BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 30 days, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage, or liquor?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage, or liquor?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,725	5,798	44.3	43.0-45.6	8,927	55.7	54.4-57.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	342	116	37.9	30.2-46.3	226	62.1	53.7-69.8
Buncombe	355	172	52.9	45.9-59.8	183	47.1	40.2-54.1
Cabarrus	357	139	45.0	37.1-53.2	218	55.0	46.8-62.9
Catawba	406	141	42.6	35.7-49.8	265	57.4	50.2-64.3
Cumberland	378	133	40.9	34.0-48.1	245	59.1	51.9-66.0
Davidson	367	124	39.4	32.0-47.3	243	60.6	52.7-68.0
Durham	330	174	52.1	44.0-60.1	156	47.9	39.9-56.0
Forsyth	375	169	45.6	38.7-52.6	206	54.4	47.4-61.3
Gaston	388	129	36.8	30.4-43.6	259	63.2	56.4-69.6
Guilford	385	165	50.2	43.4-57.0	220	49.8	43.0-56.6
Iredell	390	180	48.9	42.5-55.5	210	51.1	44.5-57.5
Johnston	435	153	40.5	32.4-49.0	282	59.5	51.0-67.6
Mecklenburg	679	379	58.0	52.9-62.8	300	42.0	37.2-47.1
New Hanover	388	202	55.7	47.8-63.3	186	44.3	36.7-52.2
Onslow	374	164	50.2	43.3-57.0	210	49.8	43.0-56.7
Orange	346	193	54.2	46.0-62.0	153	45.8	38.0-54.0
Pitt	380	154	45.1	38.6-51.8	226	54.9	48.2-61.4
Randolph	373	127	37.4	31.2-44.1	246	62.6	55.9-68.8
Robeson	409	96	27.0	21.5-33.3	313	73.0	66.7-78.5
Rowan	446	169	40.7	34.6-47.0	277	59.3	53.0-65.4
Union	375	146	42.6	36.1-49.4	229	57.4	50.6-63.9
Wake	606	329	54.3	48.9-59.7	277	45.7	40.3-51.1
Wayne	356	96	38.2	30.8-46.2	260	61.8	53.8-69.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,762	1,722	40.9	38.8-43.1	3,040	59.1	56.9-61.2
Piedmont	7,073	3,011	46.9	45.1-48.7	4,062	53.1	51.3-54.9
Western NC	2,890	1,065	39.9	37.4-42.4	1,825	60.1	57.6-62.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,907	746	43.8	40.7-47.1	1,161	56.2	52.9-59.3
Northwest	3,093	1,140	39.9	37.2-42.7	1,953	60.1	57.3-62.8
Charlotte	2,033	866	47.9	44.7-51.1	1,167	52.1	48.9-55.3
Greensboro	1,650	689	45.5	41.9-49.2	961	54.5	50.8-58.1
Southern Regional	1,360	426	38.4	34.4-42.6	934	61.6	57.4-65.6
Coastal	762	346	48.0	42.4-53.8	416	52.0	46.2-57.6
Wake	1,580	730	49.6	45.8-53.3	850	50.4	46.7-54.2
Area L	403	117	32.9	26.9-39.5	286	67.1	60.5-73.1
Eastern	1,937	738	43.4	40.2-46.7	1,199	56.6	53.3-59.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,725

5,798

44.3

43.0-45.6

8,927

55.7

54.4-57.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

342

116

37.9

30.2-46.3

226

62.1

53.7-69.8

Buncombe

355

172

52.9

45.9-59.8

183

47.1

40.2-54.1

Cabarrus

357

139

45.0

37.1-53.2

218

55.0

46.8-62.9

Catawba

406

141

42.6

35.7-49.8

265

57.4

50.2-64.3

Cumberland

378

133

40.9

34.0-48.1

245

59.1

51.9-66.0

Davidson

367

124

39.4

32.0-47.3

243

60.6

52.7-68.0

Durham

330

174

52.1

44.0-60.1

156

47.9

39.9-56.0

Forsyth

375

169

45.6

38.7-52.6

206

54.4

47.4-61.3

Gaston

388

129

36.8

30.4-43.6

259

63.2

56.4-69.6

Guilford

385

165

50.2

43.4-57.0

220

49.8

43.0-56.6

Iredell

390

180

48.9

42.5-55.5

210

51.1

44.5-57.5

Johnston

435

153

40.5

32.4-49.0

282

59.5

51.0-67.6

Mecklenburg

679

379

58.0

52.9-62.8

300

42.0

37.2-47.1

New Hanover

388

202

55.7

47.8-63.3

186

44.3

36.7-52.2

Onslow

374

164

50.2

43.3-57.0

210

49.8

43.0-56.7

Orange

346

193

54.2

46.0-62.0

153

45.8

38.0-54.0

Pitt

380

154

45.1

38.6-51.8

226

54.9

48.2-61.4

Randolph

373

127

37.4

31.2-44.1

246

62.6

55.9-68.8

Robeson

409

27.0

21.5-33.3

313

73.0

66.7-78.5

Rowan

446

169

40.7

34.6-47.0

277

59.3

53.0-65.4

Union

375

146

42.6

36.1-49.4

229

57.4

50.6-63.9

Wake

606

329

54.3

48.9-59.7

277

45.7

40.3-51.1

Wayne

356

38.2

30.8-46.2

260

61.8

53.8-69.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,762

1,722

40.9

38.8-43.1

3,040

59.1

56.9-61.2

Piedmont

7,073

3,011

46.9

45.1-48.7

4,062

53.1

51.3-54.9

Western NC

2,890

1,065

39.9

37.4-42.4

1,825

60.1

57.6-62.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,907

746

43.8

40.7-47.1

1,161

56.2

52.9-59.3

Northwest

3,093

1,140

39.9

37.2-42.7

1,953

60.1

57.3-62.8

Charlotte

2,033

866

47.9

44.7-51.1

1,167

52.1

48.9-55.3

Greensboro

1,650

689

45.5

41.9-49.2

961

54.5

50.8-58.1

Southern Regional

1,360

426

38.4

34.4-42.6

934

61.6

57.4-65.6

Coastal

762

346

48.0

42.4-53.8

416

52.0

46.2-57.6

Wake

1,580

730

49.6

45.8-53.3

850

50.4

46.7-54.2

Area L

403

117

32.9

26.9-39.5

286

67.1

60.5-73.1

Eastern

1,937

738

43.4

40.2-46.7

1,199

56.6

53.3-59.8

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^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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