2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,546 2,351 49.6 47.6-51.5 571 13.1 11.8-14.4 655 15.5 14.1-16.9 739 17.4 16.0-18.9 230 4.5 3.8- 5.3
-Eastern NC 1,821 1,038 54.3 51.2-57.4 223 13.6 11.6-15.8 247 14.4 12.2-16.8 229 13.6 11.4-16.1 84 4.1 3.1- 5.4
GENDER
Male 788 397 49.9 45.4-54.5 90 12.8 10.2-16.1 128 15.5 12.5-19.1 122 15.5 12.4-19.3 51 6.2 4.3- 8.7
Female 1,033 641 58.4 54.0-62.6 133 14.3 11.6-17.5 119 13.4 10.4-16.9 107 11.8 8.9-15.4 33 2.2 1.5- 3.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,070 556 51.9 48.0-55.8 120 12.1 9.9-14.8 158 15.5 12.7-18.7 174 15.8 13.2-18.8 62 4.6 3.4- 6.3
Non-Hispanic Black 490 327 60.7 54.0-67.1 66 14.5 10.8-19.1 51 11.6 7.9-16.7 35 10.5 6.0-17.7 *** *** ***
Other 261 155 52.1 43.3-60.7 37 19.8 13.0-28.9 38 15.1 10.1-22.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 344 150 44.6 38.3-51.0 62 17.3 13.1-22.5 56 14.9 11.0-20.0 66 19.8 14.6-26.3 *** *** ***
35-44 228 105 49.4 40.7-58.1 44 18.2 12.7-25.3 43 19.9 13.3-28.7 31 10.8 7.3-15.8 *** *** ***
45-54 291 154 47.4 40.0-54.8 45 16.1 11.5-22.0 47 17.8 12.2-25.3 33 14.9 9.8-22.0 *** *** ***
55-64 377 227 59.4 53.0-65.5 36 9.8 6.7-14.2 43 11.8 8.2-16.6 49 12.2 8.7-16.9 22 6.8 4.0-11.2
65-74 343 213 66.0 59.0-72.3 27 8.0 5.1-12.1 42 12.3 8.3-17.9 38 8.6 5.6-12.9 23 5.2 3.1- 8.4
75+ 223 179 82.3 75.1-87.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 220 161 66.0 56.1-74.6 19 9.7 5.6-16.2 19 12.4 6.9-21.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 521 337 60.1 54.4-65.4 57 12.2 9.1-16.2 55 12.1 8.7-16.6 41 9.0 6.2-12.7 31 6.7 4.2-10.5
Some Post-H.S. 546 301 50.9 45.4-56.4 78 15.8 12.3-20.1 76 15.1 11.5-19.6 72 15.2 11.2-20.3 19 2.9 1.8- 4.8
College Graduate 529 235 40.6 35.6-45.7 68 14.9 11.4-19.3 97 18.8 15.0-23.3 99 21.0 17.1-25.6 30 4.6 3.1- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 185 135 71.1 61.1-79.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 9.1 5.2-15.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 310 199 61.8 54.0-69.0 42 14.0 9.5-20.1 37 14.3 9.2-21.4 16 4.1 2.3- 7.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 194 120 60.5 50.4-69.7 17 8.0 4.5-13.7 21 8.7 5.2-14.1 27 19.0 11.4-29.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 231 113 43.2 34.8-52.0 30 10.9 7.1-16.2 42 23.0 15.9-32.1 31 16.2 9.3-26.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 216 103 43.8 35.7-52.2 35 20.6 14.2-28.8 38 20.0 13.5-28.5 30 12.1 8.0-18.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 352 135 37.6 31.3-44.3 52 16.9 12.5-22.4 61 15.4 11.3-20.5 84 25.5 20.0-31.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 649 437 62.3 56.8-67.6 51 9.1 6.6-12.4 77 14.0 10.7-18.1 51 9.7 6.1-15.1 33 4.9 3.2- 7.5
No 1,157 593 50.4 46.6-54.3 171 15.8 13.2-18.8 168 14.7 12.0-17.9 175 15.3 12.7-18.3 50 3.8 2.6- 5.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 331 152 46.0 39.4-52.6 43 12.1 8.7-16.6 67 20.1 15.4-25.9 51 15.9 11.6-21.6 18 5.8 3.3-10.0
Non-Veteran 1,488 886 56.4 52.8-59.8 179 13.8 11.6-16.4 180 13.1 10.8-15.9 178 13.1 10.6-16.0 65 3.6 2.6- 5.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 21.7 14.3-31.4 22 20.4 13.2-30.3 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 291 145 52.3 45.3-59.2 51 18.4 13.4-24.6 47 13.0 9.2-17.9 40 13.4 9.2-19.0 *** *** ***
Rural 1,410 840 56.0 52.3-59.7 162 12.9 10.7-15.5 175 14.0 11.5-17.0 167 13.0 10.4-16.1 66 4.0 2.9- 5.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 898 426 46.3 42.0-50.6 149 16.3 13.4-19.5 138 15.6 12.5-19.3 148 17.6 14.2-21.6 37 4.3 2.8- 6.4
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.3 7.8-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 524 344 65.7 60.2-70.9 36 8.2 5.5-12.0 56 10.1 7.2-13.9 51 9.5 6.5-13.6 37 6.5 4.5- 9.5
Unable to Work 207 165 80.3 72.6-86.3 *** *** *** 16 10.8 6.1-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 307 213 66.6 58.8-73.7 34 11.2 7.4-16.5 27 7.7 4.9-11.9 23 10.4 5.7-18.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 11.2 6.4-18.8 19 17.4 10.2-28.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 787 356 43.0 38.5-47.6 111 15.9 12.8-19.5 135 18.1 14.5-22.2 139 18.2 14.5-22.6 46 4.9 3.4- 7.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 620 433 64.2 58.0-70.0 64 12.1 8.8-16.5 56 11.9 7.8-17.7 46 7.9 5.3-11.6 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 875 456 55.0 50.8-59.1 126 14.7 12.1-17.9 127 13.4 10.7-16.6 132 13.6 11.2-16.6 34 3.3 2.1- 5.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 326 149 42.8 36.1-49.8 33 12.2 8.4-17.4 64 19.5 14.6-25.6 51 19.1 12.9-27.4 29 6.4 4.1- 9.9

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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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