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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,014 900 44.5 41.7-47.3 225 11.5 9.8-13.4 322 16.1 14.1-18.2 425 21.7 19.5-24.1 142 6.2 5.0- 7.8
Female 2,532 1,451 54.2 51.5-56.8 346 14.5 12.7-16.5 333 15.0 13.1-17.0 314 13.5 11.8-15.4 88 2.9 2.2- 3.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,036 1,489 48.1 45.8-50.4 351 11.7 10.3-13.2 455 16.3 14.6-18.1 568 19.5 17.7-21.3 173 4.5 3.7- 5.4
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.3 8.5-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 164 85 48.1 39.0-57.4 23 16.2 10.2-24.6 21 16.0 10.1-24.4 24 14.6 9.3-22.3 11 5.1 2.2-11.6
Hispanic 269 133 53.4 45.2-61.4 49 18.8 13.3-25.8 44 11.6 7.7-16.9 33 13.3 8.6-20.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 918 349 40.0 36.1-44.0 140 15.1 12.4-18.3 181 18.4 15.7-21.5 222 23.3 20.1-26.8 26 3.2 2.0- 5.1
35-44 586 242 41.3 36.4-46.3 94 14.7 11.6-18.6 109 18.9 15.0-23.4 121 21.6 17.8-26.0 20 3.5 2.0- 6.1
45-54 754 375 48.4 43.8-53.0 121 15.8 12.7-19.5 118 15.9 12.8-19.6 112 16.6 13.4-20.5 28 3.4 2.1- 5.4
55-64 885 471 52.2 48.0-56.5 106 12.7 10.1-15.8 117 14.6 11.7-18.1 134 14.5 11.9-17.6 57 5.9 4.3- 8.2
65-74 811 477 60.1 55.5-64.6 73 8.9 6.7-11.7 91 12.1 9.3-15.6 106 11.4 8.9-14.4 64 7.5 5.5-10.1
75+ 546 404 77.7 73.0-81.9 32 4.6 2.9- 7.2 36 6.2 4.1- 9.1 40 5.9 4.0- 8.8 34 5.5 3.5- 8.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 435 324 71.3 65.1-76.8 37 8.5 5.7-12.4 35 10.2 6.7-15.2 31 8.2 5.1-12.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,151 714 57.5 53.7-61.2 128 11.9 9.7-14.6 127 11.4 9.4-13.9 122 12.9 10.5-15.8 60 6.2 4.4- 8.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,278 685 47.6 44.1-51.1 171 15.2 12.7-18.0 186 16.9 14.3-19.8 178 16.4 13.9-19.3 58 3.9 2.9- 5.3
College Graduate 1,674 622 33.0 30.2-35.8 233 13.8 11.9-15.9 307 20.5 18.1-23.1 408 27.9 25.3-30.7 104 4.8 3.8- 6.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 402 281 65.8 59.0-72.0 31 8.9 5.5-14.2 32 9.6 6.0-14.9 48 13.7 9.7-19.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 691 428 63.3 58.3-67.9 91 11.6 9.0-14.9 77 12.0 9.1-15.8 66 9.3 6.9-12.4 29 3.8 2.3- 6.0
$25,000- 34,999 452 269 58.6 52.5-64.5 47 9.3 6.4-13.3 53 12.7 9.3-17.3 68 16.2 11.9-21.5 15 3.2 1.7- 5.9
$35,000- 49,999 536 255 44.8 39.4-50.4 72 14.0 10.7-18.2 95 19.6 15.3-24.8 79 15.4 11.5-20.2 35 6.2 3.9- 9.6
$50,000-74,999 598 256 41.7 36.6-46.8 86 14.1 10.9-18.0 116 21.7 17.7-26.4 105 17.2 13.8-21.4 35 5.3 3.1- 8.9
$75,000+ 1,106 362 31.1 27.8-34.7 169 15.8 13.2-18.9 199 17.9 15.3-20.9 301 29.8 26.5-33.4 75 5.3 4.0- 7.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 762 501 61.4 56.6-66.0 75 12.9 9.8-16.9 83 11.4 8.8-14.8 72 10.2 7.6-13.5 31 4.1 2.6- 6.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,451 912 59.4 55.9-62.9 137 10.4 8.4-12.8 160 13.0 10.7-15.7 150 11.1 8.9-13.7 92 6.1 4.6- 7.9
No 3,067 1,423 45.6 43.3-47.9 432 14.2 12.6-15.9 492 16.5 14.9-18.3 584 19.9 18.1-21.8 136 3.8 3.0- 4.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 666 295 44.5 39.8-49.2 87 13.3 10.3-16.9 108 15.5 12.4-19.2 127 19.4 15.9-23.4 49 7.4 5.2-10.3
Non-Veteran 3,878 2,056 50.3 48.2-52.4 483 13.0 11.6-14.5 547 15.5 14.0-17.1 612 17.1 15.6-18.8 180 4.0 3.3- 4.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,199 469 39.2 35.9-42.5 159 13.0 10.9-15.5 241 20.3 17.7-23.1 266 22.9 20.3-25.8 64 4.6 3.4- 6.1
Regional City or Suburban County 913 436 49.9 45.8-54.1 135 14.9 12.2-18.2 126 13.5 10.9-16.6 170 16.4 13.8-19.4 46 5.2 3.5- 7.7
Rural 2,435 1,447 58.5 55.7-61.3 277 12.0 10.3-13.9 288 12.4 10.7-14.4 303 13.1 11.2-15.3 120 4.0 3.1- 5.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,351 959 39.0 36.5-41.5 362 14.9 13.1-16.8 428 19.0 17.1-21.1 495 22.4 20.3-24.7 107 4.6 3.6- 5.9
Unemployed 167 83 51.7 41.7-61.5 25 14.0 8.8-21.4 28 15.6 9.7-24.0 25 15.8 10.1-23.8 *** *** ***
Retired 1,259 786 63.2 59.6-66.7 112 9.6 7.7-12.0 122 9.9 7.9-12.4 147 10.8 8.8-13.3 92 6.4 4.9- 8.3
Unable to Work 440 335 76.6 70.4-81.8 32 7.9 4.9-12.7 31 8.2 4.8-13.5 24 4.6 2.7- 7.5 18 2.7 1.4- 5.3
Other not in Labor Force 309 177 58.4 51.3-65.3 38 13.4 8.9-19.7 42 12.8 8.9-18.0 47 14.2 10.3-19.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 125 *** *** *** 14 7.7 3.8-15.0 13 11.5 5.8-21.5 15 18.6 10.7-30.2 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 337 209 61.9 54.5-68.7 39 11.9 8.0-17.4 38 13.6 9.1-20.0 39 9.1 6.2-13.2 12 3.5 1.6- 7.2
101% to 150% 650 432 65.3 60.2-70.1 75 11.3 8.6-14.8 62 9.9 7.1-13.6 61 10.3 7.6-14.0 20 3.1 1.8- 5.4
151% to 200% 319 182 58.9 51.8-65.7 37 11.2 7.3-16.7 39 12.5 8.7-17.7 45 14.0 9.8-19.7 16 3.4 1.9- 6.0
More than 200% 2,196 887 38.1 35.5-40.7 306 14.2 12.4-16.3 389 18.8 16.8-21.1 470 23.1 20.9-25.6 144 5.7 4.6- 7.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 762 501 61.4 56.6-66.0 75 12.9 9.8-16.9 83 11.4 8.8-14.8 72 10.2 7.6-13.5 31 4.1 2.6- 6.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,003 673 64.2 59.4-68.7 103 12.3 9.4-15.9 96 10.7 7.9-14.5 94 9.8 7.2-13.3 37 3.0 1.9- 4.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,664 891 56.0 52.9-59.0 234 13.4 11.5-15.6 228 12.4 10.5-14.6 239 13.8 11.8-16.0 72 4.3 3.1- 6.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,880 788 41.2 38.4-44.0 234 13.0 11.1-15.1 331 18.9 16.8-21.2 406 22.0 19.7-24.4 121 5.0 4.0- 6.1

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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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