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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	1,053	329	27.8	24.3-31.6	303	26.7	23.2-30.6	167	14.9	12.3-17.9	90	9.0	6.9-11.7	164	21.6	17.7-26.0
GENDER
Male	511	116	20.0	15.9-24.9	123	20.6	16.7-25.1	100	17.9	13.9-22.7	48	9.9	6.9-14.1	124	31.6	25.6-38.3
Female	542	213	37.0	31.5-42.7	180	34.0	28.4-40.0	67	11.4	8.5-15.1	42	8.0	5.4-11.5	40	9.7	6.6-14.1
RACE
White	991	312	27.9	24.4-31.6	285	27.3	23.7-31.3	157	14.7	12.1-17.7	85	9.0	7.0-11.7	152	21.0	17.5-25.1
African American	23	5	22.1	8.1-47.7	8	27.7	12.4-51.0	5	33.6	12.7-63.7	2	7.3	1.8-25.8	3	9.3	2.6-27.8
Other Minorities	37	12	29.7	12.8-54.8	9	16.8	7.1-35.1	4	9.4	2.3-31.6	3	9.6	1.7-39.7	9	34.5	12.4-66.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	23	8	27.5	9.9-56.7	3	9.9	2.8-29.6	7	15.9	5.5-38.3	2	11.4	1.9-46.9	3	35.3	10.2-72.2
Non-Hispanic	1,028	320	27.8	24.3-31.5	299	27.6	24.0-31.5	160	14.9	12.2-18.0	88	8.9	6.9-11.5	161	20.9	17.4-24.8
AGE
18-24	31	5	20.0	7.0-45.3	8	33.5	15.3-58.5	5	9.7	3.8-22.9	2	5.9	1.4-21.8	11	30.9	15.6-51.8
25-34	107	21	21.1	13.2-32.0	22	18.0	11.1-27.9	16	13.2	7.3-22.5	11	11.6	6.1-21.0	37	36.1	24.9-48.9
35-44	161	35	21.8	15.4-30.0	49	25.5	18.8-33.6	24	18.3	11.8-27.3	18	9.6	5.6-15.8	35	24.7	17.1-34.3
45-54	221	59	28.4	21.9-36.0	60	28.0	21.5-35.5	30	11.9	8.1-17.2	25	11.0	6.9-17.1	47	20.7	15.2-27.6
55-64	250	80	31.6	25.5-38.4	82	34.3	27.8-41.3	38	15.2	10.6-21.4	20	6.7	4.0-10.8	30	12.2	8.2-17.9
65-74	174	81	43.0	35.0-51.3	43	27.4	20.2-36.1	34	19.1	13.5-26.3	13	8.7	4.9-15.2	3	1.8	0.5- 6.8
75+	103	43	44.3	33.5-55.7	38	33.8	24.6-44.3	20	20.3	12.9-30.5	1	1.1	0.2- 7.2	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	62	19	25.3	11.8-46.4	8	10.3	4.5-22.0	9	8.2	3.7-17.1	7	12.4	4.2-31.6	19	43.8	24.5-65.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	219	77	29.7	22.5-38.2	47	19.5	13.6-27.2	22	11.1	6.1-19.3	16	10.6	5.9-18.1	57	29.1	21.9-37.6
Some Post-H.S.	286	87	28.0	21.9-35.1	85	29.2	22.6-36.7	42	15.1	10.1-21.9	34	9.9	6.6-14.7	38	17.8	11.2-27.1
College Graduate	484	144	26.9	22.3-32.2	163	32.7	27.1-38.7	94	18.2	14.4-22.8	33	7.0	4.6-10.4	50	15.2	11.0-20.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	66	20	27.3	13.9-46.5	10	10.0	4.6-20.3	10	14.8	5.5-34.2	6	15.5	5.1-38.6	20	32.4	19.3-49.0
$15,000- 24,999	129	42	25.5	15.5-38.9	26	15.7	9.2-25.6	15	9.1	4.0-19.4	14	11.1	5.6-20.7	32	38.6	24.4-55.0
$25,000- 34,999	108	38	29.2	20.2-40.1	30	26.7	18.3-37.2	19	19.4	11.9-29.9	6	8.3	3.2-20.0	15	16.5	9.5-27.1
$35,000- 49,999	183	59	29.7	21.9-38.8	55	29.2	19.8-40.8	24	12.0	7.0-19.9	19	12.2	6.9-20.6	26	16.9	10.8-25.3
$50,000-74,999	192	57	28.8	21.3-37.7	53	26.7	19.6-35.4	33	16.2	10.9-23.5	21	9.5	5.6-15.7	28	18.7	12.2-27.6
$75,000+	276	70	22.3	17.1-28.5	94	34.0	27.3-41.4	57	20.5	15.2-27.1	21	6.0	3.7- 9.5	34	17.2	11.4-25.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	314	120	34.4	27.7-41.9	82	27.0	20.1-35.3	49	15.0	10.3-21.3	23	8.7	5.2-14.2	40	14.9	10.2-21.2
No	716	206	25.6	21.5-30.1	212	26.4	22.5-30.8	116	15.1	12.0-18.8	64	9.1	6.6-12.5	118	23.8	18.9-29.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	190	46	20.7	14.7-28.1	59	27.1	20.2-35.4	40	22.9	15.5-32.6	19	9.9	5.6-17.0	26	19.4	10.8-32.3
Non-Veteran	863	283	29.1	25.2-33.3	244	26.7	22.8-31.0	127	13.4	10.8-16.6	71	8.9	6.6-11.9	138	22.0	17.8-26.8

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

-Western NC

1,053

329

27.8

24.3-31.6

303

26.7

23.2-30.6

167

14.9

12.3-17.9

9.0

6.9-11.7

164

21.6

17.7-26.0

GENDER

Male

511

116

20.0

15.9-24.9

123

20.6

16.7-25.1

100

17.9

13.9-22.7

9.9

6.9-14.1

124

31.6

25.6-38.3

Female

542

213

37.0

31.5-42.7

180

34.0

28.4-40.0

11.4

8.5-15.1

8.0

5.4-11.5

9.7

6.6-14.1

RACE

White

991

312

27.9

24.4-31.6

285

27.3

23.7-31.3

157

14.7

12.1-17.7

9.0

7.0-11.7

152

21.0

17.5-25.1

African American

22.1

8.1-47.7

27.7

12.4-51.0

33.6

12.7-63.7

7.3

1.8-25.8

9.3

2.6-27.8

Other Minorities

29.7

12.8-54.8

16.8

7.1-35.1

9.4

2.3-31.6

9.6

1.7-39.7

34.5

12.4-66.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

27.5

9.9-56.7

9.9

2.8-29.6

15.9

5.5-38.3

11.4

1.9-46.9

35.3

10.2-72.2

Non-Hispanic

1,028

320

27.8

24.3-31.5

299

27.6

24.0-31.5

160

14.9

12.2-18.0

8.9

6.9-11.5

161

20.9

17.4-24.8

AGE

18-24

20.0

7.0-45.3

33.5

15.3-58.5

9.7

3.8-22.9

5.9

1.4-21.8

30.9

15.6-51.8

25-34

107

21.1

13.2-32.0

18.0

11.1-27.9

13.2

7.3-22.5

11.6

6.1-21.0

36.1

24.9-48.9

35-44

161

21.8

15.4-30.0

25.5

18.8-33.6

18.3

11.8-27.3

9.6

5.6-15.8

24.7

17.1-34.3

45-54

221

28.4

21.9-36.0

28.0

21.5-35.5

11.9

8.1-17.2

11.0

6.9-17.1

20.7

15.2-27.6

55-64

250

31.6

25.5-38.4

34.3

27.8-41.3

15.2

10.6-21.4

6.7

4.0-10.8

12.2

8.2-17.9

65-74

174

43.0

35.0-51.3

27.4

20.2-36.1

19.1

13.5-26.3

8.7

4.9-15.2

1.8

0.5- 6.8

75+

103

44.3

33.5-55.7

33.8

24.6-44.3

20.3

12.9-30.5

1.1

0.2- 7.2

0.5

0.1- 3.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

25.3

11.8-46.4

10.3

4.5-22.0

8.2

3.7-17.1

12.4

4.2-31.6

43.8

24.5-65.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

219

29.7

22.5-38.2

19.5

13.6-27.2

11.1

6.1-19.3

10.6

5.9-18.1

29.1

21.9-37.6

Some Post-H.S.

286

28.0

21.9-35.1

29.2

22.6-36.7

15.1

10.1-21.9

9.9

6.6-14.7

17.8

11.2-27.1

College Graduate

484

144

26.9

22.3-32.2

163

32.7

27.1-38.7

18.2

14.4-22.8

7.0

4.6-10.4

15.2

11.0-20.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

27.3

13.9-46.5

10.0

4.6-20.3

14.8

5.5-34.2

15.5

5.1-38.6

32.4

19.3-49.0

$15,000- 24,999

129

25.5

15.5-38.9

15.7

9.2-25.6

9.1

4.0-19.4

11.1

5.6-20.7

38.6

24.4-55.0

$25,000- 34,999

108

29.2

20.2-40.1

26.7

18.3-37.2

19.4

11.9-29.9

8.3

3.2-20.0

16.5

9.5-27.1

$35,000- 49,999

183

29.7

21.9-38.8

29.2

19.8-40.8

12.0

7.0-19.9

12.2

6.9-20.6

16.9

10.8-25.3

$50,000-74,999

192

28.8

21.3-37.7

26.7

19.6-35.4

16.2

10.9-23.5

9.5

5.6-15.7

18.7

12.2-27.6

$75,000+

276

22.3

17.1-28.5

34.0

27.3-41.4

20.5

15.2-27.1

6.0

3.7- 9.5

17.2

11.4-25.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

314

120

34.4

27.7-41.9

27.0

20.1-35.3

15.0

10.3-21.3

8.7

5.2-14.2

14.9

10.2-21.2

716

206

25.6

21.5-30.1

212

26.4

22.5-30.8

116

15.1

12.0-18.8

9.1

6.6-12.5

118

23.8

18.9-29.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

190

20.7

14.7-28.1

27.1

20.2-35.4

22.9

15.5-32.6

9.9

5.6-17.0

19.4

10.8-32.3

Non-Veteran

863

283

29.1

25.2-33.3

244

26.7

22.8-31.0

127

13.4

10.8-16.6

8.9

6.6-11.9

138

22.0

17.8-26.8

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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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