BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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
North Carolina	5,542	1,721	25.1	23.6-26.7	1,577	26.1	24.4-27.7	922	16.8	15.4-18.3	434	8.4	7.3- 9.6	888	23.7	21.8-25.7
-Eastern NC	1,631	482	21.9	19.5-24.6	455	23.8	21.2-26.5	271	15.6	13.4-18.1	124	9.8	7.5-12.7	299	28.9	25.2-32.9
GENDER
Male	715	139	13.9	11.1-17.1	167	19.2	16.0-23.0	149	17.5	14.2-21.4	52	10.2	7.0-14.8	208	39.1	33.7-44.8
Female	916	343	34.1	30.3-38.1	288	30.6	26.9-34.5	122	12.7	10.4-15.5	72	9.2	6.9-12.1	91	13.4	10.1-17.5
RACE
White	1,262	377	22.0	19.3-24.9	349	24.1	21.1-27.3	224	16.6	14.1-19.6	93	9.5	7.1-12.7	219	27.8	23.6-32.5
African American	256	76	25.4	19.2-32.8	73	24.1	18.4-31.0	31	11.4	7.6-16.8	25	12.7	7.1-21.8	51	26.4	19.2-35.0
Other Minorities	107	27	15.9	9.6-25.1	31	19.6	12.3-29.7	15	15.5	7.9-28.3	5	7.0	1.6-25.5	29	42.1	28.1-57.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	62	12	10.7	5.3-20.5	19	18.6	10.4-30.9	10	18.4	8.8-34.5	3	9.7	2.3-32.5	18	42.6	25.8-61.3
Non-Hispanic	1,567	469	22.9	20.3-25.6	435	24.2	21.5-27.0	261	15.4	13.2-17.9	121	9.8	7.6-12.7	281	27.7	24.1-31.8
AGE
18-24	66	8	8.7	3.9-18.4	9	9.0	4.2-18.2	13	15.4	8.2-27.1	6	14.3	6.0-30.3	30	52.6	37.9-66.8
25-34	248	50	16.3	11.5-22.7	67	21.8	16.4-28.4	40	14.5	9.9-20.9	27	13.5	8.3-21.3	64	33.8	25.9-42.8
35-44	321	83	21.5	16.7-27.2	101	28.3	22.7-34.7	45	13.1	9.3-18.1	19	5.6	3.4- 9.0	73	31.6	24.3-39.9
45-54	355	98	25.1	20.1-30.8	100	27.7	22.3-33.8	49	13.7	10.0-18.6	29	9.5	6.1-14.5	79	24.0	18.9-29.9
55-64	343	120	30.7	25.5-36.4	92	25.7	20.7-31.6	65	20.0	15.4-25.5	29	9.0	6.1-13.2	37	14.5	10.0-20.6
65-74	194	77	35.9	29.0-43.6	53	27.3	20.9-34.8	41	23.7	17.6-31.2	11	6.3	3.4-11.5	12	6.6	3.7-11.7
75+	97	42	40.6	30.1-52.0	32	35.0	24.7-46.9	18	19.3	11.8-29.8	2	2.2	0.5- 8.7	3	2.9	0.8-10.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	112	28	14.1	8.2-23.3	27	11.3	6.7-18.6	14	10.3	4.8-20.8	14	20.1	9.4-38.0	29	44.2	29.3-60.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	453	142	22.0	17.9-26.9	105	20.9	16.6-26.0	78	18.3	13.8-23.9	28	6.9	4.4-10.8	100	31.9	25.5-38.9
Some Post-H.S.	440	124	18.8	14.8-23.6	132	25.8	20.5-31.8	57	13.0	9.3-17.8	34	9.6	5.6-16.2	93	32.8	25.4-41.2
College Graduate	626	188	27.2	22.9-31.9	191	28.8	24.7-33.4	122	17.2	14.0-21.1	48	9.2	6.6-12.6	77	17.6	13.6-22.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	84	24	22.0	12.2-36.5	21	17.7	9.7-30.1	8	8.2	3.4-18.7	10	21.9	7.5-49.3	21	30.1	15.7-50.0
$15,000- 24,999	218	59	16.4	11.3-23.2	52	16.8	11.4-24.0	40	17.0	10.7-25.8	14	8.2	3.6-17.6	53	41.6	29.7-54.6
$25,000- 34,999	173	47	19.6	13.5-27.7	50	24.2	17.3-32.9	21	9.4	5.6-15.3	11	8.7	4.1-17.5	44	38.0	27.7-49.5
$35,000- 49,999	247	72	19.5	14.3-25.9	71	28.3	21.2-36.8	41	18.0	12.0-26.1	15	4.9	2.6- 9.1	48	29.3	20.9-39.2
$50,000-74,999	286	95	30.0	23.2-37.8	81	23.9	18.4-30.4	49	17.5	12.5-23.9	25	12.4	7.0-21.2	36	16.2	11.2-22.8
$75,000+	475	127	22.9	18.6-27.8	138	24.4	20.1-29.4	93	17.7	13.9-22.3	43	11.0	7.2-16.6	74	24.0	18.2-30.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	469	142	21.6	17.3-26.6	130	21.5	17.3-26.4	78	14.5	10.9-19.0	31	10.2	5.7-17.7	88	32.2	24.8-40.5
No	1,120	335	22.7	19.8-26.0	311	24.5	21.4-28.0	185	16.1	13.4-19.3	89	8.8	6.6-11.8	200	27.8	23.5-32.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	324	82	20.5	15.8-26.1	88	25.5	20.2-31.7	70	18.6	14.3-23.9	14	3.6	2.0- 6.6	70	31.7	25.0-39.2
Non-Veteran	1,306	400	22.3	19.5-25.3	367	23.3	20.5-26.5	201	14.9	12.4-17.8	109	11.3	8.5-14.8	229	28.2	23.9-32.9

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,542

1,721

25.1

23.6-26.7

1,577

26.1

24.4-27.7

922

16.8

15.4-18.3

434

8.4

7.3- 9.6

888

23.7

21.8-25.7

-Eastern NC

1,631

482

21.9

19.5-24.6

455

23.8

21.2-26.5

271

15.6

13.4-18.1

124

9.8

7.5-12.7

299

28.9

25.2-32.9

GENDER

Male

715

139

13.9

11.1-17.1

167

19.2

16.0-23.0

149

17.5

14.2-21.4

10.2

7.0-14.8

208

39.1

33.7-44.8

Female

916

343

34.1

30.3-38.1

288

30.6

26.9-34.5

122

12.7

10.4-15.5

9.2

6.9-12.1

13.4

10.1-17.5

RACE

White

1,262

377

22.0

19.3-24.9

349

24.1

21.1-27.3

224

16.6

14.1-19.6

9.5

7.1-12.7

219

27.8

23.6-32.5

African American

256

25.4

19.2-32.8

24.1

18.4-31.0

11.4

7.6-16.8

12.7

7.1-21.8

26.4

19.2-35.0

Other Minorities

107

15.9

9.6-25.1

19.6

12.3-29.7

15.5

7.9-28.3

7.0

1.6-25.5

42.1

28.1-57.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.7

5.3-20.5

18.6

10.4-30.9

18.4

8.8-34.5

9.7

2.3-32.5

42.6

25.8-61.3

Non-Hispanic

1,567

469

22.9

20.3-25.6

435

24.2

21.5-27.0

261

15.4

13.2-17.9

121

9.8

7.6-12.7

281

27.7

24.1-31.8

AGE

18-24

8.7

3.9-18.4

9.0

4.2-18.2

15.4

8.2-27.1

14.3

6.0-30.3

52.6

37.9-66.8

25-34

248

16.3

11.5-22.7

21.8

16.4-28.4

14.5

9.9-20.9

13.5

8.3-21.3

33.8

25.9-42.8

35-44

321

21.5

16.7-27.2

101

28.3

22.7-34.7

13.1

9.3-18.1

5.6

3.4- 9.0

31.6

24.3-39.9

45-54

355

25.1

20.1-30.8

100

27.7

22.3-33.8

13.7

10.0-18.6

9.5

6.1-14.5

24.0

18.9-29.9

55-64

343

120

30.7

25.5-36.4

25.7

20.7-31.6

20.0

15.4-25.5

9.0

6.1-13.2

14.5

10.0-20.6

65-74

194

35.9

29.0-43.6

27.3

20.9-34.8

23.7

17.6-31.2

6.3

3.4-11.5

6.6

3.7-11.7

75+

40.6

30.1-52.0

35.0

24.7-46.9

19.3

11.8-29.8

2.2

0.5- 8.7

2.9

0.8-10.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

112

14.1

8.2-23.3

11.3

6.7-18.6

10.3

4.8-20.8

20.1

9.4-38.0

44.2

29.3-60.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

453

142

22.0

17.9-26.9

105

20.9

16.6-26.0

18.3

13.8-23.9

6.9

4.4-10.8

100

31.9

25.5-38.9

Some Post-H.S.

440

124

18.8

14.8-23.6

132

25.8

20.5-31.8

13.0

9.3-17.8

9.6

5.6-16.2

32.8

25.4-41.2

College Graduate

626

188

27.2

22.9-31.9

191

28.8

24.7-33.4

122

17.2

14.0-21.1

9.2

6.6-12.6

17.6

13.6-22.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

22.0

12.2-36.5

17.7

9.7-30.1

8.2

3.4-18.7

21.9

7.5-49.3

30.1

15.7-50.0

$15,000- 24,999

218

16.4

11.3-23.2

16.8

11.4-24.0

17.0

10.7-25.8

8.2

3.6-17.6

41.6

29.7-54.6

$25,000- 34,999

173

19.6

13.5-27.7

24.2

17.3-32.9

9.4

5.6-15.3

8.7

4.1-17.5

38.0

27.7-49.5

$35,000- 49,999

247

19.5

14.3-25.9

28.3

21.2-36.8

18.0

12.0-26.1

4.9

2.6- 9.1

29.3

20.9-39.2

$50,000-74,999

286

30.0

23.2-37.8

23.9

18.4-30.4

17.5

12.5-23.9

12.4

7.0-21.2

16.2

11.2-22.8

$75,000+

475

127

22.9

18.6-27.8

138

24.4

20.1-29.4

17.7

13.9-22.3

11.0

7.2-16.6

24.0

18.2-30.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

469

142

21.6

17.3-26.6

130

21.5

17.3-26.4

14.5

10.9-19.0

10.2

5.7-17.7

32.2

24.8-40.5

1,120

335

22.7

19.8-26.0

311

24.5

21.4-28.0

185

16.1

13.4-19.3

8.8

6.6-11.8

200

27.8

23.5-32.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

324

20.5

15.8-26.1

25.5

20.2-31.7

18.6

14.3-23.9

3.6

2.0- 6.6

31.7

25.0-39.2

Non-Veteran

1,306

400

22.3

19.5-25.3

367

23.3

20.5-26.5

201

14.9

12.4-17.8

109

11.3

8.5-14.8

229

28.2

23.9-32.9

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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.

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