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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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
TOTAL	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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	4,542	1,361	24.6	22.7-26.5	1,408	28.0	26.0-30.0	756	16.3	14.6-18.2	344	9.4	8.0-11.1	673	21.8	19.4-24.3
No	544	112	14.7	11.2-19.0	132	21.0	16.2-26.8	100	21.1	15.9-27.6	50	9.2	6.2-13.3	150	34.0	27.3-41.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight	73	26	21.9	11.9-37.0	14	19.1	9.5-34.8	11	9.7	4.5-19.7	9	24.2	8.8-51.4	13	25.1	12.2-44.7
Recommended Range	1,832	534	24.3	21.2-27.5	585	26.3	23.3-29.5	310	18.2	15.0-21.9	140	9.2	6.9-12.3	263	22.0	18.0-26.6
Overweight	1,842	502	20.4	18.1-23.0	532	26.9	23.9-30.1	335	18.5	15.9-21.3	146	9.5	7.7-11.8	327	24.7	21.3-28.4
Obese	1,203	355	24.0	20.7-27.7	358	27.8	24.1-31.9	188	14.3	11.5-17.7	91	8.6	6.4-11.5	211	25.2	20.7-30.3
Current Smoker
No	4,038	1,281	26.4	24.4-28.4	1,287	29.2	27.1-31.4	673	16.8	15.1-18.7	298	9.0	7.7-10.5	499	18.6	16.2-21.3
Yes	1,037	187	13.3	10.6-16.6	250	20.0	16.5-24.0	182	17.5	13.3-22.7	95	10.4	7.2-14.7	323	38.9	33.6-44.4
History of CVD**
Yes	379	129	27.3	20.5-35.4	130	30.6	22.9-39.6	59	20.8	11.7-34.3	22	6.4	3.6-11.1	39	14.8	7.4-27.4
No	4,681	1,334	23.0	21.3-24.8	1,402	26.7	24.8-28.6	795	16.8	15.1-18.6	371	9.5	8.1-11.0	779	24.1	21.7-26.6
Binge Drinker
No	4,052	1,463	31.9	29.7-34.1	1,529	37.0	34.8-39.4	827	22.2	20.2-24.4	206	7.8	6.3- 9.5	27	1.2	0.6- 2.1
Yes	1,006	9	0.6	0.2- 1.8	10	0.8	0.4- 1.9	19	2.8	1.0- 7.4	180	13.4	10.7-16.7	788	82.3	78.0-86.0
Poor Sleep***
Yes	451	148	24.2	19.1-30.2	120	22.5	17.6-28.4	62	10.9	8.0-14.7	30	7.5	4.7-11.7	91	34.9	26.4-44.5
No	4,587	1,309	23.0	21.2-24.9	1,406	27.7	25.7-29.7	785	17.5	15.7-19.5	359	9.5	8.1-11.1	728	22.3	20.0-24.8
Current Asthma
Yes	326	119	28.5	22.2-35.8	98	35.4	27.4-44.2	43	12.0	7.8-18.1	25	9.4	5.4-16.0	41	14.7	9.6-21.8
No	4,749	1,350	22.8	21.1-24.7	1,441	26.3	24.4-28.2	811	17.4	15.6-19.3	368	9.4	8.0-10.9	779	24.2	21.8-26.7
Diabetes
Yes	305	111	35.0	27.9-42.9	101	29.7	23.1-37.4	47	15.7	11.0-21.9	14	7.2	3.0-16.6	32	12.3	7.8-18.9
No	4,783	1,364	22.7	21.0-24.5	1,440	26.9	25.0-28.9	809	17.1	15.3-19.0	380	9.5	8.1-11.1	790	23.8	21.5-26.2
Disability
Yes	1,248	406	26.5	22.7-30.7	378	26.9	22.9-31.2	203	13.4	11.0-16.3	82	6.4	4.8- 8.7	179	26.7	21.0-33.3
No	3,603	1,001	21.6	19.8-23.6	1,081	27.0	24.9-29.2	619	18.3	16.2-20.6	293	9.8	8.3-11.5	609	23.3	20.8-25.9

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

4,542

1,361

24.6

22.7-26.5

1,408

28.0

26.0-30.0

756

16.3

14.6-18.2

344

9.4

8.0-11.1

673

21.8

19.4-24.3

544

112

14.7

11.2-19.0

132

21.0

16.2-26.8

100

21.1

15.9-27.6

9.2

6.2-13.3

150

34.0

27.3-41.5

Body Mass Index

Underweight

21.9

11.9-37.0

19.1

9.5-34.8

9.7

4.5-19.7

24.2

8.8-51.4

25.1

12.2-44.7

Recommended Range

1,832

534

24.3

21.2-27.5

585

26.3

23.3-29.5

310

18.2

15.0-21.9

140

9.2

6.9-12.3

263

22.0

18.0-26.6

Overweight

1,842

502

20.4

18.1-23.0

532

26.9

23.9-30.1

335

18.5

15.9-21.3

146

9.5

7.7-11.8

327

24.7

21.3-28.4

Obese

1,203

355

24.0

20.7-27.7

358

27.8

24.1-31.9

188

14.3

11.5-17.7

8.6

6.4-11.5

211

25.2

20.7-30.3

Current Smoker

4,038

1,281

26.4

24.4-28.4

1,287

29.2

27.1-31.4

673

16.8

15.1-18.7

298

9.0

7.7-10.5

499

18.6

16.2-21.3

Yes

1,037

187

13.3

10.6-16.6

250

20.0

16.5-24.0

182

17.5

13.3-22.7

10.4

7.2-14.7

323

38.9

33.6-44.4

History of CVD**

Yes

379

129

27.3

20.5-35.4

130

30.6

22.9-39.6

20.8

11.7-34.3

6.4

3.6-11.1

14.8

7.4-27.4

4,681

1,334

23.0

21.3-24.8

1,402

26.7

24.8-28.6

795

16.8

15.1-18.6

371

9.5

8.1-11.0

779

24.1

21.7-26.6

Binge Drinker

4,052

1,463

31.9

29.7-34.1

1,529

37.0

34.8-39.4

827

22.2

20.2-24.4

206

7.8

6.3- 9.5

1.2

0.6- 2.1

Yes

1,006

0.6

0.2- 1.8

0.8

0.4- 1.9

2.8

1.0- 7.4

180

13.4

10.7-16.7

788

82.3

78.0-86.0

Poor Sleep***

Yes

451

148

24.2

19.1-30.2

120

22.5

17.6-28.4

10.9

8.0-14.7

7.5

4.7-11.7

34.9

26.4-44.5

4,587

1,309

23.0

21.2-24.9

1,406

27.7

25.7-29.7

785

17.5

15.7-19.5

359

9.5

8.1-11.1

728

22.3

20.0-24.8

Current Asthma

Yes

326

119

28.5

22.2-35.8

35.4

27.4-44.2

12.0

7.8-18.1

9.4

5.4-16.0

14.7

9.6-21.8

4,749

1,350

22.8

21.1-24.7

1,441

26.3

24.4-28.2

811

17.4

15.6-19.3

368

9.4

8.0-10.9

779

24.2

21.8-26.7

Diabetes

Yes

305

111

35.0

27.9-42.9

101

29.7

23.1-37.4

15.7

11.0-21.9

7.2

3.0-16.6

12.3

7.8-18.9

4,783

1,364

22.7

21.0-24.5

1,440

26.9

25.0-28.9

809

17.1

15.3-19.0

380

9.5

8.1-11.1

790

23.8

21.5-26.2

Disability

Yes

1,248

406

26.5

22.7-30.7

378

26.9

22.9-31.2

203

13.4

11.0-16.3

6.4

4.8- 8.7

179

26.7

21.0-33.3

3,603

1,001

21.6

19.8-23.6

1,081

27.0

24.9-29.2

619

18.3

16.2-20.6

293

9.8

8.3-11.5

609

23.3

20.8-25.9

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

**History of Cardiovascular Disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

***Poor sleep defined as not getting enough rest or sleep for all 30 days out of the past 30 days.

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.

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