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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,725 5,798 44.3 43.0-45.6 8,927 55.7 54.4-57.0
-Western NC 2,890 1,065 39.9 37.4-42.4 1,825 60.1 57.6-62.6
GENDER
Male 1,074 490 48.2 44.1-52.4 584 51.8 47.6-55.9
Female 1,816 575 32.0 29.3-34.7 1,241 68.0 65.3-70.7
RACE
White 2,668 994 40.0 37.5-42.6 1,674 60.0 57.4-62.5
African American 94 28 40.4 25.6-57.2 66 59.6 42.8-74.4
Other Minorities 118 39 37.7 25.2-52.0 79 62.3 48.0-74.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 69 22 41.4 26.0-58.7 47 58.6 41.3-74.0
Non-Hispanic 2,814 1,041 39.8 37.4-42.3 1,773 60.2 57.7-62.6
AGE
18-24 78 39 51.5 38.0-64.8 39 48.5 35.2-62.0
25-34 237 92 40.0 32.8-47.7 145 60.0 52.3-67.2
35-44 377 155 42.6 36.8-48.5 222 57.4 51.5-63.2
45-54 525 228 42.8 37.7-48.0 297 57.2 52.0-62.3
55-64 644 242 39.5 35.2-44.0 402 60.5 56.0-64.8
65-74 576 190 32.9 28.7-37.4 386 67.1 62.6-71.3
75+ 442 116 28.7 24.1-33.9 326 71.3 66.1-75.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 459 85 25.9 20.0-32.8 374 74.1 67.2-80.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 908 246 29.9 25.6-34.4 662 70.1 65.6-74.4
Some Post-H.S. 750 287 40.7 36.0-45.6 463 59.3 54.4-64.0
College Graduate 767 446 60.0 55.4-64.4 321 40.0 35.6-44.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 350 60 19.4 14.3-25.7 290 80.6 74.3-85.7
$15,000- 24,999 560 154 32.9 27.2-39.2 406 67.1 60.8-72.8
$25,000- 34,999 313 112 41.1 32.9-49.7 201 58.9 50.3-67.1
$35,000- 49,999 452 179 40.6 34.7-46.7 273 59.4 53.3-65.3
$50,000-74,999 395 196 46.4 40.2-52.8 199 53.6 47.2-59.8
$75,000+ 432 263 61.6 55.8-67.0 169 38.4 33.0-44.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,126 326 31.5 27.8-35.5 800 68.5 64.5-72.2
No 1,643 700 44.3 41.1-47.6 943 55.7 52.4-58.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 440 208 48.5 42.5-54.5 232 51.5 45.5-57.5
Non-Veteran 2,450 857 38.5 35.8-41.3 1,593 61.5 58.7-64.2

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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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