BRFSS 2006 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	555	4	0.5	0.2- 1.4	160	30.6	25.6-36.0	159	27.8	23.2-32.8	163	30.0	25.0-35.5	69	11.2	8.3-14.9
GENDER
Male	258	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	54	24.8	18.2-32.7	89	33.5	26.6-41.2	77	29.1	22.4-36.8	37	12.5	8.2-18.5
Female	297	3	0.8	0.2- 2.9	106	38.1	31.0-45.8	70	20.3	15.6-26.1	86	31.2	24.1-39.3	32	9.6	6.5-13.9
RACE
White	510	2	0.2	0.0- 1.3	140	29.6	24.4-35.3	148	27.9	23.1-33.1	154	30.9	25.6-36.8	66	11.5	8.5-15.3
African American	12	0	0.0	. - .	4	40.2	11.1-78.3	4	25.1	7.4-58.2	4	34.7	10.3-71.2	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	31	2	3.9	0.9-14.8	15	39.4	21.0-61.4	7	28.9	12.7-53.0	4	16.1	5.1-40.6	3	11.8	2.8-38.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	1	2.4	0.3-16.0	9	46.4	23.8-70.6	5	33.4	14.0-60.8	2	11.0	2.3-39.0	3	6.7	2.0-20.4
Non-Hispanic	534	3	0.4	0.1- 1.3	150	29.5	24.5-35.1	154	27.5	22.9-32.7	161	31.1	25.9-36.8	66	11.5	8.5-15.4
AGE
18-24	23	0	0.0	. - .	13	63.8	37.7-83.8	0	0.0	. - .	9	31.1	12.7-58.4	1	5.1	0.7-28.8
25-34	66	1	0.6	0.1- 4.5	21	25.1	15.2-38.5	21	31.6	19.9-46.4	21	37.1	23.6-52.8	2	5.5	1.1-24.2
35-44	103	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	38	39.4	28.8-51.1	37	32.7	23.4-43.7	21	21.7	13.4-33.3	6	5.4	2.2-12.6
45-54	126	0	0.0	. - .	34	21.7	14.5-31.0	35	36.0	25.6-47.8	41	28.5	20.2-38.6	16	13.8	7.8-23.3
55-64	121	2	1.3	0.2- 7.4	30	26.5	18.1-37.0	40	32.7	23.6-43.3	37	30.6	21.7-41.1	12	9.0	4.8-16.4
65-74	74	0	0.0	. - .	15	17.9	10.0-30.0	16	17.5	9.8-29.1	23	30.7	20.2-43.7	20	33.9	22.5-47.5
75+	38	0	0.0	. - .	9	17.9	8.4-34.0	9	24.6	12.1-43.7	11	36.8	21.1-56.0	9	20.7	9.7-38.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	37	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	12	33.8	15.9-58.0	12	28.8	13.1-52.1	6	20.8	6.9-48.1	6	15.3	4.5-41.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	122	0	0.0	. - .	40	35.0	24.4-47.2	32	22.0	14.4-32.3	31	29.7	18.7-43.7	19	13.3	7.7-21.9
Some Post-H.S.	148	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5	44	30.5	21.6-41.2	42	28.0	19.8-38.0	44	31.0	22.2-41.5	17	10.4	5.9-17.5
College Graduate	246	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	63	26.5	20.2-34.0	73	31.6	24.8-39.2	82	32.1	25.7-39.3	26	8.9	5.8-13.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	38	0	0.0	. - .	14	33.9	17.5-55.5	13	32.7	16.3-54.8	8	28.3	11.4-54.7	3	5.1	1.5-16.3
$15,000- 24,999	76	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	23	25.6	14.7-40.6	22	24.2	13.5-39.4	17	31.0	17.7-48.4	13	19.1	8.7-37.0
$25,000- 34,999	53	0	0.0	. - .	14	32.1	18.1-50.3	18	31.6	18.8-48.0	15	22.9	12.9-37.3	6	13.4	5.3-30.0
$35,000- 49,999	94	3	2.7	0.8- 8.1	29	34.9	23.3-48.6	15	13.0	7.1-22.6	33	35.1	24.2-47.8	14	14.3	8.1-23.9
$50,000-74,999	98	0	0.0	. - .	24	27.3	17.2-40.4	32	34.5	23.5-47.6	33	30.3	20.7-42.1	9	7.8	3.8-15.4
$75,000+	126	0	0.0	. - .	35	25.4	17.8-34.8	40	37.6	27.9-48.5	38	29.0	20.6-39.2	13	8.0	4.4-14.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	172	0	0.0	. - .	51	26.1	18.9-34.8	52	32.4	23.8-42.4	47	31.1	22.2-41.7	22	10.4	6.5-16.2
No	368	3	0.5	0.1- 1.8	104	31.8	25.6-38.7	104	26.3	21.0-32.4	111	29.6	23.6-36.3	46	11.8	8.2-16.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	85	0	0.0	. - .	14	15.4	8.3-26.9	30	33.2	22.4-46.1	22	28.4	18.1-41.7	19	23.0	14.3-34.9
Non-Veteran	470	4	0.5	0.2- 1.6	146	32.8	27.2-38.8	129	27.0	22.1-32.5	141	30.2	24.7-36.3	50	9.5	6.6-13.5

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

-Western NC

555

0.5

0.2- 1.4

160

30.6

25.6-36.0

159

27.8

23.2-32.8

163

30.0

25.0-35.5

11.2

8.3-14.9

GENDER

Male

258

0.2

0.0- 1.6

24.8

18.2-32.7

33.5

26.6-41.2

29.1

22.4-36.8

12.5

8.2-18.5

Female

297

0.8

0.2- 2.9

106

38.1

31.0-45.8

20.3

15.6-26.1

31.2

24.1-39.3

9.6

6.5-13.9

RACE

White

510

0.2

0.0- 1.3

140

29.6

24.4-35.3

148

27.9

23.1-33.1

154

30.9

25.6-36.8

11.5

8.5-15.3

African American

0.0

. - .

40.2

11.1-78.3

25.1

7.4-58.2

34.7

10.3-71.2

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

3.9

0.9-14.8

39.4

21.0-61.4

28.9

12.7-53.0

16.1

5.1-40.6

11.8

2.8-38.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.4

0.3-16.0

46.4

23.8-70.6

33.4

14.0-60.8

11.0

2.3-39.0

6.7

2.0-20.4

Non-Hispanic

534

0.4

0.1- 1.3

150

29.5

24.5-35.1

154

27.5

22.9-32.7

161

31.1

25.9-36.8

11.5

8.5-15.4

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

63.8

37.7-83.8

0.0

. - .

31.1

12.7-58.4

5.1

0.7-28.8

25-34

0.6

0.1- 4.5

25.1

15.2-38.5

31.6

19.9-46.4

37.1

23.6-52.8

5.5

1.1-24.2

35-44

103

0.7

0.1- 5.1

39.4

28.8-51.1

32.7

23.4-43.7

21.7

13.4-33.3

5.4

2.2-12.6

45-54

126

0.0

. - .

21.7

14.5-31.0

36.0

25.6-47.8

28.5

20.2-38.6

13.8

7.8-23.3

55-64

121

1.3

0.2- 7.4

26.5

18.1-37.0

32.7

23.6-43.3

30.6

21.7-41.1

9.0

4.8-16.4

65-74

0.0

. - .

17.9

10.0-30.0

17.5

9.8-29.1

30.7

20.2-43.7

33.9

22.5-47.5

75+

0.0

. - .

17.9

8.4-34.0

24.6

12.1-43.7

36.8

21.1-56.0

20.7

9.7-38.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1.3

0.2- 8.8

33.8

15.9-58.0

28.8

13.1-52.1

20.8

6.9-48.1

15.3

4.5-41.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

122

0.0

. - .

35.0

24.4-47.2

22.0

14.4-32.3

29.7

18.7-43.7

13.3

7.7-21.9

Some Post-H.S.

148

0.1

0.0- 0.5

30.5

21.6-41.2

28.0

19.8-38.0

31.0

22.2-41.5

10.4

5.9-17.5

College Graduate

246

0.8

0.2- 3.3

26.5

20.2-34.0

31.6

24.8-39.2

32.1

25.7-39.3

8.9

5.8-13.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

0.0

. - .

33.9

17.5-55.5

32.7

16.3-54.8

28.3

11.4-54.7

5.1

1.5-16.3

$15,000- 24,999

0.1

0.0- 0.8

25.6

14.7-40.6

24.2

13.5-39.4

31.0

17.7-48.4

19.1

8.7-37.0

$25,000- 34,999

0.0

. - .

32.1

18.1-50.3

31.6

18.8-48.0

22.9

12.9-37.3

13.4

5.3-30.0

$35,000- 49,999

2.7

0.8- 8.1

34.9

23.3-48.6

13.0

7.1-22.6

35.1

24.2-47.8

14.3

8.1-23.9

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

27.3

17.2-40.4

34.5

23.5-47.6

30.3

20.7-42.1

7.8

3.8-15.4

$75,000+

126

0.0

. - .

25.4

17.8-34.8

37.6

27.9-48.5

29.0

20.6-39.2

8.0

4.4-14.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

172

0.0

. - .

26.1

18.9-34.8

32.4

23.8-42.4

31.1

22.2-41.7

10.4

6.5-16.2

368

0.5

0.1- 1.8

104

31.8

25.6-38.7

104

26.3

21.0-32.4

111

29.6

23.6-36.3

11.8

8.2-16.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

15.4

8.3-26.9

33.2

22.4-46.1

28.4

18.1-41.7

23.0

14.3-34.9

Non-Veteran

470

0.5

0.2- 1.6

146

32.8

27.2-38.8

129

27.0

22.1-32.5

141

30.2

24.7-36.3

9.5

6.6-13.5

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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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