BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	3,488	25	1.0	0.5- 2.2	1,050	30.5	28.4-32.8	1,092	32.9	30.6-35.1	1,023	28.9	26.9-30.9	298	6.7	5.8- 7.8
GENDER
Male	1,579	14	1.3	0.5- 3.5	374	26.6	23.5-30.0	496	33.5	30.2-36.9	506	30.2	27.3-33.3	189	8.4	6.9-10.1
Female	1,909	11	0.6	0.3- 1.5	676	35.8	33.0-38.6	596	32.0	29.3-34.8	517	27.1	24.6-29.7	109	4.5	3.6- 5.8
RACE
White	2,896	14	0.3	0.2- 0.6	838	29.0	26.8-31.4	885	32.2	29.9-34.7	901	31.5	29.2-33.8	258	6.9	5.9- 8.1
African American	379	5	1.1	0.5- 2.8	145	35.0	28.7-41.8	122	33.5	27.1-40.7	86	23.1	18.0-29.1	21	7.2	4.0-12.9
Other Minorities	197	5	5.9	1.7-18.3	63	36.3	27.3-46.4	77	35.7	27.3-45.1	35	17.2	11.6-24.7	17	4.9	2.9- 8.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	147	4	7.1	2.0-22.5	49	40.5	29.9-52.2	54	30.1	21.8-39.9	30	19.3	12.6-28.3	10	3.1	1.5- 6.2
Non-Hispanic	3,336	21	0.5	0.3- 0.8	1,000	29.7	27.6-31.9	1,037	33.1	30.9-35.5	991	29.7	27.6-31.8	287	7.1	6.0- 8.2
AGE
18-24	142	0	0.0	. - .	71	48.2	38.3-58.3	43	32.8	23.7-43.4	27	18.2	12.0-26.7	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3
25-34	516	6	2.4	0.6- 8.7	171	31.0	26.3-36.0	197	37.5	32.5-42.8	125	25.5	21.2-30.4	17	3.6	2.0- 6.2
35-44	784	3	0.4	0.1- 2.3	248	28.6	24.9-32.5	270	36.1	32.0-40.4	229	29.7	25.9-33.7	34	5.3	3.3- 8.2
45-54	824	3	0.6	0.2- 1.8	237	26.0	22.7-29.7	251	29.6	26.0-33.5	279	36.9	33.0-41.1	54	6.8	4.8- 9.6
55-64	654	8	1.5	0.7- 3.1	188	26.9	23.0-31.1	183	28.1	24.0-32.6	207	32.4	28.1-37.1	68	11.1	8.5-14.4
65-74	332	2	0.6	0.1- 2.2	82	22.9	18.2-28.4	85	25.9	20.7-31.8	90	28.2	23.0-34.2	73	22.4	17.7-28.0
75+	218	3	1.0	0.3- 3.2	47	22.8	16.9-30.1	55	23.9	18.1-30.8	62	30.4	23.7-38.0	51	21.9	16.2-28.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	225	5	5.8	1.4-21.0	78	36.5	27.7-46.2	69	29.0	21.4-38.1	52	22.0	15.6-30.2	21	6.7	3.8-11.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	767	7	1.0	0.4- 2.7	264	36.1	31.0-41.6	240	33.0	28.1-38.2	183	21.9	18.2-26.1	73	8.0	5.7-11.1
Some Post-H.S.	870	3	0.3	0.1- 1.1	308	34.5	30.0-39.2	257	32.5	27.7-37.7	232	27.1	23.0-31.5	70	5.7	4.2- 7.6
College Graduate	1,620	10	0.5	0.2- 0.9	400	24.3	21.7-27.1	522	33.5	30.6-36.5	556	35.0	32.1-38.1	132	6.7	5.4- 8.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	167	3	8.6	1.7-34.3	73	43.9	31.2-57.4	34	15.1	8.8-24.5	40	23.8	15.1-35.4	17	8.6	3.4-20.1
$15,000- 24,999	339	4	0.7	0.3- 2.2	121	37.2	29.7-45.3	104	33.4	25.6-42.1	75	22.6	17.0-29.5	35	6.1	4.0- 9.2
$25,000- 34,999	336	3	0.7	0.2- 2.4	110	36.1	28.5-44.4	109	32.7	25.2-41.1	82	22.7	16.7-30.1	32	7.8	4.8-12.4
$35,000- 49,999	512	4	1.3	0.4- 4.3	159	32.1	26.4-38.3	168	36.7	30.7-43.1	129	23.1	18.7-28.2	52	6.8	5.0- 9.2
$50,000-74,999	547	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	153	26.3	21.6-31.6	190	36.0	30.3-42.1	167	31.1	26.0-36.7	36	6.5	4.3- 9.7
$75,000+	1,241	5	0.3	0.1- 0.7	313	23.7	21.0-26.6	377	32.5	29.2-35.9	453	37.0	33.7-40.5	93	6.6	5.1- 8.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	913	10	1.1	0.5- 2.5	301	32.1	27.9-36.7	266	30.4	26.0-35.3	242	27.2	23.2-31.6	94	9.2	6.8-12.2
No	2,494	14	1.0	0.3- 2.8	719	29.6	27.1-32.3	806	34.0	31.4-36.7	757	29.3	27.0-31.7	198	6.1	5.1- 7.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	526	4	0.5	0.2- 1.5	115	21.4	17.3-26.0	148	32.5	27.1-38.5	168	30.7	26.0-35.8	91	14.9	11.5-19.2
Non-Veteran	2,959	21	1.1	0.5- 2.5	935	32.0	29.6-34.4	944	32.9	30.5-35.4	853	28.6	26.4-30.8	206	5.5	4.5- 6.6

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

-Piedmont NC

3,488

1.0

0.5- 2.2

1,050

30.5

28.4-32.8

1,092

32.9

30.6-35.1

1,023

28.9

26.9-30.9

298

6.7

5.8- 7.8

GENDER

Male

1,579

1.3

0.5- 3.5

374

26.6

23.5-30.0

496

33.5

30.2-36.9

506

30.2

27.3-33.3

189

8.4

6.9-10.1

Female

1,909

0.6

0.3- 1.5

676

35.8

33.0-38.6

596

32.0

29.3-34.8

517

27.1

24.6-29.7

109

4.5

3.6- 5.8

RACE

White

2,896

0.3

0.2- 0.6

838

29.0

26.8-31.4

885

32.2

29.9-34.7

901

31.5

29.2-33.8

258

6.9

5.9- 8.1

African American

379

1.1

0.5- 2.8

145

35.0

28.7-41.8

122

33.5

27.1-40.7

23.1

18.0-29.1

7.2

4.0-12.9

Other Minorities

197

5.9

1.7-18.3

36.3

27.3-46.4

35.7

27.3-45.1

17.2

11.6-24.7

4.9

2.9- 8.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

147

7.1

2.0-22.5

40.5

29.9-52.2

30.1

21.8-39.9

19.3

12.6-28.3

3.1

1.5- 6.2

Non-Hispanic

3,336

0.5

0.3- 0.8

1,000

29.7

27.6-31.9

1,037

33.1

30.9-35.5

991

29.7

27.6-31.8

287

7.1

6.0- 8.2

AGE

18-24

142

0.0

. - .

48.2

38.3-58.3

32.8

23.7-43.4

18.2

12.0-26.7

0.8

0.1- 5.3

25-34

516

2.4

0.6- 8.7

171

31.0

26.3-36.0

197

37.5

32.5-42.8

125

25.5

21.2-30.4

3.6

2.0- 6.2

35-44

784

0.4

0.1- 2.3

248

28.6

24.9-32.5

270

36.1

32.0-40.4

229

29.7

25.9-33.7

5.3

3.3- 8.2

45-54

824

0.6

0.2- 1.8

237

26.0

22.7-29.7

251

29.6

26.0-33.5

279

36.9

33.0-41.1

6.8

4.8- 9.6

55-64

654

1.5

0.7- 3.1

188

26.9

23.0-31.1

183

28.1

24.0-32.6

207

32.4

28.1-37.1

11.1

8.5-14.4

65-74

332

0.6

0.1- 2.2

22.9

18.2-28.4

25.9

20.7-31.8

28.2

23.0-34.2

22.4

17.7-28.0

75+

218

1.0

0.3- 3.2

22.8

16.9-30.1

23.9

18.1-30.8

30.4

23.7-38.0

21.9

16.2-28.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

225

5.8

1.4-21.0

36.5

27.7-46.2

29.0

21.4-38.1

22.0

15.6-30.2

6.7

3.8-11.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

767

1.0

0.4- 2.7

264

36.1

31.0-41.6

240

33.0

28.1-38.2

183

21.9

18.2-26.1

8.0

5.7-11.1

Some Post-H.S.

870

0.3

0.1- 1.1

308

34.5

30.0-39.2

257

32.5

27.7-37.7

232

27.1

23.0-31.5

5.7

4.2- 7.6

College Graduate

1,620

0.5

0.2- 0.9

400

24.3

21.7-27.1

522

33.5

30.6-36.5

556

35.0

32.1-38.1

132

6.7

5.4- 8.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

167

8.6

1.7-34.3

43.9

31.2-57.4

15.1

8.8-24.5

23.8

15.1-35.4

8.6

3.4-20.1

$15,000- 24,999

339

0.7

0.3- 2.2

121

37.2

29.7-45.3

104

33.4

25.6-42.1

22.6

17.0-29.5

6.1

4.0- 9.2

$25,000- 34,999

336

0.7

0.2- 2.4

110

36.1

28.5-44.4

109

32.7

25.2-41.1

22.7

16.7-30.1

7.8

4.8-12.4

$35,000- 49,999

512

1.3

0.4- 4.3

159

32.1

26.4-38.3

168

36.7

30.7-43.1

129

23.1

18.7-28.2

6.8

5.0- 9.2

$50,000-74,999

547

0.1

0.0- 0.8

153

26.3

21.6-31.6

190

36.0

30.3-42.1

167

31.1

26.0-36.7

6.5

4.3- 9.7

$75,000+

1,241

0.3

0.1- 0.7

313

23.7

21.0-26.6

377

32.5

29.2-35.9

453

37.0

33.7-40.5

6.6

5.1- 8.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

913

1.1

0.5- 2.5

301

32.1

27.9-36.7

266

30.4

26.0-35.3

242

27.2

23.2-31.6

9.2

6.8-12.2

2,494

1.0

0.3- 2.8

719

29.6

27.1-32.3

806

34.0

31.4-36.7

757

29.3

27.0-31.7

198

6.1

5.1- 7.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

526

0.5

0.2- 1.5

115

21.4

17.3-26.0

148

32.5

27.1-38.5

168

30.7

26.0-35.8

14.9

11.5-19.2

Non-Veteran

2,959

1.1

0.5- 2.5

935

32.0

29.6-34.4

944

32.9

30.5-35.4

853

28.6

26.4-30.8

206

5.5

4.5- 6.6

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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, 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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