2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 888 528 52.6 48.1-57.1 124 15.6 12.5-19.4 112 13.9 11.1-17.2 95 12.9 10.0-16.5 29 5.0 3.0- 8.0
GENDER
Male 339 183 49.0 42.0-56.1 32 11.1 7.1-17.0 54 15.8 11.4-21.4 53 16.1 11.6-21.9 *** *** ***
Female 549 345 55.6 49.7-61.3 92 19.3 15.0-24.6 58 12.3 9.1-16.6 42 10.3 6.9-15.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 183 72 37.2 28.7-46.5 36 21.4 14.3-30.8 37 17.7 12.1-25.2 33 18.8 12.3-27.6 *** *** ***
35-44 128 *** *** *** 25 16.2 9.9-25.3 19 15.7 9.1-25.7 16 17.9 10.5-28.9 *** *** ***
45-54 146 *** *** *** 24 20.5 12.8-31.1 25 15.9 10.3-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 189 128 67.5 58.4-75.4 20 8.9 5.1-14.9 *** *** *** 20 9.1 5.3-15.1 *** *** ***
65-74 152 111 70.5 59.3-79.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 284 173 51.4 43.5-59.3 37 15.9 10.5-23.2 33 11.5 7.8-16.8 26 12.6 8.1-19.1 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 242 146 53.4 44.8-61.7 35 16.9 11.0-24.9 31 15.6 10.3-23.0 25 12.0 7.1-19.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 251 123 40.5 33.0-48.4 45 18.9 13.5-25.9 42 19.0 13.2-26.5 35 17.9 12.4-25.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 196 122 59.1 50.1-67.6 23 11.0 6.7-17.4 28 17.4 11.6-25.1 18 8.7 5.2-14.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 115 *** *** *** 16 13.5 7.5-23.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 12.6 6.9-21.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 310 214 60.9 52.7-68.4 32 13.0 8.5-19.3 26 9.7 6.2-14.9 30 11.7 6.9-19.2 *** *** ***
No 572 310 49.0 43.5-54.5 92 16.9 13.0-21.8 85 15.8 12.2-20.1 65 13.6 10.2-17.9 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 *** *** *** 19 19.6 12.0-30.4 *** *** *** 20 16.6 10.2-25.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 774 469 52.6 47.7-57.4 105 15.1 11.8-19.2 98 14.4 11.4-18.0 75 12.5 9.4-16.4 27 5.4 3.3- 8.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 282 136 47.8 40.9-54.8 39 13.8 9.4-19.7 46 15.9 11.6-21.3 50 16.9 12.4-22.6 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 168 *** *** *** 32 21.4 13.4-32.4 27 15.0 9.2-23.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 438 300 59.0 51.8-65.9 53 14.6 10.4-20.0 39 10.7 7.0-16.2 32 11.8 7.0-19.1 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 452 223 44.1 38.1-50.2 79 17.5 13.3-22.7 74 15.9 12.0-20.7 59 16.3 11.9-21.9 *** *** ***
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 220 164 69.7 60.9-77.3 21 10.9 6.7-17.3 *** *** *** 17 8.5 4.8-14.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 131 100 74.5 63.0-83.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.2 9.1-27.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 176 122 65.6 55.5-74.5 *** *** *** 20 13.1 8.1-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 316 152 39.2 32.2-46.6 54 18.5 13.1-25.3 51 16.9 12.0-23.4 45 17.8 12.3-24.9 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 253 180 62.5 53.2-71.0 30 16.8 10.5-26.0 21 8.9 5.1-14.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 327 200 59.6 52.2-66.5 45 11.5 8.0-16.1 45 14.9 10.3-21.1 29 8.8 5.6-13.4 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 308 148 43.6 36.9-50.6 49 18.6 13.3-25.4 46 14.8 10.8-19.9 53 18.5 13.4-25.1 *** *** ***

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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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