BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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
North Carolina	15,769	6,305	44.3	43.0-45.5	9,464	55.7	54.5-57.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	389	139	34.7	28.0-42.1	250	65.3	57.9-72.0
Buncombe	342	178	58.6	51.9-64.9	164	41.4	35.1-48.1
Cabarrus	368	149	47.7	40.5-55.0	219	52.3	45.0-59.5
Catawba	448	179	43.9	37.9-50.0	269	56.1	50.0-62.1
Cumberland	474	188	43.4	37.3-49.8	286	56.6	50.2-62.7
Davidson	407	135	37.9	31.4-44.9	272	62.1	55.1-68.6
Durham	395	203	51.1	43.7-58.4	192	48.9	41.6-56.3
Forsyth	406	183	47.1	40.9-53.4	223	52.9	46.6-59.1
Gaston	409	144	40.9	34.0-48.2	265	59.1	51.8-66.0
Guilford	420	191	46.5	39.5-53.6	229	53.5	46.4-60.5
Iredell	425	193	49.2	43.2-55.3	232	50.8	44.7-56.8
Johnston	468	180	43.2	36.9-49.7	288	56.8	50.3-63.1
Mecklenburg	672	372	55.3	50.4-60.1	300	44.7	39.9-49.6
New Hanover	369	211	63.9	57.2-70.1	158	36.1	29.9-42.8
Onslow	410	163	47.3	41.0-53.8	247	52.7	46.2-59.0
Orange	379	224	60.1	53.2-66.5	155	39.9	33.5-46.8
Pitt	392	158	39.2	32.9-45.9	234	60.8	54.1-67.1
Randolph	399	105	30.3	24.0-37.5	294	69.7	62.5-76.0
Robeson	395	80	25.8	19.6-33.0	315	74.2	67.0-80.4
Rowan	445	154	37.9	31.2-45.1	291	62.1	54.9-68.8
Union	406	187	47.0	40.3-53.9	219	53.0	46.1-59.7
Wake	583	343	58.0	52.8-63.1	240	42.0	36.9-47.2
Wayne	447	139	38.2	31.3-45.6	308	61.8	54.4-68.7
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,285	1,914	40.0	38.0-42.1	3,371	60.0	57.9-62.0
Piedmont	7,578	3,288	46.8	45.1-48.6	4,290	53.2	51.4-54.9
Western NC	2,906	1,103	41.9	39.3-44.5	1,803	58.1	55.5-60.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,904	772	45.6	42.5-48.7	1,132	54.4	51.3-57.5
Northwest	3,299	1,231	40.6	38.2-43.2	2,068	59.4	56.8-61.8
Charlotte	2,089	920	46.0	43.0-49.0	1,169	54.0	51.0-57.0
Greensboro	1,809	747	42.7	38.8-46.6	1,062	57.3	53.4-61.2
Southern Regional	1,541	512	39.4	35.8-43.2	1,029	60.6	56.8-64.2
Coastal	774	368	46.9	42.0-51.9	406	53.1	48.1-58.0
Wake	1,714	829	52.3	48.7-56.0	885	47.7	44.0-51.3
Area L	472	138	34.5	28.8-40.7	334	65.5	59.3-71.2
Eastern	2,167	788	40.6	37.4-44.0	1,379	59.4	56.0-62.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,769

6,305

44.3

43.0-45.5

9,464

55.7

54.5-57.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

389

139

34.7

28.0-42.1

250

65.3

57.9-72.0

Buncombe

342

178

58.6

51.9-64.9

164

41.4

35.1-48.1

Cabarrus

368

149

47.7

40.5-55.0

219

52.3

45.0-59.5

Catawba

448

179

43.9

37.9-50.0

269

56.1

50.0-62.1

Cumberland

474

188

43.4

37.3-49.8

286

56.6

50.2-62.7

Davidson

407

135

37.9

31.4-44.9

272

62.1

55.1-68.6

Durham

395

203

51.1

43.7-58.4

192

48.9

41.6-56.3

Forsyth

406

183

47.1

40.9-53.4

223

52.9

46.6-59.1

Gaston

409

144

40.9

34.0-48.2

265

59.1

51.8-66.0

Guilford

420

191

46.5

39.5-53.6

229

53.5

46.4-60.5

Iredell

425

193

49.2

43.2-55.3

232

50.8

44.7-56.8

Johnston

468

180

43.2

36.9-49.7

288

56.8

50.3-63.1

Mecklenburg

672

372

55.3

50.4-60.1

300

44.7

39.9-49.6

New Hanover

369

211

63.9

57.2-70.1

158

36.1

29.9-42.8

Onslow

410

163

47.3

41.0-53.8

247

52.7

46.2-59.0

Orange

379

224

60.1

53.2-66.5

155

39.9

33.5-46.8

Pitt

392

158

39.2

32.9-45.9

234

60.8

54.1-67.1

Randolph

399

105

30.3

24.0-37.5

294

69.7

62.5-76.0

Robeson

395

25.8

19.6-33.0

315

74.2

67.0-80.4

Rowan

445

154

37.9

31.2-45.1

291

62.1

54.9-68.8

Union

406

187

47.0

40.3-53.9

219

53.0

46.1-59.7

Wake

583

343

58.0

52.8-63.1

240

42.0

36.9-47.2

Wayne

447

139

38.2

31.3-45.6

308

61.8

54.4-68.7

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,285

1,914

40.0

38.0-42.1

3,371

60.0

57.9-62.0

Piedmont

7,578

3,288

46.8

45.1-48.6

4,290

53.2

51.4-54.9

Western NC

2,906

1,103

41.9

39.3-44.5

1,803

58.1

55.5-60.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,904

772

45.6

42.5-48.7

1,132

54.4

51.3-57.5

Northwest

3,299

1,231

40.6

38.2-43.2

2,068

59.4

56.8-61.8

Charlotte

2,089

920

46.0

43.0-49.0

1,169

54.0

51.0-57.0

Greensboro

1,809

747

42.7

38.8-46.6

1,062

57.3

53.4-61.2

Southern Regional

1,541

512

39.4

35.8-43.2

1,029

60.6

56.8-64.2

Coastal

774

368

46.9

42.0-51.9

406

53.1

48.1-58.0

Wake

1,714

829

52.3

48.7-56.0

885

47.7

44.0-51.3

Area L

472

138

34.5

28.8-40.7

334

65.5

59.3-71.2

Eastern

2,167

788

40.6

37.4-44.0

1,379

59.4

56.0-62.6

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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