BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	6,173	84	1.1	0.8- 1.6	1,703	28.9	27.2-30.7	1,900	32.5	30.7-34.4	1,856	30.0	28.3-31.8	630	7.4	6.7- 8.3
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	135	1	1.6	0.2-10.6	53	38.8	28.3-50.4	47	35.6	24.1-49.0	18	11.6	6.9-18.8	16	12.5	7.1-21.2
Buncombe	178	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2	37	27.9	19.5-38.1	59	28.1	21.2-36.3	62	35.0	26.7-44.4	18	8.4	5.0-13.9
Cabarrus	147	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	55	38.8	28.1-50.7	39	22.1	14.9-31.4	34	27.5	17.8-39.9	18	11.4	6.6-18.9
Catawba	172	2	1.0	0.2- 4.9	36	18.5	12.8-26.1	60	37.6	28.5-47.8	63	38.1	29.0-48.1	11	4.8	2.4- 9.3
Cumberland	183	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7	66	36.4	28.2-45.5	56	33.6	25.0-43.4	49	24.5	17.6-32.9	10	4.7	2.3- 9.2
Davidson	133	2	1.9	0.4- 9.3	44	38.8	26.9-52.2	40	24.9	16.8-35.2	37	24.8	16.8-35.0	10	9.7	4.3-20.2
Durham	198	0	0.0	. - .	46	24.1	17.3-32.5	68	31.5	23.6-40.5	66	38.9	29.4-49.4	18	5.6	3.3- 9.2
Forsyth	179	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	30	15.1	9.3-23.7	68	40.4	31.5-49.9	61	36.8	28.2-46.3	19	7.5	4.5-12.2
Gaston	140	4	7.7	1.7-28.9	42	25.0	16.9-35.3	33	26.3	17.2-37.8	45	29.5	20.2-41.1	16	11.5	5.3-23.3
Guilford	190	3	0.9	0.3- 2.9	48	26.9	17.7-38.6	60	33.3	24.8-43.1	64	33.9	24.2-45.2	15	5.0	2.8- 8.7
Iredell	187	4	1.1	0.4- 2.9	59	31.8	24.0-40.8	51	28.9	21.4-37.8	59	32.7	24.6-42.0	14	5.5	3.0-10.0
Johnston	173	5	2.3	0.9- 5.7	54	31.5	21.6-43.4	55	32.9	24.4-42.8	49	28.0	19.1-39.0	10	5.3	2.6-10.3
Mecklenburg	365	4	1.1	0.4- 3.1	88	26.1	20.7-32.3	105	28.0	22.8-33.9	131	38.0	32.2-44.1	37	6.8	4.7- 9.8
New Hanover	207	0	0.0	. - .	53	33.7	23.8-45.2	56	29.9	21.6-39.7	62	26.2	19.4-34.5	36	10.2	7.0-14.7
Onslow	160	2	0.6	0.1- 2.3	50	28.7	20.3-38.8	57	40.3	30.4-51.0	42	25.7	18.1-35.0	9	4.8	2.1-10.4
Orange	221	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	40	16.7	11.3-23.9	73	33.4	25.3-42.7	81	40.9	31.1-51.5	25	8.4	5.2-13.5
Pitt	154	0	0.0	. - .	46	29.9	21.7-39.6	52	35.8	26.3-46.6	42	26.7	19.4-35.6	14	7.5	4.2-13.1
Randolph	102	1	2.4	0.3-15.1	34	36.3	23.7-51.0	25	28.7	17.2-43.9	30	21.1	13.2-32.1	12	11.5	6.0-20.9
Robeson	80	4	1.7	0.6- 4.8	30	41.7	28.1-56.7	27	33.0	21.1-47.5	13	18.1	9.9-30.8	6	5.5	2.3-12.2
Rowan	151	5	3.1	1.1- 8.4	42	36.3	24.2-50.4	45	26.8	18.3-37.4	44	23.9	16.3-33.8	15	9.9	5.2-18.2
Union	185	3	1.2	0.3- 4.4	53	32.9	24.0-43.2	64	33.8	25.0-43.8	55	27.3	20.1-35.9	10	4.8	2.4- 9.6
Wake	340	3	0.5	0.1- 1.4	93	28.0	22.5-34.2	105	32.6	26.7-39.2	114	32.9	27.0-39.3	25	6.1	3.6-10.0
Wayne	136	0	0.0	. - .	44	29.5	20.8-40.0	41	32.3	21.3-45.6	39	33.5	23.3-45.5	12	4.7	2.5- 8.7
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,872	26	1.0	0.6- 1.7	557	30.8	27.9-34.0	584	34.3	31.0-37.8	516	26.4	23.7-29.3	189	7.4	6.2- 8.9
Piedmont	3,220	40	1.0	0.6- 1.7	872	28.0	25.6-30.4	1,000	32.3	29.8-35.0	1,006	31.8	29.4-34.3	302	6.9	5.9- 8.0
Western NC	1,081	18	1.8	1.0- 3.3	274	29.5	25.6-33.6	316	29.8	26.0-33.9	334	28.7	25.2-32.4	139	10.3	8.3-12.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	758	9	0.9	0.4- 1.8	181	29.6	24.9-34.7	236	29.7	25.6-34.0	240	30.6	26.3-35.2	92	9.2	7.1-12.0
Northwest	1,201	24	1.7	1.0- 2.9	317	27.2	23.3-31.5	366	33.1	29.2-37.3	374	29.7	26.3-33.5	120	8.2	6.6-10.2
Charlotte	902	12	1.7	0.7- 4.5	261	29.7	25.8-34.0	257	27.4	23.7-31.3	286	33.6	29.6-37.7	86	7.6	5.8- 9.9
Greensboro	733	9	1.4	0.7- 3.1	200	28.9	23.4-35.2	227	33.0	27.2-39.4	218	29.3	23.7-35.6	79	7.3	5.5- 9.7
Southern Regional	499	9	0.9	0.4- 1.9	179	34.8	29.3-40.6	161	38.0	31.8-44.6	109	20.8	16.5-25.8	41	5.5	3.9- 7.9
Coastal	360	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	88	29.8	23.0-37.7	103	31.6	25.3-38.6	112	26.2	21.0-32.1	56	11.9	8.4-16.5
Wake	813	8	0.4	0.2- 1.0	223	27.3	23.2-31.8	258	33.5	28.5-38.9	262	33.0	28.5-37.9	62	5.7	4.0- 8.1
Area L	136	6	3.6	1.3- 9.6	37	28.5	19.7-39.4	42	28.8	19.7-40.0	34	28.6	18.8-41.0	17	10.4	5.8-18.0
Eastern	771	6	0.4	0.2- 1.1	217	27.3	22.9-32.2	250	36.5	30.9-42.4	221	28.7	24.4-33.5	77	7.1	5.4- 9.2

Total
Respond.^

No drinks

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,173

1.1

0.8- 1.6

1,703

28.9

27.2-30.7

1,900

32.5

30.7-34.4

1,856

30.0

28.3-31.8

630

7.4

6.7- 8.3

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

135

1.6

0.2-10.6

38.8

28.3-50.4

35.6

24.1-49.0

11.6

6.9-18.8

12.5

7.1-21.2

Buncombe

178

0.5

0.1- 2.2

27.9

19.5-38.1

28.1

21.2-36.3

35.0

26.7-44.4

8.4

5.0-13.9

Cabarrus

147

0.2

0.0- 1.3

38.8

28.1-50.7

22.1

14.9-31.4

27.5

17.8-39.9

11.4

6.6-18.9

Catawba

172

1.0

0.2- 4.9

18.5

12.8-26.1

37.6

28.5-47.8

38.1

29.0-48.1

4.8

2.4- 9.3

Cumberland

183

0.9

0.2- 3.7

36.4

28.2-45.5

33.6

25.0-43.4

24.5

17.6-32.9

4.7

2.3- 9.2

Davidson

133

1.9

0.4- 9.3

38.8

26.9-52.2

24.9

16.8-35.2

24.8

16.8-35.0

9.7

4.3-20.2

Durham

198

0.0

. - .

24.1

17.3-32.5

31.5

23.6-40.5

38.9

29.4-49.4

5.6

3.3- 9.2

Forsyth

179

0.2

0.0- 1.5

15.1

9.3-23.7

40.4

31.5-49.9

36.8

28.2-46.3

7.5

4.5-12.2

Gaston

140

7.7

1.7-28.9

25.0

16.9-35.3

26.3

17.2-37.8

29.5

20.2-41.1

11.5

5.3-23.3

Guilford

190

0.9

0.3- 2.9

26.9

17.7-38.6

33.3

24.8-43.1

33.9

24.2-45.2

5.0

2.8- 8.7

Iredell

187

1.1

0.4- 2.9

31.8

24.0-40.8

28.9

21.4-37.8

32.7

24.6-42.0

5.5

3.0-10.0

Johnston

173

2.3

0.9- 5.7

31.5

21.6-43.4

32.9

24.4-42.8

28.0

19.1-39.0

5.3

2.6-10.3

Mecklenburg

365

1.1

0.4- 3.1

26.1

20.7-32.3

105

28.0

22.8-33.9

131

38.0

32.2-44.1

6.8

4.7- 9.8

New Hanover

207

0.0

. - .

33.7

23.8-45.2

29.9

21.6-39.7

26.2

19.4-34.5

10.2

7.0-14.7

Onslow

160

0.6

0.1- 2.3

28.7

20.3-38.8

40.3

30.4-51.0

25.7

18.1-35.0

4.8

2.1-10.4

Orange

221

0.5

0.1- 2.1

16.7

11.3-23.9

33.4

25.3-42.7

40.9

31.1-51.5

8.4

5.2-13.5

Pitt

154

0.0

. - .

29.9

21.7-39.6

35.8

26.3-46.6

26.7

19.4-35.6

7.5

4.2-13.1

Randolph

102

2.4

0.3-15.1

36.3

23.7-51.0

28.7

17.2-43.9

21.1

13.2-32.1

11.5

6.0-20.9

Robeson

1.7

0.6- 4.8

41.7

28.1-56.7

33.0

21.1-47.5

18.1

9.9-30.8

5.5

2.3-12.2

Rowan

151

3.1

1.1- 8.4

36.3

24.2-50.4

26.8

18.3-37.4

23.9

16.3-33.8

9.9

5.2-18.2

Union

185

1.2

0.3- 4.4

32.9

24.0-43.2

33.8

25.0-43.8

27.3

20.1-35.9

4.8

2.4- 9.6

Wake

340

0.5

0.1- 1.4

28.0

22.5-34.2

105

32.6

26.7-39.2

114

32.9

27.0-39.3

6.1

3.6-10.0

Wayne

136

0.0

. - .

29.5

20.8-40.0

32.3

21.3-45.6

33.5

23.3-45.5

4.7

2.5- 8.7

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,872

1.0

0.6- 1.7

557

30.8

27.9-34.0

584

34.3

31.0-37.8

516

26.4

23.7-29.3

189

7.4

6.2- 8.9

Piedmont

3,220

1.0

0.6- 1.7

872

28.0

25.6-30.4

1,000

32.3

29.8-35.0

1,006

31.8

29.4-34.3

302

6.9

5.9- 8.0

Western NC

1,081

1.8

1.0- 3.3

274

29.5

25.6-33.6

316

29.8

26.0-33.9

334

28.7

25.2-32.4

139

10.3

8.3-12.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

758

0.9

0.4- 1.8

181

29.6

24.9-34.7

236

29.7

25.6-34.0

240

30.6

26.3-35.2

9.2

7.1-12.0

Northwest

1,201

1.7

1.0- 2.9

317

27.2

23.3-31.5

366

33.1

29.2-37.3

374

29.7

26.3-33.5

120

8.2

6.6-10.2

Charlotte

902

1.7

0.7- 4.5

261

29.7

25.8-34.0

257

27.4

23.7-31.3

286

33.6

29.6-37.7

7.6

5.8- 9.9

Greensboro

733

1.4

0.7- 3.1

200

28.9

23.4-35.2

227

33.0

27.2-39.4

218

29.3

23.7-35.6

7.3

5.5- 9.7

Southern Regional

499

0.9

0.4- 1.9

179

34.8

29.3-40.6

161

38.0

31.8-44.6

109

20.8

16.5-25.8

5.5

3.9- 7.9

Coastal

360

0.5

0.1- 3.7

29.8

23.0-37.7

103

31.6

25.3-38.6

112

26.2

21.0-32.1

11.9

8.4-16.5

Wake

813

0.4

0.2- 1.0

223

27.3

23.2-31.8

258

33.5

28.5-38.9

262

33.0

28.5-37.9

5.7

4.0- 8.1

Area L

136

3.6

1.3- 9.6

28.5

19.7-39.4

28.8

19.7-40.0

28.6

18.8-41.0

10.4

5.8-18.0

Eastern

771

0.4

0.2- 1.1

217

27.3

22.9-32.2

250

36.5

30.9-42.4

221

28.7

24.4-33.5

7.1

5.4- 9.2

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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 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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