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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Piedmont NC 2,858 803 23.6 21.4-25.9 893 27.6 25.3-30.1 471 17.1 15.0-19.4 237 9.9 8.3-11.7 454 21.8 19.1-24.8
GENDER
Male 1,324 274 18.7 15.8-21.9 350 22.9 19.8-26.3 247 18.0 15.1-21.3 119 10.4 8.2-13.1 334 30.0 25.9-34.4
Female 1,534 529 30.0 26.8-33.4 543 33.7 30.3-37.3 224 15.9 13.0-19.2 118 9.2 7.2-11.9 120 11.2 8.3-14.9
RACE
White 2,429 683 23.6 21.3-26.0 771 28.8 26.2-31.5 400 17.3 15.1-19.7 191 9.1 7.5-11.0 384 21.3 18.5-24.3
African American 300 88 26.4 20.1-33.8 82 24.6 18.7-31.7 48 13.0 8.9-18.4 32 13.2 8.5-19.8 50 22.9 15.5-32.4
Other Minorities 107 27 19.2 11.6-30.1 32 22.4 14.2-33.4 20 21.2 11.7-35.3 11 10.1 4.7-20.3 17 27.2 15.0-44.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 80 17 11.0 5.9-19.5 23 24.4 14.7-37.7 14 16.9 7.6-33.5 8 12.0 5.1-25.4 18 35.6 20.8-53.8
Non-Hispanic 2,768 781 24.4 22.2-26.8 868 27.8 25.4-30.3 455 17.0 14.9-19.3 229 9.8 8.2-11.6 435 21.0 18.3-23.9
AGE
18-24 73 12 11.4 5.9-20.6 12 14.7 7.6-26.5 8 12.0 4.9-26.8 14 14.7 8.1-25.4 27 47.1 32.8-61.9
25-34 317 70 21.0 15.7-27.4 79 23.5 17.7-30.4 57 18.2 12.8-25.3 30 9.2 6.0-14.0 81 28.1 21.4-35.8
35-44 600 143 23.3 19.0-28.3 174 26.9 22.7-31.6 108 18.1 14.3-22.5 55 11.4 8.2-15.7 120 20.3 16.4-24.8
45-54 677 154 21.2 17.3-25.6 211 30.6 26.0-35.5 115 18.2 14.6-22.5 63 8.7 6.5-11.6 134 21.4 16.7-26.9
55-64 606 184 29.5 24.7-34.7 215 33.6 28.9-38.7 96 16.7 13.0-21.2 48 10.5 7.0-15.4 63 9.8 7.3-13.1
65+ 568 234 39.0 33.7-44.7 196 35.7 30.5-41.3 83 15.5 11.8-20.1 27 4.2 2.6- 6.7 28 5.5 3.5- 8.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 33 21.9 12.6-35.4 24 17.0 8.5-31.1 21 18.1 8.0-36.0 16 11.2 4.9-23.3 34 31.9 17.5-50.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 575 168 21.6 17.2-26.6 171 28.9 23.3-35.1 79 14.1 10.0-19.6 45 9.1 5.9-13.7 112 26.3 20.3-33.5
Some Post-H.S. 669 196 23.7 19.5-28.6 228 28.2 23.5-33.4 93 16.7 12.3-22.2 46 9.4 6.3-13.9 106 22.0 16.6-28.5
College Graduate 1,485 406 24.7 21.7-27.9 470 28.3 25.4-31.4 278 18.5 16.0-21.2 130 10.4 8.4-12.7 201 18.2 15.1-21.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 34 24.1 14.2-37.9 27 20.0 11.4-32.8 11 8.6 3.6-19.3 11 7.2 3.3-14.9 28 40.1 23.0-60.0
$15,000- 24,999 267 91 23.4 17.3-31.0 64 23.3 16.6-31.7 44 20.3 12.4-31.4 18 8.6 4.6-15.7 50 24.4 16.3-34.7
$25,000- 34,999 228 71 21.4 14.9-29.8 71 35.4 25.1-47.2 37 18.4 9.6-32.4 15 6.1 2.3-15.1 34 18.7 9.9-32.6
$35,000- 49,999 344 87 24.9 18.6-32.5 122 29.1 23.0-36.0 54 17.9 12.6-24.8 24 6.8 3.8-12.0 57 21.3 14.4-30.3
$50,000-74,999 474 138 24.0 19.3-29.5 153 30.0 24.3-36.5 70 13.7 9.1-20.0 36 8.4 5.5-12.6 77 23.9 17.8-31.3
$75,000+ 1,137 268 22.2 18.9-25.9 358 26.3 23.1-29.6 227 20.1 17.1-23.4 108 12.3 9.7-15.5 176 19.1 15.6-23.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 644 204 26.9 21.8-32.7 205 28.4 23.0-34.4 99 13.5 10.2-17.6 45 6.8 4.5-10.0 91 24.5 17.7-32.7
No 2,085 560 21.6 19.2-24.1 641 27.4 24.7-30.2 353 18.5 15.9-21.3 182 10.7 8.8-13.0 349 21.9 18.9-25.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 369 99 21.3 16.1-27.6 110 28.1 21.9-35.3 79 25.6 19.2-33.4 18 3.3 1.7- 6.2 63 21.7 14.9-30.5
Non-Veteran 2,241 614 23.5 21.0-26.1 711 27.7 25.1-30.5 353 15.6 13.4-18.1 205 11.3 9.4-13.5 358 21.9 18.8-25.3

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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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