2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,512 3,930 84.5 83.1-85.9 582 15.5 14.1-16.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 874 792 88.4 85.1-91.0 82 11.6 9.0-14.9
GENDER
Male 329 285 84.2 78.2-88.7 44 15.8 11.3-21.8
Female 545 507 91.8 88.1-94.4 38 8.2 5.6-11.9
AGE
18-34 179 148 86.5 79.9-91.2 31 13.5 8.8-20.1
35-44 126 108 78.9 67.3-87.3 18 21.1 12.7-32.7
45-54 143 130 89.5 81.5-94.2 13 10.5 5.8-18.5
55-64 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 78 78 100 . - . *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 279 253 89.5 83.8-93.3 26 10.5 6.7-16.2
Some Post-H.S. 240 215 86.8 79.4-91.8 25 13.2 8.2-20.6
College Graduate 248 225 86.3 79.2-91.2 23 13.7 8.8-20.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 101 85.2 75.2-91.6 16 14.8 8.4-24.8
$15,000- 24,999 192 175 91.2 85.3-94.9 17 8.8 5.1-14.7
$25,000- 34,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 109 96 83.8 72.1-91.1 13 16.2 8.9-27.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 306 284 90.5 84.8-94.3 22 9.5 5.7-15.2
No 562 504 87.8 83.7-91.0 58 12.2 9.0-16.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 762 692 88.2 84.6-91.0 70 11.8 9.0-15.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 278 239 84.7 79.0-89.0 39 15.3 11.0-21.0
Regional City or Suburban County 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 430 399 90.2 84.3-94.1 31 9.8 5.9-15.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 443 393 86.3 81.3-90.1 50 13.7 9.9-18.7
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 311 280 85.7 78.9-90.5 31 14.3 9.5-21.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 251 232 90.9 85.0-94.6 19 9.1 5.4-15.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 319 296 90.5 84.5-94.4 23 9.5 5.6-15.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 304 264 85.9 80.5-89.9 40 14.1 10.1-19.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past 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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