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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,797 2,816 43.6 41.8-45.3 1,796 31.4 29.7-33.1 611 11.8 10.7-13.1 237 4.4 3.7- 5.1 337 8.9 7.7-10.2
-Northeastern Partnership 330 159 40.7 34.1-47.6 96 27.6 21.9-34.2 30 10.1 6.8-14.9 20 7.8 4.5-13.2 25 13.8 8.5-21.7
GENDER
Male 160 54 26.0 19.2-34.2 51 32.0 23.5-41.8 22 14.3 9.0-22.0 12 5.8 3.1-10.6 21 21.9 13.3-33.9
Female 170 105 60.9 50.8-70.2 45 21.6 15.5-29.3 8 4.4 2.0- 9.3 8 10.4 4.5-22.3 4 2.7 1.0- 7.2
RACE
White 255 122 39.5 32.0-47.5 72 27.0 20.5-34.6 21 9.0 5.5-14.3 19 9.7 5.5-16.4 21 14.9 8.6-24.6
African American 65 33 46.4 32.4-61.0 21 31.0 19.0-46.2 8 15.7 7.2-30.9 1 0.9 0.1- 6.0 2 6.0 1.3-22.9
Other Minorities 10 4 40.7 15.5-71.9 3 25.9 7.9-58.9 1 8.9 1.2-43.6 0 0.0 . - . 2 24.5 6.3-60.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 5 0 0.0 . - . 3 52.6 15.0-87.4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 2 47.4 12.6-85.0
Non-Hispanic 324 158 41.5 34.8-48.6 93 27.1 21.3-33.7 30 10.4 6.9-15.2 20 7.9 4.6-13.4 23 13.1 7.8-21.2
AGE
18-24 10 4 38.2 12.9-72.0 1 13.8 1.9-56.8 0 0.0 . - . 3 21.3 5.3-56.8 2 26.7 5.2-70.6
25-34 33 14 34.4 19.8-52.6 7 24.2 11.0-45.1 3 11.0 3.4-30.0 4 11.1 4.0-27.4 5 19.3 7.9-39.9
35-44 57 23 34.0 22.3-48.1 18 32.0 20.3-46.6 6 13.7 5.8-29.3 4 7.3 2.6-18.9 6 13.0 5.8-26.5
45-54 87 32 32.3 22.5-43.9 31 33.5 23.3-45.5 11 12.4 6.6-21.9 5 4.9 1.9-11.8 8 17.0 8.7-30.5
55-64 75 42 49.8 37.5-62.2 21 29.5 19.4-42.2 8 15.3 7.4-28.7 2 2.6 0.6-10.8 2 2.8 0.7-10.6
65-74 41 22 57.5 40.1-73.3 14 32.4 18.7-50.0 1 1.7 0.2-11.6 2 5.1 1.2-19.9 2 3.2 0.8-12.1
75+ 25 21 85.5 65.3-94.9 3 11.9 3.6-32.9 1 2.5 0.3-16.3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 9 26.3 12.1-48.0 13 35.4 20.1-54.3 4 8.3 2.8-22.3 3 4.4 1.3-14.0 7 25.6 11.7-47.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 91 41 30.3 20.6-42.1 22 26.4 16.3-39.7 9 8.3 4.0-16.3 7 8.7 3.9-18.0 12 26.4 13.7-44.8
Some Post-H.S. 92 44 42.3 30.0-55.7 28 25.9 15.6-39.8 10 14.2 7.0-26.9 7 12.9 5.0-29.4 3 4.7 1.5-14.0
College Graduate 111 65 56.0 44.4-66.9 33 28.0 19.4-38.6 7 8.8 4.0-18.3 3 2.9 0.9- 8.7 3 4.3 1.3-12.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 16 57.3 37.2-75.2 4 12.3 4.3-30.5 4 8.0 2.9-20.3 0 0.0 . - . 5 22.5 9.0-45.7
$15,000- 24,999 48 20 40.5 24.7-58.6 16 27.1 15.4-43.2 3 7.8 2.4-22.0 5 9.7 3.8-22.7 4 15.0 5.5-34.5
$25,000- 34,999 36 16 37.5 17.0-63.7 8 18.1 6.9-39.9 4 11.5 3.8-29.7 5 19.5 5.1-52.1 3 13.4 4.1-35.7
$35,000- 49,999 58 26 31.7 19.5-47.2 21 41.9 26.0-59.8 5 9.3 3.4-23.0 2 4.4 1.0-17.7 4 12.6 4.4-31.0
$50,000-74,999 60 34 50.9 37.2-64.5 16 27.8 16.9-42.1 4 6.2 2.3-16.1 5 12.0 5.1-25.9 1 3.1 0.4-18.7
$75,000+ 69 27 34.2 23.3-47.0 26 32.6 22.1-45.3 9 18.4 9.3-33.2 2 2.9 0.7-11.6 5 11.8 5.0-25.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 94 47 40.0 27.4-54.1 23 24.0 14.3-37.4 9 8.8 4.2-17.5 4 5.5 1.8-15.3 11 21.7 9.0-43.6
No 226 106 41.5 33.7-49.7 71 28.8 22.0-36.7 20 10.0 6.1-16.0 15 8.5 4.4-15.8 14 11.2 6.7-18.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 33 37.5 25.4-51.5 18 26.9 15.8-41.9 6 13.2 5.4-28.6 5 11.7 3.5-32.9 6 10.7 4.6-23.1
Non-Veteran 261 126 41.7 34.1-49.7 77 27.7 21.3-35.2 24 9.3 6.0-14.1 15 6.6 3.8-11.3 19 14.7 8.4-24.6

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* This question was 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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