BRFSS 2018 - North Carolina Regions: (One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor. <br> During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*)

2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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	Total Respond.^	Only one	Two	Three	Four	Five or more
North Carolina	2,018	864	38.5	36.0-41.1	596	31.6	29.0-34.2	249	13.1	11.3-15.0	118	5.9	4.8- 7.3	191	11.0	9.4-12.9
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2	315	157	42.3	35.3-49.6	86	34.2	27.0-42.3	40	14.4	9.9-20.4	13	3.1	1.5- 6.3	19	6.1	3.4-10.5
Region 3	160	67	38.5	29.9-47.9	51	29.0	21.7-37.5	18	12.8	7.7-20.5	12	9.3	4.5-18.0	12	10.5	5.4-19.4
Region 4	328	115	31.2	25.9-36.9	116	36.9	31.1-43.1	43	15.1	11.0-20.3	15	4.8	2.8- 8.1	39	12.1	8.5-16.8
Region 5	260	112	37.9	31.7-44.5	78	32.3	26.0-39.3	33	14.0	9.6-19.8	***	***	***	27	11.4	7.5-16.9
Region 6	174	72	41.2	32.8-50.0	45	24.8	18.2-32.7	24	13.5	8.7-20.6	11	5.1	2.6- 9.6	22	15.4	10.0-23.1
Region 7	281	123	43.8	37.4-50.5	77	28.6	22.7-35.4	37	10.5	7.4-14.7	12	5.1	2.8- 9.3	32	11.9	8.2-17.0
Region 8	216	95	43.9	36.1-52.0	61	29.4	22.6-37.2	24	11.1	6.9-17.3	20	8.8	5.4-14.0	16	6.9	3.9-11.9
Region 9 & 10	287	124	40.1	33.2-47.3	82	25.1	19.2-32.1	32	12.9	8.5-19.1	25	11.8	7.3-18.5	24	10.2	6.6-15.4
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC	690	289	40.4	35.9-45.1	199	27.3	23.4-31.5	83	12.5	9.7-15.9	56	8.4	6.2-11.4	63	11.4	8.7-14.9
Piedmont	963	399	37.0	33.7-40.5	292	32.9	29.5-36.6	124	13.5	11.1-16.2	45	5.2	3.8- 7.1	103	11.3	9.2-14.0
Western NC	368	177	40.3	34.0-46.8	105	34.1	27.7-41.0	44	13.7	9.6-19.1	17	3.8	2.1- 6.9	25	8.2	5.0-13.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	287	142	41.5	34.4-49.1	79	33.9	26.6-41.9	38	16.6	11.4-23.6	11	2.3	1.0- 5.2	17	5.6	3.0-10.3
Northwest	260	103	33.0	26.7-39.9	83	31.6	25.2-38.9	31	14.2	9.5-20.7	18	8.6	4.9-14.6	25	12.6	8.0-19.1
Charlotte	258	96	33.1	27.2-39.7	91	37.7	31.2-44.7	32	13.8	9.6-19.4	11	4.5	2.4- 8.2	28	10.9	7.3-16.0
Greensboro	205	90	38.6	31.7-46.0	57	30.0	23.2-37.8	27	15.5	10.4-22.4	***	***	***	23	11.7	7.5-17.6
Southern Regional	198	79	39.3	31.5-47.7	53	27.1	20.5-35.0	26	12.8	8.3-19.4	14	5.1	2.8- 9.3	26	15.6	10.3-22.8
Southeast	134	63	42.9	33.4-53.0	38	27.8	19.8-37.5	15	12.6	7.0-21.5	11	9.6	5.1-17.2	***	***	***
Wake	321	141	42.4	36.4-48.6	94	32.2	26.4-38.7	41	10.2	7.4-14.1	13	5.0	2.8- 8.8	32	10.1	6.8-14.6
Area L & Eastern	358	151	41.3	34.6-48.2	101	24.5	19.2-30.6	41	12.1	8.3-17.3	32	10.6	7.0-15.7	33	11.6	7.9-16.6
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1	315	157	42.3	35.3-49.6	86	34.2	27.0-42.3	40	14.4	9.9-20.4	13	3.1	1.5- 6.3	19	6.1	3.4-10.5
Region 2	282	119	37.8	31.7-44.4	85	30.3	24.5-36.9	36	14.8	10.5-20.6	16	5.9	3.4-10.1	26	11.1	7.2-16.6
Region 3	330	117	31.0	25.9-36.7	116	37.0	31.2-43.2	43	15.0	11.0-20.2	15	4.8	2.8- 8.1	39	12.2	8.6-16.9
Region 4	412	179	41.2	35.9-46.6	121	31.3	26.2-36.9	51	10.9	8.0-14.5	18	5.3	3.3- 8.6	43	11.4	8.2-15.5
Region 5	337	143	42.0	35.8-48.4	91	26.4	21.3-32.2	44	13.2	9.4-18.2	25	6.6	4.3-10.0	34	11.9	8.2-16.9
Region 6	345	150	42.1	35.4-49.1	97	25.8	20.2-32.3	37	11.2	7.6-16.2	31	10.9	7.1-16.2	30	10.0	6.8-14.6

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,018

864

38.5

36.0-41.1

596

31.6

29.0-34.2

249

13.1

11.3-15.0

118

5.9

4.8- 7.3

191

11.0

9.4-12.9

NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS

Region 1 & 2

315

157

42.3

35.3-49.6

34.2

27.0-42.3

14.4

9.9-20.4

3.1

1.5- 6.3

6.1

3.4-10.5

Region 3

160

38.5

29.9-47.9

29.0

21.7-37.5

12.8

7.7-20.5

9.3

4.5-18.0

10.5

5.4-19.4

Region 4

328

115

31.2

25.9-36.9

116

36.9

31.1-43.1

15.1

11.0-20.3

4.8

2.8- 8.1

12.1

8.5-16.8

Region 5

260

112

37.9

31.7-44.5

32.3

26.0-39.3

14.0

9.6-19.8

***

11.4

7.5-16.9

Region 6

174

41.2

32.8-50.0

24.8

18.2-32.7

13.5

8.7-20.6

5.1

2.6- 9.6

15.4

10.0-23.1

Region 7

281

123

43.8

37.4-50.5

28.6

22.7-35.4

10.5

7.4-14.7

5.1

2.8- 9.3

11.9

8.2-17.0

Region 8

216

43.9

36.1-52.0

29.4

22.6-37.2

11.1

6.9-17.3

8.8

5.4-14.0

6.9

3.9-11.9

Region 9 & 10

287

124

40.1

33.2-47.3

25.1

19.2-32.1

12.9

8.5-19.1

11.8

7.3-18.5

10.2

6.6-15.4

STATE REGIONS

Eastern NC

690

289

40.4

35.9-45.1

199

27.3

23.4-31.5

12.5

9.7-15.9

8.4

6.2-11.4

11.4

8.7-14.9

Piedmont

963

399

37.0

33.7-40.5

292

32.9

29.5-36.6

124

13.5

11.1-16.2

5.2

3.8- 7.1

103

11.3

9.2-14.0

Western NC

368

177

40.3

34.0-46.8

105

34.1

27.7-41.0

13.7

9.6-19.1

3.8

2.1- 6.9

8.2

5.0-13.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

287

142

41.5

34.4-49.1

33.9

26.6-41.9

16.6

11.4-23.6

2.3

1.0- 5.2

5.6

3.0-10.3

Northwest

260

103

33.0

26.7-39.9

31.6

25.2-38.9

14.2

9.5-20.7

8.6

4.9-14.6

12.6

8.0-19.1

Charlotte

258

33.1

27.2-39.7

37.7

31.2-44.7

13.8

9.6-19.4

4.5

2.4- 8.2

10.9

7.3-16.0

Greensboro

205

38.6

31.7-46.0

30.0

23.2-37.8

15.5

10.4-22.4

***

11.7

7.5-17.6

Southern Regional

198

39.3

31.5-47.7

27.1

20.5-35.0

12.8

8.3-19.4

5.1

2.8- 9.3

15.6

10.3-22.8

Southeast

134

42.9

33.4-53.0

27.8

19.8-37.5

12.6

7.0-21.5

9.6

5.1-17.2

***

Wake

321

141

42.4

36.4-48.6

32.2

26.4-38.7

10.2

7.4-14.1

5.0

2.8- 8.8

10.1

6.8-14.6

Area L & Eastern

358

151

41.3

34.6-48.2

101

24.5

19.2-30.6

12.1

8.3-17.3

10.6

7.0-15.7

11.6

7.9-16.6

NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS

Region 1

315

157

42.3

35.3-49.6

34.2

27.0-42.3

14.4

9.9-20.4

3.1

1.5- 6.3

6.1

3.4-10.5

Region 2

282

119

37.8

31.7-44.4

30.3

24.5-36.9

14.8

10.5-20.6

5.9

3.4-10.1

11.1

7.2-16.6

Region 3

330

117

31.0

25.9-36.7

116

37.0

31.2-43.2

15.0

11.0-20.2

4.8

2.8- 8.1

12.2

8.6-16.9

Region 4

412

179

41.2

35.9-46.6

121

31.3

26.2-36.9

10.9

8.0-14.5

5.3

3.3- 8.6

11.4

8.2-15.5

Region 5

337

143

42.0

35.8-48.4

26.4

21.3-32.2

13.2

9.4-18.2

6.6

4.3-10.0

11.9

8.2-16.9

Region 6

345

150

42.1

35.4-49.1

25.8

20.2-32.3

11.2

7.6-16.2

10.9

7.1-16.2

10.0

6.8-14.6

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

See Technical Notes for counties in Local Health Director, State and AHEC regions.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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.

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2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor. During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*