BRFSS 2007 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	1,342	7	0.5	0.2- 1.4	325	26.3	22.9-30.0	393	32.3	28.6-36.3	446	30.9	27.5-34.5	171	10.0	8.0-12.3
Female	1,614	21	1.1	0.6- 1.8	563	36.0	32.6-39.5	486	33.6	30.2-37.2	424	23.1	20.5-25.9	120	6.3	5.0- 7.8
RACE
White	2,513	20	0.5	0.3- 0.7	712	27.9	25.4-30.6	731	32.0	29.2-34.9	783	29.8	27.3-32.4	267	9.8	8.3-11.6
African American	299	5	1.2	0.3- 4.3	120	39.8	32.5-47.6	97	35.1	28.1-42.8	59	18.9	13.8-25.3	18	5.0	2.7- 8.9
Other Minorities	134	3	2.3	0.7- 7.5	50	36.7	26.6-48.2	49	37.9	27.0-50.1	27	21.7	13.5-33.1	5	1.4	0.5- 3.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	84	2	2.0	0.4- 8.7	37	43.8	30.1-58.4	32	42.1	28.0-57.5	10	11.0	4.6-24.3	3	1.1	0.4- 3.7
Non-Hispanic	2,868	26	0.7	0.4- 1.1	849	29.7	27.3-32.3	846	32.3	29.8-35.0	859	28.5	26.2-30.9	288	8.8	7.5-10.4
AGE
18-24	102	0	0.0	. - .	34	33.3	22.8-45.7	41	44.3	32.7-56.5	21	17.9	10.6-28.6	6	4.6	1.7-11.6
25-34	352	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	128	33.8	27.9-40.3	120	35.5	29.1-42.6	90	24.6	19.4-30.8	13	5.6	2.9-10.6
35-44	629	6	1.1	0.4- 3.2	205	31.9	27.4-36.9	204	33.9	29.3-38.7	187	29.1	24.7-33.8	27	4.0	2.6- 6.2
45-54	712	4	0.4	0.1- 1.2	218	30.1	26.0-34.5	225	31.9	27.7-36.4	214	29.9	25.8-34.3	51	7.8	5.5-10.8
55-64	598	8	1.3	0.6- 2.6	182	28.3	24.1-33.0	140	22.1	18.4-26.3	189	32.3	27.7-37.1	79	16.0	12.4-20.4
65-74	350	4	0.9	0.3- 2.6	79	21.1	16.4-26.7	90	27.3	21.8-33.5	112	32.7	26.9-39.0	65	18.1	13.7-23.4
75+	199	5	2.2	0.9- 5.4	38	19.6	13.8-27.1	56	26.5	20.0-34.3	50	23.7	17.5-31.2	50	28.0	20.9-36.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	174	3	0.7	0.2- 2.4	61	38.2	27.9-49.6	52	36.2	25.1-49.1	38	19.6	12.3-29.8	20	5.3	3.1- 9.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	606	9	1.1	0.4- 3.0	223	33.1	27.3-39.5	178	31.6	25.9-37.9	139	25.2	20.0-31.3	57	8.9	6.2-12.7
Some Post-H.S.	734	8	0.9	0.4- 2.3	228	30.8	26.0-35.9	221	35.4	30.0-41.2	207	24.8	20.6-29.4	70	8.2	5.6-11.7
College Graduate	1,441	8	0.5	0.2- 1.2	376	28.0	24.8-31.4	428	31.5	28.3-35.0	486	31.3	28.2-34.6	143	8.7	6.9-10.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	118	3	1.6	0.5- 5.5	54	47.5	33.5-62.0	32	32.8	20.5-48.1	15	9.1	5.0-16.0	14	8.9	4.7-16.4
$15,000- 24,999	254	8	3.4	1.3- 8.5	91	35.4	27.2-44.6	67	31.6	23.0-41.8	66	24.6	17.4-33.6	22	4.9	2.4- 9.5
$25,000- 34,999	240	3	1.8	0.4- 7.4	85	37.2	28.1-47.2	71	29.6	20.9-40.0	61	25.5	18.1-34.6	20	6.0	3.3-10.6
$35,000- 49,999	451	4	0.4	0.1- 1.1	129	30.0	24.2-36.6	137	35.0	28.6-41.9	131	24.8	19.8-30.6	50	9.7	6.4-14.5
$50,000-74,999	484	0	0.0	. - .	145	32.6	26.2-39.8	158	30.9	25.4-37.0	135	26.7	21.0-33.3	46	9.8	6.3-15.0
$75,000+	1,119	7	0.4	0.2- 0.8	294	25.6	22.3-29.1	334	34.4	30.5-38.5	382	31.3	28.0-34.9	102	8.3	6.4-10.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	746	10	0.8	0.4- 1.5	224	31.6	26.7-36.9	224	33.5	28.6-38.7	203	24.8	20.9-29.1	85	9.4	7.2-12.2
No	2,100	17	0.7	0.3- 1.3	636	30.7	27.8-33.7	617	32.5	29.4-35.7	633	27.9	25.3-30.8	197	8.2	6.7-10.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	448	3	0.4	0.1- 1.2	94	25.7	18.8-34.0	113	21.9	17.4-27.1	151	35.6	29.2-42.6	87	16.4	12.5-21.2
Non-Veteran	2,507	25	0.8	0.5- 1.4	794	31.3	28.7-34.0	765	34.5	31.7-37.5	719	26.3	23.9-28.8	204	7.1	5.8- 8.7

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

1,342

0.5

0.2- 1.4

325

26.3

22.9-30.0

393

32.3

28.6-36.3

446

30.9

27.5-34.5

171

10.0

8.0-12.3

Female

1,614

1.1

0.6- 1.8

563

36.0

32.6-39.5

486

33.6

30.2-37.2

424

23.1

20.5-25.9

120

6.3

5.0- 7.8

RACE

White

2,513

0.5

0.3- 0.7

712

27.9

25.4-30.6

731

32.0

29.2-34.9

783

29.8

27.3-32.4

267

9.8

8.3-11.6

African American

299

1.2

0.3- 4.3

120

39.8

32.5-47.6

35.1

28.1-42.8

18.9

13.8-25.3

5.0

2.7- 8.9

Other Minorities

134

2.3

0.7- 7.5

36.7

26.6-48.2

37.9

27.0-50.1

21.7

13.5-33.1

1.4

0.5- 3.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.0

0.4- 8.7

43.8

30.1-58.4

42.1

28.0-57.5

11.0

4.6-24.3

1.1

0.4- 3.7

Non-Hispanic

2,868

0.7

0.4- 1.1

849

29.7

27.3-32.3

846

32.3

29.8-35.0

859

28.5

26.2-30.9

288

8.8

7.5-10.4

AGE

18-24

102

0.0

. - .

33.3

22.8-45.7

44.3

32.7-56.5

17.9

10.6-28.6

4.6

1.7-11.6

25-34

352

0.4

0.1- 3.0

128

33.8

27.9-40.3

120

35.5

29.1-42.6

24.6

19.4-30.8

5.6

2.9-10.6

35-44

629

1.1

0.4- 3.2

205

31.9

27.4-36.9

204

33.9

29.3-38.7

187

29.1

24.7-33.8

4.0

2.6- 6.2

45-54

712

0.4

0.1- 1.2

218

30.1

26.0-34.5

225

31.9

27.7-36.4

214

29.9

25.8-34.3

7.8

5.5-10.8

55-64

598

1.3

0.6- 2.6

182

28.3

24.1-33.0

140

22.1

18.4-26.3

189

32.3

27.7-37.1

16.0

12.4-20.4

65-74

350

0.9

0.3- 2.6

21.1

16.4-26.7

27.3

21.8-33.5

112

32.7

26.9-39.0

18.1

13.7-23.4

75+

199

2.2

0.9- 5.4

19.6

13.8-27.1

26.5

20.0-34.3

23.7

17.5-31.2

28.0

20.9-36.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

174

0.7

0.2- 2.4

38.2

27.9-49.6

36.2

25.1-49.1

19.6

12.3-29.8

5.3

3.1- 9.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

606

1.1

0.4- 3.0

223

33.1

27.3-39.5

178

31.6

25.9-37.9

139

25.2

20.0-31.3

8.9

6.2-12.7

Some Post-H.S.

734

0.9

0.4- 2.3

228

30.8

26.0-35.9

221

35.4

30.0-41.2

207

24.8

20.6-29.4

8.2

5.6-11.7

College Graduate

1,441

0.5

0.2- 1.2

376

28.0

24.8-31.4

428

31.5

28.3-35.0

486

31.3

28.2-34.6

143

8.7

6.9-10.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

118

1.6

0.5- 5.5

47.5

33.5-62.0

32.8

20.5-48.1

9.1

5.0-16.0

8.9

4.7-16.4

$15,000- 24,999

254

3.4

1.3- 8.5

35.4

27.2-44.6

31.6

23.0-41.8

24.6

17.4-33.6

4.9

2.4- 9.5

$25,000- 34,999

240

1.8

0.4- 7.4

37.2

28.1-47.2

29.6

20.9-40.0

25.5

18.1-34.6

6.0

3.3-10.6

$35,000- 49,999

451

0.4

0.1- 1.1

129

30.0

24.2-36.6

137

35.0

28.6-41.9

131

24.8

19.8-30.6

9.7

6.4-14.5

$50,000-74,999

484

0.0

. - .

145

32.6

26.2-39.8

158

30.9

25.4-37.0

135

26.7

21.0-33.3

9.8

6.3-15.0

$75,000+

1,119

0.4

0.2- 0.8

294

25.6

22.3-29.1

334

34.4

30.5-38.5

382

31.3

28.0-34.9

102

8.3

6.4-10.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

746

0.8

0.4- 1.5

224

31.6

26.7-36.9

224

33.5

28.6-38.7

203

24.8

20.9-29.1

9.4

7.2-12.2

2,100

0.7

0.3- 1.3

636

30.7

27.8-33.7

617

32.5

29.4-35.7

633

27.9

25.3-30.8

197

8.2

6.7-10.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

448

0.4

0.1- 1.2

25.7

18.8-34.0

113

21.9

17.4-27.1

151

35.6

29.2-42.6

16.4

12.5-21.2

Non-Veteran

2,507

0.8

0.5- 1.4

794

31.3

28.7-34.0

765

34.5

31.7-37.5

719

26.3

23.9-28.8

204

7.1

5.8- 8.7

Back to Alcohol Consumption.

*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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