BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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
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
-Northeastern Partnership	336	2	0.4	0.1- 2.4	100	28.5	22.6-35.2	92	29.4	23.5-36.1	105	29.8	23.6-36.8	37	11.9	7.9-17.4
GENDER
Male	167	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	40	21.5	15.0-29.9	41	26.7	19.4-35.6	58	34.1	25.2-44.3	27	17.0	10.8-25.8
Female	169	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2	60	38.8	29.2-49.3	51	33.3	24.2-43.8	47	23.5	16.8-31.8	10	4.3	2.2- 8.3
RACE
White	260	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	75	29.7	22.8-37.8	70	28.0	21.4-35.7	86	30.8	23.6-39.1	28	11.4	7.1-17.9
African American	65	1	2.2	0.3-14.2	22	24.2	15.2-36.2	18	32.3	19.8-48.1	16	25.3	14.5-40.3	8	16.0	7.2-31.7
Other Minorities	11	0	0.0	. - .	3	24.1	7.5-55.4	4	41.5	16.7-71.5	3	29.7	9.7-62.4	1	4.8	0.6-28.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	6	0	0.0	. - .	2	32.6	7.9-73.3	2	42.7	11.8-80.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	24.7	5.3-65.5
Non-Hispanic	330	2	0.5	0.1- 2.4	98	28.4	22.5-35.2	90	29.0	23.1-35.8	105	30.6	24.3-37.8	35	11.5	7.6-17.1
AGE
18-24	10	0	0.0	. - .	4	35.7	11.7-69.9	3	24.3	6.5-59.8	2	26.2	5.0-70.6	1	13.8	1.9-56.8
25-34	34	0	0.0	. - .	10	32.2	17.3-52.0	11	33.5	18.6-52.6	13	34.3	19.6-52.7	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	60	0	0.0	. - .	23	32.5	21.1-46.4	18	32.2	20.7-46.3	16	28.2	17.3-42.5	3	7.1	2.3-20.0
45-54	88	0	0.0	. - .	23	23.8	15.7-34.5	32	41.3	30.0-53.6	25	22.5	14.6-32.9	8	12.4	5.8-24.4
55-64	77	2	3.0	0.6-14.4	22	23.3	14.9-34.5	16	15.8	9.1-26.1	27	37.8	26.7-50.4	10	20.0	11.1-33.6
65-74	41	0	0.0	. - .	9	19.1	9.6-34.3	8	14.1	6.7-27.3	15	43.1	26.4-61.6	9	23.7	12.1-41.3
75+	25	0	0.0	. - .	8	34.6	17.8-56.3	4	16.2	6.0-36.6	7	26.9	12.4-48.8	6	22.4	9.8-43.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	36	0	0.0	. - .	9	22.2	10.7-40.5	9	36.6	19.4-58.1	14	30.7	17.1-48.7	4	10.5	3.6-27.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	92	1	1.2	0.2- 7.8	33	32.2	21.4-45.2	26	29.1	18.9-42.0	24	29.5	17.0-46.1	8	8.1	3.5-17.8
Some Post-H.S.	95	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	22	21.3	12.7-33.7	32	33.8	22.4-47.6	31	31.9	21.5-44.6	9	12.6	5.0-28.5
College Graduate	113	0	0.0	. - .	36	33.8	23.0-46.6	25	22.6	14.8-33.1	36	27.7	19.4-37.9	16	15.8	9.3-25.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	30	0	0.0	. - .	15	46.0	27.5-65.7	6	13.9	5.7-30.0	8	33.3	16.6-55.6	1	6.8	1.0-35.2
$15,000- 24,999	48	0	0.0	. - .	15	37.3	21.8-56.0	10	22.2	11.0-39.8	16	28.5	16.1-45.3	7	11.9	5.4-24.3
$25,000- 34,999	39	1	3.1	0.4-19.2	8	25.2	8.7-54.5	10	28.7	11.8-54.9	13	25.9	12.4-46.3	7	17.1	6.3-38.6
$35,000- 49,999	60	1	0.3	0.0- 2.5	17	24.6	13.1-41.4	22	38.1	23.9-54.8	17	25.1	14.4-40.1	3	11.8	3.0-36.2
$50,000-74,999	61	0	0.0	. - .	14	21.4	12.6-33.9	18	32.0	20.3-46.5	23	33.6	22.3-47.3	6	13.0	5.7-26.7
$75,000+	70	0	0.0	. - .	20	31.1	20.2-44.7	20	30.8	20.0-44.1	21	26.0	16.6-38.4	9	12.1	5.9-23.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	98	2	1.6	0.3- 8.1	28	24.8	15.2-37.8	25	21.8	13.5-33.3	28	37.0	23.0-53.5	15	14.8	7.9-25.9
No	229	0	0.0	. - .	70	30.2	23.1-38.4	65	33.4	26.0-41.7	73	25.6	19.8-32.4	21	10.8	6.3-18.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	70	0	0.0	. - .	16	22.6	12.3-37.8	15	26.1	14.3-43.0	20	23.2	14.0-35.8	19	28.1	17.2-42.2
Non-Veteran	265	2	0.6	0.1- 3.0	83	30.1	23.4-37.8	77	30.3	23.8-37.8	85	31.7	24.5-40.0	18	7.3	3.7-13.6

Total
Respond.^

No drinks

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,866

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

-Northeastern Partnership

336

0.4

0.1- 2.4

100

28.5

22.6-35.2

29.4

23.5-36.1

105

29.8

23.6-36.8

11.9

7.9-17.4

GENDER

Male

167

0.6

0.1- 4.4

21.5

15.0-29.9

26.7

19.4-35.6

34.1

25.2-44.3

17.0

10.8-25.8

Female

169

0.2

0.0- 1.2

38.8

29.2-49.3

33.3

24.2-43.8

23.5

16.8-31.8

4.3

2.2- 8.3

RACE

White

260

0.1

0.0- 0.6

29.7

22.8-37.8

28.0

21.4-35.7

30.8

23.6-39.1

11.4

7.1-17.9

African American

2.2

0.3-14.2

24.2

15.2-36.2

32.3

19.8-48.1

25.3

14.5-40.3

16.0

7.2-31.7

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

24.1

7.5-55.4

41.5

16.7-71.5

29.7

9.7-62.4

4.8

0.6-28.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

32.6

7.9-73.3

42.7

11.8-80.6

0.0

. - .

24.7

5.3-65.5

Non-Hispanic

330

0.5

0.1- 2.4

28.4

22.5-35.2

29.0

23.1-35.8

105

30.6

24.3-37.8

11.5

7.6-17.1

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

35.7

11.7-69.9

24.3

6.5-59.8

26.2

5.0-70.6

13.8

1.9-56.8

25-34

0.0

. - .

32.2

17.3-52.0

33.5

18.6-52.6

34.3

19.6-52.7

0.0

. - .

35-44

0.0

. - .

32.5

21.1-46.4

32.2

20.7-46.3

28.2

17.3-42.5

7.1

2.3-20.0

45-54

0.0

. - .

23.8

15.7-34.5

41.3

30.0-53.6

22.5

14.6-32.9

12.4

5.8-24.4

55-64

3.0

0.6-14.4

23.3

14.9-34.5

15.8

9.1-26.1

37.8

26.7-50.4

20.0

11.1-33.6

65-74

0.0

. - .

19.1

9.6-34.3

14.1

6.7-27.3

43.1

26.4-61.6

23.7

12.1-41.3

75+

0.0

. - .

34.6

17.8-56.3

16.2

6.0-36.6

26.9

12.4-48.8

22.4

9.8-43.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

0.0

. - .

22.2

10.7-40.5

36.6

19.4-58.1

30.7

17.1-48.7

10.5

3.6-27.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1.2

0.2- 7.8

32.2

21.4-45.2

29.1

18.9-42.0

29.5

17.0-46.1

8.1

3.5-17.8

Some Post-H.S.

0.2

0.0- 1.7

21.3

12.7-33.7

33.8

22.4-47.6

31.9

21.5-44.6

12.6

5.0-28.5

College Graduate

113

0.0

. - .

33.8

23.0-46.6

22.6

14.8-33.1

27.7

19.4-37.9

15.8

9.3-25.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

0.0

. - .

46.0

27.5-65.7

13.9

5.7-30.0

33.3

16.6-55.6

6.8

1.0-35.2

$15,000- 24,999

0.0

. - .

37.3

21.8-56.0

22.2

11.0-39.8

28.5

16.1-45.3

11.9

5.4-24.3

$25,000- 34,999

3.1

0.4-19.2

25.2

8.7-54.5

28.7

11.8-54.9

25.9

12.4-46.3

17.1

6.3-38.6

$35,000- 49,999

0.3

0.0- 2.5

24.6

13.1-41.4

38.1

23.9-54.8

25.1

14.4-40.1

11.8

3.0-36.2

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

21.4

12.6-33.9

32.0

20.3-46.5

33.6

22.3-47.3

13.0

5.7-26.7

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

31.1

20.2-44.7

30.8

20.0-44.1

26.0

16.6-38.4

12.1

5.9-23.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1.6

0.3- 8.1

24.8

15.2-37.8

21.8

13.5-33.3

37.0

23.0-53.5

14.8

7.9-25.9

229

0.0

. - .

30.2

23.1-38.4

33.4

26.0-41.7

25.6

19.8-32.4

10.8

6.3-18.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

22.6

12.3-37.8

26.1

14.3-43.0

23.2

14.0-35.8

28.1

17.2-42.2

Non-Veteran

265

0.6

0.1- 3.0

30.1

23.4-37.8

30.3

23.8-37.8

31.7

24.5-40.0

7.3

3.7-13.6

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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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