BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*

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	Total Respond.^	None	Once	Twice	3-7 times	8-30 times
North Carolina	5,614	4,424	71.6	69.5-73.5	467	10.9	9.7-12.4	236	5.7	4.7- 6.8	337	8.6	7.3-10.2	150	3.2	2.5- 4.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	110	92	83.8	73.2-90.8	8	6.0	2.8-12.6	4	5.6	1.8-16.2	3	2.3	0.7- 7.5	3	2.2	0.6- 7.3
Buncombe	167	144	78.5	67.0-86.8	10	10.0	4.5-20.7	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	8	6.3	2.8-13.6	4	4.8	1.2-16.9
Cabarrus	135	101	68.4	54.2-79.9	13	14.6	6.1-30.9	8	6.7	3.0-14.6	10	7.4	3.4-15.4	3	2.9	0.7-11.7
Catawba	137	109	71.8	58.4-82.2	12	15.7	7.2-30.8	3	2.2	0.7- 7.1	8	7.0	3.0-15.4	5	3.3	1.3- 8.3
Cumberland	129	96	65.1	51.6-76.5	16	10.6	5.9-18.2	4	2.8	0.9- 8.2	8	17.7	8.2-34.3	5	3.8	1.4- 9.9
Davidson	117	91	71.0	56.1-82.4	8	7.0	3.2-14.7	5	5.9	2.1-15.0	12	15.4	6.4-32.5	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3
Durham	167	136	76.9	67.4-84.3	15	13.7	7.7-23.0	6	2.1	0.9- 5.1	4	3.2	1.1- 9.2	6	4.1	1.7- 9.4
Forsyth	166	129	72.9	61.5-81.9	14	8.9	4.7-16.2	14	13.8	6.6-26.6	9	4.4	2.1- 9.2	0	0.0	. - .
Gaston	126	90	63.2	50.6-74.3	12	9.1	4.9-16.1	8	13.0	5.7-27.2	13	13.2	6.3-25.6	3	1.5	0.4- 5.5
Guilford	156	119	66.8	54.6-77.2	17	15.1	8.8-24.8	0	0.0	. - .	12	12.8	5.3-27.8	8	5.2	2.4-10.9
Iredell	174	132	65.6	55.6-74.4	16	14.0	7.9-23.6	10	8.8	4.2-17.5	12	9.7	5.0-17.7	4	1.9	0.6- 6.2
Johnston	149	115	62.3	46.4-75.9	14	18.2	7.1-39.3	9	9.4	3.7-21.8	8	7.7	3.0-18.3	3	2.4	0.7- 8.2
Mecklenburg	365	294	73.5	65.9-80.0	36	11.0	7.4-15.9	13	3.7	1.8- 7.4	17	10.4	5.5-18.7	5	1.5	0.5- 4.0
New Hanover	194	151	66.7	51.2-79.2	16	18.9	8.0-38.3	13	4.7	2.4- 8.9	10	2.8	1.4- 5.5	4	7.0	2.2-20.2
Onslow	159	122	72.9	62.9-81.1	14	10.6	5.7-18.9	6	4.1	1.7- 9.6	13	10.8	5.6-19.6	4	1.5	0.6- 4.2
Orange	191	161	73.6	62.7-82.2	13	12.5	6.4-23.0	5	3.7	1.3-10.3	5	5.9	2.0-15.9	7	4.3	1.8- 9.9
Pitt	148	117	73.3	61.8-82.3	10	7.2	3.1-16.0	6	3.8	1.6- 8.8	9	8.1	3.9-15.9	6	7.6	2.5-21.0
Randolph	124	85	67.9	57.1-77.1	14	13.5	7.1-24.1	5	4.4	1.7-11.0	14	11.0	6.2-18.6	6	3.2	1.3- 7.5
Robeson	90	62	57.4	43.9-69.9	10	20.7	10.8-36.0	6	7.4	2.9-17.7	5	6.7	2.4-17.1	7	7.8	3.2-17.4
Rowan	167	139	79.0	69.3-86.3	9	7.1	3.2-15.0	10	7.7	3.6-15.5	5	2.9	1.0- 7.9	4	3.3	1.0-10.6
Union	142	119	81.9	71.6-89.0	10	8.1	4.1-15.4	4	5.5	1.5-18.2	7	3.8	1.6- 8.8	2	0.7	0.2- 3.3
Wake	323	260	76.7	69.8-82.5	30	11.1	7.1-16.8	12	5.2	2.6-10.1	16	5.9	3.0-11.0	5	1.2	0.4- 3.2
Wayne	92	72	66.5	50.6-79.4	7	10.1	4.5-21.2	4	13.4	4.7-32.9	7	5.4	2.2-12.4	2	4.6	0.9-19.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,661	1,270	66.8	62.9-70.4	141	11.6	9.1-14.7	81	6.7	4.9- 9.1	109	9.6	7.4-12.5	60	5.3	3.6- 7.6
Piedmont	2,920	2,310	72.8	70.1-75.4	253	10.9	9.3-12.8	122	5.5	4.2- 7.0	166	8.5	6.6-10.7	69	2.3	1.7- 3.3
Western NC	1,033	844	75.6	71.2-79.5	73	9.7	7.1-13.1	33	4.6	2.9- 7.2	62	7.3	5.2-10.1	21	2.9	1.4- 5.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	731	606	76.5	71.0-81.2	53	10.6	7.3-15.0	19	3.0	1.4- 6.0	39	7.1	4.6-10.7	14	3.0	1.2- 7.0
Northwest	1,102	868	71.0	66.1-75.5	83	9.4	7.1-12.3	59	9.5	6.5-13.6	71	8.6	5.7-12.8	21	1.5	0.9- 2.5
Charlotte	839	667	73.7	68.4-78.4	72	9.6	7.1-12.9	35	5.0	3.2- 7.7	51	10.3	6.6-15.7	14	1.4	0.7- 2.8
Greensboro	665	521	69.4	62.9-75.2	59	12.3	8.8-16.9	20	3.9	2.1- 7.0	37	8.5	4.8-14.9	28	5.9	3.4-10.2
Southern Regional	409	305	67.8	60.3-74.5	39	11.5	7.7-16.9	15	3.7	1.9- 6.8	27	10.2	6.1-16.5	23	6.8	3.5-12.9
Coastal	332	254	63.5	53.6-72.4	28	14.5	8.1-24.9	19	6.1	2.6-13.6	22	10.9	5.7-19.9	9	4.9	2.1-11.1
Wake	711	565	74.3	69.2-78.9	67	12.2	8.9-16.5	30	4.7	2.9- 7.8	34	6.9	4.4-10.6	15	1.8	1.0- 3.3
Area L	111	88	74.9	63.3-83.7	3	2.6	0.8- 8.6	5	6.1	2.2-16.0	11	12.0	6.3-21.9	4	4.4	1.3-14.1
Eastern	714	550	68.3	62.8-73.4	63	11.6	8.4-16.0	34	8.6	5.5-13.2	45	7.2	4.9-10.4	22	4.2	2.4- 7.3

Total
Respond.^

None

Once

Twice

3-7 times

8-30 times

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,614

4,424

71.6

69.5-73.5

467

10.9

9.7-12.4

236

5.7

4.7- 6.8

337

8.6

7.3-10.2

150

3.2

2.5- 4.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

110

83.8

73.2-90.8

6.0

2.8-12.6

5.6

1.8-16.2

2.3

0.7- 7.5

2.2

0.6- 7.3

Buncombe

167

144

78.5

67.0-86.8

10.0

4.5-20.7

0.4

0.1- 2.9

6.3

2.8-13.6

4.8

1.2-16.9

Cabarrus

135

101

68.4

54.2-79.9

14.6

6.1-30.9

6.7

3.0-14.6

7.4

3.4-15.4

2.9

0.7-11.7

Catawba

137

109

71.8

58.4-82.2

15.7

7.2-30.8

2.2

0.7- 7.1

7.0

3.0-15.4

3.3

1.3- 8.3

Cumberland

129

65.1

51.6-76.5

10.6

5.9-18.2

2.8

0.9- 8.2

17.7

8.2-34.3

3.8

1.4- 9.9

Davidson

117

71.0

56.1-82.4

7.0

3.2-14.7

5.9

2.1-15.0

15.4

6.4-32.5

0.8

0.1- 5.3

Durham

167

136

76.9

67.4-84.3

13.7

7.7-23.0

2.1

0.9- 5.1

3.2

1.1- 9.2

4.1

1.7- 9.4

Forsyth

166

129

72.9

61.5-81.9

8.9

4.7-16.2

13.8

6.6-26.6

4.4

2.1- 9.2

0.0

. - .

Gaston

126

63.2

50.6-74.3

9.1

4.9-16.1

13.0

5.7-27.2

13.2

6.3-25.6

1.5

0.4- 5.5

Guilford

156

119

66.8

54.6-77.2

15.1

8.8-24.8

0.0

. - .

12.8

5.3-27.8

5.2

2.4-10.9

Iredell

174

132

65.6

55.6-74.4

14.0

7.9-23.6

8.8

4.2-17.5

9.7

5.0-17.7

1.9

0.6- 6.2

Johnston

149

115

62.3

46.4-75.9

18.2

7.1-39.3

9.4

3.7-21.8

7.7

3.0-18.3

2.4

0.7- 8.2

Mecklenburg

365

294

73.5

65.9-80.0

11.0

7.4-15.9

3.7

1.8- 7.4

10.4

5.5-18.7

1.5

0.5- 4.0

New Hanover

194

151

66.7

51.2-79.2

18.9

8.0-38.3

4.7

2.4- 8.9

2.8

1.4- 5.5

7.0

2.2-20.2

Onslow

159

122

72.9

62.9-81.1

10.6

5.7-18.9

4.1

1.7- 9.6

10.8

5.6-19.6

1.5

0.6- 4.2

Orange

191

161

73.6

62.7-82.2

12.5

6.4-23.0

3.7

1.3-10.3

5.9

2.0-15.9

4.3

1.8- 9.9

Pitt

148

117

73.3

61.8-82.3

7.2

3.1-16.0

3.8

1.6- 8.8

8.1

3.9-15.9

7.6

2.5-21.0

Randolph

124

67.9

57.1-77.1

13.5

7.1-24.1

4.4

1.7-11.0

11.0

6.2-18.6

3.2

1.3- 7.5

Robeson

57.4

43.9-69.9

20.7

10.8-36.0

7.4

2.9-17.7

6.7

2.4-17.1

7.8

3.2-17.4

Rowan

167

139

79.0

69.3-86.3

7.1

3.2-15.0

7.7

3.6-15.5

2.9

1.0- 7.9

3.3

1.0-10.6

Union

142

119

81.9

71.6-89.0

8.1

4.1-15.4

5.5

1.5-18.2

3.8

1.6- 8.8

0.7

0.2- 3.3

Wake

323

260

76.7

69.8-82.5

11.1

7.1-16.8

5.2

2.6-10.1

5.9

3.0-11.0

1.2

0.4- 3.2

Wayne

66.5

50.6-79.4

10.1

4.5-21.2

13.4

4.7-32.9

5.4

2.2-12.4

4.6

0.9-19.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,661

1,270

66.8

62.9-70.4

141

11.6

9.1-14.7

6.7

4.9- 9.1

109

9.6

7.4-12.5

5.3

3.6- 7.6

Piedmont

2,920

2,310

72.8

70.1-75.4

253

10.9

9.3-12.8

122

5.5

4.2- 7.0

166

8.5

6.6-10.7

2.3

1.7- 3.3

Western NC

1,033

844

75.6

71.2-79.5

9.7

7.1-13.1

4.6

2.9- 7.2

7.3

5.2-10.1

2.9

1.4- 5.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

731

606

76.5

71.0-81.2

10.6

7.3-15.0

3.0

1.4- 6.0

7.1

4.6-10.7

3.0

1.2- 7.0

Northwest

1,102

868

71.0

66.1-75.5

9.4

7.1-12.3

9.5

6.5-13.6

8.6

5.7-12.8

1.5

0.9- 2.5

Charlotte

839

667

73.7

68.4-78.4

9.6

7.1-12.9

5.0

3.2- 7.7

10.3

6.6-15.7

1.4

0.7- 2.8

Greensboro

665

521

69.4

62.9-75.2

12.3

8.8-16.9

3.9

2.1- 7.0

8.5

4.8-14.9

5.9

3.4-10.2

Southern Regional

409

305

67.8

60.3-74.5

11.5

7.7-16.9

3.7

1.9- 6.8

10.2

6.1-16.5

6.8

3.5-12.9

Coastal

332

254

63.5

53.6-72.4

14.5

8.1-24.9

6.1

2.6-13.6

10.9

5.7-19.9

4.9

2.1-11.1

Wake

711

565

74.3

69.2-78.9

12.2

8.9-16.5

4.7

2.9- 7.8

6.9

4.4-10.6

1.8

1.0- 3.3

Area L

111

74.9

63.3-83.7

2.6

0.8- 8.6

6.1

2.2-16.0

12.0

6.3-21.9

4.4

1.3-14.1

Eastern

714

550

68.3

62.8-73.4

11.6

8.4-16.0

8.6

5.5-13.2

7.2

4.9-10.4

4.2

2.4- 7.3

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* This question was 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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