BRFSS 2019 - North Carolina Regions: (During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any <br>alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?)

2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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 such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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	Total Respond.^	No drinks	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	Everyday
North Carolina	4,017	2,066	52.1	50.3-53.9	528	13.3	12.1-14.5	585	15.0	13.7-16.3	616	14.7	13.5-16.0	222	5.0	4.3- 5.8
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2	404	217	56.7	50.9-62.3	49	10.5	7.6-14.4	52	13.0	9.6-17.3	65	15.2	11.6-19.6	21	4.6	2.8- 7.4
Region 3	343	182	58.7	52.5-64.6	53	14.2	10.2-19.3	46	12.6	9.1-17.3	46	11.2	8.2-15.0	16	3.4	1.9- 5.8
Region 4	790	401	51.1	47.1-55.1	109	13.7	11.2-16.7	104	14.5	11.8-17.6	125	14.4	11.9-17.4	51	6.2	4.6- 8.4
Region 5	586	282	46.7	42.1-51.4	85	15.6	12.3-19.4	98	16.4	13.3-20.0	97	17.8	14.6-21.6	24	3.5	2.2- 5.7
Region 6	398	225	56.3	50.6-61.8	50	13.3	9.9-17.7	55	14.4	10.9-18.9	49	12.2	9.0-16.5	19	3.7	2.2- 6.2
Region 7	642	300	48.7	44.2-53.2	84	11.9	9.5-14.8	121	18.5	15.3-22.3	109	16.4	13.5-19.9	28	4.5	3.0- 6.6
Region 8	476	266	52.9	47.3-58.4	52	13.0	9.3-17.9	49	11.5	8.3-15.7	74	15.6	11.9-20.1	35	7.0	4.9-10.0
Region 9 & 10	378	193	52.0	46.0-57.9	46	12.8	9.2-17.6	60	16.2	12.3-21.0	51	12.5	9.2-16.6	28	6.5	4.3- 9.9
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,317	732	55.7	52.5-58.9	159	12.9	10.8-15.3	165	13.0	11.0-15.2	183	13.3	11.3-15.6	78	5.1	4.0- 6.5
Piedmont	2,176	1,049	48.6	46.2-51.1	301	13.9	12.2-15.6	358	16.8	15.1-18.7	349	15.5	13.9-17.3	119	5.1	4.2- 6.3
Western NC	524	285	58.8	53.7-63.6	68	10.8	8.3-14.0	62	11.7	8.8-15.3	84	14.8	11.8-18.5	25	3.9	2.5- 6.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	322	169	54.9	48.1-61.5	40	10.2	7.1-14.4	44	14.6	10.5-20.0	50	15.0	11.0-20.2	19	5.2	3.1- 8.6
Northwest	612	332	57.9	53.3-62.4	93	13.9	11.0-17.3	72	12.0	9.3-15.4	84	11.7	9.3-14.6	31	4.5	3.0- 6.7
Charlotte	611	304	50.2	45.6-54.7	78	13.1	10.4-16.5	87	15.2	12.2-18.8	104	15.6	12.7-19.1	38	5.9	4.1- 8.4
Greensboro	443	225	50.7	45.4-56.1	63	15.4	11.8-20.0	68	14.2	10.9-18.2	69	16.0	12.5-20.2	18	3.7	2.1- 6.3
Southern Regional	516	308	57.8	52.6-62.9	69	14.9	11.4-19.2	61	12.6	9.6-16.4	56	11.3	8.3-15.2	22	3.4	2.1- 5.5
Southeast	223	108	51.4	43.8-58.9	18	8.4	5.0-13.7	26	10.5	6.9-15.7	48	19.9	14.6-26.5	23	9.8	6.1-15.3
Wake	722	315	44.4	40.2-48.7	99	12.6	10.2-15.4	147	20.7	17.4-24.3	127	17.8	14.9-21.2	34	4.5	3.1- 6.4
Area L & Eastern	568	305	53.1	48.2-58.0	68	13.3	10.1-17.2	80	14.8	11.6-18.7	78	13.3	10.4-16.9	37	5.5	3.8- 7.9
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1	501	280	58.5	53.3-63.5	65	11.6	8.8-15.1	57	11.8	8.8-15.6	74	13.9	10.8-17.7	25	4.3	2.8- 6.5
Region 2	470	245	56.1	50.7-61.4	74	14.6	11.1-19.1	60	12.9	9.7-16.9	64	11.0	8.5-14.3	27	5.3	3.4- 8.1
Region 3	566	275	49.0	44.3-53.7	72	12.7	10.0-16.1	85	16.0	12.9-19.8	98	16.3	13.2-20.0	36	5.9	4.1- 8.5
Region 4	544	265	47.2	42.4-52.0	76	14.8	11.5-18.7	93	16.9	13.6-20.7	87	17.7	14.3-21.6	23	3.5	2.1- 5.8
Region 5	509	299	57.3	52.1-62.3	67	13.0	10.0-16.8	64	13.8	10.6-17.9	58	12.2	9.2-16.1	21	3.6	2.2- 6.0
Region 6	473	185	41.0	35.8-46.5	66	12.4	9.5-16.0	104	21.5	17.3-26.3	93	19.1	15.3-23.6	25	5.9	3.9- 9.0

Total
Respond.^

No drinks

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,017

2,066

52.1

50.3-53.9

528

13.3

12.1-14.5

585

15.0

13.7-16.3

616

14.7

13.5-16.0

222

5.0

4.3- 5.8

NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS

Region 1 & 2

404

217

56.7

50.9-62.3

10.5

7.6-14.4

13.0

9.6-17.3

15.2

11.6-19.6

4.6

2.8- 7.4

Region 3

343

182

58.7

52.5-64.6

14.2

10.2-19.3

12.6

9.1-17.3

11.2

8.2-15.0

3.4

1.9- 5.8

Region 4

790

401

51.1

47.1-55.1

109

13.7

11.2-16.7

104

14.5

11.8-17.6

125

14.4

11.9-17.4

6.2

4.6- 8.4

Region 5

586

282

46.7

42.1-51.4

15.6

12.3-19.4

16.4

13.3-20.0

17.8

14.6-21.6

3.5

2.2- 5.7

Region 6

398

225

56.3

50.6-61.8

13.3

9.9-17.7

14.4

10.9-18.9

12.2

9.0-16.5

3.7

2.2- 6.2

Region 7

642

300

48.7

44.2-53.2

11.9

9.5-14.8

121

18.5

15.3-22.3

109

16.4

13.5-19.9

4.5

3.0- 6.6

Region 8

476

266

52.9

47.3-58.4

13.0

9.3-17.9

11.5

8.3-15.7

15.6

11.9-20.1

7.0

4.9-10.0

Region 9 & 10

378

193

52.0

46.0-57.9

12.8

9.2-17.6

16.2

12.3-21.0

12.5

9.2-16.6

6.5

4.3- 9.9

STATE REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,317

732

55.7

52.5-58.9

159

12.9

10.8-15.3

165

13.0

11.0-15.2

183

13.3

11.3-15.6

5.1

4.0- 6.5

Piedmont

2,176

1,049

48.6

46.2-51.1

301

13.9

12.2-15.6

358

16.8

15.1-18.7

349

15.5

13.9-17.3

119

5.1

4.2- 6.3

Western NC

524

285

58.8

53.7-63.6

10.8

8.3-14.0

11.7

8.8-15.3

14.8

11.8-18.5

3.9

2.5- 6.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

322

169

54.9

48.1-61.5

10.2

7.1-14.4

14.6

10.5-20.0

15.0

11.0-20.2

5.2

3.1- 8.6

Northwest

612

332

57.9

53.3-62.4

13.9

11.0-17.3

12.0

9.3-15.4

11.7

9.3-14.6

4.5

3.0- 6.7

Charlotte

611

304

50.2

45.6-54.7

13.1

10.4-16.5

15.2

12.2-18.8

104

15.6

12.7-19.1

5.9

4.1- 8.4

Greensboro

443

225

50.7

45.4-56.1

15.4

11.8-20.0

14.2

10.9-18.2

16.0

12.5-20.2

3.7

2.1- 6.3

Southern Regional

516

308

57.8

52.6-62.9

14.9

11.4-19.2

12.6

9.6-16.4

11.3

8.3-15.2

3.4

2.1- 5.5

Southeast

223

108

51.4

43.8-58.9

8.4

5.0-13.7

10.5

6.9-15.7

19.9

14.6-26.5

9.8

6.1-15.3

Wake

722

315

44.4

40.2-48.7

12.6

10.2-15.4

147

20.7

17.4-24.3

127

17.8

14.9-21.2

4.5

3.1- 6.4

Area L & Eastern

568

305

53.1

48.2-58.0

13.3

10.1-17.2

14.8

11.6-18.7

13.3

10.4-16.9

5.5

3.8- 7.9

NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS

Region 1

501

280

58.5

53.3-63.5

11.6

8.8-15.1

11.8

8.8-15.6

13.9

10.8-17.7

4.3

2.8- 6.5

Region 2

470

245

56.1

50.7-61.4

14.6

11.1-19.1

12.9

9.7-16.9

11.0

8.5-14.3

5.3

3.4- 8.1

Region 3

566

275

49.0

44.3-53.7

12.7

10.0-16.1

16.0

12.9-19.8

16.3

13.2-20.0

5.9

4.1- 8.5

Region 4

544

265

47.2

42.4-52.0

14.8

11.5-18.7

16.9

13.6-20.7

17.7

14.3-21.6

3.5

2.1- 5.8

Region 5

509

299

57.3

52.1-62.3

13.0

10.0-16.8

13.8

10.6-17.9

12.2

9.2-16.1

3.6

2.2- 6.0

Region 6

473

185

41.0

35.8-46.5

12.4

9.5-16.0

104

21.5

17.3-26.3

19.1

15.3-23.6

5.9

3.9- 9.0

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 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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2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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 such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?