BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*

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	Total Respond.^	None	Once	Twice	3-7 times	8-30 times
North Carolina	5,795	4,554	73.0	71.2-74.7	502	11.0	9.8-12.3	265	5.7	4.8- 6.7	332	7.3	6.3- 8.3	142	3.1	2.5- 3.9
-Northeastern Partnership	335	256	68.1	60.3-75.0	25	8.2	5.3-12.7	15	4.5	2.5- 8.0	23	9.0	5.5-14.5	16	10.2	5.3-18.8
GENDER
Male	165	117	62.3	51.7-71.9	11	7.1	3.8-13.0	11	5.8	2.9-11.4	14	9.3	5.3-15.9	12	15.4	7.6-28.8
Female	170	139	76.1	65.3-84.3	14	9.8	5.1-17.8	4	2.5	0.8- 7.6	9	8.6	3.4-20.1	4	3.0	0.9- 9.3
RACE
White	257	195	67.2	58.0-75.3	18	7.3	4.4-11.8	10	4.4	2.1- 8.8	22	11.0	6.6-17.9	12	10.1	4.5-21.2
African American	67	52	69.0	52.7-81.7	6	11.6	4.1-28.5	5	6.3	2.5-15.0	1	2.5	0.3-15.6	3	10.7	3.5-28.3
Other Minorities	11	9	78.1	43.1-94.4	1	12.0	1.7-51.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.9	1.4-46.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	6	4	62.3	22.5-90.4	1	21.6	3.1-70.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	16.1	2.2-62.5	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	328	251	68.2	60.2-75.2	24	7.9	5.0-12.3	15	4.6	2.5- 8.2	22	8.8	5.3-14.4	16	10.5	5.4-19.3
AGE
18-24	10	3	30.6	9.0-66.3	2	12.8	2.8-42.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	19.6	4.6-55.4	2	37.1	10.3-75.1
25-34	34	24	68.2	49.0-82.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.5	1.0-17.9	3	9.0	2.6-27.0	5	18.3	7.7-37.7
35-44	59	42	65.7	51.1-77.8	7	12.7	5.8-25.7	2	5.1	1.3-18.1	6	11.9	5.3-24.5	2	4.7	1.2-17.0
45-54	89	63	68.9	56.7-78.9	9	11.0	5.4-21.0	8	7.9	3.3-17.6	7	8.5	3.7-18.1	2	3.8	1.0-14.0
55-64	76	63	82.3	71.0-89.8	5	6.8	2.7-16.0	1	2.2	0.3-14.2	4	4.7	1.6-12.6	3	4.0	1.2-12.3
65-74	40	35	87.6	72.1-95.1	2	5.3	1.2-20.1	1	1.6	0.2-10.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.5	1.3-20.5
75+	25	24	93.8	67.0-99.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.2	0.9-33.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	38	20	45.8	28.6-63.9	5	19.3	7.1-42.8	6	11.9	5.0-25.7	2	7.9	1.7-29.6	5	15.2	6.0-33.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	91	69	66.5	50.1-79.7	9	11.1	5.5-21.1	2	2.8	0.5-13.7	6	5.5	2.2-12.8	5	14.2	4.3-37.6
Some Post-H.S.	93	73	63.4	48.1-76.4	6	6.7	2.8-15.1	2	2.5	0.6-10.6	7	13.8	5.6-30.1	5	13.5	5.1-31.2
College Graduate	113	94	82.6	72.5-89.5	5	2.5	1.0- 6.5	5	5.4	2.0-13.9	8	8.6	4.0-17.7	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	22	60.1	39.0-78.1	1	1.7	0.2-11.2	2	6.1	1.4-22.3	2	7.1	1.7-24.7	4	25.1	10.0-50.1
$15,000- 24,999	48	37	74.7	57.5-86.5	3	7.5	2.4-21.2	3	5.0	1.6-15.0	1	1.6	0.2-10.7	4	11.2	3.6-29.6
$25,000- 34,999	37	28	68.3	41.0-87.0	2	2.4	0.6-10.0	1	1.3	0.2- 8.9	3	18.7	4.5-53.0	3	9.3	2.6-28.3
$35,000- 49,999	59	44	63.6	45.5-78.5	4	7.4	2.4-20.7	2	5.3	1.2-20.5	7	12.2	5.3-25.7	2	11.5	2.8-37.5
$50,000-74,999	61	45	70.8	56.1-82.1	7	14.0	6.4-28.2	4	8.5	2.9-22.3	4	5.1	1.8-13.9	1	1.6	0.2-10.7
$75,000+	69	57	77.2	63.3-87.0	5	7.9	3.1-18.9	2	3.2	0.7-14.0	5	11.6	4.8-25.5	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	96	70	62.7	46.0-76.8	6	5.8	2.4-13.2	6	4.5	1.9-10.3	5	4.6	1.8-11.1	9	22.4	9.7-43.8
No	230	180	70.8	62.0-78.3	18	9.0	5.2-14.9	9	4.6	2.2- 9.5	17	11.0	6.2-18.5	6	4.7	1.6-13.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	70	56	71.4	54.6-83.8	2	3.2	0.8-12.1	2	2.2	0.5- 8.8	6	16.1	6.3-35.3	4	7.1	2.3-19.8
Non-Veteran	264	199	67.0	58.1-74.9	23	9.7	6.0-15.2	13	5.1	2.7- 9.5	17	7.0	4.1-11.7	12	11.1	5.3-22.1

Total
Respond.^

None

Once

Twice

3-7 times

8-30 times

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,795

4,554

73.0

71.2-74.7

502

11.0

9.8-12.3

265

5.7

4.8- 6.7

332

7.3

6.3- 8.3

142

3.1

2.5- 3.9

-Northeastern Partnership

335

256

68.1

60.3-75.0

8.2

5.3-12.7

4.5

2.5- 8.0

9.0

5.5-14.5

10.2

5.3-18.8

GENDER

Male

165

117

62.3

51.7-71.9

7.1

3.8-13.0

5.8

2.9-11.4

9.3

5.3-15.9

15.4

7.6-28.8

Female

170

139

76.1

65.3-84.3

9.8

5.1-17.8

2.5

0.8- 7.6

8.6

3.4-20.1

3.0

0.9- 9.3

RACE

White

257

195

67.2

58.0-75.3

7.3

4.4-11.8

4.4

2.1- 8.8

11.0

6.6-17.9

10.1

4.5-21.2

African American

69.0

52.7-81.7

11.6

4.1-28.5

6.3

2.5-15.0

2.5

0.3-15.6

10.7

3.5-28.3

Other Minorities

78.1

43.1-94.4

12.0

1.7-51.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

9.9

1.4-46.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

62.3

22.5-90.4

21.6

3.1-70.5

0.0

. - .

16.1

2.2-62.5

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

328

251

68.2

60.2-75.2

7.9

5.0-12.3

4.6

2.5- 8.2

8.8

5.3-14.4

10.5

5.4-19.3

AGE

18-24

30.6

9.0-66.3

12.8

2.8-42.7

0.0

. - .

19.6

4.6-55.4

37.1

10.3-75.1

25-34

68.2

49.0-82.8

0.0

. - .

4.5

1.0-17.9

9.0

2.6-27.0

18.3

7.7-37.7

35-44

65.7

51.1-77.8

12.7

5.8-25.7

5.1

1.3-18.1

11.9

5.3-24.5

4.7

1.2-17.0

45-54

68.9

56.7-78.9

11.0

5.4-21.0

7.9

3.3-17.6

8.5

3.7-18.1

3.8

1.0-14.0

55-64

82.3

71.0-89.8

6.8

2.7-16.0

2.2

0.3-14.2

4.7

1.6-12.6

4.0

1.2-12.3

65-74

87.6

72.1-95.1

5.3

1.2-20.1

1.6

0.2-10.6

0.0

. - .

5.5

1.3-20.5

75+

93.8

67.0-99.1

0.0

. - .

6.2

0.9-33.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

45.8

28.6-63.9

19.3

7.1-42.8

11.9

5.0-25.7

7.9

1.7-29.6

15.2

6.0-33.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

66.5

50.1-79.7

11.1

5.5-21.1

2.8

0.5-13.7

5.5

2.2-12.8

14.2

4.3-37.6

Some Post-H.S.

63.4

48.1-76.4

6.7

2.8-15.1

2.5

0.6-10.6

13.8

5.6-30.1

13.5

5.1-31.2

College Graduate

113

82.6

72.5-89.5

2.5

1.0- 6.5

5.4

2.0-13.9

8.6

4.0-17.7

0.8

0.1- 5.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

60.1

39.0-78.1

1.7

0.2-11.2

6.1

1.4-22.3

7.1

1.7-24.7

25.1

10.0-50.1

$15,000- 24,999

74.7

57.5-86.5

7.5

2.4-21.2

5.0

1.6-15.0

1.6

0.2-10.7

11.2

3.6-29.6

$25,000- 34,999

68.3

41.0-87.0

2.4

0.6-10.0

1.3

0.2- 8.9

18.7

4.5-53.0

9.3

2.6-28.3

$35,000- 49,999

63.6

45.5-78.5

7.4

2.4-20.7

5.3

1.2-20.5

12.2

5.3-25.7

11.5

2.8-37.5

$50,000-74,999

70.8

56.1-82.1

14.0

6.4-28.2

8.5

2.9-22.3

5.1

1.8-13.9

1.6

0.2-10.7

$75,000+

77.2

63.3-87.0

7.9

3.1-18.9

3.2

0.7-14.0

11.6

4.8-25.5

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

62.7

46.0-76.8

5.8

2.4-13.2

4.5

1.9-10.3

4.6

1.8-11.1

22.4

9.7-43.8

230

180

70.8

62.0-78.3

9.0

5.2-14.9

4.6

2.2- 9.5

11.0

6.2-18.5

4.7

1.6-13.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

71.4

54.6-83.8

3.2

0.8-12.1

2.2

0.5- 8.8

16.1

6.3-35.3

7.1

2.3-19.8

Non-Veteran

264

199

67.0

58.1-74.9

9.7

6.0-15.2

5.1

2.7- 9.5

7.0

4.1-11.7

11.1

5.3-22.1

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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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