BRFSS 2008 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	1,081	18	1.8	1.0- 3.3	274	29.5	25.6-33.6	316	29.8	26.0-33.9	334	28.7	25.2-32.4	139	10.3	8.3-12.7
GENDER
Male	526	7	1.3	0.6- 2.9	113	24.6	19.7-30.2	143	28.8	23.3-34.9	178	32.8	27.6-38.5	85	12.5	9.6-16.2
Female	555	11	2.4	1.0- 5.5	161	35.2	29.6-41.3	173	31.0	25.9-36.6	156	23.8	19.7-28.5	54	7.6	5.4-10.8
RACE
White	1,010	14	1.7	0.9- 3.4	246	28.0	24.2-32.1	296	29.2	25.5-33.1	317	30.0	26.4-33.9	137	11.2	9.0-13.7
African American	28	2	5.8	1.3-21.9	10	39.2	19.5-63.3	6	28.1	12.2-52.5	8	20.9	9.6-39.6	2	6.0	1.3-22.8
Other Minorities	42	2	0.7	0.1- 3.9	18	46.0	23.4-70.4	14	39.5	17.1-67.5	8	13.7	4.8-33.3	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	24	1	0.7	0.1- 5.6	9	36.2	14.1-66.2	9	50.4	22.3-78.2	4	11.5	2.7-37.8	1	1.2	0.1- 8.4
Non-Hispanic	1,056	17	1.8	1.0- 3.4	264	29.0	25.3-33.1	307	28.7	25.2-32.5	330	29.6	26.1-33.4	138	10.8	8.7-13.2
AGE
18-24	32	0	0.0	. - .	14	44.3	24.7-65.9	12	38.1	20.2-59.9	5	12.5	4.8-28.8	1	5.1	0.7-28.8
25-34	108	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	41	39.9	29.2-51.8	35	32.3	21.9-44.8	23	21.6	13.3-33.1	8	5.4	2.3-12.1
35-44	166	2	1.0	0.2- 3.9	53	33.4	25.4-42.5	49	28.2	20.6-37.2	53	31.1	23.6-39.9	9	6.3	3.0-12.7
45-54	229	5	4.0	1.3-11.8	49	21.0	15.6-27.6	74	30.9	24.5-38.2	78	33.6	26.8-41.3	23	10.5	6.5-16.4
55-64	256	4	2.0	0.7- 5.3	60	24.1	18.6-30.5	58	21.3	16.0-27.7	96	38.0	31.4-45.1	38	14.7	10.3-20.5
65-74	180	5	3.5	1.4- 8.6	38	16.8	12.0-23.1	58	34.1	26.6-42.5	46	27.7	20.7-36.0	33	17.9	12.7-24.7
75+	104	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2	18	19.4	11.7-30.4	28	25.3	17.0-36.0	32	31.7	22.3-42.9	25	23.4	15.6-33.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	65	2	2.0	0.4- 8.5	18	27.6	14.2-46.7	20	37.6	19.0-60.9	12	12.8	6.2-24.6	13	20.0	9.8-36.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	233	4	1.2	0.4- 3.4	68	34.8	26.8-43.9	65	27.3	20.5-35.4	60	26.6	20.0-34.4	36	10.1	6.6-15.2
Some Post-H.S.	289	6	3.2	1.1- 9.3	90	36.5	29.2-44.4	77	23.7	18.2-30.2	82	27.9	20.6-36.5	34	8.8	5.6-13.5
College Graduate	492	6	1.3	0.5- 3.1	97	22.7	17.5-28.9	154	33.1	27.8-38.9	180	33.9	28.8-39.3	55	9.0	6.6-12.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	71	3	4.3	1.3-13.1	22	41.0	24.9-59.2	20	19.4	10.3-33.3	20	30.4	17.3-47.6	6	5.0	1.9-12.6
$15,000- 24,999	136	4	2.3	0.8- 6.5	36	23.1	14.6-34.4	36	38.7	24.7-54.9	35	23.8	15.1-35.5	25	12.2	7.0-20.2
$25,000- 34,999	104	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	26	27.1	17.7-39.2	35	31.0	21.4-42.4	32	34.9	24.9-46.5	10	6.5	3.3-12.4
$35,000- 49,999	189	3	2.9	0.5-14.3	59	37.0	27.1-48.3	57	31.8	23.6-41.2	49	20.3	14.2-28.2	21	8.0	4.8-13.0
$50,000-74,999	196	3	1.0	0.3- 3.2	48	30.9	23.0-40.1	60	29.9	22.4-38.7	66	31.0	23.5-39.7	19	7.2	4.4-11.5
$75,000+	280	2	1.0	0.2- 4.1	55	22.4	16.5-29.6	81	29.3	23.0-36.5	101	32.5	26.3-39.4	41	14.9	10.1-21.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	328	9	2.1	1.0- 4.3	92	36.2	28.7-44.6	96	25.1	19.5-31.6	81	24.4	18.8-31.0	50	12.2	8.5-17.1
No	727	9	1.7	0.7- 3.9	179	27.3	22.9-32.1	212	31.6	26.7-36.8	241	30.0	25.7-34.7	86	9.4	7.1-12.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	194	2	1.0	0.2- 4.0	40	22.4	15.1-32.0	46	23.5	16.8-31.8	67	37.2	27.6-48.0	39	15.8	11.1-22.1
Non-Veteran	887	16	1.9	1.0- 3.7	234	30.7	26.5-35.3	270	30.9	26.6-35.5	267	27.2	23.6-31.1	100	9.3	7.2-11.9

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

-Western NC

1,081

1.8

1.0- 3.3

274

29.5

25.6-33.6

316

29.8

26.0-33.9

334

28.7

25.2-32.4

139

10.3

8.3-12.7

GENDER

Male

526

1.3

0.6- 2.9

113

24.6

19.7-30.2

143

28.8

23.3-34.9

178

32.8

27.6-38.5

12.5

9.6-16.2

Female

555

2.4

1.0- 5.5

161

35.2

29.6-41.3

173

31.0

25.9-36.6

156

23.8

19.7-28.5

7.6

5.4-10.8

RACE

White

1,010

1.7

0.9- 3.4

246

28.0

24.2-32.1

296

29.2

25.5-33.1

317

30.0

26.4-33.9

137

11.2

9.0-13.7

African American

5.8

1.3-21.9

39.2

19.5-63.3

28.1

12.2-52.5

20.9

9.6-39.6

6.0

1.3-22.8

Other Minorities

0.7

0.1- 3.9

46.0

23.4-70.4

39.5

17.1-67.5

13.7

4.8-33.3

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.7

0.1- 5.6

36.2

14.1-66.2

50.4

22.3-78.2

11.5

2.7-37.8

1.2

0.1- 8.4

Non-Hispanic

1,056

1.8

1.0- 3.4

264

29.0

25.3-33.1

307

28.7

25.2-32.5

330

29.6

26.1-33.4

138

10.8

8.7-13.2

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

44.3

24.7-65.9

38.1

20.2-59.9

12.5

4.8-28.8

5.1

0.7-28.8

25-34

108

0.7

0.1- 5.1

39.9

29.2-51.8

32.3

21.9-44.8

21.6

13.3-33.1

5.4

2.3-12.1

35-44

166

1.0

0.2- 3.9

33.4

25.4-42.5

28.2

20.6-37.2

31.1

23.6-39.9

6.3

3.0-12.7

45-54

229

4.0

1.3-11.8

21.0

15.6-27.6

30.9

24.5-38.2

33.6

26.8-41.3

10.5

6.5-16.4

55-64

256

2.0

0.7- 5.3

24.1

18.6-30.5

21.3

16.0-27.7

38.0

31.4-45.1

14.7

10.3-20.5

65-74

180

3.5

1.4- 8.6

16.8

12.0-23.1

34.1

26.6-42.5

27.7

20.7-36.0

17.9

12.7-24.7

75+

104

0.2

0.0- 1.2

19.4

11.7-30.4

25.3

17.0-36.0

31.7

22.3-42.9

23.4

15.6-33.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2.0

0.4- 8.5

27.6

14.2-46.7

37.6

19.0-60.9

12.8

6.2-24.6

20.0

9.8-36.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

233

1.2

0.4- 3.4

34.8

26.8-43.9

27.3

20.5-35.4

26.6

20.0-34.4

10.1

6.6-15.2

Some Post-H.S.

289

3.2

1.1- 9.3

36.5

29.2-44.4

23.7

18.2-30.2

27.9

20.6-36.5

8.8

5.6-13.5

College Graduate

492

1.3

0.5- 3.1

22.7

17.5-28.9

154

33.1

27.8-38.9

180

33.9

28.8-39.3

9.0

6.6-12.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

4.3

1.3-13.1

41.0

24.9-59.2

19.4

10.3-33.3

30.4

17.3-47.6

5.0

1.9-12.6

$15,000- 24,999

136

2.3

0.8- 6.5

23.1

14.6-34.4

38.7

24.7-54.9

23.8

15.1-35.5

12.2

7.0-20.2

$25,000- 34,999

104

0.5

0.1- 3.5

27.1

17.7-39.2

31.0

21.4-42.4

34.9

24.9-46.5

6.5

3.3-12.4

$35,000- 49,999

189

2.9

0.5-14.3

37.0

27.1-48.3

31.8

23.6-41.2

20.3

14.2-28.2

8.0

4.8-13.0

$50,000-74,999

196

1.0

0.3- 3.2

30.9

23.0-40.1

29.9

22.4-38.7

31.0

23.5-39.7

7.2

4.4-11.5

$75,000+

280

1.0

0.2- 4.1

22.4

16.5-29.6

29.3

23.0-36.5

101

32.5

26.3-39.4

14.9

10.1-21.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

328

2.1

1.0- 4.3

36.2

28.7-44.6

25.1

19.5-31.6

24.4

18.8-31.0

12.2

8.5-17.1

727

1.7

0.7- 3.9

179

27.3

22.9-32.1

212

31.6

26.7-36.8

241

30.0

25.7-34.7

9.4

7.1-12.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

194

1.0

0.2- 4.0

22.4

15.1-32.0

23.5

16.8-31.8

37.2

27.6-48.0

15.8

11.1-22.1

Non-Veteran

887

1.9

1.0- 3.7

234

30.7

26.5-35.3

270

30.9

26.6-35.5

267

27.2

23.6-31.1

100

9.3

7.2-11.9

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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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