BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	131	0	0.0	. - .	43	32.9	20.4-48.5	36	35.7	20.5-54.5	34	23.2	13.9-36.3	18	8.1	4.6-14.0
Buncombe	178	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	44	25.8	18.5-34.8	48	30.0	22.3-39.0	61	34.1	26.2-43.1	24	9.8	6.3-14.9
Cabarrus	137	0	0.0	. - .	51	40.6	30.5-51.6	48	36.3	26.6-47.3	33	21.7	15.0-30.4	5	1.4	0.5- 3.6
Catawba	139	3	2.9	0.8- 9.3	38	23.3	16.0-32.7	48	34.7	24.7-46.1	40	25.8	17.9-35.8	10	13.3	4.0-36.2
Cumberland	147	2	0.6	0.1- 2.8	57	35.9	26.8-46.2	38	22.5	15.5-31.5	41	33.2	23.4-44.7	9	7.8	3.0-19.0
Davidson	137	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4	45	34.5	25.1-45.4	43	34.9	24.8-46.4	37	26.3	18.1-36.6	11	3.8	1.9- 7.4
Durham	209	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2	56	27.2	19.8-36.2	57	25.8	19.0-34.1	69	36.3	27.5-46.2	25	10.1	5.4-18.2
Forsyth	170	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2	46	32.0	23.3-42.3	54	30.3	22.6-39.3	50	29.5	20.7-40.1	19	7.7	4.6-12.8
Gaston	122	3	1.0	0.3- 3.2	34	25.2	17.0-35.7	39	39.5	28.1-52.2	32	26.4	17.7-37.3	14	8.0	4.4-14.0
Guilford	196	0	0.0	. - .	70	39.1	30.0-48.9	52	25.3	18.2-34.0	57	30.0	21.8-39.8	17	5.7	3.0-10.3
Iredell	179	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	53	35.4	24.9-47.6	49	22.9	16.4-31.1	66	37.8	28.5-48.1	10	3.7	1.8- 7.4
Johnston	130	2	0.5	0.1- 2.4	41	33.4	22.3-46.7	43	37.8	25.2-52.2	40	25.3	16.8-36.4	4	2.9	1.0- 8.1
Mecklenburg	349	2	0.7	0.1- 3.0	89	26.4	20.8-33.0	107	31.8	25.2-39.2	123	36.1	29.7-43.1	28	4.9	3.2- 7.4
New Hanover	225	1	1.0	0.1- 6.9	42	17.9	11.2-27.4	65	31.8	22.9-42.3	87	42.0	32.5-52.1	30	7.3	4.8-10.8
Onslow	170	2	2.1	0.4-10.5	67	44.3	34.9-54.2	42	20.6	14.9-27.9	42	25.2	18.3-33.8	17	7.7	4.4-12.9
Orange	219	0	0.0	. - .	44	21.7	15.5-29.4	64	32.1	25.0-40.3	90	38.9	31.3-47.2	21	7.2	4.4-11.7
Pitt	129	0	0.0	. - .	32	29.6	19.7-41.7	42	35.6	25.0-47.7	45	28.5	20.1-38.7	10	6.4	3.1-12.6
Randolph	107	1	0.2	0.0- 1.8	40	41.6	29.8-54.4	34	34.1	23.2-47.0	25	18.4	11.2-28.8	7	5.7	2.3-13.2
Robeson	76	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5	26	44.4	29.4-60.4	27	27.9	17.5-41.4	20	24.4	14.4-38.2	2	2.5	0.6- 9.8
Rowan	151	5	2.4	0.8- 7.2	48	32.8	23.8-43.3	48	32.8	23.9-43.1	30	23.7	13.3-38.8	20	8.2	5.1-13.1
Union	168	4	3.2	0.8-11.9	54	27.4	20.1-36.2	54	36.2	26.0-47.7	48	30.4	21.7-40.8	8	2.8	1.3- 5.8
Wake	353	5	1.2	0.4- 3.6	94	24.9	19.8-30.9	108	34.0	27.8-40.8	119	34.3	27.8-41.4	27	5.6	3.4- 9.2
Wayne	99	0	0.0	. - .	36	39.5	27.2-53.2	32	27.8	17.6-41.1	23	22.8	14.0-34.8	8	9.9	4.1-22.0
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	2,950	29	0.9	0.5- 1.5	848	28.8	26.4-31.4	896	32.8	30.0-35.6	906	30.6	28.0-33.3	271	7.0	5.8- 8.4
Western NC	1,017	7	0.8	0.3- 2.3	290	31.6	26.4-37.4	258	26.0	22.0-30.6	324	31.3	27.2-35.7	138	10.3	8.4-12.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	735	5	0.5	0.2- 1.5	195	27.5	23.2-32.2	192	27.1	22.9-31.8	235	33.4	28.8-38.3	108	11.5	9.3-14.2
Northwest	1,081	13	1.0	0.5- 2.1	332	34.2	29.1-39.6	318	29.7	25.6-34.2	316	27.3	23.4-31.6	102	7.8	5.5-10.8
Charlotte	810	10	1.4	0.6- 3.6	238	27.5	23.4-32.0	258	33.8	28.8-39.3	243	31.2	26.6-36.2	61	6.0	4.1- 8.8
Greensboro	716	1	0.0	0.0- 0.2	206	31.3	25.9-37.3	202	31.0	25.3-37.3	228	29.9	24.1-36.4	79	7.8	5.7-10.8
Southern Regional	359	3	0.4	0.1- 1.2	139	40.5	32.6-49.0	105	24.4	18.6-31.3	89	27.1	20.3-35.1	23	7.6	4.3-13.3
Coastal	291	2	2.2	0.5- 9.8	59	22.5	14.8-32.7	84	32.6	24.2-42.4	107	32.0	24.5-40.6	39	10.7	6.2-17.7
Wake	732	9	0.9	0.3- 2.2	201	26.0	22.0-30.5	224	35.1	30.0-40.5	240	32.1	27.3-37.2	58	6.0	4.1- 8.6
Area L	46	1	0.6	0.1- 4.6	15	27.4	14.5-45.8	13	38.0	18.1-63.1	13	23.2	11.8-40.5	4	10.7	3.3-29.5
Eastern	500	4	1.3	0.4- 4.1	159	28.9	22.2-36.6	146	28.8	21.8-36.9	139	27.3	20.0-36.0	52	13.8	8.5-21.7

Total
Respond.^

No drinks

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,270

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

131

0.0

. - .

32.9

20.4-48.5

35.7

20.5-54.5

23.2

13.9-36.3

8.1

4.6-14.0

Buncombe

178

0.2

0.0- 1.6

25.8

18.5-34.8

30.0

22.3-39.0

34.1

26.2-43.1

9.8

6.3-14.9

Cabarrus

137

0.0

. - .

40.6

30.5-51.6

36.3

26.6-47.3

21.7

15.0-30.4

1.4

0.5- 3.6

Catawba

139

2.9

0.8- 9.3

23.3

16.0-32.7

34.7

24.7-46.1

25.8

17.9-35.8

13.3

4.0-36.2

Cumberland

147

0.6

0.1- 2.8

35.9

26.8-46.2

22.5

15.5-31.5

33.2

23.4-44.7

7.8

3.0-19.0

Davidson

137

0.5

0.1- 3.4

34.5

25.1-45.4

34.9

24.8-46.4

26.3

18.1-36.6

3.8

1.9- 7.4

Durham

209

0.5

0.1- 2.2

27.2

19.8-36.2

25.8

19.0-34.1

36.3

27.5-46.2

10.1

5.4-18.2

Forsyth

170

0.5

0.1- 3.2

32.0

23.3-42.3

30.3

22.6-39.3

29.5

20.7-40.1

7.7

4.6-12.8

Gaston

122

1.0

0.3- 3.2

25.2

17.0-35.7

39.5

28.1-52.2

26.4

17.7-37.3

8.0

4.4-14.0

Guilford

196

0.0

. - .

39.1

30.0-48.9

25.3

18.2-34.0

30.0

21.8-39.8

5.7

3.0-10.3

Iredell

179

0.2

0.0- 1.3

35.4

24.9-47.6

22.9

16.4-31.1

37.8

28.5-48.1

3.7

1.8- 7.4

Johnston

130

0.5

0.1- 2.4

33.4

22.3-46.7

37.8

25.2-52.2

25.3

16.8-36.4

2.9

1.0- 8.1

Mecklenburg

349

0.7

0.1- 3.0

26.4

20.8-33.0

107

31.8

25.2-39.2

123

36.1

29.7-43.1

4.9

3.2- 7.4

New Hanover

225

1.0

0.1- 6.9

17.9

11.2-27.4

31.8

22.9-42.3

42.0

32.5-52.1

7.3

4.8-10.8

Onslow

170

2.1

0.4-10.5

44.3

34.9-54.2

20.6

14.9-27.9

25.2

18.3-33.8

7.7

4.4-12.9

Orange

219

0.0

. - .

21.7

15.5-29.4

32.1

25.0-40.3

38.9

31.3-47.2

7.2

4.4-11.7

Pitt

129

0.0

. - .

29.6

19.7-41.7

35.6

25.0-47.7

28.5

20.1-38.7

6.4

3.1-12.6

Randolph

107

0.2

0.0- 1.8

41.6

29.8-54.4

34.1

23.2-47.0

18.4

11.2-28.8

5.7

2.3-13.2

Robeson

0.8

0.1- 5.5

44.4

29.4-60.4

27.9

17.5-41.4

24.4

14.4-38.2

2.5

0.6- 9.8

Rowan

151

2.4

0.8- 7.2

32.8

23.8-43.3

32.8

23.9-43.1

23.7

13.3-38.8

8.2

5.1-13.1

Union

168

3.2

0.8-11.9

27.4

20.1-36.2

36.2

26.0-47.7

30.4

21.7-40.8

2.8

1.3- 5.8

Wake

353

1.2

0.4- 3.6

24.9

19.8-30.9

108

34.0

27.8-40.8

119

34.3

27.8-41.4

5.6

3.4- 9.2

Wayne

0.0

. - .

39.5

27.2-53.2

27.8

17.6-41.1

22.8

14.0-34.8

9.9

4.1-22.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,303

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

Piedmont

2,950

0.9

0.5- 1.5

848

28.8

26.4-31.4

896

32.8

30.0-35.6

906

30.6

28.0-33.3

271

7.0

5.8- 8.4

Western NC

1,017

0.8

0.3- 2.3

290

31.6

26.4-37.4

258

26.0

22.0-30.6

324

31.3

27.2-35.7

138

10.3

8.4-12.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

735

0.5

0.2- 1.5

195

27.5

23.2-32.2

192

27.1

22.9-31.8

235

33.4

28.8-38.3

108

11.5

9.3-14.2

Northwest

1,081

1.0

0.5- 2.1

332

34.2

29.1-39.6

318

29.7

25.6-34.2

316

27.3

23.4-31.6

102

7.8

5.5-10.8

Charlotte

810

1.4

0.6- 3.6

238

27.5

23.4-32.0

258

33.8

28.8-39.3

243

31.2

26.6-36.2

6.0

4.1- 8.8

Greensboro

716

0.0

0.0- 0.2

206

31.3

25.9-37.3

202

31.0

25.3-37.3

228

29.9

24.1-36.4

7.8

5.7-10.8

Southern Regional

359

0.4

0.1- 1.2

139

40.5

32.6-49.0

105

24.4

18.6-31.3

27.1

20.3-35.1

7.6

4.3-13.3

Coastal

291

2.2

0.5- 9.8

22.5

14.8-32.7

32.6

24.2-42.4

107

32.0

24.5-40.6

10.7

6.2-17.7

Wake

732

0.9

0.3- 2.2

201

26.0

22.0-30.5

224

35.1

30.0-40.5

240

32.1

27.3-37.2

6.0

4.1- 8.6

Area L

0.6

0.1- 4.6

27.4

14.5-45.8

38.0

18.1-63.1

23.2

11.8-40.5

10.7

3.3-29.5

Eastern

500

1.3

0.4- 4.1

159

28.9

22.2-36.6

146

28.8

21.8-36.9

139

27.3

20.0-36.0

13.8

8.5-21.7

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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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