BRFSS 2007 - Eastern 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?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	5,684	62	0.8	0.6- 1.1	1,744	31.5	29.6-33.3	1,653	31.3	29.4-33.2	1,626	27.4	25.7-29.1	599	9.1	8.0-10.3
-Eastern NC	1,686	23	0.8	0.5- 1.3	547	33.7	30.4-37.1	494	28.7	25.7-32.0	456	26.5	23.5-29.7	166	10.3	8.0-13.3
GENDER
Male	742	9	0.5	0.3- 1.1	192	29.5	24.9-34.6	203	27.7	23.3-32.6	235	28.7	24.4-33.4	103	13.5	9.9-18.3
Female	944	14	1.3	0.7- 2.3	355	39.9	35.8-44.2	291	30.3	26.7-34.1	221	23.1	19.6-26.9	63	5.5	4.1- 7.2
RACE
White	1,296	10	0.4	0.2- 0.9	387	30.0	26.5-33.8	381	29.5	26.0-33.3	372	28.4	24.9-32.2	146	11.7	8.9-15.3
African American	270	9	2.2	1.1- 4.4	110	36.1	28.9-43.9	72	26.8	19.9-35.0	63	25.2	18.8-33.0	16	9.7	4.7-19.0
Other Minorities	114	4	1.2	0.4- 3.8	49	56.6	43.0-69.3	38	25.3	15.7-38.2	20	15.4	8.8-25.7	3	1.5	0.4- 5.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	65	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	33	59.2	42.4-74.2	20	23.7	12.6-40.0	7	9.6	3.8-21.9	4	6.8	1.8-22.6
Non-Hispanic	1,619	22	0.8	0.5- 1.3	514	31.5	28.3-34.8	473	29.1	26.0-32.5	449	27.9	24.8-31.3	161	10.6	8.1-13.7
AGE
18-24	71	0	0.0	. - .	27	31.8	20.7-45.4	22	26.1	16.1-39.5	15	25.3	14.7-40.0	7	16.8	7.2-34.4
25-34	257	4	0.7	0.2- 2.3	108	41.5	33.7-49.8	86	34.8	27.2-43.2	52	18.2	13.2-24.5	7	4.8	1.9-11.4
35-44	332	3	0.5	0.1- 1.8	119	36.3	29.5-43.7	105	26.0	20.9-31.9	93	31.4	25.1-38.4	12	5.8	3.1-10.7
45-54	364	2	0.4	0.1- 1.7	112	33.2	27.4-39.7	119	30.9	25.5-36.7	107	28.2	22.9-34.1	24	7.3	4.5-11.6
55-64	360	9	2.4	1.2- 4.7	105	27.2	22.3-32.7	100	27.7	22.6-33.5	107	32.1	26.5-38.4	39	10.6	7.5-14.8
65-74	196	2	1.4	0.3- 5.5	47	20.8	15.4-27.4	38	18.5	13.2-25.2	61	33.4	26.4-41.3	48	26.0	19.7-33.4
75+	98	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	24	19.4	12.5-28.8	23	26.6	17.4-38.3	21	19.2	12.2-29.0	28	34.1	23.7-46.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	113	5	1.5	0.5- 4.5	38	35.3	22.0-51.3	32	36.7	23.0-52.9	29	23.2	13.5-37.0	9	3.2	1.4- 7.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	471	6	0.7	0.3- 1.8	186	41.2	35.0-47.6	127	23.9	19.4-29.1	107	21.3	16.8-26.8	45	12.8	8.2-19.5
Some Post-H.S.	462	8	1.1	0.5- 2.3	148	32.9	26.8-39.7	141	28.6	23.0-35.0	121	26.2	20.3-33.1	44	11.2	6.3-19.2
College Graduate	640	4	0.4	0.2- 1.3	175	26.6	22.6-31.1	194	30.7	26.2-35.5	199	32.6	28.0-37.5	68	9.6	7.2-12.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	89	5	2.9	1.0- 8.3	30	35.6	20.2-54.7	24	35.9	19.3-56.8	25	21.0	12.1-33.8	5	4.6	1.7-11.5
$15,000- 24,999	225	4	1.3	0.5- 3.7	88	39.5	29.2-50.8	59	25.2	16.8-36.0	49	18.7	12.5-26.9	25	15.3	7.1-29.8
$25,000- 34,999	178	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8	59	31.3	23.0-41.1	47	23.5	16.5-32.4	50	29.5	20.5-40.3	20	15.3	8.4-26.3
$35,000- 49,999	256	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	92	39.0	30.8-47.9	79	28.5	21.8-36.2	71	27.0	19.9-35.6	13	5.1	1.6-15.2
$50,000-74,999	298	5	1.2	0.5- 3.0	95	32.2	25.2-40.2	103	36.1	29.0-43.9	68	21.9	16.4-28.5	27	8.6	5.3-13.5
$75,000+	480	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9	130	29.2	24.1-34.9	140	26.9	21.8-32.6	153	34.5	28.5-41.0	55	9.2	6.7-12.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	486	11	1.5	0.7- 2.9	155	29.7	24.1-35.9	123	26.0	19.9-33.1	139	27.4	22.1-33.5	58	15.5	9.7-23.8
No	1,148	11	0.6	0.3- 1.1	378	35.5	31.5-39.8	362	30.2	26.7-34.0	302	26.4	22.8-30.4	95	7.3	5.5- 9.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	339	4	0.8	0.3- 2.2	89	27.0	21.3-33.5	96	30.3	24.3-36.9	97	28.0	22.3-34.4	53	14.0	9.8-19.5
Non-Veteran	1,346	19	0.8	0.5- 1.4	457	35.3	31.4-39.3	398	28.4	24.9-32.1	359	26.1	22.7-29.8	113	9.4	6.8-13.0

Total
Respond.^

No drinks

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,684

0.8

0.6- 1.1

1,744

31.5

29.6-33.3

1,653

31.3

29.4-33.2

1,626

27.4

25.7-29.1

599

9.1

8.0-10.3

-Eastern NC

1,686

0.8

0.5- 1.3

547

33.7

30.4-37.1

494

28.7

25.7-32.0

456

26.5

23.5-29.7

166

10.3

8.0-13.3

GENDER

Male

742

0.5

0.3- 1.1

192

29.5

24.9-34.6

203

27.7

23.3-32.6

235

28.7

24.4-33.4

103

13.5

9.9-18.3

Female

944

1.3

0.7- 2.3

355

39.9

35.8-44.2

291

30.3

26.7-34.1

221

23.1

19.6-26.9

5.5

4.1- 7.2

RACE

White

1,296

0.4

0.2- 0.9

387

30.0

26.5-33.8

381

29.5

26.0-33.3

372

28.4

24.9-32.2

146

11.7

8.9-15.3

African American

270

2.2

1.1- 4.4

110

36.1

28.9-43.9

26.8

19.9-35.0

25.2

18.8-33.0

9.7

4.7-19.0

Other Minorities

114

1.2

0.4- 3.8

56.6

43.0-69.3

25.3

15.7-38.2

15.4

8.8-25.7

1.5

0.4- 5.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.7

0.1- 4.9

59.2

42.4-74.2

23.7

12.6-40.0

9.6

3.8-21.9

6.8

1.8-22.6

Non-Hispanic

1,619

0.8

0.5- 1.3

514

31.5

28.3-34.8

473

29.1

26.0-32.5

449

27.9

24.8-31.3

161

10.6

8.1-13.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

31.8

20.7-45.4

26.1

16.1-39.5

25.3

14.7-40.0

16.8

7.2-34.4

25-34

257

0.7

0.2- 2.3

108

41.5

33.7-49.8

34.8

27.2-43.2

18.2

13.2-24.5

4.8

1.9-11.4

35-44

332

0.5

0.1- 1.8

119

36.3

29.5-43.7

105

26.0

20.9-31.9

31.4

25.1-38.4

5.8

3.1-10.7

45-54

364

0.4

0.1- 1.7

112

33.2

27.4-39.7

119

30.9

25.5-36.7

107

28.2

22.9-34.1

7.3

4.5-11.6

55-64

360

2.4

1.2- 4.7

105

27.2

22.3-32.7

100

27.7

22.6-33.5

107

32.1

26.5-38.4

10.6

7.5-14.8

65-74

196

1.4

0.3- 5.5

20.8

15.4-27.4

18.5

13.2-25.2

33.4

26.4-41.3

26.0

19.7-33.4

75+

0.8

0.2- 3.3

19.4

12.5-28.8

26.6

17.4-38.3

19.2

12.2-29.0

34.1

23.7-46.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

113

1.5

0.5- 4.5

35.3

22.0-51.3

36.7

23.0-52.9

23.2

13.5-37.0

3.2

1.4- 7.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

471

0.7

0.3- 1.8

186

41.2

35.0-47.6

127

23.9

19.4-29.1

107

21.3

16.8-26.8

12.8

8.2-19.5

Some Post-H.S.

462

1.1

0.5- 2.3

148

32.9

26.8-39.7

141

28.6

23.0-35.0

121

26.2

20.3-33.1

11.2

6.3-19.2

College Graduate

640

0.4

0.2- 1.3

175

26.6

22.6-31.1

194

30.7

26.2-35.5

199

32.6

28.0-37.5

9.6

7.2-12.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2.9

1.0- 8.3

35.6

20.2-54.7

35.9

19.3-56.8

21.0

12.1-33.8

4.6

1.7-11.5

$15,000- 24,999

225

1.3

0.5- 3.7

39.5

29.2-50.8

25.2

16.8-36.0

18.7

12.5-26.9

15.3

7.1-29.8

$25,000- 34,999

178

0.4

0.1- 1.8

31.3

23.0-41.1

23.5

16.5-32.4

29.5

20.5-40.3

15.3

8.4-26.3

$35,000- 49,999

256

0.4

0.0- 2.5

39.0

30.8-47.9

28.5

21.8-36.2

27.0

19.9-35.6

5.1

1.6-15.2

$50,000-74,999

298

1.2

0.5- 3.0

32.2

25.2-40.2

103

36.1

29.0-43.9

21.9

16.4-28.5

8.6

5.3-13.5

$75,000+

480

0.2

0.1- 0.9

130

29.2

24.1-34.9

140

26.9

21.8-32.6

153

34.5

28.5-41.0

9.2

6.7-12.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

486

1.5

0.7- 2.9

155

29.7

24.1-35.9

123

26.0

19.9-33.1

139

27.4

22.1-33.5

15.5

9.7-23.8

1,148

0.6

0.3- 1.1

378

35.5

31.5-39.8

362

30.2

26.7-34.0

302

26.4

22.8-30.4

7.3

5.5- 9.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

339

0.8

0.3- 2.2

27.0

21.3-33.5

30.3

24.3-36.9

28.0

22.3-34.4

14.0

9.8-19.5

Non-Veteran

1,346

0.8

0.5- 1.4

457

35.3

31.4-39.3

398

28.4

24.9-32.1

359

26.1

22.7-29.8

113

9.4

6.8-13.0

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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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