BRFSS 2010 - 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?*)

2010 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	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
-Western NC	648	8	1.6	0.7- 3.8	159	23.7	19.6-28.3	182	28.8	24.3-33.8	199	32.1	27.3-37.2	100	13.8	10.4-18.1
GENDER
Male	311	4	2.1	0.7- 6.5	55	19.2	13.9-25.9	82	25.9	20.2-32.7	110	35.7	28.8-43.2	60	17.0	11.7-24.2
Female	337	4	1.0	0.3- 2.9	104	28.9	23.1-35.6	100	32.2	25.6-39.5	89	27.9	21.8-34.8	40	10.1	7.0-14.2
RACE
White	600	6	0.9	0.4- 2.1	150	25.4	21.1-30.2	164	29.2	24.6-34.3	189	31.9	27.2-37.1	91	12.6	9.8-16.0
African American	14	1	4.4	0.5-28.7	2	6.9	1.2-31.9	6	28.2	8.3-62.8	3	18.3	3.9-55.4	2	42.1	9.2-83.9
Other Minorities	27	1	20.8	3.2-67.9	6	3.3	1.0-10.2	10	19.9	6.4-47.7	5	38.0	12.1-73.3	5	17.9	5.0-47.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.7	0.7-33.4	5	40.4	13.2-75.0	3	27.8	5.8-70.7	2	26.1	6.3-65.0
Non-Hispanic	636	8	1.6	0.7- 3.9	158	24.2	20.0-28.9	177	28.6	24.1-33.6	195	32.1	27.3-37.3	98	13.5	10.2-17.8
AGE
18-24	13	0	0.0	. - .	4	32.8	11.0-65.8	4	22.9	6.9-54.4	4	21.6	7.1-49.6	1	22.7	3.6-69.7
25-34	47	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7	18	33.0	19.4-50.2	17	33.4	19.8-50.6	9	27.3	13.8-46.8	2	5.0	1.2-18.4
35-44	88	1	2.5	0.3-15.4	25	23.1	15.1-33.7	27	31.1	20.9-43.5	31	38.1	27.3-50.1	4	5.3	1.8-14.6
45-54	132	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6	25	16.6	10.8-24.7	37	28.6	20.3-38.7	53	42.9	32.6-53.8	16	11.2	6.2-19.5
55-64	165	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	42	23.9	17.3-31.9	38	25.4	18.2-34.3	54	31.3	23.8-40.0	30	19.1	13.0-27.1
65+	197	4	3.5	1.3- 9.2	44	21.4	15.6-28.7	58	28.0	21.6-35.5	45	19.7	14.4-26.3	46	27.4	20.7-35.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	37	1	2.5	0.3-15.9	14	42.7	25.5-61.9	8	15.5	7.2-30.3	9	25.4	12.2-45.4	5	13.9	4.5-35.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	129	2	3.7	0.8-16.2	39	26.6	17.9-37.8	34	19.0	11.9-28.9	31	32.7	21.5-46.2	23	18.1	8.5-34.4
Some Post-H.S.	186	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	53	27.5	19.5-37.3	49	29.9	21.4-40.0	55	31.2	22.8-41.0	27	10.9	6.9-16.8
College Graduate	294	3	1.2	0.4- 3.6	52	16.3	11.5-22.6	91	35.2	28.3-42.8	104	33.7	27.0-41.1	44	13.6	9.7-18.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	42	0	0.0	. - .	15	39.5	21.8-60.5	10	11.7	5.4-23.7	11	42.7	22.8-65.4	6	6.1	2.4-14.7
$15,000- 24,999	90	1	4.6	0.7-25.8	21	21.0	12.3-33.7	23	29.3	17.9-44.0	24	25.4	15.2-39.3	21	19.7	10.9-33.2
$25,000- 34,999	67	2	2.1	0.4- 9.6	13	19.1	9.4-34.9	20	24.7	14.1-39.6	20	28.5	16.2-45.1	12	25.7	9.6-52.7
$35,000- 49,999	98	0	0.0	. - .	24	17.1	10.3-27.1	27	28.8	17.4-43.6	32	39.9	26.1-55.5	15	14.2	8.0-24.0
$50,000-74,999	116	0	0.0	. - .	29	25.8	16.9-37.3	38	33.7	23.9-45.2	33	28.3	18.6-40.6	16	12.1	6.8-20.5
$75,000+	153	0	0.0	. - .	28	18.3	11.8-27.4	45	33.2	24.1-43.7	60	38.1	29.1-48.1	20	10.3	6.3-16.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	208	6	2.9	1.2- 6.6	59	28.2	21.1-36.5	61	30.6	22.7-39.7	49	23.3	16.1-32.5	33	15.1	9.9-22.3
No	423	2	1.1	0.2- 5.3	98	22.2	17.2-28.1	113	27.5	22.2-33.6	145	35.6	29.7-42.1	65	13.5	9.3-19.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	119	2	2.0	0.5- 7.6	20	20.9	12.3-33.2	33	26.9	18.0-38.3	40	36.3	25.2-49.0	24	13.9	8.7-21.6
Non-Veteran	529	6	1.5	0.5- 4.3	139	24.3	19.8-29.4	149	29.2	24.2-34.7	159	31.2	26.1-36.9	76	13.8	10.0-18.8

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

-Western NC

648

1.6

0.7- 3.8

159

23.7

19.6-28.3

182

28.8

24.3-33.8

199

32.1

27.3-37.2

100

13.8

10.4-18.1

GENDER

Male

311

2.1

0.7- 6.5

19.2

13.9-25.9

25.9

20.2-32.7

110

35.7

28.8-43.2

17.0

11.7-24.2

Female

337

1.0

0.3- 2.9

104

28.9

23.1-35.6

100

32.2

25.6-39.5

27.9

21.8-34.8

10.1

7.0-14.2

RACE

White

600

0.9

0.4- 2.1

150

25.4

21.1-30.2

164

29.2

24.6-34.3

189

31.9

27.2-37.1

12.6

9.8-16.0

African American

4.4

0.5-28.7

6.9

1.2-31.9

28.2

8.3-62.8

18.3

3.9-55.4

42.1

9.2-83.9

Other Minorities

20.8

3.2-67.9

3.3

1.0-10.2

19.9

6.4-47.7

38.0

12.1-73.3

17.9

5.0-47.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

5.7

0.7-33.4

40.4

13.2-75.0

27.8

5.8-70.7

26.1

6.3-65.0

Non-Hispanic

636

1.6

0.7- 3.9

158

24.2

20.0-28.9

177

28.6

24.1-33.6

195

32.1

27.3-37.3

13.5

10.2-17.8

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

32.8

11.0-65.8

22.9

6.9-54.4

21.6

7.1-49.6

22.7

3.6-69.7

25-34

1.3

0.2- 8.7

33.0

19.4-50.2

33.4

19.8-50.6

27.3

13.8-46.8

5.0

1.2-18.4

35-44

2.5

0.3-15.4

23.1

15.1-33.7

31.1

20.9-43.5

38.1

27.3-50.1

5.3

1.8-14.6

45-54

132

0.7

0.1- 4.6

16.6

10.8-24.7

28.6

20.3-38.7

42.9

32.6-53.8

11.2

6.2-19.5

55-64

165

0.3

0.0- 2.1

23.9

17.3-31.9

25.4

18.2-34.3

31.3

23.8-40.0

19.1

13.0-27.1

65+

197

3.5

1.3- 9.2

21.4

15.6-28.7

28.0

21.6-35.5

19.7

14.4-26.3

27.4

20.7-35.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2.5

0.3-15.9

42.7

25.5-61.9

15.5

7.2-30.3

25.4

12.2-45.4

13.9

4.5-35.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

129

3.7

0.8-16.2

26.6

17.9-37.8

19.0

11.9-28.9

32.7

21.5-46.2

18.1

8.5-34.4

Some Post-H.S.

186

0.5

0.1- 2.1

27.5

19.5-37.3

29.9

21.4-40.0

31.2

22.8-41.0

10.9

6.9-16.8

College Graduate

294

1.2

0.4- 3.6

16.3

11.5-22.6

35.2

28.3-42.8

104

33.7

27.0-41.1

13.6

9.7-18.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

0.0

. - .

39.5

21.8-60.5

11.7

5.4-23.7

42.7

22.8-65.4

6.1

2.4-14.7

$15,000- 24,999

4.6

0.7-25.8

21.0

12.3-33.7

29.3

17.9-44.0

25.4

15.2-39.3

19.7

10.9-33.2

$25,000- 34,999

2.1

0.4- 9.6

19.1

9.4-34.9

24.7

14.1-39.6

28.5

16.2-45.1

25.7

9.6-52.7

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

17.1

10.3-27.1

28.8

17.4-43.6

39.9

26.1-55.5

14.2

8.0-24.0

$50,000-74,999

116

0.0

. - .

25.8

16.9-37.3

33.7

23.9-45.2

28.3

18.6-40.6

12.1

6.8-20.5

$75,000+

153

0.0

. - .

18.3

11.8-27.4

33.2

24.1-43.7

38.1

29.1-48.1

10.3

6.3-16.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

208

2.9

1.2- 6.6

28.2

21.1-36.5

30.6

22.7-39.7

23.3

16.1-32.5

15.1

9.9-22.3

423

1.1

0.2- 5.3

22.2

17.2-28.1

113

27.5

22.2-33.6

145

35.6

29.7-42.1

13.5

9.3-19.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

119

2.0

0.5- 7.6

20.9

12.3-33.2

26.9

18.0-38.3

36.3

25.2-49.0

13.9

8.7-21.6

Non-Veteran

529

1.5

0.5- 4.3

139

24.3

19.8-29.4

149

29.2

24.2-34.7

159

31.2

26.1-36.9

13.8

10.0-18.8

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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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