BRFSS 2010 - Eastern 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?*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	4,708	50	0.7	0.4- 1.1	1,286	28.9	26.8-31.0	1,394	31.4	29.2-33.7	1,484	31.1	29.0-33.3	494	7.9	6.9- 9.0
-Eastern NC	1,097	12	0.5	0.3- 1.0	326	34.7	30.1-39.7	319	28.2	24.1-32.7	322	27.2	22.8-32.1	118	9.4	7.0-12.4
GENDER
Male	477	3	0.1	0.0- 0.5	115	30.0	23.8-37.0	133	27.1	21.3-33.7	163	31.6	25.4-38.5	63	11.2	7.8-15.8
Female	620	9	0.9	0.4- 2.0	211	40.5	33.7-47.6	186	29.5	24.0-35.7	159	21.9	16.2-28.9	55	7.2	4.5-11.5
RACE
White	827	10	0.5	0.2- 1.1	220	29.9	24.8-35.6	238	27.5	22.7-32.9	268	32.0	26.5-38.0	91	10.1	7.2-14.0
African American	190	2	0.7	0.1- 3.0	75	50.4	39.4-61.3	53	25.4	17.8-34.9	39	15.1	9.7-22.6	21	8.5	4.7-14.8
Other Minorities	78	0	0.0	. - .	30	43.7	28.3-60.5	28	39.8	25.1-56.7	14	11.1	5.5-21.1	6	5.4	2.0-13.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	42	0	0.0	. - .	15	47.5	27.6-68.2	14	33.4	16.6-55.8	9	12.8	5.7-26.3	4	6.3	2.0-18.4
Non-Hispanic	1,052	12	0.5	0.3- 1.0	308	33.9	29.1-39.0	305	27.9	23.7-32.5	313	28.1	23.6-33.2	114	9.6	7.1-12.8
AGE
18-24	52	0	0.0	. - .	26	47.3	28.7-66.8	12	16.0	6.2-35.4	13	32.4	15.6-55.5	1	4.3	0.6-24.9
25-34	144	0	0.0	. - .	50	32.9	22.3-45.5	50	37.8	26.9-50.0	39	24.4	15.6-36.0	5	5.0	1.4-16.5
35-44	205	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	70	38.5	29.0-49.0	64	32.2	23.5-42.4	60	25.4	18.1-34.4	10	3.5	1.3- 9.1
45-54	250	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4	71	33.9	26.0-42.8	74	28.2	21.2-36.3	77	26.2	19.5-34.1	27	11.6	7.2-18.0
55-64	231	4	0.9	0.3- 2.8	66	27.5	19.6-37.0	59	24.2	17.2-32.9	72	30.4	22.5-39.7	30	17.0	9.8-27.8
65+	208	6	2.4	0.9- 6.1	40	22.8	15.4-32.4	60	25.6	18.6-34.0	59	26.8	19.4-35.8	43	22.4	15.4-31.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	61	0	0.0	. - .	24	43.0	27.2-60.4	15	29.0	14.9-48.7	10	12.8	5.5-27.0	12	15.2	6.6-31.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	263	6	0.7	0.3- 1.9	86	40.3	30.6-50.8	73	30.3	21.9-40.3	65	20.3	14.2-28.3	33	8.4	4.7-14.5
Some Post-H.S.	319	2	0.2	0.0- 0.8	98	33.1	25.1-42.3	103	29.6	22.1-38.4	92	30.5	21.0-42.1	24	6.5	3.1-13.0
College Graduate	454	4	0.7	0.2- 2.0	118	30.0	23.4-37.5	128	24.9	19.6-31.0	155	32.6	26.5-39.4	49	11.8	7.9-17.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	71	0	0.0	. - .	23	38.2	20.1-60.4	17	31.4	16.9-50.7	21	16.6	8.6-29.6	10	13.8	5.0-32.8
$15,000- 24,999	135	0	0.0	. - .	55	52.0	38.7-65.1	41	31.3	20.3-44.8	26	10.7	6.3-17.6	13	6.0	3.1-11.5
$25,000- 34,999	107	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2	38	33.5	21.0-48.7	25	28.6	14.8-48.2	29	25.5	15.1-39.5	13	11.9	4.3-29.0
$35,000- 49,999	152	0	0.0	. - .	45	30.5	20.8-42.3	52	32.8	22.9-44.4	40	24.1	15.0-36.2	15	12.7	6.3-24.0
$50,000-74,999	180	2	0.3	0.1- 1.3	47	25.8	18.1-35.4	62	40.4	30.3-51.3	54	26.2	17.7-37.0	15	7.3	3.6-14.0
$75,000+	334	3	0.6	0.2- 1.9	85	32.5	24.3-41.9	92	19.8	14.8-26.0	117	36.0	27.5-45.5	37	11.1	6.7-17.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	307	3	0.4	0.1- 1.8	91	34.9	26.4-44.3	98	32.5	25.0-40.9	82	23.1	16.8-30.8	33	9.2	5.6-14.7
No	740	9	0.6	0.3- 1.2	221	33.9	28.4-39.9	202	26.3	21.3-31.9	226	29.4	23.8-35.7	82	9.8	6.9-13.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	209	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	55	27.4	19.5-37.0	55	30.6	21.6-41.3	68	30.9	22.4-41.0	30	11.0	6.7-17.4
Non-Veteran	888	11	0.6	0.3- 1.2	271	36.6	31.2-42.4	264	27.5	23.0-32.6	254	26.3	21.3-31.9	88	9.0	6.4-12.6

Total
Respond.^

No drinks

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,708

0.7

0.4- 1.1

1,286

28.9

26.8-31.0

1,394

31.4

29.2-33.7

1,484

31.1

29.0-33.3

494

7.9

6.9- 9.0

-Eastern NC

1,097

0.5

0.3- 1.0

326

34.7

30.1-39.7

319

28.2

24.1-32.7

322

27.2

22.8-32.1

118

9.4

7.0-12.4

GENDER

Male

477

0.1

0.0- 0.5

115

30.0

23.8-37.0

133

27.1

21.3-33.7

163

31.6

25.4-38.5

11.2

7.8-15.8

Female

620

0.9

0.4- 2.0

211

40.5

33.7-47.6

186

29.5

24.0-35.7

159

21.9

16.2-28.9

7.2

4.5-11.5

RACE

White

827

0.5

0.2- 1.1

220

29.9

24.8-35.6

238

27.5

22.7-32.9

268

32.0

26.5-38.0

10.1

7.2-14.0

African American

190

0.7

0.1- 3.0

50.4

39.4-61.3

25.4

17.8-34.9

15.1

9.7-22.6

8.5

4.7-14.8

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

43.7

28.3-60.5

39.8

25.1-56.7

11.1

5.5-21.1

5.4

2.0-13.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

47.5

27.6-68.2

33.4

16.6-55.8

12.8

5.7-26.3

6.3

2.0-18.4

Non-Hispanic

1,052

0.5

0.3- 1.0

308

33.9

29.1-39.0

305

27.9

23.7-32.5

313

28.1

23.6-33.2

114

9.6

7.1-12.8

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

47.3

28.7-66.8

16.0

6.2-35.4

32.4

15.6-55.5

4.3

0.6-24.9

25-34

144

0.0

. - .

32.9

22.3-45.5

37.8

26.9-50.0

24.4

15.6-36.0

5.0

1.4-16.5

35-44

205

0.4

0.0- 2.5

38.5

29.0-49.0

32.2

23.5-42.4

25.4

18.1-34.4

3.5

1.3- 9.1

45-54

250

0.2

0.0- 1.4

33.9

26.0-42.8

28.2

21.2-36.3

26.2

19.5-34.1

11.6

7.2-18.0

55-64

231

0.9

0.3- 2.8

27.5

19.6-37.0

24.2

17.2-32.9

30.4

22.5-39.7

17.0

9.8-27.8

65+

208

2.4

0.9- 6.1

22.8

15.4-32.4

25.6

18.6-34.0

26.8

19.4-35.8

22.4

15.4-31.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

0.0

. - .

43.0

27.2-60.4

29.0

14.9-48.7

12.8

5.5-27.0

15.2

6.6-31.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

263

0.7

0.3- 1.9

40.3

30.6-50.8

30.3

21.9-40.3

20.3

14.2-28.3

8.4

4.7-14.5

Some Post-H.S.

319

0.2

0.0- 0.8

33.1

25.1-42.3

103

29.6

22.1-38.4

30.5

21.0-42.1

6.5

3.1-13.0

College Graduate

454

0.7

0.2- 2.0

118

30.0

23.4-37.5

128

24.9

19.6-31.0

155

32.6

26.5-39.4

11.8

7.9-17.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

0.0

. - .

38.2

20.1-60.4

31.4

16.9-50.7

16.6

8.6-29.6

13.8

5.0-32.8

$15,000- 24,999

135

0.0

. - .

52.0

38.7-65.1

31.3

20.3-44.8

10.7

6.3-17.6

6.0

3.1-11.5

$25,000- 34,999

107

0.5

0.1- 2.2

33.5

21.0-48.7

28.6

14.8-48.2

25.5

15.1-39.5

11.9

4.3-29.0

$35,000- 49,999

152

0.0

. - .

30.5

20.8-42.3

32.8

22.9-44.4

24.1

15.0-36.2

12.7

6.3-24.0

$50,000-74,999

180

0.3

0.1- 1.3

25.8

18.1-35.4

40.4

30.3-51.3

26.2

17.7-37.0

7.3

3.6-14.0

$75,000+

334

0.6

0.2- 1.9

32.5

24.3-41.9

19.8

14.8-26.0

117

36.0

27.5-45.5

11.1

6.7-17.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

307

0.4

0.1- 1.8

34.9

26.4-44.3

32.5

25.0-40.9

23.1

16.8-30.8

9.2

5.6-14.7

740

0.6

0.3- 1.2

221

33.9

28.4-39.9

202

26.3

21.3-31.9

226

29.4

23.8-35.7

9.8

6.9-13.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

209

0.1

0.0- 0.8

27.4

19.5-37.0

30.6

21.6-41.3

30.9

22.4-41.0

11.0

6.7-17.4

Non-Veteran

888

0.6

0.3- 1.2

271

36.6

31.2-42.4

264

27.5

23.0-32.6

254

26.3

21.3-31.9

9.0

6.4-12.6

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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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