2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,115 556 24.3 22.0-26.7 579 24.6 22.3-27.0 359 18.4 16.3-20.7 195 9.2 7.8-10.9 426 23.5 21.2-26.0
GENDER
Male 1,057 188 16.6 14.0-19.5 248 20.9 17.9-24.1 205 19.1 16.3-22.3 102 9.5 7.6-12.0 314 33.9 30.3-37.7
Female 1,058 368 32.5 28.9-36.3 331 28.6 25.2-32.2 154 17.5 14.5-21.1 93 8.9 7.0-11.3 112 12.5 10.1-15.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,502 386 23.1 20.6-25.8 410 24.2 21.6-27.1 263 19.1 16.6-21.8 143 10.2 8.4-12.3 300 23.5 20.8-26.4
Non-Hispanic Black 342 103 28.6 22.7-35.3 98 26.4 20.6-33.1 56 17.9 13.0-24.2 24 6.2 3.9- 9.6 61 20.9 15.8-27.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 122 *** *** *** 36 24.4 16.2-35.1 13 10.5 5.0-20.7 15 12.1 6.7-20.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 539 85 16.5 12.9-20.7 102 19.0 15.2-23.5 91 18.5 14.7-23.0 70 11.9 9.1-15.3 191 34.2 29.5-39.2
35-44 329 75 21.6 16.7-27.5 88 24.5 19.1-30.8 54 17.3 12.6-23.5 29 8.2 5.2-12.6 83 28.4 22.8-34.7
45-54 367 99 26.7 21.3-32.9 105 25.6 20.4-31.5 68 20.3 15.2-26.6 36 8.5 5.7-12.5 59 18.9 14.0-25.1
55-64 405 121 30.5 25.0-36.6 121 27.6 22.4-33.4 74 19.3 14.9-24.6 37 10.5 7.1-15.2 52 12.1 8.8-16.5
65-74 324 112 36.3 29.6-43.5 109 29.6 23.7-36.2 52 16.7 12.0-22.7 17 4.4 2.4- 7.9 34 13.0 8.7-19.1
75+ 138 61 37.0 27.4-47.8 *** *** *** 16 14.6 8.0-25.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** 21 13.1 7.7-21.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 414 103 22.9 18.4-28.1 108 26.5 21.3-32.4 78 19.7 15.3-24.9 33 7.3 4.9-10.7 92 23.7 19.0-29.2
Some Post-H.S. 576 146 22.7 18.7-27.2 151 25.8 21.5-30.5 98 18.8 15.0-23.3 61 9.4 6.9-12.8 120 23.4 19.3-28.0
College Graduate 1,029 279 25.8 22.7-29.2 298 24.5 21.5-27.6 171 17.2 14.6-20.1 94 10.8 8.6-13.4 187 21.8 18.8-25.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 19.5 11.2-31.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 245 66 27.1 20.4-34.9 63 20.0 14.9-26.3 31 16.6 10.7-25.0 27 13.0 8.3-19.9 58 23.3 17.3-30.6
$25,000- 34,999 176 53 25.9 18.6-34.9 37 20.9 14.2-29.6 27 16.4 10.3-25.2 *** *** *** 49 31.8 23.2-41.9
$35,000- 49,999 271 72 20.4 15.4-26.4 61 22.9 17.1-30.0 53 22.7 16.1-30.9 29 11.4 7.3-17.4 56 22.6 16.8-29.8
$50,000-74,999 332 84 22.6 17.5-28.7 97 29.5 23.1-36.7 55 14.8 10.9-19.9 31 9.9 6.4-15.0 65 23.2 17.7-29.6
$75,000+ 728 172 22.9 19.2-27.0 220 25.2 21.5-29.2 130 19.1 15.7-22.9 68 9.1 6.9-11.9 138 23.8 20.0-28.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 246 81 32.1 25.2-39.8 75 26.1 19.8-33.6 40 18.6 13.0-25.8 20 7.5 4.5-12.3 30 15.8 10.3-23.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 509 143 26.5 21.8-31.9 141 23.8 19.3-28.9 79 19.4 14.6-25.3 47 8.6 5.9-12.3 99 21.8 17.2-27.1
No 1,596 412 23.7 21.2-26.4 435 24.8 22.2-27.6 279 18.1 15.8-20.7 147 9.4 7.8-11.4 323 23.9 21.3-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 356 79 22.4 17.4-28.4 92 21.3 16.7-26.8 68 18.2 13.8-23.7 32 12.6 8.2-18.7 85 25.5 20.3-31.4
Non-Veteran 1,758 477 24.6 22.1-27.2 487 25.2 22.6-27.8 291 18.4 16.1-21.0 162 8.6 7.2-10.3 341 23.2 20.7-26.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 705 171 22.8 19.5-26.6 188 24.1 20.6-27.9 119 18.2 15.1-21.9 68 9.4 7.3-12.1 159 25.4 21.8-29.4
Regional City or Suburban County 460 126 26.6 21.6-32.1 121 24.3 19.6-29.8 75 17.9 13.8-23.0 45 10.1 7.2-14.0 93 21.1 16.7-26.2
Rural 950 259 24.5 21.1-28.4 270 25.4 21.9-29.4 165 18.9 15.4-23.0 82 8.4 6.2-11.1 174 22.8 19.0-27.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,341 301 20.5 18.0-23.2 356 24.8 22.0-27.9 240 18.8 16.3-21.7 129 9.1 7.4-11.1 315 26.7 23.8-29.9
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** 13 12.5 6.6-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 460 175 39.3 33.5-45.4 152 30.8 25.6-36.6 65 14.5 10.7-19.3 31 6.6 4.2-10.1 37 8.8 5.9-12.8
Unable to Work 101 *** *** *** 25 11.5 6.8-18.7 *** *** *** 11 14.2 7.0-26.9 21 18.6 10.7-30.3
Other not in Labor Force 127 *** *** *** 32 22.6 15.0-32.6 19 17.0 10.3-26.8 15 12.6 7.1-21.2 27 21.1 13.8-30.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 119 *** *** *** 24 14.1 8.7-22.1 *** *** *** 16 11.6 6.5-19.8 26 21.4 13.8-31.6
101% to 150% 209 56 25.1 18.4-33.3 49 22.1 16.0-29.6 37 19.8 13.1-28.8 14 6.3 3.2-12.1 53 26.7 19.3-35.5
151% to 200% 132 36 25.7 17.1-36.7 29 19.6 12.5-29.3 21 14.9 8.6-24.6 11 8.4 4.3-15.9 35 31.4 22.1-42.4
More than 200% 1,273 329 23.4 20.6-26.4 370 26.5 23.4-29.8 219 18.4 15.8-21.4 118 9.5 7.7-11.7 237 22.3 19.3-25.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 246 81 32.1 25.2-39.8 75 26.1 19.8-33.6 40 18.6 13.0-25.8 20 7.5 4.5-12.3 30 15.8 10.3-23.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 319 88 27.7 20.8-35.9 93 25.1 18.6-32.9 59 20.6 14.0-29.3 31 9.0 5.3-14.9 48 17.7 11.7-25.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 740 221 25.9 22.3-30.0 193 25.1 21.2-29.4 115 16.6 13.3-20.5 66 8.9 6.7-11.7 145 23.4 19.6-27.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,056 247 22.9 19.9-26.1 293 24.3 21.3-27.5 185 19.0 16.2-22.2 98 9.4 7.5-11.8 233 24.4 21.4-27.8

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*This question 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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