2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,498 4,254 94.0 93.0-94.9 244 6.0 5.1- 7.0
-Non-Hispanic Black 874 835 95.0 92.7-96.6 39 5.0 3.4- 7.3
GENDER
Male 331 312 93.2 88.5-96.0 19 6.8 4.0-11.5
Female 543 523 96.5 94.1-98.0 20 3.5 2.0- 5.9
AGE
18-34 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 280 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 309 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 559 532 95.3 92.7-97.0 27 4.7 3.0- 7.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 761 726 94.7 92.1-96.5 35 5.3 3.5- 7.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 276 259 92.9 88.1-95.9 17 7.1 4.1-11.9
Regional City or Suburban County 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 431 412 95.7 92.9-97.5 19 4.3 2.5- 7.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 439 418 94.4 90.6-96.6 21 5.6 3.4- 9.4
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 311 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 321 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 302 284 93.5 89.5-96.1 18 6.5 3.9-10.5

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*Heavy drinkers--MALES having more than two drinks per day and FEMALES having more than one drink per day.

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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