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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	1,464	318	18.9	16.0-22.1	348	19.2	16.7-22.0	287	17.8	15.3-20.6	127	8.6	6.9-10.7	384	35.5	31.7-39.5
Female	1,650	637	35.8	32.5-39.2	523	31.7	28.6-35.1	218	10.8	9.2-12.7	142	10.6	8.2-13.6	130	11.1	8.5-14.4
RACE
White	2,617	789	25.8	23.5-28.2	729	24.1	22.0-26.4	446	16.3	14.5-18.3	229	9.9	8.2-11.8	424	24.0	21.4-26.8
African American	348	114	25.8	19.3-33.6	103	28.2	22.3-35.0	46	12.4	8.3-18.0	26	7.5	4.6-12.1	59	26.1	19.5-34.0
Other Minorities	143	50	29.8	20.5-41.0	37	21.6	13.9-31.9	12	6.1	2.9-12.1	14	9.8	5.0-18.4	30	32.8	20.3-48.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	91	33	28.2	17.3-42.4	26	23.7	13.6-38.0	9	6.3	2.6-14.4	6	7.8	2.8-20.3	17	34.0	17.4-55.6
Non-Hispanic	3,019	922	26.0	23.8-28.4	843	24.6	22.6-26.8	495	15.3	13.6-17.1	262	9.5	8.0-11.3	497	24.5	22.1-27.2
AGE
18-24	76	14	21.8	11.6-37.2	14	15.6	8.4-27.1	9	7.5	3.4-15.6	7	8.6	3.3-20.5	32	46.4	32.5-61.0
25-34	362	77	17.8	13.5-23.1	85	22.0	17.3-27.7	44	11.4	8.1-15.8	32	9.6	6.2-14.5	124	39.2	32.9-45.8
35-44	631	160	24.8	20.9-29.2	161	23.6	19.9-27.8	106	15.3	12.0-19.3	57	10.5	7.7-14.1	147	25.8	21.7-30.4
45-54	774	222	27.0	23.3-31.1	212	25.1	21.5-29.1	132	18.3	14.9-22.2	81	9.9	7.6-12.9	127	19.7	16.1-23.8
55-64	660	208	29.3	25.3-33.7	198	30.7	26.5-35.2	126	19.0	15.5-23.0	65	11.1	8.3-14.6	63	9.9	7.3-13.3
65-74	377	153	38.6	32.8-44.7	121	31.1	25.8-37.0	64	18.8	14.4-24.0	22	6.2	3.8-10.0	17	5.3	3.1- 8.9
75+	219	116	55.0	47.1-62.6	76	34.8	27.7-42.6	20	8.1	4.8-13.3	4	1.2	0.4- 3.4	3	1.0	0.3- 3.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	155	56	28.2	20.1-38.1	36	20.0	12.4-30.6	17	10.4	5.4-19.2	9	7.3	2.8-17.8	37	34.1	23.0-47.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	634	192	25.7	20.0-32.5	153	18.8	15.0-23.4	85	10.8	8.0-14.5	49	8.4	5.7-12.2	155	36.2	29.2-43.9
Some Post-H.S.	795	248	23.5	19.9-27.5	234	28.2	23.7-33.1	125	14.0	11.0-17.7	58	8.2	5.7-11.6	130	26.2	21.5-31.6
College Graduate	1,526	455	27.3	24.4-30.5	448	26.1	23.4-29.0	278	17.8	15.4-20.5	153	10.9	8.7-13.7	192	17.8	15.2-20.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	117	36	25.9	12.7-45.6	22	14.8	7.6-26.8	16	7.1	3.4-14.2	11	9.8	4.5-19.9	32	42.5	27.0-59.6
$15,000- 24,999	285	92	31.5	22.1-42.6	72	20.2	13.7-28.8	41	9.2	5.9-14.1	22	7.0	3.7-13.0	58	32.2	20.6-46.3
$25,000- 34,999	252	99	28.1	21.9-35.3	61	25.9	18.7-34.7	29	10.8	6.5-17.3	19	9.6	5.2-17.0	44	25.7	18.6-34.3
$35,000- 49,999	426	141	25.9	20.7-31.8	122	27.7	22.0-34.2	61	13.8	9.9-19.0	36	10.8	6.6-17.2	66	21.8	16.2-28.6
$50,000-74,999	533	152	26.2	21.3-31.7	159	27.6	22.4-33.4	94	15.6	12.1-19.8	41	9.5	6.4-13.9	87	21.1	16.5-26.7
$75,000+	1,219	326	22.9	19.9-26.2	347	24.4	21.4-27.5	228	18.2	15.4-21.4	115	9.4	7.2-12.3	203	25.1	21.4-29.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	808	278	28.1	24.2-32.4	218	24.0	20.2-28.2	129	14.7	11.6-18.6	65	8.8	6.4-12.0	118	24.4	19.3-30.3
No	2,242	657	25.5	22.9-28.4	636	24.7	22.3-27.2	372	15.1	13.2-17.2	195	9.5	7.8-11.6	382	25.2	22.2-28.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	487	142	24.7	20.1-30.0	139	27.4	21.8-33.8	86	15.3	11.8-19.7	46	10.0	6.8-14.5	74	22.5	17.2-29.0
Non-Veteran	2,626	813	26.3	23.9-29.0	731	24.1	21.9-26.4	419	14.7	13.0-16.7	223	9.4	7.8-11.3	440	25.5	22.6-28.6

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

1,464

318

18.9

16.0-22.1

348

19.2

16.7-22.0

287

17.8

15.3-20.6

127

8.6

6.9-10.7

384

35.5

31.7-39.5

Female

1,650

637

35.8

32.5-39.2

523

31.7

28.6-35.1

218

10.8

9.2-12.7

142

10.6

8.2-13.6

130

11.1

8.5-14.4

RACE

White

2,617

789

25.8

23.5-28.2

729

24.1

22.0-26.4

446

16.3

14.5-18.3

229

9.9

8.2-11.8

424

24.0

21.4-26.8

African American

348

114

25.8

19.3-33.6

103

28.2

22.3-35.0

12.4

8.3-18.0

7.5

4.6-12.1

26.1

19.5-34.0

Other Minorities

143

29.8

20.5-41.0

21.6

13.9-31.9

6.1

2.9-12.1

9.8

5.0-18.4

32.8

20.3-48.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.2

17.3-42.4

23.7

13.6-38.0

6.3

2.6-14.4

7.8

2.8-20.3

34.0

17.4-55.6

Non-Hispanic

3,019

922

26.0

23.8-28.4

843

24.6

22.6-26.8

495

15.3

13.6-17.1

262

9.5

8.0-11.3

497

24.5

22.1-27.2

AGE

18-24

21.8

11.6-37.2

15.6

8.4-27.1

7.5

3.4-15.6

8.6

3.3-20.5

46.4

32.5-61.0

25-34

362

17.8

13.5-23.1

22.0

17.3-27.7

11.4

8.1-15.8

9.6

6.2-14.5

124

39.2

32.9-45.8

35-44

631

160

24.8

20.9-29.2

161

23.6

19.9-27.8

106

15.3

12.0-19.3

10.5

7.7-14.1

147

25.8

21.7-30.4

45-54

774

222

27.0

23.3-31.1

212

25.1

21.5-29.1

132

18.3

14.9-22.2

9.9

7.6-12.9

127

19.7

16.1-23.8

55-64

660

208

29.3

25.3-33.7

198

30.7

26.5-35.2

126

19.0

15.5-23.0

11.1

8.3-14.6

9.9

7.3-13.3

65-74

377

153

38.6

32.8-44.7

121

31.1

25.8-37.0

18.8

14.4-24.0

6.2

3.8-10.0

5.3

3.1- 8.9

75+

219

116

55.0

47.1-62.6

34.8

27.7-42.6

8.1

4.8-13.3

1.2

0.4- 3.4

1.0

0.3- 3.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

155

28.2

20.1-38.1

20.0

12.4-30.6

10.4

5.4-19.2

7.3

2.8-17.8

34.1

23.0-47.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

634

192

25.7

20.0-32.5

153

18.8

15.0-23.4

10.8

8.0-14.5

8.4

5.7-12.2

155

36.2

29.2-43.9

Some Post-H.S.

795

248

23.5

19.9-27.5

234

28.2

23.7-33.1

125

14.0

11.0-17.7

8.2

5.7-11.6

130

26.2

21.5-31.6

College Graduate

1,526

455

27.3

24.4-30.5

448

26.1

23.4-29.0

278

17.8

15.4-20.5

153

10.9

8.7-13.7

192

17.8

15.2-20.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

117

25.9

12.7-45.6

14.8

7.6-26.8

7.1

3.4-14.2

9.8

4.5-19.9

42.5

27.0-59.6

$15,000- 24,999

285

31.5

22.1-42.6

20.2

13.7-28.8

9.2

5.9-14.1

7.0

3.7-13.0

32.2

20.6-46.3

$25,000- 34,999

252

28.1

21.9-35.3

25.9

18.7-34.7

10.8

6.5-17.3

9.6

5.2-17.0

25.7

18.6-34.3

$35,000- 49,999

426

141

25.9

20.7-31.8

122

27.7

22.0-34.2

13.8

9.9-19.0

10.8

6.6-17.2

21.8

16.2-28.6

$50,000-74,999

533

152

26.2

21.3-31.7

159

27.6

22.4-33.4

15.6

12.1-19.8

9.5

6.4-13.9

21.1

16.5-26.7

$75,000+

1,219

326

22.9

19.9-26.2

347

24.4

21.4-27.5

228

18.2

15.4-21.4

115

9.4

7.2-12.3

203

25.1

21.4-29.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

808

278

28.1

24.2-32.4

218

24.0

20.2-28.2

129

14.7

11.6-18.6

8.8

6.4-12.0

118

24.4

19.3-30.3

2,242

657

25.5

22.9-28.4

636

24.7

22.3-27.2

372

15.1

13.2-17.2

195

9.5

7.8-11.6

382

25.2

22.2-28.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

487

142

24.7

20.1-30.0

139

27.4

21.8-33.8

15.3

11.8-19.7

10.0

6.8-14.5

22.5

17.2-29.0

Non-Veteran

2,626

813

26.3

23.9-29.0

731

24.1

21.9-26.4

419

14.7

13.0-16.7

223

9.4

7.8-11.3

440

25.5

22.6-28.6

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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