BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (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: Western 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
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
-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
GENDER
Male	477	3	0.5	0.1- 1.8	112	28.9	20.8-38.6	116	25.6	19.5-32.8	152	31.2	25.1-38.0	94	13.9	10.7-17.8
Female	540	4	1.1	0.2- 5.4	178	35.1	29.8-40.7	142	26.7	22.0-31.9	172	31.4	26.6-36.6	44	5.7	4.1- 8.0
RACE
White	949	6	0.7	0.2- 2.5	270	31.5	26.0-37.5	233	25.8	21.5-30.5	308	31.0	27.0-35.4	132	11.1	9.0-13.6
African American	20	0	0.0	. - .	6	13.9	4.2-36.9	9	35.6	13.7-65.8	4	48.1	18.9-78.6	1	2.5	0.3-16.8
Other Minorities	45	1	3.2	0.4-20.0	13	46.2	24.9-69.0	16	25.7	11.3-48.5	11	22.0	9.3-43.8	4	2.9	0.6-12.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	0	0.0	. - .	6	67.9	39.4-87.3	4	17.0	5.7-41.0	1	7.0	0.9-37.4	1	8.1	1.1-40.9
Non-Hispanic	1,004	7	0.8	0.3- 2.4	284	31.2	25.9-37.0	254	26.2	22.1-30.8	322	31.5	27.3-36.0	137	10.4	8.4-12.7
AGE
18-24	28	0	0.0	. - .	11	55.9	27.0-81.2	10	25.6	10.3-50.8	7	18.5	6.7-41.7	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	87	0	0.0	. - .	30	30.7	20.4-43.5	21	25.3	15.9-37.8	33	41.6	29.5-54.9	3	2.3	0.7- 7.3
35-44	145	2	2.9	0.7-12.2	55	33.7	24.9-43.8	40	31.5	20.5-45.1	44	28.2	20.3-37.8	4	3.6	1.3- 9.6
45-54	212	0	0.0	. - .	58	29.0	22.5-36.6	60	28.8	22.1-36.6	73	30.9	24.5-38.2	21	11.2	7.2-17.2
55-64	240	2	0.5	0.1- 2.3	67	25.8	20.2-32.3	57	21.8	16.6-28.2	83	36.0	29.5-43.2	31	15.8	10.6-23.0
65+	297	3	0.7	0.2- 2.4	63	23.4	18.0-29.8	69	22.5	16.8-29.4	83	27.8	22.2-34.2	79	25.6	20.5-31.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	54	0	0.0	. - .	19	56.7	27.6-81.9	20	28.4	11.8-54.1	9	7.4	2.6-19.3	6	7.4	2.1-23.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	236	2	0.8	0.2- 4.3	77	36.1	27.9-45.1	68	28.8	21.8-36.9	66	27.9	21.0-36.0	23	6.4	3.9-10.5
Some Post-H.S.	274	4	1.9	0.4- 8.2	90	32.8	25.3-41.3	61	27.6	18.7-38.6	76	27.7	20.8-35.8	43	10.1	7.1-14.2
College Graduate	453	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	104	22.4	18.0-27.3	109	22.9	18.3-28.2	173	41.2	35.3-47.4	66	13.4	10.3-17.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	62	2	1.3	0.3- 5.1	17	24.3	13.6-39.5	17	21.9	12.6-35.3	15	32.0	18.6-49.3	11	20.5	9.4-39.1
$15,000- 24,999	134	2	2.0	0.5- 8.6	42	32.7	23.2-44.0	45	30.6	21.6-41.4	27	23.6	14.9-35.3	18	11.0	6.3-18.4
$25,000- 34,999	111	0	0.0	. - .	31	27.3	18.3-38.6	29	29.1	19.0-41.8	35	34.0	23.0-47.0	16	9.6	5.3-16.9
$35,000- 49,999	148	0	0.0	. - .	52	40.2	30.0-51.3	43	31.7	21.9-43.4	39	20.3	13.9-28.6	14	7.9	4.5-13.4
$50,000-74,999	182	0	0.0	. - .	55	36.0	27.0-46.1	45	23.0	16.1-31.7	62	32.3	24.7-40.9	20	8.7	5.4-13.8
$75,000+	266	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	61	19.7	14.7-26.0	52	23.5	15.3-34.3	113	44.3	35.6-53.3	39	12.3	8.5-17.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	282	3	2.1	0.4- 9.6	87	34.4	27.7-41.9	75	24.6	18.8-31.5	76	26.5	20.3-33.7	41	12.4	8.6-17.6
No	690	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4	193	28.4	23.9-33.3	168	26.4	21.5-32.0	235	34.9	30.1-40.0	91	10.0	7.8-12.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	156	0	0.0	. - .	30	21.5	14.5-30.7	34	21.8	14.2-31.9	58	37.1	28.5-46.5	34	19.6	13.7-27.3
Non-Veteran	765	6	0.5	0.2- 1.3	234	33.4	27.1-40.3	199	26.7	21.9-32.1	237	30.9	26.0-36.2	89	8.5	6.6-11.1

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

-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

GENDER

Male

477

0.5

0.1- 1.8

112

28.9

20.8-38.6

116

25.6

19.5-32.8

152

31.2

25.1-38.0

13.9

10.7-17.8

Female

540

1.1

0.2- 5.4

178

35.1

29.8-40.7

142

26.7

22.0-31.9

172

31.4

26.6-36.6

5.7

4.1- 8.0

RACE

White

949

0.7

0.2- 2.5

270

31.5

26.0-37.5

233

25.8

21.5-30.5

308

31.0

27.0-35.4

132

11.1

9.0-13.6

African American

0.0

. - .

13.9

4.2-36.9

35.6

13.7-65.8

48.1

18.9-78.6

2.5

0.3-16.8

Other Minorities

3.2

0.4-20.0

46.2

24.9-69.0

25.7

11.3-48.5

22.0

9.3-43.8

2.9

0.6-12.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

67.9

39.4-87.3

17.0

5.7-41.0

7.0

0.9-37.4

8.1

1.1-40.9

Non-Hispanic

1,004

0.8

0.3- 2.4

284

31.2

25.9-37.0

254

26.2

22.1-30.8

322

31.5

27.3-36.0

137

10.4

8.4-12.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

55.9

27.0-81.2

25.6

10.3-50.8

18.5

6.7-41.7

0.0

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

30.7

20.4-43.5

25.3

15.9-37.8

41.6

29.5-54.9

2.3

0.7- 7.3

35-44

145

2.9

0.7-12.2

33.7

24.9-43.8

31.5

20.5-45.1

28.2

20.3-37.8

3.6

1.3- 9.6

45-54

212

0.0

. - .

29.0

22.5-36.6

28.8

22.1-36.6

30.9

24.5-38.2

11.2

7.2-17.2

55-64

240

0.5

0.1- 2.3

25.8

20.2-32.3

21.8

16.6-28.2

36.0

29.5-43.2

15.8

10.6-23.0

65+

297

0.7

0.2- 2.4

23.4

18.0-29.8

22.5

16.8-29.4

27.8

22.2-34.2

25.6

20.5-31.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

0.0

. - .

56.7

27.6-81.9

28.4

11.8-54.1

7.4

2.6-19.3

7.4

2.1-23.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

236

0.8

0.2- 4.3

36.1

27.9-45.1

28.8

21.8-36.9

27.9

21.0-36.0

6.4

3.9-10.5

Some Post-H.S.

274

1.9

0.4- 8.2

32.8

25.3-41.3

27.6

18.7-38.6

27.7

20.8-35.8

10.1

7.1-14.2

College Graduate

453

0.1

0.0- 1.0

104

22.4

18.0-27.3

109

22.9

18.3-28.2

173

41.2

35.3-47.4

13.4

10.3-17.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1.3

0.3- 5.1

24.3

13.6-39.5

21.9

12.6-35.3

32.0

18.6-49.3

20.5

9.4-39.1

$15,000- 24,999

134

2.0

0.5- 8.6

32.7

23.2-44.0

30.6

21.6-41.4

23.6

14.9-35.3

11.0

6.3-18.4

$25,000- 34,999

111

0.0

. - .

27.3

18.3-38.6

29.1

19.0-41.8

34.0

23.0-47.0

9.6

5.3-16.9

$35,000- 49,999

148

0.0

. - .

40.2

30.0-51.3

31.7

21.9-43.4

20.3

13.9-28.6

7.9

4.5-13.4

$50,000-74,999

182

0.0

. - .

36.0

27.0-46.1

23.0

16.1-31.7

32.3

24.7-40.9

8.7

5.4-13.8

$75,000+

266

0.2

0.0- 1.5

19.7

14.7-26.0

23.5

15.3-34.3

113

44.3

35.6-53.3

12.3

8.5-17.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

282

2.1

0.4- 9.6

34.4

27.7-41.9

24.6

18.8-31.5

26.5

20.3-33.7

12.4

8.6-17.6

690

0.4

0.1- 1.4

193

28.4

23.9-33.3

168

26.4

21.5-32.0

235

34.9

30.1-40.0

10.0

7.8-12.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

156

0.0

. - .

21.5

14.5-30.7

21.8

14.2-31.9

37.1

28.5-46.5

19.6

13.7-27.3

Non-Veteran

765

0.5

0.2- 1.3

234

33.4

27.1-40.3

199

26.7

21.9-32.1

237

30.9

26.0-36.2

8.5

6.6-11.1

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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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