BRFSS 2007 - Western North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?

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	Total Respond.^	Only one	Two	Three	Four	Five or more
North Carolina	5,542	1,721	25.1	23.6-26.7	1,577	26.1	24.4-27.7	922	16.8	15.4-18.3	434	8.4	7.3- 9.6	888	23.7	21.8-25.7
-Western NC	1,023	344	28.8	25.3-32.4	291	27.9	24.3-31.9	162	15.1	12.6-18.0	83	7.4	5.7- 9.7	143	20.8	17.0-25.2
GENDER
Male	465	98	20.3	16.0-25.5	126	26.6	21.3-32.5	97	17.0	13.5-21.4	42	6.8	4.6- 9.9	102	29.3	23.3-36.0
Female	558	246	40.4	35.5-45.4	165	29.8	25.4-34.7	65	12.4	9.3-16.2	41	8.3	5.7-12.0	41	9.1	6.4-12.8
RACE
White	960	326	30.0	26.5-33.8	274	27.1	23.6-30.9	151	15.1	12.5-18.0	80	7.8	5.9-10.2	129	20.0	16.3-24.4
African American	24	7	11.7	4.2-28.9	8	38.8	15.0-69.5	2	9.1	2.0-32.9	0	0.0	. - .	7	40.3	12.6-75.9
Other Minorities	35	9	16.6	6.1-37.9	9	36.8	15.5-65.0	8	18.8	7.2-40.8	2	4.9	1.0-21.3	7	22.9	7.6-51.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	5	18.8	6.0-45.6	5	33.8	10.7-68.5	7	23.5	8.6-49.9	1	1.5	0.2-10.6	2	22.5	5.6-58.5
Non-Hispanic	1,001	337	29.2	25.7-32.9	286	27.7	24.2-31.5	155	14.7	12.3-17.6	82	7.7	5.9-10.1	141	20.7	16.9-25.2
AGE
18-24	33	4	6.9	2.4-18.5	13	37.5	20.1-59.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	9.1	2.8-25.7	13	46.5	27.2-66.9
25-34	89	25	22.6	14.8-33.1	19	20.6	12.3-32.5	16	17.7	10.6-28.1	4	4.1	1.2-13.2	25	34.9	23.5-48.3
35-44	148	40	27.0	19.2-36.4	44	30.2	22.4-39.3	17	11.6	7.1-18.5	21	12.2	7.7-18.7	26	19.1	12.6-27.8
45-54	221	68	30.9	23.7-39.2	55	27.1	20.3-35.1	34	15.2	10.5-21.5	21	7.2	4.5-11.2	43	19.6	14.2-26.5
55-64	235	83	38.5	31.2-46.3	66	25.6	20.0-32.1	49	20.6	15.4-27.0	15	6.3	3.3-11.6	22	9.1	5.7-14.0
65-74	183	73	39.1	31.4-47.3	62	32.8	25.7-40.8	22	13.8	8.9-20.7	15	8.3	4.5-14.6	11	6.1	3.2-11.1
75+	111	50	36.9	27.8-47.0	32	30.9	22.2-41.2	23	26.8	18.1-37.7	4	3.9	1.5-10.1	2	1.5	0.4- 6.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	74	23	25.1	14.7-39.4	13	19.7	9.7-35.9	11	17.8	8.9-32.3	7	8.5	3.3-20.0	20	29.0	14.9-48.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	233	78	25.5	19.1-33.2	59	27.1	18.9-37.3	37	13.9	9.5-20.0	15	6.3	3.4-11.7	44	27.1	19.4-36.5
Some Post-H.S.	278	99	30.1	23.8-37.3	79	26.7	20.6-33.8	44	16.5	11.5-23.0	16	4.8	2.8- 8.0	40	21.9	14.5-31.7
College Graduate	437	143	30.6	25.3-36.4	140	31.1	25.9-36.8	70	14.3	10.9-18.4	45	9.6	6.6-13.9	39	14.3	9.8-20.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	54	23	31.7	19.5-47.1	8	12.5	5.7-25.0	7	24.4	10.2-47.6	3	6.5	1.9-20.0	13	24.9	13.5-41.3
$15,000- 24,999	148	53	25.0	17.6-34.2	36	22.3	14.6-32.5	22	13.0	7.7-21.2	9	7.7	3.4-16.7	28	32.0	20.2-46.6
$25,000- 34,999	110	40	26.1	16.9-38.0	26	31.4	18.4-48.0	18	13.1	7.5-21.9	10	5.7	2.5-12.3	16	23.8	12.3-41.0
$35,000- 49,999	170	59	34.7	26.1-44.5	47	24.5	16.8-34.3	26	16.2	10.1-25.0	14	6.7	3.8-11.7	24	17.8	11.1-27.4
$50,000-74,999	193	59	25.4	19.1-33.0	58	26.9	20.1-35.1	34	18.4	12.8-25.8	18	7.4	4.2-12.9	24	21.9	14.1-32.4
$75,000+	258	68	26.6	20.0-34.4	95	35.3	28.6-42.7	42	13.1	9.3-18.0	25	9.9	6.0-15.8	28	15.1	9.8-22.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	315	122	33.2	26.9-40.3	81	24.9	19.2-31.8	47	18.1	13.0-24.7	28	7.8	5.1-12.0	37	15.8	9.7-24.9
No	674	217	27.9	23.8-32.4	202	29.6	25.1-34.6	109	13.9	11.1-17.2	52	7.4	5.2-10.4	94	21.2	16.6-26.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	198	46	24.0	17.1-32.6	65	30.8	23.9-38.7	48	24.9	18.5-32.6	14	5.7	3.2- 9.8	25	14.6	9.0-23.0
Non-Veteran	825	298	29.7	25.9-33.9	226	27.4	23.3-31.9	114	13.1	10.5-16.2	69	7.8	5.8-10.4	118	22.0	17.7-27.1

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,542

1,721

25.1

23.6-26.7

1,577

26.1

24.4-27.7

922

16.8

15.4-18.3

434

8.4

7.3- 9.6

888

23.7

21.8-25.7

-Western NC

1,023

344

28.8

25.3-32.4

291

27.9

24.3-31.9

162

15.1

12.6-18.0

7.4

5.7- 9.7

143

20.8

17.0-25.2

GENDER

Male

465

20.3

16.0-25.5

126

26.6

21.3-32.5

17.0

13.5-21.4

6.8

4.6- 9.9

102

29.3

23.3-36.0

Female

558

246

40.4

35.5-45.4

165

29.8

25.4-34.7

12.4

9.3-16.2

8.3

5.7-12.0

9.1

6.4-12.8

RACE

White

960

326

30.0

26.5-33.8

274

27.1

23.6-30.9

151

15.1

12.5-18.0

7.8

5.9-10.2

129

20.0

16.3-24.4

African American

11.7

4.2-28.9

38.8

15.0-69.5

9.1

2.0-32.9

0.0

. - .

40.3

12.6-75.9

Other Minorities

16.6

6.1-37.9

36.8

15.5-65.0

18.8

7.2-40.8

4.9

1.0-21.3

22.9

7.6-51.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

18.8

6.0-45.6

33.8

10.7-68.5

23.5

8.6-49.9

1.5

0.2-10.6

22.5

5.6-58.5

Non-Hispanic

1,001

337

29.2

25.7-32.9

286

27.7

24.2-31.5

155

14.7

12.3-17.6

7.7

5.9-10.1

141

20.7

16.9-25.2

AGE

18-24

6.9

2.4-18.5

37.5

20.1-59.0

0.0

. - .

9.1

2.8-25.7

46.5

27.2-66.9

25-34

22.6

14.8-33.1

20.6

12.3-32.5

17.7

10.6-28.1

4.1

1.2-13.2

34.9

23.5-48.3

35-44

148

27.0

19.2-36.4

30.2

22.4-39.3

11.6

7.1-18.5

12.2

7.7-18.7

19.1

12.6-27.8

45-54

221

30.9

23.7-39.2

27.1

20.3-35.1

15.2

10.5-21.5

7.2

4.5-11.2

19.6

14.2-26.5

55-64

235

38.5

31.2-46.3

25.6

20.0-32.1

20.6

15.4-27.0

6.3

3.3-11.6

9.1

5.7-14.0

65-74

183

39.1

31.4-47.3

32.8

25.7-40.8

13.8

8.9-20.7

8.3

4.5-14.6

6.1

3.2-11.1

75+

111

36.9

27.8-47.0

30.9

22.2-41.2

26.8

18.1-37.7

3.9

1.5-10.1

1.5

0.4- 6.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

25.1

14.7-39.4

19.7

9.7-35.9

17.8

8.9-32.3

8.5

3.3-20.0

29.0

14.9-48.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

233

25.5

19.1-33.2

27.1

18.9-37.3

13.9

9.5-20.0

6.3

3.4-11.7

27.1

19.4-36.5

Some Post-H.S.

278

30.1

23.8-37.3

26.7

20.6-33.8

16.5

11.5-23.0

4.8

2.8- 8.0

21.9

14.5-31.7

College Graduate

437

143

30.6

25.3-36.4

140

31.1

25.9-36.8

14.3

10.9-18.4

9.6

6.6-13.9

14.3

9.8-20.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

31.7

19.5-47.1

12.5

5.7-25.0

24.4

10.2-47.6

6.5

1.9-20.0

24.9

13.5-41.3

$15,000- 24,999

148

25.0

17.6-34.2

22.3

14.6-32.5

13.0

7.7-21.2

7.7

3.4-16.7

32.0

20.2-46.6

$25,000- 34,999

110

26.1

16.9-38.0

31.4

18.4-48.0

13.1

7.5-21.9

5.7

2.5-12.3

23.8

12.3-41.0

$35,000- 49,999

170

34.7

26.1-44.5

24.5

16.8-34.3

16.2

10.1-25.0

6.7

3.8-11.7

17.8

11.1-27.4

$50,000-74,999

193

25.4

19.1-33.0

26.9

20.1-35.1

18.4

12.8-25.8

7.4

4.2-12.9

21.9

14.1-32.4

$75,000+

258

26.6

20.0-34.4

35.3

28.6-42.7

13.1

9.3-18.0

9.9

6.0-15.8

15.1

9.8-22.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

315

122

33.2

26.9-40.3

24.9

19.2-31.8

18.1

13.0-24.7

7.8

5.1-12.0

15.8

9.7-24.9

674

217

27.9

23.8-32.4

202

29.6

25.1-34.6

109

13.9

11.1-17.2

7.4

5.2-10.4

21.2

16.6-26.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

198

24.0

17.1-32.6

30.8

23.9-38.7

24.9

18.5-32.6

5.7

3.2- 9.8

14.6

9.0-23.0

Non-Veteran

825

298

29.7

25.9-33.9

226

27.4

23.3-31.9

114

13.1

10.5-16.2

7.8

5.8-10.4

118

22.0

17.7-27.1

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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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