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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 993 319 25.7 22.2-29.6 291 24.2 20.8-28.0 177 18.7 15.5-22.4 69 10.4 5.8-17.8 137 21.0 16.7-26.0
GENDER
Male 453 103 17.1 13.0-22.3 99 18.1 14.0-23.1 107 21.7 16.9-27.4 37 12.3 5.3-26.1 107 30.7 23.7-38.8
Female 540 216 36.4 31.4-41.8 192 31.7 26.8-37.0 70 15.0 11.2-19.9 32 8.0 5.1-12.4 30 8.9 5.6-13.9
RACE
White 935 305 26.1 22.5-30.0 281 25.1 21.5-29.0 165 18.6 15.3-22.4 63 10.8 5.9-18.9 121 19.5 15.4-24.4
African American 16 5 13.3 3.8-36.9 3 7.0 1.7-24.9 5 20.2 6.0-50.1 0 0.0 . - . 3 59.5 26.7-85.6
Other Minorities 38 8 25.9 8.9-55.5 7 20.4 7.9-43.5 6 18.4 6.3-43.0 5 10.0 2.2-35.7 12 25.3 8.7-54.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 13 6 25.5 7.7-58.2 4 23.8 6.5-58.2 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 3 50.7 15.9-84.8
Non-Hispanic 978 313 25.8 22.2-29.7 287 24.2 20.8-28.1 176 19.0 15.7-22.7 68 10.6 5.9-18.1 134 20.4 16.2-25.4
AGE
18-24 26 4 5.8 1.6-18.6 4 10.6 2.6-34.1 5 13.2 4.3-34.0 4 42.4 14.0-76.9 9 28.1 11.1-55.0
25-34 86 19 17.9 10.0-30.0 15 14.0 7.9-23.5 19 24.4 15.3-36.6 9 6.2 3.0-12.5 24 37.6 25.2-51.8
35-44 140 39 21.2 14.7-29.6 37 28.6 20.1-38.9 22 14.4 9.0-22.2 12 8.6 4.6-15.5 30 27.2 16.0-42.2
45-54 208 52 27.0 20.2-35.1 55 22.5 17.0-29.1 40 20.6 14.6-28.2 19 9.5 5.8-15.1 42 20.5 14.7-27.8
55-64 234 74 31.4 25.1-38.4 88 33.9 27.6-41.0 39 18.1 12.7-25.1 10 4.8 2.4- 9.4 23 11.8 7.7-17.5
65+ 292 129 43.5 36.7-50.5 88 30.5 24.7-37.1 52 19.4 14.6-25.4 14 4.0 2.3- 6.9 9 2.6 1.2- 5.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 8 9.3 3.0-25.5 9 11.1 3.8-28.2 9 14.7 4.9-36.5 4 43.9 11.9-81.9 15 21.0 7.6-46.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 225 74 29.3 21.8-38.1 55 19.5 14.2-26.2 37 16.4 11.0-23.7 12 6.4 3.3-11.9 47 28.5 20.7-37.9
Some Post-H.S. 274 96 27.2 20.7-34.8 86 25.2 18.8-33.0 39 15.9 10.7-23.1 17 7.2 3.6-13.9 36 24.5 15.5-36.4
College Graduate 449 141 26.0 21.6-30.8 141 28.7 23.9-34.1 92 22.9 18.1-28.5 36 8.2 5.7-11.7 39 14.2 9.3-21.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 17 24.3 13.5-39.8 13 22.6 11.0-40.8 10 27.0 13.4-46.8 4 3.9 1.3-11.1 10 22.2 11.2-39.2
$15,000- 24,999 121 44 28.0 19.8-38.0 28 22.8 15.0-33.1 24 17.1 10.8-26.1 5 7.3 2.3-20.8 20 24.7 15.0-37.9
$25,000- 34,999 108 39 30.6 21.3-42.0 26 19.3 11.6-30.2 21 19.1 11.3-30.6 7 5.8 2.3-14.0 15 25.1 14.5-39.9
$35,000- 49,999 151 52 28.2 19.7-38.6 49 25.6 17.9-35.3 21 20.9 12.5-32.7 7 7.0 2.2-20.1 22 18.3 11.1-28.7
$50,000-74,999 181 61 29.5 22.4-37.8 53 29.0 20.9-38.7 33 21.0 14.2-30.0 10 4.7 2.4- 9.2 24 15.8 9.6-24.9
$75,000+ 263 64 19.3 14.3-25.4 87 26.7 20.6-33.8 53 17.8 12.8-24.3 27 11.0 7.1-16.5 32 25.2 15.6-38.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 269 99 32.5 26.0-39.8 76 26.1 20.2-33.0 48 19.3 13.8-26.3 17 7.6 4.0-14.1 29 14.5 9.1-22.1
No 681 210 25.3 21.3-29.7 201 24.6 20.7-29.0 122 19.7 15.9-24.1 47 7.0 4.8-10.0 101 23.4 18.2-29.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 150 41 28.7 20.2-39.0 40 25.5 18.3-34.3 35 23.7 16.3-33.1 15 11.7 6.5-20.1 19 10.4 6.3-16.7
Non-Veteran 748 252 25.6 21.6-30.0 228 24.4 20.4-28.9 121 17.5 13.9-21.7 48 10.8 5.3-20.5 99 21.8 16.7-28.0

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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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