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%)
TOTAL 4,512 3,930 84.5 83.1-85.9 582 15.5 14.1-16.9
GENDER
Male 1,990 1,636 79.7 77.3-81.9 354 20.3 18.1-22.7
Female 2,522 2,294 88.9 87.1-90.5 228 11.1 9.5-12.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,024 2,609 83.7 81.9-85.4 415 16.3 14.6-18.1
Non-Hispanic Black 874 792 88.4 85.1-91.0 82 11.6 9.0-14.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 138 123 85.8 74.7-92.5 15 14.2 7.5-25.3
Non-Hispanic Other 162 138 81.3 72.7-87.7 24 18.7 12.3-27.3
Hispanic 264 224 83.8 76.6-89.0 40 16.2 11.0-23.4
AGE
18-34 908 658 75.0 71.5-78.2 250 25.0 21.8-28.5
35-44 583 474 78.9 74.3-82.8 109 21.1 17.2-25.7
45-54 747 656 86.1 82.2-89.2 91 13.9 10.8-17.8
55-64 878 799 90.4 87.6-92.6 79 9.6 7.4-12.4
65-74 805 764 93.7 90.9-95.6 41 6.3 4.4- 9.1
75+ 545 534 98.0 95.7-99.1 11 2.0 0.9- 4.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 425 387 90.5 86.0-93.7 38 9.5 6.3-14.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,143 1,017 87.1 84.4-89.4 126 12.9 10.6-15.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,269 1,101 83.5 80.6-86.1 168 16.5 13.9-19.4
College Graduate 1,667 1,417 80.3 77.7-82.7 250 19.7 17.3-22.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 400 355 87.6 82.5-91.3 45 12.4 8.7-17.5
$15,000- 24,999 683 601 89.0 85.7-91.5 82 11.0 8.5-14.3
$25,000- 34,999 446 384 85.5 80.8-89.3 62 14.5 10.7-19.2
$35,000- 49,999 534 455 81.8 76.8-85.9 79 18.2 14.1-23.2
$50,000-74,999 597 513 82.6 78.2-86.3 84 17.4 13.7-21.8
$75,000+ 1,101 916 78.0 74.5-81.2 185 22.0 18.8-25.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 752 707 92.0 88.7-94.4 45 8.0 5.6-11.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,440 1,296 88.0 85.3-90.2 144 12.0 9.8-14.7
No 3,044 2,613 83.3 81.5-85.0 431 16.7 15.0-18.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 662 560 82.8 78.8-86.1 102 17.2 13.9-21.2
Non-Veteran 3,848 3,369 84.8 83.2-86.3 479 15.2 13.7-16.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,193 973 79.8 77.0-82.4 220 20.2 17.6-23.0
Regional City or Suburban County 906 778 84.7 81.5-87.4 128 15.3 12.6-18.5
Rural 2,414 2,180 88.7 86.6-90.4 234 11.3 9.6-13.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,331 1,908 79.1 76.8-81.1 423 20.9 18.9-23.2
Unemployed 163 133 81.9 73.6-88.0 30 18.1 12.0-26.4
Retired 1,253 1,198 95.1 93.4-96.5 55 4.9 3.5- 6.6
Unable to Work 437 406 93.7 90.5-95.9 31 6.3 4.1- 9.5
Other not in Labor Force 309 270 87.9 82.8-91.6 39 12.1 8.4-17.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 124 108 82.1 71.2-89.5 16 17.9 10.5-28.8
50% to 100% 334 290 89.2 84.7-92.5 44 10.8 7.5-15.3
101% to 150% 645 577 89.7 86.3-92.3 68 10.3 7.7-13.7
151% to 200% 314 272 85.0 79.4-89.3 42 15.0 10.7-20.6
More than 200% 2,186 1,862 80.9 78.5-83.0 324 19.1 17.0-21.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 752 707 92.0 88.7-94.4 45 8.0 5.6-11.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 997 926 92.6 89.6-94.8 71 7.4 5.2-10.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,646 1,449 86.4 84.0-88.4 197 13.6 11.6-16.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,870 1,556 81.2 78.9-83.4 314 18.8 16.6-21.1

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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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