2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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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 2,147 890 39.1 36.5-41.8 699 32.2 29.7-34.8 293 15.0 13.1-17.1 94 4.7 3.6- 6.0 171 9.1 7.6-10.9
GENDER
Male 1,084 318 27.2 24.0-30.7 392 36.5 32.9-40.2 178 16.3 13.8-19.2 68 6.8 5.1- 9.0 128 13.2 10.7-16.2
Female 1,063 572 52.0 48.0-55.9 307 27.5 24.1-31.1 115 13.5 10.8-16.8 26 2.3 1.4- 3.7 43 4.7 3.2- 6.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,530 652 39.0 36.0-42.1 518 33.8 30.8-36.9 203 14.7 12.5-17.2 52 4.0 2.9- 5.6 105 8.5 6.8-10.7
Non-Hispanic Black 346 141 40.7 33.9-47.8 104 27.5 21.7-34.1 48 16.8 11.9-23.1 18 5.6 3.3- 9.3 35 9.5 6.3-14.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.6 9.2-27.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 10.8 6.1-18.5 15 9.2 4.4-18.3 15 15.5 8.3-27.1
AGE
18-34 553 141 28.5 24.0-33.5 200 35.3 30.6-40.3 102 17.0 13.6-21.1 34 5.4 3.6- 8.1 76 13.7 10.6-17.6
35-44 337 132 36.1 30.1-42.5 105 31.6 25.7-38.1 56 18.4 13.6-24.5 21 6.0 3.6-10.0 23 7.9 4.8-12.8
45-54 370 151 41.3 35.1-47.8 123 31.1 25.5-37.4 49 14.8 10.4-20.7 18 5.0 2.7- 9.0 29 7.9 4.8-12.7
55-64 409 193 47.5 41.4-53.7 136 31.2 25.8-37.2 44 11.1 7.9-15.4 11 3.3 1.6- 6.8 25 6.8 4.2-11.1
65-74 329 175 52.5 45.4-59.5 104 30.3 24.2-37.1 29 10.2 6.5-15.5 *** *** *** 14 4.7 2.4- 8.9
75+ 137 *** *** *** 26 17.8 10.9-27.7 11 12.0 6.0-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 *** *** *** 24 16.6 9.7-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 426 145 32.2 26.9-38.0 143 35.6 29.9-41.7 67 15.4 11.7-20.0 20 4.4 2.7- 7.2 51 12.4 8.9-16.9
Some Post-H.S. 578 227 38.8 34.0-43.9 185 32.0 27.4-37.0 91 15.4 12.1-19.5 23 4.6 2.8- 7.5 52 9.1 6.6-12.5
College Graduate 1,042 486 45.2 41.6-48.9 347 33.3 29.9-36.8 120 13.0 10.7-15.8 41 4.2 2.9- 6.1 48 4.3 3.1- 6.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 251 87 35.3 28.0-43.3 78 30.5 23.8-38.1 40 16.5 11.0-24.1 15 6.0 3.3-10.7 31 11.7 7.4-18.1
$25,000- 34,999 174 72 42.4 33.2-52.2 51 29.2 21.3-38.6 20 10.1 6.0-16.6 *** *** *** 23 14.7 9.0-23.1
$35,000- 49,999 276 108 34.2 27.5-41.6 77 25.6 19.8-32.4 48 22.5 15.9-30.8 18 7.6 4.2-13.3 25 10.2 6.1-16.4
$50,000-74,999 339 133 37.4 31.0-44.2 123 37.3 30.7-44.5 46 12.2 8.8-16.8 *** *** *** 30 11.3 7.4-16.7
$75,000+ 739 326 40.9 36.5-45.4 263 35.5 31.2-40.0 88 13.8 10.9-17.3 34 5.6 3.7- 8.3 28 4.2 2.6- 6.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 251 126 46.4 38.5-54.6 69 29.3 22.4-37.2 35 13.8 9.4-19.8 *** *** *** 14 7.9 4.1-14.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 525 220 38.2 32.8-43.8 140 22.3 18.0-27.3 83 20.1 15.3-25.8 28 5.6 3.5- 9.0 54 13.8 9.9-19.0
No 1,610 667 39.4 36.4-42.5 556 35.2 32.2-38.2 209 13.6 11.6-15.8 64 4.2 3.1- 5.7 114 7.6 6.1- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 363 119 30.8 25.2-37.0 120 32.8 27.0-39.0 68 18.1 13.8-23.5 24 9.0 5.5-14.5 32 9.3 6.2-13.7
Non-Veteran 1,782 771 40.5 37.6-43.4 578 32.1 29.3-34.9 224 14.4 12.3-16.8 70 4.0 3.0- 5.3 139 9.1 7.4-11.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 718 306 39.4 35.3-43.6 233 34.3 30.3-38.5 90 12.9 10.3-16.0 34 5.3 3.7- 7.7 55 8.2 6.0-11.0
Regional City or Suburban County 470 194 40.1 34.5-45.9 158 32.6 27.5-38.2 64 14.2 10.6-18.8 15 3.1 1.6- 5.7 39 10.1 6.9-14.4
Rural 959 390 37.9 33.8-42.2 308 29.0 25.3-33.1 139 18.4 14.9-22.6 45 4.9 3.3- 7.3 77 9.7 7.1-13.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,353 498 35.2 32.1-38.5 473 34.6 31.5-37.9 200 15.1 12.8-17.8 68 5.3 3.9- 7.0 114 9.7 7.8-12.1
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.4 9.0-28.0 *** *** *** 15 16.9 9.4-28.5
Retired 469 277 60.3 54.4-66.0 120 23.4 18.8-28.8 40 9.6 6.7-13.6 11 2.3 1.1- 4.7 21 4.3 2.5- 7.5
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** 34 20.0 12.6-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 131 *** *** *** 43 31.5 22.6-42.0 15 11.9 6.7-20.0 *** *** *** 13 11.4 6.0-20.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 *** *** *** 44 27.8 18.9-38.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.7 7.7-23.1
101% to 150% 208 79 39.7 31.5-48.6 56 26.1 19.4-34.1 35 17.4 11.1-26.1 *** *** *** 29 14.3 9.0-21.9
151% to 200% 133 48 33.6 24.0-44.9 38 31.7 22.5-42.6 21 15.6 9.3-25.0 *** *** *** 16 11.9 6.5-20.9
More than 200% 1,294 554 40.1 36.7-43.6 443 33.9 30.6-37.3 166 14.3 11.9-17.0 52 4.7 3.3- 6.5 79 7.1 5.3- 9.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 251 126 46.4 38.5-54.6 69 29.3 22.4-37.2 35 13.8 9.4-19.8 *** *** *** 14 7.9 4.1-14.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 320 135 42.4 34.2-51.0 95 23.0 17.2-30.0 53 22.7 15.6-31.9 13 3.5 1.8- 7.0 24 8.4 4.1-16.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 751 314 39.1 34.8-43.7 252 31.9 27.8-36.3 95 14.7 11.6-18.5 27 3.6 2.2- 5.8 63 10.7 7.9-14.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,076 441 38.6 35.1-42.2 352 33.7 30.2-37.3 145 14.0 11.7-16.8 54 5.4 4.0- 7.4 84 8.3 6.5-10.7

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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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