2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,147 890 39.1 36.5-41.8 699 32.2 29.7-34.8 293 15.0 13.1-17.1 94 4.7 3.6- 6.0 171 9.1 7.6-10.9
-Eastern NC 761 282 33.1 28.9-37.5 253 31.9 27.8-36.4 113 18.0 14.2-22.6 33 4.5 2.9- 7.0 80 12.5 9.6-16.1
GENDER
Male 378 90 22.1 17.5-27.5 135 36.1 30.4-42.2 68 17.9 13.8-22.9 26 6.4 4.0-10.0 59 17.5 13.0-23.2
Female 383 192 44.8 38.0-51.9 118 27.5 21.9-34.0 45 18.1 12.0-26.4 *** *** *** 21 7.1 4.2-11.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 506 188 31.9 27.1-37.1 176 33.4 28.3-38.9 76 17.8 13.7-22.9 *** *** *** 52 13.1 9.5-17.9
Non-Hispanic Black 156 63 37.5 28.0-48.1 52 29.3 20.9-39.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 11.1 6.5-18.2
Other 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 187 43 23.8 17.2-31.9 62 31.7 24.2-40.3 36 20.4 13.4-30.0 *** *** *** 33 18.1 12.3-25.7
35-44 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 14.0 8.4-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 134 47 32.3 23.5-42.6 42 25.6 17.8-35.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 148 59 34.8 26.2-44.4 57 38.7 29.5-48.9 18 14.5 8.9-22.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 179 61 31.5 23.8-40.3 61 36.3 27.6-45.9 27 14.1 9.1-21.2 *** *** *** 22 12.7 7.7-20.4
Some Post-H.S. 238 85 31.7 25.0-39.4 70 27.7 21.5-35.0 50 25.7 18.5-34.5 *** *** *** 26 11.9 7.7-17.7
College Graduate 291 119 39.2 32.7-46.1 109 39.4 32.8-46.4 30 10.9 7.3-16.0 *** *** *** 20 6.5 4.1-10.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** 29 26.0 17.0-37.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 14.0 8.1-23.2
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 43 28.5 19.4-39.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.9 9.1-26.3
$50,000- 74,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 15.3 8.7-25.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 216 78 31.7 24.8-39.5 86 38.8 31.1-47.1 30 16.5 11.0-24.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 207 77 33.9 25.9-42.9 64 25.6 18.8-33.9 36 20.7 12.6-32.1 *** *** *** 20 14.5 8.6-23.6
No 547 204 32.9 28.2-38.0 187 34.7 29.7-40.0 76 17.0 13.0-21.9 22 4.2 2.4- 7.2 58 11.2 8.3-15.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 176 53 26.6 19.7-34.9 63 36.1 28.1-45.1 30 15.7 10.5-22.7 *** *** *** 19 13.7 8.3-21.7
Non-Veteran 583 229 35.2 30.3-40.4 189 30.6 25.9-35.8 82 18.5 13.9-24.1 22 3.5 2.1- 5.9 61 12.2 8.9-16.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 67 19 22.4 13.9-33.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 144 60 39.8 30.3-50.2 49 32.6 24.0-42.6 17 11.2 6.6-18.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 550 203 32.7 27.8-38.0 182 31.7 26.7-37.1 84 19.5 14.6-25.4 26 4.4 2.6- 7.3 55 11.9 8.6-16.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 455 150 29.1 24.2-34.5 155 33.0 27.7-38.8 75 19.3 14.2-25.7 27 6.2 3.8- 9.9 48 12.4 8.9-17.0
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 177 93 51.3 41.7-60.8 49 25.5 18.1-34.7 17 11.9 6.9-19.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 13.5 7.4-23.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 425 157 31.4 26.2-37.2 154 35.9 30.1-42.2 61 18.6 13.3-25.5 *** *** *** 36 9.5 6.3-13.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 181 *** *** *** 54 26.0 18.1-36.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 405 153 34.9 29.5-40.8 138 33.2 28.0-39.0 56 15.0 11.3-19.6 14 2.9 1.6- 5.1 44 14.0 10.0-19.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 175 61 27.1 20.2-35.3 61 33.1 24.5-43.1 25 20.5 12.2-32.3 *** *** *** 20 12.3 7.2-20.3

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

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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