2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 346 264 74.7 68.3-80.2 25 8.8 5.4-13.9 21 6.5 3.9-10.7 28 8.0 5.1-12.3 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 146 102 67.2 56.7-76.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 10.5 5.8-18.2 *** *** ***
Female 200 162 81.3 73.5-87.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 76 78.1 67.9-85.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 106 80 77.4 66.4-85.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 125 102 76.8 66.0-84.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 252 194 75.4 67.8-81.6 21 10.0 5.9-16.4 *** *** *** 20 8.0 4.7-13.4 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 293 223 74.2 67.2-80.2 21 8.6 5.0-14.3 17 6.5 3.7-11.2 24 8.4 5.3-13.2 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 142 103 70.0 60.4-78.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 220 170 74.7 66.5-81.5 17 9.8 5.5-16.8 *** *** *** 17 7.2 4.0-12.4 *** *** ***
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 159 128 76.0 65.7-83.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 156 116 74.5 65.7-81.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 9.2 5.2-15.7 *** *** ***

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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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