BRFSS 2010 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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
North Carolina	4,541	1,386	26.3	24.4-28.3	1,373	27.2	25.2-29.2	698	15.6	13.9-17.4	375	8.8	7.6-10.2	709	22.1	20.0-24.5
-Eastern NC	1,053	294	27.7	23.4-32.5	307	26.2	22.1-30.9	157	13.6	10.4-17.7	97	8.4	6.4-11.0	198	24.0	19.6-28.9
GENDER
Male	455	80	19.0	13.9-25.5	105	23.3	17.5-30.4	81	14.2	10.6-18.8	45	9.0	6.0-13.2	144	34.4	27.8-41.7
Female	598	214	38.1	31.5-45.3	202	29.7	24.2-35.9	76	12.9	7.8-20.7	52	7.8	5.4-10.9	54	11.5	7.1-17.9
RACE
White	796	210	26.0	21.3-31.4	229	24.7	20.0-30.2	128	15.3	11.3-20.5	79	9.2	6.8-12.4	150	24.7	19.5-30.8
African American	183	60	29.6	19.8-41.9	61	36.3	26.2-47.8	18	6.9	3.7-12.5	15	7.8	4.0-14.7	29	19.3	12.3-28.9
Other Minorities	72	24	39.8	23.6-58.4	16	18.5	10.0-31.7	11	12.5	4.8-28.7	3	2.6	0.8- 8.3	18	26.7	14.6-43.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	38	8	32.5	13.6-59.6	10	17.0	7.6-33.8	11	28.2	13.1-50.6	2	2.4	0.6- 9.8	7	19.8	7.7-42.2
Non-Hispanic	1,013	285	27.5	23.1-32.3	297	26.8	22.5-31.6	146	12.8	9.6-17.0	95	8.8	6.6-11.5	190	24.1	19.7-29.2
AGE
18-24	51	14	25.4	12.6-44.5	11	18.5	7.4-39.0	5	14.7	4.0-41.4	4	4.3	1.2-13.7	17	37.2	20.3-57.8
25-34	137	31	25.5	15.5-39.1	30	22.0	13.4-33.9	19	12.4	6.6-22.1	16	10.9	5.8-19.5	41	29.2	19.3-41.5
35-44	195	44	27.2	18.6-37.9	53	30.1	21.0-41.1	37	12.3	8.1-18.4	16	6.6	3.3-12.8	45	23.7	16.2-33.3
45-54	243	59	25.6	18.5-34.2	71	25.9	19.3-33.9	34	11.0	7.0-16.8	24	11.1	6.7-17.8	55	26.4	19.2-35.3
55-64	221	73	31.5	23.0-41.5	69	29.5	21.4-39.1	36	18.4	11.8-27.4	17	7.7	4.1-13.9	26	13.0	7.1-22.6
65+	200	71	34.6	26.0-44.3	72	33.1	24.7-42.7	26	16.2	10.2-24.8	19	9.6	5.1-17.3	12	6.5	3.2-13.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	51	14	28.5	14.6-48.0	12	16.1	7.0-32.8	5	5.6	2.1-14.2	4	6.4	1.3-27.0	16	43.5	25.5-63.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	245	66	28.5	19.8-39.2	64	24.1	15.9-34.8	31	11.8	7.0-19.0	22	6.1	3.3-11.0	62	29.6	21.0-39.9
Some Post-H.S.	312	83	22.5	16.1-30.5	100	28.9	21.1-38.1	42	14.9	8.0-26.2	28	9.4	5.9-14.8	59	24.2	16.1-34.7
College Graduate	445	131	31.7	25.1-39.3	131	27.1	21.4-33.5	79	15.1	11.3-20.0	43	9.7	6.4-14.3	61	16.4	11.5-22.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	69	23	42.0	23.7-62.9	14	9.0	4.2-18.2	8	19.1	7.2-42.0	7	8.3	2.2-26.6	17	21.6	10.5-39.4
$15,000- 24,999	127	32	23.3	13.6-36.8	40	26.2	16.1-39.5	12	7.0	3.5-13.5	13	6.6	3.3-12.9	30	36.9	23.6-52.5
$25,000- 34,999	98	28	24.8	13.6-40.8	33	42.6	26.5-60.4	11	5.4	2.2-13.1	8	6.8	2.7-16.0	18	20.4	11.2-34.3
$35,000- 49,999	149	41	22.8	14.5-34.0	39	29.6	19.3-42.3	32	21.8	13.5-33.2	9	6.2	2.6-13.6	28	19.7	12.1-30.4
$50,000-74,999	175	43	25.1	17.1-35.3	63	35.1	26.0-45.4	22	8.5	4.6-15.1	15	9.3	4.5-18.1	32	22.0	13.4-34.0
$75,000+	330	91	26.9	19.7-35.6	85	20.8	14.5-28.8	60	15.3	10.9-21.1	35	10.3	6.5-15.8	59	26.7	18.3-37.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	292	92	28.4	21.0-37.2	74	24.1	17.4-32.4	40	12.6	8.1-18.9	29	11.0	6.7-17.6	57	23.9	16.4-33.6
No	722	190	26.3	21.4-31.9	223	27.1	22.0-32.9	112	14.3	10.1-19.7	62	7.6	5.5-10.6	135	24.7	19.4-30.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	207	36	18.1	11.2-28.0	57	32.5	23.5-43.1	34	12.5	8.2-18.6	24	11.9	7.1-19.4	56	24.9	17.7-33.9
Non-Veteran	846	258	30.2	25.2-35.8	250	24.6	20.1-29.7	123	13.9	10.1-18.9	73	7.5	5.4-10.3	142	23.7	18.7-29.6

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,541

1,386

26.3

24.4-28.3

1,373

27.2

25.2-29.2

698

15.6

13.9-17.4

375

8.8

7.6-10.2

709

22.1

20.0-24.5

-Eastern NC

1,053

294

27.7

23.4-32.5

307

26.2

22.1-30.9

157

13.6

10.4-17.7

8.4

6.4-11.0

198

24.0

19.6-28.9

GENDER

Male

455

19.0

13.9-25.5

105

23.3

17.5-30.4

14.2

10.6-18.8

9.0

6.0-13.2

144

34.4

27.8-41.7

Female

598

214

38.1

31.5-45.3

202

29.7

24.2-35.9

12.9

7.8-20.7

7.8

5.4-10.9

11.5

7.1-17.9

RACE

White

796

210

26.0

21.3-31.4

229

24.7

20.0-30.2

128

15.3

11.3-20.5

9.2

6.8-12.4

150

24.7

19.5-30.8

African American

183

29.6

19.8-41.9

36.3

26.2-47.8

6.9

3.7-12.5

7.8

4.0-14.7

19.3

12.3-28.9

Other Minorities

39.8

23.6-58.4

18.5

10.0-31.7

12.5

4.8-28.7

2.6

0.8- 8.3

26.7

14.6-43.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

32.5

13.6-59.6

17.0

7.6-33.8

28.2

13.1-50.6

2.4

0.6- 9.8

19.8

7.7-42.2

Non-Hispanic

1,013

285

27.5

23.1-32.3

297

26.8

22.5-31.6

146

12.8

9.6-17.0

8.8

6.6-11.5

190

24.1

19.7-29.2

AGE

18-24

25.4

12.6-44.5

18.5

7.4-39.0

14.7

4.0-41.4

4.3

1.2-13.7

37.2

20.3-57.8

25-34

137

25.5

15.5-39.1

22.0

13.4-33.9

12.4

6.6-22.1

10.9

5.8-19.5

29.2

19.3-41.5

35-44

195

27.2

18.6-37.9

30.1

21.0-41.1

12.3

8.1-18.4

6.6

3.3-12.8

23.7

16.2-33.3

45-54

243

25.6

18.5-34.2

25.9

19.3-33.9

11.0

7.0-16.8

11.1

6.7-17.8

26.4

19.2-35.3

55-64

221

31.5

23.0-41.5

29.5

21.4-39.1

18.4

11.8-27.4

7.7

4.1-13.9

13.0

7.1-22.6

65+

200

34.6

26.0-44.3

33.1

24.7-42.7

16.2

10.2-24.8

9.6

5.1-17.3

6.5

3.2-13.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

28.5

14.6-48.0

16.1

7.0-32.8

5.6

2.1-14.2

6.4

1.3-27.0

43.5

25.5-63.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

245

28.5

19.8-39.2

24.1

15.9-34.8

11.8

7.0-19.0

6.1

3.3-11.0

29.6

21.0-39.9

Some Post-H.S.

312

22.5

16.1-30.5

100

28.9

21.1-38.1

14.9

8.0-26.2

9.4

5.9-14.8

24.2

16.1-34.7

College Graduate

445

131

31.7

25.1-39.3

131

27.1

21.4-33.5

15.1

11.3-20.0

9.7

6.4-14.3

16.4

11.5-22.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

42.0

23.7-62.9

9.0

4.2-18.2

19.1

7.2-42.0

8.3

2.2-26.6

21.6

10.5-39.4

$15,000- 24,999

127

23.3

13.6-36.8

26.2

16.1-39.5

7.0

3.5-13.5

6.6

3.3-12.9

36.9

23.6-52.5

$25,000- 34,999

24.8

13.6-40.8

42.6

26.5-60.4

5.4

2.2-13.1

6.8

2.7-16.0

20.4

11.2-34.3

$35,000- 49,999

149

22.8

14.5-34.0

29.6

19.3-42.3

21.8

13.5-33.2

6.2

2.6-13.6

19.7

12.1-30.4

$50,000-74,999

175

25.1

17.1-35.3

35.1

26.0-45.4

8.5

4.6-15.1

9.3

4.5-18.1

22.0

13.4-34.0

$75,000+

330

26.9

19.7-35.6

20.8

14.5-28.8

15.3

10.9-21.1

10.3

6.5-15.8

26.7

18.3-37.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

292

28.4

21.0-37.2

24.1

17.4-32.4

12.6

8.1-18.9

11.0

6.7-17.6

23.9

16.4-33.6

722

190

26.3

21.4-31.9

223

27.1

22.0-32.9

112

14.3

10.1-19.7

7.6

5.5-10.6

135

24.7

19.4-30.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

207

18.1

11.2-28.0

32.5

23.5-43.1

12.5

8.2-18.6

11.9

7.1-19.4

24.9

17.7-33.9

Non-Veteran

846

258

30.2

25.2-35.8

250

24.6

20.1-29.7

123

13.9

10.1-18.9

7.5

5.4-10.3

142

23.7

18.7-29.6

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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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