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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Piedmont NC 3,398 1,078 27.0 25.0-29.1 1,018 28.5 26.4-30.6 541 16.6 14.9-18.4 261 8.0 6.9- 9.3 500 19.9 17.9-22.1
GENDER
Male 1,526 346 20.8 18.0-23.9 390 24.5 21.6-27.7 302 19.3 16.7-22.1 119 7.3 5.9- 9.1 369 28.1 24.9-31.4
Female 1,872 732 35.0 32.3-37.8 628 33.5 30.8-36.4 239 13.1 11.4-15.1 142 8.9 7.3-10.8 131 9.4 7.5-11.7
RACE
White 2,844 912 27.6 25.4-29.9 868 29.3 27.1-31.6 456 16.6 14.8-18.5 212 7.8 6.7- 9.2 396 18.6 16.5-21.0
African American 362 118 27.9 22.2-34.3 110 28.7 22.3-36.2 53 15.7 11.6-20.9 32 10.4 6.8-15.4 49 17.4 12.2-24.2
Other Minorities 178 44 20.4 14.0-28.7 36 20.9 13.5-31.0 28 17.3 10.7-26.8 16 6.3 3.5-11.0 54 35.1 26.5-44.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 134 37 19.5 12.7-28.6 27 25.0 15.6-37.7 19 11.9 6.7-20.5 8 4.9 2.3-10.3 43 38.6 28.4-49.8
Non-Hispanic 3,260 1,040 27.6 25.5-29.7 990 28.7 26.7-30.9 521 16.9 15.2-18.8 253 8.3 7.1- 9.6 456 18.5 16.5-20.6
AGE
18-24 128 25 19.9 12.3-30.5 29 25.0 16.6-35.9 22 17.0 10.6-26.1 18 7.8 4.6-12.9 34 30.3 21.3-41.0
25-34 498 108 20.0 16.2-24.4 131 25.1 20.8-30.0 83 16.6 13.0-20.9 45 8.1 5.9-11.2 131 30.2 25.5-35.4
35-44 767 204 26.1 22.3-30.3 236 29.0 25.3-33.0 123 15.5 12.7-18.8 66 9.8 7.4-12.8 138 19.6 16.2-23.5
45-54 811 219 25.4 22.1-29.2 255 30.1 26.4-34.0 149 19.8 16.6-23.5 66 8.5 6.4-11.3 122 16.2 13.3-19.5
55-64 636 257 38.2 33.7-42.9 200 33.1 28.5-38.1 86 13.9 10.9-17.4 42 5.9 4.0- 8.6 51 8.9 6.3-12.4
65-74 328 145 43.6 37.5-49.9 93 28.0 22.8-34.0 54 17.6 13.2-23.0 14 5.1 2.9- 8.9 22 5.7 3.6- 8.9
75+ 214 114 48.1 40.4-55.8 66 31.9 25.1-39.7 22 13.0 8.2-20.0 10 5.8 2.9-11.2 2 1.2 0.3- 4.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 54 21.9 14.9-31.0 40 18.2 11.9-26.9 33 12.5 8.4-18.3 17 7.0 3.9-12.2 61 40.4 31.1-50.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 738 241 25.4 21.5-29.9 195 26.8 21.9-32.4 104 15.0 11.7-19.1 62 8.9 6.5-12.0 136 23.8 19.5-28.8
Some Post-H.S. 862 274 28.0 23.6-32.9 254 26.9 23.0-31.2 136 17.9 14.3-22.3 70 8.3 6.2-10.9 128 18.9 15.1-23.4
College Graduate 1,588 508 28.2 25.6-31.0 529 32.1 29.3-35.1 266 17.3 15.0-19.8 112 7.7 6.2- 9.5 173 14.7 12.3-17.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 157 53 34.6 23.5-47.6 37 19.8 12.4-30.0 21 9.2 5.3-15.4 13 6.0 3.2-11.0 33 30.5 19.7-43.9
$15,000- 24,999 326 108 21.3 16.3-27.3 86 25.9 18.8-34.5 29 10.1 6.3-15.9 30 9.8 6.3-15.0 73 32.9 25.2-41.7
$25,000- 34,999 333 119 34.6 27.1-43.0 97 24.1 18.4-30.9 41 10.6 7.3-15.3 29 8.5 5.4-13.0 47 22.2 15.0-31.6
$35,000- 49,999 499 157 24.7 20.2-29.9 138 26.7 21.5-32.5 88 20.7 15.5-27.0 32 6.2 4.1- 9.2 84 21.7 16.7-27.7
$50,000-74,999 540 151 24.9 19.7-31.0 175 28.5 23.7-33.8 92 18.8 14.7-23.7 41 7.5 5.0-10.9 81 20.4 15.8-25.9
$75,000+ 1,222 357 26.1 23.3-29.1 384 30.1 27.1-33.4 230 19.2 16.5-22.2 97 9.1 7.2-11.4 154 15.4 12.9-18.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 886 327 32.6 28.1-37.3 254 26.6 22.7-30.8 122 11.8 9.5-14.4 58 6.7 4.8- 9.2 125 22.4 18.0-27.6
No 2,438 735 25.3 23.1-27.7 741 29.1 26.7-31.7 407 18.5 16.4-20.8 194 8.3 7.0- 9.8 361 18.8 16.6-21.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 513 140 24.5 20.3-29.3 141 25.2 20.8-30.1 103 23.9 18.7-29.9 36 7.5 4.9-11.1 93 19.0 14.9-23.9
Non-Veteran 2,882 937 27.4 25.2-29.7 876 29.0 26.7-31.3 438 15.5 13.8-17.4 225 8.1 6.9- 9.5 406 20.1 17.9-22.4

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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.

** 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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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