BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	113	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	37	31.1	20.5-44.0	30	23.1	14.5-34.8	36	39.2	24.4-56.3	9	5.9	2.7-12.3
Buncombe	170	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	50	26.9	19.0-36.7	45	31.5	22.8-41.8	56	32.8	23.9-43.1	18	8.5	4.7-14.8
Cabarrus	139	3	1.1	0.3- 3.8	48	38.5	25.8-53.0	42	25.1	16.8-35.6	36	30.0	19.0-43.9	10	5.2	2.1-12.3
Catawba	138	0	0.0	. - .	43	43.6	31.4-56.7	38	23.9	15.5-34.8	46	27.3	19.0-37.6	11	5.2	2.6-10.2
Cumberland	128	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	56	35.5	25.7-46.6	36	40.3	28.2-53.7	30	21.8	13.5-33.3	5	1.8	0.7- 4.4
Davidson	121	3	1.5	0.4- 5.5	38	29.6	18.5-43.7	37	33.8	22.8-46.8	31	27.9	16.6-42.9	12	7.2	3.5-14.3
Durham	171	2	2.0	0.3-11.3	43	25.9	18.4-35.0	44	23.8	16.7-32.8	64	39.9	30.8-49.8	18	8.4	4.8-14.3
Forsyth	164	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	44	25.6	17.6-35.7	45	32.6	23.3-43.3	54	34.2	25.1-44.5	20	7.4	4.6-11.6
Gaston	124	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	44	35.2	25.3-46.5	38	31.8	21.9-43.7	36	30.4	21.2-41.5	5	2.0	0.8- 5.0
Guilford	161	2	1.4	0.3- 6.7	47	37.6	27.1-49.4	48	31.8	22.9-42.2	49	22.2	15.8-30.3	15	7.0	3.9-12.3
Iredell	177	2	1.1	0.3- 4.3	59	33.6	25.8-42.4	49	32.4	24.1-42.1	50	26.5	19.6-34.7	17	6.4	3.7-10.9
Johnston	151	2	0.6	0.1- 2.8	56	43.1	29.9-57.3	53	27.5	18.9-38.1	37	25.0	15.6-37.5	3	3.8	0.9-15.0
Mecklenburg	370	4	0.6	0.2- 1.7	105	29.9	24.0-36.6	113	35.3	28.7-42.6	113	26.8	21.7-32.5	35	7.4	5.0-10.7
New Hanover	198	3	1.3	0.4- 4.8	53	31.8	22.2-43.3	54	23.8	16.7-32.8	58	27.0	18.4-37.7	30	16.1	6.2-35.8
Onslow	161	0	0.0	. - .	55	32.5	23.7-42.8	50	38.1	28.4-48.7	44	23.1	16.1-32.0	12	6.3	3.1-12.3
Orange	190	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	43	20.0	13.7-28.4	51	26.3	18.9-35.4	70	40.5	31.2-50.6	25	12.8	7.5-21.1
Pitt	150	3	1.7	0.5- 5.4	47	33.0	24.0-43.5	45	27.8	19.8-37.6	42	28.1	19.8-38.1	13	9.4	3.9-21.0
Randolph	125	0	0.0	. - .	46	37.0	27.3-47.8	28	25.2	16.5-36.6	33	25.1	16.9-35.6	18	12.7	7.7-20.2
Robeson	94	3	1.2	0.4- 3.6	36	40.8	28.8-54.0	24	27.9	18.0-40.5	24	23.8	15.3-35.2	7	6.3	2.4-15.6
Rowan	165	1	0.7	0.1- 4.8	59	40.2	30.5-50.7	56	34.0	25.4-43.9	38	18.8	12.9-26.6	11	6.3	3.0-12.7
Union	143	0	0.0	. - .	48	35.9	26.3-46.8	51	35.9	26.7-46.4	35	18.7	12.8-26.4	9	9.5	3.3-24.3
Wake	325	3	0.3	0.1- 0.9	83	23.8	18.6-30.0	118	43.5	36.6-50.7	80	20.9	16.4-26.4	41	11.4	7.8-16.3
Wayne	95	3	2.6	0.8- 8.2	31	33.0	21.2-47.4	33	40.1	26.9-55.0	22	17.7	10.7-27.9	6	6.6	2.1-18.9
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	2,956	28	0.7	0.4- 1.2	888	30.6	28.1-33.1	879	32.9	30.3-35.6	870	27.5	25.2-29.8	291	8.3	7.1- 9.8
Western NC	1,042	11	1.1	0.6- 2.3	309	31.3	27.5-35.4	280	28.2	24.5-32.2	300	29.1	25.4-33.1	142	10.2	8.3-12.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	731	4	0.5	0.2- 1.9	211	30.6	26.1-35.6	197	28.8	24.3-33.9	211	29.2	24.6-34.2	108	10.8	8.5-13.7
Northwest	1,114	13	1.0	0.5- 1.8	358	33.6	29.3-38.1	318	29.9	25.8-34.4	318	29.0	25.1-33.3	107	6.6	5.2- 8.2
Charlotte	849	9	0.6	0.3- 1.3	271	31.8	27.5-36.5	261	33.2	28.4-38.3	236	26.2	22.2-30.5	72	8.2	6.0-11.2
Greensboro	677	6	1.3	0.4- 4.0	190	30.7	25.2-36.8	183	28.4	23.6-33.8	218	29.8	24.9-35.1	80	9.8	7.0-13.6
Southern Regional	415	7	0.9	0.4- 2.2	154	32.4	26.5-38.9	117	32.9	26.2-40.4	115	30.3	23.7-37.9	22	3.5	1.9- 6.5
Coastal	336	4	0.9	0.3- 2.7	86	29.8	22.7-38.1	85	21.1	16.2-27.1	102	28.1	21.7-35.4	59	20.1	12.5-30.7
Wake	720	7	0.5	0.2- 1.7	210	29.3	24.8-34.2	236	36.8	31.8-42.1	202	24.6	20.9-28.7	65	8.7	6.4-11.9
Area L	115	3	1.2	0.4- 4.1	46	41.7	30.6-53.8	22	20.7	11.7-34.1	34	29.6	20.3-41.0	10	6.7	3.3-13.0
Eastern	727	9	0.8	0.4- 1.5	218	31.0	26.1-36.4	234	31.1	26.6-36.0	190	24.9	20.7-29.8	76	12.2	8.8-16.6

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

113

0.7

0.1- 4.9

31.1

20.5-44.0

23.1

14.5-34.8

39.2

24.4-56.3

5.9

2.7-12.3

Buncombe

170

0.3

0.0- 1.9

26.9

19.0-36.7

31.5

22.8-41.8

32.8

23.9-43.1

8.5

4.7-14.8

Cabarrus

139

1.1

0.3- 3.8

38.5

25.8-53.0

25.1

16.8-35.6

30.0

19.0-43.9

5.2

2.1-12.3

Catawba

138

0.0

. - .

43.6

31.4-56.7

23.9

15.5-34.8

27.3

19.0-37.6

5.2

2.6-10.2

Cumberland

128

0.5

0.1- 3.7

35.5

25.7-46.6

40.3

28.2-53.7

21.8

13.5-33.3

1.8

0.7- 4.4

Davidson

121

1.5

0.4- 5.5

29.6

18.5-43.7

33.8

22.8-46.8

27.9

16.6-42.9

7.2

3.5-14.3

Durham

171

2.0

0.3-11.3

25.9

18.4-35.0

23.8

16.7-32.8

39.9

30.8-49.8

8.4

4.8-14.3

Forsyth

164

0.3

0.0- 2.2

25.6

17.6-35.7

32.6

23.3-43.3

34.2

25.1-44.5

7.4

4.6-11.6

Gaston

124

0.6

0.1- 4.2

35.2

25.3-46.5

31.8

21.9-43.7

30.4

21.2-41.5

2.0

0.8- 5.0

Guilford

161

1.4

0.3- 6.7

37.6

27.1-49.4

31.8

22.9-42.2

22.2

15.8-30.3

7.0

3.9-12.3

Iredell

177

1.1

0.3- 4.3

33.6

25.8-42.4

32.4

24.1-42.1

26.5

19.6-34.7

6.4

3.7-10.9

Johnston

151

0.6

0.1- 2.8

43.1

29.9-57.3

27.5

18.9-38.1

25.0

15.6-37.5

3.8

0.9-15.0

Mecklenburg

370

0.6

0.2- 1.7

105

29.9

24.0-36.6

113

35.3

28.7-42.6

113

26.8

21.7-32.5

7.4

5.0-10.7

New Hanover

198

1.3

0.4- 4.8

31.8

22.2-43.3

23.8

16.7-32.8

27.0

18.4-37.7

16.1

6.2-35.8

Onslow

161

0.0

. - .

32.5

23.7-42.8

38.1

28.4-48.7

23.1

16.1-32.0

6.3

3.1-12.3

Orange

190

0.3

0.0- 2.0

20.0

13.7-28.4

26.3

18.9-35.4

40.5

31.2-50.6

12.8

7.5-21.1

Pitt

150

1.7

0.5- 5.4

33.0

24.0-43.5

27.8

19.8-37.6

28.1

19.8-38.1

9.4

3.9-21.0

Randolph

125

0.0

. - .

37.0

27.3-47.8

25.2

16.5-36.6

25.1

16.9-35.6

12.7

7.7-20.2

Robeson

1.2

0.4- 3.6

40.8

28.8-54.0

27.9

18.0-40.5

23.8

15.3-35.2

6.3

2.4-15.6

Rowan

165

0.7

0.1- 4.8

40.2

30.5-50.7

34.0

25.4-43.9

18.8

12.9-26.6

6.3

3.0-12.7

Union

143

0.0

. - .

35.9

26.3-46.8

35.9

26.7-46.4

18.7

12.8-26.4

9.5

3.3-24.3

Wake

325

0.3

0.1- 0.9

23.8

18.6-30.0

118

43.5

36.6-50.7

20.9

16.4-26.4

11.4

7.8-16.3

Wayne

2.6

0.8- 8.2

33.0

21.2-47.4

40.1

26.9-55.0

17.7

10.7-27.9

6.6

2.1-18.9

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

2,956

0.7

0.4- 1.2

888

30.6

28.1-33.1

879

32.9

30.3-35.6

870

27.5

25.2-29.8

291

8.3

7.1- 9.8

Western NC

1,042

1.1

0.6- 2.3

309

31.3

27.5-35.4

280

28.2

24.5-32.2

300

29.1

25.4-33.1

142

10.2

8.3-12.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

731

0.5

0.2- 1.9

211

30.6

26.1-35.6

197

28.8

24.3-33.9

211

29.2

24.6-34.2

108

10.8

8.5-13.7

Northwest

1,114

1.0

0.5- 1.8

358

33.6

29.3-38.1

318

29.9

25.8-34.4

318

29.0

25.1-33.3

107

6.6

5.2- 8.2

Charlotte

849

0.6

0.3- 1.3

271

31.8

27.5-36.5

261

33.2

28.4-38.3

236

26.2

22.2-30.5

8.2

6.0-11.2

Greensboro

677

1.3

0.4- 4.0

190

30.7

25.2-36.8

183

28.4

23.6-33.8

218

29.8

24.9-35.1

9.8

7.0-13.6

Southern Regional

415

0.9

0.4- 2.2

154

32.4

26.5-38.9

117

32.9

26.2-40.4

115

30.3

23.7-37.9

3.5

1.9- 6.5

Coastal

336

0.9

0.3- 2.7

29.8

22.7-38.1

21.1

16.2-27.1

102

28.1

21.7-35.4

20.1

12.5-30.7

Wake

720

0.5

0.2- 1.7

210

29.3

24.8-34.2

236

36.8

31.8-42.1

202

24.6

20.9-28.7

8.7

6.4-11.9

Area L

115

1.2

0.4- 4.1

41.7

30.6-53.8

20.7

11.7-34.1

29.6

20.3-41.0

6.7

3.3-13.0

Eastern

727

0.8

0.4- 1.5

218

31.0

26.1-36.4

234

31.1

26.6-36.0

190

24.9

20.7-29.8

12.2

8.8-16.6

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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.

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