2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,160 1,579 69.1 66.5-71.6 220 11.7 10.0-13.6 133 7.3 6.0- 8.9 162 8.7 7.2-10.4 66 3.2 2.4- 4.3
-Eastern NC 766 559 69.5 64.9-73.7 73 10.5 7.7-14.1 49 6.6 4.7- 9.3 57 8.4 6.1-11.5 28 4.9 3.3- 7.4
GENDER
Male 378 257 63.6 57.1-69.7 40 12.5 8.2-18.6 23 5.4 3.3- 8.7 39 11.4 7.9-16.2 19 7.1 4.3-11.3
Female 388 302 75.8 69.5-81.1 33 8.4 5.6-12.5 26 7.9 4.9-12.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 508 365 67.4 61.9-72.4 55 11.4 8.3-15.3 32 7.1 4.6-10.7 35 8.7 5.9-12.6 21 5.5 3.4- 8.7
Non-Hispanic Black 156 124 76.7 65.0-85.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 187 107 60.0 51.5-68.0 19 9.5 5.7-15.4 23 10.1 6.4-15.8 25 13.8 8.9-20.7 13 6.6 3.7-11.3
35-44 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 147 110 73.4 63.5-81.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 181 130 68.9 59.9-76.6 18 11.6 6.7-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 240 174 70.1 61.9-77.2 24 11.9 7.0-19.5 *** *** *** 17 7.3 4.3-12.1 *** *** ***
College Graduate 291 223 73.6 67.0-79.4 27 9.6 6.2-14.6 17 7.2 4.2-11.8 19 7.3 4.3-12.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 113 89 76.6 65.6-84.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 216 164 69.7 60.7-77.5 26 11.8 7.4-18.5 *** *** *** 17 10.2 5.7-17.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 207 151 71.4 62.5-78.9 *** *** *** 18 9.1 5.3-15.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 552 405 69.3 63.9-74.3 56 11.7 8.3-16.3 31 5.8 3.7- 8.9 40 8.4 5.7-12.1 20 4.8 3.0- 7.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 176 128 66.6 57.3-74.8 18 10.1 5.9-16.7 *** *** *** 14 10.0 5.4-17.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 588 430 70.5 65.1-75.3 55 10.7 7.4-15.1 41 6.7 4.7- 9.6 43 8.0 5.5-11.5 19 4.1 2.4- 6.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 145 109 71.5 61.3-79.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 554 414 71.9 66.3-76.9 47 9.2 6.1-13.7 37 7.1 4.7-10.5 36 6.7 4.4-10.1 20 5.1 3.1- 8.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 462 321 66.0 59.9-71.6 48 11.4 7.8-16.4 33 7.5 4.9-11.3 42 9.8 6.8-14.0 18 5.2 3.2- 8.6
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 177 149 83.8 76.2-89.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 428 331 72.7 66.2-78.4 41 11.1 7.2-16.7 18 5.5 3.1- 9.7 25 6.7 4.1-10.8 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 182 143 80.2 71.3-86.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 410 296 67.3 61.0-73.0 34 10.0 6.3-15.5 31 7.5 5.0-11.1 35 10.2 6.8-15.0 14 5.0 2.9- 8.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 174 120 67.3 57.6-75.6 23 13.3 8.2-20.9 *** *** *** 14 8.7 4.8-15.1 *** *** ***

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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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