BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	5,091	1,475	23.2	21.5-25.0	1,542	27.0	25.1-28.9	856	17.0	15.3-18.8	394	9.4	8.0-10.9	824	23.5	21.2-25.9
-Eastern NC	1,240	353	21.0	17.8-24.6	358	26.7	22.7-31.0	208	15.8	12.3-20.2	88	7.5	5.4-10.2	233	29.0	23.9-34.7
GENDER
Male	567	107	13.0	9.7-17.2	139	22.3	17.2-28.3	126	19.8	14.4-26.6	38	6.5	4.0-10.4	157	38.4	30.9-46.5
Female	673	246	33.2	28.0-38.9	219	33.3	27.9-39.1	82	9.8	7.1-13.4	50	9.0	6.0-13.2	76	14.7	10.7-19.8
RACE
White	962	281	21.0	17.4-25.0	283	26.7	22.2-31.7	156	13.3	10.5-16.7	69	7.4	5.3-10.3	173	31.7	25.6-38.6
African American	180	50	24.0	15.7-34.9	53	29.2	19.8-40.7	28	15.7	8.2-27.9	13	9.7	3.9-22.1	36	21.4	13.5-32.3
Other Minorities	92	20	16.0	7.7-30.3	21	20.8	10.6-36.9	22	38.1	17.4-64.2	5	3.9	1.4-10.5	24	21.2	11.6-35.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	47	12	13.1	5.3-28.9	8	15.9	5.6-37.6	16	57.9	29.8-81.6	3	3.2	0.8-11.5	8	10.0	3.6-24.7
Non-Hispanic	1,190	339	21.3	18.0-25.0	350	27.3	23.3-31.7	191	13.6	10.9-16.9	85	7.7	5.6-10.6	225	30.1	24.8-35.9
AGE
18-24	63	11	11.2	5.4-21.7	10	10.8	4.8-22.8	8	11.3	5.0-23.6	6	11.4	4.1-28.2	28	55.3	36.7-72.5
25-34	172	43	19.4	12.4-29.2	41	23.6	15.0-34.9	28	14.8	7.9-26.0	17	9.4	4.9-17.2	43	32.9	21.7-46.4
35-44	254	63	18.4	12.5-26.2	65	26.3	18.7-35.5	40	15.2	6.8-30.7	17	5.8	3.1-10.5	69	34.3	24.8-45.4
45-54	268	59	19.1	12.8-27.5	75	32.4	23.2-43.2	49	14.7	9.9-21.2	26	7.3	4.2-12.4	59	26.4	18.6-36.0
55-64	238	81	30.1	22.4-39.1	79	29.8	21.9-39.2	43	24.2	16.6-33.8	13	5.4	2.6-10.7	22	10.5	5.9-17.9
65+	235	92	34.9	26.6-44.2	84	40.2	31.1-50.1	39	16.4	10.3-25.2	9	5.5	2.3-12.5	11	3.0	1.5- 5.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	70	16	10.5	5.0-20.8	18	17.4	8.8-31.5	7	16.2	4.2-46.4	6	16.0	4.6-42.9	23	39.8	21.9-60.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	318	88	25.6	18.7-34.0	93	21.9	15.9-29.4	46	11.6	7.8-16.8	26	7.2	4.3-11.9	65	33.7	24.9-43.7
Some Post-H.S.	371	125	20.8	15.3-27.5	95	28.3	20.6-37.5	57	15.9	8.9-26.7	23	5.7	3.2- 9.8	71	29.4	19.3-42.1
College Graduate	481	124	20.2	15.6-25.6	152	30.3	24.2-37.0	98	18.8	14.5-24.0	33	7.8	4.7-12.5	74	23.0	16.9-30.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	77	16	15.5	6.0-34.5	20	21.3	10.2-39.2	13	18.1	5.8-44.3	7	5.5	2.0-14.4	21	39.6	22.5-59.8
$15,000- 24,999	128	43	16.3	9.5-26.4	40	28.9	17.5-43.8	14	22.5	8.0-49.4	6	3.2	1.1- 9.0	25	29.1	15.1-48.5
$25,000- 34,999	120	41	17.3	10.8-26.7	30	27.5	15.8-43.4	14	14.5	6.6-29.1	10	9.6	2.7-28.7	25	31.1	18.1-48.0
$35,000- 49,999	186	59	27.9	19.2-38.7	58	24.3	17.1-33.3	21	10.2	5.4-18.5	16	14.4	7.6-25.6	32	23.2	14.5-34.8
$50,000-74,999	214	62	22.4	15.4-31.3	64	24.5	17.1-33.8	36	15.1	9.8-22.6	10	5.2	2.3-11.3	42	32.8	23.0-44.5
$75,000+	386	86	19.9	14.2-27.0	116	28.0	20.4-37.1	83	15.4	11.1-20.9	30	7.5	4.6-12.1	71	29.2	18.7-42.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	335	103	23.1	16.6-31.1	97	24.0	17.1-32.4	56	10.8	7.3-15.8	20	5.2	2.9- 9.2	59	37.0	24.7-51.2
No	837	231	20.1	16.4-24.4	239	27.1	22.4-32.4	144	17.1	12.7-22.7	64	8.6	5.9-12.4	159	27.1	21.8-33.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	258	66	22.0	15.2-30.8	77	25.8	18.5-34.8	53	24.0	13.7-38.6	12	3.8	1.8- 7.7	50	24.4	16.8-34.1
Non-Veteran	874	252	20.6	17.0-24.9	254	26.5	21.9-31.7	128	12.6	9.8-16.2	73	9.3	6.5-13.1	167	31.0	24.6-38.2

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,091

1,475

23.2

21.5-25.0

1,542

27.0

25.1-28.9

856

17.0

15.3-18.8

394

9.4

8.0-10.9

824

23.5

21.2-25.9

-Eastern NC

1,240

353

21.0

17.8-24.6

358

26.7

22.7-31.0

208

15.8

12.3-20.2

7.5

5.4-10.2

233

29.0

23.9-34.7

GENDER

Male

567

107

13.0

9.7-17.2

139

22.3

17.2-28.3

126

19.8

14.4-26.6

6.5

4.0-10.4

157

38.4

30.9-46.5

Female

673

246

33.2

28.0-38.9

219

33.3

27.9-39.1

9.8

7.1-13.4

9.0

6.0-13.2

14.7

10.7-19.8

RACE

White

962

281

21.0

17.4-25.0

283

26.7

22.2-31.7

156

13.3

10.5-16.7

7.4

5.3-10.3

173

31.7

25.6-38.6

African American

180

24.0

15.7-34.9

29.2

19.8-40.7

15.7

8.2-27.9

9.7

3.9-22.1

21.4

13.5-32.3

Other Minorities

16.0

7.7-30.3

20.8

10.6-36.9

38.1

17.4-64.2

3.9

1.4-10.5

21.2

11.6-35.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

13.1

5.3-28.9

15.9

5.6-37.6

57.9

29.8-81.6

3.2

0.8-11.5

10.0

3.6-24.7

Non-Hispanic

1,190

339

21.3

18.0-25.0

350

27.3

23.3-31.7

191

13.6

10.9-16.9

7.7

5.6-10.6

225

30.1

24.8-35.9

AGE

18-24

11.2

5.4-21.7

10.8

4.8-22.8

11.3

5.0-23.6

11.4

4.1-28.2

55.3

36.7-72.5

25-34

172

19.4

12.4-29.2

23.6

15.0-34.9

14.8

7.9-26.0

9.4

4.9-17.2

32.9

21.7-46.4

35-44

254

18.4

12.5-26.2

26.3

18.7-35.5

15.2

6.8-30.7

5.8

3.1-10.5

34.3

24.8-45.4

45-54

268

19.1

12.8-27.5

32.4

23.2-43.2

14.7

9.9-21.2

7.3

4.2-12.4

26.4

18.6-36.0

55-64

238

30.1

22.4-39.1

29.8

21.9-39.2

24.2

16.6-33.8

5.4

2.6-10.7

10.5

5.9-17.9

65+

235

34.9

26.6-44.2

40.2

31.1-50.1

16.4

10.3-25.2

5.5

2.3-12.5

3.0

1.5- 5.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

10.5

5.0-20.8

17.4

8.8-31.5

16.2

4.2-46.4

16.0

4.6-42.9

39.8

21.9-60.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

318

25.6

18.7-34.0

21.9

15.9-29.4

11.6

7.8-16.8

7.2

4.3-11.9

33.7

24.9-43.7

Some Post-H.S.

371

125

20.8

15.3-27.5

28.3

20.6-37.5

15.9

8.9-26.7

5.7

3.2- 9.8

29.4

19.3-42.1

College Graduate

481

124

20.2

15.6-25.6

152

30.3

24.2-37.0

18.8

14.5-24.0

7.8

4.7-12.5

23.0

16.9-30.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

15.5

6.0-34.5

21.3

10.2-39.2

18.1

5.8-44.3

5.5

2.0-14.4

39.6

22.5-59.8

$15,000- 24,999

128

16.3

9.5-26.4

28.9

17.5-43.8

22.5

8.0-49.4

3.2

1.1- 9.0

29.1

15.1-48.5

$25,000- 34,999

120

17.3

10.8-26.7

27.5

15.8-43.4

14.5

6.6-29.1

9.6

2.7-28.7

31.1

18.1-48.0

$35,000- 49,999

186

27.9

19.2-38.7

24.3

17.1-33.3

10.2

5.4-18.5

14.4

7.6-25.6

23.2

14.5-34.8

$50,000-74,999

214

22.4

15.4-31.3

24.5

17.1-33.8

15.1

9.8-22.6

5.2

2.3-11.3

32.8

23.0-44.5

$75,000+

386

19.9

14.2-27.0

116

28.0

20.4-37.1

15.4

11.1-20.9

7.5

4.6-12.1

29.2

18.7-42.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

335

103

23.1

16.6-31.1

24.0

17.1-32.4

10.8

7.3-15.8

5.2

2.9- 9.2

37.0

24.7-51.2

837

231

20.1

16.4-24.4

239

27.1

22.4-32.4

144

17.1

12.7-22.7

8.6

5.9-12.4

159

27.1

21.8-33.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

258

22.0

15.2-30.8

25.8

18.5-34.8

24.0

13.7-38.6

3.8

1.8- 7.7

24.4

16.8-34.1

Non-Veteran

874

252

20.6

17.0-24.9

254

26.5

21.9-31.7

128

12.6

9.8-16.2

9.3

6.5-13.1

167

31.0

24.6-38.2

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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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