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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,270 48 0.9 0.6- 1.4 1,544 29.6 27.6-31.7 1,542 31.4 29.3-33.7 1,610 29.9 27.9-32.0 526 8.2 7.1- 9.4
-Eastern NC 1,303 12 1.1 0.5- 2.4 406 30.6 26.4-35.2 388 30.6 25.8-35.8 380 27.7 23.6-32.2 117 10.0 7.2-13.7
GENDER
Male 609 6 0.9 0.3- 3.0 142 28.4 22.5-35.1 168 27.8 21.1-35.7 221 30.1 24.1-36.8 72 12.8 8.6-18.7
Female 694 6 1.4 0.5- 3.8 264 34.2 29.0-39.7 220 34.9 29.4-40.9 159 23.9 19.2-29.4 45 5.6 3.6- 8.5
RACE
White 999 5 0.6 0.2- 2.0 294 27.9 23.4-32.9 289 32.5 26.7-38.9 311 29.3 24.8-34.3 100 9.6 6.8-13.4
African American 197 5 1.8 0.7- 4.7 83 43.1 32.0-54.9 60 24.7 17.1-34.2 39 16.0 9.9-24.8 10 14.5 6.2-30.1
Other Minorities 100 2 3.9 0.6-21.1 28 31.0 16.1-51.2 37 24.2 13.9-38.6 26 35.5 16.5-60.4 7 5.5 1.9-14.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 54 3 6.0 1.0-28.8 13 22.3 7.1-51.9 24 30.3 14.4-53.0 12 37.3 12.8-70.5 2 4.1 0.7-20.3
Non-Hispanic 1,245 9 0.8 0.3- 1.8 393 31.3 27.0-35.9 363 30.6 25.7-36.0 365 26.9 23.1-31.1 115 10.4 7.5-14.3
AGE
18-24 64 0 0.0 . - . 30 36.2 21.7-53.8 14 31.8 14.0-57.1 17 25.5 14.0-41.9 3 6.5 1.8-21.2
25-34 182 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9 75 36.9 26.6-48.6 59 34.4 23.7-46.8 42 19.4 12.4-29.0 5 8.9 3.1-23.1
35-44 261 1 1.4 0.2- 9.1 88 28.6 20.8-38.0 86 31.7 23.1-41.8 79 31.1 21.1-43.3 7 7.2 2.7-18.0
45-54 283 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3 82 28.7 20.0-39.2 88 30.8 23.0-39.9 85 31.5 23.8-40.5 26 8.7 4.9-14.9
55-64 248 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9 64 23.9 16.7-32.9 84 31.4 23.7-40.3 76 32.9 24.7-42.2 23 11.8 6.5-20.3
65+ 256 7 6.0 2.4-14.4 65 27.0 19.8-35.8 55 16.9 11.5-24.2 77 26.8 19.4-35.7 52 23.2 15.6-33.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 91 3 4.8 1.1-18.3 32 32.2 17.4-51.6 22 19.1 9.5-34.8 23 16.4 7.6-32.0 11 27.5 12.5-50.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 325 2 0.2 0.1- 1.0 116 40.6 32.0-49.9 102 26.6 19.8-34.8 81 27.3 20.0-36.0 24 5.3 2.9- 9.2
Some Post-H.S. 392 5 1.0 0.4- 2.6 143 32.2 24.4-41.1 113 34.3 24.3-45.9 101 26.4 18.5-36.2 30 6.2 3.5-10.7
College Graduate 495 2 0.8 0.1- 4.6 115 21.8 16.9-27.6 151 32.8 26.4-39.8 175 32.5 26.5-39.2 52 12.1 7.6-18.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 2 5.8 1.3-22.9 30 31.5 17.2-50.5 26 23.1 11.5-40.9 21 25.3 12.7-44.1 7 14.3 3.8-41.6
$15,000- 24,999 141 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 54 32.7 20.3-48.1 40 26.7 14.7-43.4 36 27.4 13.5-47.9 10 12.8 4.8-29.9
$25,000- 34,999 129 3 1.3 0.3- 5.4 49 43.4 29.2-58.8 34 18.1 9.8-30.9 33 29.4 17.4-45.0 10 7.9 2.4-23.1
$35,000- 49,999 189 3 2.8 0.7-11.0 66 32.1 23.1-42.6 63 35.7 25.6-47.3 42 21.3 14.2-30.5 15 8.1 3.8-16.5
$50,000-74,999 219 0 0.0 . - . 69 31.8 22.9-42.3 60 29.4 20.5-40.2 67 26.7 19.4-35.7 23 12.1 6.6-21.1
$75,000+ 395 0 0.0 . - . 91 23.7 16.8-32.4 121 37.4 27.2-48.8 147 32.5 24.9-41.1 36 6.4 3.1-12.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 364 3 0.6 0.1- 2.8 112 33.4 24.6-43.6 106 33.4 22.2-46.9 104 21.9 15.8-29.5 39 10.6 5.7-19.0
No 866 8 1.0 0.4- 2.3 267 29.0 24.1-34.4 261 30.4 25.3-36.0 258 31.2 25.9-37.1 72 8.5 5.7-12.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 268 2 1.0 0.2- 3.8 72 29.8 21.6-39.4 77 22.3 15.7-30.6 90 37.5 26.6-49.8 27 9.5 5.2-16.6
Non-Veteran 920 9 1.1 0.4- 3.0 296 29.7 24.8-35.1 275 33.7 27.8-40.3 260 25.7 21.4-30.5 80 9.8 6.6-14.2

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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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