BRFSS 2010 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	2,963	30	0.6	0.3- 1.3	801	27.4	25.0-30.0	893	33.1	30.2-36.0	963	32.5	29.8-35.3	276	6.4	5.4- 7.5
GENDER
Male	1,353	10	0.6	0.2- 2.0	288	22.3	19.1-26.0	392	33.4	29.2-37.8	500	36.1	32.1-40.4	163	7.5	6.1- 9.2
Female	1,610	20	0.7	0.4- 1.1	513	34.3	30.9-37.8	501	32.6	29.1-36.3	463	27.6	24.6-30.7	113	4.9	3.7- 6.3
RACE
White	2,481	23	0.4	0.3- 0.7	626	25.9	23.4-28.6	739	31.7	28.8-34.8	849	34.9	32.0-37.9	244	7.0	5.9- 8.3
African American	342	5	0.7	0.3- 1.8	125	33.5	26.7-41.1	109	31.8	24.6-39.9	84	29.3	21.9-37.9	19	4.8	2.5- 8.9
Other Minorities	123	2	2.4	0.4-13.8	47	29.8	18.9-43.5	36	45.3	31.4-59.9	25	18.1	9.9-30.8	13	4.4	2.2- 8.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	82	1	2.9	0.4-18.0	34	30.9	18.7-46.6	24	46.1	29.8-63.2	18	18.2	8.4-34.9	5	1.9	0.7- 5.2
Non-Hispanic	2,873	29	0.5	0.3- 0.7	766	27.2	24.8-29.8	867	32.1	29.3-34.9	940	33.5	30.8-36.3	271	6.8	5.7- 7.9
AGE
18-24	76	0	0.0	. - .	20	28.1	17.2-42.5	30	41.3	27.9-56.1	23	27.8	16.7-42.4	3	2.8	0.8- 9.7
25-34	290	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4	96	28.3	22.5-35.0	103	40.1	32.4-48.3	83	29.6	23.0-37.1	7	2.0	0.8- 4.6
35-44	582	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9	177	30.0	25.5-34.9	196	32.7	28.0-37.6	185	32.5	27.9-37.5	23	4.0	2.4- 6.5
45-54	708	4	0.4	0.1- 1.1	201	27.4	23.3-31.9	204	27.3	23.3-31.7	251	37.3	32.3-42.6	48	7.6	5.6-10.3
55-64	665	9	1.1	0.5- 2.3	174	26.7	22.6-31.2	182	26.7	22.8-31.1	240	37.0	32.6-41.6	60	8.5	6.3-11.4
65+	622	14	1.9	1.0- 3.6	129	18.9	15.5-22.8	171	30.3	25.8-35.2	175	27.1	23.1-31.5	133	21.8	18.0-26.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	116	4	4.1	0.8-17.9	44	28.7	17.9-42.6	33	44.6	29.1-61.1	27	21.1	11.0-36.8	8	1.6	0.7- 3.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	564	8	0.5	0.2- 1.2	173	30.2	24.1-37.2	185	36.6	29.5-44.4	138	25.6	19.4-33.0	60	7.0	4.8-10.1
Some Post-H.S.	702	9	0.6	0.3- 1.3	214	32.3	27.2-37.8	210	32.0	26.7-37.9	205	29.2	24.2-34.6	64	5.9	4.3- 8.0
College Graduate	1,579	9	0.3	0.1- 0.6	369	23.5	20.8-26.5	464	30.3	27.1-33.6	593	39.0	35.6-42.5	144	7.0	5.6- 8.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	123	5	5.4	1.1-22.5	50	38.6	26.9-51.8	34	32.5	20.4-47.5	20	15.2	8.3-26.2	14	8.3	3.9-16.7
$15,000- 24,999	263	5	1.2	0.4- 3.2	93	30.2	21.8-40.1	81	41.4	29.6-54.2	58	21.0	12.8-32.7	26	6.2	3.7-10.2
$25,000- 34,999	238	3	0.7	0.2- 2.8	78	33.0	24.2-43.2	70	34.3	24.2-46.0	66	28.4	19.8-38.9	21	3.6	2.1- 6.0
$35,000- 49,999	370	3	0.2	0.1- 0.8	90	29.7	22.2-38.5	125	34.5	27.2-42.5	105	27.0	20.5-34.7	47	8.6	6.0-12.1
$50,000-74,999	486	4	0.4	0.1- 1.3	135	26.4	21.3-32.2	143	30.5	24.8-36.9	163	35.9	29.8-42.4	41	6.8	4.7- 9.8
$75,000+	1,173	3	0.1	0.0- 0.5	258	23.9	20.6-27.5	350	31.7	27.8-35.8	459	37.5	33.7-41.4	103	6.8	5.2- 8.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	761	16	1.1	0.6- 1.9	234	33.2	27.6-39.3	214	28.9	23.4-35.0	206	28.2	22.5-34.7	91	8.7	6.6-11.3
No	2,087	13	0.3	0.2- 0.5	526	26.0	23.3-29.0	651	34.3	31.1-37.6	724	33.6	30.6-36.7	173	5.8	4.7- 7.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	424	5	0.7	0.2- 1.9	95	25.5	19.7-32.3	109	27.3	21.4-34.1	146	34.3	28.1-41.1	69	12.2	9.0-16.4
Non-Veteran	2,538	25	0.6	0.3- 1.4	705	27.6	25.0-30.4	784	33.9	30.8-37.1	817	32.3	29.4-35.3	207	5.6	4.6- 6.8

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

-Piedmont NC

2,963

0.6

0.3- 1.3

801

27.4

25.0-30.0

893

33.1

30.2-36.0

963

32.5

29.8-35.3

276

6.4

5.4- 7.5

GENDER

Male

1,353

0.6

0.2- 2.0

288

22.3

19.1-26.0

392

33.4

29.2-37.8

500

36.1

32.1-40.4

163

7.5

6.1- 9.2

Female

1,610

0.7

0.4- 1.1

513

34.3

30.9-37.8

501

32.6

29.1-36.3

463

27.6

24.6-30.7

113

4.9

3.7- 6.3

RACE

White

2,481

0.4

0.3- 0.7

626

25.9

23.4-28.6

739

31.7

28.8-34.8

849

34.9

32.0-37.9

244

7.0

5.9- 8.3

African American

342

0.7

0.3- 1.8

125

33.5

26.7-41.1

109

31.8

24.6-39.9

29.3

21.9-37.9

4.8

2.5- 8.9

Other Minorities

123

2.4

0.4-13.8

29.8

18.9-43.5

45.3

31.4-59.9

18.1

9.9-30.8

4.4

2.2- 8.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.9

0.4-18.0

30.9

18.7-46.6

46.1

29.8-63.2

18.2

8.4-34.9

1.9

0.7- 5.2

Non-Hispanic

2,873

0.5

0.3- 0.7

766

27.2

24.8-29.8

867

32.1

29.3-34.9

940

33.5

30.8-36.3

271

6.8

5.7- 7.9

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

28.1

17.2-42.5

41.3

27.9-56.1

27.8

16.7-42.4

2.8

0.8- 9.7

25-34

290

0.1

0.0- 0.4

28.3

22.5-35.0

103

40.1

32.4-48.3

29.6

23.0-37.1

2.0

0.8- 4.6

35-44

582

0.9

0.1- 5.9

177

30.0

25.5-34.9

196

32.7

28.0-37.6

185

32.5

27.9-37.5

4.0

2.4- 6.5

45-54

708

0.4

0.1- 1.1

201

27.4

23.3-31.9

204

27.3

23.3-31.7

251

37.3

32.3-42.6

7.6

5.6-10.3

55-64

665

1.1

0.5- 2.3

174

26.7

22.6-31.2

182

26.7

22.8-31.1

240

37.0

32.6-41.6

8.5

6.3-11.4

65+

622

1.9

1.0- 3.6

129

18.9

15.5-22.8

171

30.3

25.8-35.2

175

27.1

23.1-31.5

133

21.8

18.0-26.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

116

4.1

0.8-17.9

28.7

17.9-42.6

44.6

29.1-61.1

21.1

11.0-36.8

1.6

0.7- 3.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

564

0.5

0.2- 1.2

173

30.2

24.1-37.2

185

36.6

29.5-44.4

138

25.6

19.4-33.0

7.0

4.8-10.1

Some Post-H.S.

702

0.6

0.3- 1.3

214

32.3

27.2-37.8

210

32.0

26.7-37.9

205

29.2

24.2-34.6

5.9

4.3- 8.0

College Graduate

1,579

0.3

0.1- 0.6

369

23.5

20.8-26.5

464

30.3

27.1-33.6

593

39.0

35.6-42.5

144

7.0

5.6- 8.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

123

5.4

1.1-22.5

38.6

26.9-51.8

32.5

20.4-47.5

15.2

8.3-26.2

8.3

3.9-16.7

$15,000- 24,999

263

1.2

0.4- 3.2

30.2

21.8-40.1

41.4

29.6-54.2

21.0

12.8-32.7

6.2

3.7-10.2

$25,000- 34,999

238

0.7

0.2- 2.8

33.0

24.2-43.2

34.3

24.2-46.0

28.4

19.8-38.9

3.6

2.1- 6.0

$35,000- 49,999

370

0.2

0.1- 0.8

29.7

22.2-38.5

125

34.5

27.2-42.5

105

27.0

20.5-34.7

8.6

6.0-12.1

$50,000-74,999

486

0.4

0.1- 1.3

135

26.4

21.3-32.2

143

30.5

24.8-36.9

163

35.9

29.8-42.4

6.8

4.7- 9.8

$75,000+

1,173

0.1

0.0- 0.5

258

23.9

20.6-27.5

350

31.7

27.8-35.8

459

37.5

33.7-41.4

103

6.8

5.2- 8.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

761

1.1

0.6- 1.9

234

33.2

27.6-39.3

214

28.9

23.4-35.0

206

28.2

22.5-34.7

8.7

6.6-11.3

2,087

0.3

0.2- 0.5

526

26.0

23.3-29.0

651

34.3

31.1-37.6

724

33.6

30.6-36.7

173

5.8

4.7- 7.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

424

0.7

0.2- 1.9

25.5

19.7-32.3

109

27.3

21.4-34.1

146

34.3

28.1-41.1

12.2

9.0-16.4

Non-Veteran

2,538

0.6

0.3- 1.4

705

27.6

25.0-30.4

784

33.9

30.8-37.1

817

32.3

29.4-35.3

207

5.6

4.6- 6.8

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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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