.6

16.8-39.4

Some Post-H.S.

23.7

14.3-36.6

20.0

12.6-30.2

17.1

9.5-28.8

13.8

5.7-29.6

25.5

14.1-41.6

College Graduate

110

32.5

21.8-45.5

25.6

17.3-36.1

19.5

12.2-29.5

8.6

4.6-15.7

13.8

7.5-24.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

34.8

18.6-55.5

23.8

11.4-43.2

9.6

3.3-24.7

0.0

. - .

31.8

15.3-54.5

$15,000- 24,999

37.6

21.9-56.4

19.7

9.8-35.4

10.1

3.9-23.7

10.2

4.3-22.4

22.5

10.9-40.9

$25,000- 34,999

26.0

8.3-57.8

21.7

9.7-41.8

9.5

2.8-27.5

27.1

9.1-58.1

15.7

6.2-34.5

$35,000- 49,999

18.6

10.0-32.1

30.8

18.0-47.5

9.7

4.2-20.7

7.9

3.0-19.2

33.0

18.1-52.3

$50,000-74,999

24.9

15.2-38.1

21.7

12.4-35.3

17.8

9.1-31.9

14.4

7.3-26.2

21.3

11.2-36.7

$75,000+

19.1

11.3-30.4

22.9

13.9-35.3

26.3

16.3-39.6

9.7

4.5-19.7

22.0

12.3-36.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

32.8

22.0-45.8

24.0

14.8-36.5

12.7

7.0-21.9

6.8

2.1-19.5

23.8

14.9-35.6

226

23.5

17.2-31.1

23.5

17.7-30.5

15.6

10.9-21.9

13.8

8.9-20.7

23.6

16.6-32.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

19.5

11.6-30.8

29.2

18.0-43.7

16.2

7.7-30.7

15.7

5.8-36.1

19.4

10.4-33.3

Non-Veteran

257

27.3

20.8-34.9

21.2

16.0-27.6

14.1

10.1-19.3

11.1

7.5-16.0

26.3

19.4-34.5

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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, 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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