2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,512 3,930 84.5 83.1-85.9 582 15.5 14.1-16.9
-Eastern NC 1,804 1,597 86.4 84.1-88.5 207 13.6 11.5-15.9
GENDER
Male 775 654 82.4 78.5-85.7 121 17.6 14.3-21.5
Female 1,029 943 90.0 87.2-92.3 86 10.0 7.7-12.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,064 921 84.5 81.4-87.1 143 15.5 12.9-18.6
Non-Hispanic Black 483 451 91.4 86.3-94.8 32 8.6 5.2-13.7
Other 257 225 85.5 78.0-90.7 32 14.5 9.3-22.0
AGE
18-34 337 257 78.7 73.5-83.1 80 21.3 16.9-26.5
35-44 228 194 83.2 74.7-89.3 34 16.8 10.7-25.3
45-54 287 254 86.7 79.9-91.4 33 13.3 8.6-20.1
55-64 374 337 89.3 84.7-92.7 37 10.7 7.3-15.3
65-74 340 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 192 87.9 80.5-92.8 22 12.1 7.2-19.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 518 467 87.7 83.6-91.0 51 12.3 9.0-16.4
Some Post-H.S. 541 475 85.6 80.9-89.2 66 14.4 10.8-19.1
College Graduate 526 458 84.4 80.1-88.0 68 15.6 12.0-19.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 184 161 86.2 78.4-91.5 23 13.8 8.5-21.6
$15,000- 24,999 304 266 88.4 83.5-92.0 38 11.6 8.0-16.5
$25,000- 34,999 190 171 89.2 82.6-93.4 19 10.8 6.6-17.4
$35,000- 49,999 230 196 78.9 69.7-85.9 34 21.1 14.1-30.3
$50,000- 74,999 216 192 86.8 80.0-91.6 24 13.2 8.4-20.0
$75,000+ 351 299 81.1 74.5-86.3 52 18.9 13.7-25.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 644 588 89.5 85.8-92.4 56 10.5 7.6-14.2
No 1,145 998 85.1 82.1-87.8 147 14.9 12.2-17.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 328 280 82.1 76.0-86.9 48 17.9 13.1-24.0
Non-Veteran 1,474 1,316 87.5 84.9-89.7 158 12.5 10.3-15.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 120 89 69.4 58.7-78.4 31 30.6 21.6-41.3
Regional City or Suburban County 290 254 86.6 80.9-90.8 36 13.4 9.2-19.1
Rural 1,394 1,254 88.0 85.3-90.3 140 12.0 9.7-14.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 888 747 82.1 78.5-85.3 141 17.9 14.7-21.5
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 521 493 94.5 91.7-96.4 28 5.5 3.6- 8.3
Unable to Work 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 139 86.3 78.3-91.7 22 13.7 8.3-21.7
101% to 150% 304 271 88.7 83.0-92.6 33 11.3 7.4-17.0
151% to 200% 131 114 83.2 73.8-89.7 17 16.8 10.3-26.2
More than 200% 784 687 84.5 80.3-87.9 97 15.5 12.1-19.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 615 576 93.1 89.8-95.4 39 6.9 4.6-10.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 866 752 85.6 82.2-88.4 114 14.4 11.6-17.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 323 269 81.7 75.6-86.5 54 18.3 13.5-24.4

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*Binge drinkers--MALES having five or more drinks on one occasion and FEMALES having four or more drinks on one occasion.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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