BRFSS 2008 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	1,524	16	1.1	0.5- 2.3	316	21.4	18.5-24.6	473	34.4	30.7-38.3	553	35.4	32.0-39.0	166	7.7	6.2- 9.4
Female	1,696	24	1.0	0.6- 1.6	556	36.9	33.4-40.5	527	29.5	26.5-32.7	453	26.8	23.6-30.2	136	5.8	4.7- 7.1
RACE
White	2,691	28	0.7	0.4- 1.1	672	25.5	23.1-28.0	835	31.4	28.9-33.9	880	34.6	32.0-37.3	276	7.9	6.7- 9.2
African American	363	4	0.7	0.2- 2.3	140	34.5	27.8-42.0	114	31.9	25.1-39.5	88	28.0	21.8-35.2	17	4.9	2.8- 8.5
Other Minorities	161	8	4.3	1.5-11.9	57	35.9	25.8-47.5	51	40.9	28.7-54.4	37	16.5	10.7-24.6	8	2.3	1.1- 4.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	106	6	5.3	1.6-16.4	41	40.0	26.6-55.1	40	43.8	28.3-60.6	16	10.1	5.0-19.0	3	0.9	0.2- 2.9
Non-Hispanic	3,111	34	0.7	0.5- 1.1	831	27.1	24.8-29.5	957	31.4	29.1-33.9	990	33.4	31.0-35.9	299	7.3	6.3- 8.5
AGE
18-24	82	3	2.5	0.5-10.8	25	29.4	18.7-43.1	31	39.3	26.2-54.2	20	25.6	15.3-39.5	3	3.2	0.8-12.2
25-34	374	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	133	35.5	29.6-41.9	120	32.3	26.6-38.4	105	28.5	23.0-34.8	15	3.6	2.0- 6.5
35-44	648	4	0.6	0.2- 1.7	187	27.1	23.0-31.5	212	33.8	29.2-38.6	224	35.8	31.3-40.5	21	2.8	1.7- 4.6
45-54	800	10	0.9	0.4- 2.0	209	25.6	21.8-29.7	253	30.7	26.7-34.9	262	35.4	31.2-39.8	66	7.5	5.6- 9.8
55-64	677	7	1.3	0.5- 3.3	185	27.2	23.2-31.6	198	29.5	25.4-34.0	208	31.0	26.9-35.4	79	11.0	8.5-14.2
65-74	398	9	1.7	0.7- 3.7	86	18.9	14.8-23.9	109	26.5	21.6-32.0	125	33.7	28.2-39.6	69	19.3	14.9-24.6
75+	225	5	2.3	0.8- 6.0	44	21.2	15.4-28.4	70	32.0	25.1-39.7	57	21.9	16.4-28.7	49	22.6	16.7-29.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	182	9	6.2	2.3-15.7	57	30.5	21.2-41.7	62	38.8	27.4-51.5	31	13.7	8.0-22.4	23	10.8	5.5-20.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	671	17	1.4	0.8- 2.6	193	28.5	22.9-34.9	205	33.0	26.6-40.2	189	30.5	24.8-36.8	67	6.6	4.7- 9.0
Some Post-H.S.	816	8	0.6	0.2- 1.4	268	35.4	30.7-40.4	251	29.6	25.4-34.2	220	28.4	23.9-33.3	69	6.1	4.5- 8.2
College Graduate	1,547	6	0.3	0.1- 0.7	352	23.3	20.5-26.4	481	32.4	29.3-35.7	565	37.2	33.9-40.5	143	6.8	5.6- 8.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	130	7	3.5	1.2- 9.5	34	37.0	22.1-54.9	43	31.3	19.7-45.8	31	21.3	11.1-37.1	15	6.9	3.4-13.4
$15,000- 24,999	308	9	3.3	1.0-10.6	105	38.7	28.7-49.6	93	32.9	22.0-46.0	74	18.5	12.1-27.1	27	6.7	3.8-11.4
$25,000- 34,999	273	6	1.3	0.5- 3.4	83	31.7	24.2-40.2	89	31.3	24.2-39.4	64	27.0	20.3-34.9	31	8.7	5.6-13.3
$35,000- 49,999	440	9	1.9	0.9- 3.9	127	26.9	21.2-33.5	133	35.6	29.1-42.6	135	29.8	24.1-36.3	36	5.8	3.9- 8.3
$50,000-74,999	543	2	0.1	0.0- 0.5	161	33.6	28.4-39.2	168	28.9	24.0-34.3	165	30.6	25.6-36.2	47	6.8	4.9- 9.3
$75,000+	1,237	3	0.2	0.1- 0.6	286	22.7	19.7-26.1	383	32.1	28.6-35.8	451	38.2	34.4-42.2	114	6.8	5.2- 8.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	848	15	1.2	0.6- 2.4	241	29.9	25.4-34.7	265	30.8	26.6-35.4	223	27.8	23.2-32.8	104	10.3	7.6-13.8
No	2,298	24	1.0	0.5- 1.9	610	27.4	24.7-30.3	710	32.6	29.5-35.7	762	33.0	30.2-36.0	192	6.0	5.0- 7.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	509	8	1.3	0.6- 2.9	98	19.5	15.2-24.7	156	32.2	26.7-38.2	174	34.4	28.9-40.2	73	12.6	9.6-16.3
Non-Veteran	2,710	32	1.0	0.6- 1.8	774	29.4	26.8-32.1	844	32.4	29.6-35.3	831	31.3	28.7-34.1	229	5.9	5.0- 7.1

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

1,524

1.1

0.5- 2.3

316

21.4

18.5-24.6

473

34.4

30.7-38.3

553

35.4

32.0-39.0

166

7.7

6.2- 9.4

Female

1,696

1.0

0.6- 1.6

556

36.9

33.4-40.5

527

29.5

26.5-32.7

453

26.8

23.6-30.2

136

5.8

4.7- 7.1

RACE

White

2,691

0.7

0.4- 1.1

672

25.5

23.1-28.0

835

31.4

28.9-33.9

880

34.6

32.0-37.3

276

7.9

6.7- 9.2

African American

363

0.7

0.2- 2.3

140

34.5

27.8-42.0

114

31.9

25.1-39.5

28.0

21.8-35.2

4.9

2.8- 8.5

Other Minorities

161

4.3

1.5-11.9

35.9

25.8-47.5

40.9

28.7-54.4

16.5

10.7-24.6

2.3

1.1- 4.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

106

5.3

1.6-16.4

40.0

26.6-55.1

43.8

28.3-60.6

10.1

5.0-19.0

0.9

0.2- 2.9

Non-Hispanic

3,111

0.7

0.5- 1.1

831

27.1

24.8-29.5

957

31.4

29.1-33.9

990

33.4

31.0-35.9

299

7.3

6.3- 8.5

AGE

18-24

2.5

0.5-10.8

29.4

18.7-43.1

39.3

26.2-54.2

25.6

15.3-39.5

3.2

0.8-12.2

25-34

374

0.1

0.0- 1.0

133

35.5

29.6-41.9

120

32.3

26.6-38.4

105

28.5

23.0-34.8

3.6

2.0- 6.5

35-44

648

0.6

0.2- 1.7

187

27.1

23.0-31.5

212

33.8

29.2-38.6

224

35.8

31.3-40.5

2.8

1.7- 4.6

45-54

800

0.9

0.4- 2.0

209

25.6

21.8-29.7

253

30.7

26.7-34.9

262

35.4

31.2-39.8

7.5

5.6- 9.8

55-64

677

1.3

0.5- 3.3

185

27.2

23.2-31.6

198

29.5

25.4-34.0

208

31.0

26.9-35.4

11.0

8.5-14.2

65-74

398

1.7

0.7- 3.7

18.9

14.8-23.9

109

26.5

21.6-32.0

125

33.7

28.2-39.6

19.3

14.9-24.6

75+

225

2.3

0.8- 6.0

21.2

15.4-28.4

32.0

25.1-39.7

21.9

16.4-28.7

22.6

16.7-29.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

182

6.2

2.3-15.7

30.5

21.2-41.7

38.8

27.4-51.5

13.7

8.0-22.4

10.8

5.5-20.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

671

1.4

0.8- 2.6

193

28.5

22.9-34.9

205

33.0

26.6-40.2

189

30.5

24.8-36.8

6.6

4.7- 9.0

Some Post-H.S.

816

0.6

0.2- 1.4

268

35.4

30.7-40.4

251

29.6

25.4-34.2

220

28.4

23.9-33.3

6.1

4.5- 8.2

College Graduate

1,547

0.3

0.1- 0.7

352

23.3

20.5-26.4

481

32.4

29.3-35.7

565

37.2

33.9-40.5

143

6.8

5.6- 8.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

130

3.5

1.2- 9.5

37.0

22.1-54.9

31.3

19.7-45.8

21.3

11.1-37.1

6.9

3.4-13.4

$15,000- 24,999

308

3.3

1.0-10.6

105

38.7

28.7-49.6

32.9

22.0-46.0

18.5

12.1-27.1

6.7

3.8-11.4

$25,000- 34,999

273

1.3

0.5- 3.4

31.7

24.2-40.2

31.3

24.2-39.4

27.0

20.3-34.9

8.7

5.6-13.3

$35,000- 49,999

440

1.9

0.9- 3.9

127

26.9

21.2-33.5

133

35.6

29.1-42.6

135

29.8

24.1-36.3

5.8

3.9- 8.3

$50,000-74,999

543

0.1

0.0- 0.5

161

33.6

28.4-39.2

168

28.9

24.0-34.3

165

30.6

25.6-36.2

6.8

4.9- 9.3

$75,000+

1,237

0.2

0.1- 0.6

286

22.7

19.7-26.1

383

32.1

28.6-35.8

451

38.2

34.4-42.2

114

6.8

5.2- 8.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

848

1.2

0.6- 2.4

241

29.9

25.4-34.7

265

30.8

26.6-35.4

223

27.8

23.2-32.8

104

10.3

7.6-13.8

2,298

1.0

0.5- 1.9

610

27.4

24.7-30.3

710

32.6

29.5-35.7

762

33.0

30.2-36.0

192

6.0

5.0- 7.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

509

1.3

0.6- 2.9

19.5

15.2-24.7

156

32.2

26.7-38.2

174

34.4

28.9-40.2

12.6

9.6-16.3

Non-Veteran

2,710

1.0

0.6- 1.8

774

29.4

26.8-32.1

844

32.4

29.6-35.3

831

31.3

28.7-34.1

229

5.9

5.0- 7.1

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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