BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	5,972	1,813	25.5	24.0-27.2	1,661	24.7	23.2-26.3	965	15.3	14.1-16.6	504	9.2	8.1-10.4	1,029	25.2	23.3-27.3
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	134	56	36.7	26.7-48.0	36	30.6	19.0-45.4	13	7.7	4.2-13.7	11	9.9	4.6-19.9	18	15.1	9.1-24.2
Buncombe	174	50	23.2	16.8-30.9	58	29.7	21.8-39.1	27	16.7	10.8-24.8	16	11.0	6.3-18.7	23	19.4	12.4-29.1
Cabarrus	144	50	33.7	23.3-46.0	39	23.2	15.9-32.4	19	12.5	7.0-21.2	8	4.9	2.3-10.2	28	25.8	16.2-38.5
Catawba	164	47	23.0	16.7-30.9	50	28.2	20.8-36.9	26	14.2	8.8-22.2	14	10.3	4.8-20.9	27	24.3	16.1-34.9
Cumberland	182	67	30.4	22.8-39.1	43	22.7	16.3-30.8	28	16.9	11.2-24.6	15	11.8	5.7-22.8	29	18.3	12.3-26.3
Davidson	127	44	30.1	20.3-42.1	31	26.1	15.2-41.1	25	22.1	13.8-33.5	7	3.6	1.6- 8.0	20	18.0	10.5-29.2
Durham	197	49	20.9	15.0-28.3	62	29.7	22.1-38.7	43	17.1	12.1-23.8	16	6.4	3.7-10.8	27	25.9	17.0-37.3
Forsyth	178	55	25.8	18.6-34.6	46	21.5	15.6-28.9	30	17.3	11.5-25.2	20	11.4	6.5-19.3	27	23.9	15.9-34.3
Gaston	136	37	23.8	16.3-33.2	42	22.1	15.4-30.5	12	8.1	4.2-15.1	15	10.9	6.2-18.5	30	35.2	24.0-48.3
Guilford	184	50	23.1	14.5-34.6	64	28.3	20.9-37.2	33	18.8	12.5-27.5	11	5.5	2.7-10.9	26	24.3	14.8-37.3
Iredell	185	48	24.8	17.7-33.7	48	20.5	14.7-27.8	36	19.6	13.3-27.9	13	7.4	3.9-13.5	40	27.7	19.9-37.1
Johnston	167	48	24.5	16.4-35.1	41	20.6	14.2-28.9	27	18.6	10.6-30.6	15	9.8	5.4-17.2	36	26.5	17.3-38.3
Mecklenburg	351	94	19.8	15.8-24.6	104	31.5	25.7-38.0	58	14.3	10.8-18.7	35	10.5	7.2-15.0	60	23.9	18.5-30.2
New Hanover	207	47	18.8	13.4-25.8	73	31.3	22.9-41.2	32	17.9	10.4-29.2	19	9.6	4.8-18.4	36	22.3	15.2-31.6
Onslow	149	37	16.1	11.1-22.9	36	20.8	14.2-29.3	12	6.9	3.4-13.8	20	13.0	7.7-21.1	44	43.1	32.6-54.3
Orange	219	63	22.0	16.3-29.1	73	31.5	24.0-40.1	46	19.4	13.8-26.6	16	7.7	4.1-14.1	21	19.3	10.0-34.2
Pitt	152	50	26.5	19.0-35.5	42	26.4	18.9-35.7	30	19.5	13.1-28.1	5	3.8	1.5- 9.2	25	23.7	15.1-35.3
Randolph	94	27	20.7	12.8-31.8	28	23.0	14.2-35.0	11	8.1	4.0-15.6	4	3.5	1.2-10.3	24	44.7	30.2-60.2
Robeson	72	21	20.7	12.3-32.7	13	14.5	7.7-25.5	13	21.2	10.9-37.3	7	6.0	2.5-13.8	18	37.6	23.7-53.9
Rowan	137	45	28.0	19.0-39.3	34	27.4	16.3-42.3	22	11.7	7.1-18.6	15	9.4	5.1-16.7	21	23.5	14.5-35.8
Union	176	64	29.0	21.7-37.6	44	24.8	16.9-34.9	28	19.1	11.4-30.3	15	6.8	4.0-11.4	25	20.3	13.0-30.2
Wake	328	99	26.3	21.1-32.2	81	22.6	17.5-28.5	55	14.4	10.6-19.4	40	14.4	9.9-20.6	53	22.3	16.8-29.0
Wayne	131	35	18.4	12.3-26.6	34	22.7	14.9-33.2	20	17.8	9.9-30.0	8	4.8	2.2-10.1	34	36.2	24.7-49.6
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,805	529	23.1	20.7-25.7	487	24.1	21.5-26.8	293	16.7	14.3-19.3	145	8.7	6.9-10.9	351	27.5	24.1-31.2
Piedmont	3,114	955	26.1	23.9-28.5	871	24.6	22.5-26.7	505	14.8	13.2-16.6	269	9.5	8.0-11.2	514	25.1	22.5-27.8
Western NC	1,053	329	27.8	24.3-31.6	303	26.7	23.2-30.6	167	14.9	12.3-17.9	90	9.0	6.9-11.7	164	21.6	17.7-26.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	745	239	27.9	23.9-32.3	209	25.3	21.3-29.8	124	16.3	13.0-20.1	61	9.8	7.1-13.3	112	20.7	16.6-25.5
Northwest	1,152	343	27.2	23.4-31.5	321	25.4	22.1-29.1	186	14.8	12.3-17.7	103	8.6	6.6-11.2	199	23.9	20.1-28.1
Charlotte	870	274	25.2	21.9-28.8	241	26.9	23.1-31.0	127	14.5	11.7-17.8	78	8.9	6.8-11.6	150	24.5	20.6-28.9
Greensboro	710	221	26.0	20.7-32.1	224	27.5	23.0-32.6	115	15.2	11.7-19.4	49	7.0	4.6-10.4	101	24.3	18.5-31.2
Southern Regional	481	166	27.6	22.7-33.1	113	20.5	16.5-25.2	80	17.1	13.1-22.0	39	9.6	6.0-15.2	83	25.1	19.4-31.8
Coastal	352	86	20.1	15.5-25.6	115	31.1	24.8-38.2	65	18.9	13.5-25.8	28	7.7	4.5-12.8	58	22.2	16.4-29.3
Wake	791	232	26.2	22.1-30.7	204	21.8	18.2-25.9	136	14.7	11.7-18.2	79	11.5	8.5-15.4	140	25.8	20.8-31.6
Area L	128	35	17.8	11.8-26.1	33	25.5	17.0-36.4	14	9.6	5.4-16.4	18	16.1	9.0-27.2	28	31.0	20.1-44.4
Eastern	743	217	22.1	18.5-26.1	201	23.1	19.2-27.5	118	16.2	12.6-20.5	49	6.1	4.3- 8.5	158	32.7	26.7-39.2

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,972

1,813

25.5

24.0-27.2

1,661

24.7

23.2-26.3

965

15.3

14.1-16.6

504

9.2

8.1-10.4

1,029

25.2

23.3-27.3

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

134

36.7

26.7-48.0

30.6

19.0-45.4

7.7

4.2-13.7

9.9

4.6-19.9

15.1

9.1-24.2

Buncombe

174

23.2

16.8-30.9

29.7

21.8-39.1

16.7

10.8-24.8

11.0

6.3-18.7

19.4

12.4-29.1

Cabarrus

144

33.7

23.3-46.0

23.2

15.9-32.4

12.5

7.0-21.2

4.9

2.3-10.2

25.8

16.2-38.5

Catawba

164

23.0

16.7-30.9

28.2

20.8-36.9

14.2

8.8-22.2

10.3

4.8-20.9

24.3

16.1-34.9

Cumberland

182

30.4

22.8-39.1

22.7

16.3-30.8

16.9

11.2-24.6

11.8

5.7-22.8

18.3

12.3-26.3

Davidson

127

30.1

20.3-42.1

26.1

15.2-41.1

22.1

13.8-33.5

3.6

1.6- 8.0

18.0

10.5-29.2

Durham

197

20.9

15.0-28.3

29.7

22.1-38.7

17.1

12.1-23.8

6.4

3.7-10.8

25.9

17.0-37.3

Forsyth

178

25.8

18.6-34.6

21.5

15.6-28.9

17.3

11.5-25.2

11.4

6.5-19.3

23.9

15.9-34.3

Gaston

136

23.8

16.3-33.2

22.1

15.4-30.5

8.1

4.2-15.1

10.9

6.2-18.5

35.2

24.0-48.3

Guilford

184

23.1

14.5-34.6

28.3

20.9-37.2

18.8

12.5-27.5

5.5

2.7-10.9

24.3

14.8-37.3

Iredell

185

24.8

17.7-33.7

20.5

14.7-27.8

19.6

13.3-27.9

7.4

3.9-13.5

27.7

19.9-37.1

Johnston

167

24.5

16.4-35.1

20.6

14.2-28.9

18.6

10.6-30.6

9.8

5.4-17.2

26.5

17.3-38.3

Mecklenburg

351

19.8

15.8-24.6

104

31.5

25.7-38.0

14.3

10.8-18.7

10.5

7.2-15.0

23.9

18.5-30.2

New Hanover

207

18.8

13.4-25.8

31.3

22.9-41.2

17.9

10.4-29.2

9.6

4.8-18.4

22.3

15.2-31.6

Onslow

149

16.1

11.1-22.9

20.8

14.2-29.3

6.9

3.4-13.8

13.0

7.7-21.1

43.1

32.6-54.3

Orange

219

22.0

16.3-29.1

31.5

24.0-40.1

19.4

13.8-26.6

7.7

4.1-14.1

19.3

10.0-34.2

Pitt

152

26.5

19.0-35.5

26.4

18.9-35.7

19.5

13.1-28.1

3.8

1.5- 9.2

23.7

15.1-35.3

Randolph

20.7

12.8-31.8

23.0

14.2-35.0

8.1

4.0-15.6

3.5

1.2-10.3

44.7

30.2-60.2

Robeson

20.7

12.3-32.7

14.5

7.7-25.5

21.2

10.9-37.3

6.0

2.5-13.8

37.6

23.7-53.9

Rowan

137

28.0

19.0-39.3

27.4

16.3-42.3

11.7

7.1-18.6

9.4

5.1-16.7

23.5

14.5-35.8

Union

176

29.0

21.7-37.6

24.8

16.9-34.9

19.1

11.4-30.3

6.8

4.0-11.4

20.3

13.0-30.2

Wake

328

26.3

21.1-32.2

22.6

17.5-28.5

14.4

10.6-19.4

14.4

9.9-20.6

22.3

16.8-29.0

Wayne

131

18.4

12.3-26.6

22.7

14.9-33.2

17.8

9.9-30.0

4.8

2.2-10.1

36.2

24.7-49.6

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,805

529

23.1

20.7-25.7

487

24.1

21.5-26.8

293

16.7

14.3-19.3

145

8.7

6.9-10.9

351

27.5

24.1-31.2

Piedmont

3,114

955

26.1

23.9-28.5

871

24.6

22.5-26.7

505

14.8

13.2-16.6

269

9.5

8.0-11.2

514

25.1

22.5-27.8

Western NC

1,053

329

27.8

24.3-31.6

303

26.7

23.2-30.6

167

14.9

12.3-17.9

9.0

6.9-11.7

164

21.6

17.7-26.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

745

239

27.9

23.9-32.3

209

25.3

21.3-29.8

124

16.3

13.0-20.1

9.8

7.1-13.3

112

20.7

16.6-25.5

Northwest

1,152

343

27.2

23.4-31.5

321

25.4

22.1-29.1

186

14.8

12.3-17.7

103

8.6

6.6-11.2

199

23.9

20.1-28.1

Charlotte

870

274

25.2

21.9-28.8

241

26.9

23.1-31.0

127

14.5

11.7-17.8

8.9

6.8-11.6

150

24.5

20.6-28.9

Greensboro

710

221

26.0

20.7-32.1

224

27.5

23.0-32.6

115

15.2

11.7-19.4

7.0

4.6-10.4

101

24.3

18.5-31.2

Southern Regional

481

166

27.6

22.7-33.1

113

20.5

16.5-25.2

17.1

13.1-22.0

9.6

6.0-15.2

25.1

19.4-31.8

Coastal

352

20.1

15.5-25.6

115

31.1

24.8-38.2

18.9

13.5-25.8

7.7

4.5-12.8

22.2

16.4-29.3

Wake

791

232

26.2

22.1-30.7

204

21.8

18.2-25.9

136

14.7

11.7-18.2

11.5

8.5-15.4

140

25.8

20.8-31.6

Area L

128

17.8

11.8-26.1

25.5

17.0-36.4

9.6

5.4-16.4

16.1

9.0-27.2

31.0

20.1-44.4

Eastern

743

217

22.1

18.5-26.1

201

23.1

19.2-27.5

118

16.2

12.6-20.5

6.1

4.3- 8.5

158

32.7

26.7-39.2

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 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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