BRFSS 2007 - Western 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: Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male	480	6	1.4	0.6- 3.6	106	26.8	21.5-32.8	129	28.9	23.5-35.0	158	31.0	25.5-37.0	81	11.9	9.0-15.5
Female	562	5	0.7	0.3- 1.8	203	37.8	32.9-43.0	151	27.2	22.9-32.0	142	26.5	22.3-31.2	61	7.8	5.9-10.2
RACE
White	974	9	1.1	0.5- 2.4	280	30.1	26.4-34.1	266	28.9	25.1-33.0	286	29.7	26.0-33.7	133	10.2	8.3-12.6
African American	27	1	2.6	0.3-17.0	11	24.4	10.0-48.3	4	15.1	4.8-38.7	8	52.7	25.4-78.5	3	5.3	1.4-18.4
Other Minorities	39	1	1.3	0.2- 9.1	18	55.7	32.9-76.4	9	25.5	10.1-51.0	6	6.1	2.1-16.3	5	11.4	4.0-28.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	22	0	0.0	. - .	13	65.9	37.5-86.1	2	13.7	2.2-53.2	5	11.3	4.0-28.0	2	9.1	2.1-31.8
Non-Hispanic	1,018	11	1.2	0.6- 2.4	295	29.7	26.1-33.6	277	28.9	25.1-32.9	295	30.0	26.2-34.1	140	10.2	8.3-12.5
AGE
18-24	38	1	2.3	0.3-14.9	14	36.3	20.0-56.5	13	36.8	20.6-56.6	9	23.2	10.2-44.7	1	1.4	0.2- 9.2
25-34	92	1	1.2	0.2- 8.1	34	28.5	19.6-39.4	28	34.6	23.9-47.0	26	31.2	20.6-44.2	3	4.5	1.4-13.9
35-44	153	3	1.3	0.4- 4.1	61	41.3	32.6-50.6	44	28.7	21.1-37.8	38	23.4	16.9-31.4	7	5.2	2.1-12.1
45-54	222	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0	69	35.4	27.7-44.1	63	25.5	19.5-32.5	66	28.5	22.0-35.9	23	9.7	6.1-15.1
55-64	238	3	1.1	0.3- 3.4	56	24.2	18.0-31.7	62	23.4	18.1-29.8	80	36.8	29.8-44.3	37	14.6	10.4-20.1
65-74	184	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	45	24.0	17.6-31.7	48	25.1	18.8-32.7	51	29.3	22.4-37.3	39	21.0	15.3-28.2
75+	112	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2	29	20.6	14.2-29.0	22	18.4	11.8-27.4	29	31.8	22.5-42.8	31	28.8	20.4-38.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	79	2	3.4	0.7-14.4	27	33.7	21.4-48.8	15	18.4	9.8-31.8	22	30.6	16.8-49.1	13	13.9	7.3-25.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	238	3	0.7	0.2- 2.4	82	41.0	32.1-50.4	62	29.9	21.9-39.4	58	17.9	13.1-24.0	33	10.5	6.8-15.8
Some Post-H.S.	281	3	1.9	0.5- 6.1	90	30.0	23.5-37.4	85	28.3	22.2-35.5	80	34.7	26.8-43.5	23	5.1	3.2- 8.0
College Graduate	443	3	0.4	0.1- 1.3	110	25.7	20.7-31.5	118	29.5	23.7-35.9	140	32.1	26.8-37.8	72	12.3	9.2-16.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	57	1	6.1	0.9-32.3	24	39.2	24.0-56.8	11	19.8	9.7-36.1	15	24.2	13.5-39.5	6	10.7	4.3-24.2
$15,000- 24,999	151	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	48	28.9	20.1-39.8	44	28.8	19.5-40.4	41	33.3	22.3-46.6	17	8.7	4.9-15.0
$25,000- 34,999	111	1	0.7	0.1- 5.0	42	42.8	29.2-57.6	29	26.1	16.3-39.1	19	17.6	7.8-34.9	20	12.8	7.2-21.8
$35,000- 49,999	176	2	1.3	0.3- 5.7	47	28.0	20.5-36.9	45	29.9	21.1-40.7	60	30.9	23.0-40.1	22	9.9	5.8-16.5
$50,000-74,999	194	1	1.4	0.2- 9.0	59	32.3	24.4-41.3	63	34.1	25.9-43.4	44	22.7	16.5-30.3	27	9.6	6.3-14.3
$75,000+	260	3	0.7	0.2- 2.1	63	26.7	20.2-34.5	67	25.5	19.3-32.8	96	37.6	30.6-45.1	31	9.5	6.0-14.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	320	2	1.3	0.3- 5.7	93	28.5	22.3-35.5	84	28.8	22.6-36.0	80	25.6	19.0-33.6	61	15.8	11.6-21.2
No	687	8	0.9	0.4- 2.2	208	32.7	28.0-37.8	185	27.5	23.0-32.4	209	30.8	26.3-35.8	77	8.0	6.1-10.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	205	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	36	20.2	13.7-28.6	51	25.8	19.0-34.1	68	34.9	27.4-43.1	49	18.7	13.8-24.9
Non-Veteran	837	10	1.3	0.6- 2.7	273	33.6	29.3-38.2	229	28.7	24.5-33.3	232	28.0	23.8-32.5	93	8.5	6.5-10.9

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

-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

GENDER

Male

480

1.4

0.6- 3.6

106

26.8

21.5-32.8

129

28.9

23.5-35.0

158

31.0

25.5-37.0

11.9

9.0-15.5

Female

562

0.7

0.3- 1.8

203

37.8

32.9-43.0

151

27.2

22.9-32.0

142

26.5

22.3-31.2

7.8

5.9-10.2

RACE

White

974

1.1

0.5- 2.4

280

30.1

26.4-34.1

266

28.9

25.1-33.0

286

29.7

26.0-33.7

133

10.2

8.3-12.6

African American

2.6

0.3-17.0

24.4

10.0-48.3

15.1

4.8-38.7

52.7

25.4-78.5

5.3

1.4-18.4

Other Minorities

1.3

0.2- 9.1

55.7

32.9-76.4

25.5

10.1-51.0

6.1

2.1-16.3

11.4

4.0-28.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

65.9

37.5-86.1

13.7

2.2-53.2

11.3

4.0-28.0

9.1

2.1-31.8

Non-Hispanic

1,018

1.2

0.6- 2.4

295

29.7

26.1-33.6

277

28.9

25.1-32.9

295

30.0

26.2-34.1

140

10.2

8.3-12.5

AGE

18-24

2.3

0.3-14.9

36.3

20.0-56.5

36.8

20.6-56.6

23.2

10.2-44.7

1.4

0.2- 9.2

25-34

1.2

0.2- 8.1

28.5

19.6-39.4

34.6

23.9-47.0

31.2

20.6-44.2

4.5

1.4-13.9

35-44

153

1.3

0.4- 4.1

41.3

32.6-50.6

28.7

21.1-37.8

23.4

16.9-31.4

5.2

2.1-12.1

45-54

222

0.9

0.1- 6.0

35.4

27.7-44.1

25.5

19.5-32.5

28.5

22.0-35.9

9.7

6.1-15.1

55-64

238

1.1

0.3- 3.4

24.2

18.0-31.7

23.4

18.1-29.8

36.8

29.8-44.3

14.6

10.4-20.1

65-74

184

0.5

0.1- 3.7

24.0

17.6-31.7

25.1

18.8-32.7

29.3

22.4-37.3

21.0

15.3-28.2

75+

112

0.5

0.1- 3.2

20.6

14.2-29.0

18.4

11.8-27.4

31.8

22.5-42.8

28.8

20.4-38.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

3.4

0.7-14.4

33.7

21.4-48.8

18.4

9.8-31.8

30.6

16.8-49.1

13.9

7.3-25.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

238

0.7

0.2- 2.4

41.0

32.1-50.4

29.9

21.9-39.4

17.9

13.1-24.0

10.5

6.8-15.8

Some Post-H.S.

281

1.9

0.5- 6.1

30.0

23.5-37.4

28.3

22.2-35.5

34.7

26.8-43.5

5.1

3.2- 8.0

College Graduate

443

0.4

0.1- 1.3

110

25.7

20.7-31.5

118

29.5

23.7-35.9

140

32.1

26.8-37.8

12.3

9.2-16.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

6.1

0.9-32.3

39.2

24.0-56.8

19.8

9.7-36.1

24.2

13.5-39.5

10.7

4.3-24.2

$15,000- 24,999

151

0.2

0.0- 1.3

28.9

20.1-39.8

28.8

19.5-40.4

33.3

22.3-46.6

8.7

4.9-15.0

$25,000- 34,999

111

0.7

0.1- 5.0

42.8

29.2-57.6

26.1

16.3-39.1

17.6

7.8-34.9

12.8

7.2-21.8

$35,000- 49,999

176

1.3

0.3- 5.7

28.0

20.5-36.9

29.9

21.1-40.7

30.9

23.0-40.1

9.9

5.8-16.5

$50,000-74,999

194

1.4

0.2- 9.0

32.3

24.4-41.3

34.1

25.9-43.4

22.7

16.5-30.3

9.6

6.3-14.3

$75,000+

260

0.7

0.2- 2.1

26.7

20.2-34.5

25.5

19.3-32.8

37.6

30.6-45.1

9.5

6.0-14.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

320

1.3

0.3- 5.7

28.5

22.3-35.5

28.8

22.6-36.0

25.6

19.0-33.6

15.8

11.6-21.2

687

0.9

0.4- 2.2

208

32.7

28.0-37.8

185

27.5

23.0-32.4

209

30.8

26.3-35.8

8.0

6.1-10.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

205

0.4

0.1- 3.0

20.2

13.7-28.6

25.8

19.0-34.1

34.9

27.4-43.1

18.7

13.8-24.9

Non-Veteran

837

1.3

0.6- 2.7

273

33.6

29.3-38.2

229

28.7

24.5-33.3

232

28.0

23.8-32.5

8.5

6.5-10.9

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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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