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

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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	1,500	1,095	64.0	60.0-67.7	127	13.3	10.8-16.3	90	6.6	5.2- 8.4	121	11.8	8.9-15.5	67	4.3	3.1- 6.1
Female	1,667	1,389	78.4	74.7-81.8	125	10.6	7.9-14.0	67	4.8	3.3- 6.9	70	4.8	3.5- 6.6	16	1.4	0.7- 2.8
RACE
White	2,661	2,083	70.3	67.4-73.0	216	13.0	10.8-15.6	135	5.7	4.6- 7.0	159	8.1	6.5-10.0	68	2.9	2.1- 4.0
African American	350	279	70.7	62.9-77.5	24	9.1	5.2-15.2	15	7.3	3.9-13.2	22	8.6	5.2-14.0	10	4.3	1.9- 9.8
Other Minorities	150	117	67.0	52.0-79.2	12	10.5	5.4-19.6	7	4.4	1.9- 9.7	10	16.0	5.9-36.4	4	2.0	0.6- 6.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	97	78	68.0	46.7-83.8	6	7.9	2.8-20.4	6	4.5	1.7-11.1	6	19.3	5.9-47.5	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3
Non-Hispanic	3,066	2,402	70.2	67.6-72.7	246	12.4	10.5-14.7	151	5.9	4.8- 7.3	185	8.2	6.7- 9.9	82	3.3	2.4- 4.4
AGE
18-24	76	39	45.1	31.5-59.5	13	21.4	11.7-35.8	7	6.7	2.6-15.8	12	20.6	9.9-37.8	5	6.3	2.3-15.8
25-34	368	223	56.6	50.1-63.0	68	19.8	14.9-25.9	28	7.4	4.7-11.5	36	12.3	8.5-17.6	13	3.8	2.0- 7.2
35-44	643	457	69.6	64.9-74.0	69	12.3	9.3-16.2	47	7.0	5.0- 9.6	51	8.4	6.0-11.7	19	2.7	1.5- 4.6
45-54	785	593	73.7	69.4-77.5	66	10.2	7.6-13.6	49	6.7	4.8- 9.3	52	6.8	4.7- 9.6	25	2.6	1.6- 4.2
55-64	673	577	85.6	81.9-88.6	29	4.9	3.0- 7.7	21	2.8	1.7- 4.7	28	3.6	2.3- 5.6	18	3.1	1.8- 5.3
65-74	385	362	93.3	89.5-95.7	6	1.0	0.4- 2.3	5	2.0	0.8- 5.0	9	3.0	1.5- 6.1	3	0.8	0.2- 3.0
75+	220	216	97.9	93.6-99.3	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	1.8	0.5- 6.3	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	167	117	60.7	48.4-71.7	14	11.7	5.7-22.6	8	5.5	2.4-11.8	17	16.7	8.4-30.6	11	5.4	2.2-12.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	646	462	59.7	52.5-66.6	52	14.0	9.3-20.4	37	6.3	3.9-10.1	62	13.7	8.5-21.4	33	6.2	3.9- 9.7
Some Post-H.S.	803	634	69.5	64.2-74.3	61	11.9	8.7-16.0	41	6.4	4.4- 9.4	45	9.0	6.1-13.2	22	3.2	1.6- 6.4
College Graduate	1,547	1,267	76.7	73.4-79.8	125	11.5	9.1-14.4	71	5.3	3.9- 7.1	67	5.3	3.9- 7.2	17	1.2	0.7- 2.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	118	80	45.4	30.6-61.1	14	26.5	12.6-47.6	5	6.0	1.8-17.6	12	13.4	5.1-30.8	7	8.7	2.1-29.4
$15,000- 24,999	289	215	63.6	50.6-74.9	23	10.6	5.1-20.8	19	5.6	3.2- 9.7	20	15.2	6.2-32.9	12	5.0	2.3-10.2
$25,000- 34,999	262	204	71.2	62.8-78.3	14	9.4	5.1-16.6	13	4.5	2.4- 8.4	22	10.8	6.5-17.4	9	4.2	1.7- 9.6
$35,000- 49,999	433	346	72.0	64.7-78.3	31	9.5	5.7-15.3	19	4.8	2.8- 8.2	25	9.5	5.6-15.6	12	4.3	1.9- 9.3
$50,000-74,999	544	427	73.9	68.2-78.9	53	11.9	8.7-16.3	25	4.8	2.8- 8.1	26	6.9	4.0-11.5	13	2.5	1.3- 4.8
$75,000+	1,230	962	71.1	67.1-74.7	105	13.3	10.3-16.9	66	6.8	5.1- 9.0	74	7.1	5.1- 9.6	23	1.8	1.1- 3.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	822	662	71.8	66.6-76.5	55	11.2	8.0-15.4	30	3.9	2.6- 6.0	50	9.0	6.0-13.2	25	4.1	2.4- 7.0
No	2,279	1,774	69.7	66.4-72.8	191	12.5	10.3-15.2	120	5.9	4.7- 7.4	139	9.1	6.9-11.8	55	2.8	1.9- 4.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	494	415	76.8	70.5-82.1	20	6.0	3.3-10.7	18	5.1	2.9- 9.0	29	9.4	5.9-14.7	12	2.6	1.2- 5.4
Non-Veteran	2,672	2,068	69.0	65.9-71.9	232	13.2	11.0-15.6	139	5.9	4.8- 7.4	162	8.8	6.8-11.3	71	3.2	2.3- 4.4

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

1,500

1,095

64.0

60.0-67.7

127

13.3

10.8-16.3

6.6

5.2- 8.4

121

11.8

8.9-15.5

4.3

3.1- 6.1

Female

1,667

1,389

78.4

74.7-81.8

125

10.6

7.9-14.0

4.8

3.3- 6.9

4.8

3.5- 6.6

1.4

0.7- 2.8

RACE

White

2,661

2,083

70.3

67.4-73.0

216

13.0

10.8-15.6

135

5.7

4.6- 7.0

159

8.1

6.5-10.0

2.9

2.1- 4.0

African American

350

279

70.7

62.9-77.5

9.1

5.2-15.2

7.3

3.9-13.2

8.6

5.2-14.0

4.3

1.9- 9.8

Other Minorities

150

117

67.0

52.0-79.2

10.5

5.4-19.6

4.4

1.9- 9.7

16.0

5.9-36.4

2.0

0.6- 6.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

68.0

46.7-83.8

7.9

2.8-20.4

4.5

1.7-11.1

19.3

5.9-47.5

0.3

0.0- 2.3

Non-Hispanic

3,066

2,402

70.2

67.6-72.7

246

12.4

10.5-14.7

151

5.9

4.8- 7.3

185

8.2

6.7- 9.9

3.3

2.4- 4.4

AGE

18-24

45.1

31.5-59.5

21.4

11.7-35.8

6.7

2.6-15.8

20.6

9.9-37.8

6.3

2.3-15.8

25-34

368

223

56.6

50.1-63.0

19.8

14.9-25.9

7.4

4.7-11.5

12.3

8.5-17.6

3.8

2.0- 7.2

35-44

643

457

69.6

64.9-74.0

12.3

9.3-16.2

7.0

5.0- 9.6

8.4

6.0-11.7

2.7

1.5- 4.6

45-54

785

593

73.7

69.4-77.5

10.2

7.6-13.6

6.7

4.8- 9.3

6.8

4.7- 9.6

2.6

1.6- 4.2

55-64

673

577

85.6

81.9-88.6

4.9

3.0- 7.7

2.8

1.7- 4.7

3.6

2.3- 5.6

3.1

1.8- 5.3

65-74

385

362

93.3

89.5-95.7

1.0

0.4- 2.3

2.0

0.8- 5.0

3.0

1.5- 6.1

0.8

0.2- 3.0

75+

220

216

97.9

93.6-99.3

0.4

0.1- 2.7

0.0

. - .

1.8

0.5- 6.3

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

167

117

60.7

48.4-71.7

11.7

5.7-22.6

5.5

2.4-11.8

16.7

8.4-30.6

5.4

2.2-12.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

646

462

59.7

52.5-66.6

14.0

9.3-20.4

6.3

3.9-10.1

13.7

8.5-21.4

6.2

3.9- 9.7

Some Post-H.S.

803

634

69.5

64.2-74.3

11.9

8.7-16.0

6.4

4.4- 9.4

9.0

6.1-13.2

3.2

1.6- 6.4

College Graduate

1,547

1,267

76.7

73.4-79.8

125

11.5

9.1-14.4

5.3

3.9- 7.1

5.3

3.9- 7.2

1.2

0.7- 2.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

118

45.4

30.6-61.1

26.5

12.6-47.6

6.0

1.8-17.6

13.4

5.1-30.8

8.7

2.1-29.4

$15,000- 24,999

289

215

63.6

50.6-74.9

10.6

5.1-20.8

5.6

3.2- 9.7

15.2

6.2-32.9

5.0

2.3-10.2

$25,000- 34,999

262

204

71.2

62.8-78.3

9.4

5.1-16.6

4.5

2.4- 8.4

10.8

6.5-17.4

4.2

1.7- 9.6

$35,000- 49,999

433

346

72.0

64.7-78.3

9.5

5.7-15.3

4.8

2.8- 8.2

9.5

5.6-15.6

4.3

1.9- 9.3

$50,000-74,999

544

427

73.9

68.2-78.9

11.9

8.7-16.3

4.8

2.8- 8.1

6.9

4.0-11.5

2.5

1.3- 4.8

$75,000+

1,230

962

71.1

67.1-74.7

105

13.3

10.3-16.9

6.8

5.1- 9.0

7.1

5.1- 9.6

1.8

1.1- 3.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

822

662

71.8

66.6-76.5

11.2

8.0-15.4

3.9

2.6- 6.0

9.0

6.0-13.2

4.1

2.4- 7.0

2,279

1,774

69.7

66.4-72.8

191

12.5

10.3-15.2

120

5.9

4.7- 7.4

139

9.1

6.9-11.8

2.8

1.9- 4.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

494

415

76.8

70.5-82.1

6.0

3.3-10.7

5.1

2.9- 9.0

9.4

5.9-14.7

2.6

1.2- 5.4

Non-Veteran

2,672

2,068

69.0

65.9-71.9

232

13.2

11.0-15.6

139

5.9

4.8- 7.4

162

8.8

6.8-11.3

3.2

2.3- 4.4

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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