BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*

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	Total Respond.^	None	Once	Twice	3-7 times	8-30 times
North Carolina	6,076	4,729	70.1	68.1-72.1	506	11.9	10.6-13.5	284	5.6	4.7- 6.7	392	9.0	7.7-10.6	165	3.3	2.6- 4.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	138	116	82.6	73.4-89.0	6	5.3	2.3-12.0	6	3.9	1.6- 9.0	10	8.2	4.0-15.9	0	0.0	. - .
Buncombe	175	144	76.7	67.1-84.1	10	5.8	2.9-11.2	5	3.1	1.2- 7.8	15	13.8	7.7-23.5	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9
Cabarrus	146	115	73.4	61.0-83.0	7	4.0	1.8- 8.9	9	8.1	3.9-16.2	11	11.9	4.9-26.3	4	2.5	0.7- 8.1
Catawba	171	132	69.6	58.8-78.5	14	8.2	4.5-14.4	7	4.3	1.7-10.4	13	11.1	5.5-21.1	5	6.9	2.4-18.2
Cumberland	180	145	78.6	69.5-85.5	14	7.3	4.0-13.2	6	2.9	1.2- 6.6	9	8.0	3.4-17.6	6	3.3	1.4- 7.7
Davidson	130	103	77.3	66.1-85.5	6	5.4	2.2-13.0	9	9.4	4.1-20.5	7	5.1	2.3-11.3	5	2.7	1.1- 6.6
Durham	197	159	72.7	61.6-81.5	15	7.4	4.1-13.0	10	8.5	4.2-16.3	8	4.2	1.6-10.4	5	7.2	2.1-22.3
Forsyth	181	138	69.9	60.0-78.2	16	13.9	7.6-24.1	7	3.5	1.5- 7.9	13	8.7	4.7-15.7	7	4.0	1.7- 9.2
Gaston	137	101	61.4	48.8-72.6	10	7.6	3.7-14.9	6	4.8	2.1-10.7	11	15.8	7.5-30.5	9	10.5	4.3-23.5
Guilford	183	154	76.3	65.7-84.4	13	10.6	5.5-19.4	6	2.5	1.1- 5.8	7	7.9	3.2-18.2	3	2.7	0.8- 8.8
Iredell	185	136	68.1	58.7-76.2	20	15.5	9.7-24.0	13	6.3	3.4-11.4	9	6.7	2.7-15.5	7	3.3	1.5- 7.1
Johnston	171	126	70.1	58.8-79.4	17	16.6	8.8-29.2	12	6.3	3.3-11.7	11	4.6	2.3- 9.1	5	2.4	0.9- 5.9
Mecklenburg	354	274	72.1	65.8-77.6	33	12.9	8.8-18.5	20	6.6	4.1-10.5	20	6.2	3.8- 9.7	7	2.2	0.8- 5.7
New Hanover	206	164	75.3	65.9-82.8	16	11.6	6.2-20.6	5	3.6	1.4- 8.9	14	4.9	2.7- 8.7	7	4.5	1.9-10.5
Onslow	157	95	48.2	38.2-58.4	31	24.7	16.5-35.3	8	9.2	3.8-20.6	17	14.4	7.5-25.7	6	3.5	1.4- 8.5
Orange	219	193	77.7	63.5-87.5	16	11.2	5.9-20.3	3	1.0	0.3- 3.3	7	10.1	3.0-29.1	0	0.0	. - .
Pitt	156	121	71.0	60.0-80.0	11	8.2	4.4-14.7	6	3.9	1.6- 9.1	13	13.6	6.6-26.2	5	3.3	1.3- 8.0
Randolph	99	69	51.7	37.4-65.7	8	18.8	8.2-37.6	8	13.0	4.7-31.0	7	8.7	3.4-20.6	7	7.8	3.3-17.1
Robeson	76	55	60.4	44.9-74.1	10	19.5	9.5-35.8	3	7.1	1.8-24.9	5	6.9	2.3-18.7	3	6.1	1.8-18.9
Rowan	140	111	70.1	57.1-80.5	10	11.9	5.3-24.6	4	4.1	1.2-13.2	12	11.0	5.3-21.4	3	2.9	0.7-10.4
Union	182	141	73.6	64.2-81.2	10	8.1	3.6-17.1	12	8.3	4.4-14.9	10	4.1	2.1- 7.8	9	5.9	2.9-11.8
Wake	336	264	71.5	64.4-77.7	32	12.5	8.1-18.8	23	8.1	4.9-12.9	14	6.8	3.7-12.2	3	1.1	0.3- 3.9
Wayne	134	90	59.1	46.5-70.7	18	14.0	8.2-22.9	11	7.6	3.8-14.8	11	15.8	6.9-32.4	4	3.4	1.0-10.8
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,846	1,390	68.2	64.6-71.6	178	12.7	10.4-15.3	84	6.0	4.0- 8.8	135	9.6	7.5-12.3	59	3.6	2.5- 5.2
Piedmont	3,167	2,484	70.1	67.3-72.7	252	12.1	10.2-14.3	157	5.8	4.7- 7.1	191	8.9	7.0-11.1	83	3.1	2.3- 4.2
Western NC	1,063	855	74.2	69.7-78.2	76	9.5	7.1-12.6	43	4.1	2.8- 5.9	66	8.9	6.5-12.1	23	3.4	1.5- 7.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	750	610	74.9	69.9-79.3	51	9.5	6.7-13.3	28	3.7	2.4- 5.8	47	9.7	6.7-14.0	14	2.1	1.0- 4.2
Northwest	1,175	905	69.6	64.9-73.8	96	12.4	9.0-16.7	57	5.0	3.6- 6.9	79	8.7	6.5-11.5	38	4.4	2.6- 7.5
Charlotte	883	683	71.5	67.1-75.4	65	10.6	7.9-14.0	47	6.1	4.4- 8.3	57	8.0	5.7-11.1	31	3.9	2.4- 6.2
Greensboro	722	597	73.2	67.1-78.5	53	12.7	8.8-17.9	26	3.3	2.0- 5.6	36	9.0	5.6-14.1	10	1.8	0.8- 4.1
Southern Regional	487	380	69.7	62.8-75.8	49	14.3	9.9-20.2	17	3.2	1.8- 5.5	29	10.8	6.5-17.5	12	2.0	1.0- 3.8
Coastal	358	285	75.1	68.0-81.0	26	11.5	7.1-18.2	8	3.1	1.5- 6.3	24	4.6	3.0- 7.2	15	5.7	3.1-10.5
Wake	805	620	69.2	63.5-74.4	73	12.0	8.7-16.3	52	7.6	5.3-10.8	42	8.2	4.7-13.9	18	3.0	1.5- 5.7
Area L	130	91	61.7	49.1-73.0	8	8.1	3.6-17.2	10	6.2	3.0-12.1	14	15.4	7.7-28.3	7	8.6	2.9-23.2
Eastern	766	558	63.2	57.0-69.0	85	13.9	10.3-18.5	39	9.0	4.8-16.4	64	11.6	8.5-15.8	20	2.3	1.4- 3.8

Total
Respond.^

None

Once

Twice

3-7 times

8-30 times

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,076

4,729

70.1

68.1-72.1

506

11.9

10.6-13.5

284

5.6

4.7- 6.7

392

9.0

7.7-10.6

165

3.3

2.6- 4.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

138

116

82.6

73.4-89.0

5.3

2.3-12.0

3.9

1.6- 9.0

8.2

4.0-15.9

0.0

. - .

Buncombe

175

144

76.7

67.1-84.1

5.8

2.9-11.2

3.1

1.2- 7.8

13.8

7.7-23.5

0.7

0.1- 4.9

Cabarrus

146

115

73.4

61.0-83.0

4.0

1.8- 8.9

8.1

3.9-16.2

11.9

4.9-26.3

2.5

0.7- 8.1

Catawba

171

132

69.6

58.8-78.5

8.2

4.5-14.4

4.3

1.7-10.4

11.1

5.5-21.1

6.9

2.4-18.2

Cumberland

180

145

78.6

69.5-85.5

7.3

4.0-13.2

2.9

1.2- 6.6

8.0

3.4-17.6

3.3

1.4- 7.7

Davidson

130

103

77.3

66.1-85.5

5.4

2.2-13.0

9.4

4.1-20.5

5.1

2.3-11.3

2.7

1.1- 6.6

Durham

197

159

72.7

61.6-81.5

7.4

4.1-13.0

8.5

4.2-16.3

4.2

1.6-10.4

7.2

2.1-22.3

Forsyth

181

138

69.9

60.0-78.2

13.9

7.6-24.1

3.5

1.5- 7.9

8.7

4.7-15.7

4.0

1.7- 9.2

Gaston

137

101

61.4

48.8-72.6

7.6

3.7-14.9

4.8

2.1-10.7

15.8

7.5-30.5

10.5

4.3-23.5

Guilford

183

154

76.3

65.7-84.4

10.6

5.5-19.4

2.5

1.1- 5.8

7.9

3.2-18.2

2.7

0.8- 8.8

Iredell

185

136

68.1

58.7-76.2

15.5

9.7-24.0

6.3

3.4-11.4

6.7

2.7-15.5

3.3

1.5- 7.1

Johnston

171

126

70.1

58.8-79.4

16.6

8.8-29.2

6.3

3.3-11.7

4.6

2.3- 9.1

2.4

0.9- 5.9

Mecklenburg

354

274

72.1

65.8-77.6

12.9

8.8-18.5

6.6

4.1-10.5

6.2

3.8- 9.7

2.2

0.8- 5.7

New Hanover

206

164

75.3

65.9-82.8

11.6

6.2-20.6

3.6

1.4- 8.9

4.9

2.7- 8.7

4.5

1.9-10.5

Onslow

157

48.2

38.2-58.4

24.7

16.5-35.3

9.2

3.8-20.6

14.4

7.5-25.7

3.5

1.4- 8.5

Orange

219

193

77.7

63.5-87.5

11.2

5.9-20.3

1.0

0.3- 3.3

10.1

3.0-29.1

0.0

. - .

Pitt

156

121

71.0

60.0-80.0

8.2

4.4-14.7

3.9

1.6- 9.1

13.6

6.6-26.2

3.3

1.3- 8.0

Randolph

51.7

37.4-65.7

18.8

8.2-37.6

13.0

4.7-31.0

8.7

3.4-20.6

7.8

3.3-17.1

Robeson

60.4

44.9-74.1

19.5

9.5-35.8

7.1

1.8-24.9

6.9

2.3-18.7

6.1

1.8-18.9

Rowan

140

111

70.1

57.1-80.5

11.9

5.3-24.6

4.1

1.2-13.2

11.0

5.3-21.4

2.9

0.7-10.4

Union

182

141

73.6

64.2-81.2

8.1

3.6-17.1

8.3

4.4-14.9

4.1

2.1- 7.8

5.9

2.9-11.8

Wake

336

264

71.5

64.4-77.7

12.5

8.1-18.8

8.1

4.9-12.9

6.8

3.7-12.2

1.1

0.3- 3.9

Wayne

134

59.1

46.5-70.7

14.0

8.2-22.9

7.6

3.8-14.8

15.8

6.9-32.4

3.4

1.0-10.8

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,846

1,390

68.2

64.6-71.6

178

12.7

10.4-15.3

6.0

4.0- 8.8

135

9.6

7.5-12.3

3.6

2.5- 5.2

Piedmont

3,167

2,484

70.1

67.3-72.7

252

12.1

10.2-14.3

157

5.8

4.7- 7.1

191

8.9

7.0-11.1

3.1

2.3- 4.2

Western NC

1,063

855

74.2

69.7-78.2

9.5

7.1-12.6

4.1

2.8- 5.9

8.9

6.5-12.1

3.4

1.5- 7.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

750

610

74.9

69.9-79.3

9.5

6.7-13.3

3.7

2.4- 5.8

9.7

6.7-14.0

2.1

1.0- 4.2

Northwest

1,175

905

69.6

64.9-73.8

12.4

9.0-16.7

5.0

3.6- 6.9

8.7

6.5-11.5

4.4

2.6- 7.5

Charlotte

883

683

71.5

67.1-75.4

10.6

7.9-14.0

6.1

4.4- 8.3

8.0

5.7-11.1

3.9

2.4- 6.2

Greensboro

722

597

73.2

67.1-78.5

12.7

8.8-17.9

3.3

2.0- 5.6

9.0

5.6-14.1

1.8

0.8- 4.1

Southern Regional

487

380

69.7

62.8-75.8

14.3

9.9-20.2

3.2

1.8- 5.5

10.8

6.5-17.5

2.0

1.0- 3.8

Coastal

358

285

75.1

68.0-81.0

11.5

7.1-18.2

3.1

1.5- 6.3

4.6

3.0- 7.2

5.7

3.1-10.5

Wake

805

620

69.2

63.5-74.4

12.0

8.7-16.3

7.6

5.3-10.8

8.2

4.7-13.9

3.0

1.5- 5.7

Area L

130

61.7

49.1-73.0

8.1

3.6-17.2

6.2

3.0-12.1

15.4

7.7-28.3

8.6

2.9-23.2

Eastern

766

558

63.2

57.0-69.0

13.9

10.3-18.5

9.0

4.8-16.4

11.6

8.5-15.8

2.3

1.4- 3.8

Back to Alcohol Consumption.

*This question was 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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