Eastern BBQ beats Western (yeah!), but there are more Heels than Wolfpackers (boo!)

A recent poll conducted by Public Policy revealed some interesting (if not earth-shattering) news about North Carolinians.

Most North Carolinians prefer the beach to the mountains when it comes to summer vacation. And more than not prefer Eastern-style barbecue to Western/Lexington.

"Forty-seven percent of respondents expressed a taste for eastern-style barbeque, compared to 29 percent for western-style barbeque," said WRAL.com.

"Survey respondents were also asked about their in-state sport teams loyalties.

"For professional teams, 49 percent chose the Carolina Panthers as their favorite North Carolina team. ...

"Among collegiate schools, 33 percent chose UNC-Chapel Hill as their favorite team. Seventeen percent expressed support for NC State and 12 percent for Duke. ..."