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

2010 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
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
-Western NC	629	213	27.2	23.3-31.6	193	30.0	25.5-35.0	100	16.6	13.0-20.9	34	6.5	4.2- 9.9	89	19.6	15.3-24.8
GENDER
Male	299	73	19.9	15.3-25.6	86	28.5	22.2-35.8	58	16.6	12.0-22.5	14	4.8	2.4- 9.3	68	30.2	23.2-38.2
Female	330	140	35.2	29.0-41.9	107	31.6	25.4-38.6	42	16.7	11.5-23.5	20	8.4	4.8-14.2	21	8.2	4.7-13.9
RACE
White	584	203	27.9	23.8-32.4	179	30.3	25.6-35.4	95	17.2	13.4-21.7	29	6.2	3.9- 9.7	78	18.4	14.2-23.5
African American	12	4	33.6	11.2-67.0	5	39.3	14.1-71.9	2	7.6	1.7-28.3	1	19.5	2.9-66.0	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	26	4	6.0	1.4-22.5	8	16.4	5.4-40.4	2	13.3	2.0-54.2	3	6.1	1.4-22.8	9	58.1	26.2-84.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	2	4.8	1.0-20.3	4	38.8	12.3-74.2	4	33.3	10.0-69.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	23.0	3.5-71.1
Non-Hispanic	617	211	27.9	23.8-32.4	189	29.8	25.3-34.8	96	16.2	12.6-20.5	34	6.7	4.3-10.2	87	19.4	15.1-24.6
AGE
18-24	11	2	13.5	2.7-47.2	4	44.6	16.9-76.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.2	0.7-30.7	4	36.6	13.1-68.9
25-34	44	10	20.7	10.4-37.2	11	21.7	10.8-38.7	7	26.3	12.9-46.0	2	0.3	0.1- 1.5	14	31.0	17.3-49.2
35-44	86	13	13.2	7.2-22.9	25	27.4	18.0-39.2	17	18.3	11.1-28.6	7	12.3	5.7-24.6	24	28.9	19.0-41.2
45-54	129	36	26.0	18.4-35.5	42	33.7	24.6-44.2	14	10.5	6.0-17.8	14	10.8	6.0-18.7	23	18.9	10.7-31.4
55-64	162	58	33.7	25.9-42.6	48	31.5	23.7-40.5	33	21.1	14.6-29.6	6	3.4	1.4- 7.8	17	10.3	6.0-17.1
65+	190	91	49.5	41.5-57.6	61	30.9	24.0-38.8	28	14.2	9.4-20.8	3	1.6	0.5- 5.0	7	3.8	1.8- 8.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	36	12	24.0	12.7-40.6	4	15.7	5.0-39.3	7	21.5	9.5-41.5	2	6.5	1.2-28.4	11	32.3	16.9-52.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	121	46	29.7	20.7-40.7	32	22.6	14.6-33.3	16	11.8	6.3-21.1	4	3.8	1.1-11.7	23	32.1	20.5-46.4
Some Post-H.S.	179	50	21.5	15.2-29.7	63	31.6	23.0-41.6	28	17.9	11.2-27.2	12	10.4	5.0-20.2	26	18.7	11.9-28.2
College Graduate	291	105	30.5	24.5-37.3	94	34.6	27.8-42.1	48	16.7	11.7-23.4	15	5.0	2.7- 9.0	29	13.1	8.1-20.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	43	15	33.7	17.7-54.6	11	14.1	6.5-27.8	7	17.1	5.2-44.1	2	3.6	0.8-15.2	8	31.5	13.8-56.8
$15,000- 24,999	88	26	21.5	12.7-34.0	19	20.1	11.1-33.4	18	22.4	12.7-36.4	5	2.8	1.0- 7.7	20	33.2	20.6-48.8
$25,000- 34,999	64	21	23.7	14.2-36.9	18	25.0	14.9-38.8	7	8.5	3.8-18.2	2	3.2	0.7-13.7	16	39.5	25.3-55.8
$35,000- 49,999	96	33	30.6	20.0-43.9	28	25.4	16.1-37.6	15	10.9	5.4-21.0	7	9.0	2.5-27.5	13	24.1	11.9-42.7
$50,000-74,999	116	41	32.1	22.9-42.9	44	33.2	23.8-44.3	20	18.4	10.9-29.4	4	6.6	2.2-18.5	7	9.6	3.4-24.3
$75,000+	149	39	19.5	13.4-27.4	51	36.1	26.8-46.5	30	22.9	15.3-33.0	9	7.9	4.0-15.2	20	13.6	7.7-22.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	199	76	34.7	26.8-43.6	60	27.8	20.3-36.9	25	10.0	6.3-15.5	10	5.4	2.5-10.9	28	22.1	14.2-32.8
No	413	131	24.2	19.7-29.3	127	31.2	25.6-37.4	75	20.3	15.5-26.2	23	6.4	3.8-10.6	57	18.0	13.1-24.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	115	36	29.0	20.0-40.1	35	26.4	17.8-37.1	23	18.5	10.5-30.4	4	7.4	2.3-21.4	17	18.8	9.6-33.4
Non-Veteran	514	177	26.9	22.5-31.7	158	30.8	25.7-36.4	77	16.2	12.4-21.0	30	6.3	4.0- 9.9	72	19.8	15.2-25.5

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

-Western NC

629

213

27.2

23.3-31.6

193

30.0

25.5-35.0

100

16.6

13.0-20.9

6.5

4.2- 9.9

19.6

15.3-24.8

GENDER

Male

299

19.9

15.3-25.6

28.5

22.2-35.8

16.6

12.0-22.5

4.8

2.4- 9.3

30.2

23.2-38.2

Female

330

140

35.2

29.0-41.9

107

31.6

25.4-38.6

16.7

11.5-23.5

8.4

4.8-14.2

8.2

4.7-13.9

RACE

White

584

203

27.9

23.8-32.4

179

30.3

25.6-35.4

17.2

13.4-21.7

6.2

3.9- 9.7

18.4

14.2-23.5

African American

33.6

11.2-67.0

39.3

14.1-71.9

7.6

1.7-28.3

19.5

2.9-66.0

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

6.0

1.4-22.5

16.4

5.4-40.4

13.3

2.0-54.2

6.1

1.4-22.8

58.1

26.2-84.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

4.8

1.0-20.3

38.8

12.3-74.2

33.3

10.0-69.1

0.0

. - .

23.0

3.5-71.1

Non-Hispanic

617

211

27.9

23.8-32.4

189

29.8

25.3-34.8

16.2

12.6-20.5

6.7

4.3-10.2

19.4

15.1-24.6

AGE

18-24

13.5

2.7-47.2

44.6

16.9-76.1

0.0

. - .

5.2

0.7-30.7

36.6

13.1-68.9

25-34

20.7

10.4-37.2

21.7

10.8-38.7

26.3

12.9-46.0

0.3

0.1- 1.5

31.0

17.3-49.2

35-44

13.2

7.2-22.9

27.4

18.0-39.2

18.3

11.1-28.6

12.3

5.7-24.6

28.9

19.0-41.2

45-54

129

26.0

18.4-35.5

33.7

24.6-44.2

10.5

6.0-17.8

10.8

6.0-18.7

18.9

10.7-31.4

55-64

162

33.7

25.9-42.6

31.5

23.7-40.5

21.1

14.6-29.6

3.4

1.4- 7.8

10.3

6.0-17.1

65+

190

49.5

41.5-57.6

30.9

24.0-38.8

14.2

9.4-20.8

1.6

0.5- 5.0

3.8

1.8- 8.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

24.0

12.7-40.6

15.7

5.0-39.3

21.5

9.5-41.5

6.5

1.2-28.4

32.3

16.9-52.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

121

29.7

20.7-40.7

22.6

14.6-33.3

11.8

6.3-21.1

3.8

1.1-11.7

32.1

20.5-46.4

Some Post-H.S.

179

21.5

15.2-29.7

31.6

23.0-41.6

17.9

11.2-27.2

10.4

5.0-20.2

18.7

11.9-28.2

College Graduate

291

105

30.5

24.5-37.3

34.6

27.8-42.1

16.7

11.7-23.4

5.0

2.7- 9.0

13.1

8.1-20.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

33.7

17.7-54.6

14.1

6.5-27.8

17.1

5.2-44.1

3.6

0.8-15.2

31.5

13.8-56.8

$15,000- 24,999

21.5

12.7-34.0

20.1

11.1-33.4

22.4

12.7-36.4

2.8

1.0- 7.7

33.2

20.6-48.8

$25,000- 34,999

23.7

14.2-36.9

25.0

14.9-38.8

8.5

3.8-18.2

3.2

0.7-13.7

39.5

25.3-55.8

$35,000- 49,999

30.6

20.0-43.9

25.4

16.1-37.6

10.9

5.4-21.0

9.0

2.5-27.5

24.1

11.9-42.7

$50,000-74,999

116

32.1

22.9-42.9

33.2

23.8-44.3

18.4

10.9-29.4

6.6

2.2-18.5

9.6

3.4-24.3

$75,000+

149

19.5

13.4-27.4

36.1

26.8-46.5

22.9

15.3-33.0

7.9

4.0-15.2

13.6

7.7-22.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

199

34.7

26.8-43.6

27.8

20.3-36.9

10.0

6.3-15.5

5.4

2.5-10.9

22.1

14.2-32.8

413

131

24.2

19.7-29.3

127

31.2

25.6-37.4

20.3

15.5-26.2

6.4

3.8-10.6

18.0

13.1-24.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

115

29.0

20.0-40.1

26.4

17.8-37.1

18.5

10.5-30.4

7.4

2.3-21.4

18.8

9.6-33.4

Non-Veteran

514

177

26.9

22.5-31.7

158

30.8

25.7-36.4

16.2

12.4-21.0

6.3

4.0- 9.9

19.8

15.2-25.5

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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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