BRFSS 2021 - 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?*)

2021 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	2,254	892	36.8	34.5-39.3	733	32.9	30.6-35.3	291	13.8	12.1-15.7	118	5.9	4.7- 7.4	220	10.6	9.1-12.3
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2	222	94	40.1	32.9-47.7	76	36.0	28.9-43.7	26	11.4	7.4-17.3	***	***	***	18	8.2	4.6-14.1
Region 3	226	98	42.4	34.5-50.8	73	30.2	22.9-38.6	34	17.4	12.2-24.2	***	***	***	11	4.7	2.4- 8.8
Region 4	388	148	34.8	29.6-40.4	137	35.5	30.2-41.2	50	13.3	9.7-17.9	16	5.7	3.1-10.4	37	10.7	7.5-15.1
Region 5	322	138	40.8	34.9-47.1	90	27.4	22.2-33.3	48	15.4	11.3-20.6	13	3.7	2.0- 6.7	33	12.6	8.8-17.8
Region 6	226	85	33.4	26.7-40.8	76	33.8	26.9-41.5	26	12.5	8.2-18.4	13	7.2	3.7-13.5	26	13.1	8.7-19.2
Region 7	366	123	32.8	27.6-38.3	133	37.0	31.6-42.8	42	12.5	8.9-17.1	22	6.4	4.0-10.0	46	11.4	8.4-15.4
Region 8	297	123	35.1	28.7-42.2	91	32.0	25.6-39.1	35	13.7	9.0-20.2	20	8.1	4.8-13.4	28	11.1	7.0-17.1
Region 9 & 10	207	83	39.3	31.5-47.6	57	25.4	19.2-32.7	30	17.0	11.8-23.9	16	8.3	4.7-14.1	21	10.1	6.3-15.8
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC	737	286	35.1	31.0-39.5	229	31.0	27.0-35.2	93	14.1	11.3-17.6	50	7.9	5.7-10.9	79	11.9	9.3-15.1
Piedmont	1,241	493	36.8	33.7-40.1	406	33.2	30.2-36.5	165	14.0	11.8-16.5	56	5.4	3.9- 7.5	121	10.6	8.7-12.9
Western NC	276	113	39.3	32.8-46.2	98	35.8	29.5-42.7	33	12.6	8.6-18.2	12	4.9	2.6- 9.0	20	7.3	4.3-12.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	189	79	40.1	32.3-48.4	65	37.0	29.3-45.4	22	10.9	6.7-17.2	***	***	***	16	7.6	4.1-14.0
Northwest	334	145	39.3	32.9-46.1	104	26.7	21.0-33.2	45	15.7	11.1-21.7	17	8.3	4.5-14.9	23	9.9	6.1-15.6
Charlotte	318	118	35.3	29.6-41.5	119	38.7	32.8-45.0	44	13.5	9.7-18.6	***	***	***	27	9.1	6.0-13.6
Greensboro	235	102	41.8	34.6-49.3	59	24.1	18.3-31.0	40	17.8	12.7-24.3	***	***	***	25	13.0	8.6-19.2
Southern Regional	277	107	32.8	26.5-39.8	86	31.8	25.2-39.1	33	13.0	8.7-19.0	15	7.2	3.6-13.9	36	15.2	10.7-21.3
Southeast	177	70	31.7	24.5-40.0	63	39.6	31.1-48.7	20	11.7	7.2-18.4	11	8.7	4.5-16.1	13	8.3	4.6-14.6
Wake	445	157	34.3	29.5-39.5	161	37.1	32.1-42.4	48	11.0	8.0-15.0	28	6.7	4.4-10.0	51	10.8	8.0-14.4
Area L & Eastern	279	114	38.7	31.9-45.8	76	25.1	19.7-31.6	39	17.3	12.4-23.6	21	7.6	4.6-12.3	29	11.3	7.5-16.7
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1	240	102	40.8	33.8-48.1	81	34.6	27.9-42.0	31	13.1	8.8-19.1	***	***	***	18	7.5	4.2-13.0
Region 2	338	142	41.2	34.9-47.8	102	28.9	23.3-35.2	53	16.3	12.3-21.3	14	4.0	2.3- 7.0	27	9.6	6.4-14.3
Region 3	393	150	34.7	29.6-40.3	139	35.3	30.1-40.8	51	13.5	9.9-18.1	16	5.7	3.1-10.2	37	10.8	7.6-15.2
Region 4	555	207	35.0	30.7-39.6	188	34.6	30.2-39.3	66	13.0	9.9-16.8	31	6.1	4.2- 8.9	63	11.2	8.6-14.5
Region 5	467	180	33.1	28.3-38.3	157	35.6	30.4-41.2	55	12.2	9.0-16.2	27	7.5	4.7-11.7	48	11.6	8.5-15.7
Region 6	261	111	40.7	33.6-48.2	66	22.6	17.4-29.0	35	16.4	11.6-22.8	22	9.0	5.5-14.4	27	11.2	7.3-16.9

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,254

892

36.8

34.5-39.3

733

32.9

30.6-35.3

291

13.8

12.1-15.7

118

5.9

4.7- 7.4

220

10.6

9.1-12.3

NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS

Region 1 & 2

222

40.1

32.9-47.7

36.0

28.9-43.7

11.4

7.4-17.3

***

8.2

4.6-14.1

Region 3

226

42.4

34.5-50.8

30.2

22.9-38.6

17.4

12.2-24.2

***

4.7

2.4- 8.8

Region 4

388

148

34.8

29.6-40.4

137

35.5

30.2-41.2

13.3

9.7-17.9

5.7

3.1-10.4

10.7

7.5-15.1

Region 5

322

138

40.8

34.9-47.1

27.4

22.2-33.3

15.4

11.3-20.6

3.7

2.0- 6.7

12.6

8.8-17.8

Region 6

226

33.4

26.7-40.8

33.8

26.9-41.5

12.5

8.2-18.4

7.2

3.7-13.5

13.1

8.7-19.2

Region 7

366

123

32.8

27.6-38.3

133

37.0

31.6-42.8

12.5

8.9-17.1

6.4

4.0-10.0

11.4

8.4-15.4

Region 8

297

123

35.1

28.7-42.2

32.0

25.6-39.1

13.7

9.0-20.2

8.1

4.8-13.4

11.1

7.0-17.1

Region 9 & 10

207

39.3

31.5-47.6

25.4

19.2-32.7

17.0

11.8-23.9

8.3

4.7-14.1

10.1

6.3-15.8

STATE REGIONS

Eastern NC

737

286

35.1

31.0-39.5

229

31.0

27.0-35.2

14.1

11.3-17.6

7.9

5.7-10.9

11.9

9.3-15.1

Piedmont

1,241

493

36.8

33.7-40.1

406

33.2

30.2-36.5

165

14.0

11.8-16.5

5.4

3.9- 7.5

121

10.6

8.7-12.9

Western NC

276

113

39.3

32.8-46.2

35.8

29.5-42.7

12.6

8.6-18.2

4.9

2.6- 9.0

7.3

4.3-12.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

189

40.1

32.3-48.4

37.0

29.3-45.4

10.9

6.7-17.2

***

7.6

4.1-14.0

Northwest

334

145

39.3

32.9-46.1

104

26.7

21.0-33.2

15.7

11.1-21.7

8.3

4.5-14.9

9.9

6.1-15.6

Charlotte

318

118

35.3

29.6-41.5

119

38.7

32.8-45.0

13.5

9.7-18.6

***

9.1

6.0-13.6

Greensboro

235

102

41.8

34.6-49.3

24.1

18.3-31.0

17.8

12.7-24.3

***

13.0

8.6-19.2

Southern Regional

277

107

32.8

26.5-39.8

31.8

25.2-39.1

13.0

8.7-19.0

7.2

3.6-13.9

15.2

10.7-21.3

Southeast

177

31.7

24.5-40.0

39.6

31.1-48.7

11.7

7.2-18.4

8.7

4.5-16.1

8.3

4.6-14.6

Wake

445

157

34.3

29.5-39.5

161

37.1

32.1-42.4

11.0

8.0-15.0

6.7

4.4-10.0

10.8

8.0-14.4

Area L & Eastern

279

114

38.7

31.9-45.8

25.1

19.7-31.6

17.3

12.4-23.6

7.6

4.6-12.3

11.3

7.5-16.7

NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS

Region 1

240

102

40.8

33.8-48.1

34.6

27.9-42.0

13.1

8.8-19.1

***

7.5

4.2-13.0

Region 2

338

142

41.2

34.9-47.8

102

28.9

23.3-35.2

16.3

12.3-21.3

4.0

2.3- 7.0

9.6

6.4-14.3

Region 3

393

150

34.7

29.6-40.3

139

35.3

30.1-40.8

13.5

9.9-18.1

5.7

3.1-10.2

10.8

7.6-15.2

Region 4

555

207

35.0

30.7-39.6

188

34.6

30.2-39.3

13.0

9.9-16.8

6.1

4.2- 8.9

11.2

8.6-14.5

Region 5

467

180

33.1

28.3-38.3

157

35.6

30.4-41.2

12.2

9.0-16.2

7.5

4.7-11.7

11.6

8.5-15.7

Region 6

261

111

40.7

33.6-48.2

22.6

17.4-29.0

16.4

11.6-22.8

9.0

5.5-14.4

11.2

7.3-16.9

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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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 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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2021 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?*